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Cosmopolitan UK October 2017
FAMOUS EXCLUSIVE
IN 30 DAYS NICOLE
The crazy way one
writer did just that
LAID BARE
THE SIX LESSONS
10 THAT MADE HER
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Contents On the cover
40 NICOLE LAID BARE
OBER 2017
Know
17 SPINNING AROUND Not
a hymn to Kylies finest hour,
but the rise in sister TV shows.
(BTW we would totally watch
Meet The Minogues)
19 HOT RIGHT NOW! Beauty
has a goth moment (self-penned
sad poetry non-essential)
20 BANANA EYES The new
eyeshadow trend has us
feeling all fruity
23 WELL, HELLO THERE
REQUEST, TODS. EARRINGS (JUST SEEN), 175, BY MALENE BIRGER
C O S M O P O L I TA N 5
Contents 159
Discover a
new lust for
learning
126
Want to be famous?
168
We present the
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66 THE JEANIUS Amy Bannerman 162 FIRST LOVE Two words:
hails denims serious side 101 BRING YOUR DNA-GAME unfinished and business
Finally! A genetic excuse to
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102 IN FOCUS Stay sharp with
77 STROKE OF GENIUS A brush CEO-approved work hacks 167 ANYTHING FROM THE
with fragrace guru Jo Malone 106 SUPER MOVES The workout MINIBAR? Room (self) service
78 IS YOUR FOUNDATION that could get you Rosie H-Ws 168 RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME?
LYING TO YOU? Our beauty body *checks small print* Maximise your O-O-O plans
director runs the fib detector 108 WHAT THE TECH A highly 174 ALL UP IN MY GRILL Weve
over outrageous base claims scientific haul to supercharge made melted cheese even better.
85 INGE HAS ISSUES with your workout Next up: world peace
embracing your spots. Nope, 179 DESIGN DOUBLES The
were not wild about it either Read hottest threesome of the year
86 BEAUTY LAB Tried and
tested peel-off masks 120 DANGER ON DEMAND Why And the rest
the sharing economy could be
Earn putting your safety at risk 11 FROM THE EDITOR
144 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK 12 MEET TEAM COSMOPOLITAN
89 VINTERVIEW READY The Nu-grunge style, as worn by the 186 COSMOPOLITAN CONTRACT
future of job applications catwalk faces of the future The country wedding
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FROM THE
EDITOR When I was 12 years old, I was given a book by
my elder brother called The Outsiders. On the cover
was an image of a bunch of scowling young men
in scuffed leather jackets. It wasnt really the sort of book
you give to a young woman on the cusp of puberty but still,
I read it, mainly because there wasnt much else to do in those
days. (No YouTube. No Instagram. No female-orientated
gaming consoles. I mean, really can you imagine?)
This book, however, changed my life. Because while it
was indeed a novel about a group of teenagers toughing
life out on the streets of Oklahoma, it was also a book
about the dead end of childhood. I was floored. it was useful any more. (This, by the way, isnt just the case
Literature has a funny habit of doing that exposing in the quiet corner in which she lives, but across the country.)
the world and all its complex, unspoken ways long before But useful has many guises. On the surface, books and
parents or friends or even lovers have had a chance to break words and thoughts passed from one mind to another may
it to us. I learned about sex long before I had it (thank you, not appear to give us the competitive edge we all crave in
Judy Blumes Forever, the one battered copy passed around todays world. But that is to miss the point entirely.
my classroom like a relay baton). I learned about love and Because to stand out in todays crowded marketplace, we
the loss of it through F Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, need people who can look inwards as well as those who can
just as my own heart was breaking. I learned about injustice look outwards. We need thinkers just as much as we need
by reading To Kill A Mockingbird, and about loss and regret doers. And we need writers and students of A-level literature
through just about every Raymond Carver short story out just as crucially as we need coders and brilliant scientific
there. Words on a piece of paper may not be as thrilling as minds. Its the very reason why we need left-wing politicians
a flashy filter or a pithy cat meme, but they can be more just as much as we need right-wing ones, and why in
powerful. Because books (and features like the ones you meetings we need a devils advocate just as much as
find in this magazine) help us make sense of the outside we need a cheerleader. Difference drives conversation,
world, while forcing us to look inside ourselves. and conversation drives
So why am I sharing this with you? Because, not so long momentum. And really, theres
ago, I received an email from a young English teacher who, nothing more useful than that.
she explained, was faced with no longer being able to offer 4 Keep in touch by following me
English literature at A-level. When I asked why not, she said on Twitter @Farrah_Storr and FARRAH ST
PHOTOGRAPH IAN HARRISON. HAIR AND MAKE-UP SHARI RENDLE
it was because of a lack of interest. No one appeared to think Instagram @farrahstorr Editor-in-Chief
LESSONS by F Scott
Fitzgerald
by Thomas
Hardy
by SE Hinton
Did boys
FROM I was 17 when I read this Like most teenage girls,
It takes a
teenager to understand
really call
their penises Ralph?
BOOKS book, and reeling from
the end of my first
I was desperate to be
considered beautiful.
a teenager. SE Hinton was
17 when she wrote this
Could you really break
your hymen with a
The novels relationship. It taught And then I read this and book about the end of tampon? This book
that shaped me as much about class realised the heavy burden adolescence. I thought I answered all of lifes
my outlook as it did about love. arresting beauty can bring. knew it all, until I read this. most pressing questions.
C O S M O P O L I TA N 11
RANDOM
QUESTION
OF THE MONTH
What was your
worst fashion
moment?
FARRAH STORR
Editor-in-Chief
PA to the Editor JESSICA BROWNING
I loved luminous Deputy Editor SHOSHANA GOLDBERG Creative Director STUART SELNER
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tights until the FEATU R ES
day I wore a yelloww Features Director AMY GRIER Senior Editor CATRIONA INNES
pair and builders Junior Writer JENNIFER SAVIN Features Intern DANIELLA SCOTT
shouted at me, Oi
oi, Simpson legs! E NT ER TA I N MEN T Who knew w
Entertainment Director LOTTIE LUMSDEN Austin Powers
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inspired b
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PI CTU R ES
Picture Director CAT COSTELLOE Picture Editor NICOLE HOLCROFT-EMMESS
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th Workow Director CATHY LEVY Chief Sub-Editor HANNAH JONES
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arre still in my Senior Sub-Editor FRANCESCA COTTON
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walking into
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Fashion Director AMY BANNERMAN Senior Fashion Editor SAIREY STEMP get points for
Bookings Editor KIAAN ORANGE Fashion Assistant MADDY ALFORD accessorising
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with crisps?
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The red snakeskin JESS HURRELL (Interiors) AMANDA STATHAM (Travel)
trousers I wore forr Editorial Business Manager MERRICK CASSANOVA I mean, its
my hip-hop dance e ook
definitely a lo
recital aged 15 P UBLIS HER PR ESI DEN T A N D CEO
were a pretty boldd GEORGINA HOLT JAMES WILDMAN
statement, no?
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IF AND HAPPENING, ITS ..
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SPINNING AROUND
Weve all experienced the emotional crevasse left in our lives when
a favourite TV show comes to an end. (Hands up whos still watching
SATC reruns as part of their Sunday morning hangover repair kit?) Which
is why were delighted that TV execs have declared spin shows the next
big thing. What are they? No prizes for guessing theyre basically spin-
offs of our favourite series. This September, The Big Bang Theory throws
in a follow-up, Young Sheldon, HBO are currently working on not one, but
FOUR Game Of Thrones offshoots, and a spin-off of Jude Laws The Young
Pope, called The New Pope, is in the pipeline with Sky and HBO. The dream?
An Orange Is The New Black spin show: Friday Night With Crazy Eyes.
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and theyll turn bristles place
electric blue. Club powder on
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right ratios.
Jo Wood Usiku
Natural Wax Jessica Custom
Candle, 44 Nail Colour in
Burning the candle Very Vinyl, 11
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WORDS BECCI VALLIS. STILL LIFES HEARST STUDIOS/PAVEL DORNAK
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2 1
3
OSCAR DE LA RENTA A/W 17
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4.99
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do the best pointy ones for the eye with an equally 14.50 fill without adding too
this. Go for a rustic red or sun-bleached bright, says much shape there are only
orange, adds Lucero. True
red will only fight against
any redness in the skin.
Lucero. A purple-pink
will make your blue pop
without clashing. Keep
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can take. Oh, and be sure
to blot your eyelids before
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Periwinkle blue is the most
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and natural, dabbing
a cream blush onto the
apples and into the
hollows of your cheeks to
keep full focus on the eye.
looks. The skin there is
deceptively greasy you
dont want to blink away
your hard work before
youve had your first drink.
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Whoorwhatisyourgreatestlove?
Music. I like old-school disco and house.
Whatdoyoustillnot
understandaboutwomen?
FinnJones
I don
dontt buy into the stereotype of a
woman. There isnt [actually] much to
understand because we are the same.
Worstdateyouveeverhad?
HIS VITALS I dont really date. The idea of going
on a date where I have to be like, My
Age 29 name is this, Im from here, is strange.
Home town
Bromley, Kent
Whatareyouscaredof?
I used to be afraid of loneliness. As
Big break an actor, youre forced into isolation
Being cast as Loras because you move around a lot.
Tyrell in Game Of
Thrones in 2011.
Mostromanticthingyouve
everdone?
Crazy fact #1 I took my ex to Amsterdam and we
Finn originally had a nice walk and then dinner.
INTERVIEW LOTTIE LUMSDEN. PHOTOGRAPH MATTHEW PRIESTLEY
PANTS ON
When I was CHUCK-UP LINES
younger, my uncle
HIRE EATS, DUMPS AND LEAVES
would collect me I was at a restaurant for a seven-course Myauntwasholding
from school. One day I was meal with a guy Id been dating. During the acharityeventand,
wearing my granddads asitwasmainly family,
trousers (Id been staying at starter, he said he didnt think we should
his) and we decided to race see each other any more, so I got up to go. Ienteredthehotdog-
home. The trousers fell clean
He said, Can you not ruin the evening? We eatingcontest and
off revealing my underpants
to the entire school. Took have six more courses. I made my exit won.Aguyfound it
a long time to live that down.
while he enjoyed his salad course. impressiveand invited
MICHAEL, 21, MODEL,
NEW YORK NICOLA, 31, EVENT PRODUCER, SYDNEY
meout.Excepthalfway
throughourdrinks,
HEARING THINGS
One of my best friends had just broken up with her boyfriend of six years, then slept with a
thedogsreappeared.
total sleaze four days later. I was gossiping about it at work, while holding my phone, and forgot
about the mic button on WhatsApp and sent her a recording! Weve only just recovered.
Theshame!
CLAIRE, 24, MARKETING ASSISTANT, LONDON KIMBERLEY, 21, MODEL
AND BANKER, LONDON
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BAD HAIR
I was at WALK OF FAME
a restaurant and
DAY CRASH AND DASH IWASONHOLIDAYIN THAILAND
when I got up to My girlfriend and I were drinking together ANDWENTHOMEWITH THIS
go to the loo, the waiter at Oktoberfest. She leaned in to give me GUYAFTERANIGHT OUT.
followed me and blurted, IWOKEUPATHISIN JUST
I want to shampoo your a hug and we ended up falling into the
AS TOLD TO DANIELLA SCOTT. PHOTOGRAPHS ANTONIO PETRONZIO.
ATINYDRESSIDLOST ONE
BROUGHTON. WITH THANKS TO THE HOXTON (THEHOXTON.COM)
hair, shoving his number bar. We would have been fine except it
HAIR AND MAKE-UP EMILY-JANE WILLIAMS, ASSISTED BY LILY
C O S M O P O L I TA N 25
P t Mam
M bo Mini days of camera phones.
Best feature: So much indoor
Drone (79.99) fun potential. That file you
Looks like A frien ndly plastic wanted, Linda in HR? Landing
space spider. on your desk in 3, 2, 1...
What does it do? It hovers! Worst feature: The battery
It shoots tiny balls! Theres a dies quicker than a background
grabber! It cant quite
e fetch you extra on Game Of Thrones
a bacon sandwich, bu ut can take (nine minutes).
a note to someone who might. Park-perving ability? Minimal.
Up and running in FiveF More likely to attract a crew of
minutes, maximum. 10-year-olds who think youre
Selfie skills? Not goingg to lie, in the new Star Wars film.
we already have a bette er tool Likelihood of a crash?
for selfies: the human arrm. CURTAINS! MIND THE
Picture quality? Makes us u CURTAINS! Oh, too late.
Is it a bird? Is it a plaane? Will it take a feel nostalgic for the earlly How far can it fly? 20 metres.
BY THE WAY... There are tight laws and restrictions on flying drones in public places, and new rules recently announced
that enforce registration and safety awareness training. Always stay safe and do your research first. Visit Dronesafe.uk
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NEW
MUSIC
Fast tracked
Theres a few new names on the music scene. Their USP? Theyre all championed by
even bigger stars. But can you really trust those celebrity angels? The verdicts in
And the
protgs that
plateaued
ESME
DENTERS
JT signed the
singer to his
label in 2008,
but after failing
to light up the
charts, she was
dropped in
2012. Cry me
a river, etc.
love, sexuality and people thought she style sass. His look A man music during a gap
womanhood. Lifes was The 1975 in Their look... Twins. who knows what he year in Europe.
small shit, then. disguise. Head f**k. But theyre actually likes: a nicely fitting Her look The
Her look A bit Her look sisters with nearly jumper or T-shirt millennial version STARSHELL
Fifth Element: Heavy Kurt Cobain two years between and a pair of jeans, of Joni Mitchell. Yes, Mary J
a blunt red bob influences, down to them. They wear Ivy with a knee rip. Random fact She Bliges protg
and porcelain skin. the prominent roots Park a lot, of course. Random fact Hes has synaesthesia, a made headlines
Random fact and Breton tops. Random fact a musical all- condition where the this year, but for
Shes obsessed Random fact Her Michelle Obama rounder, playing senses are muddled, allegedly having
with Harry Styles. name is inspired by is a huge fan. Grade 7 piano. meaning she hears a fling with
Listen Her album a holiday home she Listen To their Listen To his colours. Who knew? the singers
Like A Woman visited in Devon. mix tape, The Two latest track 100Ms. Listen To her then-husband.
is out now. Kacy Listen To her EP, Of Us. World Dave will be on tour latest song, The nerve!
tours this autumn. Saw You In A Dream. domination awaits. later this year. Split Stones.
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Ghost Celebrities are known for being
some of the busiest people on
the planet, yet somehow these showbiz
troupers still have time to fit in writing
a bestseller. The secret: a ghostwriter, a
BOOKS
stories
sometimes invisible wordsmith who can
craft the most scintillating prose out of
even the most monosyllabic of subjects.
