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Mum was surprised when I first expressed interest in wearing a jade bangle. “You know they’re for old ladies, right?”

20 Jun 2022

6 min read

How can we justify buying feel-good things like beauty products in economic uncertainty?

30 Jan 2018

8 min read

I went to school with girls from a range of different cultural backgrounds: Egyptian, Lebanese, Italian. As different as our looks were, we all had one thing in common, the burning desire for straight hair.

13 Aug 2021

4 min read

In this episode, Zione chats with Sasha Kutabah Sarago, a Wadjanbarra Yidinji, Jirrbal and African-American author, filmmaker and speaker. A former model, Sasha is now a passionate advocate for increased diversity, equity, and inclusion in fashion and beauty. Hear her thoughts on decolonising…

25 Oct 2022

For me, the most important thing has always been validating my own hunger and desire - be it for food, sex, intellectual stimulation or love. There is never ‘enough’.

08 Sep 2021

5 min read

The months during which my left eye remained blind, while filled with unspeakable worries, also served as a crash course in mindfulness.

09 Dec 2021

4 min read

I limited myself to dating men I would meet overseas. It is in their cities that I feel most alive and my beauty is fully appreciated.

17 Feb 2022

6 min read

Quick go-to advice on how to sensitively interact with someone from a different culture

Although the rise of race-based plastic surgery reflects the dominance of Western beauty ideals, it’s also proof of the ways in which standards of attractiveness are historically and culturally contingent, writes Neha Kale.

28 Sep 2017

5 min read

I was freaking out beforehand. I remember walking out there and my heart was going crazy. The only thought I had was ‘Don’t trip!’

15 May 2018

5 min read