As a beauty editor, it’s my job to stay on top of the latest launches and the brands everyone is talking about. Right now, though, some are landing on my desk faster than I can keep up with them. Medicube is one such brand. In fact, we were only just saying in the office that we were finally starting to get to grips with its range, only to discover it’s already an Amazon bestseller. I took this as my cue to get testing - pronto.

For anyone else keen to keep up, some context. Medicube is a hugely popular South Korean skincare brand known for its clinical, results-driven formulas (its PDRN serum is a bestseller) and high-tech at-home beauty devices. Meghan Markle is reportedly a fan of its moisturiser, and I genuinely love its Volufiline stick after testing recently - I was sceptical but there is indeed a reason it’s earned the nickname ‘filler in a stick.’ Although I do agree that there’s an exaggeration here and there when it comes to this brand and the realm of TikTok - but more on that later.

One of Medicube’s bestselling products on Amazon is its PDRN Pink Peptide Eye Cream. Swayed by the thousands (and I do mean thousands) of glowing reviews, I decided to put it to the test. For context, I’ve tried my fair share of viral eye treatments over the years, including The Ordinary’s Volufiline serum and Dr Melaxin’s eye balm, so I’d consider myself well placed to see whether this one really lives up to the hype. Honesty is my MO, so if I don’t think a viral beauty brand is worth its salt? I’ll let you know.

Who is the Medicube PDRN Pink Peptide Eye Cream for?

Suitable for all skin types, this eye cream is designed for anyone concerned with tired looking eyes or age related loss of volume around the eye area. It specifically targets dullness, fine lines, dark circles, dryness and sagging skin. Tick, tick, tick.

What ingredients are in the Medicube PDRN Pink Peptide Eye Cream?

• Salmon PDRN: The hero. PDRN is the skincare buzzword right now - it’s known for its ability to support skin regeneration and elasticity.

• Hyaluronic Acid: Floods skin with a hefty hit of moisture

• Niacinamide: This active brightens dark circles and helps to even out skin tone and texture.

• Retinol: The gold standard anti-ageing ingredient. Encourages cell turnover while reducing the appearance of ageing.

• Peptide Complex: A clever blend of peptides helps to firm skin and soften the appearance of fine lines.

• Caffeine: Peps up and soothes tired skin while reducing puffiness

Shop: Medicube PDRN Pink Peptide Eye Cream

How to use the Medicube PDRN Pink Peptide Eye Cream

Apply after cleansing and toning. Take a small amount on your ring finger and gently tap it around the orbital bone until fully absorbed. A little goes a long way, and I usually go for three small dots.  The brand recommends using it morning and evening. However, because the formula contains retinol, I’d personally reserve it for your evening routine, as retinol can leave skin more sensitive to UV exposure. Just make sure you’re diligent about applying SPF the following morning. Consider this your warning.

Our verdict

Rachael Martin, Beauty Director, says:

‘When it comes to testing skincare, I usually consider three months the minimum before forming a really balanced, considered opinion. Cut me some slack though - I’m only about two weeks short of that with this one, and I genuinely feel I have tangible results to report. And trust me - I feel excited to share.

Let’s start with the clinical trails. According to testing  by the Global Institute of Dermatological Sciences, firmness around the eye area improved by 2.87% after one week, while moisture levels increased by 22.5% over the same period. Personally, I didn’t notice a significant difference quite that quickly. For me, the improvements became visible at around the six-week mark, and that’s when I decided this was worth reviewing. If you’re after speedy results, in my experience, this is not the one for you. If you can wait, however, then chances are you’ll be very pleased.

I apply three small dots around my orbital bone each evening before moisturiser, gently tapping the product into the skin. The colour is a vibrant pink but the texture is light and gel like, absorbing quickly without leaving behind any greasy residue.

Now, just like the Volufiline stick (which I genuinely loved), TikTok has gone into overdrive with claims regarding this product. Some creators would have you believe it will end all wars and solve world hunger. Will it solve every single one of my skincare woes? It won't do that either - it’s important to be realistic with results. This is an eye cream. Not a miracle worker.

That said, do I think this is an impressive product? Yes, I do. The eye area is one of those parts of your face where the changes are often subtle - you’re usually the only one who notices. If I’m looking tired or feeling a bit grey around the face, I’m certainly the first to spot it. Before using this, the skin around my eyes had become noticeably crepey and lined. Now, it looks softer, smoother and just a little more blurred. The lines are still there, but they are absolutely less pronounced.

I was also slightly apprehensive about applying a retinol infused product around such a delicate area, but I needn’t have worried. The formula contains enough soothing ingredients to balance out any potential irritation, and I experienced none during testing. Truly, as someone who breaks out in rashes at a mere sniff of a new skincare item, I’d know. As always, though, daily SPF is non-negotiable when using retinol.

So, would I recommend it? Absolutely. It’s an excellent eye cream that delivers visible results without a luxury price tag. Better still, it’s currently reduced on Amazon by 40%, making now an especially good time to try it. A sell-out success? I certainly wouldn’t be surprised.’

Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

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When temperatures rise, the last thing you’re reaching for is a pair of weighty jeans, right? Wrong. Well, almost. While heavyweight denim is by no means a summer staple, finding lighter, warm-weather-approved alternatives is surprisingly easy.

Start from the top. If you rely on denim all year round, consider shirts a happy medium until autumn. ‘It’s all about balancing out the utilitarian style while preparing for the unpredictability of British weather. I’m a big advocate for denim shirts as the perfect year-round staple, my go-to is taking our classic denim style in off-white with our Ceiriad shorts for an easy weekend look,’ says With Nothing Underneath Founder and CEO Pip Durell.

As for the jeans themselves, ‘For me it’s about a loose fitting pair, a bralette and a cool cotton shirt – light, loose and effortless.’ So if you can’t bear to part with your emotional support jeans, now you don’t have to. Here’s how denim devotees are doing it.

Consider The Jort

Take note from teens and consider jorts the cool-girl take on city shorts. Wear with scarf tops and ballet flats for the ultimate summer ’fit.

Keep It Loose

Choose loose fit everything to avoid sweat-inducing cling. An oversized striped tee, baggy, straight-leg jeans and flip-flops are your new off-duty uniform.

Look On the Bright Side

Switch out classic blue washes for sunny shades of lime and tomato. Pair with low-key tank tops and tees for easy-going outfits you’ll reach for time and time again.

Make It Cut

Denim cut-offs are no longer just for the beach, nor do they only come in bottom-baring lengths. Opt for longer styles in smart, dark washes for a considered approach.

Julia Harvey has been the shopping editor for Grazia for the three years, overseeing and editing all things shopping for the title from trend pages, gift guides and the best things to buy now in both print and online.

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Come summer, there is no shortage of nail design ideas. In fact, this year our Pinterest boards are in overdrive. Juicy watermelon nails are currently all the rage, and the craze around jelly nails shows no signs of waning. Even pill box nails, that's nails that resemble a capsule pill (no, really) are having a major moment thanks to their two-tone bold colour blocking finish. And, if you thought the bank of summer nail ideas was about to run dry, think again. Thanks to all-round beauty queen, Hailey Bieber, we've got another nail trend to try.

Taking to Instagram, Bieber recently posted the nail set that is seeing her through the '2nd leg of summer,' she writes in her caption. In between pictures of sunsets and pebble beaches, the joyful carousel captures the Rhode founder's cornflower blue manicure, which has been perfectly coordinated with a pedicure in the same colour.

Her matching manicure and pedicure follows Mel C's bridal set, which also came coordinated with a defiant, confident and romantic glossy red hue. While the mismatch mani and pedi trend has dominated Pinterest boards for quite some time, Bieber and Mel C's looks mark a shift.

'We're seeing a move towards a more intentional, polished approach to beauty this summer. Matching your manicure and pedicure feels timeless, but when you pair it with a bold colour, it still feels really modern. It's all part of the wider shift towards elevated minimalism, where the focus is on beautiful colour and a flawless finish rather than lots of detail,' explains Daisy Kalnina, founder and CEO of The GelBottle Inc.

There is good reason for its growing popularity. 'A matching mani-pedi creates impact through consistency. There's something really confident about committing to one colour and letting it do all the talking. It instantly makes your overall look feel more considered, elevated and effortlessly put together,' says Kalnina.

With that in mind, here are some matching manicure and pedicure examples to take to your next salon appointment.

The best matching mani and pedi ideas

Cornflower blue

Create Bieber's look with a vibrant cornflower blue gel polish with cool undertones. At-home, the look can be achieved with a traditional nail polish like Peacci's Cambridge Blue, £8.99.

Bridal red

Mel C swerved the tradition of soft, neutral bridal nails for a matching red set that was all together more daring, confident and full of personality. 'A matching red mani-pedi reads as polished and considered — it elevates the whole look with a real sense of intention, head to toe,' adds Kalnina.

K-beauty-inspired mix and match

A matching mani and pedi needn't mean using a single colour. Celebrity manicurist Michelle Humphrey proves exactly how to create a coordinated look while keeping this fresh for Rita Ora.

Baby pink French manicure

A classic for good reason. This French tip manicure and pedicure by manicurist Harriet Westmoreland is made even more alluring thanks to it's summer-ready baby pink base.

Polka dots

Matching your manicure and pedicure doesn't have to be restrictive. Instead of using one colour on your hands and toes, try simple yet effective artwork via polka dot nails. This set by @arfinails will see your through summer and beyond.

Watermelon nails

Watermelon nails are big for summer 2026 and this set, created by @bykarawright, proves you can wear the holiday-ready trend top-to-toe.

Pistachio-core

Not just a flavour to add to your desserts, pistachio makes for a summer-coded nail moment. This set by @bykarawright features a single colour on the toes while the hands nod to the hue with coloured French tips – it's a clever way to coordinate without fully committing.

Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, working across all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).

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Kerry Hudson attended nine primary schools and five secondaries during her childhood while living in a succession of council estates, B&Bs, and caravan parks. It was the '80s and '90s, and despite being at the top of her class, Hudson left the education system with no GSCEs. It was a product of growing up in extreme poverty, where severe personal care deprivation led to bullying. Back then, Fairy Liquid doubled up as shampoo and body wash, while showers came byway of using up the remainder of someone else's water metre credit in the shared bathroom of a halfway house. Over 20 years later, Hudson, now an award-winning writer and novelist, lives an unrecognisable life but she still recalls the detrimental effects of hygiene poverty.

Hudson's lived experience isn't an isolated one. New research commissioned by Boots reveals nearly one  in three UK adults (30.2%) have struggled to afford basic hygiene products because of financial pressures at some point in their life , while 12.3% of the UK public are currently struggling to afford basic care essentials. The report concludes that restricted access to essentials like deodorant, toothpaste, toilet paper, and hand soap has a major impact on confidence and mental health.

'I was consumed by anxiety all of the time, I didn't even have the name for it then,' explains Hudson. 'The problem is people base their first impressions so much on personal hygiene without understanding all the mitigating reasons why someone might not be able to present themselves as well as they can and that immediately puts you at a disadvantage.'

It has a knock on effect on social mobility, especially for the younger generation entering the work force. In fact, hygiene poverty creates a hidden barrier to employment. 8.7 million people report skipping work or a job interview due to hygiene poverty, while four in five 18–24 year olds affected by hygiene poverty say they have delayed or missed a career opportunity because they could not access basic hygiene products. A resounding eight in 10 people say personal hygiene is one of the most important factors when forming a first impression, which is why Boots and The Hygiene Bank have teamed up to campaign for fairer first impressions.

Boots and The Hygiene Bank’s partnership sees the launch of 15,000 'first impression' wash bags for young people, which includes Boots own-brand Everyday shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, toothpaste, shower gel, and a comb, as well as Always pads and Dove deodorant. Distributed through The King’s Trust, the initiative aims to remove the stigma of hygiene poverty and lift the barriers to work.

'The wash bags will be so fundamental to people, they'll give them an opportunity to feel confident and encourage them to take the opportunities when they present themselves,' explains Hudson, who knows first hand how personal care can impact life's trajectory. 'I knew that if I turned up well presented, people would give me a chance. And that turned out to be absolutely true. It was the fundamental thing that allowed me to get my first waitressing job and then keep that job so I could work my way through college and that's how it snowballed.'

Karishma Vijay, winner of The Apprentice 2026 and CEO of Kishkin Skin, has also lent her voice to the campaign. While now a successful entrepreneur and beauty brand founder whose business acumen has won the approval of tycoon Lord Alan Sugar, Vijay's childhood wasn't easy. 'I grew up on a council estate. My mum raised me until I was about 10, she was a single mum who lost custody of her kids due to financial instability.'

Despite the hardship, Vijay's mum, who worked at Boots for 17 years, shielded her children from the effects of hygiene poverty. Self-care and looking presentable were instilled from an early age. 'My mum would slap Nivea onto my face every morning, she'd tie my hair back to keep things clean and tidy. Regardless of things that were going on financially with my mum, we were the most spick and span, polished kids at school. Nobody knew what we were going through. Maybe she had something to prove as a single mum, maybe it was the South Asian mentality of protecting your image.'

In any case, Vijay was taught a strong lesson she carried into adulthood, that taking pride in your appearance can help establish the kind of confident, self-assured and always prepared mentality that could land you a job – and that's exactly what it did for her. But as a beauty brand founder, the meaning of self-care is even more potent. 'I understand people need to feel good to be at their best, and to me, self-care on a basic level is about having a moment at the end of the day to not have a worry in the world. It's a moment of emptiness, there's nothing to think about and that is so rare, I wish we could have more of that.'

More than just a set of practical personal care essentials, for Hudson, the wash bags are a message for young people 'that people care, they matter, and what is happening is not their fault. They deserve to have these products'. For Vijay, hygiene essentials should move beyond the basics to include premium beauty buys, which would inevitably shift the stigma and encourage more brands to aid the cause. It's the reason why she's donating samples of Kishkin's Kish on the Lips Power Peptide Lip Oil, £18.99, through The Hygiene Banks in a bid to empower young people looking for work.

In addition to the wash bags, this summer, anyone shopping at Boots in store and online will have a hand in helping deliver essential products to people who need them most. Every purchase of participating brands, including Colgate, Tampax, Always, Oral-B and Sanex, will be matched with a product donation, with over 500,000 products pledged to be donated to The Hygiene Bank.

Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, working across all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).

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There are a few products that, as a beauty editor, I just know are good. Really good. During my tenure, I’ve learnt exactly what deserves a place in my beauty bag. The GOATS include the Elemis Cleansing Balm - still my all-time favourite for melting away make-up - and Caudalie’s Beauty Elixir, whose spa-like scent instantly transports me back to my work experience days, when I’d watch the beauty journalists spritz over their complexions throughout the day in complete and utter awe.

Another product firmly on that list was By Terry’s Tea to Tan. I knew this product was good. Exceptionally good, in fact. I had first tried it as an intern at Stylist magazine, when I was allowed to pick ‘a few things’ from the beauty cupboard. This was amongst the suitcase full (I kid you not) I left with and became one of my favourites for years. But for whatever reason, it fell off my radar, perhaps thanks to the relentless stream of new launches that has distracted me. Then, during a recent TikTok scroll, I realised Tea to Tan was back - and in a big way, too. Creators were dousing themselves in the stuff, sweeping it across collarbones, brushing it down shins and stippling it onto their faces for the most believable (and I truly do mean the most believable) bronzed glow.

Now, I must admit there are very few face tans I’ve genuinely enjoyed using. I have oily, reactive skin with underlying redness, so I’m quite often reluctant to try them. But seeing the sun-kissed radiance these TikToker’s were achieving reminded me that neither a good fake tan nor even the best of bronzers can quite compete with By Terry’s Tea to Tan. So I’m declaring it -we’ve had enough of lip stains - a bronzing stain is where it’s at. I’ve been putting it to the test for the past few weeks and my full review is in.

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Rachael Martin, beauty director says:

‘I apply Tea to Tan after foundation. My only gripe? She’s liquid, so things have the potential to get a little messy. I spray it onto the back of my hand before working quickly with a stippling brush to stop it running and ruining my clothes. This has happened before, and a mistake I have no intention of repeating. If you're clumsy and wearing white, then proceed with caution.

I use a medium sized stippling brush for maximum control and the softest, most diffused finish, pressing the product onto all the places the sun would naturally hit -  the tops of my cheekbones, across my forehead, down the bridge of my nose and over my chin. When I tell you my skin actually blooms with the most natural-looking tan I’ve ever seen, I really mean it. The olive undertones are a big part of what makes it so convincing. Better still, I can build the colour beautifully without disrupting my make-up underneath.

Worried about it sweating off? Don’t be. I’ve worn it throughout this week’s stifling London heatwave and can confirm it’s completely transfer-proof. I sweated my way across the Central Line more than once and my bronze stayed exactly where I’d applied it.

As for how it feels on the skin, I did have a brief moment of panic. Immediately after applying a few layers, there’s definitely a slightly tacky, almost sticky feel. Thankfully, it dries down within seconds until it’s completely undetectable. If I press my fingers to my cheeks it feels like I’m wearing nothing. I actually think that’s the secret to why the finish looks so much like a real tan. Because it stains the skin, rather than sitting on top like a traditional cream bronzer, there’s none of that muddy, heavy finish you can sometimes get sitting on top of your foundation. Instead, you’re left with something that genuinely looks as though it’s coming from within the skin. That elusive ‘lit from within’ radiance you hear everyone talking about? That’s this.

The formula doesn’t just look good either. Bioactive cherry essence, alongside red and black tea extracts, help to nourish and smooth the skin while enhancing its natural radiance. The water-based texture feels lightweight and hydrating, all while delivering a beautifully believable olive-toned glow.

When it comes to removal, it rinses away effortlessly with my beloved Elemis Cleansing Balm. And if you’re worried about congestion or breakouts, don’t be. As someone with reactive skin, I experienced no irritation or blemishes whatsoever. This is rare for me.

Praise be to the TikTok creators for reminding me just how brilliant Tea to Tan really is. It delivers the most beautiful, natural-looking olive glow that suggests a week spent basking in the Mediterranean sun - and all without a single ray of UV damage. Consider it tea time.

Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

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This summer, jewellery has travelled south. Instead of solely piling on necklaces or stacking wrists with bangles, fashion people are also decorating their feet. Anklets, toe rings and even foot chains have quickly become the finishing touch to a Havaiana or an Archie flip-flop.

I've started calling it fancy feet - because once you notice it, you'll realise the most stylish people have been treating their feet as an extension of their jewellery collection this summer.

The return of the flip-flop has also played a huge role. Over the past few seasons, what was once reserved for the shores has been elevated by luxury labels including Miu Miu, The Row and Alaïa. With feet suddenly on full display, it was only a matter of time before jewellery followed.

It arrives at a time when our wardrobes are arguably at their simplest. Summer dressing is built on repeat offenders: flip-flops, leather sandals, cotton poplin dresses, and linen shirts. The canvas is clean, which means accessories matter even more.

We're also seeing a move towards what could be described as ‘micro-luxury’ - small styling details that feel a little more personal. For example, scarves tied to bags, beaded necklaces, decorative phone casesetc. If your wrists, ears and neck can wear jewellery, why shouldn't your ankles and toes?

The beauty is that it doesn't have to be over the top. A fine gold anklet glinting beneath a pair of tailored trousers. A silver toe ring worn with a wedged heel. Even the most minimal outfit suddenly feels like someone has thought about it for five minutes longer - and in fashion, that's often all the difference.

So if you've found yourself wondering why everyone's sandals suddenly look that little bit more interesting, the answer is surprisingly simple. This summer, it's all about dressing up your feet. And judging by the growing number of ankles sparkling across Instagram, the coolest people know that great style starts from the ground up.

Shop: Jewellery For Your Feet

Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie.

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It's no secret that Kate Middleton loves a pair of affordable earrings. A girl after our own hearts, she perfectly masters the high street/high-end pairing, regularly seen sporting luxury brands such as DeMellier, Jenny Packham and Emilia Wickstead with high street heroes from Boden, Missoma and Accessorize.

With a track record for wearing relatively purse-friendly earrings during her Wimbledon appearances, I've been eagerly awaiting her arrival this year at the tournament, and she hasn't disappointed. Fresh off the back of her gruelling Three Peaks Challenge, she wore a royal blue Gabriela Hearst suit with a ribbed white top (rumoured to be H&M), Ralph Lauren sunglasses and her hair in an effortless ponytail, and this time the princess is championing yet another small British brand – Carousel Jewels.

Costing £170, her gemstone earrings are crafted in 925 sterling silver with a 22-carat gold finish, in an easy-to-wear style that's great for day or night. While they're still in stock for now, the cat's out of the bag, so I wouldn't be surprised if they sell out soon.

Love the look but don't have the budget to match? I've found some alternatives to shop to emulate Kate's look below.

SHOP: Similar alternatives to Kate Middleton's blue Wimbledon earrings

Jade Moscrop is the commerce editor at Grazia, where she spends her days testing, researching and obsessing over the internet’s most talked-about buys. From high-street fashion heroes to skincare that actually delivers, she’s all about helping readers cut through the noise and find products worth their money. Follow her on Instagram here.

Figuring out how to put yourself into your outfits is really the key to personal style. And Carrie Bradshaw, all the influencers on my feed and I know the easiest way to do that is to add a personalised necklace. Be it your own, your partner's or your children's name, there is something particularly sweet about wearing your heart, well, on your chest.

It's obvious to me why initial necklaces and name-engraved pendants have grown in popularity recently - when entire outfits and make-up looks can be copy and pasted with a click of a 'checkout', it's natural to want to put your own stamp on an ensemble. Daisy London and Shrimp's Victorian-inspired necklaces have seemingly led the charge in reinvigorating the trend, with the vintage-looking pieces adding a sense of whimsy and earnestness to every outfit. I've been further personalising mine by adding a Victorian love token and my engagement ring onto the chain.

Shop: Daisy London's Personalised Necklace

But not all styles are so ornate; brands like Otiumberg have designs better suited to minimalists, while Annoushka offers some bling to those who want it. Either way, these pieces are ones best suited to be worn everyday, stacked with your other favourite necklaces, and making clear to yourself and others who you treasure most.

I've been wearing mine on repeat with everything from work shirts to babydoll dresses, but the most important is to get the best quality metal you can afford - that's what will take this from a trend to a treasured heirloom for years to come.

Shop: The Best Personalised Necklaces

Daisy Murray is Grazia’s Fashion Commerce Editor. Previously ELLE UK's Fashion Site Editor, Daisy has interviewed fashion icons such as Sarah Jessica Parker, profiled designers like Cecilie Bahnsen, and written features on vintage shopping and hypey trends alike. Find her on Instagram and TikTok here.

Who'd be Britains ‘First Lady’? It’s a job nobody applies for, nobody’s trained for and one that comes with a dress code written in real time by millions of strangers. Just ask new PM Andy Burnham’s wife, Marie-France van Heel. The 56-year-old marketing exec had held the unofficial title for barely an hour when her Victoria Beckham dress (£890) became the story, eclipsing her husband’s first speech from Downing Street.

The commentary was cutting: some critiqued the style, others the price tag against a cost of living crisis, and someone even dug up an old university nickname, ‘the coolest girl in college’ as if this is the bar she now has to live up to. Van Heel is, by all accounts, someone who’d rather remain private, an accomplished woman with her own career, blindsided by the attention on her clothes. But she’s about to become one of the most photographed women in Britain, whether she likes it or not. Working out what to wear as a political plus-one is a minefield. What will satisfy the public? The fashion set? Is there any outfit that can ever do both?

The VB dress may be the exception rather than the rule. At the Commonwealth Games, she wore a dress by Hobbs; a similar one is on sale for £109. At the Labour leadership declaration she wore an M&S £45 top and £35 skirt (both reportedly sold out within hours) with Boden heels, a combination that felt like a deliberate pitch to the average voter. Celebrating Burnham’s by-election win, she wore a polka-dot shirt, cropped trousers and Converse. And on the day he was confirmed as leader, a soft mint-green lace dress with espadrille wedges. In just a few outfits, a person starts to emerge: someone who doesn’t dress to perform power and who looks more at ease in trainers. It’s perhaps an indication that she is yet to settle on a uniform, unlike her predecessor. Lady Victoria Starmer wrote her own rulebook. Me+Em for the school run and party conference. Edeline Lee for London Fashion Week. Reiss for the big set-piece photos. It wasn’t necessarily exciting but it was smart, British, accessible.

It’s a formula any First Lady would do well to follow. The brands may change but the message never does – always, always British. It’s a diplomatic way of using a wardrobe to spread the love and the column inches across a whole industry.

However, a First Lady isn’t a royal – there’s no protocol office smoothing the way. So the scrutiny lands differently. When a duchess wears an £890 dress it reads as support for British design. When a PM’s wife does it, it can be weaponised as tone deaf. So, what should van Heel aim for? There are all the usual suspects – Roksanda and Erdem for big occasions; Self-Portrait and Rixo for the in-between; Me+Em, Whistles, M&S when she wants to be seen as one of us. But she could also try a Simone Rocha dress with crystal-studded Crocs, a Chopova Lowena cabana skirt, Palmer Harding for shirts. Bat for British fashion and surprise us while she’s at it.

Rebecca Lowthorpe associate editor of Grazia, overseeing fashion, beauty and luxury content.

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Natalie Portman is an exciting chapter of her life, pregnant with her third child. The actress took to Instagram to show off her baby bump in a glossy pic, with the caption: 'counting the days until we meet you.'

While it might be the Black Swan star’s third child, it’s her first with her music producer boyfriend, Tanguy Destable. ‘Tanguy and I are very excited,’ she told Harper’s Bazaar in an interview when she announced her pregnancy. ‘I'm just very grateful. I know it's such a privilege and a miracle.’

She was first linked to the French musician in March 2025, after separating with her ex-husband, dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, back in July 2023. Both Natalie and Tanguy have children from previous relationships.

The couple are pretty private and rarely publicly speak about their relationship. So, what do we know about Natalie Portman’s artist boyfriend? Read on to find out…

Who is Tanguy Destable?

Tanguy Destable – known by his stage name Tepr – is a French electronic music producer, composer, actor, and DJ.

Growing up in Morlaix, a town in Brittany, Tanguy has developed a very successful music career. He co-founded the group Abstrackt Keal Agram, played in well-known French electronic band Yelle, and produced for artists like Woodkid.

In addition to music, he also has a few acting credits, with roles in My Cousin and Yo! Pekin, according to his IMDb page.

When did Tanguy Destable and Natalie Portman start dating?

The pair's relationship was first reported in March 2025 by a French publication, Voici.

Pictures of Tanguy and Natalie walking together in Paris, with Tanguy’s arm around her, confirmed their romance. Just over a year later, Natalie confirmed that they were expecting a baby together.

Do Tanguy Destable and Natalie Portman have children?

Yes, Natalie and Tanguy both have children from their previous relationships.

Natalie has Aleph and Amalia from her former marriage to Benjamin Millepied, while Tanguy has two children from his 10-year relationship with French actress Louise Bourgoin.

The couple’s due date for their own baby is fast approaching, so we’ll have to watch this space for any updates.

Lucy Keitley is a writer at Grazia UK, covering news and features. She's interested in female-focused stories and smart cultural analysis on a wide range of topics, whether that’s a hard-hitting societal trend or reality TV.

Despite being a beauty editor with years worth of product knowledge in my locker, I still haven't mastered the art of looking wide-awake and well-rested 24-7. Waking up with puffy, purple-rimmed eyes is my norm. It’s a cruel irony. You'd best believe I sleep. I sleep well, in fact, often clocking up to nine hours a night. Cry me a river, right? Yet, no matter my (admittedly jammy) snoozing habits, that fresh and bright-eyed look continued to elude me until fairly recently.

My family isn't exactly blessed in the under-eye-department (apologies, Martin clan) so I’m partial to a quick fix. I’ll wax lyrical about Nars concealer, but I’ve never properly committed to an eye cream. I didn’t see the point. Sure, I’d tap on something soothing for two days at a time and maybe marvel at some slight improvement before forgetting about it completely, but where was the instant gratification? Rookie mistake.

While eye bags can be a genetic thing, you’d be making a mistake to assume that nothing can be done to counteract dark circles and tone down puffiness. It’s sensible to start using a good eye cream to temper those crepey lines - my latest cross to bear. I’m in my 30s and I know aging is to be celebrated, but that doesn't stop me from scanning skincare labels for words like 'smoothing' and 'tightening'.

After one particularly jarring look in the mirror (the morning after a boozy Italian meal, for context) I told an industry friend I was considering a dose of Botox. ‘I just need a wee something,’ I moaned, 'my eyes are always dark and puffy, and these new fine lines really emphasise the tiredness.’

‘Have you tried Caroline Hirons new eye cream?' she came back, lashes framing her own perfectly bright, smooth, hydrated (the list goes on) eye area. 'Honestly, it’s a game changer and I’ve genuinely seen such an improvement.’

With the proof quite literally staring me in the face I decided to give it a whirl. Enter Skin Rocks The Eye Cream, which I’ve been testing for the past nine weeks – a record for me and my eye-cream commitment issues.

What does Skin Rocks The Eye Cream do?

Spoiler alert: it doesn’t fix genetically earned eye bags. But it doesn’t proclaim to either. What Skin Rocks The Eye Cream does do, however, is improve the appearance of puffiness, fine lines, and wrinkles thanks to a clever cocktail of active ingredients. These ingredients work to strengthen the skin barrier. And beauty buffs know all too well the importance of a strengthened skin barrier, especially where the delicate eye area is concerned. Support you skin barrier and you'll find your skin becomes better at retaining moisture and less easily irritated. This eye cream, in my experience, really does work to ‘visibly lift and brighten tired eyes'.

There's never been a better time to try. To celebrate the brand's founder Caroline Hirons' birthday, Skin Rocks is offering 20% off almost everything on-site, including The Eye Cream that's now available for £56, reduced from £70.

Shop: Skin Rocks The Eye Cream

What ingredients are inside Skin Rocks The Eye Cream?

At a glance:

Tripeptide and Microalgae Powered Blend – Helps provide a multi-targeted approach, that moisturises while smoothing and improving skin texture around the eye area.

Winter Cherry and Cucumber Seed Blend – Helps to support skin barrier function while reducing both the appearance and depth of fine lines and wrinkles.

Persian Silk Tree Bark Extract – Helps to protect and strengthen skin around the eye area, while also helping to defend against fine lines, wrinkles and signs of fatigue.

Diamond Powder – Helps to illuminate and brighten the eye contour area

How to use Skin Rocks The Eye Cream

You can use Skin Rocks The Eye Cream twice daily on freshly cleansed skin. The brand advises taking a small amount on the tips of the fingers, before gently gliding it around the orbital bone. A little goes a long way - there’s no need to apply a thick layer.

How we tested it

I’ve been testing the Skin Rocks The Eye Cream morning and evening for the past nine weeks. Although I’d typically wait at least three months before reviewing a skincare product, in this case I’m inclined to share my thoughts sooner - I saw results within three days. You read correctly. Three. Days.

Our review

Rachael Martin beauty editor says:

'I began by applying this on freshly cleansed skin morning and evening - I'm entering my tenth week at the time of writing. Less is definitely more in terms of application - this eye cream errs on the richer side with the texture feeling velvety and almost balm like. That said, it does sink in beautifully. The morning after the first day of application I’ll admit I expected to wake up bright-eyed and beautiful. Unsurprisingly, that did not happen. But surprisingly it did happen after three days. Such speedy results are a total rarity where skincare is concerned. My under eye area appeared brighter and my usually puffy lids seemed calmer, too.  And with consistent use, these benefits have only become more apparent. Now, when I tap the product around my orbital bone I can really appreciate the improvement of the tone and texture. And those fine lines that almost had me spending my lunch hour on Harley street? They’re still there, granted, but they’re softer and blurred out - something I really noticed at around the five week mark. While it’s fair to say it’s not a miracle worker (there’s only so much an eye cream can actually do) the improvement in my confidence has been tenfold. Patience and consistency, it would appear, are key. As is a decent eye cream that delivers. Mastering the art of appearing refreshed and well-rested? Well, now you can consider me a pro...

Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

After months of anticipation, Petal is finally here - and is doesn't disappoint.

If there's one person who's busy juggling it all, it's Ariana Grande. She's in the midst of a world tour, she's seemingly rekindled things with an old flame, and she's treating the world to some brand new music.

Petal dropped on streaming platforms this week, marking Ariana Grande's eighth studio album. From 'Like I Do' to 'bad things (bunny hop),' the 12-track album is a pop-meets-R&B blend that nods towards her 'Dangerous Woman' days.

And one song that's got fans talking is 'Freak,' which many are guessing could be about Ariana's fling with her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater. What are the lyrics for 'Freak'? When did Ariana and Ethan split? And why do fans think the song could be about the Boq actor? Let's dive in.

What is 'Freak' about?

Track seven on Ariana's Petal is titled 'Freak,' a moody ballad that sees the singer recall falling in love while facing intense scrutiny. She begins the song by pointing out how people are trying to tear her down with negativity and criticism, saying she needs her lover to ground her. The lyrics read, 'Baby, will you come with me nowhere / Before they shoot me down? / When I am flying way too over / Hold me lower.'

In the pre-chorus, Ariana continues, 'Someday, all the seeds will open / All of the life I've been denied of / Will bloom all around, unfrozen / How will it feel?' The Glinda star seems to be fantasising around what it might be like to not be a pop star, dreaming of a life where her actions and relationships aren't always under a microscope.

The song also sees Ariana sing to someone about settling down for good - but whether that's her or her lover is up for debate. Lyrics read, 'I won't give you your fantasy this time / I won't do what you say, freak, any time.'

Is 'Freak' about Ethan Slater?

Of course, there's a few signs that point towards 'Freak' potentially being about Ariana's highly-publicised romance with her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater.

When Ariana and Ethan were first linked back in 2023, Ariana had recently split from her ex-husband Dalton Gomez. Ethan was also recently single, having just split from his wife Lilly Jay, with whom he shares a three year old son. The couple faced a lot of backlash for entering into the relationship when they did, with Ethan's ex-wife writing in an essay for The Cut that Ariana was 'not a girl's girl' and that she and her child were 'collateral damage.'

The media attention surrounding her love life was something Ariana touched on during an interview with The Zach Sang Show in 2024. When Zach noted that people had 'crafted their own narratives' around Ariana's private life, the 'Break Free' singer agreed, 'The thing is that we know this about the tabloids and the media. Like, am I crazy? Don't we know this?'

Ariana also spoke about the frenzy during an interview with Vanity Fair in 2024. Seemingly hinting towards the rumours that she and Ethan had cheated on their partners, Ariana shared, 'The most disappointing part was to see so many people believe the worst version of it.'

Going on to praise Ethan, she insisted that 'there couldn't be a less accurate depiction of a human being than the one that the tabloids spread about him [...] No one on this earth tries harder or spreads themselves thinner to be there for the people that he loves and cares about. There is no one on this earth with a better heart, and that is something that no bullsh*t tabloid can rewrite in real life.'

In that same interview, Ariana touched on the difficulty of dating in the public eye - the very topic she seems to now broach on Petal's 'Freak.'

Saying that she went through a 'lot of life changes' during the course of filming Wicked, she added, 'The back-and-forth throughout the course of my career has been really hard to navigate mentally. I was this approachable, funny redhead on Nickelodeon and everyone liked me. And then I had one too many hit records, and everyone decided that I was an evil diva. And then other terrible things happened, and all of a sudden I was this hero and this victim.'

In June 2026, It was confirmed that Ethan and Ariana had split, with sources saying that their breakup was amicable. She's now rumoured to be dating Ricky Alvarez, who she was first linked to back in 2015.

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Charlotte Roberts is a writer at Grazia UK, specialising in SEO. She spends her days covering everything celebrity, culture, and entertainment - from film review roundups to cast explainers.

There's something about getting my airport outfit right that instantly puts me in a better mood, especially if I'm travelling before the sun comes up. Before I've even checked in my baggage or ordered an overpriced coffee (read: Bloody Mary) in the departure lounge, if I feel comfortable and look good, I already feel like my holiday has begun.

Airport style has become a fashion category in its own right. Thanks to the off-duty celebrities arriving at various events and content creators documenting their travel itineraries, the days of throwing on a pair of leggings, trainers and an oversized hoodie are (mostly) behind us – although they certainly still have their place. These days, most stylish travellers are opting for elevated, wide-leg trousers, paired with functional layers – a look that's every bit as comfortable as leggings but looks infinitely more polished.

The key to nailing the look is a pair of airport trousers that strike the balance between comfort and style. I want something soft enough to curl up in for an in-flight snooze, roomy enough to survive hours of sitting down and breathable enough that I don't overheat while doing the inevitable dash to find the gate. But I also want to feel put together when I land, whether I'm heading straight to the hotel, stopping off for a cocktail on the beach or waiting by the pool for my room to be ready.

Thankfully, plenty of brands have caught on. Names like Lululemon and Lounge continue to nail elevated athleisure; UNIQLO has mastered effortless wardrobe staples that work just as well at work as they do on the plane, while M&S remains one of my favourite destinations for comfortable trousers that look far more expensive than they are.

If you've got a holiday coming up and you've already settled on your roster of holiday dresses, the final thing to invest in before you fly is a pair of airport trousers. They'll earn their place in your wardrobe long after you've unpacked, but more importantly, they'll help you start your trip feeling comfy, chic, and ready for a cosmo.

Shop: The most stylish airport trousers to buy before you fly

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Jade Moscrop is the commerce editor at Grazia, where she spends her days testing, researching and obsessing over the internet’s most talked-about buys. From high-street fashion heroes to skincare that actually delivers, she’s all about helping readers cut through the noise and find products worth their money. Follow her on Instagram here.

Whether you're a skincare junkie or not, we all want brighter, clearer skin. Regular readers will know that we take pride in trying and testing the very best serums to find the ultimate, hard-working formulas. Serums are the best way to treat and control your skin concerns and see visible results without rushing off to get regular, clinical facials. When it comes to wanting brighter skin, vitamin C serums are always a good idea. As an ingredient, you'll find stronger levels of vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, in serums to help tone, firm and brighten any signs of dullness.

Come summer, it's all about skin that looks fresh, glowy and like you've just come back from a long weekend in the sun. While I save the more heavy-duty retinol serums and exfoliating treatments for the darker winter months (when the sun is a little less relentless), brightening serums become my warm-weather skincare obsession. After plenty of trial and error, I know exactly what separates a glow-giving hero from the formulas that simply don't deliver.

I have certain products that I swear by when I need my skin to look brighter, and I'm always guaranteed to get plenty of compliments when I regularly use these serums in my day-to-day routine. From Tatcha to Naturium, these are the formulas guaranteed to brighten your skin, including Sienna Miller's go-to serum from SkinCeuticals. Say goodbye to dull skin and hello to glow.

Shop: Grazia's best brightening serums

Georgia Scott is a beauty commerce writer for Grazia. She has been obsessed with beauty products for as long as she can remember, and spends her days hunting for the latest trending products to get her hands on to review.

Back in 2024, it felt like everyone had a pair of PUMA Speedcats tucked under their jeans. After years in the archives, the low-profile trainer roared back onto the fashion scene, replacing dad sneakers as the shoe to know. The motorsport-inspired silhouette quickly became a celebrity favourite, spotted on the likes of Emily Ratajkowski, Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lawrence and Iris Law, who made the shoe a street-style hero.

Since its return, PUMA has steadily expanded the family, introducing everything from the Speedcat Mule and Speedcat Wedge. Now, there's another addition joining the line-up, and it taps into fashion's ongoing obsession with balletcore. Enter the Speedcat Etoile.

Fronted by BLACKPINK's Rosé the latest iteration is softer. Arriving in a pastel pink, the new shoe keeps the slim Speedcat shape but elevates it with satin finishes, soft suede and ribbon laces designed to be tied into little bows. The result? A trainer that feels somewhere between a racing shoe and a ballet flat – two of the biggest footwear trends of the past year rolled into one.

Rosé is the perfect face for the launch; the campaign leans into nostalgia, with the singer surrounded by keepsakes and memories that reflect her journey, mirroring the shoe's sentimental design.

Low-profile trainers continue to dominate wardrobes, while ballet shoes remain one of fashion's most enduring aesthetics. The Speedcat Etoile sits neatly between the two, offering a feminine take on the cult trainer without losing the shape that made it a hit in the first place.

If 2024 belonged to the original Speedcat, 2026 is proving there's plenty more mileage left.

Shop: Puma, Speedcat Etoile Sneakers

Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie..

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From A Toxic Love Story to Maternal Instinct, Netflix has true crime down. If you’re a fan of the genre, there’s a new chart-topping documentary to add to your list.

So much of the art of these shows comes down to what – or who – is not shown. When talking about real lives lost, there needs to be sensitive handling of the material, and this is no clearer than in Netflix's latest offering, The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare.

Currently ranking number one for series on the platform, the three-part true crime doc follows the tragic murders of four University of Idaho college students, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle. The housemates were brutally murdered in their home by criminology PhD student Bryan Kohberger, who managed to avoid punishment for two months before he was caught.

The directors made a deliberate decision to spotlight the victims, including interviews with their loved ones, rather than focusing too heavily on the perpetrator’s background or psychological state. ‘That choice was probably the easiest choice to make – to really focus on these four individuals and not on the perpetrator,’ director Skye Borgman told Netflix’s Tudum. ‘It’s because they deserve it. Everything that was in the news was talking about “Who did this? Who could have done this?” And their names were not front of mind.’

Rightfully, the show centres on the young victims of this brutal crime – but it does include some details about the killer, including how he eventually came to be captured by police after his escape.

How did he manage to get away from the crime scene? Where is Bryan Kohberger now? Read on to find out.

Where is Bryan Kohberger now?

Bryan Koherger is currently in prison at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution near Kuna, Idaho.

On 23rd July last year, Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. He was sentenced to four consecutive life terms without parole and an additional ten years.

However, the convicted killer hit headlines again just days before the Netflix documentary aired. Kohberger has filed a court petition attempting to rescind his guilty plea, claiming he was ‘misled’ by his legal team and maintaining his innocence. It’s a decision that’s sparked backlash from the victims’ families. Kaylee Goncalves’s family called Kohberger a ‘narcissist’ and said the ‘real tragedy’ was the amount of attention that Kohberger was now receiving at the expense of the victims.

How did Bryan Kohberger escape and how was he finally caught?

For nearly seven weeks, Kohberger managed to avoid capture from the police. He achieved this through a number of tactics, like targeting a busy home so there would be more DNA for forensic teams to sift through, wearing dark clothing and a mask to conceal his identity, and disabling his phone to stop location tracking.

