Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2, 2021 i Stylist

“'Long live our rekindled romance with books” The great slowdown of 2020 had many unintended consequences – a boom in book sales turned out to be one of them. Despite a decline in sales for the past few years, as lockdown rolled on we collectively turned to the comfort of literature as our existences simplified. Whether nostalgia, an abundance of time, a need to escape into another world while we were stuck in one place, or just our need for an entertaining break from our screen-fuelled working days, our love of books was rekindled and across the UK we bought a mere 202 million of them. We devoured stories, lost ourselves in the lives of others, and allowed our brains the space and freedom to build worlds from words. Perhaps…

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A one-day diary from morning latte to lights out Nadia Stacey, Hair and Make-up Designer Nadia is a hair and make-up designer in TV and film, most recently creating the looks for Cruella. She lives in Margate My alarm goes off… At 5am. When I’m working on a TV or film production, there will be a certain time I have to be on set and it’s usually pretty early. I'll shower to wake myself up. Once I’m ready, I’ll make a quick coffee with oat milk and, if I have time, I’ll eat something like porridge. I’m responsible for… Creating the hair and make-up looks for the entire cast. On Cruella, I managed a team of ten who designed the looks for everyone from our primary cast to the…

feature The ultimate Stylist reading list: 30 books to escape into You’re going to need a bigger shelf. From the return of Sally Rooney to Michaela Coel’s literary debut, 2021 is a bumper year for brilliant reads words: francesca brown Welcome to a summer of seriously good reading, as breakout debuts, insightful memoirs and essays jostle with addictive thrillers that are redefining the genre, thought-provoking poetry and big-name releases. Yes, there’s a lot to get through, but fear not: we’ve drummed up the definitive reading list of 2021 for all the joy, escapism and insight you need. There are much-anticipated books by Sally Rooney and Michaela Coel, Zakiya Dalila Harris’s utterly original novel The Other Black Girl, Lisa Taddeo’s visceral and shocking Animal, Candice Brathwaite’s follow-up to I Am Not…

for more recipes head to stylist.co.uk/food Serve spicy sriracha and lemon linguine Spice, crunch and comforting carbs – this recipe from new cookbook Crave has it all, and highlights a major eating trend for 2021: doubling up on your cuisines. A classic Italian lemon and garlic linguine is super-charged thanks to lashings of Southeast Asian sriracha and chilli pangrattato. Who knew pasta could be improved? preparation time 15 minutes cooking time 30 minutes ingredients (serves 2) 200g dried linguine3 tbsps extra virgin olive oil2 cloves garlic, very finely sliced15g fresh parsley, stalks and leaves separated, both very finely chopped5 tbsps srirachaJuice ½ lemon For the chilli pangrattato:50g thick sliced bread (ideally something springy like sourdough, ciabatta or focaccia)3 tbsps light olive oil2 cloves garlic, minced1 heaped tbsp sriracha½ tbsp dried…

“I’m still embarrassed of my body hair” words: billie bhatia “I would love to be like that, but…” might be one of my most-used phrases. I see someone doing something inspiring and boundary-pushing, something that is brave, and while I am quick to applaud it, personally, my own insecurities hold me back from following in their footsteps. As we begin to confront our bodies after a year in hiding, the conversation around body hair has resurfaced louder than ever. In the space of a week, I saw model and activist Ashley Graham create a TikTok video showing her growing leg hair – encouraging her millions of followers to do the same – and a photograph of upper-lip hair covered in blue mascara circulating on social media. Like I said, I…

THE MEANING OF LIFE IN 22 PROBING QUESTIONS Sarah Kameela Impey What will the We Are Lady Parts actor make of our existential questions? WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE? Life is what you make it. Ground yourself, tune into your intuition and live the best life you can for you and your community. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG? Right will lead you down the path meant for you, wrong will present you with many more challenges. WHERE IS YOUR HAPPY PLACE? Walking along the river at sunset, having deep and unfurling chats with my boyfriend. NATURE OR NURTURE? Definitely both. We are made of thousands of tiny particles, arranged neatly in the utterly perfect shape of you. Those particles came from the universe and all that…