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What's A Mixed-Weight Relationship & Why Does It Matter?

As a plus size woman who's dated several thin women over my lifetime, I've found some comfort with the "mixed-weight relationship" label. But not everyone feels the same way.A mixed-weight relationship...

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We Tried Every Product From Glossier — Here's What We Thought

Say what you will about Glossier, and its shiny, happy ad campaigns featuring smiley, fresh-faced young women who have never experienced the existential dread of finding your first grey hair or,...

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How It Feels To Be An Introvert When Your Sister's The Life Of The Party

Stevie Martin is a 29-year-old writer, comedian and introvert. Her sister, Gina Martin is a 26-year-old extrovert who works in advertising. They both live in London but were born in Liverpool. For...

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This Season, Powder Blue Is The Warmest Colour

Blue is the most universally flattering colour. It's positioned between red and yellow on the colour wheel, so it balances both cool and warm skin tones. And thanks to the denim-obsessed '90s, blue is...

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Please Stop Aiming For 100% All The Time & Let Yourself Be Human

Until recently, I would never have called myself a perfectionist. Perfectionists were the girls at school who played violin, were on all the sports teams, got A*s in everything and always did their...

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My Favourite Fashion Decade: The '50s

Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe. Do you still need convincing? The '50s was the decade of the ultimate style icon, and many of the body and beauty...

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Melinda Gates: Three Actionable Ways We Can Work To Close The Wage Gap

Today, April 10, is Equal Pay Day, a date that symbolises how far into 2018 the average American woman has to work to earn what the average man did the year before. It’s a powerful reminder of how...

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Why Are Millennials So Obsessed With Their Nieces & Nephews?

The way my friends wax poetic about their nieces and nephews, you'd think they were Bachelor contestants describing the loves of their lives: They're the most perfect, precious creatures I've ever met....

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If You're Not Excited Yet For Season 3 Of The Crown, Here's Why You Should Be

If it weren't for TV shows to look forward to, would there even be a next year? The longer the wait, the larger the din of anticipation grows. To think: Right now, as Game of Thrones writers finalise...

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How This Author Is Rewriting The Odyssey To Place A Woman Front & Centre

“I wanted to push back against Homer,” Madeline Miller said, matter-of-factly, on the phone last week. That’s a bold statement, considering Homer and his two 4,000-year-old epic poems have been a...

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Can You Really Give Birth In Total Silence?

Given that the entire premise of new horror film A Quiet Place rests on the characters being quiet, a huge source of tension is that one of the characters, Evelyn (Emily Blunt), goes into labour during...

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I Got Plastic Surgery To Get Ahead In My Career

In light of an annual report by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery that found that 57% of people get plastic surgery to stay competitive at work, we asked Raleigh Seldon,...

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All The Not-So-Subtle Vagina References In Janelle Monáe's New Video

The videos coming out of Janelle Monáe's recent singles have been visually stunning and increasingly queer. Back when the video for "Make Me Feel" dropped in February, Twitter was losing it over the...

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Mark Zuckerberg's Hearing Is A Reminder We Need More Young People In Government

A lot of serious issues were discussed during Mark Zuckerberg ’s testimony before Congress today. The main issue, and the reason Zuckerberg was summoned to Capitol Hill, concerned the Cambridge...

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Money Diary: A Woman On 30k Supporting Her Boyfriend Through College

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a...

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My Favourite Fashion Decade: The '80s

I’m not usually one to boast but I must say, I’m highly qualified to extol the greatness of '80s fashion; I even have a certificate to prove it. An IRL, laminated certificate, presented to me at a...

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Gel Moisturisers: The New Way To Hydrate

To celebrate the end of winter, we tend to get lighter – in our mood, our layers, and our skincare. As temperatures rise, so does the humidity, which means farewell to super chapped lips and perpetual...

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The Spring Accessories Trends You Need To Know

Thanks to the slew of micro trends that emerged from SS18's fashion month, this season, accessories are just as exciting as the clothes they accompany. Whether it's directional shapes or contemporary...

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ASOS' Latest Drop Has Your Holiday Wardrobe Sorted

ASOS' Made in Kenya range launched back in 2009 in partnership with SOKO, a social enterprise based in the east African country that makes the collection's ASOS-designed pieces each season. Spring's...

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The Real Reasons We Don't Want To Reveal Our Salaries To Others

There are few topics considered more taboo than money. I don’t discuss my salary with loved ones let alone coworkers, and I’d never really given much thought as to why. I vaguely chalked it up to the...

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