Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 803 i Grazia

Where’s the first place you booked into when restrictions lifted? For me, it was George Northwood’s salon to see if he could sort out my lockdown hair – and, in the process, restore my sense of self. Such is the power of beauty; a power we wanted to celebrate in this issue. So if you’re ready to dust off and restock your make-up bag, don’t miss our exclusive reveal of Zara’s first ever full make-up range (page 66). It’s as impressive as you’d expect. Or if you’re looking for hero buys that’ll refresh tired skin (just me?) or a new scent to spritz on the brighter days ahead, check out our beauty team’s tried-and-tested edit (page 74). Enjoy! @hattie_brett/feedback@graziamagazine.co.uk…

John Lewis took a bashing last week. As the story goes, the PM and his fiancée refurbished their Downing Street flat to rid it of the ‘John Lewis nightmare’. It’s reported to have cost as much as £200k, but it’s not clear where the money came from initially (though Johnson now says he paid himself ). A scandal? Absolutely! John Lewis is a dream! It’s where you rush, excitedly, for your first fancy wine glasses in your twenties, for a lamp in your thirties, then, when you’ve really made it, a sofa, curtains and bed. It’s where many register their wedding lists. BRB while we daydream about how we’d refurbish our home given free rein in one of Britain’s best department stores.…

A whole new host of up-and-coming British actors are taking the lead in sure-fire TV hits. Here’s who you need to know: Jessie Mei Lei Jessie is Alina Starkov, the main character in Netflix’s big budget fantasy series Shadow And Bone. Brighton-born and only 25, she’ll also be in Last Night In Soho with Anya Taylor-Joy. Naomi Scott Sure, Sienna Miller’s the big name, but Essex’s Naomi Scott is ready to scene-steal in Netflix’s forthcoming Anatomy Of A Scandal. Think 2020 hit The Undoing, but with British accents. Morfydd Clark She just missed out on a Rising Star BAFTA, but is still set for world domination thanks to her role in Amazon Studios’ Lord Of The Rings series. The Welsh star’s role is shrouded in mystery but reports suggest that…

1. Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Elevated Glow Highlighter, £27, available in four shades. ‘Wear it on top of your skincare,’ says Lisa. ‘You can dab a little extra on over make-up if you want to maximise your glow.’ 2. Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Enlivening Blush, £24, available in six shades. ‘My go-to shade is Pink Soap,’ reveals Lisa. ‘Apply it with a brush or your fingers for a skin-like finish.’ 3. Lisa Eldridge Gloss Embrace Lip Gloss, £18, available in 10 shades. ‘The first drop of these sold out in 45 minutes!’ Now the range is back with four new summer shades. 4. Lisa Eldridge Luxuriousy Lucent Lip Colour, £26, available in seven shades. ‘Choose from my-lips-but-better shades to brights,’ says Lisa. Expect semi-sheer coverage with a satin finish.…

AS A NEW DOCUMENTARY series, Celebrities: What Happened To Your Face?, aired on TV this month, Charlotte Crosby watched in horror as a panel of ‘experts’ dissected Madonna’s face in painful detail. She knew she was going to be in Madonna’s shoes the week after. In March 2020, Charlotte’s management team found out that Channel 5 and Crackit Productions had commissioned a series that was going to publicly scrutinise her appearance. Her agent warned the broadcasters that this might be detrimental to Charlotte’s mental health, following a public battle with her appearance and self-confidence during her 10 years of reality-TV fame. They ignored her. As the night of her own episode grew closer, Charlotte rationalised it by telling herself she deserved the scrutiny because she’d positioned herself as a public…

I MADE SO MANY mistakes when I had my first baby. I’m not blaming myself – having your first child is a curveball, to say the least – but I learned so much about my friendships in the process. I vowed to do things very differently, if I had another child. I gave birth to my second baby last November, in the thick of the pandemic, and I’m glad it was my second. I feel for all the women who became first-time mums during the past year – I felt so lonely when I did it, and I had no idea how to ask for help. I was too ashamed to say I wasn’t coping. I was too scared of the person I’d become: an unrecognisable, angry, sleep-deprived mess. I…