Despite all these meticulous measures to prevent getting found out, Kohberger left some vital clues. The most critical breakthrough was the DNA on a knife sheath left at the crime scene, which the authorities were eventually able to track back to Kohberger. CCTV footage also helped identify Kohberger’s car, which was seen passing the victims’ home several times in the early hours of the morning on the night of the crime, and then driving off at high speed. Location data, prior to Kohberger turning his phone off, revealed a shocking pattern of his phone pinging off at least 12 separate occasions near the victims’ house in the run up to the murders.

On 30th December 2022, armed SWAT teams raided Kohberger’s parents’ home, where he was staying for the Christmas break, and he was taken into custody and then extradited to Idaho to stand trial.

What was Bryan Kohberger’s motive?

There is still no consensus on why Kohberger carried out this brutal crime.

In the documentary, Anthony Dahlinger, the police chief who investigated the case says: ‘Ultimately we never have been able to answer that question that everybody wants answered: “Why?” We don’t know, “Why these four?” We don’t know, “Why this house?” I don’t think we’ll ever know.'

The Netflix series suggests some theories as to why Kohberger might have carried out the murders, including his interest in criminology, which might have helped him learn how to carry out the perfect crime. But these motivations are conjecture and haven’t been confirmed.

Lucy Keitley is a writer at Grazia UK, covering news and features. She's interested in female-focused stories and smart cultural analysis on a wide range of topics, whether that’s a hard-hitting societal trend or reality TV.

There are a few reasons why celebs are usually impeccably dressed. An army of stylists. Endless access to luxury labels. And well-toned bodies. But when it comes to great personal style, only a few tick the right boxes. I'm talking about style that feels natural and inherently chic rather than painstakingly curated. The kind exemplified by Alexa Chung, for example. The British It girl has long been a style muse through the years, whether she's inspiring the style set to wear track jackets with lace shorts, or a particular high street leather jacket. And she just delivered yet another brilliant off-duty outfit just last week, which included the perfect leather bag from Longchamp (that's just launched).

Just as we were grappling with summer outfit fatigue over the past few months, Chung stepped out in New York, delivering the perfect summer formula that's as relaxed as it is stylish. The model styled a pair of olive green jorts with a loose khaki button-down, a studded belt and kitten heels holding it all together. And on her shoulder? The Longchamp Le Cadence. And while the whole outfit has been pinned to our summer style moodboard, it's the shoulder bag that's emerged as a standout.

Shop: Alexa Chung's Longchamp Bag

While you may know Longchamp for its iconic Le Pliage or perhaps even the capacious Le Foulonné, Chung is a bona fide fashion insider, which is why she's tapped the French brand's freshly released design for her perfect summer look. Launched just this week, the Le Cadence bag is a roomy tote offered in a range of neutral leathers.

New It bags get released and crowned every day, so why are we so excited about the Le Cadence? Well, for starters, its shape. Leaning away from the bowling bag and crescent silhouettes that have been trending over the last few years, it's cut for a sleeker rectangular shape. Much like its siblings, the Le Cadence is also understated and devoid of large embellishments, instead featuring a subtle debossed logo on the signature flap and an adjustable shoulder strap that's incredibly practical. And the best part is that it's large enough to comfortably fit a laptop.

With a practical and chic design, and the Alexa Chung stamp of approval within one week of release, Longchamp's Le Cadenca bag has all the hallmarks of a future icon. Plus, at £545, while it's definitely an investment, it's much more affordable than most designer bags loved by the A-list. So why not get in on this future-viral bag long before the crowds catch on?

Shop: Alternate Colours Of The Longchamp Le Cadence Bag

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Hitanshi Kamdar is the deputy commerce editor for Grazia. Hitanshi is always on the hunt for the latest trends, emerging designers and the internet’s most bizarre style discourse. When not writing, she can be found IDing outfits during Netflix binges and scouring the internet for designer sample sales.

Reader, my skin has not been playing ball. It’s dull, it’s reactive and it’s totally unbalanced -and until recently I couldn't work out why. I’m grappling with a perpetually sheen-laden T-zone, while the rest of my skin remains Sahara dry. And the pores! Oh, the pores! If I’m being honest, I’m more than just a wee bit fed up.

Where skin is concerned, trying new products is a big part of my job as a beauty editor. Of course, I’m usually drawn to the most exciting ones. Big clinical trials, punchy claims and dramatic before-and-after pictures have me at hello. Caroline Hirons’ retinol was a recent favourite, and I waxed lyrical about its ability to transform skin in a big way. But sometimes, my skin doesn’t want excitement at all. All it really wants is a moment of calm.

If your complexion is looking flat, red or unbalanced, pores suddenly more visible than usual, trust me when I say there are two staple ingredients well worth revisiting. While the drama of tretinoin and the thrill of exosomes isn’t quite there, I’ve been stripping things back and reaching for the dependables once more – this time cleverly formulated together in Medik8’s new Niacinamide Peptide Serum This is far from the first time I've fallen for a Medik8 product - its moisturiser has made my acne-prone skin glow. And over the past few weeks? A quiet skincare has transformation begun thanks to this latest launch, too.

Stressed skin? Why peptides and niacinamide could be the ticket

So, what's it actually supposed to do? The two hero ingredients are, as the name would suggest, niacinamide and peptides. Niacinamide (otherwise known as vitamin B3) is well known for anti-inflammatory properties 'to visibly calm blemish-induced redness while hydrating and supporting your skin's natural barrier.' Dermatologists agree that it's generally well tolerated among most skin types. Then there's peptides which work to enhance skin cell renewal 'for a more uniform and luminous-looking skin surface.' Peptides are also extremely gentle, making them a great option for those with reactive skin.

Grazia's beauty panellist Dr. Ash Soni a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, and the founder and owner of The Soni Clinic shares his thoughts on the ingredient combination:

'Niacinamide and peptides are both hero ingredients in general. Peptides are the protein building blocks that we need to bolster skin, while niacinamide is amazing for protecting the barrier. They work incredibly well together, with peptides working on stimulating collagen synthesis and elastin production, which in turn improves skin quality. And then niacinamide is working on skin tone and complexion in the background. Peptides are the foundation here, with niacinamide there to support for a better skin tone and texture.'

Our verdict

Rachael Martin, beauty director says:

'I’ve been using this for the past six weeks, only in the evenings. I've been diligent about using it each and every night, ensuring to stick with it when I've been travelling with work. Where it fits into my routine is after cleansing and toning but before my retinol and moisturiser - I find it plays extremely well here. There's no scent - this is important to me as someone who breaks out at a mere whiff of the stuff. Firstly, the texture. It's light and milky, sinking into my skin beautifully. There's no tackiness or greasiness, just a light, skin-softening sheen. That said, the one day I did use it in the morning I found it didn't work well under make-up. My foundation pilled, so I'd stick to this as an evening treatment.

Results? I must confess, after the first two weeks I was underwhelmed - especially as the website claimed that skin would be transformed after a mere 7 days. In reality, my skin hadn’t changed much at all - the redness was still there, the tone and texture was off, and my pores were still as enlarged as ever. Then, around the three week mark I noticed some more subtle changes. Granted the big ‘wow’ moment never came - instead, quietly, my skin started to look better. The redness was less visible, my tone looked clearer and brighter, and the pores around my nose looked far smaller and less 'open.'

Again, this took time. Now, as I enter my 7th week of use, is my skin perfect? No. It's not. But it's better. It's brighter and more balanced with the signs of barrier damage reduced - and I can even forgo foundation sometimes. There's a real 'lift' there too. Where my skin looked tired and drawn it's plumper and bouncier.'

Final thoughts

A reminder then, that 'purging' isn't the only sign of excellent skincare. Instead, gentler 'boring' ingredients can be just as effective. Might you have to wait a little longer for results with less clear signs it's really working? Yes. But for healthier, less congested skin, that's a small price to pay.

Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

It's been a long time coming, but the day is finally here: Petal has arrived.

After much anticipation, Ariana Grande's new album Petal has dropped, marking the 33-year-old singer's eighth studio album. It’s an interesting time for the singer to have released music - amid her international tour, ahead of her West End Debut, and in the midst of what appears to be a rekindled romance. But when it comes to the Wicked star, she's never one to sit still.

As Ariana took to the stage in Montreal for her Eternal Sunshine tour ahead of the album drop, she treated fans to a performance of some of her new songs - including the rather freaky 'Like I Do.' The song is somewhat of a return to an Ariana of years past, with more of an R&B underpinning that some of her more recent songs.

'Ari, I'm blushing,' reacted one fan on X (formerly Twitter) as they reacted to the song, with another adding, 'I genuinely couldn't understand half of what Ariana was saying without [the] lyrics in front of me, which is how you know dada is home.'

So, what is 'Like I Do' about?

Easily one of the most risky songs on Petal, 'Like I Do' is a cheeky song in which Ariana takes full control. Pulling hard on the vibes of 'God Is A Woman' and 'Positions', the pop song sees Ariana step into her power over a man, singing 'You need me like I you / 'Cause no one f*cks you like I do.'

Put simply, the popstar knows she's the one pulling the strings in this relationship.

A masterclass in self confidence, Ariana sings in the first verse, 'Keep my heels tall, my ego small, but I'm still Grande / I'm making cents off your nonsense / All that sh*t keeps me well-fed / Through thick and thin, you're so locked in/ You hate to love me.'

In the second verse, Ariana continues, 'Stay on your mind like all the time / Yeah, you still watching from the sides / Yeah, you still, still show up first in line / Yeah, you act like all your love is mine.'

Now, the song could be quite simply about the Wicked star stepping into her full power - but in true Ariana fashion, there seems to be another meaning. Some fans have suggested that the song could be referencing Ariana's relationship with the media. She knows they 'need' her and are 'watching from the sides,' so now she's locked in to 'making cents off [their] nonsense.'

Taking to Reddit to share their thoughts on the song, several of Ariana's fans plugged 'Like I Do' as one of the album's standout. 'This song is craaaazy,' wrote one, as another agreed, 'It has me on the floor.' With 'Like I Do' hinting at a new era of Ariana, one fan gushed, 'This song is so good! It feels so sexy and dangerous and powerful.'

No matter the meaning, 'Like I Do' is a strong contender for being Petal's biggest bop. Happy listening!

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My GP handed me a wad of papers explaining what ‘anxiety’ was when I was in my teens. I can’t remember exactly when it was, but I do remember it was around the same time I ran out of a GCSE English Literature exam due to the pressure I’d put on myself to be perfect. Holding these medical definitions of what anxiety was in my hands back in the early Noughties, I immediately dismissed the doctor’s advice to read through the 20+ pages to see if the paperwork resonated.

I wasn’t having it. I didn’t “have” anxiety. I wasn’t anxious. Except I was. Of course I was. What else would have you running out of a GCSE exam hall in a state of fight or flight, me obviously opting for the latter?
I was an A-grade student, and had scored extremely highly in my coursework (my English teacher even checked to see if I’d plagiarised my film review assignment, which makes me think I was perhaps right to choose my career as a journalist) but for some reason I still didn’t feel good enough. I placed this huge pressure on myself to be perfect, and when I felt like I couldn’t achieve said perfection in that exam hall, I bolted.

A lot has changed since I was taking my GCSEs, admittedly. Research into both anxiety and depression has skyrocketed, followed by an increased awareness and countless conversations around their impact. The importance of maintaining mental health, the fact that it’s just as important as taking care of our physical health.

But are things getting better? The Mental Health Foundation has found that in the UK, 1 in 3 adults report experiencing anxiety that significantly affects daily life. And when we look at highly performing individuals, and the pressure that some put on themselves and the anxiety that comes from that, things get more concerning.

A BUPA study found that two-thirds (67%) of senior executives have experienced at least one symptom of ‘mental ill-health in the past year’. The study also found that ‘outward success can sometimes mask inner turmoil’.

Since the day I ran out of my exam (which I got an A* in, by the way, once I’d calmed down enough to sit it and refused special consideration) I have gone on to be the first member of my family to attend a Russell Group university, then studied for a masters at once of the best journalism schools in the country. I got all the way through these qualifications and almost a year into my first job as a journalist before I questioned whether or not I was actually suffering from anxiety.

Enter the term ‘high-functioning anxiety’. It’s a type of mental health challenge that has only really started to be discussed lately but affects so many. A huge defining characteristic of it is that its sufferers learn how to mask it from friends and family, even to themselves. The tricky element of it also is that a certain amount of anxiety has its advantages, especially to academic and/or ambitious people.

Researchers at the French Institute of Health and Medical Research found that anxious people process threats more quickly and differently, using regions of the brain responsible for action — which could, in theory, give them an edge in all kinds of competitive jobs and worlds.

Having a certain amount of anxiety has it's advantages.

So, perhaps it’s not surprising that I found myself in the high-stress (and low pay) world of journalism. It wasn’t until the physical side effects of my anxiety (a tight chest, low appetite, extremely low moods after adrenaline-filled highs from impossible deadlines) became unmanageable behind the scenes that I dropped all the spinning plates in one go and walked away from my dream first job.

Dr Naomi Humber, a clinical psychologist, has said that ‘when high functioning anxiety is a factor, family and co-workers often don’t realise there is a problem until the burden becomes unbearable and it is exposed by burnout or some other traumatic event.’

And that’s how it felt for me – I didn’t even notice the approaching burnout until it was there. Until work did feel unbearable. All the other little moments that built up to it had been normalised in my already anxious mind. Anxiety has helped me push further towards success. Save money for journalism school. Juggle multiple projects. So it almost felt integral to me getting as far as I had, until it knocked me out completely.

My high functioning anxiety peaked back in 2017, but it has reared its ugly head since then. And once again, I barely noticed that it was becoming unmanageable until it was. I managed to climb the ranks to become a celebrity interviewer for a women’s magazine. Walking into opulent hotels that I could never afford myself to interview huge names (such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Julia Fox and Julia Roberts to name a few), I couldn’t afford to be put off by nerves or anxiety, so I channelled it into nailing each and every interview.

Not to waste a second of time. Not to miss a beat. Not to miss an opportunity for a viral headline. It was only when I had a series of physical medical crises (burnout, going on medication for my mental health, surgery) that I really took stock of how highly I’d been functioning, how much I’d relied on my anxiety to keep me going. And how unhealthy that really was.

Research has found that women are nearly twice as likely to experience anxiety disorders compared to men. ‘Women may be particularly vulnerable because they often carry a significant emotional and mental load and are juggling many competing responsibilities,’ counselling psychologist Dr Rina Bajaj, says. ‘They may feel that they should be able to do it all, leading to emotional overwhelm.’

So how do I – and others who suffer from high functioning anxiety – shift this mindset? The good news for the overachieving girlies (and boys) is that we don’t have to cast our ambition aside. ‘The aim isn't to become less ambitious, it's to separate your self-worth from your productivity,’ Dr Bajaj says. ‘High-functioning anxiety often convinces us that slowing down means we're falling behind, but sustainable success comes from regulating our nervous system, not constantly pushing through.’

Learning to tolerate "good enough" can significantly reduce anxiety without affecting performance.

She also advises us to ask ourselves why we are working hard. ‘[Is it] because you're motivated or because you're trying to avoid criticism, failure or letting people down? Anxiety is often driven by fear rather than values.’ We must re-evaluate our perfectionism. ‘Ask does this need to be perfect, or just good enough? Learning to tolerate "good enough" can significantly reduce anxiety without affecting performance.’

This is a huge one for me, someone who adds a to-do list for any given segment of a day: ‘Schedule recovery, not just productivity. It is essential for maintaining focus, creativity and emotional resilience. Treat breaks and downtime as non-negotiable appointments.’

Dr Bajaj also recommends setting boundaries with work by ‘creating small rituals that signal the end of the working day, such as turning off notifications or going for a walk.’ But above all, we must pay attention to what our body is telling us. ‘High-functioning anxiety doesn't just affect your thoughts,’ she says. ‘It often shows up physically through muscle  tension, headaches, digestive issues, fatigue or poor sleep. These are signals to slow down rather than push harder.’

I will be moving forward as a continued-yet-recovering sufferer of high-functioning anxiety with Dr Bajaj’s final words of advice at front of mind: ‘Speak to yourself as you would a close friend. Replacing harsh self-criticism with a more balanced inner voice can reduce anxiety while improving resilience and performance.’

Charley Ross is a freelance interviewer and feature writer covering film and TV, sex, relationships, health, empowerment and politics. As well as her work for Grazia, she has written features for GLAMOUR, Stylist, Mashable, Radio Times, Cosmopolitan, Elle, The Independent, Time Out London and Refinery29. Her interviews have also appeared in Vogue and Vogue India.

Christopher Nolan’s new epic The Odyssey predictably has a massive slew of Hollywood glitterati gracing the IMAX screen needed to watch it.  But what comes with recruiting the A-list crowd for your movie project? Actors who could have had tweakments done to either conform or resist the huge pressures put on them by out-of-whack beauty standards.

Critics and fans alike are questioning whether said pressure to have Botox and other procedures, particularly on a woman’s face, impacts their ability to express extreme emotions on screen. This particular argument has centred around Anne Hathaway’s face during intense and emotional scenes in The Odyssey as she depicts dramatic moments for her character Penelope.

I should caveat at this point that Hathaway has responded to questions – after much speculation – about plastic surgery earlier this year, saying that she had not had the ‘huge medical decision’ that a facelift would be and that she instead uses ‘just two braids’ pulled taut under her hair to create an illusion of a more sculpted face. ‘And by the way,’ she said, ‘the other thing about all this is, I might still get a facelift someday.’

In a 2010 interview with Elle UK, Hathaway recalls being offered Botox at the age of 23. ‘From the age of 25 to 27 – and this is a little embarrassing to admit – I looked under my eyes every single day… And then I realised the other day they are not wrinkles; they're smile lines. If you look at pictures of me from a young age, I've been smiling the same way since I was little. And I had that wonderful moment when you realise, “That's who I am.” Botox would erase that.' She has not commented on the latest speculation

A post on X (formerly Twitter) and a subsequent TikTok went on to discuss whether Botox has then become a “disability” for actors, especially women. One argument is that the smooth finish on the skin that the tweakment creates stops female actors from doing a huge part of their job – depicting a key aspect of drama: emotion – during epic thrillers like The Odyssey.

Of course, if this is the case, it is merely the latest evidence of another battle that celebrity women cannot win. If they don’t conform to society’s beauty standards, they are less likely to be accepted not just by Hollywood’s crazy requirements but also wider society and if they do, their acting abilities are called into question.

Sydney Sweeney was previously given the moniker of ‘the next Meryl Streep’ because lines showed on her forehead during a dramatic scene in the final series of Euphoria where her character Cassie screamed at another woman on her extremely bloody wedding day. At the time, fans called Sweeney an ‘endangered species’ because of the perceived lack of actresses who haven’t used Botox to smooth out their forehead – without any acknowledgement of the pressure women might be under to get said tweakment.

One X user posted at the time: ‘The difference here is striking. actresses without botox are quickly becoming an endangered species,' one posted, with another writing: 'I will give props to Sydney for having a face that actually moves though. Forehead wrinkles?? In 2026?? Groundbreaking!'

TikTokker @moviemanmanman called the reaction to a freeze frame of Hathaway’s facial acting ‘abhorrent’. ‘I find individuals commenting on actresses getting Botox as extremely hypocritical, because we always hold specifically actresses to this higher standard… If they looked older, you would call them out for looking older, but then now that they're getting Botox, something that is a very normal thing to do in normal society, you're calling them out because they almost look too perfect. They don't fit the period piece film that they're gonna be in. So, which one is it?’

One X (formerly Twitter) user nailed the problem on the head, posting: ‘I feel like actresses can't win because first of all, their entire profession is dependent on how young they look so if they use cosmetic procedures, then they don't look natural. If they don't use any procedure and they age naturally, it's like “omg, look how old she is”.’

It continues a rather exhausting narrative around the expectations of women’s ageing. To not look like they age, but also do a high-pressure job that scrutinises every aspect of their face, whether or not they have chosen to treat it with anti-ageing surgery. It’s maddening.

This debate has taken on a new light after Hathaway’s emotional reaction to an interview with Whoopi Goldberg. The presenter made Hathaway tear up at a beautiful tribute to her ‘blossoming’ in the industry. ‘Anne Hathaway, it’s been wonderful watching you,’ Goldberg said. ‘It’s been wonderful watching you grow up. And you have just blossomed, turned into this fabulous actress. Girl!’

While she may have covered her face reflexively at first, you can quite clearly see the emotion all over Hathaway’s face at such an icon recognising her talent. Whether she has lines on different parts of her face while doing so isn’t actually the point.

It’s the constant scrutinisation of how a woman looks onscreen, whether or not she has had surgery. She cannot win in the eyes of these critics.

One thing’s for sure: women’s ageing (or lack thereof) should not factor in whether or not they are deemed talented or worthy of peace and validation. In Hollywood or otherwise.

Charley Ross is a freelance interviewer and feature writer covering film and TV, sex, relationships, health, empowerment and politics. As well as her work for Grazia, she has written features for GLAMOUR, Stylist, Mashable, Radio Times, Cosmopolitan, Elle, The Independent, Time Out London and Refinery29. Her interviews have also appeared in Vogue and Vogue India.

Name a better feeling than slipping back into your favourite pair of open-toe heels. We’ll wait. Actually, we've got one: having the perfect pedi to match. When it comes to choosing your next toenail look, the possibilities are endless. But this summer beauty lovers are obsessing over one design in particular. Meet the soft French pedicure - the fresh, elevated take on the classic French that's fast becoming the season's must have look.

‘Instead of the harsh, stark white tip of a classic French manicure, the soft version uses a subtle, blended white or nude-toned line that mimics natural nail growth rather than looking like an obvious product application,’ says nail technician Faye Dennis, who is trained in both Bio Sculpture and Elim pedicure treatments.

Dennis explains that the trend taps into the overarching ‘healthy nail’ movement that’s been driving beauty choices lately, with more people prioritising nails that look and feel strong and naturally healthy.

The top tip for recreating the look might sound a little unusual, but it's important to trust the process. For that diffused, soft effect you'll actually need to paint the French tip before applying sheer nude polish.

'Take a fine liner brush and outline your French tip using a colour like Bio Sculpture's French White,' says Dennis. 'Rather than trying to paint one continuous line, start by placing a small mark in the centre of the tip, then one on each side, and gently connect them. This helps keep both sides even and perfectly balanced.' It sounds back to front, but that's exactly what creates the softened effect. Dennis recommends a soft candy pink like Bio Sculpture's Sweet Candy Breath which works beautifully to give that your-nails-but-better, natural finish that suits almost every skin tone.

If your nail artist isn't familiar with the trend, try asking for a soft, French pedicure with a subtle blended French tip, rather than a stark white line. 'I always love taking in picture references too - I recommend looking up ‘Soft french pedicure’,' adds Dennis.

Ready for your next salon appointment? Scroll on for our edit of the prettiest soft French pedicures to inspire your next set. Your sandals will thank you.

Best Soft French Pedicure Ideas

Pink Soft French Pedicure

What's more chic than a micro French tip on a bubbly pink base? This dainty design makes for a barely-there French pedicure that feels both subtle and elegant.

Image credit: @harrietwestmoreland

Butter Yellow Soft French Pedicure

Also known as the colour of the season, butter yellow is a subtle yet impactful shade, making it the perfect hue for your French tip. Paired with a soft candy pink, this soft pedi will instantly elevate the look of your mules.

Image credit: @millymason_

Natural Soft French Pedicure

For the ultimate clean girl look, try drawing on a tip in a milky white polish. Top it off with a sheer nude and you've got yourself the most natural-leaning soft French pedicure. It's like your toes, but better.

Image credit: @millymason_

Creme Soft French Pedicure

There's nothing more classy than a regular French tip. Yet, this softer version created using a creamier ivory shade makes for a muted take on the look. Matched with a baby pink base, the result will certainly get the compliments rolling. Pro tip: ask for a squoval shape for a curved tip like the example below.

Deep Soft French Pedicure

This look spins off the traditional French pedi with deeper tips that mimic natural nail growth. Coat the tip in with a sheer nude on top to achieve a softer French finish.

Image credit: @iramshelton

Milky Soft French Pedicure

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a bonafide beauty aficionado. So, it's only natural that her pedicure game lives up to that reputation too. The supermodel took Cannes earlier this summer with a milky soft French pedi, proving its cool girl status. The key here is using two similar shades of milky polish for the base and tip for that soft, diffused look.

Image credit: @rosiehw

Jelly Soft French Pedicure

Soften the look of a traditional French pedi with a jelly pink base. Cute, chic and clean it makes your toes scream 'health!'. The cuticle work below it's worth a praise.

Image credit: @harrietwestmoreland

Maria Papakleanthous is Grazia’s beauty assistant. Originally from Cyprus, she moved to London to chase her dream of working in magazine journalism. At Grazia, Maria writes about the newest beauty launches, wellness trends and everything designed to help you look and feel your best self. Follow her on Instagram @mariapapakleanthous

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Every summer, I tell myself the same thing: 'You do not need another beach bag'. After all, I already own one that's been with me through countless holidays. It's battered and beaten, has a permanent dusting of sand hiding in the lining and has seen everything from wet towels to well-intended paperbacks to half-eaten granola bars (shout out to my two-year-old). It's served me well.

But then, holiday season rolls around, and suddenly my old faithful bag has started looking a little dated. Perhaps it's because the rest of my holiday wardrobe has had a refresh while my beach bag has remained firmly stuck in summers gone by. Either way, I've reached the point where I've accepted it's time to break up with my old favourite and replace it with something that actually makes me excited to pack for my next trip.

A good beach bag does much more than just carry your essentials. They're one of the hardest-working accessories in your wardrobe, schlepping everything from swimwear and water bottles to snacks, sunglasses and whatever random treasures you've picked up while wandering around the local market. But they're also one of the first things people notice. Your beach bag is an extension of your personality, every bit as much as the swimsuit or sandals you've chosen to wear with it. Me? Guilty of romanticising an inanimate object to justify wanting another? Never.

If you love a timeless look, a woven raffia bag will never go out of style. Prefer something a little bolder? Colourful stripes, playful prints and embroidered details instantly inject personality into even the simplest linen outfit. And if practicality tops your wishlist, oversized canvas shoppers and roomy mesh styles mean you can fit absolutely everything inside without sacrificing style.

So yes, I caved and bought another beach bag. Sue me. But when one accessory has the power to make me feel instantly more put together, inspire the rest of my holiday outfits and genuinely make me look forward to packing my suitcase, I think that's a purchase I can more than justify.

If you're in a similar camp, I've rounded up the beach bags that finally convinced me it was time to retire my old faithful.

Shop: The Best Beach Bags To Buy Right Now

Jade Moscrop is the commerce editor at Grazia, where she spends her days testing, researching and obsessing over the internet’s most talked-about buys. From high-street fashion heroes to skincare that actually delivers, she’s all about helping readers cut through the noise and find products worth their money. Follow her on Instagram here.__

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If you’re even remotely invested in the beauty side of TikTok, you’ll already be familiar with HairTok - the corner of the app where women share the weird and wonderful (often with an emphasis on the ‘weird’) lengths they’ll go to in pursuit of healthier hair. We’ve seen everything from the hair growing prowess of rosemary oil to the strand strengthening abilities of onion juice, as well as Abbey Yung’s viral hair growth method. The results? Often impressive, and no doubt one of the reasons HairTok is thriving right now.

The latest trend making waves? Reverse conditioning, also known as dirty conditioning. Instead of reaching for shampoo first, creators are applying conditioner to unwashed hair as soon as they step into the shower. They then shampoo it out before finishing with another round of conditioner. It certainly goes against everything most of us have been taught about washing our hair, but according to Anabel Kingsley, Consultant Trichologist and Brand President at Philip Kingsley, the idea isn’t actually anything revolutionary.

‘The concept of condition, wash and condition is not a new one,’ she explains, ‘but it can be beneficial in certain instances, so the trend is far from redundant.’ Kingsley’s go-to approach isn’t simply using your everyday conditioner before shampoo, however. Instead, she recommends a dedicated pre-shampoo treatment, such as Philip Kingsley’s Elasticizer, applied to damp hair for between 20 minutes and an hour before washing.  ‘This gives the active ingredients enough time to penetrate the hair fibre and improve elasticity and strength,’ she says. ‘You then shampoo away any excess residue, leaving hair softer, more manageable, bouncy and strengthened, but without the weight of a heavy conditioning mask.’

That said, using your regular conditioner before shampoo can still have its benefits - especially if you have hair prone to tangles.

‘If your hair is very tangled, applying and rinsing conditioner before shampooing will help remove knots and prevent them from becoming more matted during washing,’ she explains. ‘Applying conditioner to your ends before shampooing, without rinsing it out, can also help protect them from knotting together. This can be especially helpful for curls, coils, damaged hair or when using a clarifying shampoo.’

Some TikTokers believe that conditioning before shampoo can help protect the hair’s natural oils leaving it healthier and shiny in the long-run too. But is there any proof?

‘Some believe that applying conditioner first prevents free lipids from being shampooed away, as the shampoo washes away the conditioner rather than the beneficial oils on the hair shaft,’ Kingsley says. ‘However, a post-shampoo conditioner replenishes those lipids anyway, so it’s probably not necessary for that reason, and it may be too much for someone with fine hair.’

Her verdict? There’s no harm in experimenting.

‘I say, give it a go. If it improves your wash-day results, great. If not, and you find your hair becomes weighed down, skip it.’

Andrew John, salon manager at Percy & Reed, is also a fan of the trend, saying it can be particularly useful for those with finer hair types.

‘Dirty conditioning creates a protective barrier that helps shield hair from the harsher, stripping effects of shampoo,’ he explains. ‘It’s especially effective for finer hair, as it delivers conditioning benefits without compromising volume.’

When it comes to products, John recommends choosing formulas that suit your hair type. For lightweight hydration and body, he suggests Percy & Reed’s Volumising Shampoo and Conditioner, £41.60, while those with dry, curly or coily hair should opt for the Wonder Shampoo and Conditioner ,£41.60. ‘They provide richer nourishment, leaving hair feeling hydrated, stronger and more manageable after washing,’ he says. ‘To finish, he recommends applying a lightweight hair oil through the mid-lengths and ends.’

Shop: The Best Conditioners

Turns out this is one TikTok trend that may well be worth its salt...

Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

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The fashion world has a funny habit of making us fall in love with the shoes we once swore we'd never wear. Clogs, ballet flats, toe shoes – you name it. Now, NikeSKIMS is adding another polarising silhouette back into the mix, bringing back its sleek take on the iconic Air Rift for Studio Edit 02.

If the shoe looks familiar, that's because it has quite the legacy. First released by Nike in 1996, the Air Riftwas inspired by barefoot runners in Kenya, whose natural running style sparked the design team's interest in creating footwear that encouraged the foot to move more freely. Named after Kenya's Great Rift Valley, the trainer broke every footwear rule with its signature split toe and adjustable straps, creating a style that felt somewhere between a sandal and a trainer.

Fast forward three decades and the Air Rift feels surprisingly relevant. Fashion has shifted away from dad trainers in favour of slimmer ones, making the once divisive shoe look right at home in today's wardrobes.

The new NikeSKIMS Rift Satin arrives in fresh ‘Night Silver’ and 'Obsidian Blue'. Unlike the original Air Rift, the NikeSKIMS version has been refined to be a more streamlined profile. It hugs the foot like a sock would, making the already lightweight design feel even closer to being barefoot.

From Vibram FiveFingers becoming an unlikely street style staple to Xero Shoes rope sandals, barefoot footwear has gone from niche to genuinely desirable. It's no coincidence that the silhouette is returning now.

The new Rifts sit alongside a full collection of clothes made from NikeSKIMS' new Satine Shine fabric. The drop spans sports bras, fitted tops, shorts, leggings, trousers and shiny leotards, as well as accessories, including headbands and training gloves.

With NikeSKIMS giving the Air Rift another outing, the trainers that once divided opinion are no longer a niche footwear choice. Scroll to shop all NikeSKIMS Rift shoes below.

Shop: NikeSKIMS Air Rift's

Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie.

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In what will come as news to zero women, a survey by the Office for National Statistics has revealed that men in the UK have on average five more leisure hours to relax per week than we do. That’s an extra 260 hours – or 11 days a year. That’s a holiday!

And the cause of this leisure gap? Domestic admin. Washing, booking dentist and GP appointments, organising birthday parties and buying presents. Thinking about what to cook and then cooking it. The school WhatsApp group alone can account for hours of your life. The constant demands of running a home and a family still tend to fall disproportionately on women – even when they are the primary breadwinner.

To be fair to my own husband, he works so many hours that leisure is often but a distant glint in his eye. But what I have noticed – and come to admire – is that he also ringfences his leisure time with the tenacity of Odysseus on his 10-year journey home to Ithaca. His (my husband’s, not Odysseus’s) weekly tennis lessons and friendly matches are sacrosanct – whereas I allow work and the domestic load to leach into and pilfer my leisure time. ‘I’ll just [insert household task here] first’ is responsible for many a yoga class missed.

Unsurprisingly, 40% of women yearn for more leisure time – even more than they do for a tête-à-tête with Garrett from Off Campus. Let us, for a moment, ponder what we would achieve with those five missing hours.

Write the next blockbuster

The only thing standing between you and that best-selling novel is time. Those hours would make all the difference.

Play bossaball (or a niche sport of your choice)

I am fascinated by bossaball, a madcap fusion of volleyball, acrobatic gymnastics and football, played to a thumping soundtrack on – wait for it! – a giant inflatable trampoline. I feel this is something that I – given those five extra hours to train – could master. If you watched the curling at the Winter Olympics and thought, ‘Hmm, brushing stones towards a target… How hard can that be?’, now is your moment.

Launch your brilliant invention

The world has been waiting far too long for a rotating ice cream cone holder that ensures drip-free equitable distribution to tastebuds.

Get a body to rival J-Lo’s

With those five elusive hours, you too could have perfectly sculpted abs for life. Your failure to have them already is nothing to do with a lack of discipline and a weakness for fancy M&S crisps.

Become fluent in a foreign language

Duolingo who? Silence, s'il vous plaît, I am watching Lupin sans sous-tîtres before reading Valérie Perrin’s Fresh Water For Flowers in the original.

Embark on an affair

Now you’re fluent in French, you might as well adopt the tradition of the cinq à sept – the two-hour window in which one meets one’s paramour. You could even juggle a couple of suitors, should you so wish. Also, you might feel there’s a score to settle, given the disproportionate R&R your partner’s accumulated over the years…

Re-watch Off Campus

While eating the fancy M&S crisps. (Let’s be realistic.)

Finding the best cleanser is the backbone of any successful skincare routine. Cleansed, polished skin is much more receptive to further skincare products and to help keep blemishes at bay. That said, skincare is all about finding brands that your skin loves, and if I had to (begrudgingly) pick just one skincare brand to use, Ole Henriksen would be a strong contender. From the peptide-boosting moisturiser that I always find myself reaching for to the viral cold plunge mask and five-minute facial that both had TikTok in a spin, the brand has the perfect balance between innovative products and cult-classic formulas.

As a beauty writer, I'm well-versed in noticing new and exciting new formulas that hit the beauty market, and one that's caught my eye in my inbox has to be solid cleansers. We all know and love the classic cleansing balm formula that's made up of rich essential oils, typically melting down on the skin when applied and for breaking down make-up. For the first time, a solid cleanser meets a foaming formula; out comes the new Ole Henriksen B5 Boost Hydrating Solid Foaming Gentle Cleanser. This launch is exclusive to Space NK until it launches in other beauty retailers throughout August. This launch is a welcomed addition to Ole Henriksen's Strength Collection, focusing on building the skin's natural barrier.

How do you apply it?

Forget everything you thought you knew about solid cleansers. This clever pink balm transforms into an indulgent, cloud-like foam the moment it meets water, delivering the sensorial experience of a luxury cleanser with the convenience of a solid format. It's skincare that feels expensive before you've even looked in the mirror. At first, I was sceptical and thought that this cleanser would be rather messy to apply, but the spatula included makes it super easy to keep the cleanser hygienic. Take the product and emulsify it with water in your hands to create a calming, deep-cleansing foam, apply it to damp skin and rinse to remove. Simple.

What makes the formula special?

When a foaming cleanser claims to be nourishing, it's hard to be convinced. That is until I saw the ingredients. A blend of pro-vitamin B5, Scandinavian superberry oils, antioxidant-rich elderberry juice and glycerin focuses on supporting the skin barrier while drawing moisture into the skin instead of stripping it away. With these ingredients all working together, you've got a cleanser that removes make-up, SPF and daily grime while helping skin feel soft, comfortable and hydrated. This formula provides the satisfying lather without the harsh aftermath often associated with your classic foaming cleansers.

Who is this cleanser for?

Typically, foaming cleansers were always marketed to an oilier skin type, but due to the nourishing ingredients and hydrating formula, this cleanser works for all skin types. As someone with a dry skin type, I often worry about my skin feeling tight after cleansing, but this cleanser allows my skin to feel squeaky clean without being stripped. So if you're looking for a new face cleanser that makes your skin feel super clean without the feeling of it being tight or dry, this new launch needs to be on your radar.

What do I think overall?

I suppose I knew I would love this cleanser only because Ole's existing cleansers play such a huge role in my skincare routine, but that's not to say I wasn't dubious about trying it. The solid texture intrigued me given my love of cleansing balms, and as someone who wants to have super clean skin, this new launch ticks all of the boxes. It's hydrating, it's perfect for travel, and it keeps the skin feeling protected and moisturised. Am I converted to solid cleansers, I hear you ask? Absolutely.

Georgia Scott is a beauty commerce writer for Grazia. She has been obsessed with beauty products for as long as she can remember and spends her days hunting for the latest trending products to get her hands on to review.

If a fashion collaboration sells out in record speed once, that could be hype, or even a fluke, but when it does so on repeat with every new release, it's clearly doing something right. Such is the case with the smart folks over at adidas and ASOS. When the two brands first joined forces, the collection caused immediate buzz in fashion group chats, took over Instagram feeds and basically ended up in every cool girl wardrobe across London. Now, the new adidas Originals x ASOS collaboration is here with what is looking like the brand's biggest collab yet, and the anticipation has only grown.

A culmination of adidas Originals' classic athletic vibes and ASOS' pulse on fashion trends, the much-loved collaboration has been delivering a steady stream of fun, sporty pieces over the years. Launching today and fronted by professional boxer and model Ramla Ali, the adidas Originals x ASOS collection 04 includes a similar lineup of trendy basics, this time grounded in muted neutrals that'll take you easily from summer to autumn. I'm talking grey satin trim camis and shorts alongside crochet polos, balloon tops and jackets with cutwork details.

There's also some tailoring in the mix, in the form of a black pinstripe blazer with a cinched waist and the classic three stripes along the sleeves. It's the kind of fun off-duty and polished mix you'd perhaps find on a football manager, but worn with slip skirts or micro shorts, it might just be the collection's standout item seen on every stylish woman you follow.

Shop: The adidas Originals x ASOS Waist Cinch Blazer

This is also the first adidas Originals x ASOS collection to feature menswear, offering irreverent takes on classic pieces. Think knitted football shirts, traditional checks on joggers, and signature three-stripe designs on tailored button-downs. Technically for men, there are more than a few pieces that'd look great in any cool girl's wardrobe.

While every adidas Originals x ASOS collection has been brilliant and, crucially, in-demand, this one feels like a polished culmination. With a larger focus on tailored silhouettes and more neutral colours, the collection is more grown-up and wearable far beyond just one season. Perfect for off-duty flavour, some are also smart enough to work at the office or on dinners. Naturally, then, I can all but guarantee that it's likely to start selling out pretty quickly. So I'd advise against hesitation and recommend you snag your favourite pieces from the drop below while you still can.

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For decades, Ibiza has existed in a holiday category all of its own. While the Balearic island's reputation was built on world-famous nightlife, today's Ibiza is as much about luxury wellness retreats, destination dining and five-star beach clubs as it is about dawn finishes on the dancefloor.

Tourism remains the backbone of the island's economy, with millions of visitors arriving annually, the majority travelling between May and October to enjoy Ibiza's 210 kilometres of coastline, more than 50 beaches and some of Europe's most celebrated hospitality experiences.

And while Ibiza has always been a luxury holiday destination, in recent years the island’s uber wealthy offerings have grown massively - attracting a growing number of affluent travellers seeking a more refined version of the island. Alongside the superclubs and yacht-filled marinas, visitors will now find Michelin-starred restaurants, holistic wellness programmes and some of Spain's most exclusive hotel openings.

Yet what continues to set Ibiza apart is its ability to cater to any and every taste. One might spend the day at a beachfront yoga retreat before heading to a world-renowned nightclub for the evening – partying and meditating are not mutually exclusive on the white isle.

So, whether you're visiting for a long weekend of club-bus-another club-no sleep- another club, or looking for a wellness escape with a side of fine dining, these are the restaurants, beach clubs and parties worth building your holiday around…

The best luxury beach clubs in Ibiza

Beachouse Ibiza

Beachouse has mastered the art of relaxed luxury. Located on Playa d'en Bossa, the beach club combines all-day dining, stylish daybeds and a sophisticated soundtrack that evolves from laid-back afternoons into sunset sessions. Far from the traditional Ibiza day clubs that can feel overcrowded and overstimulating, Beachhouse has become a must-visit for the chic set, somewhere you can enjoy a delicious lunch – from whole sea bass to lamb shoulder and wagyu beef – and cocktails before settling onto one of the comfy day beds for an afternoon of sunbathing, dancing and all-around good vibes.

Beyond their daily offerings, the events calendar at Beachouse demonstrates the growing shift in how people want to experience Ibiza. Hosting LUNAR full moon gatherings and  a once-in-a-century solar eclipse event on 12 August, the venue is leading the charge in combining wellness and wonder with relaxation and raving.

Guests can enjoy sunrise with beach yoga and slow breakfasts by the sea, as well as moonlit dinners that stretch late into the night. Could you ask for more?

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Cotton Beach Club

Perched high above Cala Tarida with sweeping views across the Mediterranean, Cotton Beach Club is one of Ibiza's defining upscale beach clubs. Its signature all-white aesthetic, polished service and brilliant atmosphere attract everyone from yacht-hoppers to stylish holidaymakers looking for a slower pace than Playa d'en Bossa.

But it's the restaurant that elevates Cotton beyond a typical beach club. Expect beautifully executed Mediterranean cooking centred around impeccably fresh seafood, premium grilled meats and elegant sharing plates, with an emphasis on high-quality seasonal ingredients and understated presentation. What starts as a leisurely lunch, can easily stretch into sunset over a bottle of Provençal rosé, with every course as memorable as the view.

