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I Just Tried All The Hair Straighteners Around–These Are The Ones I’d Recommend
I’ve always had a complex relationship, or should I say situationship, with hair straighteners. It was a coming of age ritual when my mum would pass a hot comb that had been heating up on a sweltering gas hob through my 4C natural hair. As I swapped hot combs for relaxers, I longed for the day when I could go to Argos to finally purchase a hair straightener like all the big girls did. When the day arrived, it kickstarted many years of ignoring my hair health and ruining my relaxed hair with the problematic duo of both heat and chemical damage. My hair was desperate for a break, so I gave it an extended holiday by switching to wearing weaves and wigs and chopping all of my hair off, so it could grow back naturally and thankfully it is now thriving. I always prefe...
H&M Just Dropped the Most Expensive-Looking Basics
I’ll admit it, there are a lot of minimalist edits knocking about these days. Whether it’s the high street offering luxe-looking pieces or designer brands whose whole aesthetic is about pared-back simplicity, it’s a trend that’s been inescapable for the past few seasons. Daniel Lee‘s design’s for Bottega Veneta have obviously been a huge influence, as has The Row’s covetable pieces, but let us not underestimate the lasting legacy of Phoebe Philo’s Celine too. Here’s why it’s so popular: it screams understated luxury, even when it might not be. Case in point: H&M’s new minimalist edit. 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 ba...
All My Friends Keep Asking Me to Find Vintage Blouses Like Laura Marling’s
I might not be a music buff, but I do consider myself a bit of a vintage fashion fanatic, and something tells me that there might be a few of our readers who are a little (read: a lot) in love with the singer’s chic smock tops, so I wasted no time in delving into the online archive. Luckily for us, these ‘80s, Victorian-inspired blouses are in abundance on resale platforms, such as Etsy and Rokit, right now. After a bit of digging, I managed to find 18 pieces that offer the same throwback cool that Marling so beautifully embodies in her videos. Versatile and easy to style, they’re begging to be worn with high-waisted jeans and tucked into cowboy boots for the full Princess Di vibe. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates...
These Autumn Knits Are So Good, I Want to Start Wearing Them Now
As we’re spending more time indoors and at home this year, many of us are prioritising comfort and ease when getting dressed, and this will have a significant impact on the trends for autumn winter 2020. Loungewear will continue to be a growing category this year, however fashion buyers that I have spoken to expect that instead of joggers, hoodies and sweatshirts, there will be a demand for more elevated options, with knitted co-ords and layered separates being key sellers. “Leisure wear will continue to be grow, but done in a modern way from brands such as Les Tien,” says Liane Wiggins, Head of Womenswear Buying at MatchesFashion. The knitted dress is set to be a hero buy for autumn, as designers such as Jil Sander and Jacquemus have created beautiful ...
6 Women Break Down Their Gorgeous Natural-Makeup Looks
When summer reaches its peak, the last thing we want to do is spend precious portions of our day applying heavy makeup only for it to melt off our faces when temperatures inevitably rise. It just isn’t a practical use of our time. As such, we’ve been looking for ways to achieve a put-together makeup look with an effortless feel to it—and that requires just a few standout products. So who better to ask than some of the people who sport gorgeous and glowy natural-makeup looks every single day? We have reached out to some of our favourite beauty influencers to find out which products they use to create their natural-makeup looks. From dewy skin and brushed-up brows to flushed cheeks and stained lips, between them, they’ve compiled the ultimate beauty edit. See...
The Most Stylish Dress-and-Boot Pairings To Try This Autumn
As much as I love them and wouldn’t be able to get dressed on the regular without them, I’m getting sick and tired of wearing jeans day in and day out. Which is why I’ve set myself a bit of a style challenge. With autumn on the horizon, I’ve made it my mission to forgo denim for the foreseeable future (until it snows, at the very least), and instead, embrace my favourite look of them all: dresses with ankle boots. So which types of ankle boots go best with which styles of dresses? I turned to a few of my favourite influencers to find the answer. From maxi and mini to lace-up and Western, keep scrolling to discover eleven cool ways to wear ankle boots with dresses. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a...