Make ‘the more the merrier’ your colour mantra. Take your lead from Gal Gadot in Gabriela Hearst crochet (right) or find a friend to go all-in with you in Christopher John Rogers’ rainbow knit dresses (below), at Net-A-Porter. It’s no surprise that Leah Chapman has impeccable taste, her parents founded Matchesfashion.com. Now Leah’s striking out on her own with Issue Twelve, a line of considered staples that injects British classics with a Californian ease. Re-entry sorted. From £95, issuetwelve.com ‘Summer in the city was top of my mind for this collection: the carefree spirit of seaside dressing carried from the beach right into the everyday,’ says Jonathan Anderson of the latest Loewe Paula’s Ibiza collection. We’re on-board. From £95, loewe.com Consider this your soft-landing back into bags. Coach’s sell-out Pillow…

PHOTOS: NICOLA MAJOCCHI / GALLERY STOCK PROFESSIONAL DANCER and personal trainer Zoë Lou Purpuri has a question for you: ‘Have you ever just put on some music and pranced around? It felt good, right? Dancing will always make you feel better!’ As a full-time worrier who loved but left dance behind in my teens, dancing – shaking my way around the kitchen to Beyoncé – has become a daily tonic. I’m not alone; from TikTok challenges to myriad online classes (Ryan Heffington’s Sweatfest, Oti Mabuse’s tutorials, Pineapple Live, Frame online, to name just a few), dance is now a widely accessible and inclusive sport that has – unsurprisingly, given our recent need for all things mood-boosting – taken this past year by storm. ‘Moving your body, expressing yourself, listening to…

HAVE A NIGHT IN WITH… ➴ Daddy’s Home, the soaring sixth album from the hugely underrated St Vincent. Current, yet nostalgic.Out 14 May TWITCH YOUR CURTAINS WITH… The Woman In The Window, a thrillingly tense depiction of agoraphobia. Amy Adams plays a nosy neighbour who may have seen too much.Netflix, from 14 May FOLLOW THE RAINBOW WITH… Queer Power, a joy-filled depiction of LGBTQ+ icons from star illustrator Dom&Ink.Out 13 May LOOK BACK ON A HARD YEAR WITH… Hold Still, a moving collection of images that defined 2020 with an introduction from the Duchess of Cambridge.Out 7 May REAPPRAISE YOUR ROUTINE WITH… PHOTOS: GETTY, INSTAGRAM/KENSINGTONROYAL If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair, fashion icon Anya Hindmarch’s charming mix of memoir and manifesto.Out 6 May…

NANCY MITFORD’S The Pursuit Of Love is one of those books about aristocrats behaving preposterously that touches readers across class. Within her witty study of the repercussions of the glaringly awful, borderline sadistic way posh people bring up their children, Mitford proved herself an expert on the madness of young desire, to which we can all relate. If you haven’t read it, honestly, make haste. The televised version of this interwar classic has been written and directed by Emily Mortimer. It arrives shadowed by tabloid infamy, after star Lily James, who plays hysterically lovestruck anti-heroine Linda Radlett, was papped on the back of a moped with her screen father Matthew (Dominic West) while filming in Rome last year. West responded with a series of stage-managed photo opportunities snuggling his wife,…

Your article in response to Nikki Grahame’s tragic death was by far the best I’ve read, but I want to add that not only is there insufficient inpatient care for critical stages, but quality outpatient/day care, which could prevent the illness becoming severe, or help people make meaningful permanent recoveries, is just not available. Nikki had been ill since the age of eight and had been in and out of treatment. I’m in recovery from anorexia myself and it’s complex, slow and gruelling, requiring professional psychological and practical support that’s hard to come by. Tori CALL TIME ON TIKTOK A wee note to say that I read The dark side of TikTok (19 April) in complete disbelief. The article described what sounds like a form of torture that many women…

WHEN BOZZER THE JOZ first announced his roadmap out of lockdown in late Feb, I formally predicted the establishment of two tribes of re-emergers: those of us who could not get enough of it, versus those who preferred to stay at home, thanks all the same. Some weeks into the actual experience, it seems I was wrong. There are currently at least 37 tribal re-emergence divisions in evidence, with more forming all the time. Among which: Nouveau Angsters For whom this semi reopened country is fraught with hitherto unrecognised causes of distress and the despatching of multiple frantic dithery WhatsApp messages – for example: ‘But what if the pavement space of the restaurant we booked for the 7.30–9pm dinner slot tonight doesn’t have adequate heater/leg blanket provision, and I get…