Its reputation has grown well beyond the island, too. This summer, Cotton Beach Club is bringing a taste of Ibiza to London through an exclusive collaboration with alto by San Carlo at Selfridges. Across two limited-edition rooftop events, guests can experience signature Cotton Beach dishes alongside Balearic DJs, live saxophone performances and Mediterranean-inspired cocktails—proof that one of Ibiza's most iconic dining destinations has turned into a luxury brand in its own right.

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Blue Marlin Ibiza

One of Ibiza's most iconic beach clubs, Blue Marlin continues to attract an international crowd of celebrities, DJs and yacht owners. Expect high-energy afternoons that frequently turn into evening celebrations.

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Nikki Beach Ibiza

Located in Santa Eulària, Nikki Beach delivers its signature blend of delectable dining, live entertainment and beachfront glamour. Champagne service and live performances remain central to the experience.

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The best luxury day parties in Ibiza

528 Ibiza

Tucked into the hills of Benimussa beneath Ibiza's famous open-air festival site, 528 is one of the island's best-kept secrets for those who love electronic music but have outgrown the shoulder-to-shoulder crowds of the superclubs.

You can tell the older, more stylish crowd are there for the music, with barely a phone in sight and socialising galore. From my first visit, it topped my list of the best day parties right now purely for the noticeably more relaxed and fun atmosphere. Much of that comes from its partnership with the legendary boutique hotel Pikes Ibiza, whose hugely successful Pikes Presents residency returns every Tuesday throughout the summer.

The concept brings Pikes' famously eclectic, music-first ethos to 528's open-air stage before continuing into the intimate indoor club after dark. Rather than focusing on commercial EDM, the residency champions world-class selectors and electronic music pioneers. This season, for example, has welcomed an impressive roster including Groove Armada, Bonobo, Fatboy Slim, Jayda G and Hot Chip.

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Ushuaïa Ibiza

Since opening in 2011, Ushuaïa Ibiza has transformed Ibiza's party scene, popularising the concept of large-scale open-air daytime clubbing. Located in Playa d'en Bossa, the venue combines its five-star hotel with an outdoor festival-style stage, meaning guests can watch some of the world's biggest DJs perform from the pool, a VIP table or even their hotel balcony.

The club is known for its arena-sized production, with towering LED screens, pyrotechnics, confetti cannons and aerial performers. Doors typically open in the afternoon, with parties running through sunset before guests move on to Ibiza's nightclubs.

Its 2026 programme features some of the biggest names in electronic music, including residencies from David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren, Kygo, Ants and Tomorrowland Presents Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike.

While there are now plenty of venues offering daytime events, Ushuaïa remains the benchmark. For first-time visitors to Ibiza, it's one of the island's defining experiences.

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Cova Santa

Set in the hills above Sant Josep, Cova Santa has carved out its own niche within Ibiza's party scene. The open-air venue combines live performances, electronic music, art installations and exceptional food in a setting that feels more like a boutique festival than a traditional club. Home to acclaimed events including WooMooN and Storytellers, it attracts a stylish crowd looking for something more immersive than other superclubs.

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The best luxury nightclubs in Ibiza

UNVRS

Opened in 2025 on the former site of the iconic Privilege nightclub, UNVRS is Ibiza's newest major nightlife destination. Describing itself as the world's first ‘hyperclub’, the venue combines large-scale production, immersive visual technology and multiple indoor and outdoor spaces, including terraces overlooking the island.

The club has quickly developed into one of the biggest draws of Ibiza's summer season thanks to its high-profile residencies. This year, the programme includes weekly nights from Anyma, Jamie Jones' Paradise, FISHER, David Guetta, Carl Cox, John Summit, Peggy Gou and elrow.

From the minds behind Ushuaïa AND Hï, it’s perhaps not a surprise how quickly UNVRS has proven a success, but it’s still incredibly impressive. For such a large scale venue (its capacity is 10,0000) the fact it’s still so busy every night proves that nightlife entrepreneur Yann Pissenem, who owns The Night League, is still at the forefront of shaping modern clubbing experiences. In 2026, his creativity was recognised with the IMS Legends Award for his contribution to electronic music and nightlife, a fitting tribute following the success of his most ambitious project yet.

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Hï Ibiza

Frequently ranked among the world's best clubs, Hï Ibiza continues to dominate the nightlife scene in Ibiza. The venue's state-of-the-art sound systems, innovative design and superstar residencies attract music fans from across the globe.

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Pacha

The grand dame of Ibiza nightlife, Pacha has remained a cornerstone of the club scene since the 1970s. While many venues have come and gone, Pacha's blend of glamour, history and legendary parties continues to endure.

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Amnesia

A true Ibiza institution, Amnesia has helped shape Ibiza's global clubbing reputation for decades. Its cavernous main room and iconic terrace have hosted some of dance music's most important moments.

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The best luxury restaurants in Ibiza

Aiyanna Ibiza

On the shores of Cala Nova, Aiyanna offers one of the most beautiful beachfront dining experiences on the island. The restaurant's menu focuses on fresh Mediterranean ingredients using locally sourced produce, with sharing plates recommended. Bold flavours aplenty– think octopus timbal with samphire, lobster fettuccine, and confit lamb terrine - Aiyanna’s dedication to sustainability continues to set it apart, with initiatives that include water conservation, renewable energy usage, and close partnerships with local producers.

For 2026, Aiyanna will also offer morning yoga sessions and breakfast by the beach, with classes running from Monday to Friday. The venue is also home to a boutique stocked with products made by local designer Ivonne Carolina, and hosts local musicians, artists, and pop-up events throughout the season. Arrive for a long lunch and stay through sunset.

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Maymanta

Perched on the rooftop of Aguas de Ibiza Grand Luxe Hotel in Santa Eulària, Maymanta brings elevated Peruvian cuisine to the White Isle. Led by acclaimed chef Omar Malpartida, the restaurant serves refined ceviches, grilled seafood and signature Nikkei-inspired dishes from lobster with Andean potatoes, pickle, spicy mayo, avocados and tomatoes, to squid chicharrón with glazed achiote and spicy pineapple bramble.

Arrive before sunset to enjoy a glass of champagne alongside sweeping views of the marina, dining and drinking well into the evening when the restaurant's fun yet sophisticated atmosphere is truly unforgettable.

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La Gaia

Ibiza's Michelin-starred dining experience can be found at La Gaia, located within Ibiza Gran Hotel. Chef Óscar Molina's tasting menus celebrate Mediterranean ingredients through highly technical, contemporary cooking. It's one of the island's most ambitious culinary destinations and a must-book for serious food lovers.

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Jondal

Few restaurants have achieved cult status quite like Jondal. Located on Cala Jondal beach, the restaurant specialises in impeccably sourced seafood and incredible service. Reservations are notoriously difficult to secure during peak season, but for many visitors, it's the defining Ibiza lunch. Expect exceptional shellfish, grilled fish and a distinctly Mediterranean approach to luxury.

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When is the best time to travel to Ibiza?

The season officially begins in May and runs through October, with July and August the busiest. Travellers seeking a more laidback experience should consider June or September, when temperatures remain high, the sea is warm and the most luxurious hotels, restaurants and beach clubs are still operating at full capacity.

Georgia Aspinall is an award-winning journalist and assistant editor at Grazia UK. As well as co-ordinating news and features for both digital and print, she is responsible for Grazia's campaigning efforts. Georgia has a vast knowledge of digital journalism and SEO best practice, covering women's interest stories across politics, health, dating, travel and pop culture.

From Bermudas and board shorts to Daisy Dukes and hot pants, this summer shorts rule. Shorts, in a heatwave? How novel. It may sound obvious, but it’s the plethora of styles that has got us diving in.

To feast your eyes on all the new takes, where better to look than the streets of Paris during Couture Week or at Berlin Fashion Week where the fashion pack made their strongest case yet for chic, grown-up shorts. The trick is to consider the rest of the outfit, make smart swaps, and try unexpected pieces.

Jorts feel at home with a bikini top and flip-flops, but the overall feel smartens up when slick heels and lace camis are subbed in. It’s all about playing with upscale accessories to nail the brief. Deep dive these looks and prepare to embrace legs-out season!

Silky Boxers

Not quite boxers, not quite running shorts - silky boxing shorts are the cool-girl choice. Pair them with graphic tees and kitten heels in the city.

Smartly Tailored

Look for neat knee-lengths in linen, cotton, or even wool for a super-sharp look, then keep it casual with tank tops and leather ballet flats.

Denim Jorts

Love them or hate them, 2026 is the year of the jort. Try white denim worn with striped shirts and minimal accessories for a smart, grown-up take on the trend.

Cycling Short 2.0

Capris, cropped leggings, cycling shorts - call them what you want, but ensure a stretchy pair of printed shorts are on your shopping list. For this silhouette, let the accessories take the lead role, team the look with sunnies, a bandana, and kitten heels.

Julia Harvey has been Grazia’s shopping editor for both print and online for five years, overseeing and editing all things shopping for the title from trend pages, interiors, gift guides and the best things to buy now.

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Reality fans, rejoice! Sky has announced the addition of reality TV streamer Hayu to its content offerings - meaning there’s an abundance of Bravo shows now at your fingertips. Consider us hooked.

Hayu brings with it access to more than 250 reality TV shows, including new seasons and same-day US episodes broadcasts. For customers already signed up to Sky Ultimate, it won’t cost you a penny extra, with Hayu now joining the likes of Netflix, Disney+ and HBO Max in the subscription.

Of course, this opens up a whole new world of viewing for anyone partial to some real life drama. Hayu - the sister brand to Bravo - hosts some of the best of reality TV, from housewives fighting over dinner to sneaky links on luxury boats.

But if you’re entering the world of the first time, it can be overwhelming. With hundreds of shows boasting multiple seasons, it’s hard to know exactly where to begin, or even what's worth the viewing hours in the first place.

From covering BravoCon to deep-diving scandals, we’d consider ourselves to be somewhat experts in the world of Bravolebrities. So, with that in mind, here's the seven shows we’d recommend watching first...

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My heart was pounding when the alert sounded at 3am. At first, I mistook it for my alarm, which I was expecting to wake me for a flight back to England, but then I heard noise from my sister’s room and knew something wasn’t right.

The warning, in French, read: ‘A forest fire is nearby. Evacuate.’ It included a suggested road to follow to exit Lège-Cap-Ferret, the coastal holiday spot in southwest France where we were staying.

It’s an area my family have been visiting for more than 25 years – popular for its incredible food and sandy coastline. I spent so much of my childhood there, made friends, learned French and celebrated milestones. It feels like a second home.

My mum and I had driven down there earlier in July to join a family celebration. While we followed our typical holiday routines – walking the dog and enjoying the beach – we didn’t spend as much time outside as usual. The weather was so hot and dry, reaching 35°C most days.

A few days before our flight home, we smelled smoke. ‘Someone must be having a barbecue,’ I said to my mum. In fact, a fire had started in Le Porge, north of Lège-Cap-Ferret along the coast.

That evening, we could see bright red clouds. The next morning, the garden was covered in flecks of grey ash. There was an unpleasant smell, so we stayed inside. In the afternoon, black, burnt leaves and bits of tree bark, like charcoal, were falling into the garden. It was anxiety-inducing, but we tried to stay calm and wait for guidance.

The local authorities decided to close the road coming into the town. We followed the news and checked what was happening online, but with a natural fire it’s hard to track real-time. An orange light enveloped the sky. My mum was due to drop the family at the airport the next morning, then return to the house, but now we feared she wouldn’t be able to. We debated what to do and she packed a bag just in case.

Confused and anxious, we went to bed and slept until the 3am text alert. We left the house within half an hour to drive to the airport; huge clouds of smoke surrounded us, with the smell infiltrating the car. I made a makeshift mask out of a scarf to try to protect myself. Normally at 3am it would be pitch black, but the roads were lit by furious flames. It was terrifying. All I could think about was that there must be people who were closer to the fire, which felt heartbreaking.

We were lucky – we managed to get to the airport at 5am and flew home at 7am. My mum stayed, but couldn’t return to Lège-Cap-Ferret. In the days afterwards, she moved around to avoid the fire and, some nights, slept in the car. Other friends in France escaped to nearby towns, waiting for it to be safe to return.

I feel guilty that we were able to get away straightforwardly. I can’t stop thinking about the people who aren’t just visiting, who might have lost their homes and whose livelihoods are at stake in the tourist season. The devastation is huge: 80,000 hectares of burnt land in Spain and 42,000 in France so far. More than 320,000 people have been forced to evacuate across both countries, and two firefighters tragically lost their lives near Bordeaux. President Macron has declared this France’s biggest challenge since the Second World War, while here in the UK, crews are dealing with serious fires in Suffolk and the Cairngorms.

I don’t want this experience to change where I travel. My deep bond with this region remains. What’s stayed with me is the realisation that we all need to be prepared. Everyone should have an evacuation bag, as my mum did, with items like your keys, a portable charger and a mask. If you receive a text alert, take it seriously. Acting quickly could save your life.

In a saturated beauty market, it can be hard for any single product to stand out of the busy crowd. But with a flurry of colourful bottles spanning its virtual shelves, Skin Rocks has managed to do just that, with not just one but a series of bestsellers. Of course, it's not just the dopamine-inducing packaging that's winning over beauty buffs, but the hardworking formulas themselves which have been cooked up by straight talking, no-nonsense brand founder, Caroline Hirons, who was recently dubbed Britain's most powerful beauty expert by The Times.

Hirons' down-to-earth approach runs deep through her beauty line. Launched in 2022, Skin Rocks is built on the premise of authenticity with products that are formula-first, clinically proven and results-driven. On a mission to demystify skincare, the brand leans into efficacy and transparency with a streamlined line-up that simplifies your routine. Skin Rocks works with qualified experts, including facialists, biochemists, chemists, industry leading labs and cosmetic scientists, to ensure that any advice provided and products developed are the real deal. It goes big on clinical testing and consumer trials, too, and Hirons has previously revealed that she won't release a product if it receives a success rate of under 80%.

It's no wonder Skin Rocks manages to churn out trailblazing skincare one after the other. We've already waxed lyrical about the Skin Rocks The Eye Cream, which is so good it stopped our beauty director from getting Botox, and its new The Hyperpigmentation Serum, which has been declared the brand's biggest-ever launch to date – and they've got seriously impressive before and after images to prove it. And that's barely scratching the surface of the brand's game-changing offerings. If you're keen to explore the stellar range, here are the products we rate most.

Now's the best time to try the brand and upgrade your skincare routine, as Skin Rocks is offering almost 20% off everything on-site but only for a limited time. Keep scrolling to see what products team Grazia really rates.

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Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, covering all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).

Where would we be without concealer? Whether it’s hiding the aftermath of a late night, brightening stubborn dark circles, or covering up an unexpected breakout, the best concealer is a non-negotiable in any makeup routine. While the best foundations help even out the skin, it’s concealer that does the heavy lifting-blurring imperfections, smoothing texture, and adding that extra touch of brightness where you need it most. I’ve tested formulas in every setting- long workdays, humid weather, and nights out - to find out which truly last. If you’re after a radiant, skin-like finish, NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer never fails. But if full coverage is the priority, Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Concealer is a game-changer. And for those of us with dark circles or hyperpigmentation, going a shade lighter can make all the difference.

Meet the experts

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How we tested the best concealers:

You deserve a concealer that performs, no matter what your day throws at you. That’s why our team put these concealers through everything from cramped events to the rigorous office day. We lived in these products, taking in everything from formula and finish to how they held up under setting powder and a spritz of spray. We focused on the details that matter: shade range, coverage, longevity, blendability, skin type compatibility, and value. Only the best of the best made it into our carefully curated list. Discover our comprehensive testing process and the beauty experts dedicated to helping you find your perfect match on our About Us page.

Grazia's best concealers 2026 at a glance:

Best concealer overall: NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, £23.60 on Lookfantastic.

Best full coverage concealer: Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer, £31 on Lookfantastic.

Best concealer for acne-prone skin: Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Concealer, £37 on Cult Beauty.

Whether you want to cover up under-eye circles, conceal blemishes or add a little more coverage, these are the very best concealers tried and tested by Team Grazia.

Shop: The best concealers of 2026

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer

Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Concealer

Yves Saint Laurent All Hours Concealer

Victoria Beckham The Concealer Pen with TFC8®

REFY Concealer

Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty assistant, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie..

adidas Originals x ASOS is one of the rare collaborations that still creates genuine frenzy. Before a launch date is even announced, alarms are set, browser tabs are opened, and wish lists are already forming in the Notes app. Now, the duo is back for their fourth installment, and this time, they’re bringing a Riviera-inspired collection for the height of summer.

Staying true to the adidas Originals codes we know and love, Collection 04 takes its classic sportswear styles and gives them a stylish refresh. Think track tops with cinched waists, power shoulders, unexpected textures, and elevated fabrics that make the humble tracksuit feel ready for far more than a coffee run.

Colour plays a starring role, with bold red woven throughout the collection via adidas’ iconic three stripes, alongside a neat selection of neutrals for those who prefer a more understated approach. But the real appeal lies in the endless styling possibilities. From new towelling textures to satin nylon finishes and sheer layering pieces, the collection has been designed to mix, match, and move with you - whether that’s for a summer event, an office day, or weekend plans.

The Cutwork Corded Track Top paired with tailored capri trousers feels like the answer to summer workwear, while the Check Crinkle Peplum Track Top paired with denim is practically made for brunch dates. Meanwhile, the Check Crinkle Balloon Pant taps into the volume-maxing trend currently taking over street style.

What makes this collection stand out from previous drops is its ability to work beyond the traditional sportswear wardrobe. While earlier collaborations tapped into the nostalgia of adidas Originals, Collection 04 feels distinctly made for now - designed for a season where dressing is less about strict categories and more about pairing unlikely pieces together. It’s a reminder that a track top doesn’t have to mean trainers and a commute to the gym; styled correctly, it can become the hero piece of an entire outfit.

Launching exclusively on ASOS on 29 July 2026 for ASOS.WORLD loyalty customers, the collection will range from £35 - £120 (€42 - €144 / $45 - $150) and will be available in sizes XS - 2XL, continuing the brands’ commitment to a more inclusive approach to fashion. For the first time, there will also be a 17-piece menswear collection launching on the same day exclusively on ASOS.com.

And if previous adidas Originals x ASOS launches are anything to go by, these pieces won’t be sitting in baskets for long. Mark the date, set your reminder, and get ready to shop.

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For many of us, travelling abroad isn't always an easy decision to make – whether it's down to cost or in most recent times, the ever-changing quarantine and lockdown rules. But, trust us when we say that you can achieve that abroad beach holiday feeling right here in the UK.

Whether you're hoping for a weekend away or looking to spend more time by the seaside, it's time to discover the beautiful coastline of our little island.

We've put together a selection of boutique hotels situated right on the seafront, for picturesque views and that ocean breeze. You'll never want to leave.

Zendaya's red carpet glam knows no bounds. Amid a whirlwind of simultaneous press tours for The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the actress has pulled out every single stop. She's brought us a micro-fringe revival, nodded to the death of mascara with ghost lashes, and harnessed the power of a Greek goddess glow the whole way through. Arriving in London on Wednesday night for the final premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, she was primed to deliver her grand glam finale.

Donning big, voluminous cascading waves and an equally dreamy champagne Tamara Ralph couture gown, Zendaya's penchant for sartorial storytelling took a turn from the intentionally haunting, arachnid-coded ensembles she's been sporting of late to introduce an altogether more ethereal interpretation of the Spider-Man universe.

Arguably, it was Zendaya's make-up that was used to tell an alternative story. Fashioned by her longtime collaborator Ernesto Casillas, the actor arrived on the red carpet in London's Leicester Square with softly defined eyes, a cool-looking complexion, and nude cloud lips, which perfectly offset her deep rosy flush.

'We wanted to channel a much lighter, romantic feel for this beauty look. We opted for flawless, yet minimal skin, contrasted with a pop of colour to flush the cheeks and a soft eye to create an effortless yet perfected finish,' explains Casillas, who used a full face of Charlotte Tilbury products to achieve the look.

More Marie Antoinette than MJ, Zendaya's big blush moment came courtesy of two cult classic blushers from the brand, the Matte Beauty Blush Wand in Pillow Talk, £31, and the Pillow Talk Lip & Cheek Glow in Colour of Passion, £30. Already fan favourites on the Grazia beauty desk, each offer two very different finishes, namely matte verses dewy, but when paired together create something clearly other-worldly. Their synergy could be put down to their shared Pillow Talk DNA, a cult classic shade that is well-loved for its coveted nude-pink hue, which balances warm and cool undertones for a universally-flattering finish.

On Zendaya, it reads much like the cloud cheek trend, thanks to its soft-focus, diffused look that is neither fully dewy nor completely matte. Want to achieve the same effect? Remember it's all about blurred edges, lightweight textures, and an airy-looking finish. Oh, and you'll also need Zendaya's blush staples. Shop them below.

Shop: Zendaya's cloud cheek essentials

Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, working across all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).

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Another celebrity wedding is on the horizon, with pop singer Madison Beer announcing her engagement to partner Justin Herbert.

Madison - who rose to fame in 2012 at the age of 13 after Justin Bieber tweeted a video of her singing - shared the news on social media, posting a picture of Justin proposing. She captioned the sweet post, 'Meet my fiance.'

Who is Justin? What does he do? And how did he and Madison meet? Here's everything we know about Justin Herbert, Madison Beer's future husband.

Who is Justin Herbert?

Justin Herbert is an NFL star who is currently engaged to the Grammy-nominated singer Madison Beer.The couple got engaged in July 2026, after one year of dating.

How old is Justin Herbert, and where is he from?

Justin Patrick Herbert was born in 10 March, 1998, making him currently 28 years old (one year older than Madison, who was born on 5 March 1999.)

Born and bred in Oregon, he studied at the University of Oregon. He now lives in Southern California, where he is based for work.

What does Justin Herbert do?

While Madison is a big name in the world of music, Justin has built an impressive career for himself in the sports industry. He is an NFL quarterback, currently playing for the Los Angeles Chargers.

How tall is Justin Herbert?

In pictures of their engagement, fans were quick to note that Justin towered over 5-foot-6 Madison - even with the pop starlet wearing heels. Naturally, it's left many wondering just how tall Justin is. According to stats online, he's 6-foot-6.

How did Justin Herbert and Madison Beer meet? Inside their relationship

Madison and Justin were first linked back in August 2025, when the athlete was spotted hanging out with Madison while she was filming a music video in Los Angeles. It came after reports in December 2024 that Madison had attended a Chargers game - although no one thought much of it at the time.

They confirmed the romance rumours in October 2025, with Justin spotted kissing Madison on the sidelines before a game against the Washington Commanders.

Justin has also made an appearance in the music video for Madison's single 'Lovergirl', from her album Locket. The sweet video shows the couple embracing and walking along the beach, alongside lyrics such as 'I thank God I found you in this lonely world' and 'I just can't help that I'm a lover girl.'

When posting a tribute to Madison back in March, Justin celebrated his now-fiancee's birthday by saying he was the 'luckiest guy alive. You've changed my life forever.'

As for Madison, she gave a rare insight into her romance with Justin when chatting to Alex Cooper on Call Her Daddy in December. 'I feel taken care of in a way that I can break down and I have someone to lean on,' she explained, 'and I think that's important.'

Who has Justin Herbert previously dated?

Justin is known among sports fans for being very private when it comes to his off-pitch life, previously telling reporters, 'I think the less people know about me, the better.' However, there are a few rumoured romances over the years...

In 2021, Justin was rumoured to have dated NFL reporter Taylor Bisciotti. It was alleged that the pair were seen together several times, however they never confirmed a romance.

There were also rumours in 2023 that Justin was dating reality star Allie Eklund. The pair were spotted liking each other's Instagram pics, with Allie attending several Chargers games. However, the pair never confirmed any relationship - and the quarterback later reportedly unfollowed Allie.

As for Madison, her first public relationship was with Vine star-turned-musician Jack Gilinsky, who she dated from 2015 to 2017. That year, she was linked to nepo baby Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, with their short-lived romance reportedly ending after Brooklyn moved to New York for college. In 2018, Madison struck up a year long relationship with entrepreneur Zack Bia, before going on to briefly date YouTuber David Dobrik.

Her most recent relationship prior to Justin was with former Hype House star Nick Austin. The pair were linked in 2020, with Madison confirming in April 2025 that she and Nick were dating. 'It's intense and fun, but it's good. We've been together for four years, which is nuts,' she shared. It's not known exactly when they called it quits - but by that summer, she was spotted with Justin.

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Charlotte Roberts is a writer at Grazia UK, specialising in SEO. She spends her days covering everything celebrity, culture, and entertainment - from film review roundups to cast explainers.

Few Hollywood love stories have captured hearts quite like Zendaya and Tom Holland's. After years of playing Peter Parker and MJ on screen, the pair's off-screen romance has unfolded just as sweetly, with fans following every milestone from red carpet appearances to quiet moments away from the spotlight. Now, the couple have officially tied the knot, with Tom Holland calling Zendaya His 'wife’ during an appearance on the Dish from Waitrose podcast.

The newlyweds aren't taking much time off, however. Instead, they're straight back to work promoting Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and in doing so, they're accidentally giving us a glimpse into what their newly married style era looks like.

Of course, Zendaya has long had stylist Law Roach in her corner, but with Holland now equally embracing fashion on the press circuit, the pair have become one of the most stylish couples in Hollywood. Their wardrobes feel perfectly in sync, never matching exactly, but always complementary. We can only imagine what Zendaya's wedding dress and Tom's suit looked like. Until (hopefully) one day those photos see the light of day, these press tour looks will have to satisfy our curiosity.

Ahead of Spider-Man: Brand New Day arriving in cinemas yesterday, here's every standout fashion moment from the couple's whirlwind promotional tour.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, UK Premiere

I mean, what else is there to say at this point? Zendaya is constantly outdoing herself. For the UK premiere the star wore Tamara Ralph's autumn/winter '26 couture. The mermaid dress came layered with beading, and a cape of strings nicely draped over the shoulders. A small gold spider designed by Keren Wolf was added at the back of the dress as a direct call to the film. To finish, the actress accessorised with Mouawad jewellery. Holland came equally as glamorous in an oxblood suit from Anderson and Sheppard, and if you look closely, he has a spider brooch by Pragnell Jewellery, which beautifully hugs his tie.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Los Angeles Premiere

For the Los Angeles premiere, Zendaya donned Ashi Studio's autumn/winter '26 couture and Boucheron jewellery. Tom Holland chose a brick red buttonless Jacquemus suit, styled by Crystalle Cox.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Shanghai Premiere

In Shanghai, Law Roach picked Atelier Versace's spring/summer '16 couture for Zendaya. The dress was body-hugging and sewn with intricate, web-like detailing throughout. Tom Holland came suited and booted in a brown suit, with a hint of red on his tie.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Photo Call for Columbia Pictures

On July 20, the pair stepped out in New York City for the Columbia Pictures photocall. Channelling Mr. Negative, Zendaya opted for a white blazer from Vetements' spring/summer ‘27 ready-to-wear collection, styling it as a mini dress with glossy thigh-high boots and Jacob & Co. jewellery. Holland nodded to Spider-Man's signature palette in a red jacket layered over a brighter red shirt with navy trousers.

Zendaya and Tom Holland in New York City

If any look offered a glimpse into their off-duty wardrobes, it was this one. Both leaned into navy, with Zendaya wearing an Elie Saab dress with a thigh-high slit, while Holland kept things simple alongside her in Prada.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Photocall, UK

Method dressing reached another level as Zendaya stepped out in a John Galliano spring/summer ‘97 dress. Complete with draped spiderweb-like chains and celestial detailing, the archival piece referenced Spider-Man without veering into costume territory. Holland complemented her in a navy blazer, burgundy top and black trousers.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Premiere, Rome

Another defining look of the tour, Zendaya wore an archival Giorgio Armani spring/summer ‘90 dress featuring an intricate spiderweb. Holland echoed the rich colour palette in a maroon Louis Vuitton suit layered over a white shirt.

Spider-Man Brand New Day Photocall, Italy

Zendaya embraced sparkle in an archival Versace autumn/winter ‘97 two-piece sourced from Rebe Archive, finished with A. Jaffe jewellery. Beside her, Holland wore a custom Balenciaga by Pierpaolo Piccioli.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Photocall, Germany

For one appearance in Germany, Zendaya wore a custom Louis Vuitton leather skirt and matching top, accessorised with Lydia Courteille earrings.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Photocall, Germany

Later in the tour, she switched into a full Coach autumn/winter ‘26 runway look, grounding the look with her favourite So Kate Christian Louboutin heels. Holland kept things relaxed in a tan Prada leather jacket over blue jeans.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Photocall, Spain

In Spain with yet another coordinated fashion moment. Zendaya wore a strapless fringed Christian Cowan Autumn 2026 dress, while Holland chose a custom Jacquemus look featuring a black jacket and trousers with a deep red shirt – a subtle nod to Spider-Man's colours – finished with a black tie.

Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie.

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A suede jacket in July sounds counterintuitive, I know. But hear me out. The Aligne Mavis has been sitting in my wardrobe since it arrived and this week, during a run of those slightly cooler summer evenings where you don't quite need a coat but you need something, it became the piece I kept reaching for.

The reason it works across all three of these looks is the same reason suede works in summer at all. It's the contrast. Something weighted and textural against something light and soft. That tension is where the outfit becomes interesting, and it's the logic I come back to whenever something feels slightly off. Switch up the texture, play with the proportion, and suddenly it clicks.

The Mavis also has the silhouette I've been looking for. A cinched waist, a structured leather collar, a double-ended zip. It's more waisted than anything else in my jacket rotation right now and that shift in shape is making everything feel more modern. My rule with suede remains: keep it away from denim. It feels too western for me (I make an exception with white denim). Where it really earns its place is against silky pieces or something softly tailored. Here's how I wore it three ways.

Suede Jacket + Vintage Nightie Dress + Pointed Flats

The first thing I threw it over was a vintage nightie, and it instantly made my lingerie-inspired dress work for daytime. The pointed patent flats and a beaded black necklace helped pull it all together. This is the combination I keep coming back to: something soft and slightly undone underneath, the structure of the jacket on top. It's the perfect layer for cooler summer days when you don't want to give up on your summer dressing but the temperature has other ideas. The camel against the cream is a combination that never fails.

Suede Jacket + White Balloon Trousers + Flip-Flops

More casual and relaxed, an easy throw on outfit that feels elevated with the jacket. White balloon trousers, black flip-flops, and a white tank, with the jacket left open or undone depending on the look I'm going for. There's something about the volume of the trousers against the cinched waist of the jacket that works really well and the tank keeps it all streamlined. Casual but put-together, which is exactly the balance I'm always chasing.

Suede Jacket + Black Maxi Slip + Ballet Pumps

Slightly more dressy, but with this look the jacket did the opposite of what it did for the balloon trousers - it grounds the dress. A black satin maxi slip dress, my two-tone Chanel ballet pumps, and a chunky necklace. The jacket transforms the maxi dress from what could be overdressed, to exactly right. Suede and satin together is a combination I'd encourage anyone to try. The contrast in fabrics, along with the silhouette of a maxi dress with a waisted jacket, keeps the look interesting.

I love the idea of using my suede jacket as an afterthought to throw on over any look instead of the main event. We don't get much time to wear our suede pieces in the UK due to the rain, so I'm taking full advantage while I can. Wearing it as a summer coverup rather than saving it for autumn feels like a small but satisfying wardrobe win. Imagine you're outside having dinner or drinks on a summer's evening and you casually throw your suede jacket over your shoulders when the sun goes down, chic.
A suede jacket feels more modern to me right now than a denim jacket and way less heavy than a leather jacket. It's time to pull out your suede jacket for summer, the perfect solution to your cover-up dilemmas.

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Emma Thatcher is a stylist and the creator of Over Dress. With almost twenty years in the fashion industry, from editorial styling and commercial campaigns to fashion buying - she’s developed a modern, realistic approach to getting dressed.

We're in the middle of peak summer, which also means it's peak holiday season. The flights are booked, the itinerary is sorted, the best sunscreen is ordered, and the suitcase is already filling up with swimsuits and holiday dresses. But what about post golden hour? Between alfresco family dinners and date nights at rooftop bars, your linen staples and crochet coverups feel a little undressed. Fortunately, this is where we come in. We've done the outfit planning for you, rounding up the best looks to wear after dark in the summer, whether you're on vacation abroad or enjoying a night out in the city.

Whatever your evening plans look like, the key to a great summer going-out outfit is picking something that looks glamorous and polished, but still feels relaxed. A fun dress is an obvious choice, whether you go for a slinky mini or an embellished midi. But you could also alternatively invest in a few nice going-out tops, ideal for wearing with jeans and skirts alike. Speaking of skirts, while a white maxi is great for floating around through the day, for the evening, swap in a sheer knee-length design or an embroidered mini.

Accessories also make up the outfit, so a few statement earrings, beaded necklaces and silk pochettes will elevate your evening looks, whether you're having a leisurely meal by the ocean or ticking a Michelin-starred restaurant off the bucket list.

Glitzy summer dressing at its finest, it's also smart to invest in a few pieces that you can mix and match with your existing wardrobe. Below, we've combed through our favourite high street and designer brands and found the best pieces, from easy evening dresses and sleek denim to lace-trimmed shorts and matchy co-ords, that'll take the stress out of getting dressed to go out on summer holiday evenings.

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Hitanshi Kamdar is the deputy commerce editor for Grazia. Hitanshi is always on the hunt for the latest trends, emerging designers and the internet’s most bizarre style discourse. When not writing, she can be found IDing outfits during Netflix binges and scouring the internet for designer sample sales.

The beauty world isn't short of innovative skin perfecting devices. There's world-class cold lasers that bring clinical-grade technology to the comfort of your own home, a zit zapper that uses microcurrents to combat spots, and a celebrity-backed 6-in-1 that does it all. But of all the beauty tools created for at-home skin maintenance, nothing works as well (and effectively) as LED masks, in my opinion.

I've been using mine religiously for a year now. Having started with daily treatments, I've graduated to a couple of times a week and ramp up sessions when my acne-prone skin is crying out for a few soothing minutes spent under healing red lights. Safe to say, I'm pretty obsessed. While the LED mask market continues to boom, few have reached the status that Shark Beauty's CryoGlow has.

Launched in 2025, it was met with rave reviews by dermatologists, like Grazia Beauty Panellist Dr Aamna Adel, celebrities, and online beauty aficionados, thanks to its unique under-eye cooling cryotherapy element and multi-wavelength LED light therapy treatments. For anyone locked into its benefits, there's good news. Shark Beauty has just launched an upgraded version of its viral mask, enter: the CryoGlow Plus LED Mask, £339.99.

What is the Shark Beauty CryoGlow Plus LED Mask?

In a nutshell, it's everything you loved about the original, just better. The major update comes byway of coverage, which is integral to the success of effective LED treatments. Powered by Shark Beauty's advanced iQLED Technology it boasts wider, more targeted LED coverage, 120% better LED coverage in fact, which tends to the crow’s feet area and lips for anyone focusing on treating the signs of ageing.

Building on the success of the original mask, the CryoGlow Plus goes big on two focal points, acne-prone skin and ageing. It treats each with advanced iQLED Technology, which uses red, blue and deep infrared LED light with precise tri-wick LED sequencing. Put simply, each bulb supplies three different sources of light for better, more even coverage, while being the right distance apart and away from the skin.

Each light can produce red, blue and deep infrared LED light, which are combined to offer four dermatologist and clinically-inspired treatment modes: Better Ageing; Blemish Repair; Skin Sustain; and Under-Eye Revive. They can be enjoyed by every skin type and every skin tone, and offer a targeted means of helping to minimise the look of fine lines, reduce the appearance of blemishes and uneven
skin, and support firmer, healthier-looking skin over time.

What really sets the mask apart is its now famous InstaChill Cold Technology that aims to mimic the skin tightening effects of cryotherapy. This signature feature comes into play with two active cooling plates that sit on the under-eye area, helping to instantly soothe, de-puff and energise. You can adjust the settings with three temperature-controlled chill levels offered within each treatment mode or use it alone in the Under-Eye Revive Mode, in any case, its inclusion makes for a more a personalised experience.

My honest review of the Shark Beauty CryoGlow Plus LED Mask

Sameeha Shaikh, beauty writer, says: 'I had a chance to try the CryoGlow Plus ahead of its launch and, straight off the bat, I'll admit this LED mask isn't made like most. It's fairly heavy, bulky and robust, which is likely an indication of the clever engineering that's gone into making it. What it doesn't have in terms of agility, flexibility or lightweightness, it makes up for in comfort. Once on my face, I was able to adjust the fit thanks to the universal-fit adjustable straps, which ensures this is the best-fitting mask I've ever used. It doesn't move, slip, or slide, which has always been my gripe with other LED masks. There's also forehead and temple cushioning, as well as silicone eye shields to maximise the comfort-factor.

'I usually love an LED mask that takes little thought to get stuck right into and, while this requires a bit more effort, the LCD remote control makes everything seamless. You can easily flick through modes, adjust cooling levels, and monitor battery life. Better yet, it tracks completed sessions and treatment streaks to help you stay on top of your skin goals. I've started with the Blemish Repair Mode every evening, which I'll be sticking to exclusively for the next few weeks before graduating to the Skin Sustain Mode for maintenance. While I haven't used it for long enough to notice any real difference in my breakouts, the few experiences I've had with it are enough to keep me committed. The InstaChill Cold Technology is a real game changer, too. I use the Under-Eye Revive Mode in the morning to make me look and feel more awake, and it truly works.'

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Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, working across all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).

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I have a love-hate relationship with bras. I love the support (and the subtle lift of a push-up), but the wires, the straps, and the constant readjusting? Not so much. That's why, when I realised bra dresses existed, I quickly ditched my go-to lingerie and took the plunge (pun intended). No more straps peeking out, no more awkward lines disrupting the silhouette of my outfit. It's the no-muss, no-fuss staple I didn't know my wardrobe needed.

But integrated bras aren’t exactly new to the sartorial scene. Back in 2023, Uniqlo’s Bra Tank Top made waves on TikTok, accumulating over 2.7 million views, jump-starting a range of built-in bra tops we’re still shopping for in 2026. Since then, a range of high street brands have jumped on the trend, but, unsurprisingly, Uniqlo has taken centre stage with its excellent line-up of bra dresses. The fashion set’s pick? The Ribbed Sleeveless Bra Dress - equal parts stylish and practical, making summer dressing feel easy breezy.

Of course, the Uniqlo dress’s biggest draw is the built-in bra, seamlessly integrated with 360-degree shaping and support. It offers the same structure as a regular bra, minus the visible straps that can break up a clean-cut outfit. But its silhouette is just as appealing, subtly figure-hugging, gently nipped at the waist, and falling into a softly flared, ankle-length skirt.

Naturally, just like with Uniqlo’s cult bra top, other brands are following suit, labels starting to roll out built-in bra dresses in every form. Whether you're looking for an off-duty uniform to style with trainers or something to wear to dinner while you're on holiday, they're one of the easiest wardrobe staples to shop.

Shop the best bra dresses for summer 2026 below.

Shop: The Best Bra Dresses

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Emma Richardson is a fashion commerce writer for Grazia. She was previously a fashion and beauty commerce writer for Heat and Closer, and has contributed digital content for a variety of lifestyle brands. Emma finds much of her inspiration in celebrity style, with Sienna Miller often being a major influence, and loves a pair of ballet pumps and a trusted trench coat.

My Instagram usage is getting wildly out of hand. I had a warning on my phone just this weekend telling me I’d spent a gulp-inducing three hours on the app. But, dear reader, please do allow me to justify my use of time. I consider it my duty to deep dive into the products my fellow beauty editors are using and talking about on Instagram. Granted, I occasionally find myself scrolling through all sorts of nonsense, but it’s the beauty recommendations I’m constantly scribbling down in my notes app. If I see an editor waxing lyrical about something exciting, I’ll immediately add it to my list of things to test whether it's a delicious new hair perfume or the skin tint to know.

A couple of weeks ago, my excessive scrolling paid off when I spotted three different editors raving about the same perfume on their Stories. One described it as ‘the perfume of the year’, while another said her husband ‘went weak at the knees’ after spritzing it on. A third posted - ‘Just grabbed this sample after seeing so many beauty editors talk about it.’

Me? I was incensed. How was I not in the loop?

A quick sift through my (admittedly) chaotic inbox revealed that I had, in fact, received all the information about this launch weeks earlier, albeit buried beneath many an email. Apparently, everyone was talking about Abel’s deliciously named Double Scoop Eau de Parfum - the launch of the year, if Instagram was to be believed. I wasted no time requesting a sample.

First impressions? I can completely understand why beauty editors are obsessed with it. First, the bottle. It’s satisfyingly weighty and chunky, with icy, frosted glass that looks as though it’s been pulled straight from the freezer. And if the name Double Scoop hadn’t already given the game away, this is a fragrance inspired by ice cream. Not just any ice cream, though. As Abel founder Frances Shoemack puts it, this is ‘posh ice cream’.

She describes Double Scoop as bringing ‘Abel’s distinctly contemporary DNA to a milky vanilla. Creamy and seductive, but never cloying. Vanilla scents can lean into full nostalgia - roller skates and endless summers. With Double Scoop, we’ve captured those long, hazy days for the urban sophisticate. Posh ice cream and aperitivo hour spilling onto the street.’

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I love her description. And I’m further intrigued still. The first spritz on my skin was undeniably sweet - almost too sweet, if I’m honest. But patience would reward me at this point. The sweetness is down to the opening butterscotch and vanilla, but this gradually mellows as an earthy rosemary note cuts through the richness, adding a touch of freshness. I’ve worn fragrances that take hours to dry down and become what I hoped they’d be, but this one settled beautifully on my skin within minutes. What remained was a soft, sultry musk that retained those creamy, ice-cream-like notes while feeling polished, sophisticated and, yes… undeniably posh.

While some might describe it as playful or energetic, for me it’s actually far more understated once the initial hit of heady sweetness dissipates. It’s the sort of fragrance that makes me feel polished walking into the office or effortlessly glamorous heading out for dinner - a real all-rounder.

