Glamour UK • 11th June 2024

Megan Thee Stallion responds to sickening sexually-explicit deepfake video

This article references assault, image-based abuse, and suicide.Rapper Megan Thee Stallion has spoken out after a sexually explicit, AI-generated video using her image was shared on social media over the weekend.“It’s really sick how y'all go out of the way to hurt me when you see me winning.” Megan posted on X, referring to the video. “Yall going too far, Fake ass s***. Just know today was your last day playing with me and I mean it.”Per NBC News, there were at least 15 posts on X containing th...

Glamour UK • 23rd July 2024

I lost my sight at 17. Here's why the first-ever blind Barbie doll means so much to me

Mattel has released the first-ever blind Barbie fashionista doll, a monumental move for the brand and its continued commitment to inclusivity.Since the first doll was launched in 1959, Barbie has been a pinnacle of culture. However, she has faced a fair amount of backlash for not representing all women. The brand is on a mission to change that, with its fashionista range releasing more representative dolls over the years. The collection includes Barbies with Down syndrome, wheelchairs, prostheti...

Glamour UK • 9th August 2024

Team GB’s Desiree Henry: ‘I want to tell women that it's okay to have big muscles’

In celebration of the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, GLAMOUR has launched Change The Record, a series dedicated to the women of Team GB, who are flipping the narrative on what it means to be an elite female athlete – from competing on their periods, balancing training with pregnancy and motherhood, navigating body image pressures, and yes, chasing world records.Here, we chat with Olympic sprinter Desiree Henry, who represents Team GB in the women's 4x100m relay, about beauty stan...

19th March 2025

Cancer causing chemicals found in synthetic hair products marketed to Black women  -

A Consumer Reports study published this month found harmful carcinogens and lead present in popular braiding hair products.

The US based study found benzene, a harmful carcinogen, in three test samples.

A carcinogen is any substance that can cause cancer.

According to the NHS, benzene is linked to causing acute myeloid leukaemia, a blood cancer, and is also present in petrol and cigarette smoke.

The study also found lead present in nine of the ten products tested.

The expert who conducted t...

Glamour UK • 2nd July 2024

Chappell Roan is taking the world by storm, but who is she?

With five songs on the Billboard Hot 100, a Number 1 album on the US iTunes chart and 24 million monthly listeners on Spotify, Chappell Roan is taking the world by storm and ushering in a new era for woman-powered, drag-inspired pop music. But who is she?Born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Chappell Roan was born on February 19, 1998, in Springfield, Willard, a small town in Missouri with a population of under 7000. She grew up in a trailer park with her family and is the oldest of their four children.Sh...

Glamour UK • 26th July 2024

The Olympics will have gender parity for the first time ever. Here are 20 Team GB female athletes to watch out for

For the first time in history, the 2024 Paris Olympics will have an equal number of female athletes and male athletes competing. And errr, about time?The International Olympics Committee president, Thomas Bach, went as far as saying the competition would be “one of the most important moments in the history of women at the Olympic Games, and in sport overall.”The games will also provide more coverage of women's and mixed events, ensuring that female athletes get more public recognition, which can...

Glamour UK • 17th July 2024

Meet the GLAMOUR Beauty & Wellness Power List Awards 2024 panel of experts

The GLAMOUR Beauty & Wellness Power List Awards 2024 celebrates the best-in-class products in your routine – from hair care heroes, wellness superstars and must-have makeup, to the perfumes you can’t stop spraying and the skincare that delivers standout innovation.It’s only fitting, then, that we enlisted the help of some of the industry’s most influential experts to narrow down the sheer volume of products and tools with laser-like precision.Covering over 110 categories, the Power List Awards p...

Glamour UK • 3rd July 2024

This money-saving shopping app is like Skyscanner, but for fashion

Radar - the newest fashion app on the block - has just launched in time for summer, and it's here to save you money and completely revolutionise the way you browse and shop online forever.How many times has this happened to you? You have your eye on an item for months - say a brand new handbag or that gorge new summer dress. You finally see the price drop on the website and jump at the opportunity to buy it - only to see afterwards that the same item is up on a different website for way way less...

Glamour UK • 19th July 2024

These eyeshadow sticks are perfect for quick, playful summer makeup

If you find yourself sticking to one go-to, neutral eyeshadow, then allow us to introduce Chanel's just-dropped summer makeup collection. Specifically, the Stylo Yeux Ombre Et Contour eye crayons, launched in seven cute and very colourful shades.The edit – created by Ammy Drammeh, the global makeup creative partner for the brand – explores the “power of colour”. Drammeh said she wanted to “build a bridge between reality and fiction”.The updated shades are inspired by fairytales and the jewel ton...

Glamour UK • 29th July 2024

Geske's skincare devices claim to give salon quality facial results at home, so we put them to the test

Professional facial treatments and skincare devices have always been popular with celebrities, influencers and skintellectuals, but these devices and treatments can often be expensive. Enter GESKE, a German holistic beauty tech brand that combines quality German tech, AI technology, and dermatologist expertise to give you the power to have your own salon day at home for a fraction of the price.The brand boasts over 250 skincare devices and even has its own app that identifies problems with your...

