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October 27, 2021 at 06:00AM In today’s installment of “how do French women look so chic?” we’re talking about cardigans. The humble cardigan, under the expert styling of the women across the Channel, is always transformed from being a potentially dowdy item of clothing to something pretty sassy. They have their ways, of course. There’s no denying that it’s not just a simple case of chucking it on and hoping for the best. The way French women wear cardigans is a matter to be studied and carefully dissected so we can emulate the same level of sophistication.You’ll be pleased to know that I trawled through the Instagram accounts of the coolest French influencers to look at how they style their cardis, and I discovered there are five key looks that give off that je ne sais quoi. There’s the classic tucked-into-a-pair-of-high-waisted-jeans look, the off-the-shoulder…

October 27, 2021 at 06:00AM Ever wondered whether a new beauty launch or trending product is truly worth the hype? Good news—you’re in the right place. I Just Tried…is our regular beauty column where we test out everything from new formulations to cult classics to find out whether they’re really worth your money. Oh, and we’ll even answer the most-searched-for questions so you don’t have to.Anyone who knows me will be well aware that my inbox exists in a constant state of chaos. I have no filing system to speak of, and the number of emails that I've starred to get back to later is, frankly, ridiculous. So for a press release on a new beauty launch to break through the disarray and catch my attention is no mean feat, but when I spotted an email shouting about a best-selling lip kit with thousands of five-star…

October 27, 2021 at 05:40AM Now more than ever, the fashion industry is defined by binaries. On the one hand, you have the throw-everything-at-it maximalists, many of whom only exist on our Instagram feeds or are immortalised on the pavements of fashion week. This look is spearheaded by the likes of Alessandro Michele at Gucci and Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga. On the other hand, you have a fashion tribe who’s rejecting the noise and clamour of clashing prints and accessory overload and is instead embracing a more contemplative approach to dressing. Yes, this is minimalism, but perhaps not as you know it. An aesthetic that has simmered beneath the cultural surface for decades, minimalism has occasionally bubbled up and made its presence felt, but it never really disappeared entirely. It has presented itself in a variety of guises. Think Coco Chanel’s sporty separates, Calvin Klein’s ’90s greyscale and Phoebe Philo's austere post-financial-crash stylings at Celine. It’s one of the few fashion movements that…

October 26, 2021 at 11:00PM It’s no secret that the way we’ve shopped for beauty has changed in recent years. Cast your mind back to a pre-pandemic world and buying new beauty products online was reserved exclusively for solid repurchases or desperate emergencies. Fast forward to now, however, and you’d be hard pressed to get anyone out of the house for the sole purpose of buying a new moisturiser.As with just about every other area of our lives, we want shopping for beauty products to be a quick, seamless, and stress-free affair. Our days of trawling around shopping centres trying to locate all our beauty favourites are behind us. We want everything in one place with easily accessible information and reviews—and we want it delivered straight to our doors.The good news is, it seems that the Great British high street has cottoned onto the fact that enjoyable beauty…

October 26, 2021 at 11:00PM It’s no secret that the way we’ve shopped for beauty has changed in recent years. Cast your mind back to a pre-pandemic world and buying new beauty products online was reserved exclusively for solid repurchases or desperate emergencies. Fast forward to now, however, and you’d be hard pressed to get anyone out of the house for the sole purpose of buying a new moisturiser.As with just about every other area of our lives, we want shopping for beauty products to be a quick, seamless, and stress-free affair. Our days of trawling around shopping centres trying to locate all our beauty favourites are behind us. We want everything in one place with easily accessible information and reviews—and we want it delivered straight to our doors.The good news is, it seems that the Great British high street has cottoned onto the fact that enjoyable beauty…