As for longevity, I found that it lasted well on my skin, although I’m admittedly greedy when it comes to perfume compliments. I kept the bottle in my handbag and topped it up three times throughout the day. Excessive, yes, but it worked a treat. This may sound clichéd, but I swear it to be true - on the very first day I wore Double Scoop, three different women stopped to ask what perfume I was wearing. It was exactly what I’d secretly hoped would happen - and, after seeing so many editors rave about it, what I’d suspected might happen, too. Even so, it was incredibly satisfying to have my expectations confirmed.

The takeaway? When you see countless beauty editors swearing by the same product, there’s usually a very good reason for that. Sometimes, the hype really is justified. The perfume of the summer? You know what? It could well be.

Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

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Former top financial trader Gary Stevenson shot to popularity during the pandemic with his Gary's Economics YouTube channel. His weekly videos explained real-world economics and presented his argument of a wealth tax on the super-rich as a solution to financial inequality in the UK.

But it wasn’t until July 2026 that Gary hit the mainstream. His Channel 4 documentary How to Get Filthy Rich with Gary Stevenson aired earlier this month and received mixed reviews. The show sees the social media personality argue with key figures who are against his proposal of a 2% tax on individual wealth over £10 million, while also including interviews with those hit hardest by the cost-of-living crisis.

Just weeks after the documentary dropped, Gary has shocked fans by announcing that he's quitting his successful YouTube channel. In a 48-minute video on his page titled 'It's time to say goodbye’, he cites burnout as the main reason he's stopping, saying that making his weekly show had become 'harder and harder'. 'I've already gone further than I should have done […] from a health perspective, and I have to stop,' he told his 1.6 million followers.

If you are uninitiated in Gary's complex backstory of how a former trader came to be a passionate campaigner against wealth inequality, read on…

Who is Gary Stevenson?

Gary Stevenson is a former financial trader turned wealth tax campaigner, best known for his hugely popular YouTube channel Gary’s Economics.

Born in Ilford, East London, to a working-class family, Gary was expelled from his high-school aged 16 but managed to complete his A-levels elsewhere, scoring A-grades. He earned a scholarship to London School of Economics, where he studied mathematics and economics.

Aged just 21, Gary began his career as an interest rate trader at Citibank. Three years later, he became ‘Citibank's most profitable trader, in the whole world’, according to his memoir, The Trading Game, making his millions by betting against the recovery of the economy after the 2008 financial crash.

Disillusioned by the finance industry, Gary ended up retiring from trading in 2014 when he was 27. In 2019, he studied an MPhil in economics at the University of Oxford, before starting the Gary’s Economics YouTube channel in the pandemic to campaign against wealth inequality.

How old is Gary Stevenson?

Born in 1986, Gary is 39 years old.

What is Gary Stevenson's documentary about? The backlash explained

Gary’s documentary Get Filthy Rich isn’t – despite the title – anything to do with how to make your millions. Quite the opposite, in fact: the 90-minute doc makes the case for a 2% wealth tax on assets over £10 million – aka taxing the super-rich. In the show, Gary speaks to high-net-worth individuals, landowners, and tax advisors, who vehemently disagree with his philosophy.

The documentary received media backlash with poor reviews. In an interview on Louis Theroux's podcast, the YouTuber responded to some of the comments. 'Purely economically, these guys should be my allies, but often they’re not,’ Gary said regarding The Guardian's two-star review. 'I think it's maybe something about class.'

He also touched on a recent FT article in which the journalist tried to refute Gary's claim that he was ‘Citibank’s most profitable trader in the whole world’ in 2011, stating that he was instead Citi’s most profitable trader ‘in developed market foreign exchange’. ‘It feels like someone sniffing your underwear on the washing line,’ Gary told Louis. 'It's a bit disgusting to be honest.'

What is Gary Stevenson’s net worth?

On Piers Morgan's Uncensored show, when asked about his net worth to the nearest 5 million, Gary gave the answer of 5 million. Piers, despite saying he would share his net worth too, then refused to provide an answer.

Who is Gary Stevenson’s wife?

The wealth inequality campaigner keeps his personal life pretty quiet. In his memoir, he mentioned a girlfriend, named 'Wizard' in the book, but otherwise we don't know much about his love life.

Lucy Keitley is a writer at Grazia UK, covering news and features. She's interested in female-focused stories and smart cultural analysis on a wide range of topics, whether that’s a hard-hitting societal trend or reality TV.

Coco Chanel once said, ‘A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.’ She was right. Fragrance is a form of self-expression and identity. While lavish glass bottles remain a dressing table staple, when it comes to touch-ups on the go there’s no denying their impracticality. Thankfully, beauty brands have reimagined fragrance as solid perfumes, removing the need to carry full-sized bottles and any threat of spillage. These formats blend signature notes into a wax base infused with fragrance oils, offering a more practical and convenient way to wear scent throughout the day.

Presented in compact cases, bullets and sculptural designs, solid perfumes are made for portability. Their spill-proof format allows for easy reapplication, and their dinky size ensures they fit effortlessly into any handbag. While they are typically more subtle than your go-to EDP when worn alone, they work well for layering and extending fragrance wear from day to evening. They are also often better suited to sensitive skin, with alcohol-free, wax-based formulas enriched with nourishing oils, making them a considered option for those prone to irritation.

Where sustainability is concerned, solid perfumes can be better option too. The majority are refillable thanks to reusable cases. Of course, we can't forget the lower price benchmark either - solid perfumes tend to be less expensive that their liquid counterparts. And, of course, their impeccably stylish packaging, many of which are adorned with embroidery or chic, branded graphics.

Ready to add to cart? You might want to consider our curated list of the most delicious smelling solid perfumes on the market right now.

The Best Solid Perfumes

Maria Papakleanthous is Grazia’s beauty assistant. Originally from Cyprus, she moved to London to chase her dream of working in magazine journalism. At Grazia, Maria writes about the newest beauty launches, wellness trends and everything designed to help you look and feel your best self. Follow her on Instagram @mariapapakleanthous

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Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women, who claim the offences took place when they were teenagers. In a BBC documentary released earlier this week, titled Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, a total of 10 women have come forward with allegations against Jared Leto. Nine of them chose to speak out publicly, waiving any right to anonymity that sexual abuse accusers are entitled to, in the documentary.

Leto has yet to respond to the most recent allegations. When Leto was accused of sexual misconduct by nine women back in June 2025, his representatives denied the allegations and called them ‘demonstrably false.’

As a result, interest in the Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman and actor's private life has peaked, with Google Trends showing an increase in Google searches over whether Leto is married, and who he has dated in the past. Leto has typically kept his relationships away from the spotlight. He told Rolling Stone in 2016 that he likes to ‘distract people’ from his romances, saying, ‘If I was in a relationship - I don’t know if I would share that information publicly.’

Is Jared Leto married?

Jared Leto, 54, is not married and does not have a wife as far as is publicly known.

However, Leto has spoken more broadly in the past about the idea of marriage. Saying marriage wasn’t necessarily off the table during a 2016 interview, he described his single life as being ‘just how things are,’ adding, ‘I don’t think there’s a definitive decision that I’ve made.’

During the interview, Leto also spoke about the idea of one day becoming a parent - joking about meeting his future child by surprise. ‘You never know,’ he said, ‘Someone could always come up to a  show and give me a little surprise visit. “Dad?” In a way, that would be kind of f*cking beautiful.’

Jared Leto's relationship history

1991: Soleil Moon Frye

Leto and Punky Brewster’s Soleil Moon Frye were first linked back in 1991, when they were spotted with their arms around each other at Vanilla Ice’s Cool As Ice premiere. The pair were said to have dated for around a year before splitting, although neither publicly confirmed their romance.

Frye went on to marry TV and film producer Jason Goldberg in 1998. The couple welcomed four children together before their split in 2022.

1999 - 2003: Cameron Diaz

One of Leto’s most talked-about relationships was with _Charlie’s Angels_star Cameron Diaz, who he first dated in 1990. The couple shared a low-profile romance in the early 2000s, being branded ‘Hollywood’s most photogenic, but least photographed couples.’ They split that same year in 2003.

Diaz has been married to Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden since 2015, with the pair sharing daughter Raddix, six, and sons Cardinal, two, and Nautas, three months.

2004 - 2005: Scarlett Johansson

Shortly after splitting from Diaz, Jared was linked to Avengers star Scarlett Johansson. The couple were rumoured to have been together for around a year before they split. The couple raised eyebrows at the time due to their 13-year age gap - Scarlett 20 years old when she was linked to 33 year old Leto.

Two years after splitting from Leto, Johansson married Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds. The pair were together from 2008 to 2011. Johansson was married to French journalist Romain Dauriac from 2014 to 2017, with the pair welcoming their daughter Rose, 11. Since 2020, she’s been married to comedian and writer Colin Jost.

2005: Ashley Olsen

In 2005, Leto reportedly went on a ‘cozy date’ with Ashley Olsen - best know for being one half of the twin duo Mary-Kate and Ashley. According to reports, the couple rekindled their connection in 2011, having been spotted reconnecting in Beverly Hills.

In 2017, Ashley struck up a relationship with artist Louis Eisner. The couple tied the knot in December 2022, welcoming their son Otto in August 2023.

2008: Paris Hilton

In 2008, Leto was rumoured to have started a relationship with socialist Paris Hilton. Rumours of a romance were sparked after the pair were spotted kissing at Sundance Film Festival. However, a source later told Page Six that the couple were ‘not dating seriously.'

Since 2021, Paris has been married to entrepreneur and venture capitalist Carter Reum. The couple share two children together: Phoenix, three, and London, two.

2014: Lupita Nyong’o

Rumours of a romance between Leto and Oscar winner Nyong’o first sparked after the Thirty Seconds To Mars singer mentioned her during his acceptance speech at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2014 - referring to her as his ‘future ex-wife,’ adding, ‘I’m thinking about you.’

Nyong’o later clarified that she and Leto were just friends, telling Net-a-Porter in 2019, ‘Jared Leto, he’s still on speed dial, because we were on that [Oscar campaign] journey together and he’s so embracing of me. There was an intimacy that grew from that, that goes beyond the dating rumours, beyond all that.’

Nyong’o previously dated actor Joshua Jackson from late 2023 until their split in late 2024.

2015: Miley Cyrus

Leto was first linked to Hannah Montana’s Miley Cyrus around 2015 after reports they had connected at various LA fundraisers.

Miley is currently engaged to drummer Maxx Morando, who she met on a blind date back in 2021. It came after Miley’s split from actor Liam Hemsworth, who she had a high-profile on-off romance with from 2012 until 2020.

2015: Katy Perry

Around the same time, he was also rumoured to have been involved with singer Katy Perry following her split from John Meyer. Katy later clarified that Leto was one of her ‘close friends.’

Katy’s love life has hit headlines in recent months for her relationship with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - who Katy has described as being the ‘love of my life.’ She was previously married to Orlando Bloom from 2016 to 2025, with the couple sharing daughter Daisy Dove, five.

2015 - 2022: Valery Kaufman

Leto had a on-off relationship with Russian model Valery Kaufman for several years.

The pair were first linked in 2015, with sources telling PEOPLE that they were close friends before things turned romantic. They went on to be pictured together sporadically over the years - including grabbing lunch in 2017 and heading to the gym together in 2018 - but it wasn’t until 2020 that they began to be seen solidly together. Kaufman was allegedly spotted meeting Leto’s mother in February 2020, with the couple seen hiking in Malibu in June and rock climbing in September. The couple later split in 2022.

In 2024, Kaufman married commodities trader Dimitri Varsano during a wedding in Lake Como.

2023: Thet Thinn

Some reports have suggested that Leto dated Burmese model Thet Thinn. The pair were first linked in 2023, and have been spotted together several times since. Thinn appeared in the music video for Thirty Seconds To Mars’s ‘Stuck.’

2024: Sofia Boutella

It’s been reported that Leto’s most recent romance was with actor Sofia Boutella. The couple were first linked in 2024, before attending a string of events together, including the 2025 Golden Globes. However, neither have confirmed the relationship.

If there was one designer print that dominated beach clubs and boat days last summer, it was undoubtedly Pucci. The swirls became synonymous with the ‘rich Italian summer aesthetic’, splashed across bikinis, silky scarves and co-ords from Capri to Ibiza. Lyst's Q2 2025 confirmed searches for the brand soared, and suddenly everyone, from luxury lovers to fast fashion fans, wanted a slice of the print. This year, however, another iconic Italian house has stolen the spotlight: Missoni.

The brand's unmistakable zigzags and rainbow stripes have become the unofficial uniform of Summer 2026. Scroll through Instagram from Mykonos, Saint-Tropez or the Amalfi Coast, and chances are you'll spot at least one Missoni cover-up billowing in the sea breeze. The brand itself has leaned further into its resort identity too, with its latest beachwear collection putting metallic cover-ups front and centre. On TikTok alone, under the hashtag#Missoni, there are 19.5K posts and counting featuring hauls, try-ons, and OOTDs (outfits of the day).

We wouldn’t say Missoni is replacing the Pucci print. In fact, fashion's coolest dressers are packing the two in their suitcases; either mixing the two labels together, pairing a Pucci scarf with a Missoni bikini or letting them both have their solo moment.

As for hero pieces, the lure lies in the brand's beachwear. You want to pick up the bikinis, a lightweight maxi dress, or perhaps a sarong. What’s even better is that they look just as good thrown over swimwear as they do styled for lunch away from the beach.

Of course, not everyone has a designer holiday budget, the look is surprisingly easy to recreate this season. On the high street, brands including Faithfull the Brand have embraced colourful chevron and striped resort dressing, while Superdry has released knitted separates with a similar feel. Even TK Maxx is worth a browse, they currently stock the houses patterned scarves, that can easily be tied into a halterneck top or beach skirt for a fraction of the designer price.

Vintage Missoni is also plentiful on resale sites including Vestiaire Collective, eBay and Depop, where older pieces often cost far less than buying new. The takeaway? Last summer belonged to Pucci. This summer belongs to Missoni - or better yet, both together.

Shop: The Best Missoni Pieces For Summer Style

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Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie..

Nicole Kidman appears to be embracing a new chapter in her love life, reportedly finding romance again one year after her divorce.

Nicole – who split from her longtime husband Keith Urban last year – has been photographed with businessman Michael Reinstein while on holiday in Portofino, Italy. The pair were pictured together on a balcony in the historic Italian seaside down, looking over the Mediterranean backdrop as they chatted.

Nicole confirmed she had separated from country singer Keith last year after almost 20 years of marriage. The couple share two children together, daughters Sunday, 17, and Faith, 15.

Opening up about her relationship breakdown while talking to Variety, Nicole described 2025 as a difficult year for her: ‘I was quiet. I had other things going on. I was in my shell.’ Insisting she was doing well post-separation and was ‘moving toward what’s good’, Nicole continued, ‘What I'm grateful for is my family and keeping them as is and moving forward. That's that. Everything else I don't discuss out of respect. I'm staying in a place of, “We are a family,” and that's what we’ll continue to be. My beautiful girls, my darlings, who are suddenly women.’

Who is Michael Reinstein? And has he been married before? Here’s everything to know about the businessman lucky enough to be enjoying time with Nicole.

Who is Michael Reinstein and where is he from?

Michael Reinstein is a businessman and entrepreneur who has recently hit headlines after being spotted with Big Little Lies star Nicole Kidman, 59.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, he still resides there. As for his age, he's reported to be around 55 years old.

What does Michael Reinstein do?

While Michael Reinstein may not be well-known in the world of showbiz, he’s built a name for himself in business.

Michael is the chairman and CEO of Regent, a Beverly Hills-based private equity firm that he set up back in 2013. Under Michael’s leadership, Regent has acquired an impressive portfolio of brands, including La Senza, Escada, Club Monaco and Lillian Vernon.

A qualified law attorney, Michael earned his law degree from Pepperdine University, having graduated from the University of Southern California. He co-founded the USN television network, served as CEO of The Franklin Mint, and founded the Military Charity Organisation.

Before launching Regent, Michael worked at ICM Partners, a Hollywood-based talent agency.

He’s also spent time in the world of politics, having worked as a junior staffer in the office of former US President Ronald Reagan.

Has Michael Reinstein been married before?

Given he’s not a public figure, we have few details on Michael’s romantic history.

As for Nicole, she was previously married to Top Gun actor Tom Cruise from 1990 until 2001. The couple adopted two children together - Isabella, 33, and Connor, 31 - before their divorce.

Does Michael Reinstein have Instagram?

When pictures of Michael talking to Nicole first surfaced, the businessman had a private Instagram - having 43.6k followers, and following just over 2,500. However, it seems he has since cleared his profile. His profile is on private, with no profile picture and zero posts.

It turns out the best style isn't hidden away in a luxury vintage boutique; it’s sitting right inside Cindy Crawford’s closet. Kaia Gerber has once again taken a cue from her mother's '90s fashion archive, proving some pieces never really go out of style.

Spotted strolling through New York City’s Lower East Side while out promoting her latest project, The Shards, Gerber made a compelling case for wearing head-to-toe black in the height of July.

The 24-year-old model stepped out in a slinky, floor-sweeping black slip dress, styling it with a lightweight scarf draped around her neck and a pair of Tom Ford Addison 02 sunglasses.

If the silhouette felt eerily familiar, it’s because Cindy Crawford wore almost the exact same black slip when attending the New York City premiere of A League of Their Own back on June 25, 1992. Crawford’s ’90s reign was largely defined by her devotion to the little black dress. Whether attending premieres or walking down red carpets, dark, streamlined gowns were her signature go-to.

Today, Gerber is carrying the torch for her mother's favourite staple, rewriting the rulebook on warm-weather dressing. While summer style often defaults to breezy linens Gerber and Crawford are proving that black dresses deserve a permanent place in your wardrobe all year round.

The pair's synchronised style moves beyond casual street style moments, either. Gerber and Crawford recently turned heads in matching black dresses at Madison Square Garden for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's star-studded wedding.

The good news is you don't need a supermodel budget to recreate the look. Omnes has mastered simple slip dresses for under £60; Rat & Boa remains the go-to for elevated bias-cut styles perfect for weddings and holidays, while AllSaints offers dresses you'll wear for years.

Shop: Black Slip Dress

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As a fashion editor, I've found that being well-dressed often relies on having a few tried-and-tested formulas: jeans-and-a-nice-top, wool trousers and a cashmere jumper, a mini skirt and knee-high boots. But when it comes to chic summer dressing, the fashion formula is basically down to one star of the show: the perfect summer dress. Lightweight, breezy, chic, and above all, comfortable enough to waft through heatwaves, a great summer dress can keep you looking and feeling good even when the weather apps flash 27°C. For a lot of fashion insiders, that dress has been If Only If's Clover mini for the past several seasons. And last month, the brand released the cult-favourite dress in black. As expected, the dress, (which was launched as part of the brand's Nera collection) was a summer sell-out. Today, it's back in stock.

Naturally, team Grazia put it to the test to see if it actually deserves the summer's-best-dress title. Spoiler, dear reader, it does. Like the much-loved white mini, this floaty dress is crafted from soft organic cotton that basically feels weightless. An adjustable drawstring neckline allows you to wear it as you please, while delicate hand-smocked cap sleeves add a romantic finish. Cut to the thighs, while the popular white iteration of the Clover dress is slightly sheer, the black eliminates that problem. Technically a short nightie, it's so polished that the fashion set has been styling theirs outside the bedroom for a few seasons now, and the black is easier to wear outside than ever.

Shop: If Only If's Clover Mini Dress In Black

It's the ultimate beach day dress, ideal for throwing over your swimsuit as a cover-up, but also makes for a perfect throw-on dress for warmer days – whether you lean into the babydoll silhouette and wear with ballet flats or add some edge with knee-high boots. Of course, the main appeal of the beloved Clover mini lies in how flattering it looks across body types.

For me, it's the kind of easy throw-on dress that feels perfect when it's simply too hot outside. I also like how the cotton poplin crinkles naturally for that perfect lived-in look that looks chic without ever trying too hard – sprezzatura, the Italians call it. The dress has also found a fan in fashion commerce editor, Daisy Murray, 'The Clover in white was a godsend during my pregnancies and postpartum experiences, and I still wear it today either as a nightdress, beach cover-up, or over jeans in spring. So I was thrilled to learn it was being released in black. Fabricated in an opaque cotton poplin, the Clover in black has shot straight to the top of my summer dressing pile, and I'll be wearing it non-stop when the heatwave arrives next week.'

Worn by fashion insiders on repeat every summer, the Clover mini in black will be your ultimate sartorial weapon this spring/summer season. But move quick, it might sell out again.

Shop: If Only If's Nera Collection

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Hitanshi Kamdar is the deputy commerce editor for Grazia. Hitanshi is always on the hunt for the latest trends, emerging designers and the internet’s most bizarre style discourse. When not writing, she can be found IDing outfits during Netflix binges and scouring the internet for designer sample sales.

I know a thing or two about stubborn facial hyperpigmentation. While pigmentation refers to the natural colouration of the skin, hair, and eyes caused by melanin, hyperpigmentation describes the process of excess melanin production caused by various factors like inflammation and sun exposure. This manifests as discolouration, uneven skin tone and dark spots. As someone who has struggled with acne since the age of 18 (I'm in my 30s now), I'm well versed in the struggle of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, that being, those deep-seated scars that linger well after a breakout has cleared. It means that while I've developed a steady acne-safe routine, I've also paid close attention to the kind of products that don't just keep spots at bay, but clear up the mess once they've gone. And Skin Rocks' The Hyperpigmentation Serum promises to do just that. Better yet, it's currently on sale with 20% off, run don't walk.

What is the Skin Rocks The Hyperpigmentation Serum?

Skin Rocks' The Hyperpigmentation Serum launched in July 2025 and sold out within five days of going live. We'd hazard a guess that the brand's impressive before-and-after clinical study images, which were dropped on launch day, had something to do with that success. But fret not if you couldn't get your hands on the hyperpigmentation-combating serum in the first instance, as it is finally back in stock.

Four years in the making, brand founder and no-nonsense talking beauty expert, Caroline Hirons, certainly took her time to cook up this hotly anticipated product that came highly requested her a legion of 785k loyal Instagram fans. The Hyperpigmentation Serum was quick to create a buzz online, in fact the brand has revealed it's the biggest launch to date.

Promising to tackle all types of hyperpigmentation, from dark marks to sun spots and red marks, the serum promises to be the single antidote to a series of problems that are all characterised by hyperpigmentation.

What makes the Skin Rocks The Hyperpigmentation Serum so good?

Staying loyal to the brand's results-driven, efficacious and totally transparent DNA, the serum takes a formula-first approach that has been proven to deliver. The clinical and consumer trials that span eight to twelve weeks with a combined cohort of 167 participants using the serum in silo have revealed seriously impressive results. For example, consumer trials reported a whopping 90% improvement in brighter looking skin, while the clinical study proved a 24% reduction of brown spots after eight weeks of use. It's safe to say the before and after images speak for themselves.

The results boil down to a clever formula that inhibits various pathways for pigment overproduction. Safe to use on all skin types, tones and even ages, the carefully charged serum is loaded with turmeric-derived antioxidant tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane (THDFM) which restricts the power of hyperpigmentation-causing enzyme tyrosinase, skin brightening peptides tetrapeptide-30 and acetyl glycyl beta-alanine, excess melanin blocking hexylresorcinol and ethyl linoleate, as well as a stabilised form of hero ingredients vitamin C and barrier strengthening niacinamide. Together, the hardworking cocktail has been clinically proven to correct dark spots, even out skin tones, and lend a brighter, more radiant complexion.

Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, covering all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).

In summer there are a few things guaranteed: a calendar booked up with weddings, holidays and events and the possibility of feeling entirely unprepared in the tanning department and looking for that last-minute fix. Although we've had what felt like one of the longest heatwaves imagineable, if you're anything like me, you spent it tucked away in front of a fan. With that said, my summer tan isn't as glowy as I'd hope, and when it comes to big events, I always turn to an instant tan to immediately fake that just-stepped-off-a-plane bronzed look.

While I love a gradual tans to help warm up my naturally pale skin and help fake that summer glow, instant tans still hold a special place in my roster. On those occasions where it may be too hot to sleep in developing a tan, or it completely slips your mind to fake tan the day before a wedding or BBQ, these are the products that have saved me on many occasions and the ones you need in your beauty cupboard.

Instant tans have been around in the beauty world for as long as I can remember. From the original Rimmel London formula that paved the way for brands like Vita Liberata, St. Tropez, By Terry and Bondi Sands, which have now become some of the best-known brands in their own right. Keep scrolling to shop the eight instant tans I will always recommend, including a new take on Vita Liberata's iconic Body Blur.

Shop: The best instant tans for an immediate glow

Georgia Scott is a beauty commerce writer for Grazia. She has been obsessed with beauty products for as long as she can remember and spends her days hunting for the latest trending products to get her hands on to review.

Picture this: the sun is shining, SPF is layered from head to toe, the beachy waves are in full effect and you're just about to sink your teeth into the sweetest, juiciest fruit of the season. Few things capture the essence of summer quite like the crisp, refreshing bite of a perfectly ripe watermelon. Bright, nostalgic and undeniably joyful, it's a flavour that has become synonymous with the season itself. Naturally, the beauty world has bottled the feeling and translated it into this summer's hottest manicure. Enter: watermelon nails.

Fruit inspired art is nothing new - cherries, strawberries and delicate citrus motifs have all enjoyed their moment in the spotlight - but this season watermelon has emerged as the standout. According to Fresha, searches for watermelon nails have soared by 767% over the past three months, reflecting a growing appetite for playful manicures inspired by the iconic fruit. ‘Watermelon nails are an ideal summer trend because they feel fun and nostalgic without being difficult to adapt,’ says Joanne Thomas, nail artist and The GelBottle Inc. brand ambassador. ‘You can make them as bold or as minimalist as you like, while still giving off unmistakable summer vibes.’

As with any enduring nail trend, the beauty lies in it's versatility. Where nail shapes are concered, almond-shaped nails provide the perfect canvas for a French tip reimagined as a watermelon rind, while those drawn to something more understated can opt for delicate motifs instead . ‘For something a little more subtle, you can paint tiny watermelon slices in the corner of your nails,’ says Shenique Dawkins, nail artist and The GelBottle Inc. brand ambassador. Pair the design with a sheer, barely there base that leans into the clean-girl aesthetic. ‘For those who prefer an understated nod to the trend, you could try a simple green French tip with an airbrush pink in the centre of the nail to give the watermelon vibe, without a detailed design,' she adds.

Those embracing maximalism can opt for statement-making accent nails paired with pastel or neon shades inspired by the fruit's vibrant palette, while minimalists might favour tiny watermelon details scattered across a nude base.

Whether you lean towards whimsical nail art or subtle seasonal references, watermelon nails offer a fresh take on beauty that feels both nostalgic and undeniably current. Need more convincing? Scroll through our edit of the watermelon-inspired nail designs you'll want to try this summer.

The Best Watermelon Nails Ideas

Watermelon Slice Nails

Definitely not for the faint-hearted. Inspired by the freshest watermelon slice, this manicure features a pink jelly base to mimic the fruit’s juicy flesh, finished with dainty seeds and a green French tip to recreate its outer skin.

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Soft French Watermelon Nails

Want to channel watermelon vibes while keeping it chic? Start with a soft pink base and add slim neon green French tips for a fresh, fruity twist without the extra fuss.

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Jelly Watermelon Nails

Tap into the sugary sweetness of a watermelon with nails coated in a juicy jelly pink polish. Yum.

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Mix-and-Match Watermelon Nails

The watermelon slice reigns supreme among kiwis and oranges. Start with an ombré base blended with pink and red tones, then add tiny black seeds and a delicate green line along the cuticle. An almond shape is key here.

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Watermelon Aura Nails

Nod to the trend with an airbrushed pink centre over a butter yellow base, creating the illusion of a watermelon without creating a detailed design.

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Watermelon Nail Art

Unleash your inner artist with hand-painted micro watermelons over a milky base. Let the fruit do the talking.

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Candy Watermelon Nails

Everybody loves candy watermelon slices. Recreate their iconic look with a pink aura base and a neon green French tip. Opt for a square nail shape, like the example below, to bring this playful design to its full potential.

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Maria Papakleanthous is Grazia’s beauty assistant. Originally from Cyprus, she moved to London to chase her dream of working in magazine journalism. At Grazia, Maria writes about the newest beauty launches, wellness trends and everything designed to help you look and feel your best self. Follow her on Instagram @mariapapakleanthous

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Every so often, a random hack lands on our radar and leaves us wondering - ‘why didn’t we think of that?’ Especially when said hack comes from one Hailey Bieber. The skincare and make-up mogul behind Rhode knows a thing or two about beauty, granted, but her latest tip has nothing to do with achieving donut-glazed skin or the best manicure for summer. Instead, it’s all about blisters.

Taking to Instagram Stories, Bieber shared a snap of her perfectly polished feet, painted in a soft, periwinkle blue. Smattered across them were tiny flower shaped motifs that Rhode fans will instantly recognise as the brand’s viral Spotwear pimple patches. Alongside the image, she wrote ‘Can confirm, works for blisters.’

The patches were launched as part of Rhode’s Spotwear collection, created in collaboration with Justin Bieber. Designed as hydrocolloid pimple patches, they’re intended to reduce inflammation, absorb excess fluid and stop you from picking at blemishes. But could they really work just as well on blisters?

According to Dr Sonia Khorana, a GP with a special interest in dermatology, Bieber’s claim makes sense.

‘Hydrocolloid patches are moisture-retentive, fluid-absorbing dressings that soak up excess fluid to form a protective gel over the skin. This creates the moist environment needed to support healing while shielding the area from friction and further irritation.’ Dr Khorana recommends applying them to clean, dry skin so they adhere properly.

Although they’re best known for treating spots, the same technology can help protect blisters by cushioning the skin and absorbing fluid as they heal. They can also be useful for shaving spots and ingrown hairs, helping to absorb fluid while discouraging picking, which can slow healing.

That said, there are some limitations outside of blisters, however. Dr Khorana explains that hydrocolloid patches are unlikely to do much for deep cystic spots or closed comedones sitting beneath the skin’s surface. They work best on inflamed, weeping or picked blemishes, where they can absorb excess fluid and protect the skin while it recovers.

Pimple patches for blisters? A heatwave first aid essential, if ever we saw one.

Shop: The Best Spot Patches

Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

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I don't know about you, but my taste doesn't quite match my budget. Somehow, almost by instinct, I'm drawn to the most expensive piece on the new-in page, happily adding a £300 basic tee to my (abandoned) shopping basket, all the while I'm still diligently carrying in my tupperware lunch, overnight oats, and home-brewed coffee to the office to keep costs down. We millennials really knew what we were doing when we penned the phrase 'the math ain't mathing.'

Of course, I've been known to indulge in a payday treat or two; I've thrown caution to the credit card more than a few times in my life. But with bills to pay and a cozzie-livs crisis to catastrophise over, sorting through the literal and digital racks of the high street is where you'll more often than not find me.

So, I've put my truffle pig nose to good use and searched through the internet to find the most expensive-looking pieces on the high street this month. From a bold red shirt at M&S to some fabulously oversized sunglasses from Weekday, here's what I found.

Shop: July's Expensive-Looking High-Street Edit

Daisy Murray is Grazia’s Fashion Commerce Editor. Previously ELLE UK's Fashion Site Editor, Daisy has interviewed fashion icons such as Sarah Jessica Parker, profiled designers like Cecilie Bahnsen, and written features on vintage shopping and hypey trends alike. Find her on Instagram and TikTok here.

There’s a new psychological thriller on the block - and it’s the heatwave drama you didn’t know you needed. From The Guest to Two Weeks In August, the BBC knows how to deliver the perfect show: high stakes and a stellar cast. Their new thriller, The Rapture, hit streaming platforms this week - and it doesn't disappoint.

The show follows psychologist Dr Gabs Fox (played by The Rook's Ruth Madeley) as she deals with the trickiest case of her career. The series is set amid a stifling heatwave that only adds to the tension - meaning you're right on time to watch it as the UK's own heatwave returns...

After dealing with a personal tragedy of her own, Gabs finds her beliefs put to the test after she’s assigned to the case of Bethany Krall (India Amarteifio), a 17-year-old who has been sectioned for murdering her mother. Her father, Leonard, is the charismatic leader of a popular ‘spiritual movement’ known as The Faith Way.

Bethany’s knowledge of intimate details of Gabs' life leaves the psychologist feeling unnerved, only amplified when the teenager claims she can see a series of future natural disasters that could spell the end of the world. What’s more, her drawings of the world outside the hospital and her predictions of scorching heat seem to be ringing true.

And as much as the drama that unfolds has us hooked, we're pretty intrigued by the filming locations too. From national parks to historic ruins, The Rapture is filmed in some of the UK's most stunning locations - and the good news is you can visit plenty of them.

Wondering where The Rapture was filmed? Here are the locations to add to your travel itinerary...

Where was The Rapture filmed?

From Bridgerton to Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, the UK plays host to some of TV and cinema's most stunning locations. For BBC's psychological thriller The Rapture, Wales was the country of choice.

The show was filmed most prominently in south Wales, around the areas of Port Talbot and Swansea. The location became a key part of the storytelling, explained actor Ruth: 'When we knew that we were filming in Wales, and the script reflected that, weirdly, it all seemed to fit. It almost made the storytelling make more sense. The nature of the locations are stunning, the scenery here is unbelievable. It looks so beautiful. You can only get that in Wales.'

Planning a Welsh road trip? Here are the locations to visit.

Margam Park, Port Talbot

One location in The Rapture is Margam Park, a country estate with 850 acres of land. In particular, the Abbey ruins - which date to the 12th century - play a key role in tying the religious undertones of the show to the surrounding landscape.

Describing it as 'beautiful,' actor Sam Hazeldine (who plays the charismatic Leonard Krall) noted the ruins as having 'real energy'. It's no surprise that The Rapture isn't the only show to have shown interest in the location: Doctor Who, Death Valley and His Dark Materials have also been filmed there.

Aberavon Beach, Port Talbot

Another Port Talbot filming point was Aberavon Beach, with locals even spotting Franco's fish and chip shop being used for some scenes. It's serving up your quintessential British seaside vibes.

The Forge Tavern, Port Talbot

After delving into Bethany's past - as well as learning more about the Krall family and The Faith Way - Gabs finds herself reaching out to journalist Dick Carwyn (Iwan Rheon). Filming took place at the local pub, the Forge Tavern.

A small privately owned pub in the heart of Port Talbot, it's spoken of as the only pub in the area for The Rapture's residents. In reality, there are several bars and public houses in the area...

Hayes Point Sully, Vale of Glamorgan

As Gabs's place of work and Bethany's 'home', Oxsmith Psychiatric Hospital is one of the main locations in The Rapture. The scenes were filmed in Hayes Point Sully.

It's now an apartment building, but Hayes Point was originally Sully Hospital, a specialist tuberculosis hospital that opened in 1936. In 1948, it was taken over by the Welsh Hospital Board to become a general hospital to help those injured in World War II.

Sitting on around 45 acres of land, the estate has remained largely unchanged since it first opened. Now a Grade II listed building, it's considered a modernist landmark.

Maesteg Town Hall, Llynfi Valley

In an attempt to fit in with her new colleagues, Gabs finds herself attending an event held by the energy company Trenmoore. It's the promise of free wine that entices her, but she soon meets several people who become key in the story that will unfold: Frasier Melville (Jack Farthing), an engineer, and Dick, a local reporter.

Built in 1881, Maestag Town Hall re-opened in 2024 following a million-pound refit. A Grade II listed building, the property now plays a huge part in the Llynfi Valley community. Home to the creative arts, it hosts events including theatre, live music, and comedy nights.

Kardomah Cafe, Swansea

Looking for a pit stop on your whistle-stop tour of The Rapture locations? Pay Kardomah Cafe a visit.

As Gabs seeks to learn more about Bethany, she finds herself turning to Sam Duval (Simon Armstrong), the defence lawyer who represented Bethany during her murder trial. Their meetings take place at Swansea's Kardomah Cafe, a retro diner-inspired cafe that's been open for almost 50 years.

It first opened in 1905, before the original venue was destroyed in the Blitz. It re-opened in the 1960s in its current location - and thanks to its retro vibe, it's a popular filming location for TV shows.

Smaelog Woods, Llamtrisant

One particularly tense scene takes place in Smaelog Woods, a go-to location for nature lovers. Popular with mountain bikers, dog walkers, and hikers alike, the stunning woods (which are also known as Smaelog Trails) sit within the ancient Llantrisant Forest. They're filled with wildlife, and described by locals as a 'hidden gem.'

Porthcawl Eastern Promenade

As Gabs begins to grow closer to engineer Frasier, the pair are seen chatting at a bar located on Porthcawl's Easten Promenade. Sitting next to Sandy Beach, the promenade offers a coastline filled with bars, cafes and restaurants.

National Lido Wales, Pontypridd

When viewers are introduced to Gabs, it doesn't take long for us to learn that she's an avid swimmer. Swimming scenes are filmed at the National Lido in Pontypridd.

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Charlotte Roberts is a writer at Grazia UK, specialising in SEO. She spends her days covering everything celebrity, culture, and entertainment - from film review roundups to cast explainers.

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Week One policy blitz culminated with a strong announcement: 20% business rates relief for pubs, clubs and live music venues. This is welcome news, underlining the Government's commitment to helping industries that are struggling, and follows support for the same sector earlier this year. Back in April, with retail, hospitality and leisure businesses facing steep business rates rises, pubs and live music venues were awarded a 15% tax rate discount.

With two pubs a day shutting across the UK, no one can argue that this support for our hospitality industry, and our high streets more widely, is anything but a positive move. But it does make you wonder why, when one sector will benefit from a permanent, further reduction on an already-discounted rate, others continue to struggle with no help at all. Namely, the beauty and wellness industry.

Missing out on the 15% tax relief last Spring was understandably disappointing for businesses in the beauty and wellbeing space - and being excluded again raises some serious questions. This is an industry with so much to shout about - an economic powerhouse that contributes £28.3 billion to UK GDP. To put this into context, that is more than both the broadcasting and aerospace industries. It is a sector that employs almost 600,000 people and one that is proudly predominantly female-led - with 86% of its 196,563 businesses owned by women.

This predominantly female-led industry is an economic powerhouse in the UK.

The importance and power of beauty can be directly felt on every high street in the country. Nationally, personal care and wellbeing services account for 36% of all leisure and recreation amenities; far more than the hospitality sector who are getting the help they need. Given this dominance, it is hard to understand how the government can simultaneously profess support for our high streets yet consistently ignore beauty salons and retailers when it comes to financial help.

Perhaps it's naiveté - an assumption because of beauty's outsized contribution that it faces no challenges - but that is far from the case. In the past year alone, the industry contracted by 3.9% with a loss of 17,000 jobs. Compounding overheads, falling apprenticeship rates and cost-of-living pressures mean many business owners are only just breaking even, while other have been forced to close their doors for good. Including beauty in the 20% relief would have given a much-needed boost to struggling salons, spas and stores across the country, revitalising the diversity of our high streets.

'Unlike pubs, which enjoy flexible licensing frameworks to pivot business models, scale standing capacity, or offer alfresco dining, a salon’s revenue is strictly bound to its physical station layout,' Millie Kendall OBE, CEO of the British Beauty Council, explains. 'Rising rateable values have already hit salon margins with unmatched severity, forcing commercial spaces to close and displacing taxable activity off the high street.'

Supporting the beauty sector would also directly tackle the crisis the country currently faces with over one million young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). The industry is home to an abundance of accessible professions with strong apprenticeship opportunities, and positive pathways into long-term careers. But only if it gets the help it so desperately needs.

'If the Government is serious about building an economy that works for every postcode, HM Treasury must stop picking winners and treat retail, hospitality, and leisure as the interdependent ecosystem it is,' adds Kendall. 'We implore the Chancellor to extend equivalent business rates relief across personal care at the upcoming Budget.'

Everything about the industry is something to celebrate - from its high street dominance to its economic contribution. Its proud position in employing women and encouraging female business ownership, to its potential to reduce the NEET crisis. But rather than just recognising with it offers, the Government must also recognise its need to be included in future support packages. I will certainly be doing everything I can to make that happen.

Carolyn Harris is the Labour MP for Neath and Swansea East, having first been elected to Parliament in 2015. She has served as Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour since 2018 and previously held frontbench roles including Shadow Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities.

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I'll be the first to admit I can be quite a beauty snob. It comes with the territory of being a journalist who sifts through a shedload of product launches every single week. Having access to all manner of skincare, hair heroes, body buys and make-up, means you quickly learn how to decipher the seriously good from the overhyped. Armed with that knowledge, I initially approached Hailey Bieber's Rhode with caution when it first launched. How good could another celebrity beauty brand really be?

I first tried Rhode's core collection when it launched in the UK in 2023. I was impressed by the comforting textures, gentle formulas and ultra-chic packaging that serve as the backbone of the brand. But I've never believed a single brand can nail every aspect of your beauty routine, so only a few products from the collection stuck, like the Peptide Lip Treatment, £20, and Barrier Butter, £36. Admittedly, my dehydrated skin benefited the least from the well-loved Peptide Glazing Fluid, £32.

So, when the next iteration of the Glaze franchise arrived, the Glazing Milk, £32, I must admit I was sceptical. Was another post-cleansing 'essential' really necessary? Yet my first encounter with the stuff proved my initial judgement wrong. On the day of my civil ceremony, my make-up artist Roqa coated my face with thin veil of it ahead of a soft glam moment, my problematic acne-prone skin felt instantly soothed and my make-up sat atop of it beautifully. Then, last month I decided to really put it through its paces by using it every single day, here's what happened.

What is the Rhode Glazing Milk

For anyone who struggled with the lightweight, surface level hydration the Peptide Glazing Fluid provided, this is a major step up. The essence is dubbed 'the essential prep step for your skincare routine,' and that pretty much sums it up. It acts like a skincare base, creating a dewy, bouncy barrier that lays the perfect foundation for all the products that follow.

Loaded with a cocktail of dryness zapping glycerin, protective vitamin E, a smoothing and barrier enforcing ceramide trio, and a free-radical fighting mineral complex made up of magnesium, zinc, and copper, it feels like a much like a healing tonic for the skin. A few drops lends long-lasting hydration, calms irritation, and creates the most ideal base for make-up.

What experts say about the Rhode Glazing Milk

The Rhode Glazing Milk is a staple for celebrity and bridal make-up artist, Roqa. 'If there is one thing that has changed my skin prep process on clients, it's this,' explains Roqa, 'it provides instant relief from any fatigue, dehydration, tightness. I rely on it as a seamless base layer of hydration for skincare and it's become instrumental.'

