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I’ve Replaced All of My Candles With This New Diffuser—Here’s Why
I adore candles. From the room-filling scents and gorgeous jars to the way that lighting one signals a welcome shift into evening and the chance to wind down, I truly love everything about them. So it might seem out of sorts for me to be declaring that for the last couple of weeks, I’ve totally ignored my vast candle collection in favour of a new diffuser, but that’s exactly what’s happened. Enter Aromatherapy Associates The Atomiser (£120). I’ll be honest. I’ve never really gotten the fuss about diffusers. With reed diffusers, I always forget to flip the reeds over for a periodic fragrance boost, and I find that the oils tend to evaporate way faster than I would like, leaving an empty bottle of sticks just hanging around on my fireplace for months afterward. ...
20 Dresses That No One Will Ever Guess Came From Marks and Spencer
The brand has recently started stocking a wide range of labels, including a collaboration with Brit dress brand Ghost. However, you also can’t go wrong with the main-line pieces from the likes of Per Una and M&S Collection. The key styles to look out for this summer revolve around two camps: the clean-lined minimalist midis and the colourful printed numbers. M&S offers both in abundance, from linen shifts and loose T-shirt dresses to throw-on leopard-print shirt dresses and puff-sleeve floral numbers. It’s hard to choose, but I would have to say that my favourite piece is the black jersey T-shirt dress, which would pair perfectly with my favourite chunky sandals for easy weekend dressing. Meanwhile, the lace-trim white midi only needs tan access...
20 Dresses That No One Will Ever Guess Came From Marks and Spencer
The brand has recently started stocking a wide range of labels, including a collaboration with Brit dress brand Ghost. However, you also can’t go wrong with the main-line pieces from the likes of Per Una and M&S Collection. The key styles to look out for this summer revolve around two camps: the clean-lined minimalist midis and the colourful printed numbers. M&S offers both in abundance, from linen shifts and loose T-shirt dresses to throw-on leopard-print shirt dresses and puff-sleeve floral numbers. It’s hard to choose, but I would have to say that my favourite piece is the black jersey T-shirt dress, which would pair perfectly with my favourite chunky sandals for easy weekend dressing. Meanwhile, the lace-trim white midi only needs tan access...
How Victoria and The Serpent Shape Jenna Coleman’s Personal Style
Jenna Coleman found her signature style in 2016 following her role as Queen Victoria in ITV’s Victoria. Before playing the monarch, Coleman’s fashion sense was noticeably classic, with lots of maxi-length printed dresses in traditional silhouettes, but it became even more refined while playing the queen. In addition to the royal references, Coleman’s role as the stylish ’70s criminal Marie-Andrée “Monique” Leclerc in The Serpent had a sartorial impact on summer 2021 fashion trends, like wide-leg trousers and babushka scarves, as well as on Coleman’s own post-lockdown outfits. Coleman loves a printed midi dress in a richly textured fabric like jacquard, velvet, bouclé, or lace. When choosing pieces, she often goes for shades of blue, white, grey, or...
Reuben Selby on His Spring 2022 London Fashion Week Collection and Working With Maisie Williams
It’s been over a year since an emerging designer was able to put on an in-person showcase at London Fashion Week, and on 12 June, the spell of isolation was finally lifted. London-based designer Reuben Selby presented his second collection at this year’s London Fashion Week — after his Paris Fashion Week debut was met with immense praise — and the result was undoubtedly inspiring (there were also some pretty special guests in attendance, including Griff and Bimini Bon Boulash). The spring/summer 2022 showcase was inspired by Selby’s mum’s home in the Philippines, as well as the cultural melting pot that is the city of London. Titled “Clash”, the genderless collection was made up of deadstock materials from The Fabric House and featured a striking green t...
58 Looks That Prove Balayage Is Still the Chicest Hair Trend Out There
The result was everything I’d hoped for. Subtle hints of blonde shone through the lengths, blending seamlessly into my natural colour at the roots. A couple of years later, and it seemed this new hair colour trend had a name: balayage. While for decades, hair-colouring techniques in the UK had been based solely around a strict menu of block colour, full-head highlights, half-head highlights or T-section highlights, leading UK hairstylists were starting to adopt more tailored, international techniques, and balayage was the first big movement. Since that moment, I’ve more or less stuck to my balayage roots (pun totally intended) and only really switched up my colour to experiment with other forms of balayage. And in all honesty, I’m not sure I’ll ever look back. When it comes to going to the...
