Innholdsfortegnelse for January 12, 2022 i Stylist

STYLIST PROMOTIONS Win the ultimate positivity package Start January with a bang with an amazing range of offers and prizes from some of our favourite brands Who says January has to be all doom and gloom? This month, we here at team Stylist want to give all our readers the opportunity to turn January’s frown upside-down, with a haul of offers, prizes and treats to help kick-start the new year on a positive note. Dreaming of getting away?  Our friends at Plum Guide have offered one lucky reader the chance to win £1,000 to put towards one of their unforgettable holiday rentals – think the Michelin Guide, only for holiday homes. New year, new interiors overhaul? Readers can get up to 70% off selected brands at homes and furnishings destination…

stylist advertorial time to make your mark Cast and Stylist join forces for the ultimate jewellery-making kit. Let’s get creative If you’ve ever found yourself harbouring ambitions of becoming an exclusive jewellery designer, then listen up. This season we’ve joined forces with bespoke jewellery brand Cast to create an exclusive design-your-own jewellery kit. From casting earrings to creating your own set of wedding rings, the possibilities are endless. So, whether you’ve got your own ideal piece of jewellery in mind or want to recreate a treasured heirloom piece, Stylist’s newest collaboration is made for you. Each kit includes all the tools and materials you’ll need to create your design, as well as access to an online maker’s table, where you’ll find all the instructions required to bring your idea to life. Costing just £99, your bespoke…

beauty New Year’s Revolutions  It’s  a blockbuster month in the world of beauty – meet January’s most exciting innovations words: shannon peterphotography: dennis pedersen The acid exfoliant for your hair You treat your skin to the entire alphabet of acids, but what about your hair? A godsend for colour-treated hair, Kérastase Soin Acide Chroma Gloss, £37.60, contains a gentle 0.7% concentration of lactic acid that buffs away vibrancy-dulling minerals clinging to the surface. Better still, as the dyeing process causes hair to become more alkaline, this watery in-shower treatment returns hair to its optimum pH level to bring back lost shine and strength. Plus, medicinal herb centella asiatica (another darling of the skincare world) seals moisture into the hair shaft. Available now. The bond-building nail polish With endless handwashing, sanitiser and fortnightly…

daily dose Vitamin eh? From gummies to intravenous drips, there are more ways to get our vitamins than ever before – but what’s worth taking? Stylist investigates It’s January and, as ever, the nation’s collective health kick is well underway. And while box-fresh leggings, organic veg deliveries and fitness trackers are all being put through their paces, a growing number of us are also paying more attention to the supplements we put in our bodies. Research shows that vitamins, often only called on as a rescue-me-from-this-hangover remedy, are enjoying a prolonged ‘moment’ – sales reached record levels during the early months of the pandemic in 2020 and the UK vitamin and supplement industry is now worth £1.3bn. Today, if you open your laptop and type ‘vitamins’ into Google, you’ll be…

day trippers the Year of the daycation No time or cash for a holiday? Anna Hart shares her secret spots for UK day trips to satisfy every sort of wanderlust January is the month when we most crave adventure, escape, pleasure and enrichment… sadly it’s often also the month when we’re skint, tired and under work pressure after the Christmas holidays. But this doesn’t mean our wanderlust has to go unsatisfied. In recent years I’ve become increasingly passionate about achievable adventures – low-key yet still transformative travel experiences that don’t demand a healthy bank balance and plenty of annual leave. Here, we round up five fabulous day trips that can be taken from a UK city. 1. Deal, Kent, England For Londoners, the Kentish coastline offers holidaymakers and daytrippers a…

stylist advertorial “To create a new life for my family” In 2012, Razan Alsous left Syria to start a new life in the UK. Now the founder of award-winning company Yorkshire Dama Cheese, she tells Stylist about pivoting careers, blending cultures and overcoming adversity I left Syria after the war in 2012 with my family. My husband and I had to think about the children, so we came to the UK and settled in Yorkshire. We had lost everything, so I had to think about what I could do to support my family. Despite having a scientific background and a pharmacy degree, with no references to speak of, it was extremely hard to find work. Then one day, I went to the supermarket to buy halloumi – in Syria, our…

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trend watch Fashion Forecast This year is set to be a more fashionable year by far. We predict the biggest and most exciting trends for 2022, from the ‘It’ colour to the body-baring dress fashion: billie bhatia and polly knight the colour: vibrant green Coat, £225, Arket (arket.com) Skirt, £295, Ganni (matchesfashion.com) Jumper, £165, Blake LDN (blake-ldn.com) Hat, £15.99, Mango (mango.com) Bag, £129, JW Pei (jwpei.co.uk) Earrings, £135, Completedworks (matchesfashion.com) Dress, £65, Omnes (omnes.com) Boots, £150, Dune London (dunelondon.com) new names : the rising stars 12 storeez Meet the laidback wardrobe staples industry insiders can’t get enough of Founded by Russian twins Irina and Marina Golomazdina, 12 Storeez came about when the sisters asked their seamstress mother to create the clothes they wanted to wear – effortlessly chic, well-made pieces. What…