The benefits of it don't stop at skin prep. Roqa often uses it multitudinously as a mixing medium to sheer down make-up, à la Hailey Bieber's foundation hack, or all over the body to engineer a top-to-toe glow. But the key to its success is how well it sits under make-up.

'A lot of skincare products can feel heavy,' says Roqa, 'but when doing long-wear bridal make-up there is a fine line between the perfect base and over prepping skin to a point it becomes suffocating for make-up, which can lead to piling or oiliness. Comparatively, the Glazing Milk is a great make-up base, it provides just the right amount of hydration for the skin to absorb without overwhelming it and doesn't disrupt the layering or long-wear of make-up.'

My honest review of the Rhode Glazing Milk

Sameeha Shaikh, beauty writer, says: 'I'm not one to take any online hype around a product at face value, but after committing to this twice a day everyday for the last month I can safely say it deserves all the praise it gets. I have acne-prone skin and found that it instantly calms and soothes. While it doesn't necessary reduce my breakouts, it certainly helps those areas to appear and feel less inflamed. After cleansing and following up with the Glazing Mist, I apply a few drops and let it sit on my skin for a minute before moving on to my serums. I'm always left with a plumped-up, almost juicy looking complexion which makes the perfect base for subsequent products. Once my skincare routine is complete, my face is never without a dewy, glassy sheen that allows make-up to blend in like butter. And, that healthy-looking sheen I mentioned? It stays put all day. A month on since using it religiously, my skin is less inflamed, less dehydrated and much less lacklustre. Trust me when I say, this is worth the hype.'

Shop: Rhode Glazing Milk

Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, working across all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).

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If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that fashion’s love affair with bohemia is everlasting. As online searches for indie sleaze rise and slouchcore dominates our moodboards, the carefree, thrown-together aesthetic championed by the likes of Sienna Miller, Alexa Chung and Kate Moss has never felt more relevant. Add in the resurgence of whimsical, floaty dresses – those that look as at home at a festival as they do on holiday – and it’s clear we’re firmly back in our boho era.

Of course, mastering the balance of effortless and considered is easier said than done, but there's one brand that has always nailed it: Free People. Synonymous with easy-going dressing, the brand has become the ultimate destination for anyone looking to channel that coveted 'I just threw this on' look while remaining masterfully on-trend. If you're in your boho summer era, Grazia's shopping editor, Julia Harvey, headed to Free People in Covent Garden to select her top picks for our Come Shop With Me series.

Satin and lace, flowy balloon pants, oversized jackets and vintage-inspired accessories are all on the roster, so if you’re fully embracing the return of boho or simply looking to dip a toe into the trend, consider this shopping edit your shortcut to the effortless, cool-girl wardrobe everyone wants. Shop everything you see in the video below.

Shop: Julia's Free People picks

Jade Moscrop is the commerce editor at Grazia, where she spends her days testing, researching and obsessing over the internet’s most talked-about buys. From high-street fashion heroes to skincare that actually delivers, she’s all about helping readers cut through the noise and find products worth their money. Follow her on Instagram here.

Tyla has just given us the sign we needed to stop playing it safe with ballet flats. The singer stepped out in a pair of highlighter flats in Los Angeles, proving that the shoe's 2026 comeback doesn't have to be a masterclass in restraint. Sorry, beige – you had a good run.

Over the past year, we've watched the ballet flat carry out its takeover. The black ones that reminded us of primary school. Followed by the Mary Jane iterations, with its prim little strap. Then mesh flats swept in for summer, all sheer and elegant, sure. But Tyla's pumps come with a serious colour upgrade, and honestly, it's about time someone said it out loud.

Enter the highlighter flat: neon yellow, electric pink, lime green, bright blue – essentially every colour you once used to underline your GCSE notes, now as footwear. And really, who better to lead this charge than Tyla? This has been her summer of sequins, of colour-blocked everything, of outfits that feel like they were dressed by someone having genuine fun rather than someone terrified of getting it wrong. She understands the assignment; her shoes were simply never going to stay in line.

Understandably, not everyone can pull off neon shoes with camo and stripes like the singer has done. The trick to easily styling shoes this loud is to let them be the loudest thing in the outfit and keep everything else in check. Pair it with classic denim – a straight-leg pair with a plain white tee. Or go the slip dress route, sticking to a neutral or pastel shade. Tailoring works surprisingly well too – a black or grey suit is the perfect foil. If you're feeling brave enough to introduce prints like Tyla, just make sure one dominant colour from the shoe echoes somewhere in the pattern so it doesn’t look chaotic.

If Tyla has convinced us of anything, it's that this summer, the brightest pair of shoes on the rack might just be the smartest investment you make.

Shop: Neon Ballet Flats

Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie.

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When a beauty brand becomes non-negotiable in your routine and everyone else’s, that’s when you know it’s a cult favourite. The brand in question? It has to be, REFY. Not only has it changed the game for my beauty routine, but as the name suggests, the brand has redefined the beauty industry, creating innovative yet easy-to-use products that reinvent any make-up look. Since launching in 2020, the brand has completely dominated various beauty genres, from its unrivalled Brow Sculpt to the perfectly formulated cream complexion products, not forgetting the newly reformulated Lip Sculpt.

Compared to most luxe beauty brands, REFY’s price tags are refreshingly reasonable. But let’s be real – alongside birthdays and big events, there are a few beauty sales I simply can’t let pass me by. While we can usually guarantee a Black Friday sale, waiting until November to restock isn't ideal, so you'll be delighted to know that the time is here to take full advantage of REFY's Summer Sale that's happening right now. Offering 15% off everything across the site, and we're here to list Grazia's go-to REFY products and why you should shop (and save). Plus, if you spend over £50, you will receive a complimentary lip gloss in the new and limited shade, 'Clay'.

If you're looking for a new favourite lip liner guaranteed to turn you against any others, try a cream bronzer that blends seamlessly on the skin or save on Bella Hadid's go-to brow gel with serious hold – now's your chance to save 15% across all REFY products.

Shop: REFY Summer Sale

Georgia Scott is a beauty commerce writer for Grazia. She has been obsessed with beauty products for as long as she can remember and spends her days hunting for the latest trending products to get her hands on to review.

Picture this: you've survived the overstimulation of the Victoria Line at rush hour, navigating the walk to work with your gym kit, lunch bag and laptop in tow, and, just as you sit down at your desk, you feel rubbing at the back of your ankle. A blister is brewing. The mandated return-to-the-office wardrobe has prompted plenty of debate, but the one thing most of us can agree on is that uncomfortable shoes are a no-go.

If you're not someone who can get on board with the whole 'toes out in the office' thing, a pair of ballet flats tends to be the go-to choice for office days. Like many twenty-somethings navigating the corporate office wardrobe, a pair of trainers feels too reminiscent of my university days, but a pair of loafers can sometimes feel too formal. Naturally, I looked around the Grazia office back when I was the newest hire in the room and noticed a common footwear denominator - of course I'm talking about ballet flats. Since then, and over three years later, it's probably no exaggeration that I've tried every single ballet flat the footwear world has to offer.

There have been high street options from Zara and H&M as well as high-end options, like Ganni's cult Buckle Ballerinas, and it's only now that I feel I've reached the ballet flat middle ground - with shoes that won't set you back £150+ and also won't leave you with stinging blisters by 5pm.

FitFlop is the first brand to know if you're committing to your comfortable ballet flat journey. Most of its footwear offerings have been granted the American Podiatric Medical Association stamp for excellent foot health and feature Dynamicush technology, meaning that the inside of its ballet flats feels lightweight and super cushioned. I've tried its Delicato Mary Janes, High-Cut Leather Ballerinas and the latest iteration in its ballet flat lineup, the Delicato x Pantone Poise Leather Ballerinas and can report that all three pass the 10,000-step criteria with no (!) blisters whatsoever.

Shop: FitFlop's Leather Ballerinas

Another contender for the most comfortable ballet flat is the internet favourite Clarks Freckle Ice. Designed with a super-soft foam footbed and a leather sock wrap around the ankle (to prevent those pesky ankle blisters), the internet is calling it 'comfort slipper heaven'. Again, as a Clarks Freckle Ice owner myself, I can also comment on the fact that its ballet flats are also super comfortable - I've worn them to work, to brunch, to dinner and honestly, they've never rubbed once. In terms of sizing, the Clarks Freckle Ice works better for narrower feet (although it does come with the option to be purchased in a wide fit), and the sizing comes up slightly small.

Shop: The Clarks Freckle Ice Ballet Flats

If you've already found searching for comfortable ballet flats is rarely as straightforward as it seems, you're in excellent company. The good news is that now brands are finally giving comfort the same consideration as aesthetics - which means no more blisters and no more feeling the pavement underneath your flats.

Below are the internet's favourite ballet flats and the only pairs I'd buy again. And, with Vinted reporting earlier on its Instagram a 66% year-on-year increase in searches for ballet flats, it seems that plenty of people are still looking for the one pair that finally gets it right.

Shop: The Most Comfortable Ballet Flats

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Gemma Lavers is a fashion commerce writer at Grazia, where she tracks down viral pieces and is as comfortable navigating the M&S new-in page as she is dissecting the latest celebrity look. When not writing, shopping or at Reformer Pilates (a cliché but she's hooked), Gemma will likely be planning her next holiday (and what she's going to wear). For a glimpse into said travels, outfit inspo and life as a journalist, follow her on Instagram.

Hair trends this summer have been varied– and often contradictory, to say the least. We’ve seen the return of the polished, ’90s bombshell blonde, defined by its glossy, immaculate finish, only for it to be followed by the rise of indie muse hair, with its just-woke-up-like-this grungy appeal. But if there’s one trend we can all agree has reigned supreme, it’s the bob. From the bixie cut to the weekend bob, shorter, shoulder-grazing cuts have become the 'do du jour. And after stepping out over the weekend, Margot Robbie has just co-signed a new take on the style. Dressed in a butter yellow two piece by ‘it girl’ approved brand Doen, enter what Hershesons are calling the ‘Slip Bob’.

Inspired by the understated glamour of the late ’90s, the Slip Bob takes its cue from 'the effortless elegance of a satin slip dress - sleek, fluid and timeless’. Unlike other bobs, this look forgoes texture, grit and excessive styling in favour of polished minimalism. It’s all about glossy movement and hair that flows naturally. It’s smooth, the layers are long and the ends are flippy and flicky around the chin.

 ‘Clean lines, high shine and fluid movement are key,’ says Dale Herne, stylist at Hershesons Fitzrovia. 'Rather than relying on layers or beachy texture, the Slip Bob lets the shape do the talking, finished with a subtle outward flick through the ends that gives it effortless swing. It’s a bob that just kisses the shoulders, with some invisible layers. There’s no heavy line, so it feels really soft while still maintaining precision. It has a slightly sexy feel but still looks luxurious and elegant, thanks to the flick through the ends. It’s understated, which is exactly what makes it feel so modern.’

Curly girl looking to get in on the act?

'For coiled hair, it depends how tight your curls are, but your stylist might need to add some invisible layers with this cut,' suggests Herne. 'Coiled hair could dry triangular which we want to avoid with this look. It’s all about the softness. The invisible layers will help flatten hair slightly and provide a similar silhouette to the Slip Bob.'

Herne points out that this look differs to the blunt, weighty bobs that have dominated in recent seasons. Instead, the Slip Bob is cut to 'Skim the collarbone with a clean perimeter and subtle movement through the ends'. The result feels polished but playful all at once.

Curly or coily hair might take a little more consideration here, but Herne says styling the Slip Bob is perfectly doable with the right products and know how. 'With both curly and coiled hair, moisturising products are key for this cut. You don’t need any products that accelerate the curls, it’s about keeping that light softness and movement'

How to style the Slip Bob, according to Dale Herne at Hershesons:

1. Prep hair with the Hershesons Almost Everything Cream to smooth and add shine without weighing the hair down.

2. Blow-dry straight using The Great Hairdryer, keeping volume soft through the roots. Those with curly or coily hair may want to let their hair dry naturally at this point. Spin your head left to right to help open up the curls and tuck it behind your ears whilst you let your hair dry. This will help create an “indent” that keeps hair off your face - this works really well for this cut.

3. For those who wish to heat style their Slip Bob use Hershesons Great Iron, clamp the last 2–3cm of each section and gently rotate your wrist outwards as you glide through the ends. The movement should be subtle - a soft flick rather than a dramatic flip.

4. Alternate the direction slightly around the face to keep the finish looking natural and effortless.

5. Finish with a light mist of hairspray or shine spray, brushing through with your fingers to maintain movement

Our appetite for ’90s minimalism across fashion and beauty (largely thanks to Carolyn Bessette Kennedy) clearly shows no sign of waning.

Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

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One non-negotiable for me when shopping for skincare is a hard-working, potent ingredient list. As someone with dry, dehydrated, and lacklustre skin, I’ve tried countless brands, only to realise that vitamin C, retinol, and hyaluronic acid are absolute essentials in my routine. My current obsession? Medik8. Known for its dermatologist-recommended formulas and clinically proven results, this brand had me hooked from the first try.

Loved by beauty editors, skincare experts and celebs, you can't scroll without seeing a hint of Medik8 on your skincare-themed FYP – and it's for good reason. Many beauty brands cross my desk, but only a select few become a staple in my regular beauty arsenal. The Medik8 ethos is to keep skincare simple and effective with specific ingredients, and I've discovered it works to maintain radiance and hydration in my skin.

After introducing a hard-working vitamin C serum, retinal and daily SPF into my routine, I would never look back. My dull skin has never looked better, and I'm totally addicted to the radiance it provides.

Not only can we now start to get excited for holiday season, but it also gives us the opportunity to change up our skincare routine as we welcome the warmer months. There's never been a better time to shop Medik8's best-selling products – now they are already discounted in the Medik8 summer sale.

The best Medik8 deals in the Medik8 Sale, at a glance:

Get 20% off: Medik8 C-Tetra Luxe, was £60, now £48

Get 20% off: Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3, was £50, now £40

Get 20% off: Medik8 Liquid Peptides Advanced MP, was £79, now £63.20

Get 20% off: Medik8 Advanced Night Restore, was £60, now £48

Get 20% off: Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Intense, was £60, now £48

Shop: Medik8's summer sale

Georgia Scott is a beauty commerce writer for Grazia. She has been obsessed with beauty products for as long as she can remember, and spends her days hunting for the latest trending products to get her hands on to review.

There’s a certain kind of person who makes cycling look impossibly cool. They’re not arriving in neon Lycra, aerodynamic sunglasses and a helmet that says ‘I’ve just completed a 50 mile ride.’ Instead, they’re casually gliding through the city in a blazer, relaxed trousers and a pair of sunglasses- looking like they just stepped out of a street style gallery.

And nobody does cycle style quite like the Copenhagen girls. The Danish capital has long been the unofficial headquarters of bike-friendly fashion, where getting from A to B on two wheels is simply part of everyday life. Their secret? Dressing for the bike without dressing like they’re going cycling. Think floaty dresses, practical flats and light layers that work just as well parked up at a coffee shop as they do on the saddle.

Now, that same attitude has started spilling into celebrity wardrobes. Jennifer Lawrence has become one of the best examples of how to master the art of off-duty cycling style, regularly spotted with her bike while wearing the kind of pieces that feel effortlessly thrown together. Her summer uniform? A t-shirt, Adidas track pants, trainers and minimal accessories.

Because cycling style has moved far beyond technical gear. As cities become more bike-friendly and the ‘health is wealth’ mindset continues to influence fashion, people are looking for clothes that can keep up with real life. The best pieces now need to do more than just look good, they need to take you from your morning commute to coffee, errands, meetings and everything in between.

The trick is choosing pieces that aren't restricting. Wide-leg trousers are having a major moment and, when cropped at the right length, make the perfect cycling companion. Oversized shirts are another hero piece breathable, easy to layer and instantly makes any outfit look more polished. A tank top, a light jacket and a pair of retro trainers are all you really need to create that Copenhagen-inspired look.

As for accessories - a bum bag keeps your hands free, a baseball cap can disguise any post-helmet hair situation, and a bandana can keep the hair out your face.

Of course, cycling will always be about practicality. Nobody wants to discover their jeans are impossible to pedal in halfway home. But the new cycle wardrobe proves comfort and style don’t have to compete. The goal isn’t to look like you’re training for the Tour de France. It’s to look like you just happen to have somewhere stylish to be and your bike is the best way to get there. These are the best pieces that do it.

Shop: Cycle Style

Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie.

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I’m sure many people can relate to the dilemma of having expensive taste without the bank balance to back it up. Yearning for pieces out of my tax bracket is something of a habit for me. But thankfully, I’ve made it my hobby to acquire my wish list on a budget via eBay.

Top of my yearn list are, of course, designer handbags. And who better to get handbag inspiration from than Catherine, Princess of Wales? Concerned with quality, heritage and elegance, HRH returns to Mulberry, DeMellier and Strathberry – all UK-designed brands – time and time again. And while they are already priced reasonably, their aforementioned good quality means they are worth investing in on resale.

DeMellier

DeMellier has become a recent frontrunner for the Duchess’ favourite bag brand. The mother-of-three wore her Small Hudson bag three times at the close of last year, and we can see why. Designed in London and crafted in Spain, the royal mother-of-three isn’t the only A-list fan: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Reese Witherspoon and Katie Holmes are all repeat wearers. While the Hudson is a classic, that isn’t the only design worth mentioning – I’ve seen many a New York sitting on desks at Grazia HQ, and the Stockholm is a personal favourite. And on eBay, you can find them for a good £100 less than RRP (in mint condition, too).

Strathberry

Catherine has been in a half-decade-long love affair with Edinburgh-designed and Spain-crafted bag brand Strathberry, and we know why. Strathberry creates classic bags, but with enough of a twist so there’s a point of interest. The Princess of Wales enjoys the Mosaic bag and the Multrees Chain wallet (her most recent outing accessory), but personally, the Kite Hobo is more my speed. From ladylike and structured to louche and relaxed, there really is a style for every sensibility, and I’ve found them preloved on eBay.

Mulberry

Mulberry and former Miss Middleton are true style bedfellows – she's been wearing the brand since before she was a royal and is in the double digits for Mulberry-accessorised outfits as a Duchess. Of course, this makes sense, as Mulberry is the UK's largest manufacturer of luxury leather goods and leading the charge in sustainability. Its bags are style-defining too, just like Catherine – the Princess favours the classic Bayswater and Amberley crossbody, while other iconic styles include the Alexa and Roxanne. Mulberry is also included in eBay’s Authenticity Guarentee, which means you can invest in a secondhand bag with full confidence (and change to spare).

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Daisy Murray is Grazia’s Fashion Commerce Editor. Previously ELLE UK's Fashion Site Editor, Daisy has interviewed fashion icons such as Sarah Jessica Parker, profiled designers like Cecilie Bahnsen, and written features on vintage shopping and hypey trends alike. Find her on Instagram and TikTok here.

Cinema has a strange way of turning fictional worlds into real-life trends. After Barbie hit screens, suddenly the world was awash with pink and Barbiecore everything. Challengers had a similar effect, sending tennis-inspired style into overdrive, with searches for pleated skirts, polos and even tennis necklaces soaring. Now, The Odyssey is making a case for the ancient Greek sandal to be the shoe of the summer.

Throughout The Odyssey, gladiator sandals appear again and again, woven into the costumes and helping create the mythological world of the movie. But like every great costume moment, the influence doesn’t stay on screen for long; it starts appearing on the streets. The catalyst, naturally, was Zendaya. During The Odyssey press tour, she leant directly into the film’s aesthetic, stepping out in a pair of knee-high, caged heels – specifically, the archival Clementine style from Sophia Webster’s autumn/winter '14 collection. It was the perfect example of how celebrity dressing can turn a forgotten trend into something suddenly desirable.

Of course, this isn't the gladiator sandal's first time in the spotlight. Long before The Odyssey, they were the unofficial shoe of the boho era, worn by everyone from Kate Moss to Sienna Miller as they became synonymous with easy summer style. Like so many Y2K favourites, they eventually fell out of favour, replaced by minimalist slides like flip-flops.

The key to making gladiator sandals feel current is all in the styling. Rather than leaning fully into Grecian dressing, use it to add interest to otherwise simple outfits. Pick white linen dresses, a denim skirt, tailored Bermuda shorts or relaxed denim with an oversized shirt. It's less about looking like you've stepped off a film set and more about borrowing just enough of the aesthetic to make an everyday outfit feel a little more styled.

If you’re looking to get ahead of the trend, the high street has already started delivering. M&S has easy everyday versions, while designer options from Isabel Marant and Michael Kors bring a more elevated take on the trend.

Shop: The best gladiator sandals 2026

Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie.

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The Love Island final is finally here - but after a shocking twist hit the villa, the prize pot could be up for grabs.

It's been a summer of love in Mallorca, with a handful of islanders entering the villa in the hopes of finding love (and no doubt increasing their bank balance in the process.) But with the final set to air tonight, Love Island fans are facing a new twist in the show's 13-year history.

Only three couples will be heading into the final, with Mica Harris and Samraj Toor tasked with choosing which couple will exit the villa alongside them.

It's a twist that could see the final looking very different - with one of the fan favourite couples at risk of being dumped. While Lorenzo Alessi and Julia Mayska have won over viewers, Julia's tensions with some of her fellow islanders puts the couple at risk of being chosen.

Which couple could be leaving the villa our 2026 winners? Here's what the odds say.

Who will win Love Island 2026?

The odds are in - and there seems to be one couple who are on the path to winning.

According to Grosvenor Sport, Lorenzo and Julia are the clear favourites to win Love Island ahead tonight’s final. Their odds sit at 1/4, giving them an 80% chance of winning.

Their closest challengers are Kavan and Jasmine, whose odds sit at 13/4.

After that comes Simba and Angelista, whose odds have jumped dramatically to 13/2. This places Tommy and Yasminfourth, with odds currently at 10/1. While the couple were once in a strong position ahead of the final, revelations around Tommy's alleged 'secret girlfriend' haven't helped their chances.

However, tonight's shock dumping could change everything. While Yasmin and Tommy haven't left viewers convinced, they're seen as one of the strongest couples by fellow islanders. Likewise, while Lorenzo and Julia are fan favourites, Julia's no-nonsense attitude hasn't exactly landed her in the good books of her fellow islanders.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) to share their thoughts, one viewer wrote, 'I can't believe Mica and Samraj are going to be given that much power. WTH Love Island?'

Another added, 'If they vote Julia and Lorenzo or Angie and Simba I think it will be over for Love Island! It will ruin the final completely.'

Saying the show was looking 'almost like a strategic game [rather] than Love Island,' one fan wrote, 'If the twist was announced before the dumped islander votes I would have agreed. At this point it's just manipulation. Why should Samraj and Mica have this power?'

Sharing that last night's shock dumping could indeed send our final spiralling in a new direction, Simon Kew, spokesperson for Grosvenor Sport, shared, 'With Samraj and Mica dumped from the villa, attention now turns to last night's cliffhanger, where they'll decide which remaining couple joins them in leaving the competition. That twist could completely reshape the market before the final.'

No matter who Mica and Samraj choose to dump, our winners will be crowned during tonight's live final. We'll see you there...

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The summer of love is coming to an end, with the Love Island finale once again upon us.

It's been two months since our 2026 Love Island cast entered the villa on the search for love, facing Casa Amor and Grafties as they hoped to make it all the way. Now with the final here, it seems a handful of our islanders may have found the love they were looking for (as well as a hefty payday.)

Fans will now have the chance to pick their winners, with just one couple claiming the title from last year's Toni Laites and Cach Mercer.

However, many viewers were left unhappy after a shock twist aired last night - meaning there'll be just three couples in the final, as opposed to the usual four. On Sunday night, Mica Harris and Samraj Toor were axed from the villa by all the dumped islanders, who returned to vote for which couple least deserved their spot in the final. However, Mica and Samraj then received a text revealing they must choose one other couple to exit with them.

What time does the Love Island finale start? How long does it air for? And who has made it to the final? Here's everything we know so far.

When is the Love Island 2026 final, and what time does it start?

It's finally here! The Love Island 2026 final will air tonight (Monday 27 July) at its regular 9pm slot on ITV2 and ITVX.

Unlike our previous episodes, Maya Jama will be coming at us live from the villa to announce our winners.

How long is the Love Island 2026 final?

While the show will air at it's usual 9pm slot, you're going to want to allow for some extra viewing time.

Our Love Island 2026 live final will run for slightly longer than our usual one hour. It's set to last for around 1 hour and 20 minutes, wrapping up about 10.20pm. That's a whole 20 minutes longer than your usual hour-long episodes.

There's also been another twist in our usual viewing schedule. While episodes are usually followed by Love Island The Debrief - a spin-off show hosted by last year's big three Toni Laites, Yasmin Pettet, and Shakira Khan - this won't be the case tonight.

After Love Island's final finishes, viewers can find an episode of Family Guy filling the slot.

Instead, The Debrief will make its return on Tuesday 28 July at 10pm, where it's thought the winners (or perhaps all the finalists) will join the hosts on the sofa for a 30 minute episode.

Is the Love Island final live?

Yes, expect to see Maya Jama and our islanders live from the villa in Mallorca! While the early portions of the episode will show the couples final days pre-recorded, the final results will be aired live.

Who has made it to the Love Island 2026 final?

After Mica and Samraj were voted off the island, it seemed our final four heading into the final would be Julia Mayska and Lorenzo Alessi, Yasmin Hadlow and Tommy Stagg, Angelista Gunda and Simba Kudyiwa, and Jasmine Muller and Kavan Murphy.

However, a shock twist revealed that only three couples would be heading to the final. Mica and Samraj were tasked with choosing which couple to leave alongside them during last night's cliffhanger, with fans already speculating who they might pick.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) to share their thoughts, one fan wrote, 'I can't believe Samraj and Mica are going to be given that much power. WTH Love Island?'

Others have speculated that it might be Julia and Lorenzo heading home, given Julia's tensions with some of her fellow islanders. 'Survived every islander & public vote just to risk being dumped by two who clearly don't like them,' wrote one fan, as another agreed, 'If they vote Julia and Lorenzo or Angie and Simba I think it will be over for Love Island! It will ruin the final completely.'

Given the current odds, it could shape up to be a very different final if Lorenzo and Julia are picked to leave...

 Love Island: Live Final, tomorrow at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.

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Need a lesson in the transformative power of beauty? Look to Zendaya. In the last month alone, while running the circuit of multiple global film premieres and press junkets, she has served a kaleidoscope of mega hair and make-up moments. Each one as disparate as the last, she's donned everything from an ethereal Greek goddess glow to angelic, naked make-up complete with ghost lashes, before dialling into Audrey Hepburn-inspired '50s glam with bold winged liner and fig-toned lips.

Her approach to hair has been just as experimental. While a polished bixie and a curly crop have fast-become her signature hairstyles of late, she's had no problem swapping out her cool girl bob for XXL lengths, Grecian waves, or crown braids, while exhibiting her knack for method dressing amid the premieres of The Odyssey.

While she enjoys switching things up quicker than you can guess her next hair flex, Zendaya is holding space for her current look and we can safely say it's one we never expected. For her most recent red carpet appearance at the premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day in Shanghai, Zendaya stepped out with sleek, bum-skimming lengths and a high-contrast micro-fringe.

While her hairstyle may appear to be a small strand in the big web of her penchant for carefully executed sartorial storytelling (brought to life by image architect Law Roach), in reality Zendaya's micro-fringe is in keeping with major hair trends for summer. Dubbed the 'petit fringe' by Philip Downing, Bed Head creative director and hairstylist, an ultra-short fringe is one to watch this season.

'Fringes are a statement; short fringes are an announcement. They show confidence and really make a haircut pop. When paired with a longer bob, and thrown up in a beehive style bun, a micro fringe creates a beautiful silhouette that feels strong and intentional.'

Ever ahead of the curve, before her latest slick look, Zendaya first welcomed the style just four days prior at the premiere of the film in Mexico, with a Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice-inspired bouffant updo and choppy baby bangs. We're not surprised the style has stuck, having sported countless iterations of forehead sweeping bangs over the years, the actor certainly has a way with avant-garde fringes.

It's not just Zendaya leaning into the look. It's seen a resurgence thanks to the likes of Lily Allen, Kristen Stewart and Greta Lee who have all been sporting the style this summer. 'All trends evolve and come back around with a twist. Right now, we’re seeing a shift towards styles that feel powerful and expressive. A short fringe, or as I’m calling it, "the petit fringe" is exactly that - it frames the face and brings a sense of strength and personality to the overall look,' explains Downing.

If you're recreating the style, Downing advises starting in the salon with a professional hairstylist. Take a reference image with you and remember the key is to ensure the fringe suits your face shape, hair texture, and matches your personality - 'because a fringe can make or break a look,' he adds.

Ask for a 'short, well-tapered fringe that enhances the overall face shape,' says Downing, and when it comes to styling note, 'control is everything with a short fringe. Lots of people struggle to re-create that just-left-the-hairdresser's finish, but that’s because they're not styling it properly first.'

If you're faced with the same struggle, Downing recommends starting off by applying a thickening spray, like Bed Head’s Queen For A Day, £8.33, or a thickening cream onto damp hair before blow-drying it into the fringe. 'This gives you the best control and a natural texture. If a micro fringe is left product-free, it can become too "active" - making it fluffy, jumpy, and hard to manage. Good styling products are a non-negotiable here.'

When creating Zendaya's red carpet look, her go-to hairstylist, Ursula Stephen, readied the star's bespoke wig with the TYMO AIRBEAM Hair Dryer Brush, £89.99, for that ultra-shiny, smooth and sleek finish, as well as the Bur Bur Mermaid Brush Wet Detangling Brush, £66, which supports effortless styling. Shop Zendaya's hair heroes below.

Shop: Zendaya's micro-fringe essentials

Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, working across all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).

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The desperation for sunshine is constant when living in the UK. Although we;ve had heatwave after heatwave in recent weeks, the sun barely sticks around long enough to leave a glow - let alone a tan - and when you do manage to soak up a few rays? It’s all sunburn, peeling, and regret. My only option? A tinted serum. One product that has been a constant in my beauty arsenal for over ten years is By Terry's CC Serum in Sunny Flash. As a very fair-skinned girl, I'm always looking for a product that removes unwanted blue undertones and adds a natural, healthy-looking glow to my skin - and this serum hits the brief, and then some.

Bronzing drops are one of the best ways to achieve that fresh-off-the-plane glowy look, with many hitting viral status recently; notable mentions are Drunk Elephant's D-Bronzi and L'Oréal's Glotion, but none quite satisfied me as much as By Terry's CC serum. Although I've tried countless bronzing drops, I always find myself going back to this radiant, glowy formula.

So, why do I love it? Firstly, the shade: Sunny Flash instantly makes me look like I have had a two-week holiday tan, minus the jet lag or sun guilt. It's the most popular shade in the ever-growing line-up, and one that I used to regularly recommend to customers during my time working at SpaceNK, regardless of skin tone. The phrase 'universally flattering' gets thrown around, but this shade is designed to add warmth and radiance to every skin tone with its bronzy hue. Forget unflattering orange tones; the golden, bronze serum glides over the skin and instantly creates a hydrated and tanned finish.

The texture mimics a hydrating, water-based serum you'd typically apply before moisturiser. However, this versatile formula can be applied as a primer, a complexion booster, mixed with your foundation or alone without any further make-up. The colour-correction formula helps to disguise any discolouration in the skin and treats any unwanted tones to leave the skin looking more even. Although this product doesn't gradually tan the skin, it instantly cheats the appearance of a warmer complexion, and I, for one, would be lost without it.

Georgia Scott is a beauty and fashion product writer writing across brands such as heat, Closer, Grazia and Yours specialising in all things lifestyle and trending. Before starting at Bauer, Georgia completed her degree in Journalism at University and worked as a retail beauty advisor and make-up artist.

If you’re feeling more exhausted than usual, running on a few hours sleep and seriously considering sending that strongly worded text you’ve been drafting for weeks, you’re not alone - and it might be time to blame the moon.

Wednesday 29th July will see this month’s full moon, otherwise know as the Buck Moon. It’s one of the summer’s most beautiful lunar events, and if you’re partial to some astrology, one of its most emotionally charged too...

Whether you’re here for the astronomy, the astrology, or simply an excuse to explain why you’re feeling a little bit more emotional than usual, we’ve got you covered. From what the Buck Moon means to how to see it in the UK, let’s dive in.

What is the Buck Moon?

July’s full moon is often known as the Buck Moon, following a naming tradition from the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Each month's full moon throughout the year was traditionally named to help keep track of the seasons and significant changes in nature. For example, April’s Pink Moon is named after a vivid flower that blooms around that time, while March’s Worm Moon references the time of the year when earthworms emerge from the soil for spring.

July’s Buck Moon gets its name from male deer - or bucks - who begin growing a fresh set of antlers around this time of year.

Can I see the Buck Moon in the UK?

While we haven’t always had the best view of the moons (Blood Moon, we’re looking at you), we will get to enjoy this one.

The Buck Moon will look especially beautiful in our skies thanks to something called the ‘moon illusion.’ As the full moon rises low on the horizon, it should appear much larger than it really is. The Earth's atmosphere also filters out the blue light when the moon sits low, so expect it to glow a deep, syrupy orange.

Now, the Buck Moon is set to hit its peak on Wednesday 29th July at 3:36pm BST, which is annoyingly in broad daylight. With the moon sitting below the UK’s horizon, we won’t be able to see it as its most ‘full,' - but you’ll still see a pretty impressive moon come dusk.

Head out shortly after sunset and you should still see a much more dramatic moon than usual. The clouds always do have final say, but given Wednesday’s currently set to be sunny and clear in much of the UK, it’s looking good so far.

So, what does the Buck Moon actually mean? The astrology explained

Up for a bit of woo-woo?

If you’ve been yawning during your meetings or feeling slightly shorter-fused than usual, you’re not alone. Every single full moon sees flocks of people take to social media to ask the question: just why am I so exhausted? While the scientific evidence is mixed, people still feel as though full moons affect their moods, emotions, and energy levels - and astrologers would argue there’s a reason why.

July’s full moon sits in Aquarius, the star sign of independence and rebellion. Crucially, it’s also the first full moon since Mercury Retrograde lifted on 23rd July. If the past few weeks have felt full of crossed wires and general chaos, many astrologers see this lunar event as a chance to gain some clarity.

Full Moons are usually associated with endings and letting things go, and July’s Buck Moon is taking this seriously. Aquarius energy craves change fast, and it’s a fiery mix that could have you wanting to cut people off completely in an attempt to free up what’s tying you down. You might be feeling the urge to send that strongly worded email, quit your job, and finally tell that group chat how you really feel about their brunch plans.

However, hold off. While the Buck Moon is a great moon for releasing what doesn’t align with you anymore, acting on every impulse can spell more trouble.

Write out that strongly-worded email or text, but don't hit send. Let it sit in your drafts for a few hours (or even better, overnight,) and if you still mean every word tomorrow, then you can send it.

Instead of dramatically cutting off those people in your life who are grinding your gears, sit down with a cup of tea to ask yourself what you might need from them instead. Perhaps you don't need to get rid of them entirely from your life, but just need a little bit more space or some more rigid boundaries for now.

It’s also a great time to do a bit of a brain dump. Grab a pen and some paper, and write down all the things that are currently leaving you exhausted, from a disrupted sleep schedule to your overflowing inbox. Once you’ve got your list, cross out the things you can’t control (such as the approaching heatwave and the economy), and circle the things that you can control (such as utilising your phone’s Do Not Disturb and touching some grass once a day.)

Think of the Buck Moon as a good chance to take stock of how you’re doing ahead of the fourth quarter of the year. Go admire the moon, and leave those feisty replies sitting in your drafts for now…

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Sometimes great summer dressing is all about paring down your fit. Evidently, some of our favourite style muses are in on the trick. Just last week, Hailey Bieber stepped out in a barely-there slip dress from Christian Dior's Fall 2005 collection by John Galliano, making a case for simple nightwear-inspired summer dresses that feel light, comfortable and so chic. And now, Margot Robbie was photographed in Paris yesterday wearing a lace-trimmed butter-yellow set, confirming our hypothesis that lingerie-inspired dressing is summer's hottest trend (literally).

Stepping out of the Ritz Hotel in Paris yesterday, Robbie delivered a masterclass in easy summer style in her silk mini-and-camisole set from cool girl-loved brand Dôen. The set in question consists of the Giulietta skirt, a silk-charmeuse mini finished with lace trim along the hem, and the Loure top, a slinky silk-satin cami with a versatile square neck, barely-there straps, and dainty lace trim. Rendered in a cheerful butter yellow, both pieces come with a sweet, almost vintage feel that feels elegant and dressed-up while also being understated and so easy to wear. It's a set you could wear on holiday in Paris, of course, but also for sunny weekends, picnics and date nights.

Shop: Margot Robbie's Yellow Dôen Skirt Set

Robbie styled her set with cat-eye sunglasses from Chanel, a black Chanel bag, and ballet flats from The Row – the perfect fashion-forward yet wearable summer formula. Worn separately, the cami will work well with jeans and trousers alike, while the skirt styled with a baggy T-shirt and trainers will become your favourite off-duty outfit.

Dôen has always been a summer hero with its pretty frocks boasting an A-list fan club that includes Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and Alexa Chung, among others. And this summer, it's been delivering some excellent separates as well, like the satin co-ord that was impossible to escape on the internet back in April or Robbie's pretty yellow set currently topping our wishlist.

As we continue dealing with endless heatwaves in the UK, Robbie's breezy summer look is all the outfit inspiration you need to dress comfortably while still looking incredibly chic. You could shop her exact Dôen set, which is surprisingly still in stock, or if it ends up selling out, you could shop one of the alternatives we've tracked down below.

Shop: Alternatives For Margot Robbie's Yellow Skirt And Cami

Hitanshi Kamdar is the deputy commerce editor for Grazia. Hitanshi is always on the hunt for the latest trends, emerging designers and the internet’s most bizarre style discourse. When not writing, she can be found IDing outfits during Netflix binges and scouring the internet for designer sample sales.

Emma Roberts married fellow actor Cody John in a lavish Idaho ceremony on 25 July – and yes, her aunt Julia Roberts was in attendance.

The couple said 'I do' during a romantic ceremony in Sun Valley, Idaho, after four years of dating. Apparently, the newlyweds were introduced by mutual friends in the April of 2022, first hard-launching the relationship on Instagram that August.

Two years prior to meeting Cody, Emma welcomed a son, Rhodes Robert Hedlund, with her ex-partner Garrett Hedlund. Emma and Garrett parted ways in January 2022. In a special touch, however, it was Rhodes who walked Emma down the aisle to meet her new husband.

So, who is he? What might you have seen him in? And what's next for him and Emma? Read on to find out.

Who is Cody John?

Emma Roberts' new husband, Cody John, is an actor in his own right. He has appeared in several major projects including Wu-Tang: An American Saga, In The Dark, The Rookie, NCIS, Grounded, Jaunt, Midsummer and more.

He currently has five other acting projects in the works, Grounded, and The Cutting Room Floor, Save Me, Quiet Storm and Hey Guys, all of which are in post-production.

His wedding to Emma took place on his family's picturesque estate in Sun Valley in Idaho, as per three Page Six sources.

How old is Cody John?

Cody is reportedly 36 years old, making him one year older than Emma.

How did Emma Roberts and Cody John meet?

Apparently, the loved up couple met through industry friends in April 2022, shortly after Emma formally split from her ex-partner, Garrett. In August 2022, Cody hard launched Emma on Instagram by sharing pictures from their yachting holiday.

His social media page is largely filled with pictures of Emma, with sweet captions including 'happy birthday teenie tiny' and 'you make everything magic happy birthday emma'.

When did Emma Roberts and Cody John get married?

Emma and Cody got married on Saturday 25 July in Sun Valley, Idago, in front of their close friends and family. Emma's paternal aunt, Pretty Woman star Julia Roberts was in attendance wearing a chic polka dot dress and carrying a sun umbrella. The 45-minute ceremony reportedly took place in extremely hot weather, so the couple did well to make it through without fainting.

Emma wore a custom Monique Lhuillier dress which was designed to capture 'a feeling of timeless romance through a modern lens'. According to the designer, 'Every detail, from the custom Vintage Rose hue to the hand-draped silk chiffon, delicate lacework and sculpted corsetry, was created to reflect her effortless spirit while celebrating the artistry of couture.'

Despite plenty of long-lens paparazzi pictures of the outdoor ceremony, the newlyweds managed to keep their reception private and pictures of the party have not yet been shared.

Does Cody John have social media?

Yes, you can keep up with Cody (and see lots of cute pictures of him and Emma) on Instagram @johncodyjohn.

Who else has Emma Roberts dated?

Prior to meeting her husband, Emma has dated a string of celebrities. Seeing as she has been acting since the age of 10, there has been public interest in her dating life since her teenage years.

Alex Pettyfer

Wild Child fans might forget that Emma dated her co-star Alex Pettyfer after meeting him on the set of the iconic 2008 film (where they play love interests). The pair dated for a year and Alex even got Emma's initials tattooed on his finger. 'I got a girl's name tattooed on my ring finger because I was in love,' he told Glamour in 2010. 'We've broken up, but I don't live in regret.'

Ryan Sheckler

Emma then dated professional skateboarder, Ryan Sheckler, who she was linked to in 2009. However, they split in 2010 and attended the Teen Choice Awards together as friends.

Dathan Kuppin

In late 2009, Emma started dating Dathan Kuppin, a student at the University of Southern California. They broke up in 2011.

Chord Overstreet

Between 2001 and 2013, Emma had an on-off romance with Glee actor Chord Overstreet.

Evan Peters

On the set of Adult World, Emma meet Evan Peters. 'On set, I was like, "Oh yeah, we're totally going to date" and I would try to flirt with him, which ended up looking like I had something in my eye,' Emma recalled to Chelsea Handler in 2014. 'He literally didn't speak to me the entire movie, like thought I was so weird.'

The July after they finished filming, the couple started dating and they made their red carpet debut at the 2013 Golden Globes. Six months later, Emma was arrest following an alleged domestic violence incident at a hotel in Canada. Evan reportedly sustained a bloody nose but did not press charges. 'It was an unfortunate incident and misunderstanding,' the pair's rep said in a joint statement at the time. 'Ms Roberts was released after questioning, and the couple are working together to move past it.'

They later co-starred in AHS, Coven, Freak Show, Cult and Apocalypse. Emma and Evan were even engaged for a brief time, but called off the engagement in June 2015. However, they continued to date until early 2019.

