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These French Candles Can Always Be Found in the Most Stylish Homes
There are a few purchases that will always stand out in your memory—the first CD you ever bought (humble brag; mine was “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” by Prince), the first designer bag you acquire, and, perhaps, your wedding dress. For me, however, one of my fondest retail memories centres around something else; a candle. But not just any candle—a Diptyque candle. It was 2011, I was 21, and had just moved to London to start my career in fashion. I was a junior assistant on the Look magazine fashion desk, and I couldn’t have been more excited. The first month passed in a blur, and when I woke to discover my pay had landed in my bank account, I hopped straight on the tube and went to the fanciest shop I could; Liberty—determined to treat myself to s...
I’m a Beauty Editor, and These Are the Products I Would Never Splurge On
Few things in life fill me with more joy than opening up the lid of a seriously luxurious beauty product. It’s shallow, I know, but there’s something about the feeling I get when I know I’m treating myself to something great. I guess that famous advertising tag line sums it up so well: It’s because I’m worth it, right? That’s essentially how consuming luxury beauty products makes me feel, whether that’s treating myself to a nourishing hair mask or taking the time to really massage in my nightly moisturiser. Having said that though, there are certain products I prefer to buy on a budget. While some high-end alternatives to my budget beauty favourites are wonderful, when it comes to spending my hard-earned cash, the budget buys win. After many years of testing and trialling ne...
5 Alexa Chung Street Style Outfits That I Still Want to Copy
I don’t like to sound like a screaming fan—I really don’t—but I would be lying if I didn’t say that I’ve been a big fan of Alexa Chung‘s style for the last 13 years. Long before Instagram was even a twinkle in the internet’s eye and when Kim Kardashian was just another reality TV star, I was fawning over the quirky-cool stylings of young Chung in her Popworld and T4 presenter days. Over the intervening years, we’ve watched as her stardom has ascended: Chanel muse, It girl, fashion-week darling, and, of course, a fashion designer in her own right. Oh, how far we’ve come. While the world has changed and my personal style has evolved from teen to twenty-something, Chung’s sartorial appeal ...
VB Has Launched a Range of Posh Spice–Inspired Lipsticks, and They’re So Chic
Let’s start with the shades themselves. Spice, a mid-toned beige, is a wonderfully deep and warming nude. Pose, a more mauvey nude, has a strong ’90s vibe to it without feeling dated. For those who prefer a hint of colour, Pop is the perfect cherry red, and Pout offers up a pale coral pink pigment suited perfectly to no-makeup makeup days. There’s no doubt that there’s something for everyone. The packaging is every bit as chic as you’d expect, too. Housed in a super-slim but substantial and weighty case, patterned with the now-iconic VB Beauty tortoiseshell design, it’s the sort of lipstick you want to have out on the table at dinner. However, the most impressive thing, of course, is the formula itself. Deliciously buttery, ultranourishing, and impressively pigme...
I Hand-Picked the Best Buys From & Other Stories’ and Arket’s Autumn Sale
There’s nothing quite like bagging a bargain in the sales, especially when they’re pieces you can happily add to you wardrobe now. Well, if you’re on the lookout for some autumnal staples then it’s your lucky day, because & Other Stories and Arket have just dropped their sale edit and they’re both packed-full of new season gems. From shackets and shirts to dresses and denim, this is your one-stop-shop for cold-weather basics. When it comes to sale shopping, there can be a risk of nabbing things you don’t need (just because it’s cheap doesn’t mean logic should go out the window), so we’ve created an edit of the best bits, not only to save you time, but to ensure you’re shopping savvy for the coming seas...
The 5 Autumn Shoe Trends You’ll Actually Wear
Autumn is here, and for many, that means swapping out a wardrobe of summer dresses for a wardrobe of cosy knits and a footwear collection of strappy sandals for a few pairs of versatile, closed-toe shoes. While Carrie Bradshaw may disagree, for me autumn is all about practicality. Given the weather in the UK can be unpredictable, often we rely on our footwear to work double-time, simultaneously completing our outfits in style, while also ensuring we remain warm and dry. And that is exactly where boots come in. From chunky-sole flat boots and lace-up hiker options to dressier heeled boots or stylish knee-highs, boots are the full-proof footwear style that we all depend on throughout autumn and beyond. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates On...
