Trends

Let’s be honest, February is still pretty bleak. It’s absolutely freezing, it gets dark by 5 pm and summer is ages away. When it’s put like that, it’s no surprise that smiley face nails have become our newest obsession. The perfect antidote to doom and gloom. Yellow is the classic – think 80s acid house smiley – on a natural nail background (ideal for keeping your mani … [Read more...] about It’s official, smiley face nails are our new favourite nail art trend

Some things are just inherently cool, like leather jackets, flat whites and those precarious little beanies that skaters wear. Take one look at Instagram and you’ll see that blunt-cut bobs are firmly in that category - especially when worn with said leather jacket and beanie.  Blunt bobs have a seriously effortless vibe to them but don’t be fooled; shorter doesn’t mean … [Read more...] about 17 pictures that prove blunt-cut bobs are the coolest hairstyle going

I’ve had a lifelong love affair with nail art. In my teenage years, I’d dip my nails in vodka and press newspaper on them. I was obsessed with the infamous Barry M crackle polish (not to mention carefully-dotted Tipp-ex polka dots). Nowadays, nail art looks a little more advanced. The breakout trend filling our feeds? Wave nails.  Wave nails combine bits of all the best nail … [Read more...] about This breakout nail art trend is filling our Instagram feeds

Pantone have called it, yet again; 2020’s colour of the year is *drumroll please* Classic Blue. The colour - which apparently instils calm and confidence (I’m listening) - has felt the love from fashion and interiors for a while now. And now it’s beauty’s turn. Let’s start at the top, shall we?  Blue hair is bold, obviously, and it can be hard to nail the shade. Unless your … [Read more...] about Pantone’s 2020 Colour of the Year is already inspiring our hair

Finding a new shade of nude nail is amazing, don’t get me wrong, but it’s bittersweet. It basically means the already-impossible task of choosing a shade is now even harder but I assure you, this time it’s worth it.  Milky nails are the new nude that everyone (include Lizzo) is wearing and we can see why. Milky nails are to winter, what opaque white nails are to summer - … [Read more...] about We’re calling it, milky nails are 2020’s first big nail trend