Christopher Hines

When Emma and Evan first split, she dated director Christopher Hines, before calling it quits several months later and getting back together with Evan.

Garrett Hedlund

Emma started dating Garrett Hedlund, the father of her child, in March 2019. A year later, they welcomed their son Rhodes. They decided to part ways in January 2022. 'It's sad, and they. aretrying their best to co-parent,' a source told People at the time.

Nikki Peach is a senior writer at Grazia, working across news, entertainment, features. She has also written for the i, i-D and the New Statesman Media Group and covers all things pop culture for Grazia (treating high and lowbrow with equal respect).

Summer is well and truly here, and whether you're packing your suitcase or planning a staycation to make the most of the UK's heatwave, finding the right beauty products to protect your hair and skin is nothing short of essential.

Whether your bathroom cupboard is overflowing with skincare, you swear by a ten-step routine or prefer to keep things simple, everyone (should) know the importance of SPF. Including a reliable sunscreen in your daily skincare routine is crucial, and it's safe to say the most of us have become experts in protecting our skin all year round. However, when we focus on the skin, our care can so easily be overlooked.

A holiday is usually filled with happy memories, delicious food and plenty of cocktails, but the combination of sunshine, salt water and chlorine can leave your hair looking dull, dry and lacking lustre. That is, until now.

As soon as Pantene's Sunkiss Glow Hair Spray landed on my desk, I knew I had to try it. Your suitcase might be jam-packed full of suncreams, but making room for a product that helps shield your hair from summer damage should be just as high on your priority list.

How should you apply?

Simply apply the mist onto wet, damp or dry hair to help protect both strands and scalp. Not only does it defend against damaging UV rays but also helps combat the drying effects of chlorine and saltwater. The formula is made up of pro-vitamin B5 and vitamin E, to deeply repair and strengthen hair, boosting resilience while enhancing shine and vibrancy. Best of all the lightweight non-greasy formula won't weigh your hair down, making it the perfect addition to your beach bag all summer long.

What did I think overall?

As someone who's guilty of neglecting to protect my hair in the sun, the Sunkiss Glow Hair Spray is exactly the kind of product I'm looking for. Not only does it smell like holiday in a bottle, but the lightweight, hydrating mist feels invisible in my hair, making it easy to top-up throughout the day while keeping my hair looking and feeling healthy and protected.

Do I recommend this hair spray? In a word, absolutely. This is well worth adding to your basket. Think perfect summer hair in a bottle for just £12. Sold.

Georgia Scott is a beauty commerce writer for Grazia. She has been obsessed with beauty products for as long as she can remember and spends her days hunting for the latest trending products to get her hands on to review.

There is a woman in a shop down a wiggly alleyway in South Kensington. Inside, all is immaculate and very beautiful – the only suggestion of colour, a single pink bow amid a rail of black and white. The woman herself seems to belong to the same palette: jet-black hair in a perfect bowl cut framing porcelain skin and green eyes. She wears a short black dress with over-the-knee socks, managing to look both sexy and correct. She sits, one leg coiled around the other, with the stillness of a cat. Her name is Susie Cave and you may know her as the founder of The Vampire’s Wife – the beloved fashion brand that she ran for a decade, whose darkly romantic dresses were worn by everyone from Cate Blanchett to the Princess of Wales. You may also know her as the wife of Nick Cave – musician, poet, one of the most singular men in contemporary culture. But that is increasingly not the point, as she returns to fashion with her new venture, Weddings and Funerals.

I first met Cave in May, when she invited me to see her new store before it officially opened. When we speak again in June, online, she explains where the name came from. It had been waiting for years, she says – it was supposed to be the name of a collection. ‘And then the business closed.’ [The Vampire’s Wife ceased trading in May 2024, citing upheaval in the wholesale market.] ‘And so I had this name,’ she says. ‘I needed to return to the basics, start anew, shake off the relentless, voracious appetite of the industry and create beautiful dresses I was personally committed to, beyond the demands of the market.’

The clothes themselves will be immediately recognisable to anyone who fell for The Vampire’s Wife: long, slender, fluid, with voluptuous sleeves in fabrics that move and catch the light – dresses that hark back to an era when dressing for dinner was the norm, but the kind you want to dance all night in. ‘The shapes that I do are quite sculptural, the kind you can see from a distance.’ What she wanted this time was something small and entirely her own: a demi-couture atelier working exclusively in black and white, using only British mills – Whaleys of Bradford, Bennett Silks, James Hare, Stephen Walters, Pongees – whose fabrics, she says, are unlike anything she has found anywhere else in the world. ‘Some of them look like they’re spun by fairies,’ she says. The palette is strict but, it turns out, inexhaustible: every white silk, every black velvet, every weight of chiffon and crêpe, and the Maroqain – a 1920s Chanel-era fabric she recently rediscovered through a British supplier – that drapes like nothing else she has ever worked with. There is gold, too, and the odd blush pink. She is, she admits, incapable of resisting a shiny thing. ‘I must have been a magpie in a past life,’ she says.

So what can a client expect? Having made an appointment, Cave walks them through the 25 or so dresses hanging there – these are the starting points, the silhouettes from which everything begins. Daphne Guinness wanted her dress open all the way to the hem, a different sleeve, no shoulder pads. Others have loved the top half of a dress but wanted the skirt of another. ‘We’ll do a hybrid,’ Cave explains. Once those decisions are made, the dress is constructed and the client returns for a final fitting with Cave’s seamstress on hand for adjustments. It is, she says carefully, not couture – ‘that is an incredible culture that I have not ever had any experience in, and I’m not pretending in any form or way that that is what I do’ – but it is something more considered, more personal and lasting. One couple, getting married at the Cinecittà studios in Rome – at the Fellini Studios, no less – came to Cave wanting, she says, ‘to be like their own Fellini film’. The women finding their way to this shop, or requesting Zoom appointments from New York or Mumbai, don’t sound like women who need to be told what to wear.

Kate Moss came for a bespoke feathered piece – quarter-length, with a cape – customised for Cannes. Florence Welch is a client, designed for with on stage movement in mind. Tilda Swinton was being shot in the brand in Paris as we speak. There are clients flying in from America, others commissioning remotely for week-long Indian wedding celebrations. Cave mentions, with characteristic discretion, that she has been dressing guests for Taylor Swift’s wedding, ‘very influential people,’ is all she’ll say. And then there are the funerals. So far, she says, there have been none – ‘no funerals, thank God’ – but the offer stands, sincerely. ‘If the occasion arises for somebody, they know I’m here and I’ve got them covered for anything they may need,’ she says. But this, she is quick to clarify, is not literally about dressing brides and widows. ‘It’s really event dressing, and for anyone going to a wedding party once the serious stuff is over and they can let their hair down.’

Cave was discovered aged 14 by photographer Steven Meisel on a flight to New York – which is, even by the standards of fashion mythology, quite an entrance. She went to Japan to model at 16 and turned a two-month stay into two years, renewing her visa every eight weeks, until the authorities, finally, would renew no more. She would later discover that her great-grandparents were among the first Western missionaries in Yokohama, and that her grandfather was born there: ‘So, I think Japan is really in my blood.’ It was there she first encountered the designers rewriting fashion – Kansai Yamamoto, Yohji, Comme des Garçons. ‘That was all happening, that was all new. I’d go into the Comme des Garçons shop and just be like, what is this?’ She went from looking ‘very Laura Ashley, very English, very rosy with mousy hair’, to dyeing it jet black. ‘I think if you feel quite a vulnerable person, wearing black and having black hair is quite a nice feeling,’ she says. ‘You can kind of hide under it.’

What followed was a career that placed her at the centre of a decade of creative energy: muse to David Bailey for eight years, shot by Nick Knight for Yohji Yamamoto in the image known simply as Susie Smoking, widely considered a cornerstone of modern fashion photography. She walked for Vivienne Westwood for 10 years, becoming one of the defining faces of that era’s most anarchic and influential shows. Campaigns for Dior, Versace, YSL followed. Covers of French Harper’s & Queen, Glamour, Elle, i-D. The cover of The Damned’s 1985 album Phantasmagoria. She met Nick Cave in 1997 at a party hosted by her friend Bella Freud – who would later make her wedding dress – beneath the T-Rex skeleton at the Natural History Museum.

For all the worlds she has moved through, Cave describes herself, without any apparent self-consciousness, as shy. ‘I don’t particularly enjoy a lot of people all at once,’ she says. ‘Crowds and that kind of thing.’ The catwalk, in particular, was always an ordeal. ‘All people’s eyes looking at you in every direction – for me it was quite terrifying. But I got on with it because it was my job.’ When Haider Ackermann, a friend, recently invited her to walk in his debut show for Tom Ford, she very nearly talked herself out of it. ‘I thought I’d bitten off more than I could chew and I was absolutely terrified.’ But Ackermann is a friend, and that, for Cave, was reason enough. ‘The clothes are so beautiful,’ she says. ‘It wasn’t about me. I just wanted to support him.’ Ackermann went on to cast her as the face of Tom Ford’s S/S ’26 campaign, describing her as epitomising the house’s mature sensuality. The fashion world has rediscovered Cave. She, meanwhile, has rediscovered herself – back at her drawing board, doing exactly what she wants.

Should you make an appointment at Weddings and Funerals, Cave’s assistant of 10 years will package your piece with ribbons and tissue with a precision Cave describes, laughingly, as almost Geisha-like. As for Cave herself – should she ever renew her vows, she knows what she’d wear. ‘I’d let Nick choose,’ she says simply. ‘I wouldn’t want to wear something he didn’t like. And he has such amazing taste.’

Rebecca Lowthorpe worked as fashion director for Grazia from 2016 to 2019; she is currently Grazia’s associate editor, overseeing the fashion content.

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If there’s one thing fashion has taught us, it’s that the pieces we reach for the most aren’t always the loudest. Often, it’s the tailored blazer you reach for daily, the coat you throw on every winter, or the pair of trousers that somehow works for every occasion. It's the well-cut basics that make up true wardrobe staples. Now, H&M is tapping into that idea with its latest designer collaboration: New York-based luxury essentials label WARDROBE.NYC.

Founded by editor and stylist Christine Centenera and designer Josh Goot, WARDROBE.NYC has built its reputation around the idea of a considered wardrobe - fewer, better pieces that work together well. For their H&M collection, the duo have condensed over a decade of their designs into a streamlined edit of essentials.

‘We wanted to create a capsule for H&M that was true to the wardrobe concept: a timeless and honest statement that was both essential and of the moment,’ says Goot. ‘This approach comes from our personal philosophy of dress - it has always been a vital part of WARDROBE.NYC.’

Drawing from the brand’s archives, the collection focuses on the kind of pieces that form the backbone of a great wardrobe. Think structured wool coats, blazers and skirts, balanced with more relaxed staples including washed denim, bombers, oversized hoodies and drawstring trousers.

The beauty of the collection lies in its versatility. Every piece has been designed to slot seamlessly into what you already own, a philosophy Centenera has always championed.

‘What we wanted, above all, was for all these pieces to become staples,’ she says. ‘You’re building the base of a wardrobe and mixing it back in - with things you already own and with pieces from the collection itself.’

It’s this focus on longevity that makes the collaboration feel particularly relevant right now. In a fashion landscape increasingly focused on investment pieces and personal style, WARDROBE.NYC and H&M are making the case for the wardrobe building blocks.

As Ann-Sofie Johansson, Creative Advisor and Head of Design Womenswear at H&M, explains: ‘The way every shape is so well considered - you can really feel how it will be to wear one of these garments just by looking at it.’

The WARDROBE.NYC x H&M collection lands in selected stores and online at hm.com on August 6 2026.

Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie.

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When Alisha Boe appears on my screen on an dreary Monday morning, I’m immediately drawn in. Her skin glows, a slick of smokey liner frames her eyes, and her hair is swept into an effortlessly chic up-do. She’s energetic and charismatic - and it’s immediately clear why the Somali-Norwegian actor has become one of Hollywood's newest ‘it’ girls.

We’re here to chat about her latest role - she’s been tapped as the new face of YSL Beauty’s Black Opium Pink Glaze, the newest iteration of the iconic fragrance. Captured in a campaign directed by visionary filmmaker C Prinz, Boe embodies the scent’s bold duality -  ‘playful yet powerful, feminine with an unmistakable edge.’

Black Opium devotees - of which there are many - may be swayed by this new version. The fragrance itself reimagines the signature Black Opium coffee accord only this time softened with a juicy strawberry twist. It’s then softened by jasmine and vanilla for a juice that feels fresh yet addictive. Fittingly, Boe sees herself in that balance.

‘I’ve always been a fan of YSL Beauty and Black Opium,’ she tells me. ‘I was so excited to join the family because I love that the fragrance mixes masculinity with femininity. I really relate to that. It lets you carry yourself differently depending on how you feel that day.’

I ask her what makes this new fragrance stand apart and how it compares to the original.

‘The new strawberry note is what changes everything,’ she says. ‘It’s fresh and fun - like a farmer’s market strawberry. Then you have the deeper coffee notes, which are my favourite because I love the smell of coffee in the morning. Add the vanilla and jasmine and it’s like a warm, sexy hug and a kiss on the cheek at the same time.’

Shop: YSL Black Opium Pink Glaze

Asked to describe the scent in just three words, she doesn’t hesitate, either. ‘Sexy. Bold. Party.’

She’s confident - and there can be no doubt that this perfectly aligns with the campaign’s message of “main character energy.”

‘For me, it’s about being self-possessed. Being unafraid to be messy, to be yourself, to have fun, to be loud and carefree. Just being unapologetic.’

Fragrance, she says, is an essential part of that mindset.

‘Scent is the last step in my routine that makes me feel confident. At the very least, you know you smell good! Honestly, one of my biggest fears is smelling bad. Leaving my house without perfume is like leaving my house without underwear.’

Confidence as a whole for Boe, takes on a surprisngly simple formula.

‘I feel most confident when I’ve had enough sleep and I’m well hydrated,’ she says. ‘There’s so much information out there now, especially around wellness, but I think it really comes back to keeping things simple. Sleep well, drink enough water, have a simple routine, smell good and then you’re ready to take on the day.’

I ask her when she’d wear Pink Glaze.

‘Definitely date night or a night out,’she says. ‘If I were using it for a character, she’d be bold, sexy and fun. I actually love choosing fragrances for characters because scent is such a big part of personality. People remember you by it. The Pink Glaze woman to me is someone ‘magnetic and someone who contains multitudes’.

‘I think the bottle and the fragrance are so connected,’ she says. ‘I love that this bottle is mostly black but with pink running through it. I love that contrast and that sense of duality. Visually, it tells the story of exactly what the fragrance is.’

When I ask what she’s personally looking for in fragrance today, her answer couldn’t be more fitting.

She flashes me an impish smile- ‘Black Opium Pink Glaze, baby!’

Alisha Boe, it seems, couldn’t be more on brand.

YSL Black Opium Pink Glaze is shoppable from 12th August on Boots.com, 90ml £125 50ml £92

Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

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I'll admit it: I'm pretty good at spotting expensive-looking pieces on the high street. As a shopping editor, I spend my days trawling new-in sections, so my closet is filled with affordable finds that look far more premium than their price tag suggests. But when it comes to a true wardrobe workhorse, I'm all for a strategic investment. Like, say, the perfectly black trousers (I've worn LESET's trousers for years) or a great bag (the Gucci Borsetto is perfect). The trick, of course, is never paying full price if you can avoid it. With that in mind, let's talk about the perfect linen shirt or a finely tailored blazer, both of which you'll currently find discounted in the Ralph Lauren summer sale.

The preppy brand beloved by celebs and editors alike has always excelled at elevated basics that have a knack for making you look instantly polished – from impeccable tailoring and easy linen to formal dresses and knitwear. Just earlier this month, its elegant staples were splashed across Centre Court at Wimbledon. So it's safe to say that a discount on Ralph Lauren's pieces is always highly anticipated, and the summer sale has plenty of covetable pieces.

But still, even discounted Ralph Lauren pieces require quite an investment, which is where we come in. We've scoured the hundreds of products in the sale catalogue to save you time and make sure you spend your money on pieces that will actually work hard in your wardrobe. Pieces like the Classic Fit Linen Shirt, for example. The simple linen button-down, cut with a classic collar and detailed with the signature embroidered pony, is the kind of staple you'll find yourself wearing on repeat. Offered in a range of colours as well as striped iterations, it's the kind of shirt you'll wear to the office with trousers, to the beach layered over a swimsuit and for dinners with a slip skirt.

Shop: Ralph Lauren's Classic Fit Linen Shirt

Elsewhere, the Tie-Front Linen Shirtdress is a summer staple that takes the stress out of getting dressed in the heatwave – whether worn with ballet flats and a work bag to the office or wedges and a woven tote to a garden party. And if you're shopping for the change of seasons ahead, the Cable-Knit Cotton Quarter-Zip Jumper is perfect for adding a polished finish to your jeans and T-shirt outfits.

Scroll ahead for the ultimate editor-approved edit of the best Ralph Lauren pieces to add to your cart to make the most of the limited-time reductions.

Shop: The Best Of Ralph Lauren's Summer Sale 2026

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Hitanshi Kamdar is the deputy commerce editor for Grazia. Hitanshi is always on the hunt for the latest trends, emerging designers and the internet’s most bizarre style discourse. When not writing, she can be found IDing outfits during Netflix binges and scouring the internet for designer sample sales.

A change of climate has a way of making us rethink our beauty kits and particularly our foundation choices. While matte, heavy foundations have a place in the world of full glam, when the sun begins to beat down and our social calendars go into overdrive, what we really yearn for is a lightweight, dewy foundation that makes us look like we've just enjoyed a week-long holiday in the Mediterranean. And despite what you might think, even those cooler months call for a glow-giving base when the crisp climate and central heating begin sapping moisture from our skin.

How to choose a dewy foundation for you:

Ruby Hammer MBE, makeup artist, beauty expert and founder of Ruby Hammer Beauty says:

'Dewy skin requires a base with a finish that looks hydrated and glowing, adding a natural skin-like sheen. By reflecting the light, skin looks more youthful and it is easy to blend and build.'

How to apply dewy foundation:

'Always work in thin layers, as you can always build up and reapply where more coverage is required,' says Hammer. 'The less you apply, the less likely it is to shift, crack or cake – you may just have to add in an extra step… primer or translucent powder to finish.'

Dewy foundation is likely to include a range of skin-loving ingredients, including hyaluronic acid and rosehip seed oil, each catering to an array of skin types and conditions – whether you are dry, have combination skin, or are acne-prone. By nature, these foundations are often lighter in texture and coverage, but it means you get the benefit of a satin, second-skin finish.

The Best Dewy Foundations At A Glance 2026:

Best overall dewy foundation: Shiseido Revitalessence Glow Foundation, £51

Best lightweight dewy foundation: NARS Light Reflecting Foundation, £43.50

Best expert-backed dewy foundation: Armani Luminous Silk Foundation, £49

Best luxury dewy foundation: Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Skin Glowy Foundation Stick, £37

Best budget-friendly dewy foundation: L'Oréal Paris True Match Liquid Foundation with SPF and Hyaluronic Acid, £11.99

Best dewy foundation stick: Dior Forever Skin Perfect Foundation Stick, £49.

Best skincare-infused dewy skin foundation: Lisa Eldrige Skin Enhancing Tint, £39

Best dewy foundation for sensitive skin: It Cosmetics CC+ Nude Glow Lightweight Foundation + Glow Serum with SPF 40, £32

Best full coverage dewy foundation: Huda Beauty #FauxFilter Luminous Matte Full Coverage Liquid Foundation, £39

Best dewy foundation for oily skin: YSL Touche Eclat Le Teint Foundation, £42

Best dewy foundation for acne-prone skin: Fenty Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Foundation, £30

How we tested them

Formula: As with any foundation type, considering how the formula itself feels on our skin is important. Was it drying, or did it feel light and comfortable? Was there any oily residue left behind? Or was there tightness and flaking? We wanted each foundation here to feel undetectable on the skin.

Staying power: Dewy foundation can be slippier than more matte options. That said, we still want to keep top-ups to a minimum. If we think any would benefit from a primer or a setting powder, we'll note that too.

Expert advice: Due to the nature of our job, we're lucky enough to have plenty of products in our (well-stocked) beauty cupboard. During testing we made the most of these and set aside any dewy foundations that we thought might work well. We then divided these for testing, insuring we had at least ten each, before whittling down the list. We also harnessed the advice of professional make-up artist Ruby Hammer too, meaning there should be an option for everyone.

Curious to know more? Shop our edit of the best dewy foundations within a range of budgets, real-tested and approved by us.

Shop: The Best Dewy Foundations 2026

1. Best overall dewy foundation

2. Best lightweight dewy foundation

3. Best expert-backed dewy foundation

4. Best full-coverage dewy foundation

5. Best luxury dewy foundation

6. Best budget-friendly dewy foundation

7. Best dewy foundation stick

8. Best skincare-infused dewy foundation

9. Best dewy foundation for sensitive skin

10. Best dewy foundation for oily skin

11. Best dewy foundation for acne-prone skin

Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

With 13 seasons under its belt, ITV's dating show Love Island has become synonymous with helping contestants find both love and brand deals.

Maura Higgins has become a US sensation since her 2019 appearance on the show, Molly-Mae Hague has launched a million-pound empire, and Olivia Attwood has hard-launched a career in podcasting and documentaries (as well as a relationship with Pete Wicks.) Success can come as soon as you leave the villa, too. Last year’s Yasmin Pettet, Toni Laites, and Shakira Khan - known as the big three by fans - have secured their seats in the world of Love Island, becoming the new hosts of Love Island: The Debrief.

With our 2026 series finale set to air in less than a week, it’s only natural fans have begun to speculate who might be the biggest earners once the show. From the Grafties to Casa Amor, our islanders have spent two months showing the public who they are - and with thousands of followers gained while they’re locked down in Mallorca, they’re set to come out to a life that looks very different to before.

Curious about what their post-villa salary could look like? Here’s what our Love Island 2026 cast could be earning in their first year…

Who will be the biggest earner from Love Island UK?

Saying that winning the show doesn’t always mean walking away with the biggest earning potential, brand and culture expert Nick Ede explained, ‘We won’t get another Maura Higgins or Olivia Attwood, or even a Kim Cetinay and Amber Davies. The real winners are the contestants who leave with loyal fans rather than just a trophy. Brands are buying authenticity nowadays and are less interested in actual airtime.’

So, who could be battling off the most brand deals? Let’s look at their expected first-year salaries…

Ellie Chadwick and Finley Maddock

Estinately first year earnings: 
Ellie: £600,000 - £1 million
Finley: £150,000 - £300,000

Having had a rough ride with her partner Finley, Ellie was an instant favourite before her decision to quit the show. Proving that you don’t have to win the show to secure a big salary, it’s been suggested that Ellie could be this year’s biggest success - earning anywhere between £600,000 - £1 million in her first year out of the show. Not only is she one of the most-loved girls of the series, but walking away with Finley has reportedly only boosted her 'authentic appeal.' Nick says, 'Sometimes leaving without the crown and pressure of being a winner turns out to be the smartest career move of all.'

As for Finley, he could be looking at a first-year earning of between £150,000 - £300,000. It’s certainly no small amount, but it’s not quite in Ellie’s ballpark…

Lorenzo Alessi and Julia Mayska

Estimated first year earnings: £500,000 - £800,000 each

Fan favourite Lorenzo has become a front runner for winning the show, coupled up with the no-nonsense bombshell Julia. Dubbing Lorenzo this year’s ‘golden boy,’ Nick says, ‘Being voted the public's favourite gives him something money can't buy which is trust. Brands love Islanders people genuinely like, and that opens the door to huge fashion, fragrance, travel and lifestyle deals.’

As for Julia, she arrived at just the right time. Saying they have the ‘chemistry brands dream of,’ there’s potential for them to become this year’s breakout success (as well as our winners if early polls are anything to go by!)

Kavan Murphy and Jasmine Müller

Estimated first-year earnings: £300,000 - £500,000 each

From turned heads to sibling meddling, there’s few people in the villa who’ve had quite a dramatic journey as Kavan and Jasmine. ‘Kavan and Jasmine’s Casa amor rollercoaster and the Lorenzo live triangle have kept them talked-about all series, and that visibility should translate into steady paid partnerships - even if the story wasn’t always smooth,’ Nick shares.

Tommy Stagg and Yasmin Hadlow

Estimated first year earnings: £250,000 - £450,000

Sweet and loved-up, Tommy and Yasmin have been one of the most classic Love Island couples. Described as being ‘made for social media,’ they could expect some fashion and lifestyle brands to come calling if they can keep the spark alive.

Simba Kudyiwa and Angelista Gunda

Estimated first year earnings: £150,000 - £300,000 each

If there’s one couple who’ve kept us on the edge of our seats, it’s Simba and Angelista. After initially ditching Angie in Casa Amor, Simba worked hard to try and win her back. Saying they ‘could surprise everyone’ with the path their careers take outside the villa, Nick says, ‘Sometimes the contestants who don’t dominate the edit enjoy the longest careers because viewers haven’t tired of them.’

Samraj Toor and Mica Harris

Estimated first-year earnings: £75,000 - £200,000 each

It hasn’t been the easiest of rides for Samraj and Mica, who have found themselves in the bottom three more than once during their time in the villa. Saying that repeatedly ending up near the bottom can make brands ‘nervous,’ it’s thought they might have to reinvent themselves outside the villa to become ‘long-term commercial names.’

Aidan Murphy and Priya Jaswal

Estimated first year earnings: £150,000 - £100,000 each

With the final just days away, it’s an unfortunate time for Aidan and Priya to have fallen out. Tensions rose between the couple at the Grafties after clips showed Aidan flirting with other people - including Jasmine’s sister who entered the villa for Family Day.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) to share their thoughts on the pair - who started off as friends - one viewer wrote, ‘Julia is right, Aidan and Priya’s relationship is fake.’ Another added, ‘How is everyone going to sit there and defend Priya and Aidan when they’re clearly just coupled up for convenience.’

Despite their relationship not having won over fans, Nick says that the couple ‘may actually go the distance’ when it comes to their careers. ‘I can see Aidan getting some good social media campaigns and fashion, and even getting into presenting.’

Nick spoke to Mecca Bingo.

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Charlotte Roberts is a writer at Grazia UK, specialising in SEO. She spends her days covering everything celebrity, culture, and entertainment - from film review roundups to cast explainers.

Two years after presenting brat to the world, not knowing it would become the zeitgeist-rewiring global phenomenon that it did, Charli xcx is back with a seventh studio album, Music, Fashion, Film. The album has been described as a 'complete departure' from her last project (not including the Wuthering Heights album) and is distinctly more pop-rock than pop-dance, which some fans might find surprising.

However, Charli did warn us that her albums operate 'in opposites' and she's never been afraid of tearing up the blueprint and trying something new. Although the lyrics in Music, Fashion, Film are nowhere near as contemplative and confessional as they were in brat, a few of the songs offer an insight into the artist's current psyche. One of those songs is 'Persona', in which Charli sings about a friend with an 'ego' who likes the sound of their own voice and doesn't necessarily realise 'the way they come across'.

Naturally, this song has sent the internet into a tailspin trying to figure out who it's about. So, here's what we know...

Who is Persona by Charli xcx about?

Of course, it didn't take long for Charli fans to assemble a Reddit thread to discuss who 'Persona' might be about. 'I personally think it's about Rina Sawayama bc of the film line,' the original poster wrote. 'Ingmar Bergman,' another person commented, noting the Swedish director who released a film called Persona in 1966.

However, someone who attended one of the pre-launch album listening parties revealed that Charli said, 'I'm friends with a lot of narcissistic people, but I guess it's about me too' about 'Persona'.

'She does toy with the idea of the possibility of it being herself,' a third Reddit user wrote. 'But Persona – the movie – has multiple interpretations as to it being about one person, or part imagined/ dreamt, or two people who are acting. I'm confident she's playing with that analytic element here, integrating it.'

Either way, many fans have been quick to point out that the song is unlikely to be a diss track. Even if it is about a specific person, it is probably meant as an exploration of their relationship dynamic. It is unlikely that Charli will provide any more detail than she already has, but if she does, we'll be sure to update you.

What are the lyrics to Persona by Charli xcx?

'Sometimes I wonder if you realise the way you come across/ It's kind of crazy/ Wish you could be honest about your internal dialogue/ It wouldn't faze me,' she sings in the first verse.

'Don't fucking choke on your ego when you see me coming/ I know you're performing, I know that you're hurting/ So you try to hide it when you see me coming/ Don't wanna confront it, I'm scared I'm annoying/ You call mе your best friend to keep me at arm's lеngth.'

She later sings, 'We're both under the influence of life imitating art/ And we both know it.'

Nikki Peach is a senior writer at Grazia, working across news, entertainment, features. She has also written for the i, i-D and the New Statesman Media Group and covers all things pop culture for Grazia (treating high and lowbrow with equal respect).

It's a huge day for us angels – aka Charli XCX fans. Coming hot off the heels of cultural behemoth Brat, the singer has graced us with her new, very different, but no less exciting musical offering: Music, Fashion, Film.

The album title and its minimalistic cover, which features Velvet Underground musician John Cale, fashion designer Marc Jacobs, and film director Martin Scorsese, plainly tell us that this record is all about embracing the singer’s multifaceted creative influences. Film, specifically, taking centre stage.

Charli is a certified cinephile – it only takes a brief skim of her profile on film reviewing site Letterboxd to see that – and she’s recently embarked on a personal foray into acting, starring in her own A24 mockumentary, The Moment, and in other projects like indie film Erupcja.

Listeners may have clocked that Music, Fashion, Film closes with the voice of a film legend, particularly if you’re into your horror. ‘No One Lasts Forever’ is the last song on Charli’s new album, featuring a pioneer of the body horror genre, Canadian director David Cronenberg.

We’ll forgive you if you’re not into the macabre, so not fully familiar with Cronenberg’s work. Read on to find out who he is and how he features on the ‘Everything is romantic’ singer’s new album.

Who is David Cronenberg?

David Cronenberg is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.

Born in Toronto in 1943, the 83-year-old is widely considered to be a master of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral and grotesque body transformations, disease, and crossing boundaries between human flesh and technology. Think a film like The Substance (not directed by Cronenberg), starring Demi Moore, as a recent example of the genre in action.

Multi-award winning, Cronenberg’s has frequently won big, including securing the highly prestigious Special Jury Prize for his film Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.

What films is David Cronenberg best known for?

Over the span of his career, Cronenberg has been behind many critical greats, including The Fly, a sci-fi horror about a scientist whose DNA merges with a housefly; Scanners, best known for its exploding head scene (yep, it’s sobering stuff); and mind-control conspiracy horror, Videodrome.

Crash, his 1996 thriller about a film producer who becomes sexually aroused by car crashes, deserves a special mention. Charli XCX’s fifth studio album, also named Crash, is a reference to this film.

What is Charli XCX’s 'No One Lasts Forever' about?

The last track on Music, Fashion, Film, ‘No One Lasts Forever’, ties up the album’s underlying theme of a singer struggling with their identity and expectations put upon them after achieving huge success.

The Canadian director’s voice features on the track, musing on the legacy of art. ‘Yes, some artists have created art that has really survived for thousands of years, and that's fantastic,’ he says, in a spoken word delivery, on the track. ‘But experientially, for them, they are dead. They are gone. They're not experiencing that.’

It’s that idea that ultimately none of this pressure matters – we’re all just on a floating rock after all – 'oblivion is freedom,' he remarks.

Lucy Keitley is a writer at Grazia UK, covering news and features. She's interested in female-focused stories and smart cultural analysis on a wide range of topics, whether that’s a hard-hitting societal trend or reality TV.

The Love Island final might be days away, but that doesn’t mean the ITV show has stopped delivering drama.

Yasmin Hadlow and Tommy Stagg have had a pretty solid ride on the show, finding love in Casa Amor and skipping any Grafties drama to become one of the villa’s strongest couples. However, recent comments from Tommy have left fans questioning his motives for appearing on the show - and asking whether or not he actually has a secret girlfriend on the outside.

With the bombshell dropping just days before the final, there's every chance this shock revelation could impact their chances of winning.

So, does Tommy Stagg from Love Island have a secret girlfriend?

While Tommy seems pretty loved-up with Yasmin in the villa, Love Island viewers have been left shocked after it emerged that Tommy had been dating someone just weeks before entering the show.

The bombshell revelation occurred after Maya Jama entered the villa to film a challenge titled ‘Not Another Podcast,’ featuring questions submitted by the public. When Tommy and Yasmin sat down, it didn’t take long before Maya asked the semi-professional footballer/events owner whether he had a girlfriend waiting for him outside of the villa.

Tommy explained, ‘No, I was previously in a relationship with someone but I told her I was doing this and yeah, we left it sweet.' He went on to add, ‘It was quite recent, but we’d split up maybe a few weeks before.’

When pressed by Maya about just how long he’d dated the girl for, Tommy said, ‘I would say it was about nine or 10 months, just under a year.’

It was a fact that left fans shocked - particularly given he was one of the first names to be linked to the 2026 cast before the show even aired.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) to share their thoughts, one fan wrote, ‘Does Tommy know he was rumoured from weeks before the show? So when did he apply and agree to do the show? When was he with this girlfriend?’

A second commented, ‘Oh, so Tommy left his girlfriend to come on LI,’ as another agreed, ‘Maya really exposed him.’

And for some Love Island fans, it was enough for them to call for the ITV show to do some more digging before picking their islanders. ‘Love Island needs a strict breakup time limit before applying, because why is Tommy in the villa when he had a girlfriend three weeks prior his entry?? Are we just gonna brush past this orrrr’

Plus, fans were quick to point out that Tommy entered the show as a Casa Amor boy - meaning the show would have been airing for weeks before Tommy was flown out. It was a time frame that left some questioning whether or not he was single when the first episode aired....

But while the news left fans shocked, it didn’t seem to phase Yasmin. Defending her partner, she said, ‘To be fair, you did tell me that you came out of a relationship quite quickly before coming in this, so I was aware of that. No girlfriends on the outside.’

So, does Tommy actually have a secret girlfriend? It seems no. He was dating someone just before entering the show (and we mean just before), but it appears they called things off for Tommy to enter the ITV show. As for whether he’ll rekindle any flame with his ex when back in the outside world, that’s anyone’s guess.

Who is Tommy Stagg’s ex girlfriend?

As of yet, there’s no info on exactly who Tommy was dating for those 10 months. There doesn’t appear to be any snaps on his social media that hint towards a romantic relationship, and no one has spoken about having dated him online either. For now, it’s a mystery.

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For the longest time, the word 'pillbox' conjured one unmistakable image: the chic, sixties-leaning hat that became one of Jackie O's most enduring signatures. But lately, the word has taken on an entirely new meaning among beauty insiders - one that could soon eclipse the original. Enter pillbox nails, the sleek, sculptural manicure shaping up to be this summer's most stylish nail trend.

‘Pillbox nails are a graphic, colour-blocked design, which splits the nail cleanly in two horizontally, to mimic the two-tone look of a capsule pill,’ saysDaisy Kalnina, founder and CEO of The GelBottle Inc. ‘It’s a nostalgic that’s retro and crisp, and gives a playful dose of maximalist colour.’

Traditionally, pillbox nails pair two high-contrast, creamy opaque shades but the look is far from prescriptive. If you prefer something more understated opt for a neutral base with a blunt, straight-across colour block on the upper half of the nail for a cleaner, more contemporary feel. Kalnina also suggests experimenting with contrasting textures such as a matte base paired with a high shine tip or an opaque cream alongside a shimmering chrome or magneticgel. ‘I also like the idea of two shades from the same colour family like a soft blush pink paired with a deeper berry for a sophisticated, monochromatic look,’ she adds.

The summer-coded trend owes much of its appeal to its versatility. While it lends itself to bold colour combinations and playful finishes, the structured, graphic design ensures the overall effect remains polished rather than overpowering. ‘The structured, graphic lines keep mismatched or bold colours feeling curated, polished, and fashionable,’ says Kalnina.

Not sure what to ask for at the salon? Start with a classic two-tone manicure featuring a crisp, straight-across colour block that mimics the shape of a capsule. Be sure to specify that you want a crisp, blunt line that cuts straight across or down the nail for that signature pillbox effect. For added strength and longevity, ask your tech to apply a BIAB base (Builder In A Bottle) underneath. It creates a smooth, durable canvas that helps keep those graphic lines looking impeccably sharp. ‘To make the capsule shape look crisp and modern, request an almond or soft oval nail shape, so the rounded edges of the nail bed enhance the 'pill' silhouette,’ adds Kalnina.

Equal parts playful and polished, pillbox nails perfectly capture the mood of the summer while offering endless opportunities to personalise the look. Whether you lean towards bold colour blocking or a more subtle palette, the design can be tailored to suit every style, mood and outfit. Expect compliments wherever you go.

Still need convincing? Scroll on for our edit of the best pillbox nail ideas and discover the trend at its most stylish.

The Best Pillbox Nail Ideas

Pastel Pillbox Nails

Can't choose between a butter yellow, ocean blues and other pastel summer colours? No need to worry. Go all in. Simply coat one half in an opaque shade and complement the other half with a colour-coded magnetic shade like the example below. Style tip: a stack of chunky rings will take the look to the next level.

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Colour-blocked Pillbox Nails

We are crushing on colour-blocked pillbox nails, which dare to contrast greens with purples and purples with oranges. Save this design if you dare to go all out this summer and consider teaming the look with an almond shaped finish.

Image credit: @chummy.nails

Striped Pillbox Nails

It's old news by now that stripes are trending this summer. So why not mix two of the trendiest manis in one? Meet striped pillbox nails. Coat half the nail with multiple touches of colour across vertical or landscape stripes and keep the rest simple with a neutral base.

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Jelly On Cat Eye Pillbox Nails

'Because the design relies on colour blocking, the combinations are endless,' says Kalnina. Look to this look for reference. It combines bold, playful bright blues, greens and purples with muted berries and pale yellows. As for textures? Alternating between magnetics and jelly polishes makes for a look worth screenshotting.

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Two-Tone Metal Pillbox Nails

You are a silver jewellery girl but love gold tones? No need to take your pick when you can do both. Pillbox nails allow you to play with all the different shades of colour and gold and silver are no exception. Keep half the nail in gold chrome, while coating the rest in a cat eye silver hue. Dainty, contrasting star designs on each half make for an impressive mani that will definitely earn you compliments.

Image credit: @_citre

Mix-and-Match Pillbox Nails

Add a pillbox nail to your summer mani for an impressive point of difference. We are obsessed with this half mirror effect, half pink cat eye nail that looks like it just stepped out of fairyland. Floral adornments that bridge between the two shades take the design to the next level.

Image credit: @chummy.nails

Sculptural Pillbox Nails

Geometrical shapes and lines add an interesting edge to pillbox nails. You can stick to a two-tone look imitating a capsule pill or get creative with sculptural shapes like the example below. Embellish the manicure with added studs and dots for an elevated take on the design.

Image credit: @ladybugnails__

Maria Papakleanthous is Grazia’s beauty assistant. Originally from Cyprus, she moved to London to chase her dream of working in magazine journalism. At Grazia, Maria writes about the newest beauty launches, wellness trends and everything designed to help you look and feel your best self. Follow her on Instagram @mariapapakleanthous

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Hannah Power is a Performance Coach challenging hustle culture by teaching high achievers how to embrace sustainable success so they avoid burnout. You can find out more about her at: www.hannahpower.com

There’s an unspoken belief that burnout comes from doing work you hate. But can you also burnout from work you love? As a recovering workaholic, and someone who’s coached hundreds of highly ambitious people, I’ve discovered that burnout can happen when you love your work so much that you over-identify with it, resulting in a loss of healthy work-life balance.

When you find your passion in life, it’s hard not to go all in. But when your passion becomes your purpose, it also becomes part of your identity, making it impossible to detach from it and regularly switch off. When someone’s identity becomes tied to their work, they fixate on once. 'Once I finish this thing, once I reach this goal, once I make this much money… then I’ll be able to rest and take time for myself'.

But once rarely comes. And even when it does, they find themselves chasing the next goal. This belief that once they reach their next milestone, they will feel fulfilled is so strong, they keep chasing. This is when overworking becomes an addiction.

The majority of addictions are viewed as undesirable. Yet, overworking is one of the few socially-acceptable ones. The negative impacts are readily ignored because of the persistent idea that success comes at a price.

What is 'achiever mode'?

Many highly ambitious people find themselves in that trap, operating in what I call Achiever Mode. It’s most-easily recognised by overwork and a constant fear that if you stop working toward your goals, everything you fought so hard to achieve will be lost. Self-worth becomes dependent on output, results, and external validation. And so you deprioritise rest to avoid falling behind.

This issue becomes more difficult to recognise when a high achiever genuinely enjoys their work. Since it doesn’t really feel like they’re working, setting boundaries and switching off become an afterthought.

The cost of Achiever Mode and overworking impacts those around you. This is especially true for the children of high-achiever parents who have difficulty regulating their nervous systems, making it challenging to switch off from work completely when spending time with their family. Children are quick to pick up on the sense of disconnection, and a parent’s fragmented presence can leave a lasting impact.

I’ve worked with high-achieving parents who constantly felt guilty whether they were working, resting, or spending time with their family. The underlying issue here is often trying to optimise and squeeze in space for family time rather than actually switch their brain off from work so they can experience it in the present moment.

How can I stop without losing my ambition?

Step 1: Reality audit

Before changing anything, do an honest audit of what’s going on. How many hours do you work per day, how often do you check your phone. Ask yourself are you ever truly offline? Build awareness by tracking these for the next two to three days.

Step 2: Split your day to create structure

• Split your day into three clear zones:
  Deep work (2-4 hours) - this is for high-value tasks that require deep focus and flow

• Light work (2-3 hours) - admin, emails, calls

• Off time (2+ hours) - zero work occurs here

Once you leave a zone, it’s important to not drift back into it. Set hard boundaries to stop the constant task switching that keeps you switched on all day.

Step 3: Create a hard stop time

High-achievers only stop when they’re forced to by exhaustion, burnout, or an illness/injury. To avoid reaching these limits, set a non-negotiable stop time (e.g. 6pm). At this time, you close your laptop, even if you’re not finished.

Step 4: Introduce a weekly 24-hour reset

During a weekly 24-hour period you don’t work (no emails or messages either) and ideally you stay off social media. Spend time doing slow activities like walking, cooking, and spending time with your family and friends.

Step 5: Create friction

Make your phone difficult to access by charging your phone outside of your bedroom, deleting your email app, and setting time limits for social media. This will help you to break the habit of always being available or able to work.

