Table of contents for Issue 833 in Grazia

HURRAH! SUMMER FEELS like it’s finally here. And this issue of Grazia is designed to help you make it great. First up: our seriously good edit of swimwear (page 50) you’ll love wearing. Because, let’s face it, that’s the holy grail of summer holidays. Once you’ve got the bikini or one-piece, it’s time to stock up on books. On page 42 we round up 12 of the most absorbing new reads. And whether you’re headed to the beach or your local park this summer, you might well be diving into self-tanning (page 62). Our glow guide means you’re guaranteed to be streak-free, thanks to the instant tan beauty insiders swear by. That’s summer, sorted! HATTIE BRETT, EDITOR @hattie_brett / feedback@graziamagazine.co.uk…

LOVE ISLAND WENDS its sweet, silly way to the halfway point and I find myself contemplating its most rampantly used phrase: ‘It is what it is’; that one-size-fits-all statement of – what, exactly? Hard to say: its opaqueness is very much part of its charm, though also part of the reason lots of people hate it – but, either way: it’s popular. By my reckoning, IIWII is deployed a minimum of two times per episode by contestants (not counting its once-an-episode minimum usage by the Just Eat ident geckos), as compared with a maybe twice weekly outing for one-time show classics ‘grafting’ and ‘bit of me’, a barely-noticeable once-a-fortnight for ‘mugged off ’ and an as-yet complete non-appearance of ‘moving mad’. What does this tell us? Only that ‘It is…

new-gen jewels Tasaki’s new collection, Danger, takes the classic pearl earring up a notch. Yellow gold and pearl earrings, £3,140, Tasaki PACKING ESSENTIALS Whether you’re day-dreaming about getting away or packing for your next great escape, take your cue from the most recent Mango summer capsule campaign of what to wear here… or there. SUMMER UNIFORM Always on the top of my hot-weather hit list: white jeans. Simple yet effective. £295, Isabel Marant GLOW PRO My summer beauty hack? Blush. I sweep it over checkbones, nose and eyelids to create that healthy, ‘out of office’ look. Dolce & Gabbana Solar Glow Illuminating Powder Duo, £55 SHATTER PROOF Being of a clumsy persuasion, I’ve turned to these tumblers and am proud to reveal they’ve made it through a whole week. £10…

WHEN RISING SEA levels render Earth uninhabitable, future alien life forms will have their work cut out unravelling the great mysteries of human civilisation. How did the Ancient Egyptians transport four million tonnes of limestone to create the pyramids? Was the lost city of Atlantis based on a real settlement? Who was James Corden and why was he banished from the UK? But perhaps the biggest enigma of modern times will remain the mythical leader who united nations while barely saying a word. I am, of course, referring to Beyoncé. Born of human parents and plucked from obscurity as a child, details about the chosen one are scarcer than coherent sentences uttered by Priti Patel. For years at a time Beyoncé lies dormant, doing who knows what, before rising again…

EVERY DAY I OPEN my Facebook or family WhatsApp group to another horrific story of people in Somaliland, my place of birth, struggling to survive. A fourth season of failed rains is causing one of the worst droughts East Africa has seen in decades. The UN’s World Food Programme estimates that 20 million people are at risk of severe hunger, many of them women and children. In Somalia, 40% of the population is at risk of starvation. Yet do we hear about this crisis here in the West? Depressingly, no. In November 2021, scientists at the Famine Early Warning System Network sent out a warning that an unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa was imminent. This seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Even today, you would be hard…

IT WAS A NIGHT of fan-fuelled adrenaline and high hopes, but ultimately devastating heartbreak: 3 August 2017, the last time England’s women played in the UEFA Women’s Euros against the Netherlands, knocked out in the semi-finals after a winning streak at the group stages. Now, on 6 July, the squad returns for their revenge at the 2022 Women’s Euros… and this time they’re on home turf. That’s right, England will host the much-anticipated Women’s Euros from 6-31 July with matches aired free across the BBC. After last year’s summer of sport brought the country together for the men’s Euros, there’s much anticipation that the women’s game will reignite those fevered spirits. For Team Visa athlete Fran Kirby, who’s played for England’s senior team since 2014 as a midfielder, that’s essential…

