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Shame Has Changed Sides: Gisèle Pelicot’s Bravery Will Impact All Our Lives

Shame Has Changed Sides: Gisèle Pelicot’s Bravery Will Impact All Our Lives

Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of or allusions to rape, sexual abuse and gaslighting. We all have a Gisèle Pelicot in our life. She’s the woman in our local bakery we sometimes smile at, even say hello to.  Like Gisèle, we all have firefighters, nurses and delivery drivers in […]

How Black Women Challenged Conservative Beauty Trends In 2024

How Black Women Challenged Conservative Beauty Trends In 2024

When I first came across Nara Smith’s tongue-in-cheek TikTok videos, whispering about making Coco Pops from scratch for her children while clad in Louboutins and a little black dress, little did I know that Smith, a mixed-raced woman, would become (perhaps unwittingly) the modern face of ideological conservatism that would […]

Your 2025 Love & Sex Horoscope Is Here. What Really Turns You On?

Your 2025 Love & Sex Horoscope Is Here. What Really Turns You On?

Cosmic beings, 2025 is a year of sultry awakenings, raw truths and unfiltered self-discovery when it comes to love and sex. With Venus and Mars both retrograde in the first quarter of the year, and Pluto, the planet of transformation, now settled in the unconventional sign of Aquarius until 2044, […]

How To Manifest Your 2025 Goals, According to Your Zodiac Sign

How To Manifest Your 2025 Goals, According to Your Zodiac Sign

Did you know that your thoughts are a dominant force in making your dreams a reality? Think about what speaks to you on a heartfelt level and start the discourse with the universe about what you want to bring into your life. Put the energy out there. Practice daily intention-setting, […]

“I Could Switch Off The Agony”: Women & Their Relationship With Co-codamol

“I Could Switch Off The Agony”: Women & Their Relationship With Co-codamol

The day before Rachel*, 30, went to get fitted for a hormonal coil in 2022, the nurse advised her to take co-codamol an hour beforehand (usually painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen are recommended). Co-codamol is a painkiller that contains 500mg of paracetamol and either 8mg, 15mg or 30mg of codeine […]

2017 Summer Makeup Releases You Need To Check Out

Summer season isn’t complete without new summer makeup releases! Start saving up because these new goodies from your favorite makeup brands are seriously worth having! Check out which products to get this summer season today! 2017 Summer Makeup Releases | What to Buy? Every season, there are new makeup products […]