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I’m a Beauty Editor, and These Are the 15 Under-£10 Products I Buy
I have tried many a designer nail colours over the years but I have to be honest, I don’t think there is any point spending a lot of money on a nail polish. These gel-effect ones from Barry M are as good as they come and they’re so cheap. I love the colours and the finish and they last just as long—if not longer—than most of the nail polishes with bigger price tags. Plus, I love buying a couple of new shades each season to test out the trending colours without breaking the bank. Up next, these cheap moisturisers are just as good as their expensive counterparts. 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 pro...
7 Items I’m Wearing to Stay Warm On Weekend Walks
Like most people in lockdown, my weekend plans suddenly involve long winter walks. I love a long, blustering walk, but I wouldn’t typically choose to spend so much time outside in January. Whether you’re walking in Hampstead Heath, Hackney Marshes, or the Highlands, you’ll need practical items that will keep you warm until spring arrives. If you want outfits that will keep you toasty but are a little more interesting than a boring fleece and thermals, below, you’ll find seven items that will see you through a winter of outdoor activities in style. The first essential item you’ll need is a coat that will act like your very own portable heater, so I recommend you start with a puffer coat. Then, you’ll need all the classic winter staples for laye...
Steve Aoki Debuts Dim Mak and Street Fighter Merch and Announces New Remix
Steve Aoki is preparing for battle with his newest Dim Mak crossover. On his latest adventure, he’s joined forces with the groundbreaking video game franchise, Street Fighter, for a new gear and music collaboration. Included in a new merchandise drop are six new long-sleeve shirts, five T-shirts, and one custom arcade cabinet, all equipped with branding from his label and the legendary fighting game. On Twitter, he shared a look at what his nerdy fans could be wearing this spring. Alongside the aforementioned items, Aoki revealed that he would be remixing the theme song for one of the game’s most iconic characters, Ryu. Unfortunately, he has not provided us with a preview of the remix, but it will certainly be interesting to see how he transforms the classic game soun...
Beyonce Gets Flexible in ‘Icy Park’ Promo Shots Ahead of Adidas Collection’s Release
The singer also took to Instagram to share another photo of a previously shown pink two-piece ensemble while standing inside a white fur-lined Jeep with a paint job to match her eye-catching outfit. With less than a week before the release of her “Icy Park” collection, Beyonce has been giving sneak peeks of the skiwear-meets-streetwear drop on her own Instagram, as well as the brand’s official IG account. Other celebrities involved in the campaign include rapper Gucci Mane and singer Kaash Paige. Beyonce first unveiled her third Ivy Park x Adidas collection in January with an electrifying visual of snow-capped mountains. The collection includes cozy textured pieces made from faux sheepskin and performance terry materials, a new Ivy Park monogram and ski tag pri...
8 Items Every London Girl Has in Her Cold-Weather Wardrobe
Getting dressed during winter might seem difficult when you compare it to the easy cotton-dress–and-sandal styling of summer, but there’s no need to be daunted by it. While your ensembles will require a little more thought (owning to the fact you need to make being warm a priority), it’s incredibly easy to look chic and remain cosy when you have a well-curated capsule to fall back on. That’s where we come in. We looked to London, the British fashion epicentre, to see exactly what the capital’s best-dressed residents are sporting during the colder months. From the coat that’s usually found in the countryside to the boot trend that makes every outfit look instantly more expensive, keep scrolling to shop the winter fashion trends that have taken London by storm. ...
Kaia Gerber’s Model-Off-Duty Style Is So Good Right Now
Between the runways of Paris and the billboards of New York City, there is no shortage of images of Kaia Gerber in enviably stylish outfits. For the model (who happens to be the daughter of ’90s super Cindy Crawford) an inherently chic sense of style is practically right there in her DNA. And while we do, of course, admire and appreciate all that she does in her career, it’s Kaia’s off-duty looks that have been really grasping our attention of late. Photographed in her home city of Los Angeles recently, Gerber has been seen in two very different model-off-duty looks. One lends itself to her sporty side, while the other highlights her classic casual aesthetic. While out for a walk the model opted for an all grey look, donning&...