This month, as we welcome Cara
Delevingnes and Rio Ferdinands books
to our bedside tables, we unveil not only
Loved that novel by a celebrity? Now read the people who helped write them, but
a book by the person who actually wrote it the other titles theyve put their names to.
Cara Delevingne / Rowan Coleman Rio Ferdinand / Decca Aitkenhead San e rg / Adam Grant Victoria Beckham / HHadley
dl FFreeman
The Book The Book The Book The Book
Mirror, Mirror* Thinking out Option B That Extra Half
Described as a Loud* Remember When Sandberg An Inch
collaboration sobbing to lost her husband Remember 2006?
between the BBC Ones Rio suddenly, she When WAGs ruled
model/actress Ferdinand: Being turned to her old the World Cup
and her favourite Mum And Dad in friend Grant a and we all wore
author, Mirror, Mirror follows March? In this follow-up, the psychologist whose insight dresses over jeans? This was in
a group of 16-year-olds who footballer shares whats helped helped her recover. Together VBs pre-fashion-designer years
are in a band together. All is him get through the death (hes credited as a co-author), (when she had beige hair and
well, until one of them dies of his wife, while raising they combined her personal lips). Tips such as accessorise
in mysterious circumstances. two children. His aim is to experience (with parts of her with a Gucci carrier bag and its
WORDS CATRIONA INNES. PHOTOGRAPHS GETTY IMAGES, PRESS ASSOCIATION. *NOT FINAL COVERS
Impressive, with an absolute encourage more men to speak journal) and his research to crucial jeans are long enough
knockout twist. out about their own grief. create a manual for moving on. abound. Read for laughs only.
Liked that? Now read Liked that? Now read Liked that? Now read Liked that? Now read
The Memory All At Sea Originals: How Be Awesome:
Book by Rowan by Decca Non-Conformists Modern Life For
Coleman See Aitkenhead Change The Modern Ladies
Colemans real A devastatingly World by by Hadley
prose in action honest memoir Adam Grant Freeman If you
in this genuine in which Theres a reason devoured Caitlin
tear-jerker of Aitkenhead this book was a Morans How To
a novel about explores her own New York Times Be A Woman,
a young woman who is grief surrounding the bestseller and lines the youll appreciate this lighter
diagnosed with dementia unexpected death of her bookshelves of pretty much version, which explains
and whose husband gives partner, Tony, in 2014. The every CEO the world over. everything from guiding friends
her a notebook to record her Guardian journalist is one of Grant dissects what it means through break-ups to the
memories for her children. As the most accomplished writers to become and be an original lessons movies can teach you.
devastating to read now as it in the business and writes thinker in a world of sameness. Warning: there are a lot of 80s
was when it was published beautifully this book about Big brownie points if the references, so anyone born
back in 2014. Packing tissues: loss will make you laugh as boss sees this one poking north of 1979 may want to keep
absolutely essential. much as it will make you cry. out of your bag. Wikipedia close to hand.
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CELEBRITY
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COO
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S C H E R Z I N G E R...
Shes come a long way since
making pancake mix last a
week and buying clothes at
garage sales. Here, NICOLE
SCHERZINGER reveals the private,
painful lessons shes learned i
WORDS LOTTIE LUMSDEN
PHOTOGRAPHS MATTHEW EADES
unchtime, and Nicole Scherzinger is My father was a welder, and my
mother had me when she was 18. She
singing Led Zeppelins Black Dog very did so many jobs to raise me. I really
loudly. Its accompanied by bursts of value money now because I saw how
deeply stressed my parents were about
spontaneous dancing, bottom-shaking and it when I was growing up. I never got
finger-clicking. Its an astonishing show, to buy clothes at a normal shop we
had to get them from garage sales and
not only for the fact that Nicole has a pair second-hand shops. My mum still
of lungs on her to rival Pavarotti, but also styled me up really cute, though
I remember the first time I went to
for the fact that she appeared on set only a Gap warehouse [as a teenager] where
a few hours earlier, bleary-eyed and everything was half price she was
like, Who spends 25 on a pair of
clutching a pillow to her chest. jeans?! She was so upset with me.
To put myself through college,
Babes, I am exhaauusssted, she her younger sister to Kentucky, in I did everything from working
groans, when we sit down later over the US, where she married Nicoles on a make-up counter to singing
a glass of Chardonnay. I have been stepfather. It was there that she realised opera at an Italian restaurant called
working on The X Factor for the past she wanted to be a singer. So much so Macaroni Grill. [The poorest Ive ever
month non-stop. We have very late that at primary school she investigated been] was at college, and I used to give
nights because we are all on Mr secondary schools she could attend blood to get money. For food, I used
Cowells schedule. I thought I was a that would forge a path for her to be to make these pancakes where you just
diva until I got back on set with him! accepted at Louisvilles nearby Youth added water, because they were filling.
This month will see Nicole return Performing Arts School. From there, But its given me an appreciation for
to screens as a judge on the 14th series she went to the Wright State University, everything in life. Everyone makes
PREVIOUS SPREAD: DRESS, SARA BATTAGLIA. BIKINI TOP, CALVIN KLEIN AT URBANOUTFITTERS.COM. UNDERWEAR, M&S COLLECTION.
of the reality TV show, alongside and was later hired as a backing vocalist fun of me because Im still very careful
Simon, Louis Walsh and Sharon Mrs by rock band Days Of The with my money. I never
SUNGLASSES, N21 X LINDA FARROW. EARRINGS, H SAMUEL. TRAINERS, CONVERSE. THIS SPREAD: DRESS, VANESSA SEWARD
O Osbourne. While some would New. Two years later, in take anything for granted.
argue that the panel has lost some 2001, she auditioned for a The most exciting thing
of its original dazzle and pith, Nicole, new reality TV series called Ive been able to buy
however, has been the one to bring Popstars, which followed I really value is my house in Beverly
the excitement. Shes the judge
backstage hugging and hand-holding
the creation of a girl group,
Edens Crush. She got onto
money... I dont Hills. And right after that
I bought my mother
each of her acts, and it is her the show and made the take anything somewhere in Hawaii,
tremulous eyes the camera pans to
when a young performer fails on
band. It was off the back
of their success that she
for granted because Ive always said
that everything I have,
stage. Why? Because Nicole has been auditioned for The Pussycat my mother is going
there. She knows the sting of rejection Dolls after turning down to have, too.
and the hardship of struggle. She will.i.ams offer to join
understands the complicated burden the Black Eyed Peas.
of fame and the lacerating treatment Im completely different now to
WHATIVE LEARNED
from both the industry and the media. when I first started out, Nicole laughs. ABOUTMY BODY
Nicole is a hustler who slogged it out I was a precious dainty hibiscus, and Im way more accepting of my body
for years before becoming a household now my hibiscus has teeth and thorns. now. I was always very critical of
name with The Pussycat Dolls in 2005, Here, she shares what she wishes shed myself from a young age, and when
following the release of Dont Cha. known about life in her twenties. I was 14, I started running. I would
She has made her own money, built go outside in the middle of the night
her own brand of fame and found her and run, because I thought I had to
own unique way of navigating it all.
WHAT IVE LEARNED be thinner and that my thighs should
Born in Hawaii, Nicoles parents ABOUTMONEY look a certain way. When I got The
split when she was very young. Her Its not like I grew up in a third-world Pussycat Dolls, it really amplified that
mother later relocated the singer and country, but I didnt come from money. because it had so much to do with i
42 C O S M O P O L I TA N
CELEBRITY
43
CELEBRITY
showing your body off. If you look at Around that time, will.i.am asked
pictures from back then, I was the one if I would be in the Black Eyed Peas
wearing trousers or a suit although I knew him through Edens Crush.
I would show my shoulders or wear But my then-fianc [Nick Hexum,
a bra top. But you should embrace lead singer of former boyband 311]
and accept yourself more. Dont be so turned it down, bless him. Im grateful
hard on yourself, and love your curves. he did, because I wouldnt have been
[I suffered from bulimia when I was in The Pussycat Dolls. Everything
younger.] It was very imprisoning and happens for a reason, and Fergie
it stole all of my happiness, confidence made the perfect Pea.
and memories. A big part of that was Its about how you look at things
during The Pussycat Dolls. I have a lot who is to say youve failed?
of fans and I never wanted to come Everything is a learning curve and
out about it, because I was ashamed. these things happen to guide you to
Its a sickness and I suffered it for years your ultimate destiny. I always think
and nobody knew about it. But once of Walt Disney who went to 300 banks
I finally did come out about it, to get support [for his Mickey Mouse
I realised how many people it had idea], and he got turned down by
helped. When youre in the public eye, every one. Thats not failure, thats
you have a voice. I dont have it any preparing you for greatness.
more, and I feel like its a miracle.
Every woman has good and bad
days. Mrs O and I were joking the
WHAT IVE LEARNED
other day that sometimes we wake ABOUT CAREER Who is to say
up in a puddle of cookies and crisps! I wish I had actually enjoyed being youve failed?
But what really helps me is working in the moment more in my twenties.
out. Even if its not for very long, I was always thinking about what
Everything is a
[I love] to get a sweat on to keep I could do next and how I could be learning curve
me focused and positive. better. But then I am a hustler
anyone who is successful has to be,
because its not going to happen
WHAT IVE LEARNED on its own. You always have to look
ABOUT FAILURE forward and stay on top of things.
I try not to use that word. Failure We couldnt afford for me to go to own. Ambition is incredible, you
is not an option, which is why vocal or dance lessons, so in primary need it to get anywhere in life.
I always put 110% into everything school, I found out that if I went to
I do. Ive always been a perfectionist a specific secondary school that was
as a little girl, if I drew outside the in the projects [an area with social
WHAT IVE LEARNED
THIS SPREAD: TOP (JUST SEEN), SARA BATTAGLIA. GLASSES, LINDA FARROW
lines when I was colouring in, then housing] in Kentucky, then I could ABOUT LOVE
I would tear up the paper and throw get into the performing arts school You need to love yourself first.
it across the room. I wanted to go to. I love my family and That is the key to true happiness.
At high school, I created a demo they have lots of love, but I never had Its the most clichd thing, but you
tape, and my boyfriend, who was anybody to buy me a car or put me cant be happy with someone else
studying photography, shot me [for through school. I did all that myself until you are happy with you. And
the sleeve] so that when I auditioned by working, so thats grafting in itself, thats honouring yourself, getting to
for Popstars, I had something to give making it happen on your own. know yourself and embracing yourself.
them music and pictures and When I got offered The Pussycat I actually just did a workshop [with
information about who I was. After Dolls, I said, I will be in the group, the life coach Tony Robbins], called
that, I was trying to get a solo deal and but I want a solo deal as well. I knew Unleash The Power Within. Only
I went to New York with my demo that was my dream. I didnt realise how then can you love the other person.
tape and I was shopping it out, trying big The Pussycat Dolls was going to Im still working on that.
to get a break and I couldnt. But I be. Anybody who has made sacrifices [Its also easy] to lose yourself
never gave up that wasnt an option. knows that you have to do it on your in relationships. And I did. I have
44 C O S M O P O L I TA N
completely lost myself [at times]. I was after at auditions because [the though, Ive had to [earn] peoples
Its unhealthy. If you listen to my casting agents] wanted me to be the understanding and respect for what
album Big Fat Lie, youll hear all quintessential Spanish person, or the I do as an artist and vocalist.
about it, because a lot of my songs all-American girls sidekick. I was People dont realise that The
on there are about that. But then thats never the all-American girl [to them]. Pussycat Doll albums were my babies
not to say that great things arent I even wrote a song about it, called I did everything from executive
worth it. If they are, then you should I Left A Piece Of Me For You [sic], producing to vocally arranging
stick it out, but it takes hard work. which I havent sung in 20 years. them. It still frustrates my friends
Im all about that and so are my You would think it was about the and family when they hear people
family they all believe that once most heart-wrenching relationship say, Oh, wow, she can sing? I have
you get married, you stay married! which it was, but it was my studied my craft and there is meaning,
relationship with the industry, saying heart and soul in what I do. People
I give so much of myself to you. can overlook you and think youre
WHAT IVE LEARNED I remember calling my mother just some senseless pop star who
ABOUT DISCRIMINATION and my tutu [grandmother] in cant really sing. If you come to one
When I started out, it was hard Hawaii when I first moved to Los of my shows, you would never think
because I was often typecast for Angeles, and saying, Im done with that. I feel like girls have to work
acting roles due to my skin colour LA. Im coming home. But I didnt extra hard to earn respect.
and what I looked like. That was very and I never gave up. Music worked The X Factor returns to ITV
frustrating. I wouldnt get the part out better for me. Over the years, on 2nd September i
C O S M O P O L I TA N 45
CELEBRITY
CELEBRITY
2009: The Pu
rs
Pussy
ssycat
cat Do
Doll
cing
g
lls go on a hiatus
I can empathise with the contestants,
HOME
because Ive been there myself. But, 2005: The Pusssycat Dolls release Dont
because of that, I am tougher on Cha. It goes to nnumber two on ththe
them I know what it takes if you Billboard Hot 100
want to make it. I wish I could go back
b in time and tak
take
e
it all in more. It hap
ppened
pp d so fast. The
2016: Voice of Sina, Moana Pussycat Dolls are a big
b part of who I am.
I have always wanted to be a Disney I would love to tour att the right timee
character. It was a riot recording in I miss having a girl gaang around.
the studio. There was one scene where
MY CV
I needed to sound like I was running 2003: Becomes lead singe er of The
towards Moana to give her a hug. Pussycat Dolls
I closed my eyes and lost myself in I heard about the auditionss through
the moment and ended up on the my friend Anna-Maria from Ed dens
other side of the room nowhere Crush. She asked to stay with me m in
near the mic. Everyone laughed. LA because she was trying out for f
REPRESENTS, USING EX1 COSMETICS. NAILS GEORGIE SMEDLEY AT NAIL HARMONY UK, USING GELISH. FASHION ASSISTANT MADDY ALFORD
FASHION DIRECTOR AMY BANNERMAN. HAIR DAYARUCI AT ONE REPRESENTS, USING BATISTE STYLIST. MAKE-UP EMMA OSBOURNE AT ONE
this band. I said, I want to auditioon,
2014: Big Fat Lie album released too! Without her, I wouldnt have
INTERESTS
E D U C AT I O N
Major in Theatre, Minor in Dance, Wright State University, Ohio
I started to get lead roles, and the other students were like, Were not having that.
I spoke in a high-pitched voice to be less threatening. I wanted people to like me.
