Jen had her son at 25. When she found out she was pregnant, the decision to have him mostly involved working out whether she and her son’s father could practically support a child. When it came to wider societal issues, such as the climate crisis, she says that her “desire […]
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 27-year-old mum of a feisty toddler, working […]
Over the last couple of years, loungewear sets have won over denim devotees, luxury loyalists and even the most suited and booted among us. As we reach for flared yoga leggings nine times out of 10 and find ourselves more than a little obsessed with soft-as-clouds sweatpants, it’s worth making […]
It’s an age-old battle that women and people with vulvas have faced: to remove or not to remove our pubic hair. Removing pubic hair, and body hair in general, has been the standard of female beauty for a long time. If Renaissance Art and ancient Greece are anything to go […]
“Woke culture” isn’t ruining comedy — it’s comedians themselves who are choking the life out of it. And if you need any proof of this downward spiral, then look no further than Chris Rock’s latest comedy special, Selective Outrage. Billed as Rock’s triumphant return to the stage after a year […]
Cream contour is having a moment right now. Ever since Hailey Bieber shared a GRWM video using the ‘underpainting‘ makeup technique, which involves applying cream contour under foundation — a trick she learned from her makeup artist, Mary Phillips — the hashtag for the term has amassed 114.1 million TikTok […]
We’re calling it now: You’ll want to cut a fringe ASAP after watching Daisy Jones & The Six, the Amazon Prime miniseries based on the enormously popular book. With the first three episodes out now (another three will drop this Friday, then two on the 17th and again on the […]
As a fragrance obsessive, I have to come out and say it: we’ve talked way too long about vanilla, musk, and sandalwood. Head to New York or London, and almost all sidewalks will be a haze of Le Labo’s Santal 33, for example. With 50.3 million TikTok views and counting, […]
My relationship with body hair, as is the case for many people, is long and complicated. For years when I was growing up, my mother (while she was still responsible for covering my CVS purchases) wondered aloud why I was “obsessed with being hairless.” In retrospect, I think she was […]
The Russian manicure, named after the country in which it’s said to have originated, is one of the most satisfying nail trends on TikTok — and also the most controversial. You’ll know it when you hear the buzz of a nail drill, which is exactly why the technique is so […]
