If there’s one word that captures the spirit of New York City-based brand Tier, it’s family. Drawn together by their Brooklyn roots, the Tier trio—Nigeria Ealey, Esaïe Jean-Simon, and Victor James—are longtime friends who evolved their brand from word-of-mouth startup to celebrity favorite in six years. But following a long period of divisiveness that took
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2021 is turning out to be quite the year, eh. One good thing to come out of yet another lockdown? Plenty of time to fine-tune your home workout routine (and sourdough skills, and home renovations, for that matter). Although, it’s important to be mindful when ramping up your mileage or increasing your weekly HIIT sessions
Just when you think you’ve got to grips with ceramides, niacinamide, antioxidants and retinol, another ingredient comes along to shake up everything we thought we knew about skincare and puts our whole routine into question. While it can all seem overwhelming and confusing, it’s well worth educating yourself on the different ingredients as and when
Exclusive Screw being a thorn in someone’s side. Bella Thorne‘s embracing the sentiment with shiny diamond thorns around her neck. The one-time Disney star hit up Avi Davidov from Pristine Jewelers at the start of the new year and commissioned him to hook her up with a Cuban link necklace with thorns. It’s the first
Dear concealer, I love you. Like most people, I’d hail concealer as my desert island beauty product because whether you want something to quickly erase dark circles or have a spot you want to banish (cheers, maskne), concealer is the superman of skin-correcting. Plus, it takes two seconds to whiz or dot a spot of
One more time for the people in the back – sex is normal, masturbation is normal and guess what? Even sex toys are normal. And whether you’re single or in a relationship, a sex toy can immediately take your enjoyment in the bedroom to new levels. Lockdown might have affected your sex drive negatively –
MOLLY SJ LOWE; GIO STAIANO; MYRTHE GIESBERS Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. The designer Iris van Herpen recently became fascinated by what scientists call the “wood wide web,” the communication network used by fungi to send messages between plants—think of it as nature’s answer to the
Research surrounding the impact of Covid-19 and the long-term damages the virus might have on those who have contracted it are still in early stages but a new study by German scientists has revealed a rather worrying effect. Analysing the semen quality in groups of men who had recovered from the virus and those who
If you’ve recently binged-watched the first two series of Netflix’s Sex Education and eagerly awaiting season three, the good news is that it is COMING, you just need to be a bit more patient. According to the streaming giant, production began in September 2020 – five months later than planned – which saw the cast
Some good news: The Bold Type has been renewed for Season 5. YAY. The bad news? It’s going to be our last. Boo. That’s right, our favourite mag industry drama is coming to an end after four great years of glamour, scandal and ambition at the heart of fictional women’s glossy, Scarlet Magazine. News of
You know that feeling when you’re in your car listening to the radio and a random song comes on and you realize its lyrics are hitting just a little too close to home? In a nutshell that’s what Greye’s “I Don’t Mind” did for me, and I assume it’ll do for plenty of others. This
Stealthy but forward enough to make a strong impression with nothing more than Devmo’s lead vocal, the opening track “Detached” from the new EP Tears undisputedly sets the stage for all of the hybridity soon to come in this five-track sampler. Featuring Dean Risko in a memorable guest appearance, “Detached” makes it clear that, despite
We’re not sure about you but we’re definitely spending A LOT more time on our phones than we ought to, something to do with lockdown 3.0 boredom. Although, we have a good excuse – there’s a swathe of recently-launched apps that have got us just a bit more addicted to our screens and here’s one
Virginia Woolf, Bella Hadid, and Kim Jones walk into a room. That’s the vibe Jones brought to Fendi couture with his highly anticipated debut for the Italian maison. In a year in which fashion took its rightful place on the back burner, the new creative director’s reimagining of Fendi gives us something to be excited
It’s no secret that the pandemic has taken its toll on the nation’s sex drive. Not only is sex drive loss or low libido a common symptom of long COVID, but the mental health implications of Everything That’s Going On Right Now are unlikely to be getting us fired up. One survey of almost 900
