From reviving limp hair post workout to extending the life of a salon blowdry, dry shampoo has achieved “Desert Island” status among the many of us who can’t do without it. It’s no wonder, then, that the hashtag #dryshampoo has an enormous 1.6 billion views and counting on TikTok. But […]
Earlier this year, I came across a blog post entitled “How Hair Steaming Changed My Life” by writer Jane Lebaron, who claimed that not only did hair steaming — the process of using moist heat to help open up the hair follicles — help make her natural curls more manageable […]
The beauty industry has a knack for convincing us to buy things we don’t necessarily need. Influencer reviews, cleverly positioned before-and-after pictures and even beauty expert backings are all very persuasive. Before you know it, you have a bathroom cabinet brimming with products you might never use or, worse still, […]
The weeks before the holidays are always an exciting time for fashion lovers. Upcoming celebrations mean festive outfits must be planned, and, for the style-loving set, that is just as joyous as finding that one gift you want under the tree on Christmas morning. But any fashion-minded person knows it […]
I have no apologies about being a Glossier You stan. Glossier You and I first met at The Wing — remember The Wing? — back when Glossier products were the caveat to membership into this, in retrospect, kind of weird, cult-like workspace. It was my special treat for going in […]
Venus in Scorpio is a very passionate place. When Venus is in Scorpio, we embrace our desires head on and we do not hold back when it comes to how we feel. Those we care about will give us their full and direct attention. This is not a time when […]
I have what’s been described as a “very London” accent. I also have olive skin and dark features. Like some odd magic trick, the latter seems to make my accent disappear. Several dates I’ve been on throughout my 20s have confirmed this; let me explain. Take a man I met […]
In our series Salary Stories, women with long-term career experience open up about the most intimate details of their jobs: compensation. It’s an honest look at how real people navigate the complicated world of negotiating, raises, promotions and job loss, with the hope it will give young women more insight into […]
Welcome to Sky Sports Editions, where we meet remarkable sports women as they direct their very own cover shoot. Alongside all of the live sport coverage on Sky, this series provides a space for these extraordinary athletes to tell their personal journeys, in their own words. Here, netballer Helen Housby […]
ILLUSTRATED BY SUCHET INUTHAI Welcome to the first full week of December. As the week begins, we’re 10 days away from the start of Mercury’s retrograde through the signs of Capricorn, and later Sagittarius. We’re therefore at the peak of the pre-shadow period, and we can already sense that communication […]
