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Are you a victim of generational dieting trauma?
So many of us carry the weight of inherited food rules and body shame - without even realising it...
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Anita Bhagwandas
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The Beauty Edit: Tinted moisturisers are outdated, so here’s what to use instead...
Still clinging to your old tinted moisturiser? We need to talk. Here's everything you need to find the perfect light summer base...
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Anita Bhagwandas
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Inside my curiosity cabinet
Five obsessions I’ve spent an unhealthy amount of time reading about this month...
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Anita Bhagwandas
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Burnout broke me - and taught me everything
Burnout broke my body and rewired my brain. This is what I lost, what I found, and why I’m never going back....
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Anita Bhagwandas
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Burnout....
Why I've been a little absent...
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Anita Bhagwandas
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What It Feels Like To Turn 40
Beauty Myths And A Few Truths...
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Anita Bhagwandas
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Bygone times: the truth behind vintage beauty adverts...
They make seem like retro novelties, but they reveal the hidden struggles that history overlooks...
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Anita Bhagwandas
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The Powder Room
The Powder Room
Weekly columns on how beauty culture and identity intersect, curated no BS beauty edits and more than likely, some references to Real Housewives with award-winning journalist and author, Anita Bhagwandas.
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