Body

Beauty

Exploring the beauty rituals of a bodybuilder

Photographed by Hazel Gaskin, British bodybuilder Dawn Shillingford shares with us her competition beauty routine

Beauty

Oct 02, 2023

Dawn Shillingford

Beauty

Unpacking the weird alt-right propaganda behind the raw meat movement

The radicalised diet plan of the alt-right associates red meat with alpha males and soy with emasculated cucks

Beauty

Mar 14, 2022

Günseli Yalcinkaya

Beauty

Bel Rebel

Celebrate 4/20 with Bel Rebel’s weed-infused new fragrance

The subversive, sustainable fragrance maker pays a playful tribute to cannabis culture with Stunned

Beauty

Apr 20, 2021

Zsófia Paulikovics

Beauty

We need more Black and Brown hands on beauty community Instagram

@Browngirlhands is addressing the industry’s lack of diversity one hand pic at a time

Beauty

Jun 25, 2020

Alex Peters

Beauty

Freelance beauty technicians face losing out to COVID-19 – you can help

Amid coronavirus lock-downs, beauty freelancers need your help to safeguard their careers

Beauty

Mar 17, 2020

Alex Peters

Beauty

Here’s how you can help those in hygiene poverty stay safe from coronavirus

For those of us who can’t afford soap, things are looking particularly scary right now

Beauty

Mar 17, 2020

Alex Peters

Beauty

Permanently bloated? Manual lymphatic drainage might be the cure

Beloved by supermodels and Dua Lipa, the evidence behind the benefits of the massage is admittedly shaky at best, despite it being marketed as a miracle treatment

Beauty

Mar 16, 2020

Olivia Cassano

Beauty

74613877_430233334333198_2162129031427320360_n

Bleaching, sunbeds, relaxers: Why we continue with our toxic beauty habits

Despite the science and negative reports, lots of us are addicted to harmful beauty routines. It might be more than skin deep...

Beauty

Mar 02, 2020

Louise Whitbread

Beauty

ladyist ashley armitage instagram artist photographer

How beauty routines provide the escape chronic illness sufferers need

We explore how applying make-up, skincare, and using other beauty products allows individuals to treat themselves and assert that they are more than just their illness

Beauty

Feb 18, 2020

Marianne Eloise

Beauty

Is Facetune an empowering friend or a toxic foe?

Fashion designer Anthon Raimund and journalist Marie Southard Ospina make the case for and against the divisive photo-editing app

Beauty

Feb 17, 2020

Anthon Raimud

Beauty

daisy collingridge squishy artist textile bjork

Squishy artist Daisy Collingridge wants to eradicate boring body ideals

Bulbous boobs, big stomachs and overlapping muscular systems – the Björk-approved creative breaks down her surreal creations and their inspirations

Beauty

Jan 14, 2020

Kristen Bateman

Beauty

gucci fragrance gender neutral harry styles

Smells right: Why fragrance is the next step in the gender-neutral frontier

Thanks to demand from savvy Gen Z consumers, major luxury brands like Gucci, Fendi, and Louis Vuitton are now creating perfumes they’re marketing as genderless – but who does it actually benefit?

Beauty

Jan 02, 2020

Sara Radin

Beauty

pavanhenna_72919949_2468941940028874_1319759923750

Four artists redefining traditional henna body art

Mriga, Ayqa Khan, Huq That, and Pavan Dhanjal share their personal connections to mehndi and how they’re using it as a means of exciting creative expression

Beauty

Dec 20, 2019

Jessica Canjemanaden

Beauty