Style/ Beauty

Photographers of all people know how important lighting is. You want soft-focus, beautifully illuminated, sun-warmed skin? You’ve got to hold fire for ‘golden hour’. Technically speaking, that means striking a pose just after sunrise, or just before sunset, when the light is low on the horizon and covers everything it touches in a magical golden

If you thought Mercury in retrograde was bad news, just wait till you hear about Uranus. (Side note: is the word ‘Uranus’ ever not going to be funny?) The planet of rebellion has been in retrograde since 19 August 2021, and will continue to track backwards for five months, till 18 January 2022. According to

Welcome to Money Matters: GLAMOUR’s weekly dive into the world of finance – your finance. These uncertain times have reminded us just how much understanding our money matters and yet… how little we talk about it and how much it’s shrouded in secrecy. This stops now. Keen to break that money taboo, we’re chatting all

After a two year hiatus, this year’s summer season of Love Island was widely anticipated, discussed and dissected by die-hard fans, staunch critics and people who fell somewhere in between. It was something for us to look forward to; a familiar seasonal treat from the time before words like ‘lockdown’ or ‘pandemic’ or ‘Covid’ were

Like us, you probably take your vision for granted. To name a few, you probably pay a lot more attention to your skin, your fitness and your digestion than your sight, but your eyes are one of the most important organs of your body, and careless habits you don’t even realise you have could be

Given that you’re on GLAMOUR, chances are, you know a thing or two about beauty. And if you know a thing or two about beauty, you’ve no doubt heard of hyaluronic acid and its unparalleled moisturising properties. But just in case, let’s do a quick recap lesson. It can be impossible to escape some of

It may be the end of summer, but autumn brings the excitement of a new beginning and a new scent. September is the unofficial time of the year where we get to start over, whether it’s starting a new chapter or finally catching up on the resolutions we left behind in the spring. It also

Warning: this article contains content which some readers may find distressing. On 12 August this year, Jake Davison, 22, killed five people in Plymouth – including his mother and a three-year-old girl – before turning the gun on himself. He is not the first to carry out a mass shooting – but there’s something about this

There are certain pop songs that just feel like they were made for the artists who recorded them. ‘Toxic’ by Britney Spears, for example, has a palpable sexiness and flair that feels quintessentially BritBrit. ‘Umbrella’ is booming and confident—the trademarks of a Rihanna hit. But what if I told you both ‘Umbrella’ and ‘Toxic’ were

“You can’t do that!” “What if you fail?” “You’re such a terrible friend!” Advertisement Does this self-talk sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. Humans have an in-built negativity bias: a tendency to judge ourselves harshly in relation to what others might think; to worry about what might go wrong rather than what might go

The first Little Mix baby is finally here! Perrie Edwards has welcomed her first child with boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. On 22nd August, Perrie took to Instagram to share the news with fans, sharing the sweetest snaps of the baby cradled in a fluffy blanket, and another showing the baby’s foot resting in Alex’s hand. The

If you’re the friend who organises everything: from meticulously planning day trips, to booking the best hen party destinations (or even just deciding what bar you’ll meet at on Friday), it’s likely that you’re all too familiar with decision-making fatigue. This refers to psychological state in which a person’s ability or capacity to make decisions

Ever since the very first movie flickered onto the silver screen, audiences have been obsessed with on-screen costumes – and specifically the dresses – which can help tell each character’s story just as much as the dialogue. We’ve reminisced over the past century’s most important films and, more importantly, the dresses that have grown into

I love shopping online with the best of them—it’s my preferred method of hunting—yet there’s no denying you lose something when you can’t touch and feel. It’s kind of like real estate, where great photography and styling can go a long way to gussying up something that’s subpar. The shopping trick that I’m surprised more

The GLAMOUR team is made up of seasoned shoppers. We’re clued up on the best new beauty products, used to waxing lyrical about runway trends and hot on interior trends worth knowing. But what about the stuff we *actually* spend our money on? Those random, game-changing products that might not get the airtime they deserve

