Face feels tight? Lashes feel brittle? Got some rando white-heads scattered across your face? Wake up to find the foundation you thought you scrubbed off the night before is mysteriously on your pillow? The chances are, you’re making a mistake somewhere in your cleansing routine. It’s not simply a matter of window-wiping with a cotton
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We love a bold lip—even if it’s just for you Five months (and counting) into the COVID-19 pandemic, people are finally starting to find their rhythm when it comes to the “new normal”—and that includes adjusting their beauty routines. With cities and provinces slowly reopening across Canada, wearing face masks in public spaces is more
Let’s not beat around the bush here, Nicole Kidman is the Queen of intense drama. And now, following the huge success of her TV star turn in Big Little Lies, she is returning to the small screen with, the new TV show, The Undoing. In order to see this embed, you must give consent to
Today, if you are a man in the UK, here is what you can book in for at a barber’s shop: a beard and moustache trim with clippers or scissors; eyebrow tweezing, waxing and trimming; nose and ear waxing; a facial; brow and lash tinting. There are hundreds of images online right now of barber
The perfect blusher can lift your entire makeup look, tying everything together in a rosy glow. The wrong blusher, however, can leave you looking – and feeling – like a clown. Not only do you have to think about the shade that best suits your skin tone, but also to suit the rest of your
Courtesy Stumped by what to get the dudes in your life this holiday season? Allow us to assist with easy classics, practical kitchen goods (that he should probably own already), and a multipack of underwear, because men can always use more. Here, ELLE’s roundup of the most reliable gifts for the reliable men in your
A large blast in the Lebanese capital of Beirut has killed at least 70 people and injured more than 4,000, the health minister says. This morning, the head of the Lebanese Red Cross, George Kettana, said that some victims are still trapped under rubble, and over 100 people are still missing, according to Beirut governor
Most importantly: Protect your hair when it’s wet, people! While the summer of 2020 may look *a little* different than those of the past, one thing remains the same: summer can still wreak havoc on your hair. From visits to the beach to distance hangs by your local pool, chemicals like chlorine and salt water, not
From designer beach bags to the best beach bags on the high street, here’s our edit of the best beach bags to shop now. Just as your bikini choice is highly considered, the act of selecting the best beach bag for your first post-lockdown jaunt should be given time and attention. Forget what you thought
Rob Alexander has been setting a high standard for both himself and the scene he was born of with the last three singles he’s released from the new album Being Myself, but in his latest, the taut “This Hollywood Road,” he gets down and dirty with rock n’ roll aesthetics he’d never experimented with in the
Play video content Sam Panda / Facebook Aerial performer Sam Panda got detained by Myrtle Beach police for her revealing swimsuit, and she had to have a long thong debate to get released. Sam says “some Karen” called the cops on her for her bikini, and the video starts with her being walked away in
At the end of January, we opened the bespoke clinic space – West Room Aesthetics – that I’d always dreamt of to focus on my keen interest: skin of colour. The project was completely self-funded because we were turned down for a loan (but that’s a story for another day!), so we were completely bootstrapped
Lucy Hale was just 15 years old when she moved to LA to pursue her dream of acting. By 16 years old she was working, by 17, she was supporting herself, she lived alone by the age of 18 and by 20 years old was propelled to international fame when she starred in Pretty Little
Courtesy of Nike / CAMPFIRE LLC “It’s funny because I don’t even think of myself as a role model,” pro tennis star Naomi Osaka tells ELLE.com in an email interview. “I’m 22 and figuring out life and trying to grow.” What’s actually funny is that her true talent is downplaying her accomplishments among them winning
A viral video has demonstrated how face masks help stop the spread of airborne infections like COVID-19. From the YouTube channel ‘It’s Okay To Be Smart‘ hosted by science writer and biologist Dr Joe Hanson, the video uses a slow-motion technique called schlieren imaging to show how droplets travel on air currents when we exhale,
Weddings – as we once knew them – have been all but cancelled this year. Thanks a lot, Coronavirus. But love has most certainly not been, so engagements are still going ahead – on Zoom and otherwise. With that in mind, 2021 bridesmaids of the world are putting their best foot forward when it comes
Exclusive 1:34 PM PT — Amazon has pulled the item, telling us, “All sellers must follow our selling guidelines and those who do not will be subject to action including potential removal of their account. The product in question is no longer available.” Amazon’s hawking a British line of men’s shoes, but shockingly didn’t catch
Jennifer Lopez kicked off her Saturday morning with a new stunning makeup-free selfie, and no surprise here: It’s already going viral on social media. @jlo / Instagram The selfie in question features the 51-year-old singer in a fluffy white bathrobe with her hair worn loose around her shoulders and her skin looking lit from within.