Glamour UK • 29th June 2024

Beauty ‘maintenance days’ are so damn expensive, so here's how I learnt to do all the treatments myself

If you’ve been knocking round BeautyTok, you’ll have already come across “maintenance day”. The hashtag (which has scooped up almost 18.3 million views) refers to a dedicated self-care day, or even week, where we pamper ourselves with a fresh set of nails, lashes, facials and more. But while a little self-care is necessary, does it really need to be so damn expensive?Most of us can’t afford to spend upwards of £100 on beauty treatments. But thanks to the internet, people everywhere are mastering...

30th October 2024

As clubbing dies, brand nights are taking over -

Over the past year there has been a significant shift in the night scene, with nightclubs closing their doors left and right. Most notably Pryzm locations in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Plymouth and Watford closed down due to low demand and rising costs.

According to Mix Mag there have been 65 club closures this year in the UK, equivalent to three a week or 11 a month.

So it’s hardly surprising that when the River conducted a survey of 56 students it found that 57% said they do...

Glamour UK • 19th June 2024

Micellar water is coming for your dry shampoo, according to TikTok

Tired of the flakiness and grittiness you get from dry shampoo? TikTok has a new hack for you, involving your humble micellar water.Makeup artist and YouTuber Tati Westbrook posted in a “Beauty Hacks” video that she actually uses micellar water instead of dry shampoo on her hair to help prolong the “bounciness and freshness” of her hair – especially after working out.Micellar water – used mostly as a makeup remover – has been making rounds recently in the haircare industry for its oil controllin...

Glamour UK • 17th June 2024

Brooke Shields wearing Crocs on the red carpet is truly iconic

Actually, the actor is a long-time fan of the Croc. In 2008, she wore a Barbie-pink pair with a matching maxi dress for a date night with her husband Chris Henchy.She's not alone – the likes of Justin Bieber, Questlove and Nicholas Braun have also showcased the humble Croc on the red carpet. And let us not forget that Victoria Beckham once said she'd “rather die” than wear a pair of Crocs, only to go back on her statement in 2023, when she modelled a pair from the brand's collaboration with MSCH...

Glamour UK • 22nd July 2021

Our beauty team's favourite lipsticks of all time

And, if you're still tempted by those lip liners and glosses we mentioned, you can always layer them alongside your lipstick to create your own bespoke lip combo to gate-keep or share as you see fit.With so much choice, though, it's difficult to know which formulas truly deserve our attention. And, if you can't be bothered to weed through them, all, we've done the heavy lifting for you. Below, we've rounded-up of the best of the best. You'll find everything from our personal faves, to classics,...

Glamour UK • 15th January 2021

The absolute best products you need to care for textured and Afro hair, according to the experts

“I’m a huge fan of Bouclème and love the Bouclème Intensive Moisture Treatment.. It’s great for leaving my 4C coils bouncy and moisturised with softening marula oil. I put it on before hitting the steam room for a deep treatment,” says Ateh.“The Steam Bar’s Scalp Saviour Mask is the jewel to our crowns. It's an exfoliating, balancing and hydrating mask for natural and textured hair. It contains wondrous ingredients including shea butter, carrot seed oil, avocado oil, and castor seed oil to reple...

Glamour UK • 29th August 2024

We waited 4 whole years for Vieve to launch its first foundation – here's our honest review

Ever since she launched Vieve in 2020, Jamie Genevieve has given us sun-flushed skin with her award-winning cream bronzer and made Skin Dew the easiest, one-and-done nod to glass skin.But there has always been one missing piece among Vieve's glowing complexion products, and fans have long been clamouring for a foundation. Well, the wait is finally over. Meet the new Vieve Skin Nova Complexion Balm, which goes on sale today and promises to both tend to skin and deliver a natural-looking veil of c...

Glamour UK • 10th July 2024

The new GHD Duet Blowdry promises a wet-to-styled blow dry in record time

Our fave hair brands are always busy innovating, but the new GHD Duet Blowdry promises a bouncy blow dry, in faster time, and all in one tool. The styler's revolutionary 2-in-1 hair dryer brush can take hair all the way from wet, to styled, without creating damage – which means you can move from shower fresh hair to a salon-worthy blow dry in no time.It follows hot on the heels of the brand's OG Duet hot air styler (which launched last year and dries and straightens hair in one go), only this ti...

Glamour UK • 28th June 2024

Elf just dropped its first foundation in 7 years, so we had to try it

Elf knows what it's doing when it comes to giving us the products we want at a reasonable price. But in amongst the cult primers, highlighters and blusher the brand hasn't unleashed a new foundation in over seven years.We're guessing it's because they're serious about bringing the competition each time they release a new launch, and foundations are notoriously difficult to pitch right. As the base of all the rest of our glam, it literally sets the scene and can make or break a makeup look. Add i...

Glamour UK • 27th June 2024

Even if you hate wearing sunscreen, these glow-giving high-protection formulas will win you over

Yep, you really shouldn't substitute an SPF that's been expertly formulated for your face with your go-to body sun cream (however tempting that may be). According to most dermatologists, it's almost as big of a skincare sin as using body moisturiser instead of a face moisturiser.First of all, body sun creams generally tend to have a much thicker consistency compared to face sunscreens and face SPFs, so applying them to your face can block your pores and even potentially lead to unwanted breakout...