Step 6: Create a shutdown ritual to close your work day

Even once people finish working for the day, it often still feels like they’re working because they can’t shift their mind away from it. Create a 10-minute shutdown routine to include writing tomorrow’s top three priorities, clear your workspace, and close all tabs and apps. This sends a clear signal to your brain that you’re done working for the day.

Step 7: Redefine what a good day looks like

Most people in Achiever Mode measure success by how much they accomplished. Instead, train yourself to reflect on did what you focused on matter, did you stop when you said you would and were you present outside of work?

Although loving your work too much can lead to burnout, that doesn’t mean you have to care less to avoid it. You just need to remove any urgency, fear, and pressure you attach to work, whilst setting healthy boundaries.

By finding this balance, you can become even more successful with the same amount of ambition and drive, because you have removed the constant tension that is created when we blur the lines between identity and work.

As a fashion writer, a huge part of my day consists of monitoring what people are wearing - from street style and runway collections to search trends and, most importantly, what’s actually landing in shopping baskets. Over the past few months, one shift has been completely impossible to ignore: our clothes are getting bigger.

Skirts billow rather than cling, culottes are wider than ever, and hems are taking up a little more space. When executed well, it’s the kind of style that looks like you’ve caught a breeze at precisely the right moment, not like you’ve accidentally wandered into a hot air balloon. Enter: Volume-Maxxing.

To put it simply, volume-maxxing is the art of embracing exaggerated silhouettes. Rather than relying on bold prints or electric colours to make an impact, it places all the focus on shape. Think sculptural skirts, oversized trousers, puffed sleeves, and dresses with enough movement to swivel some heads.

It turns out I’m not the only one taking notes. Google search data reveals that queries for terms like 'long bubble skirt,' 'bubble hem skirt,' 'balloon skirt,' and 'wide-leg culottes' have surged over the past month, perfectly timed with the arrival of UK heatwaves. It seems we’re all seeking pieces that offer a bit more breathing room and, crucially, a touch more drama to match the weather.

The secret to wearing the trend without looking like a floating cloud is all about balance. Let a single hero piece do the talking while keeping the rest pretty simple. Pair a tight ribbed vest with a flouncy skirt, or offset wide-leg trousers with a slim-fitting tee. That sharp contrast between fitted and volume is what keeps the outfit looking polished rather than overwhelming.

Dresses can work just as brilliantly, but tailoring is everything. A billowy dress should still skim your shoulders or anchor your frame somewhere. Otherwise, you risk crossing the fine line between looking fashion-forward and looking as though the dress is actively wearing you.

If you’re new to the trend, denim is easily your best entry point. Frame, already celebrated for its cult denim, recently launched its Bubble Jean, a horseshoe style that delivers just the right amount of volume without feeling daunting. Throw an unbuttoned linen shirt over a vest, finish with ballet flats, and you’ve executed the trend without attracting double-takes on your commute.

Of course, if you’re ready to go all-in, balloon trousers are having a full blown moment. Marks & Spencer’s iteration has quickly become one of the high street’s most coveted buys, with sizes repeatedly selling out, while ASOS has leaned fully into the look across everything from parachute skirts and airy-sleeve tops at surprisingly friendly prices.

Unlike many runway trends, volume-maxxing doesn’t demand a total wardrobe overhaul. It’s simply about swapping familiar cuts for pieces with a bit more theatre. And in this case, when done right, bigger really is better. Scroll on to shop our curated edit of the best volume-maxxing pieces to buy now

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Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie.

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Channel 4's latest reality TV offering, Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives is not one you want to sleep on. It follows influencer Trewley Precious Temple and her family, who were raised in the Traveller community and live on an estate in Clacton-on-Sea.

Much to the dismay of her family, most of whom have fairly traditional Traveller values that suggest a woman's role is primarily in the home, Trewley has big ambitions and makes no secret of it. At 26, and with her own reality show on Channel 4, she is hoping to take the world by storm, one brand deal at a time.

Despite sounding a lot like many other shows that already exist, The Kardashians and At Home With The Furys, are two that spring to mind (it's like their love child), Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives has already proven to be a huge hit with viewers. Not only has it won a spate of rave reviews, but it's being praised for tackling subjects like class, identity and grief with a deftness not common in the genre. Most importantly, though, it's incredibly funny, which is what encourages viewers to stick around.

So, where is Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives filmed?

Unsurprisingly, seeing as Trewley Precious, her mother Tina and her sister Ruby-Anne all live together, with another sister down the road and a brother and fourth sister not far away, the majority of filming takes place in and around her estate.

Trewley's estate is a 1970s council housing area located in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, the constituency Reform leader Nigel Farage recently stepped down as MP from and is hoping to win back in the by-election on 13 August.

Trewley says the estate is somewhere residents either 'die slowly or go to prison', and she is hoping her social media and reality TV career will change that.

The estate has historically faced severe hardship and therefore several regeneration and anti-social behaviour initiatives by Essex Police. It suffers high unemployment, crime rates and lack of maintenance. Local councils and youth outreach charities continue to invest in the area to improve the community environment.

What has Trewley Precious said about Nigel Farage?

'Maybe I'll be the next MP,' Trewley told The Telegraph when asked about the Clacton by-election frontrunners, Nigel Farage and Count Binface. 'People that should be repping Clacton are people that will fix it. That's not be cussing [Farage], that's just if anyone who is rich, and in politics, went to a poor area for a year or so and nothing's really happened. It's like, "Baby, what's going?"'

In Clacton, 49% of state school pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with the national average of 27%. 'Sometimes people get on this high thing – not even in politics – and they'll forget the reality of being deprived,' she said. 'When I was younger, there were kids that were abused: physically, sexually, emotionally. There were women that were abused; men would get nicked.'

Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives is available to stream now on Channel 4. New episodes air on Mondays on Channel 4 at 10pm.

Nikki Peach is a senior writer at Grazia, working across news, entertainment, features. She has also written for the i, i-D and the New Statesman Media Group and covers all things pop culture for Grazia (treating high and lowbrow with equal respect).

Once upon a time, I was 17 and easily influenced. The giant tribal tattoo sitting above my bum is testament to that. Twenty years later, I’m back in fashion, as lower-back tats are enjoying a TikTok resurgence, and Google searches for the term are up 50% right now.

Unfortunately, I loathe mine - so much so that, a few years back, I took decisive action to have it removed. It was a procedure that proved so torturous, I managed two sessions before calling time. The half-faded, blotchy something on my back looks far worse than the original. If I really unpack why I feel so much shame about my tattoo, it's not the design or placement itself, but the slut-shaming association that's been linked into it.

My mind is cast right back to the writhing sex pit of the Britney Spears I’m A Slave 4 U video. The tramp stamp, as it was not-so fondly nicknamed, has always been a misnomer for me and many other women, insinuating that we're 'that kind of girl' - the sort who's 'well up for it'.

Years later, I can't help but feel it still conjures up the outdated, misogynistic ideas we've worked so hard to leave behind. I keep the remains of my tattoo well hidden, just in case someone sees it and instantly decides that I'm trashy with questionable morals (though still making an excellent dinner companion).

So when I saw lower-back tattoos were back in fashion - riding on the wave of the '90s low-rise jean revival - I was shook. But thanks to ballsy GenZ-ers, these tats are everything mine isn't. 'The lower back tattoo is making a comeback with 19 to 27-year-olds, who weren't old enough for it the first time around', says Adam Turley of Vagabond Tattoo in Hackney. 'We're still seeing butterflies, florals and twistson tribal designs, but the reinventions are softer, smaller and far more intricate.'

The latest iterations are handwritten fine line wording - a part of a larger tattoo trend. 'Delicately sprawled phrases with thinner needles looks great and are becoming a classic of our time. We're doing 10 a week of that style all over the body', says Turley.

And our team at Grazia are all over this too. In fact, fashion writer, Renee Washington (and full fledged member of the Gen Z club), has got in on the lower back action. She shared her thoughts on the why Gen Z are bringing (sexy) tats back:

'As a Y2K baby I've always loved how provocative the tramp stamp was. It was a fun accessory to accompany the low swung velour tracksuits and capris of the era. Fast forward to 2026, I'm finally old enough to rock one, and I'm here for lower-back-tramp-stamp-comeback. It's cute, it's dainty and it's feminine and super flattering on the body. Mine reads 'Angel', which is my middle name, in a gorgeous cursive. I see it as a permanent piece of jewellery that adds a bit of pizzazz to my outfits and gives me a bit of personality. I think the resurgence comes down to Gen Z's fearless attitude toward self-expression. We don't really care what anyone has to say. It's my favourite thing I own now', says Renee.

Gen Z's take is inspiring a renaissance of existing tattoos, too. Dolly Plunkett owns The Dollhouse Brighton, a feminist tattoo studio specialising in all things bold, bright and kitsch. She's been working on plenty of OG lower-back tattoos turning old tribal designs into highly personalised artworks. 'Executed well, tramp stamps are gorgeous and work with the flow of the body. In fact, the lower back is a really nice placement,' she says. Doesn't the label remain problematic? 'No way - I love that we're owning it and still calling it a tramp stamp,' says Dolly. 'Also, tramp stamp is such a common phrase now, it's lost its bad connotations and all the negative power.' In which case, I'm glad that Gen Z is bringing the tramp stamp back on its terms. The oh-so delicate inkings of wry statements like 'lucky you' show that they're in on the joke, rather than the butt of it.

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Paul Wesley is reuniting with his Vampire Diaries co-star Nina Dobrev for an upcoming thriller, titled You Deserve To Know.

The thriller will be heading to Hulu as a new scripted drama from Alex Cooper's Unwell. It's a reunion for Paul, 44, and Nina, 37, who have been confirmed to be starring opposite each other in the TV adaptation of Aggie Blum Thompson's novel - almost a decade after they appeared as Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert. Be still our Vampire Diaries hearts.

However, there isn't set to be any romance this time around. Nina - who split from her fiance last year - will star as Gwen, a woman whose husband is murdered. Paul - who recently married model Natalie Kuckenburg, 26 - will appear as Scott, one of the key suspects.

Sitting down with Unwell's Alex Cooper on her Call Her Daddy podcast, Paul admitted that he and Nina - who will also executive produce You Deserve To Know - were keen not to compete with their iconic 'Stelena.' Revealing that the pair were asked whether they wanted to play romantic partners, he explained, 'Nina and I talked about it. We feel like there’s this whole Stefan and Elena thing [that] is so iconic and so perfect, and in a weird way, we don’t want to have a comparison. If were were playing husband and wife or boyfriend and girlfriend, people would compare that to Stefan and Elena. So we wanted to create a new dynamic so that we offered something new to the fans, where we were still interacting on screen but it’s in a different capacity.’

It's an exciting moment for fans of the couple, many of whom never expected they'd see Paul and Nina share a screen again. The pair have been open in the past about sharing a rough off-screen relationship.

'In the beginning, we didn't get along,' Paul shared on Call Her Daddy, 'And that's highly publicised. That's something she's spoken about, I've spoken about it, so it's not like breaking news.'

What happened between Paul and Nina, and are they pals now? Let's take a deep dive on everything the pair have said about each other...

What happened between Nina and Paul? Their relationship explained

From 2009 to 2017, Nina and Paul starred opposite each other as love interests on The Vampire Diaries. Paul played the brooding vampire Stefan Salvatore, while Nina appeared as good girl Elena Gilbert, as well as her evil vampire doppelgänger Katherine Pierce. For much of the show, Elena was involved in a love triangle with Stefan and his brother Damon Salvatore, played by Ian Somerhalder. (While Paul and Nina never dated in real life, she did have a three-year relationship with Ian.)

And despite sharing the screen almost every single episode, Nina and Paul were far from friends. When previously speaking on the Podcrushed podcast, Paul admitted that he felt 'immense pressure' over his role on the show, which would often lead to disagreements.

'We were so young and I was like, "It’s all about spontaneity, and that’s what’s gonna create magic onscreen." She was like, “No, we need to plan things out." It's so funny because people thought we had such great chemistry. We were the romantic love story on the show, and we kept it on the DL because we did a lot of press, but her and I notoriously butted heads,' he explained. {#block-14f8dee1-802f-413f-97c9-cd4dbb028c8f}

It was something Nina also spoke about in 2019, admitting that she 'despised' her on-screen love interest. 'I respect Paul Wesley; I didn’t like Paul Wesley,' she explained. 'I remember everyone would walk up to me after the show aired and they’d be like, “Are you and Paul dating in real life?” because everyone thought we had such good chemistry. I realise now that there’s a fine line between love and hate, and we despised each other so much that it read as love. We really just didn’t get along maybe the first five months of shooting.’

Speaking on Call Her Daddy ahead of You Deserve To Know, Paul admitted that he was often to blame for him and Nina 'butting heads.' He shared, 'I will take a lot of responsibility, because I was a big of a curmudgeon, grumpy, pain in the ass. [...] Now we're such good friends, and I absolutely adore her.'

Their blossoming friendship was also something Nina spoke about in 2019, two year's after the show's series finale. She shared, 'Of everyone, I think I probably see [Paul] the most and hang out with him the most now. We’re probably the closest, we hang out a lot and we’re really good friends. It’s so funny how much has changed, because I never thought that he would be one of my best friends.'

Who else is starring in You Deserve To Know?

So far, it’s slim pickings as far as any more details on You Deserve To Know - with exact air dates and cast yet to be revealed.

With Nina and Paul confirmed, some Vampire Diaries fans have shared their hopes that some other alumni might sign up to the project - including Ian Somerhalder, who starred as Stefan’s brother Damon. Ian isn’t involved with the project, having stepped back from Hollywood to focus on his other businesses (he and Paul co-own a bourbon company.)

When asked whether Ian was feeling a bit left out not to be starring alongside his best pal and ex-girlfriend, Paul joked, ‘Maybe we need to call a friend and ask him if he’s jealous right now… Deep down, you know he wants to be written in.’

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When ALO launched its first luxury handbag at the tail end of last year, it was only a matter of time before the brand expanded further into accessories. The leather carryall quickly became a favourite among the fashion crowd, spotted on everyone from Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to Katie Holmes as they navigated city streets, cementing ALO's status as far more than just an activewear label.

Now, the Los Angeles-based brand is entering a new category with the launch of its first sunglasses collection. If the reception to its handbag is anything to go by, these frames won't stay in stock for long. Handcrafted in Japan, the collection consists of six silhouettes, each designed to be just as wearable with tailoring as it is with track pants on the way to Pilates class.

Shot by filmmaker Bardia Zeinali, the campaign explores the idea of perspective, celebrating individuality through six distinct personalities and six equally distinctive frames.

Fronting the campaign is Lila Moss, whose pared-back style makes her the ideal face of the collection. Then there's Amelia Gray, who, having already starred in ALO's handbag campaign, returns to showcase the sporty Speed frames. Known for his fearless approach to fashion, it's only right that Alton Mason fronts the Aviator frames. Fashion favourite Lara Stone's pick is the cat-eye style, while Matthew Noszka brings his laid-back, active lifestyle to the timeless rectangle frames. Lastly, Estelle Chen rounds out the campaign in the skinny oval sunglasses. Truly, there's something for every vibe.

Minimalists will lean towards the rectangular frames, while oversized options offer a more statement-making option.

Given the success of the brand's first handbag launch – which quickly found its way onto the arms of some of Hollywood's most stylish dressers – there's every chance these sunglasses will follow a similar trajectory. If one particular style catches your eye and it happens to be out of stock, we recommend signing up for restock notifications; you'll thank us later.

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Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie..

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From joining The Bachelorette to flirting with family friends, we thought the relationship between Dakota Mortensen and Taylor Frankie Paul couldn’t get any more chaotic. Frankly, we were wrong. Enter Shinia Powell: the influencer who turns up during The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season four and threatens to blow MomTok apart.

Introduced as Miranda Hope's best pal, it's revealed during the show that Shinia's been secretly dating Dakota - much to Taylor’s dismay. It signifies the start of a love triangle that threatens multiple of our SLOMW relationships: from Taylor and Dakota, to Miranda and Shinia, to Taylor and Miranda.

So, who is Shinia Powell? Is she still dating Dakota? And could we be seeing her on our screens for SLOMW season five? Here’s everything we know.

Who is Shinia Powell from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season four?

Shinia Powell, 29, is a Utah-based influencer who appeared on SLOMW season four. Although a unique spelling, her name is pronounced 'Shania.'

She's first introduced during a pickleball match as Miranda's friend. It seems their friendship began sometime in 2017 when they were both training to become estheticians, regularly popping up in each other's content since then.

And if you think you've seen her on the show before, you're correct! She also attended Stagecoach with the cast in season three.

Is Shinia Powell from SLOMW single?

Despite her brief fling with Dakota, it seems Shinia is currently single. According to her Instagram, she was previously married to Utah-based real estate agent McKoy Allred - with the pair sharing a six-year-old daughter and a four-year-old son.

What happened between Shinia and Dakota on SLOMW?

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Season four sees Shinia placed smack in the middle of a love triangle. It's revealed the influencer has been secretly dating Dakota behind Taylor's back - but while it's the first time we're seeing the drama unfold onscreen, loyal fans of the show might recall having first heard about the fallout last year...

In October 2025, Taylor publicly accused Shinia of sleeping with Dakota. In an Instagram reel featuring Shinia, Taylor wrote, ‘Just found out the snake in the middle IS sleeping with my baby daddy, meanwhile crying to me because she just got dumped by a married man.’ She then posted on her Instagram story, ‘Anyone praying for my downfall please just stay the f*ck away from me AND anyone associated with these people moving forward also stay tf away from me. Want to be friends with desperate snakes, you’ll be no friend of mine.’ According to Reality Tea, the posts were deleted a few days later.

The day after Taylor’s allegation, Shinia wrote on social media, 'If you have a problem with me, call me. If you don’t have my number, then that means you don’t know me well enough to have a problem.’

So, did season four of SLOMW teach us anything new about the situation? According to Miranda, Dakota first sent Shinia a DM ahead of the pickleball tournament. Jessi Draper (formerly Ngatikaura) then decided it was best not to tell Taylor to avoid distracting her ahead of filming The Bachelorette.

Episode seven also includes part of a conversation that takes place between Shinia and Taylor, in which Shinia opens up about her recent breakup. Revealing that her ex blocked her and got back together with his wife, Shinia says ‘They’re just acting like they’re a perfect little family.’ When Taylor asks if Shinia’s ex was ever separated from his wife, the influencer replies that she ‘saw paperwork.’

During episode eight, Dakota admits to Jessi, Mayci Neeley and Mikayla Matthews that he's been secretly seeing Shinia. Later in the day, Miranda reveals that she believes Dakota is being calculated dating someone that Taylor knows in an attempt to distract her from The Bachelorette. She admits in a confessional that she didn’t know the relationship was still going on, instead thinking it was a one-time thing.

As expected, it all kicks off. Despite MomTok choosing not to tell Taylor, Dakota later admits to his ex off-camera that he’d hooked up with both Shinia and Jenna (cast your minds back, and you’ll remember her as the woman Dakota previously cheated on Taylor with.)

Despite her MomTok friends advising against it, Taylor begins posting online about Shinia. Cue the aforementioned pickleball posts...

While there’s no onscreen fallout between Shinia and Taylor during season four, the rest of our MomTok women do talk to the influencer the night of Taylor’s posts. They try to explain to Shinia that Dakota not only lied to Taylor, but also to her: hooking up with someone else after they allegedly making a ‘sex pact’ to be exclusive. Despite this, Shinia insists she sees a future with Dakota, and explains she didn’t think Taylor would be so annoyed given she was dating other people too.

Skip to the season four finale, and Taylor does indeed jet off to film The Bachelorette (despite Dakota’s best attempts to get her to stay.) The episode ends with Jessi’s annual Halloween party, where viewers watch Shinia and Dakota reunite. A mere 'six hours after Dakota asked Taylor to save a rose for him,' we watch him apologise to Shinia and admit to sleeping with Taylor the night before. Shinia responds that the only thing she cares about is that the fallout doesn’t affect Miranda.

Are Shinia and Miranda from SLOMW still friends?

So, is sleeping with your best friend’s swinging friend’s ex-boyfriend enough to shatter an almost decade-long friendship? Perhaps.

A furious Taylor seemingly offers Miranda an ultimatum in episode nine, telling MomTok, ‘If I hear she’s besties with her, I’m cutting you too. And anyone defending her is no friend of mine ever again. Ever.’

When asked by Mayci whether she feels she has to ‘choose’, an emotional Miranda replies, ‘Yeah… it’s just Shinia has been a better friend to me than Taylor ever has.’ She later shares in a confessional, ‘Taylor giving me an ultimatum on choosing her or Shinia is frustrating because I’m not your partner and I’m not your child. I’m your friend. And I’m pretty sure that Taylor is not going to like my decision from where I’m standing right now.’

However, it seems Miranda has since switched her allegiance. Confirming that she and Shinia are no longer besties, she recently told Us Weekly, ‘I think the Taylor and Dakota of it all was definitely a contributing factor, especially since I was very vocal about how her pursuing that relationship would affect her and would affect me, and it felt like it was just blatantly disregarded on multiple occasions.’

Adding that her and Shinia’s fallout was ‘based on a lot more’ than what we see in season four, she teased, ‘We’ll see that play out more.’

The pair do still follow each other on social media, but they haven’t appeared in each other’s posts since mid-October 2025 (which coincides with when the drama kicked off.)

Will Shinia be joining SLOMW for season five?

It appears not. PrimeTimer reported that the cast members had confirmed that ‘snake’ Shinia would not be appearing in season five, with them also telling ET that she ‘definitely would not be joining MomTok.’

With Mayci describing Shinia as 'not a girl's girl,' Mikayla added, ‘She wasn’t ever really a part of the experience, or friends with anyone else other than Miranda [...] or I guess Taylor, they were friendly.'

While Shinia isn’t set to be a main MomTok member next season, the fallout may well trickle over. The show is continuously filming, with season five in the works right now - and given Miranda’s comments that more will ‘play out,’ we’re hoping to learn a little bit more about this friendship breakdown next season.

So, are Shinia and Dakota still dating?

According to recent reports, Shinia and Dakota are now in a relationship. A source told People magazine that their romance has developed at the same time as Dakota has been embroiled in increasingly complex legal battles with his ex, Taylor, over the custody of their child.

'Shinia has been a steady source of support for Dakota through some incredibly difficult times, especially when he did not have immediate family nearby,' said the source. 'Their close friendship has naturally grown into something more, and they are enjoying their time together while thoughtfully navigating what that means for them and their children.'

Apparently, Dakota and Shinia realise that they'll attract attention now they're dating but ask that people are 'mindful of their privacy and feelings' while they try to work things out as a couple and 'move forward in a healthy way within an already tumultuous environment'.

Does Shinia Powell have Instagram?

She does! If you want to give her a follow, you’ll find her on Instagram @shinia_24. Expect fashion inspo, wholesome family moments, and some mum content.

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There was once a time when celebrity wardrobes revolved around the exceptional: couture gowns, archival pieces and impossible-to-source designer accessories - none of which are particularly accessible to the rest of us. Then came the pandemic, and the lines between athleisurewear and everyday wear have since, whether we like it or not, blurred. Suddenly, we're thrust into a different sartorial era entirely, where the most talked-about celebrity outfits aren't the most extravagant, nor the exceptional.

Instead, we're eyeing gym leggings, sporty tops and chunky trainers – all pictured in a blurry paparazzi shot outside of SoulCycle, Barry's and the occasional dinner at Sushi Park. Few celebrities have come to define the new celeb off-duty uniform more than Hailey Bieber – and she's proving the formula works to this day. Case in point, her recent Instagram story, where she's dressed in Adanola's Ultimate Halter Cross Back Top and Ultimate Crop Shorts - both in a statement eucalyptus green.

Shop: Hailey Bieber's Exact Adanola Set

Adanola already has a pretty stacked celebrity CV, counting the likes of Emily Ratajkowski, Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner as fans, so it's little surprise that Bieber also chose the Manchester-based brand for a recent workout. Forever the minimalist, the Rhode founder paired her green Adanola workout set with tangled wired headphones (the latest cool-girl staple) and a pair of Rhode's impossible-to-get-your-hands-on under-eye patches in banana peel.

If you were to wear the Adanola set outside the four walls of your own home or gym, take inspiration from Bieber's previous street-style looks and pair the co-ord with an oversized leather jacket, a cap and chunky New Balance trainers.

Although the casual fashion epidemic might send the odd fashion editor spiralling, Bieber's most talked-about looks no longer happen on the red carpet. In fact, it's Bieber's off-duty looks that people are really interested in. Adanola has become a fixture in that uniform, and if Bieber's latest Instagram is anything to go by, she clearly isn't ready to retire it just yet.

Shop: The Hailey Bieber Adanola Set In Alternative Colours

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Gemma Lavers is a fashion commerce writer at Grazia, where she tracks down viral pieces and is as comfortable navigating the M&S new-in page as she is dissecting the latest celebrity look. When not writing, shopping or at Reformer Pilates (a cliché but she's hooked), Gemma will likely be planning her next holiday (and what she's going to wear). For a glimpse into said travels, outfit inspo and life as a journalist, follow her on Instagram.

If you're a regular reader, you'll know that the Grazia beauty team is partial to a touch (read: a lot) of The Ordinary. The brand is known for its powerful ingredients, affordable price points and viral sensations. As a beauty writer, I've seen a lot of beauty trends come and go, but the caffeine skincare trend is one that's stood the test of time. Initially, the beauty world raved about caffeine in eye serums and creams to help reduce the appearance of dark circles and energise undereye skin, but now, many of our favourite brands are jumping on the caffeine bandwagon to give skin all over the face the instant shot of energy we all crave from those double espressos.

For me, the quest to find the best serum is never-ending. In a nutshell, I'm totally serum-obsessed. A serum is the best way to treat the skin with a concentrated ingredient, usually one ingredient focused on dealing with the skin's concerns. The rise of Botox-in-a-bottle skincare is certainly not slowing down, with The Ordinary firmly at the forefront with products that have gained the beauty editor's approval. So, you can imagine my excitement when I received the email that The Ordinary is launching a new serum – The Ordinary Caffeine 3% + Escin 1% Energizing Face Serum – the older sibling of the eye serum with similar ingredients.

What is The Ordinary Caffeine 3% + Escin 1% Energizing Face Serum?

Designed to immediately wake up your skin, no longer do you need to rely on that morning coffee to help you to feel energised and glowing – this new serum will help your skin feel awake. The brand designed this serum following the immense number of social media trends like ice rollers, gua sha massage and lymphatic drainage, but thanks to this new serum formula, your morning routine just got simpler.

The serum contains 3% caffeine, which helps to energise the skin while promoting hydration and radiance, 1% escin, which complements the benefits of caffeine and can reduce puffiness, and bacillus ferment, a fermentation-derived technology included to help hydrate, energise and support the skin’s visible structural integrity, making it firmer over time.

Suitable for all skin types, it can be used in the morning and evening, and, if you really want a spa-like treatment, you can massage it into your skin for three minutes to support microcirculation.

Who is The Ordinary Caffeine 3% + Escin 1% Energizing Face Serum for?

For anyone who struggles with sleep or is fed up with waking up with puffy, tired or dull skin, or anyone who'd like to see a difference when it comes to deep-set lines, sagging skin and fine wrinkles. I am someone who relies on a strong iced coffee and my regular skincare routine to wake me up for a working day in front of my laptop, so this new formula ticks all the right boxes. This serum is for anyone who wants to feel more energised, looking less puffy and inflamed. I would recommend using it in place of your hyaluronic acid serum to boost moisture and prep the skin before make-up.

How did it apply?

The brand advises you to spend a couple of minutes really working this serum into your skin with a gentle face massage. Stimulating your face with a caffeine-based serum is a great way to help instantly depuff and reduce any water retention, also helping to irradicate any signs of fatigue. I love to spend a little time massaging and depuffing my face in the morning, and this serum helps to really make a difference. Not only did I feel immediately energised, but also my face felt instantly hydrated and toned without looking as dull or dry.

While I haven't used the product for long enough to see effects on fine lines, reviewers rave about the product for 'noticeably' reducing the look of deep-set frown lines within six weeks, leaving skin refreshed and more defined, as well as plump, hydrated, smooth, and bouncy.

My final verdict

You might feel that the caffeine skincare trend is just another fad, but in fact, it consistently comes back around because it just works. As someone who struggles with broken sleep, I'm partial to having rather dull, tired-looking skin, so this concentrated formula works a treat at helping to add a dewy glow to the skin and eradicate any signs of fatigue, and its promises of improving skin quality over time are very impressive. This serum feels lightweight yet packs a punch – the powerful 3% caffeine combined with 1% escin to provide radiance, smooth, tone and, most importantly, tighten. A shot of coffee for the face? I'm sold.

Georgia Scott is a beauty commerce writer for Grazia. She has been obsessed with beauty products for as long as she can remember and spends her days hunting for the latest trending products to get her hands on to review.

Few possess the kind of authority Sienna Miller commands in the beauty world. For decades, her scope of influence has run the gamut of effortless, undone hairstyles, sun-kissed make-up looks and a general boho chic je ne sais quoi many millennials have been emulating since the noughties. Thankfully for us, she's never been one to gate keep the keys to locking down her beauty routine, from the £12 box dye behind her signature buttery blonde to her go-to skin perfecting vitamin C serum. But her industry prowess doesn't only come byway of honest product recommendations but stellar beauty hacks, too.

Taking to Charlotte Tilbury's Instagram page yesterday, Miller revealed the secret to achieving her flawless, 'your skin but better' base. Dubbed the 'airbrush sandwich hack,' Miller is caught unpacking a three-step make-up locking technique, which at a first glance may seem a little off-kilter for anyone who rigidly abides to the liquid then powder rule.

It starts with a dusting of Charlotte Tilbury's Airbrush Flawless Finish, £40, across the face, and follows with a generous misting of the brand's Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, £33, '[it's] so hydrating and nourishing,' Miller says before moving onto the final step. While the spray is still setting, Miller then reapplies the Airbrush Flawless Finish to the same areas of the face once again.

'That's going to sandwich it all in and keep everything airbrushed. I know my make-up will not budge,' Miller adds. For anyone who is recoiling at the thought of sandwiching a veil of mist between two rounds of powder application, Miller has some words of reassurance, 'it still looks dewy and glowy and fresh and alive, but we all know it's been powdered, sealed, and it doesn't feel that way, it feels like my skin can still breathe but it's not going to move.'

When the Grazia beauty team first caught wind of the Charlotte Tilbury's 'airbrush sandwich hack', opinions were admittedly split. Some of us couldn't think of anything more worse than applying a pressed powder atop of damp skin, but oddly enough, I've been doing the very thing for years. Every day without fail, my morning make-up routine ends with a light application of setting powder, which I dust off before spritzing on Charlotte Tilbury's Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray. I let it dry down just a touch, usually by whizzing a fanning over my face, and then generously pat the Airbrush Flawless Finish onto my slightly damp skin.

The results have always been impeccable. The combination of powder and liquid creates a buttery second-skin finish that wears naturally into the day, almost like everything has purposefully melted into place. I've never experienced dryness while using the method, nor any peeling, patchiness, or lifting as a result of applying powder onto damp skin. In fact, I think the second round of powder really helps to seal it all, much like Miller advocates.

Trust us, when it comes to beauty, Miller knows exactly what she's taking about.

Shop: Sienna Miller sandwich hack kit

Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, working across all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).

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Debuting to rave reviews, people can't stop talking about this new Netflix true crime documentary – it might be one of the wildest we've seen in years.

A Toxic Love Story is the platform's latest foray into the genre that continually proves that truth is far, far stranger than fiction. Michelle Hadley, a 29-year-old graduate student, gets accused of undertaking a revenge plot against her ex-partner and his new wife, including a truly harrowing list of crimes. Except, it is revealed, that Hadley is completely innocent.

This astonishing docuseries details the shocking truth of how Hadley was framed for crimes she didn’t commit. We can guarantee you won't see the twist coming.

Of course, this genre needs to be handled sensitively. True crime is never easy to tell - and it’s even harder to get it right. Behind every shocking story are real lives and real loss.

From Maternal Instinct to Should I Marry A Murderer – these real-life series have droves of audiences hooked. Here's our list of the best true crime documentaries to add to your watch list.

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The country has a new leader. As Andy Burnham is sworn in as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after being invited by King Charles III to form a government during an audience at Buckingham Palace, his wife Marie-France Van Heelsteps into a new public role. She follows Lady Victoria Starmer, Akshata Murty, Carrie Johnson and Samantha Cameron as the woman standing beside Britain's most powerful political figure.

For her husband's first day in office, the 56-year-old chose Victoria Beckham. It was a look that made its point without resorting to fanfare. Van Heel wore a pale blue, perhaps periwinkle, midi dress by the British designer with beaded slingback courts from Office and a shoulder bag, the latter which was carried into Buckingham Palace before being set aside for the photographs outside No 10. Two pairs of silver hoop earrings added a subtle edge, while the blue of the dress echoed the shade of Burnham's tie.

Van Heel, who has been married to Burnham for 25 years, is no stranger to leadership herself. A marketing professional, she is Chief Customer Officer at Be.EV, the Octopus Energy Generation-backed electric vehicle charging company, according to her profile for Plan International UK. She has appeared alongside her husband before, though this is a different level of visibility. Every public appearance will now be dissected, not least her wardrobe.

Choosing a British designer for this first moment matters. With the September London Fashion Weekschedule now announced, it also serves as a reminder that British fashion remains one of the country's strongest creative exports, deserving of backing from those whose wardrobes attract worldwide attention.

Lady Victoria Starmer approached the role in much the same way, regularly wearing labels including Edeline Lee, Me + Em and Reiss, building a wardrobe that championed British brands without making the clothes the whole story.

Van Heel has largely kept herself out of the spotlight, appearing only occasionally alongside Burnham, most recently during celebrations following his by-election victory. On that occasion she wore a lightweight polka-dot shirt left open over a black tank top, with cropped wide-leg trousers, platform Converse trainers, oversized square sunglasses and layered silver chains. And on the day of the announcement of Burnham has leader of the Labour Party, she wore a mint green lace dress and summery espadrille wedges. Both times struck a balance between ease and authority, hinting at what may become the signature of a new era in First Lady style.

Henrik Lischke is fashion news & features director at Grazia. Prior to that, he worked at British Vogue, and was junior fashion editor at The Sunday Times Style.

This season, bombshell hair has reigned supreme. Thanks to the release of the new Legally Blonde and our obsession with ‘90s curls, big, bouncy, sheen-laden blow-dries have dominated red carpets and TikTok feeds alike. Polished glamour, it would seem, is going nowhere. But in the background another movement has been gathering momentum. Fronted by the likes of Gabbriette, Jenna Ortega and Charli xcx, a more undone, grungy approach to hair is the counterpart of the pristine blowdry. Its MO? Lived in texture, natural movement and piece-y ends. It’s an unapologetic ‘I woke up like this’ look (and just like the women who embody the trend) it couldn’t be more cool. According to hair stylist and Bed Head Creative Director Philip Downing, it’s an aesthetic set to define the season. Enter ‘Indie Muse.’

‘The Indie Muse look is all about embracing an effortless, lived-in aesthetic, with natural movement and texture that’s celebrated, rather than mechanically controlled,’ says Downing.

While a haircut like Charli’s often feels distinctive, it turns out it’s surprisingly uncomplicated.  ‘Her haircut is actually a very simple, long silhouette,’ explains Downing. ‘It’s the depth of colour and texture that creates her signature look. It’s a great reminder of how versatile long hair can be. By simply alternating your styling products, you can encourage completely different textures and movement.’

The key to recreating the look lies less in the haircut itself and more in how you style it. Precision is the enemy here. ‘Nonchalance is key when touching and detailing your hair,’ says Downing. ‘If it’s too precise, it loses that edge. With any indie or rock’n’roll look, the trick is not to over-perfect it.’

It all starts when you’re drying your hair - and you can set down your Airwrap and rollers.

Downing recommends shaking the hair as you run the dryer’s airflow through it. This helps separate the strands and adds life,’ he explains. ‘Our fingers tend to be overly perfect at times. You can then use texturising products to pull the look together before throwing your hair forward and giving it a good shake again to create that tousled movement.’

There’s two ways I recommend tapping into the trend, says Downling. ‘There’s Indie Polished, and Natural Rocker Curls. Both give off that care-free look that isn’t about precision.’

Indie Polished

1. If you prefer your grunge with a side of gloss, Downing recommends applying Bed Head After Party Smoothing Cream, £12.50 to damp hair before blow-drying smooth. The result is sleek without feeling overly styled, while keeping frizz and humidity at bay.

2. Finish with a mist of Bed Head Masterpiece Hairspray, £12 to boost shine and lock the look in place, delivering hair that’s ‘stage-ready from day to night

Natural Rocker Curls

1. For those embracing their natural texture, the aim is controlled chaos. Apply a curl-defining cream, such as Bed Head Curls Rock Amplifier, £10.50 to wet hair before creating loose finger coils in irregular directions - some away from the face, others towards it. This uneven pattern allows curls to dry with a more relaxed, rock’n’roll finish rather than looking overly uniform.

2. Air drying keeps things effortless, while diffusing enhances volume and definition by gently shrinking the curl pattern for a fuller, more textured result.

It's an Indie Muse summer.

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Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

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‘This album is, in a way, all about how lucky I feel to be able to do what I do,’ Charli xcx told a crowd of die-hard fans at a special listening event for her new album, Music, Fashion, Film, at the Metrograph cinema in New York City, earlier this month. ‘I feel so indebted to art - it’s such a huge part of who I am.’

Charli’s seventh studio album, which comes out on 24 July, is a celebration of her three favourite mediums. To put the scale of its ambition into perspective, the cover features industry heavyweights John Cale (The Velvet Underground), Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese, shot by photographer extraordinaire Aidan Zamiri. A flex of Charli’s own influence to say the least.

There is not, for those wondering, a splash of brat green in sight. In fact, the album has been described as a ‘complete departure’ from her last project, and certainly veers more towards alt-rock and pop-rock and away from the dancefloor. That much was clear from the debut single Rock Music, in which Charli (controversially) declared ‘the dancefloor is dead’ – much to the dismay of Madonna, who has just released her own dance record. Nevertheless, it was a bold statement for the person who helmed a zeitgeist-rewiring dance-pop album all but two years ago.

Brat was such a stratospheric success that it became Collins Dictionary’s word of the year in 2024, rebranded Kamala Harris’s albeit unsuccessful US presidential campaign and defined that summer’s aesthetic on social media (arguably the one that followed, too).

For many artists, the fear of following an album like that would be paralysing, but Charli is taking in her stride. In the interim between brat and MFF, she released the soundtrack for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, a mockumentary about the brat phenomenon, The Moment, married The 1975 drummer George Daniel and had a leading role in Pete Ohs’ romantic drama Erupcja, which came out in the UK in June.

If the aftermath of brat taught us anything, it’s that Chari refuses to let the weight of other people’s expectations hinder her. The last track on the new album, No One Lasts Forever, featuring horror director David Cronenberg, is certainly the most moving of the 11 tracks and is indicative of Charli's idiosyncratic self-awareness. ‘I think her inability to be embarrassed, or at least outwardly embarrassed, is what makes her so cool,’ hailed one fan at a listening party.

As such, for MFF, Charli follows an entirely different promotional playbook to the single-shade, lower-case gimmicks of brat. Part of brat’s virality was rooted in how easy it was to jump on the bandwagon – everything from Lime bikes to BIC lighters became ‘brat’, and everyone from Chappell Roan to Daisy Edgar-Jones learnt the ‘Apple dance’ on TikTok. The low-res Arial Narrow font was simple enough for brands like AirBaltic and Adanola to (temporarily) adopt it in their droves. It’s no wonder that brat generated more than $22.5 million in media impact value, in its first month alone.

The rollout of Charli’s new album will of course deploy a few tried and tested tricks in the form of pop-up listening parties at independent venues, phone-free raves and visual vignettes of her rolling around in hot pants, but MFF is by design it’s own entity. This album is experimental and cinematic, and feels intentionally carried by the production rather than the lyricism, almost existing in opposition to brat.

_‘_All of my albums work in opposites,’ the singer said herself in June. ‘They repel against each other, and that’s the connective tissue… I’ve experienced such a wide range of success and failure. I understand the ebbs and flows of pop music and pop culture, so I feel relatively free.’

As she makes clear throughout the album, Charli is an artist by nature. She refuses to let the weight of other people's expectations stop her from creating something new.

Nikki Peach is a senior writer at Grazia, working across news, entertainment, features. She has also written for the i, i-D and the New Statesman Media Group and covers all things pop culture for Grazia (treating high and lowbrow with equal respect).

Go to any cool neighbourhood in the world right now, and chances are you'll spot a well-dressed woman wearing flip-flops. The summer sandal has migrated far beyond its usual beachy confines this year, and taken over, well, everything. Call it heatwave dressing or the influence of The Row, but bare toes have become entirely acceptable across pubs, restaurants, galleries, gigs, and even offices. But as much as I champion a devil-may-care approach to traditional dress codes, there are certain occasions where your beloved Havaianas simply don't cut it. So what do you wear instead? Well, for most of us here at Grazia, the answer is a pair of leather flip-flops.

Offering the same ease and nonchalance as their rubber counterparts, but with enough polish to make your outfit feel more intentional, leather flip-flops have become the default summer footwear for cool girls around the world. It's a small upgrade, really, but one that makes all the difference. The sleek leather looks considered and elevated, making the sandals feel more grown-up and luxurious.

Like classic flip-flops, their leather counterparts come in all sorts of shapes, from simple flats to heeled and platformed iterations. While black leather is obviously the most sophisticated, you'll find leather flip-flops in an array of colours to suit your style and taste. As for styling, there's inspiration aplenty on the internet and on the streets, but if you want our advice, wear yours with relaxed linen trousers and baby tees. They're just as chic with tailoring, summer dresses, and of course, swimwear.

Given the effortless sophistication that leather flip-flops come with, you can naturally expect luxury brands to deliver. Anyone familiar with The Row's cult following will be able to identify the brand's popular Ginza platform flip-flops, which perhaps sparked the flip-flop's transformation from poolside staple to fashion staple. While they're gorgeous and tempting, for those of us after more affordable summer footwear, Reformation's Jessie Thong Sandal is just as chic and, if Instagram is to be believed, just as popular. Made with a cushioned footbed and some excellent colour options, the simple leather flip-flops are perfect for wearing with trousers, skirts, dresses and everything in between.

