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    Anita Bhagwandas

    Anita Bhagwandas

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    Anita is an award-winning journalist with over 15 years of experience on some of the UK’s biggest magazines. She explores beauty culture and questions the power that pretty privilege has over our lives. She's so passionate about the topic, she has written a book on it called UGLY: Giving Us Back Our Beauty Standards (2023, Blink), which was serialised by The Guardian and Independent and featured by Vogue, Elle, and many more. She's also a beauty columnist for The Guardian Saturday magazine, freelance Beauty Director at Condé Nast Traveller, and contributes to several international publications. 

    Latest articles by Anita Bhagwandas

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    The Quiet Death of Skin Positivity

    It slipped through our fingers, but why didn't we see it coming?

    Skincare
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      Worried you might be stress eating? 4 simple ways to spot the warning signs

      Learn how to break the cycle of emotional hunger with help from top experts

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Health and Fitness
    • Confidence Special
      “I want to live a life where I’m not defined by my age and appearance”

      Anita Bhagwandas’s Indian heritage has given her the confidence to celebrate ageing. She explains why

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
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      Are you guilty of emotional eating? Here's how to break the habit - fast

      Feeling down? Pass the crisps. Bad day at work? Hit the chocolate. Stop! says Anita Bhagwandas, who reveals how to shred the cycle of emotional hunger

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Food and Drink
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      Why we all need to call out racism

      Opinion It's time for all of us to stand up to everyday racism

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Life
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      Easy Escapes: Los Angeles

      We check out the vibes in the city of Angels...

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Travel
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      Easy Escapes: The Beverly Hills Hotel

      We check into the coolest hotel in LA...

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Travel
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      Can sex give you better skin?

      You shouldn’t need a good reason to bone, but we’ll give you seven skin related ones, proven by science.

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Skincare
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      The truth about hair extensions...

      From being ripped off, to navigating sexy time (no hair pulling, thanks) Senior Beauty Editor Anita Bhagwandas gives you the low down on how to get hair extensions right...

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Hair
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      Dark skin? These are the beauty brands you need to know about.

      Fed up of the make-up you're using and don't want the faff/expense of not finding a shade to suit your skin tone? Try these guys….

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
    • Behind The Ink
      Behind The Ink

      Tattooed women are subject to scrutiny all over the globe, but we're calling time on the stereotypes surrounding inked women, right here, right now with our exclusive mini-doc.

      Beauty
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      First Person: the ugly truth about Instagram beauty...

      Could those innocent selfies could be ruining our self esteem? Anita Bhagwandas investigates with a week of intensive Insta-ready prep….

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
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      Jérôme Di Marino - introducing perfumes rising star

      Meet Jérôme Di Marino - the newest face on the scent scene…

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
    • lzzy
      Meet Lzzy Hale - your new badass career icon.

      We caught up with Lzzy Hale backstage at Download Festival 2016 - and grilled about her tips for killing in your career….

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Travel
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      Easy Escapes: Margate, Kent

      We take a trip to Margate to see what's happening in hipsterville by the sea.

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
    • judy
      Jo Malone London goes punk! We talk to stylist and fashion icon Judy Blame about their killer new collab...

      He's a man of few words. But they're good ones...

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
    • alex box
      Alex Box: Legendary make-up artist launches philosophical beauty line

      You heard it here first....

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
    • Vampire Facial
      "You're doing WHAT with that needle?" I tried a vampire facial and here's how it went down...

      Vampire facials made the headlines for being the most gruesome of beauty treatments, but now the focus has shifted to hair loss. I tried them all.

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Hair
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      Meet Brooke Candy: MAC's new muse (and ultimate beauty badass)

      Rapper, visual artist, chameleon, shape-shifter – Brooke Candy is all of these and more. MC caught up with her in Berlin, for the launch of her second MAC collaboration….

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
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      Curve columnist Callie Thorpe tells it like it is

      We visit our curve columnist Callie at home and find out how she became the poster-girl for body confidence that she is. Check out her cute kitties too!

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Fashion
    • thinking
      The philosophy of anti-ageing and how you can do it your way

      Anti-ageing isn’t really about what creams you use, or superfoods you’re eating – it’s how you feel about the process that really matters...

      Beauty
    • piercing
      Septum piercings are the ultimate in cool-girl chic...

      But now I feel really old.

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
    • nyx
      Everything you need to know about NYX cosmetics (because it's awesome)

      This cult US brand is causing a serious storm as it hits the UK. So here’s the low-down and the three products you need in your beauty stash...

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
    • antioxidants
      Antioxidants uncovered: here's how they really work

      Confused by antioxidants? Here's what they can do to up your skincare game.

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
    • tatts
      Tatts Life: how to get a tattoo that doesn't suck...

      These days everyone's got tatt. But ink-collector Anita Bhagwandas has an unpopular opinion on who should and shouldn't go under the needle...

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
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      Is it time to swipe right on your job?

      Online dating apps have encouraged women to behave more like men. Apparently that’s not such a bad thing when it comes to your job...

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Money and Work
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      Beyond Retro: What I Learned After A Week Trying A 1940's Beauty Regime....

      Is the key to beauty in the past? Product junkie 
Anita Bhagwandas trials a 40s look, and discovers 
what she really misses and what she can live without.

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
    • tinder
      One Woman's Week In Digital Dating

      What one week of dating looks like now...

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Relationships
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      Life Coaching Session: How To Make 2016 Your Year

      Take 2016 by the horns and totally win, with a little help from Life Coach Lydia Kimmerling

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
    • 1920 hair
      1920s Hairstyles: How To Do It & Who To Copy

      Everything you need to know about 1920's hairstyles, by the experts

      By Anita Bhagwandas

      Beauty
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