Make Way For the It Bag That’ll Be Everywhere This Summer
We knew designer tote bags were going to be a thing back in January when Net-a-Porter revealed it had bought heavily into totes; in particular, Chloé’s Woody tote, which has sold out twice since landing earlier this spring. That, however, was only the beginning. Over the past few months, Loewe’s bright baskets have been glued to the arms of the industry’s most adept dressers, while Dior’s canvas style has become something of a status symbol, too, confirming that polished tote bags are undoubtedly having a moment. That said, it’s not all about straw and canvas—large leather totes are on the up, with Dragon Diffusion and Bottega Veneta’s woven iterations also proving popular fashion circles. So there really is a designer tote bag to suit you, whatever...
How to Look Like You’re Wearing The Row When You Don’t Have an Olsen Budget
Just in the same way that there is a mythical allure attached to French style, there is something magical and intangibly cool attached to the Olsen twins. Their uber-luxurious brand, The Row, has fared well through the pandemic months, with retailer tidbits coming into us that those with the wealth are bulk-buying the brand’s fine quality basics, such as perfect-fit jumpers, plain trousers and pared-back leather-goods. It’s the trousers from this label that have been particularly popular of late: Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Danielle Haim and Kendall Jenner have all been spotted in a pair of beige-coloured slacks that you could easily pass of as vintage or menswear or from some small minimalistic indie brand, and yet the £1400 Phoebe trousers have become a cult item because i...
I’ve Tried Hundreds of Sunscreens, But This New SPF Is Hands Down My Favourite
While I think that the importance of wearing SPF is pretty universally known by now, it doesn’t take away from the fact that a lot of people still avoid using it on a daily basis. It might well be the only product that actually protects our skin from sun damage—including the resulting pigmentation, dryness, fine lines and potentially something worse—but I’ll admit that it’s hardly the most luxurious of skincare products to use. In fact, some are downright horrible to wear. While I now wear sunscreen religiously every single day (I’ve heard too many horror stories from dermatologists to skip it), I actually avoided it entirely for years for fear that the traditionally thick and greasy SPFs would clog my pores and exacerbate my breakouts. How...
These Linen Pieces Will Instantly Give You That Holiday Feeling
Linen is a notoriously tricky fabric for retailers because it has the habit of looking like a crumpled mess in no time, but over the past few summers, fashion buyers are going back to it like it’s an ex-partner who’s promised they’ve changed. It still creases, but linen is the one fabric that can instantly give you a summer holiday feeling. With a return to raw, natural fabrics like raffia and hemp, the slight crinkle can also have a lovely charm. Though, you will want a steamer or iron on hand for the mornings, of course. Whether you’re able to go on holiday or not, I have listed four items, in particular, that look best in linen blends: a linen shirt, linen trousers, linen shorts and, of course, a linen summer dress. Keep scrolling to see the f...
I Swear These At-Home Pedicure Tips Somehow Make My Sandals Look More Expensive
Olivia Van Iderstine is the director of content and community at the buzzy nail brand Olive and June. She says that prep is the most important part of a pedicure in order to make it last and look amazing. “All the behind-the-scenes prep is what really makes the difference,” she says. So, what are the essentials needed to do the perfect pedicure at home? While you can by kits that contain all of the tools you need for a proper at-home pedi, the general consensus seems to be that a foot file and toe separators are non-negotiable while things like a footrest are handy but more of a nice-to-have. 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 ...
Summer Just Isn’t Summer Without These Beautiful Nail Colours
Nothing says summer quite like a bright manicure or a stand-out pedicure, and with sandal season now in full swing, we decided it was time to start thinking about the shades we want to wear on our talons and toes over the coming months. The great thing about summer nail colours is that you’re guaranteed to find one to suit you, no matter what your dress sense may be. of course, there are bold shades of yellow and blue for maximalists, but then there are hues of white and terracotta that’ll appease those with minimal aesthetics, too. Throw nail art into the equation and the options are truly endless. Like everything else in the style ether, nail colours come in and about of fashion—so we reached out to some of the industry’s top nail artists, technicians, and ex...
