Tag: skin

Abortion Has Now Been Decriminalised — But Our Fight Is Not Over Yet

Abortion Has Now Been Decriminalised — But Our Fight Is Not Over Yet

“I’m just going to leave you for a moment to process your thoughts and feelings,” my partner said to me after he’d gleefully waved at the news on his phone. “Let’s pop some fizz!” The breaking news: On Tuesday evening, MPs had voted — 379 votes to 137 — to decriminalise […]

Blurring Is The New Matte — & It’s Summer’s Softest Makeup Trend

Blurring Is The New Matte — & It’s Summer’s Softest Makeup Trend

It doesn’t seem like that long ago that our feeds were flooded with images of hyper-glowy skin that looked fresh (but never sweaty), with a healthy sheen. (Dewy makeup got so big, it even permeated pop culture: “My skin is gleamin,’” whisper-sang Ariana Grande in 2019’s “7 rings.”) Glow was […]

Meet The Influencer Helping K-Beauty Brands Cater To Dark Skin Tones

Meet The Influencer Helping K-Beauty Brands Cater To Dark Skin Tones

When beauty influencer Darcei Giles first tried a popular cushion foundation by Korean makeup brand TirTir, she knew it was not going to match her skin tone — but that was the point. The Toronto-based creative is known for her social media series, ‘Black Girl Tries’, where she attempts makeup […]

AI Therapy Is Helping Our Wallets, But Is It Helping Our Minds?

AI Therapy Is Helping Our Wallets, But Is It Helping Our Minds?

Within just three minutes of using ChatGPT as a therapist, it had told me to “go low or no contact” with my family. This is something a real therapist might suggest where appropriate after multiple sessions. That should scare us. In a new Harvard Business Review report into how we’re […]