Youth Performing Arts School, duPont Manual High School, Kentucky
Id always felt different, but here, everyone was so accepting of each other.
Bowen Elementary, Kentucky
I was incredibly awkward and shy. People used to call me a cry baby at school,
because I was so sensitive. Sensitive and a perfectionist a toxic combination.
SOMETIMES ITS WHATS ON THE OUTSIDE THAT COUNTS
WORDS AMY BANNERMAN. PHOTOGRAPH DENNIS PEDERSEN. WITH THANKS
STYLE SUMMIT
Nobody walks any more. Walking is so last
season. Its hiking and all its accoutrements
that have conquered the catwalks this A/W
17. The two Canadian pioneers who head
TO COLDMOUNTAINKIT.COM, CASTLE-CLIMBING.CO.UK
C O S M O P O L I TA N 53
Remember in romcoms
when the plain, sensible
heroine gets a smoking-
hot makeover? Well, thats
tailoring this season.
Prepare to fall in love
suited
Jacket, 59.99, Reiss.
Top, 251, Equipment.
Jeans, 54.95, Gap
Jacket, 30,
Axparis.com
Trousers, 120,
Modern Rarity
at John Lewis
SHOP
ME NOW
Top, 155,
LK Bennett
Bracelet,
169, Karl
Lagerfeld
Watch, 150,
Komono
Top, 53,
Twist x Turn
Trousers, 38,
Night River Island
I land
club
If its always night-time somewhere in the Earrings, 59,
Bag, 270, Kate
Spade New York
world, eveningwear is officially never off-limits. Karl Lagerfeld
Jeans, 245,
Current/Elliott
at Net-a-
porter.com
Jacket, 264,
Intropia.com
C O S M O P O L I TA N 55
Jacket, 250, Reiss
Jumpsuit, 150,
Millie Mackintosh at
Trousers,
Veryexclusive.co.uk
60, Boden
Trousers, 140,
Jigsaw Earrings,
49, Adore
Jewellery
Clutch, 12.99,
New Look
Shoes, 25.99,
New Look
Statement
colour
Alert! New fashion acronym incoming: the LRS
(little red suit) is now a thing. Autumn/winters
Bag, 450,
Aspinal Of hottest colour is having its way with jackets, Jacket, 225,
London trousers and hell, whatever else it fancies Karen Millen
Boots, 189,
Psst... Red on red? Fashion says yes. And if your Kurt Geiger
tones dont match perfectly, thats OK, too. In fact,
this season its known as tonal dressing. A crimson
shell top under a punchy pillar-box suit is perfect
Jacket, 69,
Autograph
by Marks
& Spencer
Shirt, 99,
Baukjen.com
Watch, 79.99,
Timex at
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Gloves, 26,
River Island
Scarf, 15,
River Island
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Jacket, 65; trousers,
40, both Oasis.
Top, 19.99, H&M.
Earrings, 85,
Dower & Hall i
Jacket, 59.99;
trousers, 79.99, both
H&M. Shirt, 24.99,
Lindex. Beret, 18,
Urban Outfitters.
Earrings, as before.
Boots, 228, All Saints
58 C O S M O P O L I TA N
Shirt, 230, Equipment
Watch,
79.99,
Accurist
Trousers, 39.50,
Autograph by
Marks & Spencer
John Lewis
wis
tailoring
Bracelet, 339, Walk like a man, talk like a... totally enlightened,
Karl Lagerfeld ambitious woman. These pieces are your short Hat, 15, Marks
& Spencer
cut to no-fuss fashion nonchalance. Simple
mannish trousers give maximum style return
Trousers,
120,
Jigsaw
Boots, 350, 9,
Top, 59.99
LK Bennett udio
H&M Stud
Bag, 119.99,
H&M Studio i
Earrings,
49, Adore
Jewellery
Jacket, 135,
French Connection
C O S M O P O L I TA N 59
Top, 22.99, New Look
Gloves,
16, Next
Watch, 209,
Marc Jacobs at
Watchshop.com
Check
mate
Squares and heritage fabrics stormed the
Trousers, 45,
catwalks this season in a very polite revolution, River Island
with tweeds, houndstooth and plaid leading the
charge. Snuff box, pipe and flat cap: optional
Bag, 50,
Next
Trousers, 183,
Intropia.com
Jacket, 28,
Miss Selfridge
Jacket,
65, Oasis
Boots, 45
5,
Marks &
Spencer
60 C O S M O P O L I TA N
Jacket, 89; rollneck,
42; trousers, 52, all
Warehouse. Earrings,
198, Dower & Hall
I WEAR
different fabrics going on?
A silky camisole, gabardine
trench and cotton trackies
play nicely in the same hue
because the textures clash,
therefore breaking up the
4 SHOW
1 WHY IT WORKS SOME SKIN
Worried that an outfit made up
Another trick to break
of a single colour will leave you
up the wall of colour
looking like a Teletubby? We
is to have flashpoints
promise it will not. The catwalks
of skin. A leg slit, some
this season were awash with
generous dcollet,
TTTC (top-to-toe colour, new
a sliver of midriff,
acronym. Entirely made up use
or a coat slouching
it well). Its a bold look, sure, but
off a bare shoulder
nothing says confident quite as
are all smart ways
beautifully as wearing the entire
to add a visual break.
spectrum of your favourite colour.
A word of caution however: the
difference between looking like
Hailey Baldwin here and Tinky
Winky? A judicious use of
clashing texture and flashes
of skin. Read on to find out
precisely how to pull it off.
5 LAYERING
RULES, OK?
The most interesting tonal
outfits are built from multiple
separates they divide it into
2 COLOUR PLAY zones, prompting the eye
We know youve mastered to scan across the whole
head-to-toe black, but now ensemble instead of reading
is the season to push the it as one big swath of colour.
envelope. Dark shades like Add a rollneck in a paler
garnet, navy or aubergine are tone, or layer a short-sleeved
universally flattering. And blouse over one with a longer
brights, while tricky, can be sleeve in a different hue.
incredibly chic. But for a TTTC
novice, pastels are a fail-safe.
Turn the page for
more top-to-toe
colour styling tips
C O S M O P O L I TA N 63
4 THE PASTELS
Head-to-toe pastels could look
saccharine, but Gigis grown-up
PSST...
White accessories
shapes elevate the look. Opt for are the perfect
a slim-fit suit, or a tailored trouser palette-cleanser
with a boat-neck top tucked in. for any tonal
What to avoid: ruffles, eyelets look.
and scalloped trims. We mixed our
suit jacket up with flared cords in
a similar hue for a texture clash.
Gigi Hadid
4 THE BRIGHTS
If youre scared of showing too
much skin, opt for figure-hugging
shapes instead, like Rita. Tight
trousers, with a second-skin top
tucked in and finished off with
a cropped jacket, highlight waist
definition, so youre not drowned
by a single colour. Or let a baggy
jumper hang out just make sure
its paired with tailored jeans and
a heel to add polish.
WORDS AND STYLING MADDY ALFORD. PHOTOGRAPHS GETTY IMAGES. STILL LIFES PIXELATE
Rita Ora
4 THE NEUTRALS
A tonal outfit built around neutral
grey is a winner. Pinstripes feed into
autumns obsession with tailoring,
but pair with bold jewellery or
statement glasses to avoid looking
like an accountant. Remember our
skin-baring rule without the thigh
slit in Bellas dress, her petite frame
would be overtaken with all the grey.
PS. Metallic silver also counts as
a neutral use the texture e to
jazz up your outfit.
64 C O S M O P O L I TA N
Calvin
Klein
DENIM
Forget acid wash and rips. Amy Bannerman
shows you how to keep things classy Jacket,
110, Levis
ike a really good friend, split ends and your unpaid
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Fill your 39.50,
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27.99,
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495,
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Schuh
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90,
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Very.co.uk Public
Desire 295, Russell
& Bromley
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skin.com
EDIT
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Schuh
130, Aldo
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THE-KNEE
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n.
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you pass Primark
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C O S M O P O L I TA N 69
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Public Desirre
re
SLOUCH
99,
Forget what your
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150, Hudson at
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105, Schuh
190, Kanna at
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HIKING
The ramblers
faithful friend
gets a major
makeover. Next:
95, Office
fashion reclaims 315, Sorel at
the eece? Veryexclusive.co.uk
29.99,
New Look
29.50, Marks
& Spencer
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35
YOUR NOBS GUI E O LL THINGS BEAUTY
STROKE OF GENIUS
PA I N T- O N P E R F U M E , W E H E A R YO U A S K ?
77
IS YOUR
LYING
TO YOU
The latest foundations promise
everything bar saving the world
from nuclear disaster. But how can
they possibly live up to their claims?
Wo r d s I N G E B O R G VA N L O T R I N G E N
hey are matte, but radiant. They give full coverage, THE PROMISE doesnt sound very
T but are undetectable on the skin. They offer LONG-WEAR BUT lightweight to us.
24-hour wear, but wont cake or feel heavy. WATER-LIGHT What theyve done
Seriously? Given the amount of money and Why were cynical In The secret formula has
research spent creating wonder foundations, order for a base to stick changed since you bought
its little surprise the latest generation of bases like glue, a blend of your first foundation. Now,
all vie for your attention by promising to perform small heavy waxes, thickening pigments can be suspended
(and rather paradoxical) miracles. To work out how emulsifiers and sticky in a liquid base of slippery
and whether they can, you might want to get a PhD silicones has traditionally esters (organic compounds
in chemistry. Or you could just read this been required. And that formed by the reaction of i
C O S M O P O L I TA N 79
alcohol and carboxylic acid) THE PROMISE
and lightweight, but hardy, HYDRATION AND
silicones. That film-forming SHINE CONTROL
base is what lets pigments Why were cynical
slick evenly onto skin, after Combination skin? There
which the esters evaporate are new foundations that
and silicones lock in promise to keep dry
place to create an patches hydrated
invisible film. and oily ones
Result:
Women dont matte. A base
staying want to look like with an
power and theyre auditioning actual brain:
weightless thatll be
coverage
to play Ronald the day.
that builds McDonald What theyve
without turning done There is
into cake mix. no one approach
Does it work? Yes. But take here it depends entirely
note: with these liquefied on the foundation. One by
formulas, long-wear need Max Factor deploys a mega-
al full-coverage or dose of glycerine (which
atte. Three to try are: attracts water to the skin but
Este Lauder is non-oily) for hydration.
Double Wear Powders, which mattify but
Nude Water Fresh can potentially be drying,
Makeup SPF 30, are kept to a minimum,
32.50 (the liquid thanks to a film-forming
version of Double polymer that leaves an
Wear Stay-in-Place), invisible top coat to prevent
which stays on and looks them rubbing off. Another,
so fresh even I (a heavy by BareMinerals, avoids
ion-phobe) like it. mattifying powders and BareMinerals foundations is increasing
e more matte film formers altogether. BarePro (who doesnt do their face on
The Ordinary Instead, it coats pigments Performance Wear the bus?), yet women dont
Colours Serum in hydrating, non-oily Liquid Foundation want to look like theyre
Foundation SPF 15, lipids similar to those in the SPF 20, 29, doesnt auditioning for Ronald
5.70, proving skin, making them naturally look flat or dull at all, McDonald The Movie. But
quality can come fuse to your face. Silica and and its side-stepping how the hell can you get
cheap. For serious bamboo extract do the of film-formers is a winner, a solid texture without
cover and oil control, mattifying here without as these can block pores in an equally rigid finish?
Laura Mercier the drying side effects. oily areas. Want another base What theyve done
Flawless Fusion Does it work? Yes, both for combo skin? As a rule, Theyve basically solidified
Ultra Long-Wear in hydrating and oil-free formulas that have ultra-light ingredients that
Foundation, 35, ying long-term. sodium hyaluronate or melt when you put them
is best the matte Max Factor glycerin among the first four on your skin. Gone are
formula is a Healthy Skin ingredients are a good bet. the dulling talc and thick
no-brainer. Not Harmony Miracle waxes (them again), and
full-on enough for you? Foundation SPF THE PROMISE in have come blends of
Opt for cream formulas 20, 14.99, is SOLID TEXTURE, super-fine oils and waxes,
(not serum or liquid perhaps the less CLOUD-LIKE FEEL pearl powders, and finely
ones) brandishing words sophisticated Why were cynical milled pigments with
like corrective, airbrush formula, with a powdery- Demand for portable coatings that make them
and full-cover. matte finish. compact and stick roll evenly over skin, flex i
C O S M O P O L I TA N 81
with its movements, and key. Then to tackle sebum
resist coming off. and control spots and
Does it work? To my bumps, in come intelligent
(eek a solid) none powders and skin-clearing
felt heavy at all. ingredients like salicylic
Suqqu Frame acid and enzymes.
Fix Moisturizing work? Some
Solid han others.
Foundation, Shiseido Synchro
49, leaves Glow Luminizing
a glowy film Foundation, 34,
of colour. has something
Nars Velvet Matte called Time Match
Foundation Stick, Powder. It essentially
30, has the same glows on dry skin,
melty quality but but when it absorbs any
a more satin finish sebum it turns semi-
and airy feel, thanks arent, controlling
to added flexible uch shine.
matte rebound powders. Clinique Even
The blending sponge thats Better Glow
part of the stick is a stroke Light Reflecting
he-go genius. Makeup SPF 15,
ull-on coverage? 27, is better if
Vichy youre very oily:
Dermablend it has optical luminisers, but
Corrective is oil-free and packed with
Compact salicylic acid so efficient its
Cream too drying on my non-oily
Foundation, skin. Overall, keep an eye
23, has a remarkably skin- out for bases that are oil-free,
like finish for something but mention mica, pearl or
that covers even scars, silk powders for glowiness.
thanks to vegetal lipids and
mega-doses of fine pigments. THE PROMISE
A 100% SKIN
THE PROMISE COLOUR MATCH
GLOW AND OIL CONTROL Why were cynical Similar
f l e on your bottle
wa f
tr he Cosmetic scientist
and Cosmetics la Carte
e
sense of foundation-speak
Dec
il abble re t l
c v ra e Suggests wont
Suggests A very clog pores.
special ability not to Bewar f its long-
clog and streak. wear o waterproof,
Beware Pretty the film-former
much every modern ill always be
foundation can be mewhat occlusive.
built up to increase Must. Cleanse.
coverage. Properly.
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I only ever wear
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next 10 years.
C O S M O P O L I TA N 85
BEAUTY Urban Decay Rehab
Makeup Prep Pore
Refining Peel, 24
LAB An oily T-zone can ruin
a base, so a peel-off
you apply 10 minutes
before foundation to
stop shine has legs
and produces some
satisfying gunk. With
plant extracts that
tighten pores, it makes
for a good primer, too.