Shop: Reformation's Jessie Thong Sandals

Flip-flop expert Ancient Greek Sandals also has a pair of leather flip-flops with a bright blue sole, while Alohas offers an extremely cool studded iteration. If you're after a more classic style, look to COS and Zara's simple black designs. And for the fashion magpies, Aeyde's snake-print design is definitely a must-have. From minimalist classics to standout statements, the leather flip-flops in our edit do it all.

Shop the best leather flip-flops to see you through this summer and every one after in style.

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Hitanshi Kamdar is the deputy commerce editor for Grazia. Hitanshi is always on the hunt for the latest trends, emerging designers and the internet’s most bizarre style discourse. When not writing, she can be found IDing outfits during Netflix binges and scouring the internet for designer sample sales.

Season 5 of Hulu's Secret Lives of Mormon Wives hasn't yet hit our screens, but off camera the reality show's cast have been making headlines.

It's been reported that Dakota Mortensen, who appeared on the show as Taylor Frankie Paul's boyfriend and now ex-partner, is dating guest star Shinia Powell. Shinia featured on Season 4 of the series as a friend of cast member Miranda Hope. The Utah influencer is a mother to two children, a 6-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son.

What happened between Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen?

The alleged romance comes amid an ongoing legal battle between Dakota Mortensen and his ex, Taylor Frankie Paul, relating to the custody of the child the former couple share together.

Documents were leaked after being filed by Utah's Department of Children and Family Services asking a court to find that Taylor's three children – whom she shares with Dakota and her ex-husband Tate Paul – are 'abused, neglected or dependent'.

Taylor's attorney issued a statement in response: 'It was recently decided that the ongoing custody actions would be best suited for juvenile court, a common step for families engaged in highly contentious, complex custody matters. Taylor is not deterred by this transition; she welcomes the added structure and oversight it provides and looks forward to continuing her progress toward normalising custody and becoming the healthiest version of herself.'

The pair's relationship previously received was under the spotlight when a video showing a violent altercation between Taylor and Dakota was released, after which Taylor was dropped from her already filmed season of ABC's The Bachelorette.

When did Dakota Mortensen and Shinia Powell start dating?

On season 4 of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Dakota admitted to hooking up with Shinia to Taylor, before she left to film her now-cancelled season of The Bachelorette.

Since then, romance rumours have continued, with Shinia recently posting an Instagram carousel of a trip to Arizona which included a photo of a man that fans are speculating could be Dakota.

A source close to the pair reportedly told People magazine that the couple are aware their relationship will garner attention but 'they respectfully ask that people remain mindful of their privacy and feelings as they work as a team to move forward in a healthy way within an already tumultuous environment.'

'Shinia has been a steady source of support for Dakota through some incredibly difficult times, especially when he did not have immediate family nearby,' a source told PEOPLE magazine. 'Their close friendship has naturally grown into something more, and they are enjoying their time together while thoughtfully navigating what that means for them and their children.'

Lucy Keitley is a writer at Grazia UK, covering news and features. She's interested in female-focused stories and smart cultural analysis on a wide range of topics, whether that’s a hard-hitting societal trend or reality TV.

Looking for another factual (and most importantly, respectful) true crime doc to add to your watch list? May we introduce you to Netflix’s A Toxic Love Story.

True crime is the genre that has the world fascinated. From Maternal Instincts to The False Prophet, they offer a rare look into the blind spots of human nature, where unjust systems and twisted acts reveal just how far humans are willing to go to get what they want. Now, Netflix has dropped yet another twisty documentary - and it might just be worth a spot on our true crime recommendations list...

Back in 2016, Michelle Hadley spent 88 days in a California jail for a stalking plot she had nothing to do with - and it would take the better part of a decade before police would uncover who was actually behind the crime. Landing on the platform earlier this week, A Toxic Love Story introduces viewers to Michelle and the two people who turned her life upside down: her ex-fiance, Ian Diaz, and his then-wife, Angela.

Who was the real Lilith Is Truth? And where do Ian, Angela, and Michelle stand today? Read on for everything you need to know about A Toxic Love Story.

What happened to Michelle Hadley? Netflix's A Toxic Love Story explained

On 1 June 2016, former U.S. marshal Ian Diaz and his wife Angela - who was said to be pregnant with twins - approached local authorities in Anaheim, California, to report a case of online harassment. Angela had been receiving emails from the address ‘Lilith is Truth’ for weeks, with the messages calling her a ‘sinner' and insisting that ‘Ian does not love you’ and ‘you have stolen my life.’ In their eyes, there was one clear culprit: Michelle Hadley, Ian’s ex-fiancee.

Michelle and Ian had met in 2013, with Michelle admitting in the Netflix documentary that she was drawn to the ‘white picket fence life’ she felt Ian could offer. The pair got engaged in summer 2015, with Michelle emptying out her savings to put a down-payment on a condo for them in Anaheim. However, things ‘took a turn for the worse’ after they moved in together.

Michelle alleged that shortly after she and Ian moved in together, he became increasingly controlling: picking her outfits and making her pierce her bellybutton, installing security cameras so he could watch her in the kitchen, repeatedly calling her when she was outside of the house to ask where she was, and pressuring her to take part in a sexual fantasy where he could watch her have intercourse with another man. ‘Ian always had his gun with him,’ she told Netflix cameras, ‘and I just felt like he was constantly there watching me. Like I was a hunted animal.’

After a tumultuous few months, Michelle moved out of their condo and broke off their two-year relationship. Not long after, Ian met his new partner Angela on a dating site, and they married in 2016.

At the time of the harassment allegations, Ian and Angela were living together in the condo that Michelle had purchased. They claimed that the religious language and references to Lilith in the emails matched what Michelle had previously written to Ian shortly after their split.

Now, Michelle had in the past sent emails that were somewhat similar to Lilith Is Truth. During her volatile relationship with Ian, Michelle fled their condo and was found wandering in the Arizona desert. During this time - which she would later discover was a dissociative episode resulting from complex post-traumatic stress - she sent Ian angry emails using biblical language. In some stories, Lilith is considered a woman who ran away from Adam in the Garden of Eden to live a free and independent life.

‘PTSD can show up in a number of different ways,’ Michelle told Netflix. ‘For me, this is how it showed up, and it was so scary.’

Shortly after Ian and Angela made their initial harassment report, things escalated. Angela accused Michelle of posting photographs of her in online adverts that were inviting men to rape her in the condo to fulfil a sexual fantasy. Angela told police that men had been coming to her home in response to the ads, saying that one man even attempted to attack her in the garage.

Police arrested Michelle that July on felony counts of stalking and attempted rape, among other charges. Placed behind bars, she was painted in local media as being the jealous jilted lover in a relationship-revenge plot.

However, the police had got things very wrong. Michelle would spend three months in jail before police realised that wasn't involved in the harassment at all. After tracing the IP address for Lilith is Truth, they discovered that none of the emails were sent by Michelle.

Who was Lilith Is Truth?

After tracing IP addresses, authorities came to discover that everything - the emails to Angela, and the adverts posted online - had actually come from Ian and Angela’s home. Everything pointed towards the couple having sent the emails to themselves in an attempt to frame Michelle.

This wasn’t the first time that Angela’s credibility had been called into question. In the documentary, her ex-boyfriend Jason Rayburn recalled how, not too long into their relationship, Angela told him that she'd been diagnosed with Stage 4 cervical cancer. While he wanted to accompany Angela to her chemotherapy appointments, she insisted on going alone. Jason's suspicions only grew after a receptionist told him that Angela wasn't being treated for cancer at all, but for a mole removal. Jason later discovered that Angela had used someone else’s photo taken from inside a chemotherapy session, and that she had also been lying about being an attorney with the Department of Justice. In never-before-seen footage aired in the Netflix doc, Jason and his friend Mary confront Angela, who walks out of the intervention after failing to prove her story.

Angela had been lying to Ian, too. It was revealed that Angela was not pregnant with twins, with Ian discovering a doctored sonogram and pregnancy tests that had been altered with blue marker. In a police interview shown in A Toxic Love Story, Ian learns that Angela had also been lying about having a job.

Angela was connected to the Lilith Is Truth emails, and in 2017 she was sentenced to five years in prison for framing Michelle. She pleaded guilty to charges including false imprisonment, falsely reporting crimes, and kidnapping - based on her attempt to send Michelle to prison.

After spending 88 days in prison, Michelle was exonerated of all charges. However, it would be another four years before authorities discovered that Angela hadn’t been working alone. In fact, her then-husband Ian was also in on the plan.

How was Ian Diaz caught?

While the case started out with the Anaheim police department, Ian’s job as a U.S. Marshal meant the Department of Justice (DOJ) were entitled to their own investigation. While Michelle was in prison, DOJ special agent Jason Higley examined police body cam footage and noted that Ian sounded ‘anxious’ and appeared to be coaching Angela on what to say to police. In backups of Ian’s government-issued laptop, Higley found Ian’s personal email linked to conversations between 'Lilith' and a man who responded to the rape fantasy ad. Higley also discovered parts of Lilith Is Truth emails on Ian's laptop.

In 2021, Ian was arrested. In 2023, he was convicted of cyberstalking, perjury, and obstruction of a federal matter and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Justice was served - but what still isn’t clear, and indeed what viewers are left asking, is exactly why Ian and Angela did this to Michelle. ‘We will never know exactly what happened in the condo,’ Higley says in the documentary, adding that he believes it was control that Ian craved the most. ‘It boils down to Ian wanting to control someone. He wanted to control Michelle, and she got away. And that made him angry, so he designed this scheme to frame his ex-girlfriend.’

Where are Ian and Angela now?

Neither Angela nor Ian participated in the Netflix doc, both having declined. The pair are no longer married, with Ian having annulled their marriage.

Angela served five years in prison before being released, at which point she moved out of California. It’s noted in A Toxic Love Story that no one knows ‘a huge amount about she’s doing now,' and that she declined to be interviewed.

While the documentary doesn’t hold all the answers, it does encourage viewers to question whether Angela may also have been a victim in her own way. It’s something Michelle herself has considered, saying, ‘I don’t know [Angela] personally, so it’s really hard for me to assess what kind of person she is. But I have, I like to think, a deep capability for empathy and compassion. And if she was herself Ian’s pawn or the victim of domestic abuse as well, I can have that compassion while still holding her accountable for what she did.’

As for Ian, he is currently serving a 10-year federal sentence. Those behind A Toxic Love Story confirmed that they did write Ian a letter inviting him to share his perspective, but he declined to take part.

Where is Michelle now?

In 2021, Michelle sued the Anaheim police department. According to Courthouse News, she argued that the department didn’t prepare officers to adequately investigate the case.

Speaking in her Netflix documentary, Michelle revealed how she’s now ‘on the other side of that journey.' She’s rebuilt her life as mother to a young daughter, born the same day that Ian was convicted. ‘Raising this beautiful little girl is my fairytale ending,’ she explained. ‘I think it is “happily ever after.” I’m not a princess, but I get to be the hero in my own story.’

Michelle also told Netflix’s Tudum that she hopes sharing her story will raise awareness for other women facing abusive relationships. She's also become an advocate for survivors of financial abuse. For Michelle, her savings were sunk into the downpayment on her and Ian’s Anaheim condo - money she never got back.

‘These kinds of relationship are, by their very nature, like a roller-coaster ride,’ she shared. ’Every day is different… One day you might wake up and get more of the Prince Charming side, and the next day you get The Hyde side of the personality, where the mask falls off and you see who they really are.’

When is A Toxic Love Story released, and how do I watch it?

The documentary had sparked online conversation before it even landed on Netflix. It initially appeared that the release date had been pushed back, with some fans left confused after differing air dates were reported. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), one wrote, 'Netflix, what's the deal? A Toxic Love Story was supposed to be released today (Wednesday), and seeing everyone else saying it's now saying Thursday?' Another added, 'Why would they push A Toxic Love Story back? I was so ready to dive in!'

The good news for true crime fans is that the documentary is now live and ready to stream on Netflix UK.

More support and information on the topics mentioned above can be found at Women's Aid or Refuge, or by calling the 24-Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline.

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For the seventh time in four months, Anne Hathaway glided on to a red carpet, waving to screaming fans and chatting to press while she posed for pictures with the very A-list cast of her latest blockbuster, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. Draped in custom Prada, Hathaway cradled her bump – it was her first public appearance since announcing she’s expecting her third child with her husband, actor Adam Shulman.

At 43, and with six- and 10-year-old boys (Jack and Jonathan), Hathaway is calling her third baby her ‘buzzer beater’, joking recently on Late Night With Seth Meyers that she and Shulman ‘knew what we were doing, but we were so shocked it worked’.

Certainly, Hathaway didn’t exactly plan the jam-packed 2026 she’s having. Delays in filming and release schedules mean she’s had to promo five major movies premiering within a six-month period, travelling internationally for both Mother Mary and The Devil Wears Prada 2 in April, now again for The Odyssey, then science fiction thriller The End of Oak Street next month. And the buzz doesn’t end there – she’ll also star opposite Dakota Johnson in Verity, the latest Colleen Hoover novel adaptation, due to hit screens in October.

Soon after, she’ll start the production process on Yesteryear, the best-seller by Caro Claire Burke about a trad wife suddenly plunged into the pioneer days she romanticises online – that’s been everywhere.

Hathaway’s production company, Somewhere Pictures, snagged the film rights to Yesteryear two years before the book even hit shelves – Burke explaining that she received a text from her agent when the novel was still just a mere draft saying, ‘Annie is interested!’ Like Verity, which Somewhere Pictures also produced with Amazon MGM Studios, Hathaway will be both in front of and behind the camera for the novel-turned-blockbuster.

With a schedule Hathaway has admitted is ‘crazy’, insiders say she’s leaning into her ubiquity this year. ‘Anne really didn’t expect to be front and centre for so many movies in such a short time, but she’s made the decision to run with it and really put herself out there in interviews,’ a source close to the actor explains.

She’s even gone as far as to address those ongoing facelift rumours. Sharing a video of her hairstylist braiding two small sections of hair near each temple and pulling them back to achieve a ‘lifted’ look, it was posted with a nod and a wink at the raucous debate about her appearance.

‘We’re at a time when people feel very confident in assuming what they think is fact, and sometimes it’s not,’ she said in a recent interview. ‘These are huge medical decisions that people are presuming. I wanted to show that like, no, I didn’t make a huge medical decision. It’s just two braids… And by the way, I might still get a facelift someday.

Radical honesty, radical positivity, it’s all part of the Hathaway brand – but, as insiders warn, it’s ‘an approach that comes with some risks, given her history’.

That history is, of course, the years of ‘Hathahate’. Hathaway faced endless abuse that was attributed to her relative over-exposure in the press in the late noughties, with seven films out in 2009 and 2010 alone and critics suddenly deciding she was ‘annoying’ and ‘inauthentic’. Then came her Oscars win for Les Misérables (2012) in which she perhaps too earnestly declared, ‘It came true!’ during her acceptance speech.

These days, she’s able to laugh about it all. ‘I have a line in Devil Wears Prada 2 about how I’m so proud to be a New Yorker and then… it came true [when basketball team the Knicks won]. I usually get in trouble when I say that,’ she joked during her interview with Meyers.

Despite the toll Hathahate took on her, including, she has said, losing out on roles because of the hit her popularity took, it seems Hathaway no longer fears overexposure, nor being judged for being so happy. ‘If I can’t have a positive outlook on [fame and acting] when I’m having such a fortunate ride, then it would be wasted on me,’ she explains. ‘If I’m not enjoying it, then really, really what’s wrong with me?’

For years, basket bags have been the mascot of European summers. It's been swinging on our shoulders or by our sides for beach days, city breaks and market strolls alike, becoming as synonymous with the season as raffia hats, crisp white cotton dresses and long lunches that turn into late dinners. A big old basket bag is great for throwing everything but the kitchen sink in it with zero fuss (I'd, however, recommend adding a smaller bag inside it to prevent lost keys and fishing around in it trying to locate your bank card). If it weren't tempting enough to have a bag that can finally fit all your belongings in it (goodbye, Jacquemus Chiquito), a basket bag can also often be folded up and put in your suitcase while travelling, rather than squeezing your precious purchase into the space underneath a plane seat.

If you're on the hunt for the 'It' basket bag of 2026, quelle surprise, you need to look to Sézane. Its open-top tote, the Justine Basket Bag, had its year last year, and this year there's a new style in town - enter, the Leonie Bag.

In comparison to the Justine Bag, Sézane's Leonie style is perfect for tucking into your cabin suitcase for the journey before bringing it back out at a more tropical destination - it deserves more than Heathrow Terminal 5, too. Designed with two different choices in strap - a longer over-the-shoulder one and a shorter handle for holding the bag in the crook of your arm, the Leonie Bag is super comfortable for carrying and everyday use, whether you're on the beach or in the middle of the city. The composition of the Leonie Bag is also essential to note, as it's handmade in Sézane's Malagasy workshop, with the exterior in raffia and the interior in smooth leather.

Shop: Sézane's Leonie Bag

If you're upping your whimsy this summer, or 'whimsymaxxing' as the Gen Z folk describe, then Sézane's Leonie Bag will only add to that aesthetic. Simply style it with a cotton mini dress (perhaps a cult Dôen style) and jelly sandals, or with a floral maxi and a classic pair of Havianas. Either way, the Leonie will add both texture and interest to your outfits.

Whether you find your Leonie dutifully hauling a paperback, SPF and a market haul or worn a little less stuffed in the crook of your arm for dinner, it's a bag that earns repeat wear. Plus, given the price of comparable woven styles from the likes of Loewe and Dragon Diffusion, it's not a difficult purchase to justify.

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Gemma Lavers is a fashion commerce writer at Grazia, where she tracks down viral pieces and is as comfortable navigating the M&S new-in page as she is dissecting the latest celebrity look. When not writing, shopping or at Reformer Pilates (a cliché but she's hooked), Gemma will likely be planning her next holiday (and what she's going to wear). For a glimpse into said travels, outfit inspo and life as a journalist, follow her on Instagram.

I'll admit it: I've always treated body SPF as the beauty equivalent of eating vegetables. Necessary? Of course. Exciting? Not usually. But the one brand that can get me excited about SPF? Augustinus Bader.

If you're already familiar with the brand, you'll know that it has built a devoted following, with A-list fans including Victoria Beckham, Hailey Bieber, Dua Lipa and Margot Robbie. Its science-backed formulas get folks from all walks of life in a chokehold, but you'll never see an A-list beauty cupboard without an azure blue bottle or three.

The brand's products (and, more importantly, the results) speak for themselves. From the super serum employed to banish fine lines to the eye cream that can seemingly undo years of no sleep to the face oil that keeps acne at bay, team Grazia has tested any AB product it can get its hands on, and we continue to be wowed by the formulas and results. Not forgetting, of course, the iconic The Rich Cream, which is perhaps the brand's most famous launch to date.

Last year, beauty director Rachael Martin was seriously impressed by the brand's first-ever facial sunscreen, The Sunscreen SPF 50, thanks to its lightweight texture and skincare-first approach. So when I heard the luxury brand was bringing that same technology to a dedicated body SPF, I knew it was going to be worth paying attention to.

Meet The Solar Shield SPF 50: the brand's first body sunscreen powered by its signature TFC8® technology. In other words, it isn't just designed to protect your skin while you're outside; it's formulated to actively support healthier, more radiant-looking skin long after you've packed away your beach bag.

We lead busy lives, and we've reached a point where beauty products are expected to multitask. Our foundations are skincare hybrids, our serums strengthen the skin barrier while brightening, and our moisturisers deliver glow alongside hydration. So why should SPF be any different?

What does the Augustinus Bader The Solar Shield SPF 50 do?

Offering broad-spectrum SPF 50 protection against both UVA and UVB rays using four clean UV filters, the lightweight, fast-absorbing formula is made for everyday wear, whether you're heading to brunch, commuting to work or spending a full day at the beach.

Powered by Augustinus Bader's proprietary TFC8® technology, the formula is designed to create the optimal environment for continuous skin renewal. The technology helps optimise skin cell communication, supporting healthier-looking skin while helping to visibly reduce signs of ageing and environmental damage over time. Clinical testing and consumer studies on TFC8®-powered products have also shown improvements in the appearance of fine lines, uneven tone, texture and redness. 92% noticed visibly improved skin tone, 92% saw visibly firmer skin, 89% experienced visibly smoother skin texture and 85% noticed visibly reduced fine lines and wrinkles.

The formula also helps defend against visible premature ageing caused by sun exposure, infrared radiation and oxidative stress, while strengthening the skin barrier to reduce moisture loss and keep skin feeling comfortable and hydrated throughout the day.

It's also extremely thoughtful when it comes to formulation (as expected from AB). The fragrance-free, dermatologist-tested formula is suitable for sensitive skin; it's non-comedogenic, vegan, cruelty-free and doesn't leave a white cast, so it's suitable for all skin tones. It's formulated without silicones, parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, petrolatum, talc, DEA or heavy metals, making it ideal for anyone looking for a cleaner approach to daily sun protection. Despite being a relative newcomer to the space, it's quickly becoming the MVP of SPF for the body.

How does it feel on application?

As for application, it's refreshingly straightforward: apply generously to the body 15 minutes before sun exposure, massage until absorbed, and remember to reapply every two hours (or after swimming, sweating or towel drying) to maintain protection.

Tested during a family trip to Dorset (where beach was the only plan), it disappears quickly into skin without feeling heavy or sticky, making it the kind of SPF you'll actually want to apply every morning. It doesn't leave a greasy film or cast, and a little goes a long way. Plus, knowing it's going to work to improve your skin over time brings a lot more joy to applying sun protection.

My thoughts

If, like me, you've spent years focusing your skincare routine almost entirely on your face, this launch feels like a timely reminder that the rest of our skin deserves just as much attention. The Solar Shield SPF 50 is designed to support a more even-looking glow across the body while helping to visibly minimise the appearance of sun spots, uneven texture and fine lines, all while calming skin and helping defend against redness and irritation.

I've tested plenty of SPFs that promise invisible protection. Not a single one leaves my skin looking noticeably smoother, more hydrated and genuinely healthier after applying it. While I'm still to use it for long enough to see long-term results, my impression after using it for a couple of weeks is overwhelmingly positive. And if Augustinus Bader's track record is anything to go by, the brand may have just delivered the SPF that proves protection and performance no longer have to be separate conversations. I'm a big fan.

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Jade Moscrop is the commerce editor at Grazia, where she spends her days testing, researching and obsessing over the internet’s most talked-about buys. From high-street fashion heroes to skincare that actually delivers, she’s all about helping readers cut through the noise and find products worth their money. Follow her on Instagram here.

There is a quiet rebellion taking place in the world of hair. Polished, classic, and safe styles like sleek up-dos or pristine Hollywood waves, are being replaced by haircuts that demand a rough and ready finish. Look to the red carpet for proof. Every major event of the year thus far has seen a growing wave of A-listers adopt their own version of undone, lived-in locks, from Kylie Jenner's Wuthering Heights-coded curls at The Oscars to Zendaya's recent run of voluminous fluffy curls. And the rise of relaxed styling has come to a head with the return of the 'kitty cut'.

It made the rounds back in 2024 for being a chicer, softer update to the '70s and '80s-inspired shaggy wolf cut, marked by curtain bangs, face framing rounded layers, and maximum feline-like movement. But while the previous iteration of the look made a collarbone-skimming length mandatory, this summer's update on the trend isn't exclusive to short hair.

Few are wearing the look as well as Ellie Goulding is right now. New images posted to her Instagram page ahead of the Fifa World Cup final caught her sporting long, piecey, full-bodied lengths. They came courtesy of celebrity hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos, who dubbed the look 'Kitty Cut Hair'.

Sharing his work on Instagram, Giannetos added, 'I wanted to keep the hair to have a contrast and be very effortless, ethereal but same time very edgy and undone! I always like the hair to have a strong personality, in this case a kitty cat personality!'

To achieve the style, Giannetos says, 'I rough razored some pieces in the front to create a beautiful shape and have asymmetrical layers!'

Goulding isn't the only one leaning into the look. Suki Waterhouse has long had a penchant for the style and is known for donning a choppier '60s-coded version of it. Daisy Edgar-Jones’ picante brunette lengths are never caught without its cool girl mussed-up texture, while Laura Harrier and Camila Morrone are known to flirt with the style often, too.

'The look is all about a long layered shattered haircut,' explains Tom Smith, hairstylist and Grazia Beauty Panellist. 'There is a complete absence of hard lines, yet the hair is still shaped and layered all the way through with a view to get that ruffled, textured silhouette.'

The key features of the style is its undone, never overworked nature. It doesn't have a distinct straightness, wave or curl pattern, in fact it sits between them all. The haircut itself swerves blunt lines with a textured cut at the ends, with the shortest layers framing the face around the cheekbones and jawline. The lack of solid ledges means everything feels very fluid, 'almost like an invisible haircut,' Smith adds.

Smith puts the rise of lived-in looks down to the seasonality. 'Texture becomes popular during this time of year as the weather doesn't really allow for sleek styles to stay in place, so having intentional ruffled movement is great for summer. This look in particular is very current because of the balance between volume and texture. Usually we see volume that looks solid and traditional, but this is more airy, and there is more movement and space between the hair strands,' says Smith.

To recreate the style in salon, the cut is pivotal. Smith confirms razor cuts are a great option, as is any scissor work that doesn't employ the use of solid, blunt lines. Then, work in some soft and fluid face framing layers that gradually flow longer towards the back of the cut, which will create body and width. When it comes to styling, start with wet lengths before flipping your hair upside down and blasting through with a hairdryer, then mist over with a gentle hold texturising and volumising spray to create the kind of lift and grit that still moves. To finish, use a large barrel curling wand in alternating directions to create wide open bends.

Achieving a red carpet-ready look has never been so effortless.

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Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, working across all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).

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Summer might be the time for topping up our tans, luxuriating on beachside holidays and gallivanting in the local park, but sometimes we want to get in our feels too. Like Lana del Rey, it’s normal to feel a bit of summertime sadness: we say, why not embrace it?

Aftersun – perhaps the ultimate sad summer film – landed on Netflix last month. The 2022 coming-of-age movie features a gut-wrenchingly good performance from Irish actor Paul Mescal, playing single dad, Callum, who grapples with his deteriorating mental health while on holiday with his daughter Sophie. It’s a beautifully shot tear-jerker, with the Turkish holiday resort setting somehow adding to the sense of existential dread that pervades the film.

Maybe you’re going through it right now or just want a cultural respite from all the joy going around – either way, we have a list of films that will make you suitably melancholy this summer.

500 Days of Summer

One of the most enduringly popular sad summer tales, classic indie flick 500 Days of Summer centres on the relationship between Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel). The opening warns, ‘This is a story of boy meets girl. But you should know upfront, this is not a love story.' This film is for any hopeless romantic who has fallen in love with the idea of someone, more than the actual person themselves.

Call Me By Your Name

Set in the beautiful environs of the Italian countryside, Call Me By Your Name is about the heartbreak of a summer romance. It follows the burgeoning love affair between 17-year-old Eliot (Timothée Chalamet) and his father’s 24-year-old research assistant (Armie Hammer). It’s intense, passionate, and ultimately heartbreaking.

Past Lives

Pondering about love lost has a particularly summery twinge to it and that’s what Past Lives is all about. Nora and Hae-sung are childhood sweethearts in South Korea but are separated when Nora’s family moves to Canada. Two decades later, the pair meet again in New York (in the summer, of course), spending a week confronting the different directions their lives have taken.

The Worst Person in the World

This Norwegian film perfectly encapsulates the existential quest for meaning, following Julie, played brilliantly by Renate Reinsve, as she flits between different careers and romantic relationships. Many of the pivotal scenes take place in the idyllic-looking Norwegian summer, which acts as the backdrop to this emotive and relatable representation of millennial anxiety. It will have you sniffling on your sofa.

My Old Ass

While not exclusively a sad film, this comedy does have plenty of emotionally resonant moments. The film is set in the final weeks of summer before 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella) starts college. On a night spent camping with friends to celebrate her 18th birthday, Elliot takes hallucinogenic mushrooms and meets her wisecracking 39-year-old self (Aubrey Plaza). Expect a dissection of all the big themes: ageing, identity, and love.

Midsommar

This folk horror starring Florence Pugh is probably the most haunting iteration of a sad summer film. After a deeply traumatic family tragedy, Pugh's character joins her emotionally distant boyfriend and his friends on a trip to a remote Swedish commune for midsummer festival, which descends into a violent, bizarre cult.

Lucy Keitley is a writer at Grazia UK, covering news and features. She's interested in female-focused stories and smart cultural analysis on a wide range of topics, whether that’s a hard-hitting societal trend or reality TV.

One of the more fascinating things about Michael Rider's Celine is how quickly it has become a shopping brand. Not just a runway brand, not a brand people admire from a distance while posting screenshots of the styling to their Instagram Stories, but one that sends otherwise rational adults into group chats asking whether anyone has seen their size in stock. About a year after his debut collection, Rider has achieved something that is becoming increasingly unusual in luxury fashion. He has made people want to buy things again.

That sounds simple enough, except it isn't.

Luxury has spent the past few years producing plenty of beautiful clothes but not always enough desire. Sale season arrives almost as quickly as the collections themselves. Full size runs linger. The urgency disappears. Rider, whose CV runs through Balenciaga, Phoebe Philo's Celine and Ralph Lauren, seems to understand that getting someone to covet one piece is only half the job, the real trick is making them want the entire outfit.

Which brings us to the sandals.

The bags may dominate social media. The silk scarves have become a familiar sight tied around handbags, threaded through belt loops and knotted around ponytails. But the shoes are the real sleeper hit. As everyone disappears to somewhere warmer, Celine sandals have become the sort of purchase that starts as a bookmark and ends with an out of office reply. They appear on holiday packing lists almost by accident, then suddenly seem to be everywhere.

If this summer belongs toflip flops and souvenir sandals, Rider's versions occupy an entirely different category: less trend piece, more forever souvenir.

The caged sandals

The caged sandals are perhaps the most surprising. There is always the possibility of spectacular tan lines, but the web of leather straps feels like an elevated cousin of the fisherman sandal. They also tap into fashion's enduring affection for anything that could vaguely be described as granny. Worn with sharp tailoring or a floral dress that feels lifted from Prada's archives, they somehow manage to look both sensible and impossibly chic.

Strappy soles

Then there are the barely there styles. If your mood leans towards minimalism, Celine has made the case better than almost anyone. The Knots Triomphe sandal, the Biki sandal and the Uptown mule strip things back without ever feeling anonymous.

The out-of-the-ordinary sandals

And because Rider seems incapable of leaving a seasonal obsession untouched, he has also taken on jelly sandalsand clogs. Both arrive looking exactly as you would hope. Familiar enough to recognise, different enough to justify wanting another pair. Better proportions, richer colours and the sort of finishing that turns something playful into something genuinely luxurious.

Henrik Lischke is fashion news & features director at Grazia. Prior to that, he worked at British Vogue, and was junior fashion editor at The Sunday Times Style.

Every so often, a beauty trend comes along that no doubt makes the masses sigh with relief. Fig lips is one such trend. Last night, Zendaya appeared on the Instagram feed of her make-up artist, Ernesto Casillas. Casillas is responsible for some of her most memorable beauty moments of late, from her ethereal “ghost lashes” look to countless “cloud lip” red carpet appearances. This time, Zendaya’s make-to attend a fan event for Spider-Man: Brand New Day was all about graphic eyeliner, luminous skin and a soft wash of fig-toned colour across her lips. It was that fig-toned colour, subtle yet impactful, that left the internet swooning. Thankfully, Casillas is far from a gatekeeper, revealing the look was created using Lisa Eldridge’s Melting Lip Colour in Sweet Fig, £27.

According to Grazia Beauty Panellist (and talent behind the very product) Lisa Eldridge MBE, fig lips are the natural evolution of the classic nude. ‘They have this beautiful ripe, earthy quality that sits somewhere between pink, brown and berry,’ she says. Rather than covering the lips, the shade ‘enhances your natural lip colour’, making it feel modern and refreshingly easy to wear. Inspired by the rich, warm tones of a perfectly ripe fig, Sweet Fig was designed to strike ‘the perfect balance between freshness and depth.’ The result feels polished, but effortless and youthful all at once - just look to Zendaya for proof.

Shop: Lisa Eldridge Baume Embrace Melting Lip Colour

The appeal of the fig lip really is in its effortlessness. During the day, Eldridge recommends applying a single sheer layer straight from the bullet. Thanks to the balm’s melting texture, ‘you can swipe it on without even needing a mirror’, she says, leaving behind a healthy wash of colour with a juicy sheen. For evening, she suggests softly defining the lips first with a lip liner before applying the balm to create a more refined look while maintaining Zendaya’s fresh, modern finish.

It’s also a shade that works across a wide range of skin tones. Eldridge explains that the careful balance of earthy brown and neutral rosy undertones allows Sweet Fig to adapt beautifully to different complexions. - ‘It really seems to enhance what’s already there.’

The formula is as considered as the shade itself. Designed as a true skincare-make-up hybrid, the balm combines a clever mesh of butters to deeply nourish the lips. Eldridge says she’s particularly proud of this nourishing blend, alongside meadowfoam seed oil and a jojoba oil and pomegranate extract complex that helps improve the appearance of lips in the long run. ‘The result is a buttery balm that delivers beautiful colour and shine, while genuinely improving how your lips feel over time.’

If the reign of the excessive 'lip combos' is finally coming to an end, then fig lips might just be the fresh and modern trend we’ve been waiting for. If it’s good enough for Zendaya…

Main image credit: ErnestoCasillas

The humble lip balm, a mainstay of coat pockets and handbags everywhere, has long been an everyday essential. Handy, reliable and a little bit boring. Until now. Space NK has seen searches for ‘lip treatment’ rocket by 283% in the past year, while Sephora reports an uptick of 440% interest in their own-brand lip balm. The basic balm’s meteoric rise up the status ranks is also evident on TikTok – where else? – where #TintedLipBalms has racked up over 70 million views.

Sure, Chapstick, Vaseline and Carmex are trusty chapped lip companions, but they’re not exactly sexy. The new breed of balm – tinted, stuffed with active skincare ingredients and pretty enough to be papped – are no ordinary ointments.

A bold red lip screams ‘look at me’. A simple swipe of tinted balm? Low-key and très chic. Just askSofia Coppola. The director was distressed to learn that her favourite pink lipstick had been discontinued, but a quick call to skincare behemoth Professor Augustinus Bader saw the German scientist rustle up three subtly pigmented versions of his OG lip balm formula (another Coppola fave). Salvation.

‘Blurry lips are a hot trend' says make-up artist Yasmin Salmon, and tinted balms are foolproof enough that anyone can master them. The vibe? ‘Natural, just-kissed and a subtle pop of colour that doesn’t overpower your look.’

TikTok got wind of Clinique’s Almost Lipstick in Black Honey, £18 – a buttery barely there lip stain launched in the ’70s – and 300 million views later the brand can barely keep up with demand. Since Sofia Richie Grainge used Summer Friday’s Lip Butter Balm, £23, on her wedding weekend it has gained cult status. And so addicted are people to the glazed-lip effect of Hailey Bieber’s Rhode lip balms that the brand launched a phone case that will house one of the soft grey Peptide Lip Treatments, £16. Forget sipping from your Stanley Quencher, the status symbol on everyone’s lips this summer is a balm. Mwah.

Shop: The best lip balms for soft, supple lips

Verity Clark is the Acting Health & Beauty Director at Grazia

The FIFA World Cup fever is well and truly over. The England baby tees have been folded away for another four years, and Three Lions isn't being played on the radio. As the fervour surrounding football subsides (at least until the start of the Premier League), so too does the tournament's unofficial dress code, with shirts and face paint making way for something, well, a lot more polished. Because while we were all busy donning red and white, the celebrity contingent took a much more relaxed approach to dressing in the stands (or lucrative executive boxes).

The World Cup final delivered plenty of style inspiration from the celebrity bunch, from Dua Lipa sporting a cowl-neck Attega top paired with relaxed denim to Kylie Jenner in EB Denim capris and a black long-sleeve. However, it wasn't Jenner's capri pants or top we had our eyes on; it was the finishing touch – a pair of impossibly chic oval sunglasses that look designer but actually come in at under £60.

Shop: Kylie Jenner's Exact £59 Sunglasses

The exact pair in question were Otra's Hazel Sunglasses. Designed with a slim oval frame and finished in a goes-with-everything glossy black, the oval shape has become something of a fashion editor favourite in recent seasons, offering a softer alternative to the likes of Charli XCS's oversized frames. Plus, the sunglasses would easily elevate any look, whether you wear it with relaxed denim or capri pants. And, at just £59 on Revolve, Otra's sunnies are also a welcome reminder that you don't need to spend triple figures on a designer pair of specs you'll (more than likely) sit on.

So, while your England shirt might not see the light of day for another four years, Jenner's Otra Hazel Sunglasses are a purchase you'll be reaching for long before then.

Shop: Alternative Oval Sunglasses

Gemma Lavers is a fashion commerce writer at Grazia, where she tracks down viral pieces and is as comfortable navigating the M&S new-in page as she is dissecting the latest celebrity look. When not writing, shopping or at Reformer Pilates (a cliché but she's hooked), Gemma will likely be planning her next holiday (and what she's going to wear). For a glimpse into said travels, outfit inspo and life as a journalist, follow her on Instagram.

Blondes around the world have long been united by one rule - no yellow undertones. Or so we thought. That was until the likes of Elle Fanning and Anya Taylor-Joy declared ‘buttercup blonde’ the hair colour du jour. Another click-baity beauty buzzword, I hear ye cry? No, not this time. Buttercup blonde earns its name. Unlike the icy, champagne and Bessette blondes that have dominated in recent months, this shade embraces everything we were once taught to avoid. A hint of dark root? Fine. One-dimensional colour? Absolutely. A distinctly yellow with a - dare we say, slightly brassy - undertone? Well, that’s the whole point.

Defined by its bright, unapologetically sunny hue, buttercup blonde mirrors the flower it’s named after, catching and reflecting the light beautifully. Here, blonde hair needn't be ashy or peroxide white in tone. As it turns out, a vibrant yellow undertone can create incredible lustre and glow - just ask Grazia Beauty Panel expert and AEVUM salon founder Tom Smith.

‘We see this look every summer in some form or another,’ says Smith. ‘It’s not the easiest shade of blonde to wear, but it can look fantastic on the right person. That slightly citrusy undertone is what makes the hair appear brighter. Ash tones will always make blonde look darker, whereas warmer, sunny, buttercup tones reflect more light, giving the hair a real glow. That’s why it’s such a popular choice during the summer months.’

Of course, there’s another reason the trend feels so timely. The heatwave. For many blondes, buttercup blonde lies just beneath the surface - whether they like it or not.

‘This is very much the hue every blonde has hiding underneath their toner,’ Smith explains. ‘Summer sunshine and swimming naturally pull toner out of the hair, revealing these warmer yellow tones. So there is an element of it happening naturally, with people leaning into it because they’re seeing it on others. Suddenly it starts to look intentional, and then people begin colouring their hair that way too.’

The appeal, he says, lies in its brightness. ‘It has a luminous quality that gives the hair energy and makes people feel good.’

Ensuring the colour looks deliberate rather than accidental is key though warns Smith. ‘There’s a fine line between buttercup blonde and an unflattering too brassy yellow. The way to avoid that is by keeping the tone really even from root to tip. A slight root shadow is absolutely fine, but once you move past that, the colour should remain consistent. If some sections are more yellow than others, that’s when it starts to look less polished.’

And turns out texture matters, too. ‘This shade looks best on sleek, smooth, glossy hair rather than messy textures or tighter curls and waves. A huge part of the look is the shine, and smoother hair reflects the light much more effectively.’

If you’re tempted to try it, ask your colourist for ‘a bright, clean blonde with a pale golden undertone’. Smith also suggests adding ‘an intentionally toned, citrusy gold gloss over your usual blonde’ if you're after a less dramatic take on the trend.

Maintaining with purple shampoo? A huge no no.

‘Purple will neutralise the yellow and turn it cool-toned instead. Instead, maintain it with warm-toned glosses at home, such as the Josh Wood glosses, which help support that golden undertone.’

Who knew the shade we’d spent years toning away would become the blonde all the cool girls want?

Rachael Martin is Grazia’s Beauty director. Originally from Northern Ireland, she studied English Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, before moving to London to pursue a career in magazine journalism.

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Every so often, a hair launch comes along that everyone goes mad for, and as far as Aveda's new One For All Leave-In Elixir, £29 is concerned, we predict a riot. Made to help care for and nourish every hair type and texture (no mean feat), One For All delivers an impressive 25 benefits, chief among them hydration, shine, breakage reduction, heat protection, conditioning, static control and colour maintenance. And you'd expect such a nourishing solution to be rich and heavy, but this formula is refreshingly lightweight. 'With One For All, we wanted to create a product that truly worked across the full spectrum of hair types and textures,' says Vice President of Research and Development at Aveda, Christine Hall. 'The formula had to be light enough for fine hair while still delivering meaningful conditioning and performance for thicker textures. That balance became our north star throughout development.'

Aveda One For All Leave-In Elixir: A Review

One of the many things you can always count on Aveda to deliver is high grade, responsibly sourced ingredients. The star ingredient in the new One For All Leave-In Elixir is no exception: certified organic moringa oil. The Guatemalan moringa trees are grown in an agroforestry system, where they create a beautiful natural habitat for birds and insects. Harvested by smallholder farmers, the moringa seeds deliver a high-performance oil that helps hair thrive and look healthy in the face of pollution, extreme weather (heatwaves, we see you), heat styling and colouring.

As far as the One For All Leave-In Elixir experience goes, you're in for a treat. Not only does this stuff smell incredible - doesn't every Aveda product? - misted through damp hair it instantly detangles and delivers a smoothness that translates to mirror-glaze shine when dry. As promised, it doesn't weigh fine hair down, but nor does it compromise on the hydration it serves up for textured hair in need of moisture. And you can't knock the plus points of a multi-tasker like this. It takes the guesswork out of hair product shopping, and saves you serious space in your bathroom cabinet. Try it once, and you won't look back.

Shop: Aveda One For All Leave-In Elixir

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Annie Vischer is Head of Beauty at Grazia. Annie was previously Beauty Editor across a number of lifestyle titles at TI Media (now Future Plc) including Woman & Home magazine and Feel Good You. Annie has over a decade-worth of experience as a beauty journalist under her belt and is an established authority in the beauty industry, known for covering skincare, make-up, hair care, body care, treatments and wellness in print, online and across social media.