The recent discovery of a few brown lip liners that work for me has been a game changer. I had been trying dark pink lip liners on my dark brown lips, wondering why they weren’t making much of a difference, until a makeup artist at MAC showed me how incredible a nude lipstick would look […]
Blind date: ‘He gave the manager feedback on the food I ate, on my behalf’ | Dating
Ella on John What were you hoping for?Something interesting to do on a Saturday afternoon. First impressions?We’d been seated separately, so it was confusing finding each other. He seemed excited to be there, but I think we were both a bit nervous. What did you talk about?We’d both recently seen Challengers so we discussed Zendaya’s career […]
Secret confessions of bridesmaids: ‘The dress alone cost me two months’ rent’ | Life and style
When one of her fellow bridesmaids got “sacked” from the role, then uninvited from the wedding, Kate had an idea that she was in for a testing few months. “I was a little bit alarmed by the intensity of the whole situation,” she says of the run-up to the wedding of her friend Stella. “I […]
The Icelandic love secret: should we all try ‘sex before coffee’? | Sex
‘Sex before coffee” is the go-to cliche of Scandinavian romantic habits, but in each country it means something different. In Sweden, it’s shorthand for quite an upfront, efficient dating style. Only in Iceland is it meant literally: whatever happens – whether you end up having coffee another day, or more sex, or moving in together, […]
How can I reduce my beauty budget? | Makeup
This is the method I use for working out what to keep and what could go in my beauty routine. Answer these questions: what is your total spend on beauty treatments, procedures and shopping in a year? List everything and total it up. When you look at the treatments and procedures list, is there anything […]
Why are we so drawn to the ‘tradwife’ fantasy? | Women
The problems with the rise of the “tradwife” are dense and many, from their fascist undertones to their regressive gender politics, but the one that is most unnerving, most irritating, and most difficult to articulate, is that they make this life look so bloody delicious. Tradwives are women who live, online and sometimes in Utah, […]
Jeff Goldblum, eccentric as ever at 71; the fallacy of ‘tradwives’; and ‘My dying wife found me a girlfriend’ – podcast | Life and style
Actor Jeff Goldblum on vanity, mortality and becoming a father in his 60s; sundresses and rugged self-sufficiency: the ‘tradwives’ trend touts a conservative American past that didn’t exist; and one man’s extraordinary story of embracing the dating world with the help of his terminally partner. How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know […]
Doctor behind trial of HIV prevention drug recounts breakthrough moment | Global development
When the doctor behind the trial of a new HIV prevention drug heard the results, she could not contain her emotions. “I literally burst into tears,” said Prof Linda-Gail Bekker. “I’m 62, I’ve lived through this epidemic … I had family members who died of HIV, as did many, many Africans – many people around […]
Sundresses and rugged self-sufficiency: ‘tradwives’ tout a conservative American past … that didn’t exist | Life and style
Illustration: Kensuke Koike/The Guardian “Hey guys, and welcome back to my channel! Today, I’m going to be giving some tips for the ladies on how to attract a masculine man – a provider man,” the perky blonde woman tells the camera. Beaming and dressed in a pink dress complete with matching sweater, her swoop of […]
Bullied, belittled but indisputably brilliant: how Victoria Pendleton survived everything – and became a cycling legend | Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton is driving us to the stables in Dorset. We’re off to see her two horses, Vesper and Sarah. She has two bags with her – one containing her cycling gold medals, the other crammed with carrots and apples. She is convinced she’s going to feed the horses the medals. At times, you sense […]