Canadian brand Deciem is as cult as cult can be in beauty. Celebrated by beauty editors, industry experts and all kinds of product lovers who simply value transparency, it's the "abnormal" beauty company that kick-started a shift in the way we consume skincare. Combining cutting-edge science with modest price points, the late founder Brandon Truaxe clearly realised his mission to democratise serious skincare. In just four years he launched 10 brands under the Deciem umbrella — although all but two are currently being discontinued — and when a liquid foundation was released into budget range The Ordinary it was met with a 25,000-person waiting list.
There is a magic to Sicily that people tell you about. Those who visit seem to leave with it imprinted upon their hearts. They are evangelical about it. You must, they say, go to Sicily. When you get there yourself, it is easy to see why.
This wild island in the Mediterranean has a charm and a mysticism all if its own. Thanks to thousands of years of conquest and change, Sicily is replete with layer upon layer of history – from Moorish palaces and Gothic marvels to crumbling Greek temples, fading amphitheatres, and Italian villages balancing precariously upon craggy mountain tops as vineyards streak past below in verdant valleys.
As someone who masochistically watched the 2011 movie adaptation of One Day every Valentine’s for years, I didn’t think the new Netflix limited series could hurt me. Sure, I thought, this might be a fun way to kill an hour or two on a Wednesday night after work. Fast-forward some six hours and 14 episodes later to find me silently heaving in my bedroom, desperately trying to conceal my agonized sobs from my sleeping roommate on the other side of the wall.
Released this month, suspenseful crime drama Boston Strangler looks set to be one of spring's must-see films, with a star-studded cast worthy of the extraordinary true tale it relates. Directed by Ridley Scott, the film stars Keira Knightley in the leading role of Loretta McLaughlin, a reporter who breaks the story of a serial killer in 1960s Boston, alongside fellow reporter Jean Cole (played by Fargo's Carrie Coon).
McLaughlin and Cole are widely thought to have challenged the sexism of the era, pursuing the story at personal risk and uncovering a web of corruption that cast doubt on the murderer's identity.
So many of Princess Diana's most famous outfits are etched in our memories – one of these being the sweatshirt and cycling shorts that she was pictured wearing back in the Nineties, which has been used as a point of reference for casual style ever since. The sweatshirt was Virgin Atlantic merch gifted to her by founder Richard Branson, and the airline is now releasing an updated version of it, as part of the brand's first-ever lifestyle collection.