Editors pick...
Elizabeth Arden Prevage City
masks
PHOTOGRAPHS ARTHUR BELEBEAU/TRUNK ARCHIVE. STILL LIFES HEARST STUDIOS/KAT PISIOLEK
Smart Double Action Detox
Peel Off Mask, 60 This gel
promises to stick to pollution Novelty peel-o masks circa 1990
particles like glue. You cant
see pollution, but there was no are back, but are they any better?
smoke and mirrors when it came
to skin softness after. The mask
Contributing beauty editor BECCI
was tracing-paper thin, but very VALLIS relives her teens to find out
easy to peel off after 20 minutes.
A little goes a long way, and
Zero Skin Caviar Mask,
I went to bed moisturiser-free.
24.99 Ignore the fish eggs,
its the charcoal that makes
this black. It also has liquorice
to brighten, collagen to firm
and kaolin clay for extracting
impurities. Its thin but very
Ngg Mermaid Marine Peel Off Mask, tacky, so works quickly
9.99 A soft powder that you add and woe betide you get any
water to and stir, the resulting thick, in your brows. It took a few
rubbery mask made me look more sea yanks to remove, but my
monster than mermaid. It tingles for complexion did look clearer.
15 minutes, but in a refreshing way.
It came off in one go, with satisfying
pore debris. It also left blackheads
ripe for squeezing. Just saying.
86
WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER
Five years?
I cant even see
myself now!
WORDS JENNIFER SAVIN. PHOTOGRAPH SHUTTERSTOCK
T H E G H O ST T W E E T E R
Remember when Charlie
Sheen accidentally
tweeted his own phone
number? Or that time
Mary J Blige asked that people not
insult her intelligents? Celebrity
social media errors can kill a career
in less than 140 characters. Ouch!
Which is where a silver-fingered
ghost tweeter comes in. They handle
some, if not all, of a celebritys
accounts: Britney Spears, Hugh
Jackman and Usher have all been
known to use them, and salaries
for the highest-paid positions can
head into six figures.
The process that goes into one
worthy image, or curating an entire
month of posts, requires hours of i
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@justinbieber
WANT I N ON @TheEllenShow
T H E AC TI ON? THE PHOTOGRAMMER
Youll need a strong
grasp of analysing @perrie.edwards When Louise
social media data. We Thompsons
start with a deep dive brother
into social analytics Instagrammed
and measure progress a picture of the Made In
with the data we Chelsea star surrounded by
collect, says Logan. two photographers and a
Get to grips with tools lighting rig, he exposed one
like Buffer, Hootsuite of social medias worst-kept
@beyonce
and Keyhole. secrets: most of the snaps
Youll also need you scroll past are taken by
impeccable grammar and an eye everything from their stride, to a professional. Oh, and theyre using a
for detail (who can forget Susan how to stand and pose in different camera thats a tad more technical than
Boyles eye-watering hashtag positions for the cameras more your iPhone 7 and a Valencia filter.
#susanalbumparty?). I always naturally, says Ruth Sherman, Using a professional to shoot a lot
check to see what is trending a US-based media trainer, who of their content can enhance their
before posting, adds Logan.Id is approached by film studios account, says British photographer
hate to post something frivolous in the run-up to a celebritys Conor McDonnell, who shot Kim
when a major world event is promotional tour. Whats more, its and Kanyes wedding, and who also
happening. Like we said, an rumoured that people like Sherman works with Calvin Harris, Niall
INCREDIBLE eye for detail. are even hired to teach celebrity Horan and Ellie Goulding. And while
couples on the verge of a split how McDonnells images are credited on
to ensure that their body language Instagram, other influencers are
THE SHOWMANCE COACH doesnt give anything away. known for passing off a professionals
work as their own including
We can now watch the WA N T I N ON THE ACTI ON ? lifestyle shots of coffee and brunch,
red carpet from the Get the right experience on your which can be bought in bulk from
comfort of our sofa and, CV. I have a background in specialist photographers. Im not
thanks to hordes of performing arts, and a masters sure people realise the extent [to
reporters and fans clutching their degree in speech and interpersonal which] pro-photographers are used
phones, celebrities now literally communication, says Sherman. for Instagram, says McDonnell.
need eyes in the back of their head. But dont just look to the big stars.
I get paid to show celebrities how My job is fairly niche, and there are WA N T I N ON THE ACTI ON ?
to walk onto the red carpet like only a handful of us who work with Advertise your skills on Instagram.
they own the place; we practise A-listers, adds Sherman. I also offer McDonnell got the call about Kim i
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@elliegoulding
@nickiminaj
our ex in a pair of stained trackie
bottoms in Tesco, Rob?
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world. Sign up for the weekly PR
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SELF
MADE
Getting
fired gave
me a new
outlook
Shes heralded as the stylist who
launched a thousand trends
meet ALEX BROWNSELL, 30,
co-founder of Bleach salons
Only lazy people say no Keep your nerves and ego in check
I started cutting hair in my lounge, which
ALEXS CV Its often those who are up-and-coming
had a leak in the ceiling. At the time, my who have the worst ego and I was no
2004-2006 Moved
friends and I were all going through break- from Northamptonshire to
exception in the beginning. Self-belief is
ups, so we called it Heartbreak Hair and it London aged 16 to work vital, but a huge ego can be detrimental,
became popular through word of mouth. as an apprentice at a salon especially when youre working on an
Wed have drinks, gossip, laugh and cry, in Mayfair. Left to assist editorial or fashion shoot with a team.
making the atmosphere different to a typical full-time at fashion The best hairdressers are those who stay
shows and shoots.
salon. Even back then Id want to accept 2007 Set up a makeshift
positive and act confidently, even if theyre
new challenges. Viewing trickier styles as colour salon at home. freaking out internally because someones
a good thing and doing them in a chilled 2009 Worked on her first kicking off over a wig that doesnt suit them.
space is how Bleach carved a niche. Now, solo fashion shoots. Say yes, then figure it out
I tell our 45 staff, Dont say no out of 2010 Partnered with Years ago, Port Eliot festival asked me to do
Sam Teasdale to open
laziness only say no if something could something original there. I thought about
WORDS JENNIFER SAVIN. PHOTOGRAPH HUGO YANGUELA
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STRETCH YOUR ODY AND YOUR MIND...
BRING YOUR
DNA-GAME
If you thought DNA tests
were only for police
databases and The Jeremy
Kyle Show, think again.
Genetic analysis is the latest
health trend to divide and
multiply. Using DNA testing,
health experts are now
creating bespoke diet and
exercise plans, designed
around your exact nutritional
needs. Companies like Pure
Genetic Lifestyle even offer
an at-home test*, which, in
exchange for a swab of saliva,
can tell you everything from
your individual vitamin needs
to the rate your body breaks
down alcohol. Hell, even spas
are getting in on the DNA-
wave with new genetically
guided wellness programmes
popping up all over the
WORDS DANIELLA SCOTT. ILLUSTRATION PETER CROWTHER. *FULL HEALTH
C O S M O P O L I TA N 101
In
Cant concentrate? Stay sharp with six tips from the worlds best CEOs
ow do you feel about no-food Tuesdays?
H
Or caffeinated cubes for a 4pm pick-me-up?
We know, neither sounds great for your health
but theyre hacks that big business leaders use
to focus on growing their billion-pound companies. And
while we dont think working on an empty stomach would
Everythings
spinning
2 S R
LUNCH HOUR
Your
handwriting?
NOT my fault
SCRIBBLE DOWN YOUR WEEK
cared of doing a bad job? Your brain tries to protect you from
f a flop by tunin
ing
ut, says womens health expert Dr Carly Snyder* so youll do anything ng
ut the task at hand (What Disney princess are you? quiz, anyone?) ?).
The hack: Note down any thoughts you have about a project,
p
good and bad. A study found that imagining every ou utcome
ot just the positives resulted in more energy and productivit
vity**. i
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4 ;The hack: Even if youre
BUY NOTEBOOKS not jotting down
(LOTS OF THEM) multimillion-pound ideas, Thats a
As if we needed make sure your to-do list is weight off
an excuse to blow half our on point. If its too vague
wages in kikki.K, meticulous with items like finish
note-taker Richard Branson presentation youre not
claims that some of Virgins telling your brain what it
best successes were conceived needs to focus on, says Oksana
in random moments, when Hagerty, learning specialist at
he happened to have his Beacon College, Florida. Split
notebook open and ready. tasks into smaller chunks and
0 MMI UTES
This is backed by a seminal only add three to five items to MENTAL FITNESS
1956 study that found that the list all day. Tricky to trim it
most of us can only hold down? Keep a weekly list with We all know that every CEO from
Arianna Huffington to Mark
five to nine items in our everything you need to do, Zuckerberg meditates, and studies
short-term memories. then divide it up into days. show it can sharpen and sustain
attention, even during the most
boring of tasks (thatll be updating
the spreadsheet, then). Now
companies are encouraging the
expensive steak on the
menu: you need the iron.
When iron levels drop,
;The hack: Veggie
or vegan? Hit up
edamame. Theyve got
practice Apple allows 30-minute
meditation breaks and Nike has
cognitive performance 15.7mg iron per 100g quiet rooms for that very purpose.
and concentration (thats just over your
take a dive with it.
A study of female
university students
RDA) compared with kale,
which has just 3mg per
100g. The catch is that iron
; The hack: Psychologist
Daniel Goleman has spent
years studying focus. His book
found that eating from plant-based foods, The Science Of Meditation offers
WORDS KRISSY BRADY, KAT LISTER AND CATRIONA INNES. PHOTOGRAPHS GETTY IMAGES, SHUTTERSTOCK, ALAMY. *DIRECTOR OF
WOMENS HEALTH FOR FAMILY HEALTH ASSOCIATES, NYC **PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
an iron-rich lunch classed as non-heme iron, a simple trick: Turn off your phone
Bean three times a week isnt as easily absorbed as and sit in a relaxed posture at your
craving me? desk, he says. For 10 minutes
for four months its heme counterpart,
improved memory from meat. But theres focus entirely on your breath, in
and out. The key is to notice when
STEAK (OR and attention.
And guess
a loophole: eat iron-rich
plants with vitamin C and your mind wanders which it
EDAMAME) what? Anna
Wintour
theyll form a compound
your body can better
will and bring it back to your
breathing. Think of those errant
Count this as full likes a absorb. Youll need 25g, thoughts like a naughty child that
permission to steak for which you can get from runs off and needs escorting back.
order the most lunch too. 150ml orange juice. Easy.
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EXPRESS
WORKOUT
SUPE STEP3Supermans
move
Elle Macpherson; Rosie
H-W; Lara Stone one
TARGETS Glutes, abs
1 Begin on all fours, toes firmly
pointed into the floor. Ensure
your spine and neck are in a
neutral position, with hands
under shoulders and knees
man trains them all. under hips.
And this is the 2 Extend your right arm in front
of you, as if youre about to shake
plan he uses someones hand, thumb pointing
up. At the same time, extend your
K, so we left leg backwards, with toes still
know you can pointing down (imagine you are
squat. But can being pulled from either end).
you disco lunge? 3 Bring your arm and leg back
O Tube walk? Flamingo?
These are the moves the models
are doing now to keep their bodies in
gravity-defying shape. Or so says trainer
towards the body and touch
your right elbow to your left
knee under your torso.
4 Repeat 10 to 12 times before
James Duigan, whos outlined the exercises switching sides.
below as the go-tos for his roster of clients. My
biggest tip is to get a resistance band, he says. Its
one of the only pieces of equipment I use, as it is
so effective. Get ready to strut down that catwalk
(read: your hallway). James Duigans Blueprint For
Health (Pavilion Books; 14.99; out 7th September)
C O S M O P O L I TA N
of a flamingo. Wearin return to a standing position, and your arms to your sides.
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pink: optional. 5 Repeat 10 times on each side. Singing Night Fever helps.
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a gymnast, yogi and personal
trainer, Shona Vertue is
the rst to admit that long-distance
running has never been her strong
suit. However, with an ethos strongly
focused on venturing outside her
comfort zone (she convinced one of
the worlds top footballers to change
his mind about yoga and embrace it),
it comes as no surprise that the New
Balance ambassador would take on
a huge challenge herself by
running the 26.2-mile New York
City Marathon in November.
Long-distance running isnt
something Ive ever been good at,
she says. I actually kind of hate it
and nd it very uncomfortable.
But, saying that, I think its really
important that we face and conquer
our fears and resistance to things
when they are presented in front
of us. Im running a marathon to
confront my discomfort and inspire
others to do the same.
Inspired by Shona to take on your
own challenge? Check out Shonas
tips for staying motivated and follow
her on Twitter (@shonavertue) and
Instagram (@shona_vertue) to see
her journey in the run up to the
New York City Marathon.
at life
weight training to improve endurance.
EMBRACE THE ENERGY: New York
is so exciting the camaraderie and
support from participants and
spectators is mind-blowing.
OVERCOME THE NERVES: Turn nerves
Personal trainer to the stars and creator of erce into excitement and eagerness for
holistic training plan The Vertue Method, Shona whats to come a pizza, a bath
Vertue is ready to confront her fears or the satisfaction only giant
accomplishments can bring.
COSMOPOLITAN PROMOTION
PENNIE VARVARIDES,
PERSONAL TRAINER
PT and New Balance ambassador Pennie
Varvarides knows a nely tuned plan is
key to success and meeting goals. And,
as she joins Shonas challenge (along
with Fran Halsall, below), shes aware of
the risks long-distance running poses.
Pennies been treating her joints to
kneehab and building up her knee
strength with localised weight training.
Its never as interesting or impressive as
doing big lifts, but its more important.
Follow Pennie on Twitter and Instagram
(both @superpennie)
Its important to
try different things
to push yourself in new
ways both physically
and mentally
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oer free desks for broke self-starters. But, asks JOSIE COPSON, is it too good to be true? i
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he sound of cycling shoes scraping against the
tiled floor draws closer. My colleague, dressed d
in head-to-toe Lycra (his crotch is head level
and if this place had a HR department I woulld
need to put in a quick call), peers over my
laptop on the desk Ive set up for myself on
the only table in the room. Ive laid out all thee
essentials a pen pot stuffed with Bics, my
recently acquired journalism award, as well
as a framed photo of me and my friends
at the polo, to demonstrate that while Im
a serious, committed self-starter, Im also
a woman who knows how to have a good time.
Do you want to, erm, do an earlier class? he ask
ks.
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IS THE TEA
AND COFFEE
FREE?
