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The Under-£100 High-Street Buys That’ll Brighten Up Your October
Here at Who What Wear UK, we firmly believe that you don’t need to part with serious cash to get your hands on that perfect mood-lifting look, and with the high street offering up plenty of winning spring buys right now (thank you, Arket, Mango, H&M et al), giving your wardrobe a refresh just got a little bit easier. Add to this the fact that the high street is longer reserved for transient trends (and instead, developing its offering of time-tested staples) and you’ve got yourself a winning combo. Case in point: On our wish lists this month is everything from H&M’s chic chunky knit and Arket’s knitted vest to COS’ knitted dress and ASOS’ combat boots. ...
Tons of New Products Landed On My Desk This Month, But These Were the Best
There’s no doubt that the very best part of being a beauty editor is getting all of the latest beauty product sent to your front door for you try. From bronzers and eye shadows to super-serums and cleansers, virtually no new launch goes untested. But with some many new launches every single day, each with claims as ground-breaking as the next, how is anyone actually supposed to know what’s any good? Well my friends, that’s exactly what I’m here for. I put my face, body and hair through it all so that I can report back to let you know which of this month’s beauty launches are actually worth having on your radar. And, the last month has been a big one for beauty launches. After the majority of spring/summer launches were put on hold, this month saw a huge backlog in launches....
Lizzo Wants To Normalize Her Full Figure with “Body Normative” Movement
Source: PYMCA / Getty Lizzo is thicker than a bowl of cold grits and she’s proud of it. That’s why she’s telling the world to do away with promoting “body positivity” and to embrace her “body normative” movement instead. In an interview with Vogue, the singer explained how mainstream the “body positivity” movement has become not only white-washed but synonymous with slender body types. “It’s commercialized. Now, you look at the hashtag ‘body positive,’ and you see smaller-framed girls, curvier girls. Lotta white girls. And I feel no ways about that, because inclusivity is what my message is always about. I’m glad that this conversation is being included in the mainstream narrative.” So, how does this impact full-figured women? It doesn’t, at least not in a positive way.&n...
The Mid-Century Buys That’ll Make Your Home Look So Premium
I am currently in the process of moving house, and so naturally, I have found myself lost down a Pinterest hole. I am woman possessed; I start scrolling through pages and pages of interiors inspo, and next thing I know I’ve lost three hours of my life to table lamps. Pinterest FOMO is real—there’s always the promise of a better pin one tantalising scroll away. The silver lining is that I am now a walking interiors encyclopedia, particularly for anything mid-century modern-related, aka my interiors aesthetic of choice. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the ...
The One Jacket Style I’ve Won More Than Any Other This Year
I don’t know about you, but if, like me, you’ve been working from home over the last six months, you may have unwittingly developed your very own lockdown capsule, i.e. a rotation of staples that you’ve instinctively reached for day-in-day-out. For many of us, this will invariably include a few more elasticated waistbands and slippers than our normal wardrobe capsules, as comfort and practicality have, naturally, moved to the top of our priority list. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give use...
Facial Tools Are Having a Moment—These Are the Ones Experts Actually Recommend
For many years, I regarded at-home facial tools to be nothing more than pricey gimmicks. Whether I was watching somebody aggressively scrubbing at their skin with a rotating cleansing brush or gently running a vibrating toning device up and down their jawline, my view was that facial tools were something you got for Christmas, used once and then sat in a drawer collecting dust for years to come. And for the most part, I was right. The facial tools of yesteryear didn’t promise a great deal of benefits. But since then, technology has advanced, and so has our understanding of skincare. Now, high-tech electronics and expert-backed massaging techniques have paved the way for a whole new era of facial tools, and they’re more popular than ever. A quick scroll through Instagram will...