stylist advertorial How to save smarter in 2022 Whatever you’re saving for, getting on top of your finances is a great way to start the new year. Luckily, savings app Chip is here to help… There’s nothing like the long month of January to make you sit up and take stock of your finances. As much as the new year can help kick-start new fitness regimes, hobbies or career changes, it also happens to be a fantastic time to set financial goals and boost your savings for the year ahead. And, while creating a savings pot can sometimes feel unachievable (especially after the spenny Christmas period), downloading the award-winning savings app Chip, is a great place to start. Here’s how to save that little bit smarter in 2022. feel like…

screen saver How to use the internet (without it using you) Comparison, conflict and lack of connection – the way we’re interacting with the online world isn’t making us happy. Emma Gannon sets out the new rules of engagement illustration: toby leigh The idea of a digital detox fills me with dread. I know going to a cabin in the woods for a week of no wifi and waking up to birdsong might be good for me, but it feels daunting and out of reach, not to mention anxiety-inducing. What if someone needs me? What if I want to look something up? We are so hyperconnected now that it’s difficult to switch off – and then when we struggle to be present we feel like we’ve failed. It’s harder than…

stylist census Join the rest revolution This year we want you to do less and rest more, which is why The Stylist Restival is back. Read on for the chance to win a pair of tickets to this exclusive event “It’s not about looking young – it’s about looking rested.” This was what Stylist’s beauty director Shannon Peter told the team in a meeting months ago while discussing the changing tides of the beauty industry. “Forget anti-ageing,” she continued. “The industry is now about anti-stress. We want our faces to look serene and like we are managing our lives well as opposed to suffering from burnout.” What she said has stuck with us. And our faces – which generally look fatigued and frazzled and in no way serene – are…

fitness newbie Meena Alexander is on a workout mission to find the one “I can see why dancers have cores of steel” If, like me, you dread setting foot in a gym in January, you’ll be faced with the usual dilemma: exercise outdoors and risk losing a toe to frostbite, or start thinking outside the box. That, dear reader, is how I ended up in the corridors of London’s Central School of Ballet, psyching myself up for a beginners’ class while an ensemble of actual dancers – the kind who go on to be professional – gracefully pitter-pattered past me in pointe shoes. Before Christmas, I was lucky enough to sit in the front row at a Ballet Black performance at the Barbican. When I’d seen dancers perform before, everything…

beauty The rise of scent harassment The visceral repulsion one feels when assaulted by waves of billowing perfume – there’s a (Japanese) word for that. Cassie Steer explores the phenomenon of sumehara ILLUSTRATION: Sylvia Stølan It was likely, wasn’t it, that after months of limited human interaction, our reemergence into this new normal would feel overwhelming. You’re not alone if you find a few hours of real-world socialising leaves you exhausted or if you struggle to keep up with lengthy conversations. And as we find ourselves once again rubbing shoulders with other people (many without deodorant, according to strategic foresight consultancy The Future Laboratory), we’ve become hypersensitive to – and even repulsed by – the personal scents of those around us. Perhaps unsurprisingly for a nation whose culture is centred…

fearne cotton Her Happy Place Fearne Cotton is on a quest to find meaning and connection in the modern world. Dive into her journey Words: helen bownassFashion: polly knightPhotography: Zena Holloway It’s 13 December and the world is grey, wet and palpably unfestive, with Omicron raging and public opinion of the government at an all-time low. But in a steamy swimming pool in a house in Surrey, there is a little slice of paradise where Fearne Cotton, dressed in a feathered gown, is flipping and swimming like a mermaid, for our photographer. Being in water is one of Fearne’s happy places. “It gives me perspective. Does this thing I’m worried about matter? No, it doesn’t!” she tells Stylist, when she’s on dry land in her tracksuit bottoms and a fluffy…

stylist advertorial Art rocks Introducing the winner of the Bed Head Be Bold Project, Ellie Foster… When Stylist launched the Bed Head Be Bold Project a month ago, we were overwhelmed by the response. The brief? Create a piece of art in any visual discipline, inspired by one of three Bed Head products: Queen For A Day, Curls Rock Amplifier and After Party. From illustrations to animations, over 200 creatives entered to be in with a chance of winning £2,500, a year’s worth of Bed Head products, the opportunity to be featured in Stylist and to also have their winning entry projected onto an iconic London building. With a judging panel comprised of illustrator and writer Florence Given, Tigi creative director Philip Downing and Stylist’s own senior designer Poppy Malby,…

early retirement “I’m 29 and on track to retire at 43” A growing number of millennials are saving and investing their way to very early retirement. Diandra Gardner is one of them It all started in the first lockdown. Like most of the country, my work as a research consultant had gone remote, and my commute between Essex and London went from four hours to zero. I had more time than ever before, and began to reflect on my life more seriously. Despite being on a good wage (£46,000 at that point), I was living pay cheque to pay cheque. Money came into my account every month and quickly went out on payday treats, commuting costs, bills and meals out – and redundancies were everywhere. I thought to myself, ‘If…

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