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The Over-50 Fashion Icons With the Freshest Style
Personal style can be mastered at any age—there is no magic number or milestone birthday that can claim to be the pivotal point. Some lucky fashion lovers manage to find their signature look early on and hold onto it throughout their lives, adjusting and updating it ever so slightly to suit the changing times and trends. For others, understanding the outfits and clothes you feel most comfortable in can be a more arduous and experimental process. Whichever camp you might reside in, there’s no denying that as you get older your tastes and wardrobe needs change: for example, aged 33 I now realise that all of the cheaper, trend-ticking items I bought on the high street in my 20s haven’t stood up, so I’m endeavouring to buy less and buy better. My mum, who is in her 70s, is st...
18 Hidden Gems We Found In The Matches Fashion Sale
There are certain brands that catch on like wildfire thanks to Instagram and its best dressed It girls. When you have scores of women around the world wearing the same cool pieces, it’s only a matter of time before they sell out. But a trio of my favorite brands—Ganni, Staud, and By Far—is currently part of Matches Fashion’s major up-to-50%-off sale, and there’s plenty of stock to go around. Don’t think for a second that this is just a leftover selection because all the good stuff sold out. The pieces in this sale are incredibly chic, including printed summer dresses, cute hair scrunchies, on-trend swimsuits, insanely popular bags, practical flats, and more. Oh, and there’s also a dress Meghan Markle memorably wore on her visit to South Afr...
Leigh-Anne Pinnock Gave Us a Close-Up Look at Her Engagement Ring, and It’s a Total Masterpiece
On 29 May, the couple’s fourth anniversary, Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Footballer Andre Grey announced their engagement on Instagram, sharing a bunch of seriously sweet photos from the proposal. But it wasn’t until six weeks later, on the 10 July that Leigh-Anne gave us the first close-up look of her engagement ring — spoiler alert: it’s an absolute masterpiece. Luckily for us, Leigh-Anne posted a zoomed-in shot of the ring, which appears to be a large, cushion-cut black diamond that is surrounded by smaller diamonds on an encrusted split shank ring band. Basically, it’s total diamond heaven. Fans in the comments section on Instagram were quick to share their love for the couple (who they affectionately call Leandre) and the beautiful ring. One fan wr...
I Love This Affordable Skincare Brand—These Are My 6 Favourite Buys
I often wish that I was a teenager during this time. Don’t get me wrong, I adored the nineties but I didn’t love the skincare choices that I had. My Saturday job only allowed for drugstore buys and let’s face it, the options were nowhere near what they are today. I grew up with pore strips, harsh cleansers and scented everything, so whenever I see an affordable skincare brand that actually works, I get really excited. Skincare By Beauty Bay, the sell-out range that only a few lucky ones managed to stuff into their baskets, is back after a little break. There’s new products in the range and they are seriously good. My inner thirteen year old was rolling her eyes and thinking about how much of a game-changer this would have been. But, alas, my cu...
19 Colourful Outfits I Have Really Loved This Month
In difficult times, fashion can seem a little trivial and is hardly high on anyone’s list of priorities. In the first few weeks of staying at home, many of us lived in comfortable basics and stopped getting dressed properly. You’ve got to do what helps you through these times, so if you want to wear a dressing gown and slippers to take the bins out, then go for it, but others might find some comfort in wearing a ballgown to do their chores. Clothes can impact your mood and make you feel ready for the day ahead, and so it’s unsurprising that after months of lockdown, many are returning to the clothes that make them feel happy. The one uplifting styling trick I keep seeing people turn to at the moment is experimenting with playful colour combination...
55 Nail Art Pictures We’ve Saved Ahead of Our Next Salon Appointments
From the often velvet-covered chairs to the glass bottles of beautiful colour lined neatly on marble-effect shelves, there’s many things that make a visit to the salon a magical experience—and one we’ve sorely missed. However, with the news that salons are finally allowed to open their doors again this week, we intend on taking full advantage of our next appointment with our nail technicians. How, you ask? By opting for some stunning nail art that we could never have created ourselves at home. Remember when nail art consisted of water-painted flowers and glittery dragons? Those were the days. However, after its short-lived moment in the early noughties, nail art really dropped off the grid for a little while. In stark contrast to the grandeur and excess of embellished tal...
