Lifestyle

Look, I’m not one to tell people what to do to their bodies.  Should you choose to recreate the viral TikTok “nose job dupe” or follow nose-contouring tutorials on Instagram, I will likely never know nor will I care; I wish you nothing but success and happiness in future endeavours. As someone who’s contoured, poked,

New York-based TikTok user and natural hair influencer Hakima Alem shares that the video made her feel “less alone.” In her own version, Alem washes and blow-dries her hair as Sasha’s voice plays in the background. She reveals her coils in a simple half up, half down style at the end.  Alem has always been

Spa & GymThe hotel spa has a complete range of treatments, including massages, facials and beauty therapies. The spa comes complete with an indoor pool and a Turkish bath. The gym provides a fitness instructor on hand to do exercise classes or offer fitness advice.   Restaurants & BarsVis-à-Vis, the hotel’s main buffet restaurant, focusing

South Asian representation in film and television has always been a problem. How we culturally perceive ourselves in the world we live in is vastly represented in how the media portray us. And while we are thankful for those South Asians who are IT whizzes, corner shop managers, and taxi drivers who get us safely

Lori Harvey has shared with us her green and red flags when it comes to dating and what she looks for in her other half. The stunning model has had several high-profile relationships in recent years, including a romance with Future, Diddy and most recently, Michael B. Jordan. In June, Lori and actor Michael called

Using a fan in a heatwave is a no-brainer, right?  Temperatures are reaching up to 36 degrees in parts of the UK right now, and they don’t look set to be dropping any time soon. What’s more, further heatwaves are more and more likely due to climate change and higher concentrations of CO2 in the

Hailey Bieber has been having a year. Not only did the model launch her beauty line, Rhode, earlier this summer and serve a “big slay” at the Met Gala, now, under all the glazed donut skin and Saint Laurent gowns, she’s opening up in a big way.  Bieber is one of the faces behind Victoria’s

Millie Bobby Brown has served as an inspiration to us all for the millionth time, opening up about how her mental health was impacted by social media trolls and online hate. The Stranger Things actress talked “shutting down” in response to pressure from others online, which has been particularly difficult due to her young age,

The rise of intimacy coordinators has led to a sea change in Hollywood, particularly as the industry navigates the COVID era. But this practice is still relatively new – as evidenced by a recent interview with Amanda Seyfried, who told Porter magazine that she wishes intimacy coordinators had been the norm on sets when she

Do Revenge is the hotly-anticipated new movie that is hot on everyone’s lips right now. The dark comedy will soon come to Netflix, and recently released its first official trailer, and by the looks of it, sets to give a glossy Gen-Z take on popular nineties and early noughties teen vengeance movies such as Heathers,

Flip app, say hello to your new online obsession… After wrapping your head around TikTok, it’s time to expand your social media horizons once again because there is a brand new app in town called Flip – and all the digital stars are obsessed. The beauty social commerce app, which was launched in 2019, recently

My collection of wireless bras and I have been inseparable since the dawn of WFH. Gone are the days when sexy lingerie could be found underneath my office outfit. These days, a comfortable, supportive and seam-free wireless bra is my go-to, and I’m absolutely not mad about it. Sure, there are days where I ditch

Kanye West has taken a fresh swipe at Pete Davidson, and it is – as ever – a step too far.  The 45-year-old rapper, who now prefers to be known as Ye, shared an Instagram post in which he declared the Saturday Night Live comedian “dead”. “Skete [a nickname Kanye has been using to refer

Not to get too ahead of ourselves, but it was announced by Netflix in March this year that the show has received “early renewal” for a season 4, too – which is set to premiere in 2023. It will, on the downside, be the final season, they also announced – but hey, we’ll navigate that

For years I was a staunch advocate of black mascara – there’s a reason that it’s just about everybody’s desert island staple and why, as a beauty editor, it’s the one product everyone asks me about. Of course, there’s absolutely no denying the power of a good, inky black formula. It’s a mainstay in almost

Rita Tennyson, 51, shares her journey of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Rita realised something wasn’t quite right with her health when she experienced a string of abnormal and mostly unexplained symptoms in her early twenties. Among them: numbness, muscle weakness, nausea, vertigo, and facial paralysis. At one point she was given an ear infection

“That’s the catchline of our ‘60s Italian bob,” Nick continues. “Regardless of hair texture, age or abundance, it just seems to work. We loved the soft glamour and volume the ‘60s icons had with their hair. It wasn’t over-the-top ‘80s rock, and it wasn’t coiffured ‘40s stiffness. It’s the reason Pinterest has so many hair

If you are able to pry yourself away from the cabin for a few hours during your stay, there are lots of things to do in the near vicinity. For those who enjoy going for hikes, there are plenty of beautiful routes within walking distance, and if you get tired and need to recharge your

Finding the best gifts for new mums is no easy task, but if your bestie is expecting a new baby, they deserve to be celebrated. While baby shower gifts tend to push the new arrival into the centre of attention, these new mum gifts spoil the super-human who has actually grown and birthed said tiny

Size: 191cm x 137cm Weight: 3.3kg Why we love it: Simple and accessibly priced, this Eurohike camping mattress comes to you from a brand that have been making tents, camping chairs and all manner of outdoors equipment since the 1980s.  Pros: Features the same flocked finish and welded seams as some of its more highly