Author: Mariana Almeida Marques
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Is a BBL and MOXI treatment worth it? I tried the popular duo – here’s my experience
I’ll hazard a guess that we all feel a little more self-conscious about our skin during winter. Whether you’re particularly bothered by your pores being more salient than usual, or concerned about the growing number of wrinkles and fine lines on your forehead, the cold weather and dark days have a way of amplifying these…
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How to fuel (properly) for a marathon
Every marathoner knows that the wall isn’t a myth. It’s a physiological and physical event: when your body’s glycogen stores deplete, your pace drops, and the last ten kilometres feel twice as long as the first thirty. The difference between surviving that moment and maintaining control is almost always nutrition. When I ran the Lisbon…
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Time to shine: Kulfi’s shimmery eyeshadows (and more) are now available in the UK
I like makeup that packs a punch. If I’m giving up 20 minutes of my morning to put on a face, I want payoff: actual light-catching shimmer, colour that doesn’t blend into nothing, and textures that behave. And thankfully, Kulfi’s founder, Priyanka, seems to be in agreement. When I first tried Sitara Sparkles, one of…
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Review – Voyage by Adam Simmonds: Simple ingredients, refined to perfection
*Please note that this is a review of the vegetarian tasting menu only. Walking into Voyage by Adam Simmonds, located inside the Megaro Hotel right opposite the buzz of King’s Cross station, feels like stepping into a different world. The restaurant’s centrepiece is a bold, squared open kitchen that dominates the space, framed by an…
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Can this cult serum really help treat your summer hyperpigmentation?
If you’re dealing with heightened hyperpigmentation this summer, you’re not alone. In a recent study of 48,000 people, as many as 50% reported suffering from at least one pigmentation disorder, which includes both hyperpigmentation (darkened patches) and hypopigmentation (lightened patches). And if you’re looking for the cause, hyperpigmentation isn’t linked to a single trigger –…
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L’Occitane’s new stick deodorants are so good, I had to write about them
I never thought I’d be devoting short of a thousand keystrokes to deodorant. A brand new night serum, sure. Stay-all-day mascaras, absolutely. But deodorant isn’t exactly the sexy end of my beauty desk. As a beauty editor, my loyalty to any product is scarce — let alone the humble deodorant. My bathroom has been a…
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Run-tested: Is Shokz OpenFit 2 the new gold standard for runners’ earphones?
If you’d asked me a few months ago what kind of earphones I’d take on marathon training runs, I probably would have muttered something about “whatever’s already charged”. But running has a way of making you care deeply about the details. Blisters, bounce, sound quality, whether you can still hear traffic; it all matters when…
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I ignored my chicken skin for years – until I found this
There’s a strange hierarchy in skincare: your face gets all the attention, your hands get at least a special hand cream, and your legs get whatever’s left over. But in my mid-twenties, I realised my legs were the part of my body I overlooked the most and felt the most insecure about. I always had…
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This high-tech treatment gave me a seriously good skin day
Facial treatments used to be something you did before a wedding or after a breakup. But somewhere between the rise of clinical skincare and the collective fatigue with DIY everything, they’ve taken on a new role. Now, it’s much less about indulgence and much more about targeted, technical intervention. But if your skin is already…
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Yes, hair perfume exists – and ARKIVE makes it worth trying
When was the last time you deliberately spritzed perfume into your hair? I mean an actual scent made just for your hair? Exactly. I didn’t think I was the kind of person who needed hair perfume either. It always felt like the kind of extra reserved for people with colour-coded wardrobes and Diptyque candles they…
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