The 22 Perfumes Beauty Insiders Are Turning to This Year
You don’t need us to tell you that beauty routines have changed as of late. In fact, virtually everyone we speak to has something to say about the ways in which they have tweaked their daily regimen to fit in with the new normal. Mostly, we have found ourselves waving goodbye to bold lipsticks, colourful eye shadows and full-coverage foundations in favour of low-key formulas suitable for home life. And for the most part, no one seems to be particularly mad about it. In fact, there is actually something quite wholesome about stripping things back to basics. Except when it comes to perfume. When lockdown hit for the first time at the start of spring last year, many of us found ourselves reaching for perfume less and less. After all, if no one’s smelling it...
Mary-Kate Olsen Rarely Wears Jeans—Here’s What She Just Wore Instead
This won’t come as news to loyal readers, but we do a lot of denim content around here. Why? Because our readers clearly love jeans and eat up all the stories we write about them. But one celebrity you won’t usually see in a headline about denim: Mary-Kate Olsen. Mary-Kate wears a lot of trousers and maxi dresses and almost always has one piece of floor-sweeping clothing on. In the newest photo, this came via a roomy white coat that allowed her to scrunch up her sleeves and show off a button-down shirt underneath. She also wore office-ready slacks along with classic white sneakers, and also matched her beanie, face mask, and bag in her favorite color: black, of course. Scroll down to see Mary-Kate Olsen’s new trousers outfit and shop pie...
This Is the New Nissan Xterra That Nissan Isn’t Building—But Should
Off-road SUVs are having something of a moment. Put another way, the Jeep Wrangler is getting some direct competition for the first time in years from the upcoming Ford Bronco, and automakers are rushing to add capability to crossovers and SUVs of all sizes and prices. Even so, there are some holes in the playing field: Toyota long ago killed off its retro-flavored FJ Cruiser, as did Nissan its burly Xterra 4×4. And as of now, neither Japanese SUV is due for a comeback, even though Nissan just unveiled a thoroughly modernized Frontier pickup—the same pickup that shared components with the old Xterra. That got us thinking … If Nissan were about to reveal a new Xterra today, what might it look like? We turned to our speculative artist wizard, Abimilec Arellano, for a rendering of ...
Wet Hot American Outboard: Mercury Marine’s New 600-HP V-12
It looks like everyone’s feeling the environmental squeeze these days. Even outboard motor super-maven Mercury Marine is looking for more fuel-efficient methods of blowing your hat off when you pin the hand-throttle out on your local lake. So, in the pursuit of sipping fuel at a rate less like cheap light beer and more like fine whiskey, the 82-year-old manufacturer just launched its first-ever V-12 outboard motor. Wait … what? Alright, while we’re joshing around a bit, Mercury Marine does claim that strapping two of these 600-hp V-12s to the back of your craft will provide the same 1,200 combined horsepower but cut down on fuel consumption by an impressive 20-percent when compared to a triple-stack of Yamaha V-8s. So, not exactly a waterbound Toyota Prius Hybrid Synergy D...
Fashion Designer and KFC Heiress Kaila Methven Shares Special Valentine’s Day Treat
Fashion designer and KFC Heiress Kaila Methven just shared a special Valentine’s visual in advance of her new EDM line set to launch this spring. Kaila Methven is the founder of Madame Methven and Madame Special K and debuted her collections at LA Fashion Week. Since then, she has been featured in magazines worldwide, including The Sun, Business Insider, Authority Magazine and Medium, LA Wire, Top 40 under 40. Methven also recently signed on with CAA for a new unscripted television show which follows the designer as she balances her roles as a business owner and ‘never-a-dull-moment’ socialite. Madame Special K is a playful, vivacious, vibrant and color-splashed collection of haute couture lingerie inspired by dance music festival culture. Check out the Madame Special K Valenti...
Chevrolet Chevette: Awful Car or Unappreciated Revolutionary?
Thirty-five years after it was mercifully euthanized, the Chevrolet Chevette remains synonymous with crappy motoring. The Chevette may have been humble and horrible, but it was also one of the most significant cars in General Motors history. It marked a major turning point in GM’s fortunes, the company’s first acknowledgement that the world was changing in ways it didn’t yet understand. Chevrolet Chevette: Cure for a Corporate Emergency Like the rest of Detroit, GM had steadfastly avoided making subcompact cars—”Mini-cars, mini-profits,” as Henry Ford II so eloquently put it—but the 1973-74 energy crisis changed all that. GM’s corporate average fuel economy was 12 mpg, worst in the industry. Big car sales dried up instantly and General Motors’ mark...