CAREY MULLIGAN IN VALENTINO COUTURE EMERALD FENNELLIN GUCCI ROUNDING OFF the oddest of awards seasons came an Oscars that – if you squinted – looked normal(ish). Zoom was out; gowns were back. Nevertheless the Academy felt compelled to issue a nervily passive-aggressive dress code requiring ‘a fusion of Inspirational and Aspirational’, decreeing ‘formal is totally cool… but casual is really not’. There were still concessions to comfort, however – from the trainers Chloé Zhao wore with her Hermès dress to the cameo that stole the show: Questlove’s gold Crocs. But the A-list have been trapped at home like the rest of us and if this was their one chance to walk a red carpet this year, they were going to go all-in, goddamit. Cue glamour and sexiness via gigantic skirts,…

WHEN WAS THE last time you went out-out? You know, lipstick, heels and a burger on the way home? It might be a distant memory, but there once was a time when life centred around Saturday Night (capital S, capital N). So whether you’re most excited about going out as a gaggle of (six) girlfriends, or of actually making an effort to have a date night with your partner, the time has come to get dressed up up. But after a year spent in stretchy waistbands, what does dressing up even mean now? What’s 2021’s version of big sleeves? Are heels non-negotiable? And what the hell is midriff flossing? (FYI, it’s the phenomenon produced by wearing a skirt with ties that wind around your exposed waist.) Before these questions put…

PHOTOS: BACKGRID HIT NETFLIX SHOW ? Check. Awards-friendly biopic? Check. Star boyfriend? Check. If Phoebe Dynevor has a battle plan for long-term fame, the events of recent months show that it’s already paying off. For as the young actor who became an overnight sensation via her leading role in Bridgerton looks ahead to her next steps, it’s clear that Phoebe is so much more than corsets and carriages. Last month, there was shock across the internet when Regé-Jean Page announced that he would not return for Bridgerton’s second series. Phoebe, however, will be back, but with a reduced role. ‘Some viewers may be surprised to see less of Daphne from now on,’ says an insider, ‘but we always knew that the first season would rest firmly on Phoebe’s shoulders and…

FOR THE FIRST time in 13 years, Britney Spears is preparing to reveal how she really feels about her controversial conservatorship. A judge has granted her request to speak openly in court next month. The move follows the powerful New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears and the BBC’s Battle For Britney: Fans, Cash And A Conservatorship, both of which have put her court-enforced legal arrangement – which denies the singer control of her own affairs – under much tougher public scrutiny. ‘My client has requested a hearing at which she can address the court directly,’ the singer’s lawyer told a judge in April, adding that Britney asked for this hearing to be ‘expedited’. Responding to this urgency, the judge scheduled a date of 23 June. It is a significant…

PHOTOGRAPH ED BOURMIER FASHION MOLLY HAYLOR MODEL: CONNIE SAVILL @ THE HIVE MANAGEMENT. HAIR: ROSS MCLAUGHLAN USING BUMBLE AND BUMBLE. MAKE-UP: EMMABROOM USING NARS COSMETICS. PRODUCTION AND CASTING: JESSICA HARRISON. PHOTO ASSISTANT: SIMON WELLINGTON. STYLIST ASSISTANT: CHARLOTTE PAVITT…

The fashion world was heartbroken last month at the news that Alber Elbaz had died, aged 59, of Covid-19. One of the industry’s most-beloved figures, Elbaz was best known for his work at Lanvin where he served as creative director from 2001-2015. There, his strong yet sensual femininity was a hit with editors and the A-list. Renowned for his charm and humour, Elbaz’s designs also evoked joy, reading like a love letter to women. As much as he wanted to give us dreams, he made sure his clothes lived in reality. They worked with us, not against us. This spirit was at the core of his highly-anticipated comeback, AZ Factory, which launched earlier this year and promised women ‘solutions’. Via form-fitting dresses, Elbaz anticipated the current mood for clothes that…

■ Lululemon’s Ready to Rulu Joggers, £98, are the perfect pair to jump and bounce around in with their comfortable (rather than clingy) fit. ■ Pop in Bang & Olufsen Beoplay E8 Sport 3rd Gen Wireless Earphones, £300, turn up the tunes and start swaying without disturbing the neighbours. ■ Re-hydrate with BKR’s reusable Collette Bottle, £28, which has a handle lid for when you want to grab and go. ■ Spun from polyester made from recycled bottles, the Girlfriend Collective Polyester Jumpsuit, £78, is easy to move around in and makes for a sustainable sartorial statement. ■ Created for flexible movement in every direction, Nike’s Flex Essential TR trainers, £54.95, will spring you into action.…