Maybe We Should All Be Off-Roading on Riding Lawnmowers
If it’s got a motor, somebody’s raced it. Or run it through the dirt. (Or both, right?) But a riding lawnmower? Sure, you remember Honda’s 133-mph lawnmower, right? If your mower project is not backed by a British Touring Car Championship racing team and the U.K. arm of a major corporation, though, you might want to set your sights lower. How about getting from point A to point B on a mower, sans roads? Our friends at The Drive spotted an Instagram account of an outfit in Canada building lawnmowers to do just that. No, they’re not four-wheel drive dirt-manglers with a trio of lockers and a roof-top tent, but these off-road lawnmowers are cheap and fun. And that’s the sort of spirit and creativity we enjoy. Maybe not so much the tipping over, though, which OK O...
deadmau5 Announces New Merchandise Drop, Shares Teaser of Collection
deadmau5 fans rejoice, because the man himself is dropping a new collection of merchandise soon. The Grammy Award-nominated electronic producer and DJ took to Twitter today, August 21st, to share a teaser of the merch drop, which will arrive tomorrow. Soundtracked by his single “FALL,” the video shows numerous items that will be available for sale, including t-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, plaid button-ups, and even mau5-branded slides. All of the items can be purchased via deadmau5’s mau5hop marketplace. deadmau5 is hot on the heels of a remarkable drive-in rave in Toronto, where he performed before the city’s skyline in a successful, socially distanced event. Take a look inside the concert here. Check out the announcement below and head over to the offici...
11 Steps to Finding Your Personal Style and Sticking to It
The term “signature style” is fashion jargon that gets thrown around a lot, but what does it mean? The idea of discovering your own personal style is often too heavily weighted on celebrity style icons. While clicking through hundreds of pictures of the Olsen twins and Alexa Chung has its merits, cultivating a look that will work for years instead of wanting to dress exactly like somebody else will always be the best option. Whether you’re looking for a total style overhaul or to try something a little new, there are some simple steps that can make you like what you see when you open your wardrobe each morning. First, you need to understand what you really, really love, then you can start to identify what makes you feel confident. Scroll for the eleven...
2021 Ford Bronco First Ride: Seat Time In the 4×4 Wrangler Fighter!
I like to think of it as a fun water drip test. Ford teased us for years with promises of the return of the Bronco, and when the automaker was finally poised to show it, a global pandemic mucked up the plans. Adjustments were made, and finally on July 13, the 2021 Ford Bronco made its virtual global debut, along with the more urban 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. And in the three weeks that followed, more than 165,000 plunked down a $100 deposit to get a two- or four-door Bronco when it goes on sale next year. Back to the water test. Yes, we are wriggling with anticipation to drive the new Bronco family. And Ford knows it. So, the automaker organized a Bronco Day on August 11, the SUV’s 55th birthday, at a new off-road park outside Detroit. Small groups of media were invited to hop into the ...
Who Wore It Best: Miley Cyrus or Miss Piggy?
You decide. Not for nothing, but Miss Piggy is a fashion icon. And the O.G. Muppet proved it on Wednesday (Aug. 19) when she reminded Miley Cyrus who the true diva is, in case Hannah Montana forgot. “Moi is always in tune to the demands of modern fashion. As soon as I saw @MileyCyrus rocking this look, I thought, ‘When did she get that out of my closet?!’,” Miss P wrote alongside a picture of her rocking blonde braids, a giant foam finger and an outfit alarmingly similar to the skimpy one Miley wore during her iconic 2013 MTV VMA performance with Robin Thicke. “History will decide who was more iconic wearing it: Miley at the VMAs or moi on The Muppets series from 2015,” Piggy wrote. Cyrus, who recently released the single “Midnight Sky,”...
It’s Official: This is the Chicest Colour You Can Wear This Autumn
If there’s one word that summarised 2019’s style aesthetic, it would have to be beige. Instagram went wild for the shade, with feeds filling up with earthy-hued snapshots, meanwhile at fashion week the pavements were strewn with stripped-back ensembles in 50 shades of, you guessed it, beige. Now, I’m going to sound very ‘fashion’ right now, but 2020 has seen a shift in the colour trend stakes, and we’re seeing a new hue come to the fore: this autumn it’s all about pale beige (in the words of The Devil Wears Prada: it’s a tough call, they’re so different). The trick is to apply the same principles as you did to last year’s deeper shades of beige: Going head-to-toe is the way to...