Grime artist Wiley last month went on a 48-hour antisemitic social media tirade. The characteristic failure of Twitter and Instagram to immediately stop him in his tracks underlines once again that – despite its reputation as the world’s “oldest hatred” – anti-Jewish racism is too often misunderstood, tolerated and excused. Once the social media giants
Getty Images From Cher and Diana Ross to Farrah Fawcett and Bianca Jagger, the women who ruled the ’70s had some of the best style ever. A bit of hippie fashion sense carried over from 1960s counter culture (tie dye shirts, frayed bell bottoms, and peasant blouses), but ’70s fashion eventually evolved and diverged into
Last week, we were treated to the first explosive extracts of Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand’s royal biography, Finding Freedom (out 11 August). It’s revelations of a schism in the royal family, between the Sussexes and…everyone else, has reopened the gaping wound that is Harry and Meghan’s royal departure. What was interesting about the claims
We’ve all been there, scrolling through snaps of our perfect vacay skin. Oh, look there we are sporting a gorgeous sun-kissed face and not a single red and angry spot in sight, wondering why on earth we ever came back home again. Spots somehow seem to dry up in the sunshine and many of us
The more bizarre, the better, apparently — a fashion collab between KFC and Crocs is a rousing success … KFC says its fried chicken-scented shoes are already sold out!!! Someone had the bright idea to pair the famous foam clog company with the fried chicken icon to make limited-edition kicks — and they flew off
Navigating the world of skincare can be daunting at the best of times, let alone if you have an active skincare condition that needs immediate attention. We’ve called upon the experts in the field of dermatology to provide a no-nonsense break down of the precise ingredients to incorporate into your regime for the most common
Granted, summer hair trends have had a slow start as we all gradually move away from the identikit overgrown fringes we’ve accumulated. But if you want to look ahead, and get a jumpstart on autumn’s key hair trends, we have just the thing. We asked leading hair stylist, Dionne Smith, to share her predictions. She
Getty Images As summer comes to an end, particularly as strange as 2020 has been, one of the only things that brings solace is the arrival of fall fashion. But our ideas about what constitutes as style for the season have evolved over the decades. Take a look back at the trends that have stood
Being a student is hard. Being a student in the middle of a global pandemic? Yeah, harder. Not only are today’s university students finding their education has moved online; from remote lectures, online classes and even online exams; but the whole nature of the IRL university experience has changed. Gone are the student union bars,
When I was fifteen, a friend of mine ordered a Disney Weddings Video (yes, I’m THAT old) and sent it to her boyfriend. A few days later, this poor, unsuspecting sixteen year old boy, received his VHS manual on how to plan his perfect nuptials in The Magic Kingdom. He had so many choices; did
Play video content Breaking News WHAT!?!??! Everyone knows Odell Beckham Jr. is obsessed with fashion … but did you know his closet is the size of a DEPARTMENT STORE?! The Cleveland Browns star gave a rare glimpse into his wardrobe area on Friday … showing rows of expensive sneakers, aisles of shirts, sweatshirts and pants
In 2019, 27- year-old activist Tanya Compas was facing her first Christmas without her family. After a falling out, Tanya found herself homeless, sofa surfing with friends and grappling with what Christmas would look like without the normal trappings of her home. Instead of sitting in a pool of despair, like many of us would