Best for skincare benefits Vichy Capital Soleil UV-Age Daily SPF50+, £21, combines protection with anti-inflammatory niacinamide and firming peptides. Best for oily skin The mattifying effects of SkinCeuticals Oil Shield UV Defense Sunscreen SPF50, £41, make it perfect for anyone wanting to swerve shine. Best for sensitive skin Tick the high protection box without irritating reactive skin with Garnier Ambre Solaire Anti-Dryness Super UV Protection Cream SPF50+, £6. Best for lips Shield lips from the sun’s parching effects with Ultra Violette’s Sheen Screen SPF50 Hydrating Lip Balm, £16. Choose from Rose, Nude, Shimmer and Peach shades. Best for on-the-go application Mists like new UltraSun UV Face (& Scalp) Mist SPF50, £18, make reapplication a breeze.…

Catch up on… Unforgotten Now that Line Of Duty has come to its apocalyptic climax, bury yourself deep in the other multi-season police procedural that shifts the goalposts of the genre with careful, interdisciplinary precision. Netflix Watch live… Real Housewives Of New York City The fabulously unsung Real Housewives franchise has spread far and wide, but nowhere is it as real, in the sense that it is liberally used here, as in NYC. Hayu, Wednesdays from 5 May Wallow in… Starstruck Actual lols from whip-smart comedian Rose Matafeo as the girl who ends up on a one-night stand with a Hollywood star, while remaining none the wiser. Not quite a gender swap Notting Hill, but not far off. BBC Three…

PHOTO: BEN HASSETT In usual times, home is wherever work takes me. During the pandemic, it’s been quite a bit of New York, but every day is different. I try to do exercise and meditate, whenever time and work schedule permits, which is mostly not as often as I would like. I seem to constantly be juggling multiple deadlines across different time zones. Friends often tell me I have the most comfortable sofa. I like to curl up on it in the evening and I might do some online shopping or catch up on episodes of my latest TV obsession. I particularly enjoyed watching Bridgerton, it’s quite saucy in a few parts so I had to cover my eyes more than once! If I’m not in the lab or on…

I wanted to write to thank you for the sensitive way you wrote about the sad death of Nikki Grahame (‘Nikki couldn’t access the help she needed’; 3 May). This was in contrast to other reports about her, the majority extremely triggering to read with photos of her looking very poorly. It was nice to read about Nikki the person, not Nikki the illness. I’ve lived with anorexia for 20 years and, like Nikki, have had inpatient admissions. As Natasha Devon wrote, more needs to be done to stop preventable deaths. I will be writing to my MP following this article and I really hope others do, too. Clare…

Chloé Zhao has made a career out of no-frills film-making, so it was fitting to see that reflected at the Oscars. This awards season, the Chinese auteur behind critical darling Nomadland – the soulful, Frances McDormand-led drama about a widow who joins a nomadic community – has seen her collecting trophies via Zoom in plaid shirts and overalls. For Hollywood’s big night, she cemented her queen-of-casual status by going bare-faced in an Hermès knitted dress, pigtails and trainers to take home the gongs for Best Picture and Best Director. It was an historic moment: Chloé, 39, is only the second female director to win the directing award in the Academy’s 92-year history, and the first woman of colour to do so. It’s an honour long overdue for diverse female film-makers,…

PHOTOS: CELESTE SLOMAN/REDUX/EYEVINE, GETTY IN SKY’S BLOCKBUSTER new supernatural series The Nevers , Northern Irish actor Laura Donnelly punches, kicks and drinks her way through Victorian London as Amalia True. Fierce, reckless but loyal, she’s a welcome new TV heroine, and Laura’s performance positions her on the world stage as a face to keep an eye on. And yet, she took some convincing. ‘I got a one-line description about women who get some special abilities, and I just thought, “That’s not really my thing,” you know?’ Laura explains via Zoom. ‘But then I went in for a meeting and I was in there for so long, and I got told the whole story, with all the spoilers, and I realised that this isn’t a superhero story. It’s a human one,…

‘HAVE FAITH IN YOURSELF, BELIEVE IN YOUR SAUCE’ IN WORK-OUT KIT, her hair in a ponytail, Maya Jama still looks more polished on a casual Zoom interview than I feel on a typical night out. It’s hardly surprising: as the new presenter of BBC Three’s Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star, and a skincare fan herself, this woman knows a lot about beauty. PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT: LARS STEPHAN. FASHION ASSISTANT: SAMMIEY HUGHES. HAIR: AARON CARLO USING TRESEMME. MAKE-UP: DOMINIC SKINNERUSING MAC COSMETICS. MAKE-UP ASSISTANT: ALEXIS AZCUETA. MAYA WEARS (OPENING PAGE): DRESS, £910, ISABEL MARANT AT MATCHESFASHION.COM;EARRINGS, £395, BAR JEWELLERY. THIS PAGE: DRESS, £1,185, AND VEST, £115, BOTH PHILOSOPHY DI LORENZO SERAFINI. OTHER PHOTOS: GETTY She had her eyebrows done for Grazia’s photoshoot yesterday, she confirms when I admire how immaculate they…

