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London Is The Cheapest Place To Buy A Luxury Bag

Photo: Christian Vierig/Getty Images.Last week the UK was in disarray following news of an imminent Marmite shortage. But it seems, in the wake of Brexit and the crashing pound, which has dropped more...

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There Could Be a Link Between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome And Eating Disorders

Illustration by Marina Esmeraldo.Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common fertility problem that affects up to one in five women in the UK, are far more likely to have eating disorders...

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So You Made A Mistake At Work — Here's What To Do

Illustrated by Louisa Cannell.Fact: No matter how on top of things you are, you will make a mistake at work one day. Whether it’s blowing a deadline, sending an e-mail griping about your boss to your...

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What A Woman Producing Your Clothes Wants You To Know

Nazma Akter was 11 years old when she first started working in the garment industry alongside her mother."I worked 14 or 15 hours per day, six — sometimes seven — days a week," Akter says. "I was the...

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The Truth About Getting Pregnant On Your Period

Photographed by Megan Madden.It's a question that has probably come up in every single sex-ed class (we hope, at least) — yet it remains one that continues to perplex many of us today: Can you really...

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How Often Do You Really Need To Change Your Sheets?

You might think of yourself as a laundry pro — you know how often to wash your bras, and how to treat pit stains. But what about the common household items that you rarely think about cleaning (until...

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This Piercing Trend Is Going To Be Huge

It’s no secret that we’re loyal fans of L.A.'s piercer-to-the-stars Brian Keith Thompson. He’s pierced us, he’s pierced our friends, hell, he’s pierced Beyoncé — all with a swift, delicate hand and...

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What 'Passing' In The Transgender Community Really Means

If you look up the word 'passing' it doesn't lead to many positive statements. Rather, it alludes to something fleeting, something superficial, something only lasting a short time. But in the community...

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I Was Dumped By Text... And It Was Perfect

As you might well have heard by now, Perrie Edwards has confirmed that Zayn Malik did in fact end their four-year relationship via text (despite his claims in The Fader, last year, that that’s not how...

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The Day-To-Day Life Of A Mother In Syria's War-Torn Aleppo

Photo: Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.In the corner of Afraa’s living room in Aleppo, her children whisper secrets to the dolls they’ve cut from scrap paper. Each is named after one of their...

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The Best Embellished Leather On Instagram

This season, the trusty leather jacket has had a facelift. The classic biker has been replaced by its bolder, brighter and much cooler older sister: the embellished leather jacket. No longer just...

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Is This The New Great British Bake Off Presenter?

Illustration by Isabel Castillo Guijarro.The rumour mill is in overdrive about who will host The Great British Bake Off 2.0 when it moves to Channel 4 and loses its current presenters Mel and Sue.Last...

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Why Obese Women Have "Biologically Older" Babies

Artwork by Tristan Offit. It's well established that being overweight during pregnancy can have negative consequences for both a woman's own health and that of her baby. The NHS advises women to lose...

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How I Feel About My Tattoos, Years Later

Photographed by Matilda Hill-JenkinsThere are different levels of tattoo regret. I know this because I only regret the tattoo of a heart behind my ear a little bit. And the sketchy outline of a hot air...

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British Girl, 15, Found Guilty Of Double Murder

Picture: Chris Radburn PA Archive/Press Association ImagesA 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been found guilty of murdering a mother and her daughter.According to the BBC,...

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Gal Gadot: "If I Want Something, I Can Get It Myself"

It is hard not to be a little bit jealous of Gal Gadot.In the same instant that I am mentally chastising myself for being that girl, the Keeping Up With the Joneses star flops into a chair, swings her...

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Why Amanda Seyfried Is "Never Getting Off" Of Her OCD Medication

It's become commonplace to casually or jokingly say that you "have OCD" as a shorthand for wanting to be organised, but as Amanda Seyfried knows, the realities of having obsessive compulsive disorder...

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Even Doctors & Nurses Believe The Full Moon Brings Chaos

Throughout human history, people have thrown around a lot of crazy ideas about the moon. Whether you were afflicted with a mental illness, menstruation, or werewolves, you could safely blame the moon...

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These Tattoo Before-&-Afters Will Blow Your Mind

Photo: If you have ink on your wrist that serves as nothing more than the memory of a boozy night, an S.O. or BFF tattoo dedicated to someone you no longer speak with, or lyrics from a song you only...

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The Problem With This Infuriating Weight Watchers Campaign

Weight Watchers' new ad campaign, WWBlack, backfired almost instantaneously after it rolled out in Australia and New Zealand last week.The campaign, which puts the focus on sex, came with an early gift...

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