And can I download porn? We
find out how willing other places
are to tarnish their web history
REPRESENTS. STYLING SAIREY STEMP. JOSIE WEARS: JACKET, SKIRT AND BLOUSE, ALL DEBENHAMS. SHOES, HER OWN. JESS WEARS: SPORTS BRA, LEGGINGS,
200 per month, youll get a hot desk
Yeah, I do a class and unlimited coffee, tea, fruit juice
*LABOUR FORCE SURVEY FROM THE OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS. PHOTOGRAPHS SARAH BROWN. HAIR AND MAKE-UP CASSIE STEWARD AT LHA
most days. My office and beer although drinking it
is really close by... before 11am is frowned upon.
BOTH UNIQLO. WITH THANKS TO KIKKI.K. CATO LARGE WHITE DESK, 250, HABITAT.CO.UK. ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS ANDREW MEREDITH
morning. The problem is, it is so early separate meeting rooms available
that I forget my laptop. I tell the guy for hire, should you need them.
behind the bar who looks puzzled, By 5pm, Ive had about as much
but helpfully hands over a couple free tap water as I can stomach. Ace Hotel (east London)
of pages of A4 paper and a pen. Others appear to spend a lot on Q: How many glasses of tapwater
I settle into a squishy armchair (the Reverse Osmosis Water and coffee. can I ask for before you get annoyed?
other seats are taken by louche types I calculate that if I bought a bottle A: We provide free water, but
in business-casual attire hunched over of ROW (its new acronym) every we do prefer you to buy drinks.
Im just going to get my colleague
laptops) and order a yoghurt pot and hour, Id have spent almost 25 to help you. *Line goes dead*
a bottle of water. I notice the bottle on water alone. And probably not WHAT ELSE YOU GET: The hipster
has a note hanging around its neck done a lot to help the environment. venue is open 24/7, so whenever
that reads WORKSPACE powered As I wander home, I think about creativity hits, theyre there, with all
by PURCHASES. I suddenly feel bad my week in all those offices. And the booths and plug sockets your
heart could desire.
this is the quid pro quo. Use our the simple truth is this: theres
workspace, spend some money. no such thing as a free desk.
(And I know youre all dying to
know what Reverse Osmosis Water
BEHIND THE SCENES
tastes like. Well, imagine a bottle of
water. Its a lot like that.) Josie Copson
There are long tables here designed Other things that you can The Hoxton Hotel (London)
for impromptu brainstorms and (but probably shouldnt) Q: How likely is it that Ill
stockpile from these hot
business meetings. Already, there are encounter space invaders?
desks? Stationery (most A: Er our chairs are spaced out.
small knots of twentysomethings keep pens behind tills), napkins and sly WHAT ELSE YOU GET: At the
using their arms expansively as pictures of hot, bearded men taken while Shoreditch branch, you can hire rooms
though miming blue-sky thinking. pretending youre on WhatsApp. with unlimited access to drinks and
Its annoying. Still, there are also goodies in the Pantry Kitchen.
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DANGER
ON
DEMAND
The sharing economy has made it a breeze to get anything you want, any time
you want. But the inconvenient truth behind our new convenient lifestyle?
Our willingness to trust perfect strangers may be putting our safety at risk i
Wo r d s H A N N A H S E L I G S O N 1 Illustrations M AT T C H A S E
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A night in a
sub-standard
bed can leave
you snappy in
the morning
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and chief behavioural officer at
US money-sharing platform Frank.
A drivers photo or profile can make
Appy endings and fucked everything up. Elizabeth
was scared enough that she fled his
car at a crossroads, in heels. Several
Its not all doom and danger.
us feel a sense of familiarity, he says. Here are three times the days later, she received a text: What
But these companies are not doing sharing economy won at life was up with you the other night?
a perfect job. She deleted her OkCupid account,
THE UBERPOOL MATCH
As is the case with so many other Picture the scene: woman flees bad
but she still uses other apps such as
things, the technology has adapted date, dials an UberPool. Ends up in the Uber and Handy. Her reasoning: The
more quickly than our reflexes for back seat with a handsome stranger. people Ive interacted with on those
dealing with it leaving a gap between A year later, theyre still together Not services are working for a company.
whats convenient, and whats safe. a Nicholas Sparks novel, but the real-life I see a distinction between using the
story of Hayley Mitchell, 27, and her
Were on a major learning curve now-boyfriend Charlie Algar, 28.
sharing economy to get from point A
right now, adds Katie L Greer, an AIRBNB ROOMIES
to B, and a mobile app to meet men.
internet-safety expert in the US. When it comes to sharing an Airbnb,
Because of how convenient these you could end up with a doddery old TUNING IN
apps are, we forget the most basic lady who knows the best place for tea, Regardless of how well vetted a person
privacy and safety principles. or a 6ft 5in German tennis player. Thats seems, it is vital to trust your own
what happened to Bree when she took
a private room in a Wimbledon house
instincts, cautions Greer.If something
THE COST OF CONVENIENCE two years ago and met player Frank. doesnt feel right, it probably isnt.
But shrugging off those principles Theyre still together now. Thats a fact that Emily*, 28, wishes
can come at a high price. There PARTY PALS shed considered. On her way to
have been reports of hundreds of TaskRabbit has noticed a rise in the a family gathering two years ago, she
alleged instances of physical and number of people hiring taskers to go and her fianc stopped to break up
to birthday parties for them. They show
sexual assault by ride-hailed drivers up, say hello, explain theyre a proxy
the drive, booking a well-reviewed
over the past few years. In 2016, and leave. Not bad for a days work. guesthouse via a home-sharing app.
a Freedom of Information request When they arrived around 8pm,
submitted by The Sun revealed that there was a creepy vibe, recalls Emily.
32 assault claims were made against As for dating apps, think tank The family in the main house stared at
Uber drivers in London over the Pew Research Center found that them through the window, and none
*NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. **ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY. ADDITIONAL REPORTING KAT LISTER
previous 12 months. One such 42% of women who use them have of them looked like the profile picture
driver was jailed for 18 months after experienced harassment or felt shed seen online. But she brushed off
he picked up a passenger outside uncomfortable. Here in the UK, it was the bad feeling it was only one night.
Brixton Tube station and assaulted revealed that more than 400 offences Then around 2am, someone rattled
her. According to the 24-year-old related to apps such as Tinder and the door.We were freaked out, says
womans account, he leaned across Grindr were reported to police in Emily. A guy outside asked,Is
and touched her, asking, Are you 2015, increasing seven-fold over a someone in there?
comfortable with this? period of two years. In fact, the number He claimed to have forgotten that
Meanwhile, over the past few of people who reported theyd been hed rented the cottage. Emily was
years, imposter Uber drivers like raped on a first date by someone they so shaken that after she heard him
Marias have been linked to sexual met on a dating app or site increased drive off, she and her fianc packed
assaults and robberies all over the six-fold from 2009 to 2014**. up their stuff and left. (When she
US. Uber itself has raised an alarm Still, for digital natives who have complained, she got her money back
about drivers some who have rarely thumb-hailed a taxi or stayed with credit for a future stay.)
homemade Uber signs in the window in a hotel they had to book over the Many larger platforms cant run
impersonating its workers at phone, surrendering on-demand checks on every single user if they
airports in New York. convenience remains unthinkable. do them at all so they rely on their
Car transportation apps are just Several years ago, Elizabeth*, 33, communities to post feedback and
the tip of the iceberg. A spokesperson went on a couple of dates with raise red flags. But hosts with hundreds
for the house-cleaning app Handy a match from OkCupid. One night, of five-star reviews dont exist
said that in 2016, more than 500 users when a restaurant they tried to eat at everywhere, and its easy for users to
submitted substantiated claims of had a two-hour wait,He flipped out prioritise location and cost over ratings.
theft to the company. (This represents a bit, she recalls.He was muttering Companies that provide a set paid
just .04% of bookings that year.) under his breath that I ruined the date service, like Uber and Handy, do
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A whole new bre
In the world of the Insta-famous, one
group is raking it in without you
even realising. Heres what really goes
into creating a global pet superstar i
Wo r d s D A N I E L L A S C O T T Photog raphs LIZ GREGG
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while Boo the Pomeranian campaigns. I would suggest you work
(once a guest star in a Katy on the sit and stay at home, though.
Perry music video), apparently Thats not the only thing we need
earns $1m annually. These to work on. Her digital paw print
pets have book deals, apps, needs some serious love. I need to
merchandise and advertising have at least 1,000 followers to be
contracts with big names like taken seriously. My sister and her
Febreze and Mercedes-Benz. In boyfriend once made a weak attempt
an age where memes are a major at a Wilma Instagram, but with just
form of communication, its no 20 followers, its a sad and desolate
wonder these social-savvy pet place to be, full of well-meaning but
influencers (or rather the owners deflated hashtags and dodgy bot
that pamper them) are cashing in. followers. Unsure where to start,
Because behind every Insta-famous I consult Yena Kim, the phenomenally
animal there must be a responsible successful momager of Menswear
human. So does that mean anyone Dog (real name Bodhi), who shot
with access to a cute dog and a to fame in 2013 after Yena featured
smartphone can make their pooch Bodhi dressed in various menswear
a star? And if you do how easy is brands (were talking Ralph Lauren
it to actually make any money? This and Coach) on her blog. He was
atching the photographer set up, question is the reason I find myself quickly picked up by The New York
I am so anxious I swear you can hear at the PetLondon Models agency on Times and CNN, and now Bodhi
my heartbeat and, despite a strong a Thursday afternoon with Wilma, boasts 308k Instagram followers and
breeze from the open window, the my sisters basset hound, discussing is rumoured to earn $15,000 a month.
nervous sweats are taking hold. I look the nuances of canine fame with I would say you need about 50,000
across the room at Wilma, who is Melody Lewis, PetLondons director. followers to be considered a micro-
ambling around the set, entirely Its really important they enjoy it, influencer, Yena tells me. Quality
relaxed. Weve approached numerous she tells me, and that they can take content is key, so for good shots
modelling agencies without success instruction. We need them use peanut butter to get
and, just as I was beginning to worry to have quite a strong sit Wilma looking in the right
it was starting to dent her self-esteem, and stay when theyre direction, she continues.
this one seemed to like her. Shes on set. At this moment, And play music while you
got that classic British look that
advertisers really go for, the stylist,
Wilma is massacring a
fluffy unicorn toy. I will
Her digital shoot, so shes enjoying
herself Bodhi likes The
Rebecca, tells me. Her face is pay for that I gesture paw print Rolling Stones. One last
beautifully expressive and I think if awkwardly as she skips needs some piece of advice: post videos.
she was dressed right she could have off to find a new victim, People love it and
real potential. I breathe a sigh of relief. leaving a path of candy-
serious love Instagrams algorithms
Shes very nice-looking. Passed on pink limbs in her wake. favour video, so youre
all fronts, the agency director, Melody, We do a few test pictures, organically going to get
chimes in. Suddenly, I see a future of as Im told shell need to more engagement. This is
photoshoots, paparazzi and red carpets do some simple photoshoots before beginning to sound a lot harder than
as I realise weve done it: Wilma is she can land filming roles. At first, I imagined. Finally, Yena tells me to
going to be a star. Just as soon as she she sits calmly, peering her big doe find a small community of similar
stops licking between her legs. eyes up into the camera, but after 10 influencers to support and like each
I guarantee youve seen them on minutes, she decides more unicorns others posts. This idea is reiterated
social media, retweeted their memes must die today and trots off elsewhere. by Laura Hughes, owner of Mr
or maybe even bought their books. When I ask the team if theyd Bojangles, the Finnish Lapphund who
Pet influencers are the biggest thing consider representing her based on has 34k followers and a penchant for
to hit Instagram since unicorn well todays performance, surprisingly, modelling bow ties. We share tips and
everything, and theyre definitely Melody says yes. Definitely. Cats are ideas all the time, she says. If one
richer than you. Grumpy Cat has having a moment right now, but her of us goes to a conference, we bring
reportedly made around $100m, breed is still super popular for ad back information for the others. i
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The next day I go on a following
spree, commenting things like
#longearsdontcare! to other basset
accounts. I set up an Instagram group
with four other basset influencers,
and tell them about the community
idea. They all seem keen, until I send
a tip about hashtags, to which I get
no response, except a painful thumbs-
up from Sir Woofington. So much
for my clique. Wilmas popularity,
however, is growing; after only three
days, she has reached 100 followers
mainly through following relevant
accounts and hashtagging heavily
until Instagram tells me off (youre
only allowed 30 per post).
Logistically, however, Im struggling;
Wilma is heavy and she isnt allowed
on the Tube unless I carry her up the
escalators (cheers, TFL), so I think my
biceps might be growing more than
her fame. Yet, undefeated, I arrive at
my sisters flat two days later with
a beach ball, a comedy tongue and
what looks like a foot-long sex toy (a
giant tube of bubbles) and announce,
Im here for a photoshoot. We spend Lassie never
the next hour coaxing Blue Steels out had to put up
of Wilma with cheese and deli meat. with this shit
I start posting two to three times
a day at Instagrams busiest times Beyonc of the Insta-basset world and month supply of Peamutt Butter to
(11am and 7pm), communicating she again emphasises communication the winner, who was asked to follow
with followers and relevant accounts with other accounts and tells me that the account, like two photos and
by commenting, hashtagging and Dean also has a very successful line of leave a comment saying why they
liking a lot. Additionally, Ive been merchandise. In fact, their first money- should win. The winner then posts
using Lauras 80/20 hashtag approach: maker was a Dean calendar. Motivated about us and our following again
80% good hashtags (those with by Carlys advice, I decide to change grows. Our next giveaway, a Petlandia
500,000 to 700,000 uses) and 20% tactics, or rather take my current personalised dog storybook from
bad hashtags (1 million or more). tactics to Defcon 1. I begin to spend at Mind Candy, goes even better, and
The aim is to always be in the top least two hours every day commenting we creep over the 500-follower mark.
nine posts under that hashtag. After a things like OMG adorable! on other I start receiving emails saying things
week, were at about 250 followers. But pet accounts. This works so well that like Would be lovely to meet Wilma
I worry that Wilma is disappointed. She Wilmas following shoots up to 350 (you can come, too), and pet clothing
knows Mr Bojangles gets red carpets just 10 days after my project began. brands reach out to us. Ive become
rolled out for him when he stays in Laura (Mrs Bojangles) advised me every bit the stressed manager,
hotels, that Menswear Dog is often to speak to brands for collaborations, while Wilma is languishing in the
sent oil paintings from fans and that so I gingerly reach out to dog-related heady world of fame and fortune.