WHO LAST INVESTED in swimwear? Not backyard paddling pools, pizza ovens or fire-pits, but a proper new, nice swimsuit? With most of us seeing out the last two summers in our backyard, there was simply no need to. Cut to 2022 and we’re back in bikini business. Flights are (mostly) on, hotels are open and we’re in serious holiday mode. Whether you’ll be donning your cossie simply to parade around the pool or are a fully-fledged water baby, sun-seekers are spoilt for choice right now. We’ve got itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny bikinis; barely-there cut-outs the Love Island cast would be proud of; classic one-pieces. In short, there’s everything you need for local leisure centre dips and yacht-lounging. Get ready to dive in (sorry) to our ultimate summer 2022 swimwear guide. 1. THE…

MODEL CAROLINE BILLE BRAHE is the consummate Copenhagen cool girl. At the epicentre of the buzzing Danish fashion scene, a quick glance at her Insta reveals that she has the nailed her home country’s uniform: off-beat eclecticism pulled off with ease (cue clashing prints, patchwork and sneakers with everything). Now she has turned designer, launching Caro Editions. Inspired by favourite pieces in her own wardrobe, the limited-edition designs deliver comfort and cool (think striped pyjama pants, playful knits and patchwork denim).A family affair, she has joined forces with her sister-in-law, Sophie Bille Brahe, for the collection’s jewellery. ‘When you are comfortable and you don’t have to think about what you are wearing that’s when you look the most cool and relaxed and chilled,’ says Caroline. ‘It comes from within and…

FRESH FACED ‘For a lightweight base that lasts, apply a BB cream or tinted moisturiser with your fingers, really working it in as you would do a moisturiser for a second-skin finish,’ says make-up artist to the stars Adam De Cruz. Try L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect BB Cover, which comes with a side of SPF 50 protection. POWDER PLAY Committed to contour? Try using your bronzer to mimic a beach-fresh tan instead. Use a big, fluffy brush to sweep a shade that’s no more than two shades darker than your natural skin tone across the planes of your face, ensuring you apply on top of your cheekbones as well as underneath them. Sweep across the bridge of your nose, your chin and your forehead, too. Pro tip: take the powder…

ATLANTA IS PART of a growing trend in the Golden Age of TV™ for shows to start off as one thing then evolve into something wildly more experimental. With Atlanta, what began as the venerable Donald Glover’s amusing conversation on how Black men are exploited in his hometown for their rap talents has turned into an imaginative thesis on race and modern America, worthy of academic interrogation. It is deep, elegant, soulful and sharp. Some of the more abstract episodes of Atlanta sting hard. As a TV experience it is now much more likely to prompt tears than laughter. There is an existential edge to Atlanta and with this admirably ambitious third season – which attempts to tie up a lot of loose ends in Black modern American history –…

‘GRAZIA LIFE ADVICE’ 1 Put in the graft and inspiration will come. I used to think that creative people should be struck with divine inspiration and ideas should just pop into your head. Now I know it’s actually about putting in the work, doing your background research and picking away at an idea. If an idea isn’t working, don’t be afraid of discarding it; move on to the next one and work your way through that. You’ll get there in the end. 2 Think like a comedian. What makes comics so genius is that they voice the things that we all feel, that we all struggle with, or we all delight in. I love sharing things that I think other people will love. That’s why I started Collagerie – it’s…

GET OFF THE FENCE! Polly’s opening line could have been written for me (Want to hear the most bothersome words in the English language?, 27 June). It infuriates me when my husband gives ‘I don’t know’ as a reply (often his stock response). Yes, it can sometimes be the most honest thing to say. But, too often, to have no opinion shirks responsibility for decision-making, indicates no passion for life or gives me nowhere to go in the conversation. The intimacy that comes from talking through the big (and small) things is slowly eroded, yet he can’t understand why it upsets me so much. Thanks Grazia for giving me a space to vent! Ruth OUT OF TOUCH Re your interview with Rishi Sunak – ‘I totally understand that people are…