I Always Wear Bold Hues—These Are the 4 Colour Trends I’m Excited to Try
While neutral hues are certainly trending—especially chocolate brown—there are a variety of vibrant shades that will enter the spotlight in a major way throughout the season. And for Amsterdam-based artist Michelle Amo-Adjei, that invasion of color is very much welcomed. The fashion illustrator (check out her inspiring feed here) actually rarely wears neutrals and has a closet full of electrifying hues. In fact, her IG bio reads: “Serving you with a daily dose of color.” On that note, I thought it could be intriguing to learn the specific fall 2020 color trends Amo-Adjei is particularly excited to try this season. She provided a list of the hues in question along with inspiration imagery showcasing similar shades. From a rich red to a luscious yellow hue to an en...
8 Simple Ways I Make My Wardrobe a Little More Circular
Every week, the UK sends 11 million items of clothing to landfill, according to Oxfam—that’s A LOT. If we can play even a small part in not adding to that, then that’s a win in our eyes. That means buying good-quality things we know we’ll love forever as opposed to fleeting trends. The good news is that as fashion begins to slow down, trends such as the blazer, leather separates, and knee-high boots are becoming less extreme, more wearable, and therefore they pop up again and again, season after season, tweaked by the street-style set in easy-to-copy ways that don’t require a wardrobe overhaul. The key, obviously, is to buy less, buy what you love, and make it last. Create a capsule wardrobe that works for you. That doesn’t have to mean boring or plain pieces. If you’re a big fan of prints...
This Is One of Our Favourite Little-Known Outlets to Find Fashion for Less
One of our favourite things to do here at Who What Wear is use our hours of research (i.e. deep diving into the world of online shopping) to discover lesser-known destinations for great fashion finds. Our most recent discovery may come as a surprise to some, given that eBay has been around for quite some time (since 1995 actually, just to make us all feel old) and is largely known for selling a huge range of things, from great second-hand furniture to electronics and even cars. For the last couple of seasons, though, we’ve been rediscovering eBay as a fashion destination. Since the rise in second-hand shopping within the industry, it’s been one of our growing favourites for snatching up amazing pre-loved and vintage finds. Unfortunately these are all often one-off pieces that fl...
I’m a Beauty Editor, and I Love The Body Shop—These Are the Products I Swear By
When I first stepped foot in my local The Body Shop store at age 11, I filled my basket with Strawberry Body Butter and White Musk EDP. (If you know, you know.) As the years went on and my tastes changed, I started paying a little more attention to some of the other products The Body Shop had to offer, besides my go-to body butters and zesty shower gels. By the time I hit my teens, I was regularly borrowing my mum’s vitamin C serum (I was ahead of the times—what can I say?) and nourishing my hands with my coveted hemp hand cream. Fast-forward to now, and I can safely say that some of my favourite beauty products of all time have come courtesy of The Body Shop. From my desert-island must-have Camomile Cleansing Butter to the almond milk mask ...
This Little-Known Brand Has Created the Most Perfect Dresses
If I’m being totally honest, I have few reasons to wear dresses right now. I spend my 9 to 5 working at a desk in my house and often wear loose-fitting trousers and a jumper and then I’ll change into a Bella Freud T-shirt that’s so worn it’s like a second skin, a pair of joggers and my favourite Weekday knit that has leg of mutton sleeves (because, fashion). While the pandemic has given me an arguably comfier wardrobe, I absolutely miss getting dressed up for work. Usually, my office attire would consist of pretty dresses and smart tailored pieces, which I’d then wear out during the weekend when I’ve gone to meet friends for brunches or the occasional night out with my husband (we have a toddler so it’s a rare occurrence anyway). Whe...
11 Editor Outfits That Prove You Can Be Both Comfy and Stylish
We’re now six months into our new, and undeniably surreal, routines, and for team Who What Wear that has meant adjusting to a new at-home work set-up, swapping heeled boots and tailoring for elasticated waistbands and cosy jumpers. While the novelty of wearing gym kit all day lasted a good month (or two), we quickly realised that having a work ‘outfit’ of sorts was essential to creating a rhythm to our days and establishing a healthy work-life balance. They might not look like our usual office ensembles, but these WFH pairings still possess a certain ‘pulled-together’ finish that make us feel a little more ready for the day ahead. This will manifest in different ways for different peop...