10 Coat-and-Boot Outfits That Are Anything But Boring
As far as winter outfits go, there’s nothing quite as effective as the humble coat–and-boot combo. Simple though it may sound, the right pairing can see you through the frosty winter months whilst still feeling like you’ve got your finger on the fashion pulse. Whether it’s this season’s favourite chunky-soled Chelsea boots and a checked coat for weekend walks or knee highs with a vinyl trench for when you’re feeling a little fancier, this easy formula is your best friend for every occasion. If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably already been relying on this duo every winter, adding and taking away scarves and knits as the weather fluctuates. Turns out that influencers aren’t any different. We can’t help but notice so many excellent combos on our Instagram f...
11 Winter-Ready Outfits We Can’t Stop Looking at This October
It can be all too easy when temperatures drop to a certain (read: icy) level to lean on the same outfits you have for the past few years, huddling up in grey, navy and black knitwear and the same black ankle boots. While you can’t beat a classic, if you’re looking for some new winter combinations, the likes of Aimee Song, Lucy Williams and more have been wearing a number of practical yet still interesting looks you too will be able to wear on repeat until spring. Many of these key items you’ll already own, such as roll-necks and classic blazers, but you can make your winter wardrobe more 2020 with cream boots, teddy coats and leather trousers. Just because you have to make sensible choices doesn’t mean you have to spend the next six months in boring a...
9 Brow-Blessed Women Reveal the Eyebrow Products They Genuinely Love
They’re the feature that helps to define the face but also the most challenging to get right. Of course, I’m talking about eyebrows. Since we still find ourselves donning masks for much of the time, with our eyes and brows serving as our most prominent beauty markers, never before has shaping, sculpting, and filling our eyebrows been such a priority. But as I’ve already noted, it’s all too easy to make a mess of them—just one pluck can be the difference between perfectly symmetrical and mismatched brows. Then, of course, there are products to consider. With pencils and brushes and pens and gels and pomades all at our disposal, finding the best eyebrow products for you is no small feat, which is why I’ve called in some reinforcements. I spok...
The Vampire’s Wife and H&M Are Launching a Romantic and Witchy Collection of Dresses
The Vampire’s Wife is creating a collection of dresses exclusively for H&M that has instantly got us in the Halloween mood. The romantic and witchy Victorian-inspired collection debuts on H&M’s online store on 22 Oct — so mark your calendars, because we certainly are! The brand’s designer Susie Cave told British Vogue that “H&M took great pains to find the very essence of what The Vampire’s Wife is about, and then realised my dreams to my exact specifications. To design a dress at The Vampire’s Wife and get it through to the finish line is extremely difficult, miraculous really, as we are a small company. H&M is extraordinarily powerful in that respect.” The anticipated collection is inspired by Cave’s fascination with the med...
Bored of Beige? Here’s How to Incorporate Colour Into Your Wardrobe This Season
The fashion world can broadly be divided up into people who love colour and those who feel most comfortable in soft beiges and muted tones. It’s fair to say that the fashion gods have not looked kindly upon the former crowd over the last year or two. Thanks to designers such as Nanushka, A.W.A.K.E and Lemaire, the world has become awash with head-to-toe camel-coloured ensembles and biscuit-toned basics, which were not only embraced in the summer months but have also proliferated this autumn. While I will always have time for the expensive-looking power of earthy hues, I’ve recently experienced a serious case of beige fatigue. This is saying something because I am firmly in the colour-ambivalent camp, and have to force myself to add notes of colour into my wardrobe of ...
7 Instagram Outfits I Plan on Copying This Month
Dressing for autumn is one of our favourite sartorial endeavours. Cosy knitwear, leather separates and chic boots are things we’ve been looking forward to wearing for the past few months. So now that October is upon us, it’s high time we started assembling the outfits we’ll wear for the season ahead. After trawling through the Instagram accounts of our favourite influencers, we managed to come up with seven key looks that are ideal for any sort of weather October might throw at us. From the ultimate cool-girl coat needed for chilly mornings to the summer dress you can wear right through until spring, there are plenty of outfit ideas you’ll want to copy immediately. Without further ado, this is what to wear in October. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are look...
