Lessons from being emo in a rural Irish town & how I’m wearing what I want in 2025

Puberty, alongside other adolescent factors, left me with anxiety so bad I couldn’t leave the house. It’s a depressing start … More

To wax, or not to wax, that is the question

With the prospect of summer freedom, beauty salon appointments are filling up fast. Whether it’s to get a mani-pedi, eyebrows … More

While mass media and toxic masculinity often stigmatise the cosmetics industry as a ‘no-man’ business, emerging social media influencers such … More

The endemic presence of unrealistic beauty standards within the Western world is a popular topic of discussion and research, commonly … More

After being told at a model casting with a top UK modelling agency that, at just over 8 stone, she … More