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The 7 Items I’m Wearing to Stay Warm This Winter
Like most people currently living in tier 2 or tier 3, my weekend plans suddenly involve long winter walks, as there are varying restrictions on indoor activities. I love a long, blustering walk, but I wouldn’t typically choose to spend so much time outside in November. Whether you’re walking in Hampstead Heath, Hackney Marshes, or the Highlands, you’ll need practical items that will keep you warm over the course of winter. 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 w...
From the Archives: OG Hummer vs. Six SUV Icons in a 1990s Torture Test!
The reveal of the new GMC Hummer electric pickup had us digging through the archives for more Hummer stories. Here’s one of our favorites, a 1999 Death Valley torture test pitting the AM General Hummer (also known as the Hummer H1) up against the Ford Excursion, GMC Yukon XL, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Land Rover Range Rover, Mercedes-Benz ML430, and the Toyota Land Cruiser. Enjoy it; we sure did.—Ed. Our premise for this test is simple: Today’s mega-dollar, leather-swathed, SUVs are as prevalent as BMWs in Beverly Hills, but are they any good when the road turns to rocks and scorpions outnumbering Starbucks a million to none? Simply put, are luxury SUVs merely tarted-up wimps or the vehicular equivalent of James Bond outfitted in his best tux? To put seven pricey SUVs to a thorough ...
2021 Subaru Crosstrek Sport First Test: When Power Solves Everything
Being a segment leader is hard work, especially in a segment as hot as subcompact SUVs, which continues to grow rapidly. Subaru already has a solid foundation to stay on top, and now, the Forester‘s 2.5-liter flat-four engine is finding its way under the Crosstrek‘s hood in Sport and Limited trims. Will a more powerful engine be enough to keep this crossover relevant and fend off new rivals? We got a 2021 Subaru Crosstrek Sport in to find out. Does the Subaru Crosstrek Drive Better with More Power? We’ve been begging Subaru for a more powerful Crosstrek since it made its debut as a 2013 model. Seven years later, the automaker finally obliged. So does the 2.5-liter’s 182 hp and 176 lb-ft of torque make a noticeable difference over the base 2.0-liter’s 152 hp an...
6 Ankle-Boot Trends That Are Going to Last for More Than Just This Winter
Like taxes and jogging bottoms in lockdown, ankle boots come winter are a sure thing. This particular piece of footwear is a cornerstone of colder-weather wardrobes and for good reason. Choose carefully, and you’ll live in them for the whole of autumn and winter. Scratch that—you’ll wear them all year, even on those chilly spring and summer days. If you haven’t quite made a decision on which ankle boots you’ll be investing in this year, then allow us to help. 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 ...
13 Topshop Blouses That Were Made to Be Worn With Jeans
Thanks to Zoom, the humble blouse has been awarded top priority status within the wardrobe ranks this year. When all you can see of your outfit is your head and torso, you can happily wear your oldest faded trackies on your bottom half, but when it comes to your top half, you need to bring your A-game. Collars, prints, ruffles, puff sleeves—just throw everything at it. 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.
The Mitsuoka Buddy Is a Rebodied Toyota RAV4 That Puts the Fun in Funky
It was only a few days ago that Suzuki revealed the Across, a rebadged and lightly restyled Toyota RAV4 (and not sold in the United States). We thought it was strange, interesting, and unique. Unfortunately for Suzuki, Mitsuoka just dropped its own restyled RAV4, the Buddy, and it makes the Across seem positively ordinary. Mitsuoka is most famous for the exquisitely bizarre Orochi, a mid-engined V-6-powered sports car named after a Japanese dragon and looking for all the world like a mad science experiment: What if a kaiju’s DNA was spliced into a car? But the company’s products have historically been all over the map—pedestrian Nissans wearing bodywork that vaguely recalls 1960s Jaguar sedans, a Mazda-powered Lotus Seven clone, the outrageous Neo-classical Le-Seyde (...