Dean the Basset has been on the front companies online to see if theyd be Shes teetering on the verge of fully
row at a Nordstrom fashion show. willing to partner up for a giveaway. fledged diva-ism, routinely pushing
I speak to Carly Bright, owner of I am surprised at the positive response me off the sofa so she can spread
Dean the Basset who, with almost we get. At the end of week two, we do out while Im forced to eat my
200k followers, is arguably the the first giveaway: sending out a six- dinner cross-legged on the floor.
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At 600 followers, I enlist the advice job just a few months in. Partially
of Lexie Gagnon, owner to Owen
the Great Dane who has a fan base
of almost 40,000. Her advice is to try
because she needed more time to
manage the account, but also because
it was so profitable she could afford
Say cheese!
Pet photographer
and get featured on a dog Instagram to. To manage Mr Bojangles, however, Liz Coleman shares
account, as many of them have Laura gets up at 4.30am every day to
hundreds of thousands of followers. work for two hours before going to her
her best tips for a
So I start desperately tagging and job as a social worker. Whats apparent little animal magic
HAIR AND MAKE-UP EMILY-JANE WILLIAMS. WILMA WEARS LINEO DOG COLLAR IN MAUVE/LIQUORICE FROM MUNGO & MAUD. DOGS TRUST (DOGSTRUST.ORG.UK) AND THE RSPCA (RSPCA.ORG.UK) WERE CONSULTED FOR ADVICE
emailing, using Wilmas cutest photos, is that making it in this industry takes GO LOW Get down to the
but I am rejected at every turn. Until, huge dedication, and unlike Menswear dogs eye level. Most people
finally, a US account called dogs.247 Dog, who went viral overnight, most make the mistake of standing over the
dog and pointing their camera down,
(over 100,000 followers) reposts three pet influencers work tirelessly for
but actually, the eyes are the focal point.
of her photos. Wilma has succeeded years just to make a few hundred
where Robbie Williams and Cheryl pounds. Far from just uploading the DOGS NEED MORE BREAKS
THAN PEOPLE (Yes, even more
AND GUIDANCE ON THIS PIECE. NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED OR UNCOMFORTABLE THROUGHOUT THIS FEATURE. WILMA ATTENDED PETLONDON MODELS IN LONDON (PETLONDONMODELS.COM)
have failed shes cracked America. odd cute photo with a couple of
than Naomi Campbell.) Shoot for a
Once the followers start rolling hashtags, this business takes research, maximum of 20 minutes and then
in, I get tactical. I follow everyone analysis, time, investment and years stop to give the dog time to relax,
who liked the photo on dogs.247, of commitment. Plus it comes with go to the loo and have a sniff around.
preparing to sack off most of them the stress of social-media pressure: THE BEST TIME TO SHOOT IS
within 72 hours. Before I know it, I had started to wake up almost every EARLY IN THE MORNING OR
an account called Basset Hounds Of hour to track Wilmas follower count. TOWARDS SUNSET The soft lighting
looks great, and its a cooler time of
Instagram reposts pictures of her to So why do it? This is a question
the day, which is important, because
its 50k followers and ours jump to I asked myself as I cancelled on family dogs overheat easily. Go to parks
753. I am overjoyed, but Wilma, to stay at home and photograph wild flowers make great backgrounds.
oblivious to the success, is Wilma in a teepee, or
DOGS GENERALLY LOOK
taking this opportunity to missed my best friends BETTER WITH THEIR MOUTHS
steal underwear from the housewarming to get a CLOSED This can be hard to achieve.
washing basket. In fact, four-second video of her Make animal noises while youre
behind the scenes, she is Wilma is snoring. Isnt it all just photographing. Itll make them
becoming increasingly teetering on frivolous? Pets dont let
concentrate and close their mouths,
and theyll stare straight into the
Mariah-like. The gifts you down, says Loni.
I bring her are destroyed
the verge of The more chaotic the
camera, where the noise is coming
from. I find cat noises work best.
within minutes, and full diva-ism world gets, the more this SO THAT THE DOG IS CALM
meals that arent from industry grows, as people AND COMFORTABLE,
the Selfridges charcuterie want the security of FAMILIARISE THEM WITH THE
section, discarded. And all knowing that when they LOCATION BEFORE YOU START
SHOOTING Let them wander around
this is before weve made any money. go on Instagram and search for their
and investigate, sniffing whatever
Loni Edwards, founder and favourite dog, theyre going to find they need to. Turn the lights on
managing partner of The Dog Agency something that will make them happy. before they get in front of them,
in New York, the first talent agency Ultimately, Im not sure Wilma and so they arent startled when you do.
specifically for pet influencers, says, I are cut out for this game; Im short
To monetise, you need a minimum of sleep and have run out of deli cuts.
Wilma, too, seems to have tired of BEHIND THE SCENES
of 10,000 followers. Even then, you
can probably only charge a few celebrity. The look of disgust in her
hundred dollars. I dont really eyes when I get my camera out tells
Daniella Scott
I managed to get Wilma
represent anyone with fewer than me that our days in the limelight are from 20 to 1,061 followers
20,000 to 50,000 followers. According over. And after a month of hustling in 30 days no mean feat.
to Loni, Half a million is where pet-food companies, lugging Wilma But I spent a minimum of two hours a day,
it shoots up to a $5,000 to $8,000 fee, up and down the Bakerloo line and and four hours every Saturday, to get it
this far. Makes the 392 followers in four
and at a million, you can easily charge shamelessly stalking pet Instagram
years I have on my personal account look
$15,000 to $25,000 for ad campaigns. accounts (Franklin_D_Woofsevelt, pretty shabby actually. You can follow
For some, money like this is a I am sorry), if Im honest, Im relieved Wilma on Instagram at @wilma_basset
reality. Yena, for example, quit her day to be hanging up my hashtags.
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I N F LAT I O N P O I N T ?
Question: Which of the women
on this page have had their
lips surgically enhanced?
The answer: All of them* i
*Including the writer of this story
Wo r d s L U C Y PA R T I N G T O N
Photog raphs SARAH BROWN
ts 9am on a Saturday lips. And I am definitely, definitely
morning and Im perched interested in the people who are now
on the end of a velvet talking in a strange new language that
sofa somewhere north of includes words like mills, volume and
Newcastle city centre. The lip ratio. Along with why Dr Eshos
Weeknd is playing out of name keeps coming up.
a small speaker that sits Suddenly, the door swings open
precariously on the top of and in walks a young blonde woman.
a mini fridge. All around Sorry Im late, traffic was awful.
me are framed pictures of Had to go through the Tyne bridge,
lips. There are classic red thats how bad it was, she says in
lips, lips with needles a thick Geordie accent. Where is he?
artfully placed over them Is he here yet? Oh, is he in there? she
and lips that look so sexy asks, pointing at the treatment room.
I almost feel indecent No wonder he wasnt replying to
looking at them. The most any of my messages! Lips are to my
striking picture of all,
though, is the one in front THE LIP DOCTOR generation what
of me: the image of a man This is how Dr Esho works. Hes not
not much older than me, dressed in afraid to stay in touch with his patients teeny, tiny ski-
surgeons scrubs. His name, it appears, on WhatsApp. And he thinks nothing
is Dr Tijion Esho, the owner of the of giving out his mobile number so jump noses were
grand, white-washed clinic that I find they can text him at all hours of the
myself in. And lips are his business day (and they do). Which is exhausting, to the 80s
hes responsible for all the lips along I think, when I see the number of
the top row on the previous page. women due to come in that day (there
If, over the last few years, youve are 30 back-to-back appointments).
noticed that certain celebrities, or Demand is so great for Dr Eshos work
possibly even friends of friends, have that most days hell see patients until
started to look a bit more well 9pm, and there are women who have
endowed in the lip area, then Dr been waiting to see him for six months.
Esho may well have had something He doesnt come cheap either,
to do with it. He is, after all, the charging 400 per millilitre of filler
self-proclaimed king of lips, and in injected. Yet hes somehow managed
a world where nobody appears to have to capture the hearts of millennials,
the pout they were born with, being and I want to know how these girls,
the lip king is a powerful place to be. who are all younger than my 27 years,
Dr Esho has two clinics, one in can afford to spend that much money
Harley Street in London and one right two or three times a year, when I can
here in Newcastles Collingwood barely afford my rent. that in the last two years Google has
House. Its this latter mecca that Ive Perhaps its because lips are to my seen an 88%** rise in the number of
long been intrigued by, which is why generation what teeny, tiny ski-jump people searching for fillers, and its
Ive invited myself up here for 12 noses were to the 80s and what clear were a generation obsessed.
hours. Im not interested in a new pair bagel-shaped breast implants were But people no longer just want to
of lips, by the way (my own are pillowy to the 90s. Lips are what we now look like celebrities or supermodels;
and on the mid to large side), but I am fetishise. Take a look at our idols instead they have dreams of looking
interested in why women on the street Kylie Jenner (who finally admitted to like augmented versions of themselves.
are starting to look, how can I put having fillers after months of media They aspire to look as perfect as they
this different. I am definitely speculation), Angelina Jolie and do after theyve Face Tuned their
interested in why every woman Scarlett Johansson. Each one of them is pictures, or with a filter over their face.
on my Instagram feed and on my a woman who gives big lip. Look at the And Dr Esho is no stranger to people
favourite reality TV shows (Love Island, number of new lip products: it grew coming in clutching selfies with the
naturally) appears to have bountiful by almost 11%* last year. Tie in the fact Snapchat flower crown on. This
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generation of girls see themselves as strangers if I wanted to. Thats why theyve gone wrong. Shes got what
an avatar, but theyre not. Theyre real so many people including reality looks like a Tic Tac-sized blister on
people and its important they know television stars are, worryingly, able her lips I later learn its a filler cyst
whats realistic and achievable. They to set up shop, use social media to and is caused by filler not being
need educating properly, he says. advertise their lip-filling services injected deep enough. This is
and take bookings over Facebook. common and is the reason why
LAW AND ORDER Its also why so many girls are left you see so many lips that look like
The lack of education, however, is with long-lasting lumps and bumps. a cobbled driveway.
a very real problem. Fillers are, as it Dr Esho does a lot of correction Aside from lack of regulation,
stands, totally unregulated, which work; around a third of his time is legally theres no minimum age you
means you dont need any medical spent fixing other peoples botched have to be to have your lips done
training or background to administer jobs. Today hes seeing Jaaid, 22, who (although many clinics wont go
them. I could buy syringes and had fillers done by a local beautician through with it without parental
solution off the internet and inject her friends recommended. But consent if youre under 18). With i
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a growing interest in fillers from girls the top is a lot thinner than the Is it worth the pain? Oh god,
under 18, thatcan spell danger. Its bottom. I know Im overanalysing definitely, but he knows when to
important to remember that anybody and comparing myself to Dr Eshos stop, Ellie says. When I first came
under 18 is still maturing, their body patients, but Im starting to feel more I said I wanted a full millilitre in
and appearance is still changing. At tempted than I ever thought possible. my lips but he wouldnt do it. I was
a minimum, patients should consult annoyed but I woke up the next day
and rely on the judgement of a trained LIP SERVICE and theyd swollen so much. I was
and licensed healthcare professional, Its Ellie the young blondes glad he hadnt put it all in. I think
says Brent Saunders, CEO of turn in the hot seat. Shes 22 and my lips would have exploded. They
pharmaceutical company Allergan. this is the third time shes been to Dr could definitely take it all now
As a father of two teenage Esho. I havent always had though, she says, like a seasoned
girls, he is appealing to his a problem with my lips. professional. I ask Dr Esho how much
peers to try and work out Most of my friends have filler will be injected today. Probably
how teenage patients can got fillers, though, and only 0.2ml, he says. Ellie looks
be best educated.
Dr Esho agrees. He wont
Dropping 400 I always thought mine
were really small in
disappointed. Sometimes you dont
need to inject a lot of product to get
treat anybody under the
to have my lips comparison, she tells me. the results you want, he tells her.
age of 21, despite getting done is an alien How does she afford it, Ellies convinced her lips have
around 12 enquiries every I ask? I just put the money gone small again, but Dr Esho says
month from girls younger
concept to me aside when I know they they havent, all thats changed is her
than that. Theres a lot need doing. Its the same idea of whats normal. And thats
more mobile practitioners when I have my hair usually whats happened when you
in the north east that will extensions done, she see girls walking around with
treat younger clients, he says, by replies with a bit of a shrug. sausage-shaped pouts. So much filler
which I assume he means less And what about any other has been injected that the Cupids
qualified and less scrupulous. So if outgoings? I dont really have any. bow has disappeared and theres no
theyve already had fillers done, they I pay my parents a little bit of rent, but definition or shape left. Losing sense
think Ill do their lips, too. thats it. Im young so Im not saving of reality can happen though, and as
Thats why I started documenting for a house yet. I know its a lot of author and behaviour expert Judi
everything I did on social media, money, but I like getting my lips done James says, The heightened focus on
Dr Esho says. But is he encouraging and Id rather pay to see Dr Esho than one single body part takes it out of
young girls by uploading absolutely have them go wrong, she tells me. Her context with the rest of the features.
everything? Not at all. Seeing attitude is almost blas. Its her money, That, combined with the initial hit
somebody shoot a gun on TV isnt and it seems Ellie and her friends see of change in appearance, can bring
going to make you kill somebody. having their lips done as a normal more attention from others, and i
I know I have a big social media voice expense, like paying their phone bill or
so I try to use it to educate people, he getting a manicure. I wonder if I still
says. I never use filters on anything lived at home with my parents, would
I upload because I want people to see I be able to justify dropping 400 two
the good, the bad and the ugly. You or three times a year on my lips? It
see Kylie Jenner one day and the next feels like an alien concept to me.
her face has changed. People arent I watch Ellie get dental blockers
seeing any of the in-between stages before her fillers theyre the same
so they dont understand why theyve numbing injections you get at the
got bruises from injections, or why dentist. This is the worst part, Ellie
I tell them the aftercare of any says, clutching my hand. They inject
procedure is important, he says. your gums and its awful. I tell her
The more of Dr Eshos procedures to squeeze as tightly as she wants.
I watch, the more I find myself wishing I know from her grip the second
I had the sort of definition and shape and third injections hurt the most.
in my pout that hes giving these girls. You can feel the stuff going in. Dr Esho: the
My lips are big, yes, but when I catch First theres a scratch from the needle king
sight of myself in the mirror I notice needle and then the liquid stings.
