The Best Thing I've Done For My Skin Is Stop Washing It
I've done a lot of experiments in pursuit of good skin this year. I changed my entire diet, drank a gallon of water a day, and even gave up cheese. But, without question, the best thing I've done is...
View ArticlePhoebe Robinson On Her Book & Why You Can't Touch Her Hair
Do you know what it feels like to have someone, be it a friend or a complete stranger, look at your hair with a mix between shock and wonder — and then ask if they can touch it? To be fetishised and...
View ArticleMoney Diary: Living In London On £30 A Week
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...
View Article30 Wednesday Addams Costumes For The Girl Who Only Wears Black
On Wednesdays, we wear black. Just kidding. But if you ever needed an excuse to wear black, look no further than Wednesday Addams, the original goth girl (besides, oh, we don't know, a Salem witch)....
View ArticleThe Anxiety Secret Too Many People Are Carrying Around
One night around 3 a.m., I awoke suddenly, with a tightness in my chest. I could feel my heart pounding, fast, and my mind racing with desperate thoughts. As I lay there, looking up toward the ceiling...
View ArticleHow I #MadeIt: Caren Downie
Photographed by Luke & Nik.In terms of highstreet heavyweights, it doesn't get much bigger than the three women behind Finery London, one of our favourite affordable womenswear brands to emerge...
View Article12 Films We Saw & Loved, Due Out This Autumn
Photo: Everett/REX/Shutterstock.Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, Venice, Toronto – these are some of the world’s premier film showcases. Although we can’t claim to play host to anything quite so glamorous here...
View ArticleHow The EU Intends To Keep Teenagers Travelling Around Europe
Photo: Unsplash. It's a difficult time for the European Union, what with the UK's shock vote to leave in June and the rising tide of nationalism in many countries.Now EU officials have a new plan to...
View ArticleGuess Who's Back In Politics Again?
Photo: Tom Nicholson/LNP/REX/Shutterstock.It was just three months ago that Nigel Farage resigned as leader of UKIP. Half the country breathed a sigh of relief that we would finally see the back of the...
View ArticleHave The Abortion Protests In Poland Worked?
Photo: WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP/Getty Images.On Monday, thousands of Polish women staged a strike in protest against their government's plan to completely outlaw abortion in the country, boycotting their...
View ArticleAbout That Other "F-Word"...
Today, I want to talk about the “F” word. No, not “fuck,” and not “fat,” either. I’m talking about “flattering.” Everyone has their trigger word, and that F bomb is mine. Let’s be honest, when we...
View ArticleThe Danger Of Seeing "Perfect" Lives On Social Media
I'm almost jealous of anyone who hasn't read Paula Hawkins' bestselling book, The Girl On The Train, which made its literary debut in January 2015. Why? Because if you haven't devoured it yet, that...
View ArticleJean Paul Gaultier On Fashion, Beauty, & Love (At Any Age)
Jean Paul Gaultier hands me some Haribo gummies, and cracks a schoolboy smile when he starts to tell me about the girl with the red hair who taught him about real beauty, and when he earned the respect...
View ArticleHere's An Easy Way To Get Fewer UTIs
If you've never had a UTI, count yourself lucky. Over half of women will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point during their lives. If you're one of the unlucky majority, you'll incur the...
View ArticleRihanna Just Made A Powerful Beauty Statement
At this point, it should be no surprise when Rihanna pulls a badass beauty move. From her jewel-drenched lips on the cover of W magazine to her countless hair-chameleon moments, it’s clear the singer...
View ArticleA Surprising Number Of Women Pull Out Their Hair
Trichotillomania isn't an easy word to say and neither is it an easy topic to talk about.Pronounced trick-o-till-o-may-nee-uh, the condition, also known as hair pulling disorder, causes sufferers to...
View ArticleMeet The Real Women Of The Ibiza Dance Scene
Marianna Rota (L) & Terri-Lee Blake (R). Photo: Via @terrileeblake. Ibiza is a bizarre place. On the one hand it's a loud, in your face, fully immersive circus that gives you all manner of...
View ArticleStaycation Inspiration: 12 UK Mini-Break Ideas
Photo: Via @marks_rebecca.Summer is over, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be thinking about a holiday. If you’re on a budget and don’t have many holiday days left, there are plenty of UK staycation...
View ArticleWhy Your Angsty Teen Phase Was Actually Good For You
Photographed by Rockie Nolan. Ah, your teenage years — full of big feelings, fast cars, and angry music. Maybe we weren't exactly our best selves back then, but new research suggests the same memory...
View ArticleWhere Are Our Black Female Leads In Cinema?
Artwork by Anna Jay.New BFI research, released today, reveals that just 1 3% of UK films have a black actor in a leading role and 59% have no black actors in any role. In addition, there are only four...
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