Lifestyle
Beauty
Ashley Graham scores history-making beauty contract
It is, mindbogglingly, the first time a plus-size woman has landed a long-term beauty ambassadorship.
- by Melissa Singer
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Dior debuts stencilled neck tattoos as necklaces
Who doesn't love the astonishing beauty of a Dior couture show? This Spring/Summer 2018 extravaganza, which has been described as an ode to surrealism, certainly did not disappoint. Makeup artist Peter Philips worked in prefect sync with Dior's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, who is famous for welding her political statements into her fashion. To wit, her "We Should All Be Feminists" T-shirts that can be yours for a mere $700. As the first female creative director in the brand's 70-year history, Chiuri likes to shake up the establishment and her couture show was testament to this.
- by Stephanie Darling
How to make your fragrance last all night
Stephanie Darling has a Hawaiian-inspired massage and finds the party-perfect hair accessory.
- by Stephanie Darling
The surprising link between exercise and infidelity
Exercise, as we all know, is extremely important. It's good for your physical health, good for your mental health, and keeps you in shape.
- by Kerri Sackville
The dilemma of being sexy over the age of 45
There's often a dilemma when people who are rarely represented get sudden public exposure. Like the carefully placed person of colour in a magazine or brochure that leaves you with the feeling it was done so the company can clap delightedly and say, "Look how racist we aren't!"
- by Jane Gilmore
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Hair
It's my hair. So why are you offended if I change it?
I am not picky about my hair. But watch me get really mad whenever someone else tries to tell me what to do with it.
- by Melissa Singer
Hair
The beauty trends the Golden Globes will inspire this year
In case you've been hiding away in a man cave, afraid of a witch hunt, you might have noticed the Golden Globe Awards were televised on Monday. Given that the red carpet was dominated by the Time's Up movement –– including the black dress code –– it might seem trivial to examine hairstyles. But hairstyles are as much a visual and symbolic signifier as clothes, and deserve proper attention, because the way these ladies wore their hair will influence hairstyle trends for the forthcoming year.
- by Natalie Reilly
Throw out your razors: Armpit hair is back
Trending for 2018 is armpit hair. Yes you heard right. Celebrity adopters include Lourdes Leon who is following in her mother Madonna's footsteps and Kiersey Clemons. And they are not the only ones. Twenty-five per cent of millennial women in the US have given their razors the boot when it comes to their armpits. And the trend doesn't stop there: some even dye their pit hair zany colours or sprinkle them with glitter.
- by Stephanie Darling
Makeup artist Alexis Stone can transform into Cher, Nicki Minaj
It's Wednesday, watch this man turn himself into Cher.
Retail
Rewind - Retail
It's hard to recall an undertaking that is equal parts loved and hated but that's shopping. A look back reveals two constants: Crowds and the disbursement of funds.