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WITH THANKS TO THE ESHO CLINIC AND TAG AESTHETICS. *ACCORDING TO RESEARCH FROM MINTEL. **ACCORDING TO GOOGLE TRENDS. HAIR
AND MAKE-UP CASSIE STEWARD AT LHA REPRESENTS, USING KRYOLAN; EMILY-JANE WILLIAMS, USING URBAN DECAY; MARLENE ANDERSSON,
raised. These girls lips arent getting (which, by the way, werent as painful seduced by the prick, what chance do
USING NARS COSMETICS AND KEVIN MURPHY. ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS TRUNK ARCHIVE, GETTY IMAGES, @LUCYPARTS/INSTAGRAM
smaller, but they think they are as Ellie made them out to be) and the thousands of other younger, more
because the lips theyre seeing on now, as my lips are being filled with impressionable women have?
social media and TV are just getting 0.75ml of Juvderm solution, I feel
bigger and bigger, James explains. a bit like Louis Theroux in his plastic BEHIND THE SCENES
I wont lie: with a little extra filler surgery documentary. Except he had
added, Im impressed with Ellies lips. liposuction and I havent quite gone Lucy Partington
Theyre defined, she has an obvious that far... yet. But I have become It took me a few days to
Cupids bow and they look plump. a victim of comparison syndrome. come to terms with my new
lips. At first I was convinced
The next day I look at the picture of Never in a million years did I think
I looked like Donatella Versace, especially
them Dr Esho has sent me. Theyre Id end up here. But after spending when they swelled up the next morning.
not too big, not too small. They suit a few weeks immersed in this world, I dont regret it, but then everyone who
her. I think my mum would probably Im intrigued by fillers. During my knows has said they cant tell the difference.
describe them as luscious. I look at initial consultation, Dr Esho didnt
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he time is
1pm and an
unseasonal
monsoon has swept over
the Cosmopolitan offices.
The rain is coming down
hard outside, flooding the
cobbled streets. Colleagues
are shuffling into their
coats, groping for
umbrellas under desks,
and debating whether
its possible to get to
and from M&S without
looking like you swam
back. Smugly silent, I sit
at my computer. A few
taps on my iPhone and 20
minutes later my lunch
(chicken meatballs and steamed veg)
arrives in the lobby, handed over by
an (admittedly rather drenched)
UberEats rider in head-to-toe Lycra.
We smile at each other as he hands
over my bounty. Its the third time
weve seen each other this week.
On the barometer of spending
shame (where zero is putting money
in an ISA, and 10 is buying yet more
white Adidas Gazelles to add to my
collection of approximately 86 pairs),
lunchtime takeaways hover at around
So this is
a six or seven. They are lazy and
what they mean
expensive enough that Id by the credit
rather let Piers Morgan do crunch then..?
my next smear test than
admit this to my mum, on an UberExec car Without too much effort, we can live
but not so socially These small (Mercedes, leather seats, the 60k lifestyle on a 20k salary.
unacceptable that I dont life hacks bottle of water) over Like spending a few extra pounds on
mind doing it at work. a standard Uber. Its the a Premium Economy flight rather
But thats because Im
make us same impulse that leads a than the thousands it would cost to
part of a generation that, feel special friend to spend hundreds fly First these small, incremental
above all else, believes in a month on ASOS life hacks make us feel special.
treating themselves to that Premier. She pays a flat fee Unique. Like we can shape the world
little something extra. Its for a year, and can shop to to our needs. And that ability to feel
why I routinely drop 4 on my her hearts content with guaranteed like were affecting change at a time
morning coffee, choosing to spend next-day delivery. Her purchases arrive of pay freezes, a housing crisis, and
the extra 30p to upgrade to Starbucks before all of ours. Shes never seen in mounting political uncertainty is
Reserve beans, all for the pleasure of the same outfit on Instagram twice. very appealing indeed. We are the
a nicer brew and the knowledge that And we never hear the end of it. Premium Economists.
my cup is ever so slightly different The fact is, there are now seemingly The thing is that for people my age
(read: better) than the next persons. endless ways for us to upgrade our (31, cheers for asking), or anyone else
Or why Ill spend three more pounds lives, for a (seemingly) modest price. defined as a millennial (between
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18-34), the cost of living has spiralled rise of Amazon Prime and Tinder Plus tragic, but its also very human. Were
at precisely the same time that wages are part of the same thing: a willingness a tribal animal and that means that
are growing at a slower rate than to pay for something anything a pre-occupation with relative status
inflation. These two factors have also that gives us a sense of individuality. is part of who we are. The sad fact is
coincided with a huge rise in what Whats more, these lifestyle bolt-ons that extra shot of relative status is more
I personally call fuck-it spending. Our that give the hit of dopamine we so delicious than any coffee, he tells me.
Instagram feeds are awash with new often crave cost temptingly little. Older generations mistakenly see
shopping hauls, beauty treatments, Its not the difference between a our live-and-let-die attitude to money
holidays and boutique fitness classes. Primark coat and a Prada one. Its the as flippant, saying the only reason we
Some examples of this attitude to difference between Warehouse and spend everything we have (and even
spending include (but are not limited Whistles. An upgrade thats subtle, money we dont) on stuff is because
to): blowing 30 on a gel manicure but suitably indulgent to shout about. it looks good on social media. Im not
every two weeks when we could just A lot of what were buying, when saying that doesnt contribute to the
do it ourselves in front of the TV, like we go for these little upgrades, is extraa desire not to
desi o be seen in the same
we used to; shelling out upwards of status, s y ill Sto , or of Selfie. outfit twice, or to eat whatever is hot
40 a month for a designer hot wax,waxax, that month. But B to say thats the only
opping 50 on a specially
then dropping espresso tastes better. What Im buying reason is to deeliberately un-see the
curated beauty box thats delivered is that feeling that Ive got a better plethora of other factors that might
to your doorstep (who needs coffee than everyone else. Its quite also play their part. The days of having
electricity when youve got enough the liberty to put
p 100 into a savings
face wipes to survive a nuclear account havee gone. Not because we
holocaust?). Dont even get me cant, but beecause it seems a bit
pointless. Thee average house deposit
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Then theres the food. I used to Oliver Bonas insstead. Yes, we should
be pretty content with cooking a be putting moneey into our pensions
decent meal and feeding it to my but with the aveerage person having
friends.
f Then that morphed into four job changes before
b they hit 32,
c
cooking a decent meal and putting can you blame us for f not wanting to
itt on my feed. Now its morphed deal with the admin n? That 100 could
aggain, and Im not content until get us a room upgrade to a suite on
whatever street-food restaurant Secret Escapes. Just like
l marriage,
(thhe contradiction is implicit but babies and home-own ning, savings now
wh ho cares when the burgers are yet another thing wed d prefer or have
that good?) is new to Deliveroo no choice but to deaal with later.
thatt week. Yes, Im prepared to Me? Im going to drow wn my sorrows
pay 20% extra to have my food in a luxury massage I justj booked on
delivvered to my desk/house/ a whim. Its been a streessful week.
park bench. Im also prepared
to pay the extra quid to have
BEHIND THE SCENES
charcoal/matcha/turmeric in
my lattte, and yes, you can Amy Grierr
upsell me a vitamin booster When I first moved out of
that looks like a sample from home, I made e the mistake
my neig ghbours pond for 2. of not getting
g my bank
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w fries that are as statements redirected straight away. My
mum opened one, and went th hrough all my
unrelateed to the humble non-essential purchases with a highlighter.
potato as I am (my personal I want to say it taught me a lesson but
favouritees: halloumi, okra, my Pret coffee bill says otherwise.
courgettee and yucca). The
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FLORA CARTER, 19,
WITH STORM MODELS
How were you scouted?
I went to 14 agencies in
London (and got rejected
by them all). It was only
when I moved to Paris,
got booked for Jean Paul
Gaultiers couture show,
then returned to London,
that I got signed by Storm.
Tell us something funny
I always talk to myself.
Im not crazy, I just have
a lot of thoughts.
Whats your favourite food?
Pizza with a soft egg on top.
And whos your celebrity
crush? Leonardo DiCaprio
for his charisma. Travis Scott
for his style.
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1,840; skirt, 2,090,
both Mulberry
OPPOSITE: Cardigan,
199; socks, 55,
both Essentiel
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gown, stylists own.
Bra, 45, Love
Stories. Trousers,
225, Marc Cain.
Choker, 380,
Giuseppe Zanotti.
Sandals, 565,
Mulberry
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20, WITH MODELS 1
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MADELINE HULME, 16,
WITH STORM MODELS
How were you scouted?
Walking down the Kings Road
in Chelsea two years ago.
Tell us something funny
Im random and often say
weird things.
Whats your favourite
food? Lasagne once
I start I cant stop.
And whos your celebrity
crush? Aidan Turner
from Poldark.
Jumper, 640, Paul & Joe.
Shirt (tied around waist),
325 (sold as set), Yolke.
Skirt, 350, House Of
Holland. Sunglasses, 240,
Dries Van Noten x Linda
Farrow. Shoes, 30, vintage
Converse at Rokit
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TAWAN KEDKONG, 21,
WITH STORM MODELS
How were you scouted?
I entered a modelling
competition in Thailand when
I was 19, then went on to win
Asias Next Top Model.
Tell us something funny
My friends find it hilarious
that I have a permanently
confused look on my face.
Its not deliberate!
Whats your favourite food?
Papaya salad.
And whos your celebrity
crush? Bruno Mars.
Dress, 29.99; corset, 15.99;
socks, 2.99, all New Look.
Bra, 28; bikini bottoms,
30, both Calvin Klein.
Beret, 27.95, Laulhre
at Hatshopping.co.uk.
Boots, 310, The Kooples
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DA S H A A N G E L OVA , 17,
WITH STORM MODELS
How were you scouted?
At a Katy Perry concert.
Tell us something funny
I can awkward-laugh my way
out of sticky situations.
Whats your favourite food?
My Russian grandmas
beef stroganoff.
And whos your celebrity
crush? Actor Gregg Sulkin.
Coat, 1,040, Vivetta at
Liberty. Sweatshirt, 26,
Blitz. Skirt, around 439,
Vanessa Bruno. Socks, 2.99,
New Look. Shoes, 60, Vans
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FINLAY GRANT,
19, WITH
PREMIER MODELS
How were you scouted?
At Leeds festival, like
practically every other
northern model!
Tell us something funny
I always miss trains.
Whats your favourite food?
Eggs Benedict or kedgeree.
And whos your celebrity
crush? Emma Watson.
F I N L A Y Dungarees, 33,
Blitz. Shirt, 325 (sold as
set with Dashas trousers),
Yolke. Sunglasses, 215,
Saint Laurent Surf at
Otticanet.com. Socks,
13, Falke. Shoes, around
402, Pierre Hardy
D A S H A Coat, around
1,014, Saks Potts. Top,
170, Fenty Puma by
Rihanna. Trousers, 325
(sold as set), Yolke. Socks,
11, Falke. Shoes, 30,
vintage Converse at Rokit
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Jumper, 350,
House Of
Holland. Shirt,
138.83, Paige.
Jeans, around
585, Faith
Connexion.
Pyjama pants
(worn under
jeans), 160 for
set, Derek Rose
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EMILY HILL, 21,
WITH MODELS 1
155
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A D U LT N O N - F I C T I O N
MY
BEST SEX
EVER WAS
in front of an audience
When Louisa* went to her first sex club she didnt expect to be the star of the show
Las Vegas: The City Of Sin. Couples only sign. Here, people were pushed the door partway closed and
I couldnt think of a sexier chatting in a lounge area and they started kissing. We fell onto the bed
place to indulge my fantasy were all in their twenties and thirties. and Tim pulled my dress over my hips.
of going to a swingers Then we spotted a woman walking He unzipped and slid into me, just as
club, so when my husband Tim* down a hallway with rooms going the door opened and a couple came in
and I booked our holiday there, it was off it and followed her down. to watch. At first, I was self-conscious,
the first thing I googled. Quite a few The first room was too crowded but then the woman locked eyes with
came up but the Red Rooster was for us to even look into, but we heard me and bit her lip. She unzipped her
the one that stood out for both of us: enthusiastic moans and I squeezed my mans fly, pulled his penis out and
it looked like a nightclub, but with husbands hand as he guided me into started rubbing it. Now I didnt care
a naughty edge. We figured we could the second room, where a at all that strangers were
go, watch some couples, then head woman was giving a blow watching it was so hot.
back to our hotel for a night of action. job to a guy with his hands A few other people came
Id gone shopping a few days earlier tied to the headboard. in, and the first woman lay
and picked out a tight, short black There were two other He slid into down on the bed next to
dress and five-inch stilettos. I was couples watching, and me just as a us, looking at me while
excited to see what might happen. one guy had his hands her man started touching
But as soon as we entered the club, inside his girlfriends
couple came her right there beside us.
I felt deeply disappointed. It looked pants, rubbing her while in to watch Then he was on her, and
nothing like the pictures on the she ground against him. we were having sex side *NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. PHOTOGRAPHS GETTY IMAGES
website which showed young, This was more like it. I by side. I could feel her
attractive couples. There were way was so turned on. The girl next to me and orgasmed
more men than women, and the on the bed mounted the man and rode so hard. My husband joined me, and
women that were there were dressed him to a loud climax as he bucked collapsed on top. But then, with my
in tacky nylon underwear sets. If you against the ties. I felt shivery with sod-it attitude gone, it was time to
ignored the lack of clothes, it was like excitement, having watched real people make an exit and leave the more
being at a crap wedding with cheesy have sex for the first time. Wow, my experienced couples to it. We walked
club music and lots of older people husband said, and we left to see what out, and couldnt stop laughing at
grinding on each other. Not sexy. was going on in the next room. how crazy the whole thing was.
Maybe its better up there, my It was empty. Before arriving, wed It was the closest weve ever come
husband said, nodding towards the figured we would just be voyeurs, but to swinging, and enough to fuel
stairs, which were roped off with a the temptation was too much we our dirty talk for years to come.
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WORST DATES EVER Hey, weve all been there
He took me to a spa
and told me that
although he couldnt
MENCANONLYGOINSEXSHOPSIFTHEYREWITH
swim, there was no AWOMAN,HESAID.FANCYIT?IDIDNOT.HESNOW Post-third date, we went
time like the present
to learn. He then
DATINGANARTISTWHOMAKESVAGINAMOULDS. back to mine and had
CARRIE*, 32 sex. Only, he ran to the
almost drowned while
bathroom with a bad
doing doggy paddle.
stomach and was in there
LAURA, 19
for 20 minutes with the
door open. I heard and
smelt everything.