M&S THREE-PACK OF MEN’S BOXERS I’m wearing them as outdoors-wear shorts constantly. So cool, literally and aesthetically. DORA LARSEN’S STRAPLESS BRAS The prettiest and most effective I’ve encountered. SILVIA ASTORE’S ANNIE DRESS You’re gonna have a good time in this, no? WEARING A SWIMSUIT AS A TOP Decadent and effortless at the same time. Arket’s do the job nicely. WEARING A SWIMSUIT AS A TOP More than the significant shades summer themselves . This beaut this is by Talis Chains.…

ON A SWELTERING HOT June evening in the Hollywood Hills, Britney Spears, beaming from ear-to-ear in her off-the-shoulder Versace gown, finally tied the knot on her own terms. Almost everything was what the star wanted, how she wanted it: marrying 28-year-old Sam Asghari in her 21-acre Italianate home, just under a year after the 13-year conservatorship that restricted whether she could marry and have children was lifted. There were 4,000 freshly cut roses, three outfit changes, a Cinderella carriage and Elvis’s Can’t Stop Falling In Love as she walked down the aisle. Stars from Madonna and Selena Gomez to Paris Hilton and Donatella Versace attended. Phones were banned at the ‘unplugged’ ceremony. Even a gatecrashing ex, Britney’s former husband of 55-hours Jason Alexander, couldn’t derail the day. ‘It was perfect,…

WIMBLEDON – THE ONE fortnight a year when it’s acceptable to eat strawberries and cream for breakfast – is back. And as well as the return of Rafa, and all the immaculate looks in the royal box, all eyes will be on those changing room exits as the players serve us pristine tennis whites. Whether or not you know how to wield a racket is rather a moot point this summer. Because unlike an ace, it simply can’t have passed you by that the tennis skirt, in particular, has been making a play for your hot-weather wardrobe. At Miu Miu A/W ’22, the label put a spin on its viral mini – the one spotted on Zendaya, Hunter Schafer and Saweetie – with a pleated take that probably wouldn’t pass…

‘EVERY WOMAN’S nightmare,’ is how Hollywood actor Alice Evans described the painful unravelling of her 13-year marriage to actor Ioan Gruffudd, father of her two daughters. On New Year’s Day 2021, Evans announced her husband was leaving her, tweeting, ‘My beloved husband/soulmate of 20 years, Ioan Gruffudd, has announced he is to leave his family, starting next week. Me and our young daughters are very confused and sad. We haven’t been given a reason except that he “no longer loves me”.’ Now, 18 months later, the 53-year-old has launched a GoFundMe campaign in the hope of raising $25,000 (£20,000) to pay for her divorce lawyer. ‘I never in a million years thought I would be doing this,’ she writes in the page description. ‘However, I have been not only struggling…

IT WAS DURING a family holiday to Rotterdam in 2000, when I was eight, that I first experienced the rush of seeing a piece of clothing I had to have. A classic Oilily denim jacket, it evoked the styles B*Witched were best known for wearing at the time. When I put this jacket on, I too was a pop star. In blue denim, it went with everything and became my first wear-everywhere item – and upped my playground cool factor tenfold. Since then, denim jackets have become my wardrobe’s MVPs. I wear them everywhere: on holiday, to nightclubs, in muddy festival fields. Structured styles in deep indigo are work appropriate. I’ve cut them up (enthusiastically taking a cheese grater to one style in pursuit of the perfect distressed finish), layered…

ALL IN THE PREP Two days before: shave or wax 24 to 48 hours in advance to give pores time to shrink, otherwise the product will congregate in them, giving skin a speckled look. Two hours before: ‘Exfoliate! Your skin cells shed every seven days, so you want to remove any dead cells that formula could cling to,’ says global brand educator at Vita Liberata, Jill McClean. Two hours after: ‘Moisturise thoroughly and repeat daily to ensure long-lasting and flawless results. Avoid formulas with oil as they act as a barrier to the tanning agent, in addition they break down DHA, the molecule itself,’ Jill continues. (That’s the one that smells of biscuit, FYI.) For obvious reasons, it’s also worth taking showers, not baths, and patting rather than rubbing yourself…

