“I’ve never met my dad,” 21-year-old Josh says as we sit in drizzle in Manchester’s Vimto Park next to the cartoon-like sculpture of a giant bottle of the city’s native Ribena rival. “My mum works part-time and her current partner suffers with chronic back pains so he can only work […]
Living with a scalp condition can be challenging but the added complexities of afro hair makes treating it all the more difficult. Unique in its care, coily hair is very delicate. Susceptible to dryness, it must be moisturised often to avoid the risk of breakage, while ever-changing hairstyles that tightly […]
Nail polishes have definitely gone a long way from where it was 10 years ago. Although color changing nail polish is not new, it’s worth looking at the beauty that it is today. There are many brands that bring you different color-changing effects from mood and temperature color changers to […]
I’m going to kick this off with two statements that are likely beyond obvious to you (unless you’ve spent the first half of 2020 living off the land in the desolate wilderness with nothing but a penknife and a ball of cord to keep you company, à la My Side […]
Part of being a grown-up and together human being is learning to save money. Putting away a lump sum each month may not be the most fun thing to do with your cash, but it’s a darn sight more sensible than holding out for a lottery win. But saving money […]
After months of being cooped up in the house, you’d be remiss to not soak up some of the summer sun, right? Be it in the park, on the beach, or on your apartment building’s fire escape, you lay out a blanket, slide on your sunglasses, and chill. A few […]
Pedicures are polarizing: You either love them or you hate them. For those of us who get itchy just thinking about someone taking a pumice stone and a scrub brush to our heels, there’s no better time than right now to master the at-home pedicure. Ahead, we asked nail pro […]
In the beloved bop “Summer Nights” from Greece, John Travolta sings: “She got friendly down in the sa-a-a-nd.” In my mind, this always made hooking up on the beach sound idyllic. If the classiest broad in Hollywood — Olivia Newton-John — would do it, it must be a hopelessly hot […]
If you’ve caught the DIY bug, boy do I have the perfect natural lip gloss recipe for you! This gloss will reflect the warm glow of the summer sun. I love making my own natural lip gloss since it’s so much cheaper than the $8 – $10 tube at the […]
I love going natural and homemade when it comes to makeup, and that applies to my DIY face primer as well! I save money, yet get a bang for my buck. If you also have sensitive and delicate skin, you understand the difficulty of finding primers that cater exactly to […]