AS TOLD TO JENNIFER SAVIN AND LAURA POLKINGHORNE. *NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED
TASHA, 25
Myblinddatetoldme
He was a pharmacist and tocallhimLondon.His
offered me a flu jab in his shop. actualnamewasAshraf,
When I declined, saying, I dont feel buthed renamedhimself While we were out, I bent
comfortable having a stranger afterhisfavouritecity. down to tie my shoelaces
and he said,Checking out
inject me, he replied, There goes Hethensaidhewantedto my package for later, are
my plan of inviting you back callhisfuturechildEgypt. you? Er, no. No, I wasnt.
to mine later. YASMIN, 25 NATALIA, 31
ROSIE, 33
Got a dating nightmare to
share? Email worstdatesever
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Casper
Aniek and 2015
da ted in
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month,
month we
send tw
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former lovers
on a date to
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BECAUSE LIFES ALL ABOUT THE 5-9
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Time-poor but rolling
in cash? Broke but
have holiday left?
Whichever it is, weve
got a trip that ts
If you have 8 days and = Dream Phuket Hotel & Spa, Thailand
Island-hopping, lots of shopping and lounging on a beach called Paradise: Diddy would be so proud
DEP ARR
08:00 15:00 of Patong, too, and
stop off at OTOP
market (open day
and night) to buy,
well, anything from
sandals to a tattoo
CHECK-IN (of course you wont
Your transfer to the Dream regret the Sanskrit
Phuket Hotel & Spa, a song lyrics when
chic and secluded resort you get home). You
with a booming poolside cant leave without
sound system, takes visiting the famous
around half an hour from sleeping Buddha
the airport, so youve statue mostly
got time to freshen up for the electronic
before starting your day. fortune-telling
Thailands seven hours machine. For the rest
ahead of GMT, so youre of the trip? There are
going to feel like napping. 30 beautiful beaches to for 40 at the
Good excuse for needing test (hit Paradise, which Dream Beach
a pool day, if you ask us. does what it says on the Club Phuket.
tin) with locals walking Yes, the chunk
the sands offering aloe of pineapple
GET BUSY vera rubs for your garnishing the pia
First rule of Thailand: sunburn. Oh, and try the colada you wash it
always barter. Second day-long Sunday brunch down with counts as
rule: you must one of your five a day,
download the taxi absolutely no question. Korz watch, honest.
app Grab to save With your morning flight
a shedload (its home, youll be back in
basically the Asian
CHECK-OUT time for the 10 oclock
equivalent of Pack up all those wooden news (OK, The Xtra Factor)
Uber). Make your bags/coasters/ornaments the very same day. i
way into tourist you got for your mum and
beach hub Patong the designer bargains you Rooms from 120; Dreamhotels.
and haggle at one haggled for at the markets com/phuket. Return flights
of the stalls selling no one will notice the from 475; Thomson.co.uk
island-hopping Z on your new Michael
DEP ARR
18:50 07:45 (next day) ddefinitely worth a punt),
ttry your hand at the free
wwatersports and packed
rroster of fitness classes. We
((sort of) learned to canoe,
specifically so we could see
CHECK-IN whether one-time Bond
Youll arrive just in time Timothy Dalton was in
for cocktail hour at St residence in his beach
Jamess beachside bar. house at the mouth
Sunsets around 6pm of the lagoon he
giving you a chance to wasnt. Tom Hardy
do a quick diva change (said to be a fan of
and get out on deck before the resort) wasnt toes in the sand and
the sky turns that uniquely there, either. Probably decide its probably best
Caribbean shade of pink. for the best. Restraining you come on holiday
And if you fall asleep in orders are pesky things to more often.
your jumbo prawns at get rid of. We digress. If,
dinner, dont be surprised like us, you find it hard to done with the hot-dog-or-
theyre four hours genuinely switch off on legs debacle. Fancy
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behind us (GMT). holiday, St Jamess offer a exploring? Antiguas An early-evening flight
mind and body relaxation English Harbour is a leaves you plenty of time
programme. Try sunrise 15-minute drive away and to snaffle one last lunch
GET BUSY Floatfit Aquabase classes replete with colonial by the pool, and as youll
BUT the time difference essentially HIIT buildings at the Nelsons arrive the next morning,
means youll be up at the workouts performed on Dockyard World Heritage you could go into the
crack of dawn jogging mats on the water. Good site and retired ex-pat office, depending on
on the beach before luck. Theres also mobile- Hooray Henrys. For a where in the country you
breakfast (naturally). free beaches for those dreamy lunch, book a table work. Work remember?
This resort has not at Catherines, The place where people
one, but two huge two bays away ask you constant questions
beaches, thanks to at Pigeon Point and steal your biro?
its location on a Beach. In the
private peninsula. shade of the
One is a dead calm neem trees, sip Flights and seven nights
at St Jamess Club &
and boiling-hot chilled Chablis Villas, from 1,846;
lagoon on the and eat lobster Hayesandjarvis.co.uk
inside, and the salad with your
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If you have 5 days and = Ngala Lodge, The Gambia
If its tropical views, puff puff (not how it sounds) and a bit of history youre after, this is the place to be
08:10 14:35
CHECK-OUT
RETURN
DEP ARR
15:50 22:00 Before you go, make the
eight-minute car ride over
to Calypso Beach Bar &
Restaurant at Cape Point for
th
he ocean by 4pm. They are (52) the following day, which
early brunch (also great for
also on the same time zone includes a trip to the ancient
nighttime cocktails), then head
CHECK-IN as GMT, so no jetlag. Spend
a few hours chilling (or book
Kachikally crocodile pool, two
market trips, a break at the
back to catch the flight home.
This early Thomas Cook flight a massage with therapist beautiful Lamin Lodge for
(they also fly from London Yassin), watch the sun set at coffee and puff puff (nope, not Rooms from 134;
Gatwick) means you can be around 8pm, then head to the Snoops special herbs, but Ngalalodge.com. Flights
at your hotel we like Ngala cliff-top restaurant for dinner. a traditional doughnut snack from 81.99 one way;
Lodge, a child-free zone with On a tight schedule? Book thatll have you drooling), Thomascookairlines.com
tropical gardens and a view of in for the Six Tours in One* Gambian wrestling (not a
i
into Split old town (but Test your head for heights final day, hire bikes to
dont dick around at the
d by wobbling your way to Bene beach, where you
FROM: aairport, the buses leave the top of the Palaces bell can relax, beer in hand,
LUTON promptly 30 minutes after
p tower for a view of the then jump off the pier
TO: aarrival times). Once youve Adriatic sea. Then reward into the clear water
SPLIT CROATIA dumped your stuff in your
d yourself with pizza and ice
rroom at the Cornaro cream try Portas Pizzeria
DEP ARR Hotel, decamp to the
H and Luka. Day two, take a
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06:25 09:55 rrooftop bar and its two hot bus tour to Krka National Youll need to dry off by
ttubs. And, no, the waiters Park (home to seven 4pm to catch the bus back
RETURN
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d waterfalls), and on your to Split airport. Stock
pictures of you
p up on Touche Eclat in
posing in them.
p duty-free and no one will
Next, head to
N know youve been away. i
Diocletians Palace,
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once home to a
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When you arrive, catch the now full of shops, 70 return; Easyjet.com
airport shuttle bus straight bars and restaurants.
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If you have Friday-Sunday and = Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Lake Como
Stunning lakes,
lakes wine,
wine m
men and all the pasta you can eat. Really, whats not to like?
get
g in just in time for a
late lunch on the terrace.
FROM: Follow
F this with an ESPA
LONDON HEATHROW massage
m at the T Spa,
TO: before
b claiming one of
MILAN LINATE the
t sofas in the opulent
relaxation
r room.
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OUT
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19:55 20:50 S your alarm and go for
Set
a dawn swim. Tremezzos
f
floating pool is a thing of
beauty,
b slap bang in the
middle
m of the lake. Grab
a take-out breakfast before side of the lake and
CHECK-IN heading to Villa Carlotta whizz back. If
First things first: Take next door, whose botanical youre feeling up for
hand luggage to avoid gardens will make you it, sneak in a quick
the epic Italian baggage weep at the state of yours game of tennis on
queues. Next up: Grab back home. Next, take the Tremezzos clay court
an Uber out of Linate and ferry, a few minutes stroll before dinner at LEscale
get them to stop en route from Tremezzo, which will Trattoria & Wine Bar.
at the amazing Marni take you to the scenic town Here, youll drink the
outlet (via Filippo Tajani) of Bellagio. Grab lunch at finest Rossinis in Italy.
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for any last-minute outfits Bar Caff Rossi, buy a silk Warning: may lead to Take a walk along the lake,
you need to supplement scarf, take a picture of a belief you can speak then pop to the shops on
your capsule Como Tremezzo from the other Italian after one too many. the waters edge. Grab
wardrobe. (FYI: luxury Marvis toothpaste
Tremezzo is Uncanny how from the chemist (a third
well-attired. This much this looks of the price that it is at
like our garden
is the place to home); Rummo dried
bring that dress pasta from the corner shop
you bought at the (you can only find this in
Harrods sale in top-notch delis in the UK);
2008, wondering, and the best bamboo bed
as you handed linen made for Tremezzo
over your credit from their shop. Today is
card, where on a pool day lucky, as this
earth you would hotel has three. Then dry
ever wear such a off and head back home.
thing.) Como is an
hours drive away,
traffic dependent, Three nights, B&B,
at the Grand Hotel
but its very scenic
Tremezzo, with return
make sure your flights, from 1,299;
phone is fully Classic-collection.co.uk
charged. Youll
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If you have 1 night and = The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa, Bath
So its Saturday and you want to do something fancy how about afternoon tea with a large slice of culture?
CHECK-OUT
Save yourself for afternoon
tea its basically a religion
at this place. Go for The
FROM: TO: Elizabeth Montagu, and
LONDON PADDINGTON BATH SPA gorge on cinnamon butter,
OUT RETURN your mind, a two (its a five-minute walk Bath buns and lamb koftas.
DEP ARR DEP ARR Deluxe Suite down the hill). We fell in Take the leftovers home,
09:00 10:25 17:18 18:59 with a four- love with The Chequers at then dig in smugly as
poster bed is 50 Rivers Street. Dinner is those eating National
what youre the main event here, and Rails finest sandwiches
after
ft M More a gourmand back at the Royal Crescent, look on, salivating.
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who wants to stagger no the tasting menu would be
CHECK-IN more than 10ft from the rude to ignore. It will go Rooms from 295,
hotels fine-dining on into the early hours, Royalcrescent.co.uk.
Check-in isnt until 2pm,
Advance train tickets
so put on your walking restaurant? Then go for but thats kind of the from London Paddington,
shoes and take a wander a Master Room in The point as you only have from 20 return
round Bath. Pop into the Coach House. to trip upstairs to bed.
Charlotte Brunswick
Chocolate shop on
Church Street and buy
GET BUSY
a box of Bath Bun Truffles The pool can get busy on a
for after dinn
ner. Once back, Saturdayy afternoon,
its check-in time. Rooms so book a decadent
in the main house
h 90-minu ute massage
are ravishinglly pa after
at the sp
grand with lunch, bbefore
antiques and settling iinto the
views over the sauna aand pool
Crescent or th he und 5pm.
at arou
hotels gardenns, and Youlll want
if romance dinner around Feel right at (The
Queens) home in
(read: 8pm, so head into The Drawing Room
coitus) is on Bath for a ccocktail or
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The humble toastie has evolved into the seriously grown-up
cheese melt. All you need: cheese, bread and an empty stomach
METHOD
GRILLYCHEESESTEAK Ser ves
2
1. Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the onion. Cook
for 5 minutes, then add the green pepper. Cook for 3-5
minutes until softened, add the mushrooms and season.
INGREDIENTS 200g bavette 2. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Flash-fry the steak strips
2 tbsp olive oil or rib-eye steak, cut for 2 minutes. Season and combine with the vegetables.
white onion, finely sliced into thin strips 3. Place the bread slices buttered side down and top two
1 green pepper, deseeded 4 slices of sourdough bread, with 75g grated cheese each. Add the veg, steak and rest
and finely sliced buttered on one side of the cheese. Close and cook go all George Foreman on
100g mushrooms, finely sliced 200g mixed grated cheese it, or fry in a dry pan, pushing down on it with a spatula. i
Psst... Need a veggie version? Quorn do an impressive steak alternative or diagonally slice a portobello mushroom.
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Ser ves
2 METHOD MELT-O-METER
FRESH 1. Rub the tuna fillets all over with a little olive oil and
heat up a griddle pan over a high heat. When the
Theres only one thing we like
more than science, and thats
TUNAMELT pan is smoking hot, add the tuna and sear it for
a minute on each side.
2. Remove the tuna from the pan, season to taste
and set it aside to rest and cool slightly, before
cheese-based science. For
optimum meltability inside
your sandwich, your fromage
should have a ph of between
INGREDIENTS cutting into slices 4mm thick. For the best flavour, approximately 5.3 and 5.8.
2 x 120g fresh tuna fillets it should be nice and pink in the middle. Heres our pick of the best
4 slices of sourdough bread, 3. Place the bread slices buttered side down and toastie fillers
buttered on one side sprinkle the grated cheese evenly over two of
200g mixed grated cheese the slices, followed by the sliced tuna.
2 tbsp wasabi mayonnaise 4. Spread the wasabi mayonnaise onto the other 1. GOUDA
1 tbsp capers two slices of bread. (pH around 5.3)
4 gherkins, sliced 5. Finally divide the capers, sliced gherkins and The nutty flavour
2 tsp finely diced onion diced onion between each slice, finishing off with the matches deliciously with green
Couple of handfuls of rocket handfuls of rocket. Close the sandwiches and toast. apple and prosciutto.
2. MONTEREY JACK
(pH around 5.3)
Found mainly in fancy
burger pop-ups. Eat with sliced
pastrami for New York deli style.
3. PARMESAN
(pH around 5.4)
Add honey and fig for
Mediterranean goodness and
double the gooeyness.
4. MANCHEGO
(pH around 5.4)
Goes well with bacon
(extra crispy) and dates. Buy it
aged for added tanginess.
5. MOZZARELLA
(pH around 5.5)
Soft, milky and
enviably stringy. Add tuna,
rosemary, red onion and capers.
6. GRUYERE
(pH around 5.6)
The best melter of the
bunch, with a balance of sweet and
salty. Pair with onion and fennel.
7. SWISS
(pH around 5.6)
Eat on toasted rye
with corned beef, sauerkraut and
mustard mayo AKA a Reuben.
8. MILD CHEDDAR
(pH around 5.8)
Old faithful Cheddar
or red Leicester go with anything.
Melt onto a fork if you want to.
176 C O S M O P O L I TA N
Ser ves
PIZZA 1 METHOD
1. Place one slice of bread
buttered side down. Lay the
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