The Autumn/Winter 2026 Fashion Week season has arrived, and so far, the hair looks have been excellent. From stacked braids to unkempt glamour, this season is shaping up to be about loose, unfussy hair, with a key point of interest. London Fashion Week Dreaming Eli: Marie Antoinette’s court (Image credit: Dreaming Eli) Hair lead Danilo…
K-Beauty has been an important influence on the skincare industry for years. Some of the industry’s most interesting and clever innovations—from ingredients to formulas—have come from South Korea. And a brand that showcases so much of what his country has to offer is Medicube. A brand, which, if you haven’t heard of, you will have…
Never did I once think I would be applying a jelly-textured solid perfume to my wrists, but I suppose stranger things have happened in the beauty space. The beauty industry is entering its jelly era, or it may be more accurate to say it’s well and truly in its jelly era. Over the last couple…
The Autumn/Winter 2026 Fashion Week season is upon us, and with it comes a whole host of superb beauty looks. From the great return of eyeshadow to the ever-present focus on skin, so far, this season is about considered maximalism and technical skill. Check back for our rolling coverage of the upcoming shows in Milan…
Truthfully, if there’s one type of hair tool that doesn’t really get me excited, it’s a hair dryer. I have fairly thick hair that takes the best part of an hour to dry, and it always requires further styling with a straightener or curling wand to tame the fluff and flyaways left by blow drying….
In recent years, I’ve tended to err on the side of caution when it came to eyeshadow, sticking to muted tones and never really opting to experiment or stray from what I knew (i.e. matte brown shadow). But with 2026 being the year of fun, joyful make-up making a return, I decided it was time…
We all know that in recent years, beauty has become far more personalised, based on individual longevity goals and biological makeup. We now want to know the most we can about what’s happening with our skin and how it works in order to biohack our way to less environmental damage, healthier skin barriers and ultimately,…
Kapha dosha is the principle of stability, strength, and endurance. It represents the Earth and Water elements, giving structure to the body and calmness to the mind. In Ayurveda, Kapha governs everything that provides form, lubrication, and support — from the strength of our bones and muscles to the serenity of our thoughts. When Kapha…
The Year of the Fire Horse is upon us—and something is in the air. Suddenly, everyone on the internet is a “Chinese baddie”. Enter “chinamaxxing”: the TikTok-fuelled phenomenon where signifiers of Chinese lifestyle—from trying Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to cooking congee—are suddenly being adapted across the board. As a journalist of Chinese descent who has…
Ayurveda describes life as a delicate balance of three fundamental energies or doshas — Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. Each of these governs different aspects of our body and mind. Among them, Pitta Dosha represents the energy of transformation, responsible for digestion, metabolism, vision, and intellect. It is closely connected with the fire and water elements,…