Waiting to invest in a new mascara or eyeshadow palette? Wait for the Black Friday make-up deals, as there will be plenty of bargains to be had. Black Friday 2020 is fast approaching and, as ever, we predict that this will be the best time of the year to bag […]
You don’t even have to leave your house. Getty Images Christmas is officially here, and if the mince pies, 2020 John Lewis Christmas advert and Netflix Christmas films weren’t convincing enough, the Christmas tree craze has officially started. Melania Trump publicly received the White House Christmas tree this Monday, prompting […]
If you’ve already exhausted all the usual Zara shopping hacks to grab a bargain, you’ll be please to hear there is one more way you can save some serious £££ on your Zara haul: by shopping the Zara Black Friday sale (and don’t forget to shop the best Topshop Black […]
Scotland becomes the first country in the world to offer free period products. Emma Mason reports After a four-year grassroots campaign spearheaded by Monica Lennon, Scotland has officially become the first country in the world to end period poverty by offering free sanitary products for all those in need. The […]
DOLLY PARTON’S CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE (L to R) DOLLY PARTON as ANGEL in DOLLY PARTON’S CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 Warning: Minor spoilers ahead for Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square. The holidays came early thanks to Netflix’s Christmas special Dolly Parton’s Christmas on […]
I was gifted my first-ever tarot deck this year, along with an accompanying guidebook — a set titled Our Tarot, by Sarah Shipmen. It’s a beautiful deck, featuring women who changed the course of history, including Joan of Arc, Emily Dickinson and Harriet Tubman. But I admit, I was intimidated. […]
I have a distinct memory of my dad telling me a certain boyfriend “wasn’t worth it”. I was 16. It had been my first love, and we’d just broken up. “You’re a beautiful girl, Laura,” my dad said to me, while driving. “You’re smart and you don’t have to put […]
The year was 2010, Rihanna was the “Only Girl (In The World)” and at the age of 16, I was just starting a brand-new chapter in my life. I spent the majority of my childhood at an underperforming London state comprehensive school but after my GCSEs I was awarded a […]
Cooking in lockdown veers wildly between extravagant lunch preparations, an unrelenting chore and futile attempts at batch cooking – often in the same day. And this is before you get to negotiating the kitchen space with your flatmates, family or partner. If you’re living in a city, chances are you’re […]
After Maisie Smith has been in the Strictly dance-off two weeks running, Lizzy Dening wonders if the nation has an issue with self-assured girls… Maisie and Gorka Marquez escape elimination for the second time (BBC Pictures) ‘The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.’ ‘Keep your heels, head […]
