“Our first date was seven hours,” 37-year-old Haifa tells me. “It was a beautiful spring day and we walked along the river, stopping at a pub for a drink in the sun and then on to a restaurant for pasta. We talked about dreams, dating and our shared love of […]
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Baron/Shutterstock (10431690jn) Olivia Rodrigo ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ film premiere, Arrivals, El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, USA – 30 Sep 2019 I got my driver’s licence in 2001. Olivia Rodrigo got hers during this pandemic. Despite our age difference, I am one of many “geriatric […]
It’s no secret that people don’t like talking about money. In fact, the resistance is so strong that, according to new statistics by payment provider Laybuy, women would rather discuss death than finances and only 12% feel comfortable enough to ask for help when they’re struggling with it. Yet when […]
For some, a lipstick is just a lipstick. But for others, it’s a source of strength, creativity, and expression. In our series Power Faces, we’ll explore the relationship between strong women and the makeup they choose to wear — or not. Our latest subject is Gia Seo, a creative director, stylist, […]
Ever since Netflix released Bridgerton, the Regency-era drama has not only kept us glued to the TV — in its first month on Netflix, the show reached 82 million viewers — but its clothing has also seeped into our wardrobes. In the four weeks following its release alone, search for […]
Welcome to London: the place where everyone is trying to carve out a life for themselves, the mecca where you’ll find the vibrant soul of the West End and its theatres, proper energetic British pubs and fish and chips doused in vinegar and ketchup. While traditionally our city has been […]
Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Buchan/Variety/Shutterstock (10529175p) Elle Fanning ‘The Great’ TV Show, HULU, TCA Winter Press Tour, Panels, Los Angeles, USA – 17 Jan 2020 Journalist Jessica Wapner was researching body heat when she first came across the mention of 2,4-dinitrophenol, known as DNP. The chemical had been linked […]
Over the past year and a half, we found ourselves painting our own nails. With social-distancing mandates and COVID travel restrictions confining most of us to our homes, the mani/pedi was minimised to an act of self care. But this summer, with vaccinations happening across the country, we’re slowing getting […]
Many TikTok features are built for short-term virality, but the popular text-to-speech effect has been going strong since its rollout in December. But now, users are furious that the calming, Siri-like voice that nursed us through the first half of 2021 has been replaced by a new, much more upbeat […]
Despite the fact that her on-screen persona begged Aidan (John Corbett) to hide the damage his dog did to her beloved Manolo Blahnik shoes, Sex and the City‘s Sarah Jessica Parker (who played Carrie on the show) held onto the mangled sandals for a long time — 23 years to […]