THE JOINT PAIN started in her early twenties. Elinor Cleghorn also experienced migraines, nausea and mental health issues, triggered by the agony. The pain was sometimes so debilitating she couldn’t walk. She’d visit doctors hoping for answers. She got none. ‘Doctors would invariably say, “Maybe it’s your hormones,”’ she says. ‘I was never referred for any tests, it was always fobbed off, dismissed and I was always belittled.’ Eventually in 2010, after seven years of excruciating pain, she was diagnosed with lupus autoimmune disease, but the diagnosis only came about because of a complicated pregnancy, which triggered a flare-up that manifested in her unborn baby having a heart condition. ‘It was intimated that, had I been treated earlier, my baby wouldn’t have developed this condition,’ says Elinor, now 41. ‘Had…

BEIGE BRIGADE TAKE A BREAK FROM BLUE AND PINK WITH NEUTRAL SHADES THAT SPAN THE SPECTRUM FROM CREAM TO COFFEE MARLOT PARIS France-based Marlot Paris has everything you need – including rompers and adorable chemises – for the fashionable bébé. HERE COMES THE SUN WARM UP TO BOLD SHADES THAT MIMIC YOUR FAVOURITE SET OF CRAYONS BOBO CHOSES Bobo Choses makes sustainable kids’ clothes that are as whimsical as its name. Don’t miss its Iconic Collection. COTTAGE CORE MAKE CUTIE-PIE CHINTZ AND GINGHAM YOUR GO-TOS IN THE PRINT DEPARTMENT MINI ME NO LONGER NAFF, COORDINATING YOUR LOOKS WITH YOUR LITTLE ONE IS TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL!…

AT LONG LAST, Zara is moving into the make-up market, with its first fully comprehensive beauty collection hitting virtual and in-store shelves on 12 May – just in time to refresh our re-entry make-up bags. Not a brand to do things by halves, the collection (which has been a lengthy 18 months in the making) is going all-out, with an incredible 130 colours in the launch line-up (and so much more to come). ‘It’s a complete collection for eyes, lips, face and nails, and it’s made with the highest-performing ingredients, with cruelty-free, clean formulas and refillable packaging,’ explains Diane Kendal, legendary make-up artist and the creative director of Zara Beauty. Aside from the environmentally-conscious credentials and pleasingly affordable price points, Diane says the biggest appeal of this launch was the…

A SELF-PROCLAIMED ‘feminist-in-progress’, Jameela Jamil is undoubtedly one of social media’s strongest voices. Having ‘made it’ in America, thanks to her breakout role as Tahani Al-Jamil in Netflix mainstay The Good Place, Jameela could easily have succumbed to a PR-friendly life of red carpets and SNL interviews, but her desire to challenge patriarchal beauty standards – thankfully – won out. Since launching the I Weigh (@i_weigh) community back in 2018, she has built a 1.3 million-strong following of mainly women who tune in to her motivating posts about self-worth and inclusivity. ‘I’m not some great leader or intellectual, but what I’m really good at is interrupting a narrative. I think I’ve been extremely effective in interrupting diet and detox culture. Can I single-handedly get rid of it? Sadly, no. But…

REGENCY FROLICS THE SHOW Bridgerton THE SET Bath and Castle Howard, York Bath’s cobbled streets, pretty colonnades and exquisite architecture were the perfect backdrop to the show’s decadent dresses and glamorous balls. Exteriors for the Featherington family home were shot at 1 Royal Crescent (left) and some of the sumptuous ball scenes were shot in the city’s Assembly Rooms. A city best explored on foot, refuel at The Abbey Deli (2 Abbey Street) – reimagined as the show’s Modiste dress shop. visitbath.co.uk, @visitbath The Duke of Hastings’ family estate, Castle Clyveden, is Castle Howard, 15 miles north of York. You can see the exterior from the gardens, which are open to the public, but to ogle the Duke’s bedroom – famous for its raunchy scenes – you’re going to have…