Diane Ackerman 
With everyone’s current obsession with color analysis, it can be easy to chalk up summer nail colors to whatever shades are most flattering for your skin tone. But if you’re not the biggest fan of the season that’s been assigned to you or you just prefer to wear whatever color you please, you’re in luck. … Read more
When Steve was introduced to an early online messaging system called Internet Relay Chat in 1994, he was excited to meet like-minded people. “I was living in Essex and working for a telecommunications company, so unlike many I had access to the internet and computers,” he says. “I joined an early online group for Kate … Read more
AGASHE SALMON, EGGS, AVOCADO AND CUCUMBER BY MONZIR HAMDIN Cooking time: 3mins Prepping time: 30seconds Trends, culture and exclusive features: Sign up for 7LIFE newsletters · One piece of salmon 🍣 · One avocado · Two eggs · Five baby cucumbers · Wholegrain bread 🍞 toasted Seasoning · Agashe spice mix 60g · Salt · … Read more
Every year, event planner Raul Ávila is given a daunting task: to transform the Metropolitan Museum of Art into an otherworldly spectacle for the annual Met Gala. For 2019’s “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” he created a 25-foot tall, flamboyant flamingo centerpiece comprised of 30,000 flowers. In 2018, he erected a rose recreation of a papal … Read more
Designing the kits for Olympic and Paralympic athletes to compete in is hardly a simple task. It’s one that takes in the demands of multiple, wildly different sports, as well as comfort, performance and some kind of unifying aesthetic that shows a gymnast, a sprinter and a breakdancer are on the same team. So it’s … Read more
Multi-billion-dollar US toy company Mattel has recalled a range of children’s toys over fears the products could pose “a risk of serious injury or death from choking” due to a design flaw. Product Safety Australia (PSA) issued the recall for the Donald Duck and Daisy Duck figures sold as part of the Fisher-Price Little People … Read more
Editor Tip: We love how this formula is both super creamy and non-clumping — a combination you don’t find every day. Key Ingredients: Eicosene copolymer, beeswax, rice bran wax | Number of Shades: 1 Frequently Asked Questions How are waterproof mascaras different from standard mascaras? While standard mascaras do the trick in lengthening, volumizing, darkening, and separating your lashes, … Read more
Not just an ingredient in hydrating serums that promise to add a plump, juicy glow to the skin, hyaluronic acid is one of the most important naturally occurring substances in the body. It can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water, and works to support parts of the body such as the joints, … Read more
The weather is slowly warming up, and we’re looking forward to summer and all its trappings: strawberry cake, coconut sunscreen, and linen dresses. Luckily, two female friends, who wanted everyone to have access to great fashion, founded Universal Standard to make thoughtfully-constructed wardrobe essentials that fit sizes 00-40. We love their mission to be the … Read more
There’s an innocent optimism to transport visionaries. They really thought they could change the world! They absolutely couldn’t! But all respect to them for trying: someone got lucky with the wheel once, didn’t they? Being a transport visionary must have been more interesting back before technological progress and grotesque wealth allowed billionaires to “disrupt” the … Read more