Pinterest is on a hot streak of new efforts at making its platform more inclusive and easy to use; in 2018, it launched a feature that allowed users to filter their makeup searches by skin tone (and has been expanding this feature gradually ever since). Pinterest’s AR Try-On feature also continues to grow with new

When it comes to dresses, there are those of us who absolutely live in them and others who just can’t seem to make them work. Sure, they’re easy to throw on for a night out or for dinner with friends, but when it comes to a more casual, daytime look a whole new approach is

Dua and Kendall: Backgrid; Johnstone: Brittney Christie; Small Talk: Courtesy of the designer; Center image: Michons Marigot Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Some of this couture season’s best moments referenced the glory days of models gliding through ateliers, each carrying individual look numbers and wearing skyline-obscuring

Whether your bestie just landed her dream role or your partner has been served up a swanky promotion, you’ll want to congratulate them with a new job gift. Y’know – something that screams “I’m SO proud of you” / “Good Luck!” / “You’re gunna kill it!!!” Affordable, genuinely useful and thoughtful – these well done

We’re big fans of dresses at GLAMOUR HQ. There isn’t an occasion that a frock doesn’t suit from WFH or at the office… on dates, holidays, picnics or beach days. This summer, one of our fave styles to emerge is the cut out dress. From our fave high street brands to the fanciest designer retailer,

Mission #HotGirlSummer is in full swing, but chances are the hassle of travelling abroad has put a lot of you off. First off, there’s the rules to try and wrap your head around, then there’s the additional cost of actually going, which is where we come in. Since it was announced that free NHS lateral

Ever spend the afternoon hunting for the perfect dress but then can’t decide if you really want to splurge on your fave? (The most expensive one, naturally). Or maybe it’s a new pair of jeans that—honestly—you could be any one of four different sizes in, depending on the cut. Been there, lived that. And while

2021 is the year we threw off our tracksuits with joyous abandon and slinked back into skin-tight ‘fits, high heels and cropped cuts. After major social changes (Hey, ‘Rona), fashion always reacts with a U-turn of trends. Think of the flapper silhouette of the Roaring Twenties, post Spanish Flu and WW1, and the full skirted

Question: how do you spot a millennial in the wild? Is it the ‘cheugy’ side-parting? The skinny jeans? The relentless smiley emojis tapped into our iPhone? And what about Gen Z? Is it the throwback crop tops, the resin rings, or their ability to ‘woah clap’ as soon as TikTok blasts up Renegade? Attention hair

For murder mystery and comedy fans, the new TV shows “Only Murders In The Buildings” mixes the best of both worlds. Longtime friends and comedic legends Steve and Martin Short reunite once more alongside Selena Gomez to form an unlikely fun trio in a 10 episodes dark comedy series. Getty Images Advertisement The popularity of

“I’m terrified of cats and my husband just got one,” says Serena Williams. We’re chatting over Zoom about her new jewelry partnership with Zales when slowly, the furry pet approaches the tennis champion. Despite 23 Grand Slam titles and a lifetime of empowering female athletes around the world, she’s visibly startled. While few can relate

If you thought September was the only month to host spring/summer showcases, and that New York, London, Milan and Paris were the four cities to dictate the season’s biggest trends, you may just be neglecting what is fast-becoming one of the most highly-regarded fashion weeks in the industry. Having just closed its SS22 showcase, it

To say Toby Aromolaran and Chloe Burrows were at the bottom of the fan favourites list of this year’s Love Island couples would be a pretty fair statement just a couple of weeks ago. However, it looks like the islanders have made a compete U-turn in the eyes of viewers, with many now backing the

Christian Pulisic is leaving the Swoosh — the American soccer star just inked a massive deal with Puma!! The Chelsea midfielder — who was previously under contract with Nike — made the announcement Monday via Instagram … saying, “Now it’s time to start a new chapter and create new memories.” “Today I’m joining a new

Sarah Jessica Parker took to Instagram to share a series of snaps from the set the revival we’ve all been waiting for: Sex and the City’s And Just Like That… SJP, who plays the iconic Carrie Bradshaw in SATC, was seen alongside former stars Cynthia Nixon, who plays Miranda, and Kristin Davis, who takes on