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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...
5 Affordable Trends London Girls Are Wearing This Summer
Since moving out of London I’ve become entirely dependent on Instagram to see what women in the world’s coolest fashion capital are wearing right now. I didn’t realise quite how important my organic street style-spotting opportunities were when our work lives were normal and I spent a great portion of my week trekking around town for meetings, events and press appointments—just by some sort of magical, natural osmosis, I was absorbing the style beat of the city and intuitively gaining insight into what women were wearing in real-time. It has always fed into my editorial work, and lockdown has made it infintely harder to be truly in touch with genuine trends rather than social media-led frenzies. Fortunately for me the medium of IG, and London-base...
I’m a Trousers Aficionado and This Is the Trend I’m Loving for 2021
While I try to avoid speaking in binaries when it comes to personal style, I think it’s fair to say that I classify myself as a “trouser person.” It’s not that I don’t embrace dresses in the heat of high summer (my black COS T-shirt dress is a real wardrobe workhorse) or throw on the odd skirt every now and then, but catch me on any given day of the week and chances are I’ll be wearing trousers. 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 Internet revenue.
I Turned 41 This Month, so I Had a Thread Lift—Here’s Why I Recommend It
What are threads, exactly? There are a couple of different kinds of threads that are popular on the market in the US. PDO threads are biodegradable absorbable sutures that are made from polymer comparable to a complex sugar. Less popular are the threads that are made from poly-L lactic acid (same as Sculptra) and are also made from absorbable polymers that signal collagen growth and tissue renewal. They are known as “threads” in the aesthetic space but have been used in surgeries for decades under the name “sutures.” That’s right—these cosmetic enhancement threads are made of the same materials that surgeons use to close up lung and heart tissue. Cosmetic use of sutures from plastic surgery gained real traction in the late ’90s and early 2000s when threads were used to su...
16 ‘Ooo Where-Did-You-Get-That?’ Dresses From H&M
If you’re suddenly finding yourself in need of a throw-on summer dress, we find one of the best places to go is H&M for affordable, but expensive-looking summer dresses. Whether you want something long and dramatic, or mini with cut-outs, H&M has lots of beautiful casual summer dresses to choose from. The only thing to note about a good H&M dress is it tends to sell out pretty quickly, so we can’t guarantee that the 16 below will be around for long. There are several details that the brand is leaning into for summer 2021, including double spaghetti straps, oversized puff sleeves, open backs with criss-cross straps and smocked bodices. Keep scrolling to see our edit of the 16 H&M dresses we love. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates...
20 Cool Hairstyles That Are Perfect for Summer
Honestly, I’m not really sure whether summer is officially here or not. In London, we seem to have settled on a climate that’s not too dissimilar to what I imagine living in a tropical rainforest would be. It swings between bright sunshine and intense downpours, and is certainly not conducive to good hair days (for me, at least). Nevertheless, there’s plenty of amazing summer hair inspiration to be found right now, so think of this as a wish list for not only your hair but also for the glorious summer that might still be to come. 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, shar...
