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8 Stylish Shoes French Women Deem Essential for Warm Weather
As a confessed Francophile, I’m always looking for new ways to bestow my own looks with some Gallic charm. On the cusp of spring, I was particularly interested in finding out which spring shoes French girls are most likely to wear. It’s a tricky time to make footwear decisions—one minute it’s raining, and the next it’s glorious blue skies, so I’m always looking for inspiration and guidance when selecting shoes between seasons. In the name of research, I scrolled through dozens of profiles belonging to fashionable French influencers, and after looking at the imagery I amassed during this deep dive, I realised that eight specific shoe styles kept cropping up, some of which I expected, but others? Total curveballs. With everything from classic flats to their...
Without a Doubt, These 13 Nail Colours Always Look Classy
It’s perhaps unsurprising that we’re turning to more classic colours. I’m no exception, either, for the colour I chose was a rich, deep shade of burgundy, which I thought would help bridge the gap between my more colourful and neutral outfits. Nail colours are less of a commitment than a new piece of clothing, shoes or a bag but have the same ability to give your look a new-season refresh. So I’ve charted the autumn ones that prove insanely popular season after season. And for good trend-led measure, I’ve thrown in a couple of of-the-moment shades that’ll give your style a swift 2022 update. Scroll on to see all 13 of them. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating s...
I’ve Spent My Life Building Outfits—These 5 Work So Well in Summer
AlphaTauri creates timeless pieces that become the hardest-working staples in any closet. Each item is designed with fashion and style in mind, of course, but there’s so much more to every single piece in this brand’s collections, and its latest summer drop is no exception. You’ll find advanced fabric technology that, although subtle, makes a real difference in your wearing experience. Take the incredible knitted body-con dresses, for example. They’re made from mercerised cotton, which is ultra cool and breathable. They also come with a stretch lining, so they fit like a glove, which makes the other (far clingier and less flattering) body-con dresses out there seem incredibly inferior. Or how about the chic Tauroban Parka? It’s water-repellent, super lightweig...
Salty Fragrances Are Sublime, and These 9 Are “I Can’t Even Handle It” Good
Fragrance is deeply personal. In general, what smells good on one person might smell entirely different on someone else. (Thanks, pheromones!) I’m a major fragrance person, and I’m constantly churning through my massive collection of fragrances, and there are some notes that I don’t like on myself but love on others. There is one fragrance note that I think works for nearly everyone, though, and that’s salt. If you think about it, it makes sense—our bodies have naturally occurring salts in them. Salty notes in perfume just help you get that certain je ne sais quoi. People will tell you that you smell good, but they won’t quite be able to land on why. These fragrances give your skin a certain creamy, oceanic scent that’s hard to resist. Keep reading for some o...
8 French Summer Outfits You Can Always Fall Back On
Among the classics—berets, trench coats and ballet flats, lie the subtleties of French dressing that bring the Je nais se quois, so to speak. Ankle skimming jeans, pointelle vests and slingback flats are among some of the modest heroes that make up the foundations. Although French style lends itself to monochromatic dressing, a French woman’s wardrobe is incomplete without an injection of colour. Whether that’s accents on a floral slip dress, a rouge-lip or parakeet toned dress, like the ones shown below. Wrap dresses, short sleeve blouses, cropped knits and embroidered stitching, are among designs you may probably associate with French girl chic. When it comes to accessories, the same aesthetic applies— bags are small, but statement. French women aren’t opposed to embossed monikers, or mo...
The Summer Dresses That Minimalists Will Love
It took me far longer than I’d care to admit to realise that, in fact, this is not a style persona that works for me (no matter how many peasant skirts I buy). I just like tailoring too much. However, it was when I ventured into COS that everything clicked into place. While I’ll never be a complete fashion purist, there was something about the brand’s simplicity and clean-lined minimalism that made everything feel so chic. As luck would have it, the last year or two has seen minimalistic style continue in an upward trajectory, with influencers foregoing the look-at-me extraversion that proliferated c.2015 and instead opting for unprinted shirt dresses, simple slips and voluminous smocks. Countless high street brands, from &...