While the world has been in lockdown for the better part of a year, that doesn’t mean people haven’t been fantasizing about travel. Or if you’re tennis icon Serena Williams, who travelled almost nonstop during the before times, you’re probably not daydreaming of travel at all, you’re just straight up dreaming—because you’re catching up on
My Warsaw-born mother spent World War Two hidden in a convent. It was the safest place to hide a Jewish baby born two weeks before Hitler marched into Poland. When she emerged five years later, she was the only remaining member of her once large Jewish family in the city, a city where they’d lived
Exclusive Kanye West‘s cooking up something with his futuristic foam footwear … with a little spray. A Yeezy employee was spotted outside Ye’s Calabasas office Monday spraying on what appears to be a new Yeezy Foam RNNR Ararat prototype. It’s unclear what exactly the employee’s trying to accomplish, but the sole’s getting the bulk of
Wellness is something we all could use a lot more of right now. Actively pursuing good health can come in many guises – a freshly squeezed green juice to ensure you get your 5 a day, journaling daily for your mental health, and of course, exercising. We all know how good it is for us
If ever there was a year when saving should have been easy, it was 2020. There were no weddings to attend, no hen parties, baby showers or expensive gifts for the happy couple. We didn’t travel to any bucket-list destinations. Heck, we weren’t even eating out or commuting because, lockdown. Yet 61% of us failed
A tried and true melodic wit is one of the few things in this world that I would undisputedly deem recession-proof, and it takes an artist like Rob Alexander to demonstrate this point time and time again. In Alexander’s potent new single, titled “A Song to Get Us Through,” we don’t hear a singer/songwriter playing
When life in lockdown feels sedentary, great fashion can entice you from the lull of a couch-dwelling existence, the spectacle of a runway show a reminder of what exists beyond sweatpants. Haute couture in particular sits at the opposite end of the “effort” spectrum, serving as a thrilling example of a master at work. At
This month is the 50th anniversary of Gabrielle Chanel’s death in Paris. While 1971 seems a long time ago, the legacy that ‘Coco’ left is still going strong. Virginie Viard, Chanel’s current creative director, is charged with navigating a clever course between incorporating the heritage signatures invented and appropriated by Chanel (Breton stripes, boucle tweed
It’s a Sin is hands down one of the most powerful TV shows not just right now, but ever. The Channel 4 show is a heartbreaking – and at times humorous – dramatic look at the queer community in 1980s London as the HIV and AIDSepidemic hits. In order to see this embed, you must
Raise your hand if home workouts haven’t been top of your priorities list recently? Morning yoga is off the cards – you’d rather the extra hour in bed, thanks – and you’ve gone off live at-home HIIT workouts quicker than Zoom. That’s why we’ve found the perfect solution to all of your problems. Well, ok,
Saying a cover song “captures the spirit” of its predecessor is like declaring that water is wet, but it stands to reason that cover songs that transform the original into something wholly new often stand the test of time. Take for example Nine Inch Nails “Hurt” which on its own certainly was a hit and
Over the last year almost every industry has been forced to pivot to some extent in order to accommodate the challenging circumstances provided by the pandemic, and the widely-documented change of pace within the fashion industry has encouraged many brands to rethink their tried-and-tested strategies. With the temporary shutdown of the much-loved biannual showcases put
We gathered today to witness the historical inauguration of President Joe Biden and our first female, South Asian, and Black Vice President Kamala Harris. And through sobbing tears of relief, Ella Emhoff’s sparkly coat offered yet another bright spot from today’s events. While most attendees chose solid colors and monochromatic outfits—purple, in particular, being significant—Emhoff
If you’ve seen the influx of ankle weights flooding social media, you might have twigged by now that they’re are all the rage. What was once 80’s workout video territory has become a very 2021 way of easily upping your strength from home and making those living room workouts a little more effective. Plus, they’re
Ponytails are the LBD of hairstyles. They go with everything. They can look romantic, rebellious, preppy or casual. They can work just as well on off-duty days as they do on special occasions and they work across a range of shapes and sizes (or, in this case, textures and lengths). Of course, any of us