Category: Lifestyle

A lot of people are talking about Tory sleaziness with regard to the recent Lords nominations. But is there, perhaps, an even bigger Tory sleaze issue that should be addressed?Caroline, by email I moved to this country in 1990 and one of the ways I got to grips with this strange new land was by […]

Name: Sleep booths. Age: They’ve been around for a while; Count Dracula was an early adopter. Appearance: A little coffin of tranquility. What are they for? Sleeping in. Why wouldn’t you just sleep in your bed? You might be at work. Why would I want to sleep at work when I could be shopping online? […]

Jason Murray took inspiration from the cult 80s sitcom The Young Ones when he named the bottle palm outside his study. The English teacher, who lives in Kanagawa, Japan, started calling it Neil after Nigel Planer’s pacifist student. It had got swamped by the climbing bushes surrounding it and started looking unruly after the rainy […]

The dilemma My partner’s relationships with other men is concerning me. She has admitted to sleeping with close to 100 men in the past, many for personal gain – including cash, gifts and holidays. I was shell-shocked, not so much that she participated, but that she confessed so blatantly. I also know that she has […]

Yes, I know shimmery golden eyes (as seen at Tom Ford AW20) are usually for festive occasions. But seeing as we’re now a mask-wearing nation, let’s step up our eye game. Dab eyelids with Vaseline and brush on a mix of gold and bronze eyeshadow and highlighter. Line your eyes – kohl not liquid – […]

For many men, waxing beards, plucking eyebrows or having a massage have all been elements of a self-care routine for some time. Now, it seems, they are embracing a new grooming activity: the manicure. Men’s nail art has become de rigueur in celebrity circles, with the likes of Post Malone, A$AP Rocky, Saturday Night Live’s […]

Flip-flops, the footwear that conjures up barbecues and bad tan lines, are having a moment during this unusual lockdown summer when our lower halves have often been hidden, at least to colleagues if not neighbours, on video calls. Searches for flip-flops have increased 53% since June, according to online fashion search business Lyst, with demand […]