Our Basket Bag Obsession Will Never Ever End—Here Are Our Faves
Whether you want a playfully embellished basket or a wide-brim bag to take with you on your weekly shop, we’ve found the stand-out styles of the year. So if you’re on the hunt for the perfect basket bag, look no further. When it comes to an investment, you really can’t beat the Loewe basket bag. The classic shape with the tan leather logo panel and straps is still as popular as it was when it launched in summer 2017, and five years later, it now comes in lots of colours and print variations. Scroll to shop our edit of the best basket bags to carry in 2022. 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. Ear...
These Expensive-Looking H&M Buys Are Going to Dominate This Summer
We’re all in agreement that H&M is having a particularly strong year when it comes to hero buys. It’s part of our job as editors to keep tabs on all the new-in sections, and with H&M you can barely blink before their best items are sold out right now. The latest summer drop is full to the brim of classics like easy, pretty dresses, relaxed linens and elevated basics that promise to see us through everything the upcoming season has to throw at us. From far-off holidays and heatwaves in the office, to laid back weekends at home as well as the entire summer events calendar. Below, I’ve done the hard part for you— scrolled through the entire new-in collection to pull out the six strongest categories on H&M’s website right now and the thirty most expensive-looking buys. F...
Trust Me– Protective Styles Are The Only Way My Hair Gets Through Summer
I’ve tried so many protective styles over the years including braids, wigs, weaves and twists. The best thing about protective styling is that you wake up with your hair pretty much done every day, something that I revel in when comparing the daily management of my curly hair when I decide to wear it in a natural style. Most of the time now I opt for a U-part wig. I leave two thirds of my hair cornrowed underneath and then the top section covers and blends in with the rest of the wig for a seamless look. When it comes to wigs and weaves, you can really experiment with length and colour without having to work without commitment too. Honestly, if you haven’t tried a protective style for your afro textured hair in summer, I urge you to you’ll love much time and worry it’ll free up, so you’ll ...
Summer 2022 Trends: The Only 17 Looks You Need to Know About
I am so excited about 2022’s summer trends. The overarching mood was one of real optimism, but where the previous season perhaps went into overdrive with the desire (desperation?) to get dressed up for even the most low-key of weekly grocery shops, the outlook for summer is that there is a time and place to be extra fabulous but still a strong demand and a necessity for easy, simple, luxurious, gorgeous clothes and outfits you can fling on in a hurry. There are places to go, people to see and the many ensembles to suit. So while on the one hand there’s a very clear shift towards revealing, ultra-sassy, cut-to-here-and-slashed-to-there kind of dressing, there’s also a very chic, understated antithesis at play. It speaks to a modern shopper’s whims ...
Out of Hundreds of Dresses, These Are the Ones Our Editors Are Actually Buying
I would go so far as to say Who What Wear editors are obsessed with dresses. Even those of us who aren’t technically ‘dress people’ still applaud the power of a great frock. And when you think about the versatility of this simple wardrobe hero— the fact that you can pick one great dress and you’ve got a ready-made outfit to wear for so many different occasions— it’s hardly surprising, is it? We love dresses so much that if you were to ask us to list every style on our wish lists right now, this page would take hours to scroll through. There’s just so many styles out there to choose from— across high street, designer and more independent labels, let alone all the vintage gems you can find. But when it comes down to it, sadly we’re not able to invest in every single styl...
My Skin Doesn’t Like Thick Moisturisers, But I Swear By These Alternatives
After a few months of using the most moisture-rich creams I could find, I started breaking out—something I’d never had to deal with before. My skin looked greasy, congested and frankly, the most unhealthy it had ever been. After explaining the thought process behind my moisturiser switch-up to every skin expert who would listen, I was informed that things aren’t quite that simple (a tidbit of wisdom that, I have come to learn, rings true in just about every faction of skincare). While skin hydration is paramount, that’s not to say every skin type needs thick moisturiser every single day. Hydration, it turns out, can be found in a variety of shapes, sizes, serums and essences. While all skin types need hydration, as a general rule, those with oilier skin (like mine) are fa...
