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This final week of August will be somewhat of a doozy because we’re experiencing the final days of Mercury retrograde, and then the post-shadow period begins (which will be felt until mid September). We’re also in the final stretch of Venus’ transit through Virgo, which ends on the 29th. When […]
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Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 31-year-old freelance content manager living in south Yorkshire. I moved here with my partner, […]
I’ve been invited to a wedding next year that will be gorgeous. It’s along the British coast in a beautiful small town, and we’ll be staying in a quaint hotel. Activities around the wedding involve going for a swim in the sea the morning of the big day, after a […]
Living in 2024 means being exposed to a constant stream of micro-trends, internet aesthetics, and viral videos. This month’s latest is TikTok creator Jools Lebron’s satirical spiel about being “very demure” at work, from her makeup choices to her non-revealing top. In three weeks, the video has gained 40 million […]
As Love Is Blind UK approaches this weekend’s season finale on Netflix, the question of whether Black women should participate in these kinds of programmes persists. Historically, Black women have been receiving the short end of the stick on British reality dating shows for decades. From Take Me Out to […]
With an issue as common, complicated, and emotionally charged as hair loss, it’s important to be discerning about a TikTok video that promises a “fix” in under seven seconds. Any doctor, dermatologist, or trichologist (a hair and scalp specialist) will tell you that addressing hair loss and thinning is more […]
If I say ‘hot new beauty brand’, what do you imagine? Perhaps no-makeup makeup, just a lick of mascara and lip balm? A minimal colour scheme, probably in millennial pink? Perhaps fronted by an impossibly glossy A-list darling with their own painfully cool aesthetic? Well, how about highlighter-yellow packaging, dedicated […]
What do you do when you break a nail? For me, because my nails are natural, the shortest nail dictates the length of the rest — regardless of whether I’m emotionally prepared to part with my long nails or not. If the middle finger on my left hand breaks or […]
Thanks for reading Can We Talk?, a sex and relationships column that aims to tackle the burning questions about sex, dating, relationships, and breakups that you’re too afraid to ask your partner — or maybe even your besties. Today, relationship therapist Moraya Seeger DeGeare, LMFT, helps someone who wants to take their open […]