WHEN I WAS 26 and living in Greece for a few months, a combination of the humidity and a period of intense work pressure meant I had one of my worst skin episodes for years. My skin has always been my most expressive organ. Ever since I was a rashy, pale little kid it has exposed my stress, my anger, my discomfort. My eyes break out in itchy welts and patches of livid red appear on either side of my nose. I’ve often felt betrayed by the skin on my face, that it lets me down. In summer, this is doubly true, heat working to flare me up no matter how much factor 50 I am slathered in, an unfortunate state of affairs as summer is also when I most…

Catch up on… Sherwood I wasn’t sure about this murder mystery meets political state-of-the-nation drama to begin with but the cast is incredible, particularly Lesley Manville and Claire Rushbrook as warring sisters torn apart in the aftermath of the 1980s miners’ strike.  BBC iPlayer now  Watch live… The Baby Natasha is 38 years old. She’s absolutely fuming at the fertility of her friendship circle. Then a baby literally drops into her life and throws her entire life into turmoil. Did we mention the baby has evil powers? It’s horror, and it’s comedy. Just like the circle of life, eh?  Starts 7 July, 9pm, Sky Atlantic Wallow in… Breeders If a demonic newborn isn’t enough for you, how about the kids entering their tweens? Daisy Haggard and Martin Freeman return for…

“Women around the world watched in horror as the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v Wade ruling that has protected the right to an abortion for almost half a century. With terminations now set to become illegal in 26 states, 36 million women are about to lose their reproductive freedom. As Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi put it, ‘American women today have less freedom than their mothers.’ There is no softening the reality that forced births will endanger, impoverish and even kill women. In the face of attacks on women’s reproductive rights, we must resist and reorganise. Together, we will fight on.”…

1. New in BEN STILLER AND PRESIDENT ZELENSKY The man who was Zoolander met the man who voiced Paddington (before becoming the world’s most admired politician) on a trip to Ukraine; told Zelensky, ‘You’re my hero’ – spoke for us all. 2. Up DAVIDE Body and face of a god, accent from off of your holidays, attitude of someone incredibly straightforward. Unexpectedly excellent. Yes, someone ordered an Italian snack! Us! 3. Non-mover ROSS BARR Acupuncturist to the stars (and also, us). Dreamboat needle man with an excellent wardrobe, and top notch Qi (that’s ‘vital energy’ in Chinese medicine). 4. Up KATE BUSH Stranger Things intro’d her to Gen Z, landed her a number one, and (allegedly) netted her an extra £1m. Which is good, because she’s wonderful, thoroughly deserves it…

‘IS IT HOT in here or is it just me?’ Yes, it is – and no, it isn’t. Summer’s officially started, which means (fingers crossed) the balmy weather we’ve been experiencing over the past few weeks will continue to bless us with its presence. But as well as being grateful for the opportunity to make ice lollies one of our main food groups, there is the question of what exactly to wear. Europe has experienced dizzyingly hot temperatures of its own, which means the latest fashion shows have been fruitful ground for figuring out those heatwave heroes that will keep you cool (in both senses of the word). THE CUTE CO-ORDS A matching shirt and boxer-style shorts are the only thing to wear once the mercury rises. THE LINEN TROUSERS…

IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG for the ladies of this year’s show to ditch their knickers. No, not for that (minds out of the gutter!). Rather, they have been tempted to go commando for a far more tantalising prospect than any of the current crop of animated Ken dolls: scorchio dresses. Eeeny-weeny second-skin outfits are nothing new in the villa. But this year’s are supercharged with strategic cut-outs, requiring the brave wearer to forego bras (definitely), knickers (probably), or both (very, very likely). Hey, sometimes a high hem or bodycon silhouette is not enough; sometimes you want to flirt with Ofcom limits. The brand to wear around the fire-pit this season is Poster Girl. See Amber Beckford in a lilac sliver of a dress and Indiyah Polack in a miniscule baby…