I’m a Beauty Editor and These Are My Top Product Picks From My Stash
Every beauty editor has a stash. The varying factors are the level of organisation, location and size of said stash. But we all have one. It’s filled with the almost daily drops of samples that we receive to write about and review, the beauty products that we actually buy and the ones that our well-meaning aunts still insist on getting us for Christmas. We’re all very aware of the privileged position we’re in and have many strategies in place to make sure products are never wasted. One being a ban on any newbies until I’ve made my way through most of what I have. So as lockdown started and I wasn’t near any of my friend’s or family member’s faces to slather them in moisturisers, I hit pause on writing and sampling and deci...
The Only Makeup Products I’ve Used Working From Home for the Past 4.5 Years
As a remote employee, I’ve been working from home for 4.5 years, which is a long time. My WFH tricks have certainly fluctuated throughout the years, but one thing that’s remained constant is that I always put on makeup, and on the rare days that I don’t, I feel less awake. Yes, it’s in my head, but if something keeps me from being productive, regardless of whether or not it’s tangible, I’m not going to do it. I’d much rather just take the extra 10 minutes to put on some makeup in the morning. The thing is, I steer clear of heavy makeup and stick to only natural products that allow my skin to glow as opposed to masking it. And I don’t bother with a lot of gadgets and tools. Just using my fingers, for the most part, speeds up the tas...
I Think I’ve Found the Perfect Minimalist Sandals—And They’re High Street
I talk about my love of chunky sandals often. The “uglier” the better, to be quite honest. Give me velcro straps, embellishments, and even a dash of leopard print—the louder the merrier is my mantra. But then again, I’m a fickle being (I do work in fashion, after all), and I can always been swayed by a more minimalist approach to sandals. There are a few around right now, but there’s one pair that caught my eye recently. The sandals in question are from Dune and are black with one black strap and one beige—a minimalist’s dream. They don’t sound exciting, I’ll give you that but the matte finish as well as the gold-coloured buckles give them a real luxe look. Arguably, if you want the correct description, the shoes are sliders but these aren’t ...
20 Face Masks to Buy Based on Your Personal Style
Personal style cannot be categorised in just five small descriptors, but for the digestibility of this story, that’s exactly what I did. Think of this as one of those articles you used to read in teen magazines that told you which celebrity crush you’re most likely to marry or which trend you should buy according to your zodiac sign—except this time, the category is face masks. Face masks have become a new staple and requirement worldwide. Naturally, the fashion industry has risen to the occasion, and already the stylish options provided to us by brands and designers alike feel endless. There are countless options out there, so we don’t blame you if you’re not sure of where to start. While I know you can’t put your style type int...
I Just Found 5 Chic Curve Brands on ASOS
Let’s be straight here: Fashion has never been good with plus-size clothing. Historically, the curve offering has been dismally small, and even when it was offered, the designs were hardly what you’d call fashionable. While we undoubtedly have a long way to go still, over the last few years, the choice of brands has definitely grown, with many high-street names developing curve lines and newly launched labels catering solely to this audience. 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 users back their fair share of Inte...
I’m a Makeup Novice, so I Got a Professional to Give Me Tips—See the Results
How long have you been a makeup artist? And what do you love about makeup? I’ve been a makeup artist for over eight years. What I love about my career is being able to create, transform, play with colour, textures, shapes, styles, get out the rules or norms, and also innovate sometimes by creating trends. Being able to travel and work alongside other artists has also been amazing. I’ve done so many things that only reaffirm my love for makeup. What’s the number one tip you’d give to a novice when it comes to makeup? My number one advice I always give is don’t be afraid of experimenting. Makeup is a lot of trial and error. Whether you’re a professional or just a makeup enthusiast, I always say that you have to go through everything. After you have tried it all, then i...
