Beauty standards, ageing and confidence
I’ve spent more years than I care to imagine working out how to love my reflection. It might sound strange to anyone who doesn’t identify as a woman, or wasn’t
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Wonderful websites that changed my reading habits forever
When I gave up reading women’s glossy magazines in my 20s, it was partly because I found very little of interest to read in them any more, and it was
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Ovation: Challenging the lack of gender diversity and inclusivity in theatre
I like hearing about creative projects, especially ones by women for women. Having recently discovered Ovation – a new forum for women and female identifying creatives in British theatre, aiming
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Review: House of Burlesque Revue at the Underbelly Festival
I’ve had a fondness for burlesque for a decade now. The costumes, movements, and facial expressions all help to tell a story, and the best acts are often the ones
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How a corset told the tale of Westworld
[SPOILER ALERT] This article contains mild spoilers for Westworld season 2, mostly in the form of discussion of costumes. I recently finished watching season 2 of Westworld and am still
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On marriage and name changes
I started planning this post months ago, when I was first writing about getting married, but it somehow slipped off my To Do list until something reminded me last week.
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Taboo Week: Fat bodies, uneven skin, and the courage to disrupt
The number of more positive articles on fat bodies is finally starting to increase, in the wake of the popularity of ‘plus size’ (ugh I hate that term) models like
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Taboo Week: What no one tells you about getting older
I haven’t had a guest blogger week on Rarely Wears Lipstick since the days when I used to post regularly and wanted some content to schedule in before I went
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PSA: Your Body is Not Gross
On 13th March, Emerald Street sent out an email entitled “Your tampon can do WHAT?!” and, of course, I opened it right away. I’m not proud of myself for giving
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Visible Women: Stylist’s 2018 campaign
This January, Stylist have launched their Visible Women campaign to celebrate the brilliance of all women by: raising the profiles of important women past and present; and empowering future generations
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