IN JUNE 1994, Princess Diana attended a party at the Serpentine Gallery. Her look? An off-the-shoulder, elegant, yet indisputably sexy (read: pointedly not princessy) little black dress by Christina Stambolian (see right). Or, as you might know it now, the ‘revenge dress’ – so called because she wore it on the same night that an interview with Prince Charles aired in which he admitted to adultery. Oof! The fashion writer Eloise Moran found solace in Diana’s style when she was going through her own marriage breakdown in her mid-twenties (‘I was in the pits… I was so lost’). She was fascinated by the way Diana used clothes as a tool to ‘rewrite her narrative when she was essentially gagged’. The more she researched Diana’s style, the more hooked she became,…

WE WERE IN a busy pub at 7pm on a Friday night, so I was confused when my friend asked if I was drinking alcohol. Did she think I was pregnant? No, she replied, but for three months before her own wedding day she had given up booze, sugar, carbs and dairy – and wasn’t it less than six weeks to go until mine? Let’s just say that my rather moderate two glasses of wine that evening came with a side order of guilt. Although, by the time I got married earlier this month, I was depressingly used to people discussing my body in a way they hadn’t since I was at university. I was 36 when my boyfriend proposed and 37 when we tied the knot and I had…

For S/S ’22, Musier founder Anne-Laure Mais draws on her childhood in Biarritz with a collection including stretch knits and swimsuits made from recycled fishing nets. Your ticket to a Mediterranean summer – minus the airport delays. musier-paris.com Expect your next Amazon haul to look a lot more luxe. The online retail giant has just launched Luxury Stores with collections from Christopher Kane, Dundas, Altuzarra and more. The ‘add to bag’ button never looked so tempting. amazon.co.uk/ luxurystores Audrey Hepburn’s black Givenchy dress in Breakfast At Tiffany’s and the yellow diamond worn by Beyoncé in Tiffany & Co’s recent campaign are two of the gems on show at Vision and Virtuosity, an exhibition celebrating the jeweller’s world. Free, until 19 Aug, Saatchi Gallery, London Following on from its blockbuster Jean-Michel…

GLAZED SKIN BY PAT McGRATH THE LOOK Glassy radiance that mimics the kind of post-facial glow favoured by Hailey Bieber. ‘I like real skin to shine through, because it celebrates our individuality,’ says legendary make-up artist Pat McGrath. THE STEPS 1. Cleanse: ‘Exfoliate once or twice a week and always cleanse skin before applying make-up.’ Try Paula’s Choice The Unscrub Instant Foaming Cleanser [2], £16, to ward off post-exfoliation redness. 2. Hydrate: ‘Massage in a moisturising essence, like Pat McGrath Labs Divine Skin: Rose 001 [5], £81, which reawakens your skin’s natural glow, leaving it luminous.’ 3. Prime: ‘A good glow-boosting primer can transform skin, making it look softer and smoother.’ Try Vieve’s Skin Nova Instant Radiance Primer [4], £27. 4. Base: ‘Use a lightweight formula to let the glow…

Chanel Sublimage La Protection UV SPF50, £90 Lightweight, milky and easily absorbed, SPF has never been so easy (nor beautiful). Tatcha The Rice Polish, £60 This exfoliator has rice powder to gently buff away dead skin, leaving skin polished and baby soft. Sisley Supremÿa At Night, The Supreme Anti-Aging Skin Care Lotion, £190 Combines active ingredients to hydrate, even tone and regenerate cells as you sleep. Sarah Chapman Skinesis Eye Insurance SPF30 Protecting Eye Tint, £51 A lightweight, tinted formula that smooths and firms delicate skin while protecting it from the sun. MZ Skin Anti Polluting Hydrating Mist, £55 Packed with vitamins and antioxidant minerals this face spray hydrates and shields from dulling pollution in one. Keep in the fridge for a cold hit with each spritz.…