The History of the Jeep Grand Wagoneer
Although luxury trucks are a key profit center for modern automotive manufacturers, there was a time when only a single brand on the American market was brave enough to make the leap from ski station to valet station. It was the early ’80s when AMC decided to go all-in on an aging platform by transforming its already decades-old Wagoneer into the Grand Wagoneer and open up an entirely new segment for U.S. buyers. The Jeep Grand Wagoneer beat the (still Spartan but nevertheless high-priced) Range Rover to the American market by a handful of years, and while Land Rover was able to outlast its underfunded rival in the long run, as contemporaries there was no question who was first, and in the minds of many sport-utility fans, who also did it better. Ancient Roots A bit of backstory firs...
This Is the One Anti-Ageing Skincare Range That Celebrities Swear By
There are very few skincare brands that I would say are universally loved. Sure, there might be one particular name that crops up over and over again, dipping in and out of popularity as new product launches come and go, but for a brand to have a reputation that refuses to falter not matter what? Virtually unheard of. However, there is one exception. In all my time working in the beauty industry, I can’t recall a single negative word being said about Elemis. Responsible for producing spa-like skincare products that champion natural ingredients blended with high-tech science, Elemis is the number one anti-ageing skincare brand in the UK for good reason. Mainly, it’s because its Pro-Collagen range is just so unbelievably good. Loved by celebrities, beauty editors, a...
The Beauty Products We Used in Our Teens That We Still Swear By Today
When I look at teenagers today, I can’t help but feel like they’re missing out. Sure, most of them can do their hair better than I can, and with literally millions of makeup tutorials at their fingertips, they can absolutely apply, blend, and buff more innately than I ever could at their age. Still, I can’t help but feel like they’re being deprived of “fun” beauty. Where’s the roll-on body glitter or Lancôme’s Juicy Tubes (which were so sticky there was a genuine fear of debris getting stuck in your excessively slicked pout every time you stepped out the door)? And don’t even get me started on the anticipation of arriving at Superdrug in the hope that Barry M’s Dazzle Dusts had been restocked. Nostalgia is a great thing. And ...
I’m a Beauty Editor, and This Is the One Skincare Product I Never Splurge On
First of all, any ingredient costly enough to drive up the price of a cleanser really isn’t on your skin long enough to make a long-term difference. The ingredients commonly found in truly great cleansing formulas shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. Secondly, when it comes to cleansers, simplicity is key. While super-rich, sumptuous balms that smell like spas might feel great, many dermatologists argue that the fragrant, but very costly, oils used in such products could actually cause skin more harm than good. It’s fair to say, therefore, that not only are affordable cleansers just as good as more expensive options, but many of them are also considered better. So while I love a luxury cleanser just as much as the next person, the truth is, when it comes to deciding what to spend my hard-...
How to Find Out About the Zara Sales First
And if you want more pointers, we have an insider who gave us some valuable tips on how to shop the Zara sale in the UK so expertly that you’ll be guaranteed to get there first (and find the pieces you’ve been eyeing up all season). Our intel is that you should go for the things that’ll be the most popular first. So opt for the higher-priced goods that will sell out quickly (e.g., cashmere, handbags, shoes and coats). “Other pieces like shirts are likely to still be around for the second markdown,” recommends our insider. Also remember to research trends before buying for the upcoming season so you can see what will last. “Customers will always ask, ‘Will you be getting more stuff like this?’ Honestly, the staff will have no i...
2021 Nissan Frontier: Everything We Know About the Midsize Pickup
After more than 15 years on the market with only minor styling tweaks, the Nissan Frontier finally receives a notable revision for the 2021 model year. Despite its age, the midsize pickup‘s mechanical bits are due to carry over largely unchanged. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, as the Frontier’s frame is a stout piece that affords the Nissan truck class-competitive towing and payload figures . The 2021 Frontier’s new exterior and interior designs ought to fix the current model’s most egregious shortcomings. Adopting modern aesthetics and proven underpinnings is also the same basic strategy adopted by arch-competitor Toyota for its heavy redesign of the Tacoma for the 2016 model year. See all 21 photos 2021 Nissan Frontier: Lookin’ Truckin’ Good...
