Table of contents for Issue 720 in Grazia

1 EASY VIBES HOW WE WANT to do laid-back layers right now. Shirt, £315, skirt, £495, and shoes, £395, all Margaret Howell (margarethowell.com) 2 HOOP-LA UPDATE YOUR ears with these resin and metal mix hoops. £290, Dinosaur Designs (dinosaur designs.co.uk) 3 BRIGHT SPARK PILE ON Caudalie’s Vinoperfect Dark Spot Correcting Glycolic Night Cream, £34, before bed for visibly perkier skin come morning. 4 ON YOUR TOES THE STYLE SET’S favourite under-the-radar brand has now launched shoes. These are on our hit list. £226, Staud (staud.clothing) 5 IN THE MIX MIX PRINTS ARE a huge trend. Pair this midiskirt with knee boots now, and slingbacks come summer. £85, Topshop Boutique (topshop.com) 6 BORN LIPPY EDITED BY FENELLA WEBB AND EMMA STODDART. CAUDALIE: UK.CAUDALIE.COM. CHANEL: CHANEL.COM. LE LABO: LELABOFRAGRANCES.COM. SOMETIMES THINGS SELL…

PHOTOS: ED MILES, GETTY, SHUTTERSTOCK The first was when I told a mate I was still happy to dance to R Kelly’s Ignition (Remix) regardless of the allegations of sex abuse levelled at him. This, my friend said, was the equivalent of doing a Nazi salute, my abhorrence over the singer’s alleged crimes ‘should disable your ability to hear his music without feeling (possibly being) physically sick’. Things escalated from there. The second was when I told another friend I didn’t think paedophiles should be executed. She said she did, adding ‘but maybe that’s because I’m a mother?’, which left me with no option but to scream: ‘So I don’t have kids, so obviously I think child rape’s fine? Rape ’em! Rape ’em all!’ in her face. Now I feel…

POLISH POWER BY THE TIME the A/W ’19 catwalk shows came to an end in Paris last week, two distinct fashion camps had emerged and the season’s major themes had been cemented: power versus polish. In the power corner, the strong woman ruled. Armoured-up in square-shouldered suits, protected by blankets and quilts, she pounded out in lethal stilettos or stomping boots – in other words, just the kind of brute force fashion swagger response you’d expect from designers in these turbulent times. Less expected, perhaps, was the rise of polish – polite, respectable, conventional polish – the kind of classic, good taste that came from where exactly? A fancy apartment in the chic 8th arrondissement of Paris or a country pile in Hampshire? Correct. The bourgeois woman landed in Paris.…

PHOTOS: SPLASH NEWS, PA IMAGES, SHUTTERSTOCK IT WAS ONLY two months ago that Sienna Miller was revealed to be dating the wealthy New York gallerist Lucas Zwirner (the pair were pictured kissing while out walking her dog). It seems, however, that things are already getting serious. Last week, the couple made their official public debut as they arrived together for Paris Fashion Week, where Sienna, 37, later sat front row at the Louis Vuitton show. According to friends, it’s the latest sign that the relationship is the ‘most serious Sienna has been in’ since her engagement to Tom Sturridge (the pair have a daughter together, Marlowe, but split in summer 2015). ‘Sienna had a number of casual relationships and dates before meeting Lucas, but things are totally different with him,’…

BEHIND EVERY GREAT man is a great woman. And behind every great celebrity look is a great stylist. Or an image architect in the case of Zendaya, Céline Dion and Tiffany Haddish, as their annointed sartorial agenda-setter prefers to be known. The image architect in question is one Mr Law Roach, who has made his name honing a new school of A-list power dressing, one that is equal parts fun, fearless and fabulous. This is the man who transformed Céline into fashion’s favourite feel-good icon, after all. ‘There are so many other things that are scary, fashion shouldn’t be that way,’ Law told Grazia in 2017. ‘It’s art and it should be fun.’ Amen to that. Last week, in Paris, all eyes were on Zendaya, in town for her Tommy…

Why do we still dismiss girls' pain? WHEN AMELIA BUTLIN started @cantgoout_imsick – an Instagram account detailing the suffering and strength of chronically ill individuals – she did not expect Lena Dunham to take note. So, when the Girls creator re-grammed one of her illustrations last week (a painting of Lena, which praised her openness around her health troubles), Amelia was in total shock. ‘Wow, this made me cry,’ Lena wrote, before urging her three million followers to subscribe to Amelia’s account. WHY ARE 1 IM 10 WOMEN BEING FAILED BY THEIR DOCTORS? Lena, like Amelia, 25, suffers from fibromyalgia – a largely misunderstood long-term condition that causes pain all over the body, extreme fatigue, headaches and problems with mental processing, known as ‘fibro fog’. The post also detailed how…

‘IF YOU WANT THE PERFORMANCE I CAN BRING, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY ME WHAT I DESERVE’ TARAJI P HENSON’S success has been the ultimate slow-burn. For 20 years, she gave powerfully moving performances in films such as The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, which earned her an Oscar nomination in 2008 for her supporting role as single mother Queenie. She was an actress you’d recognise, but you probably wouldn’t know her name. The past couple of years have changed all that, elevating her out of the category of solid B-lister and into genuine stardom, at the age of 48. The shift is down to two equally memorable, but very different, roles: NASA maths prodigy Katherine Johnson in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures, and Cookie Lyon, the feisty…

AS TOLD TO ANNA SILVERMAN. PHOTOS: SARAH WIJZENBEEK, BERTHA BANACLOCHE Elma van Vliet, 45, realised when her mother became ill that there was so much she didn’t know about her – so she created a special journal ‘I WANTED TO REALLY GET TO KNOW MY MOTHER BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE’ THERE WAS A strange moment, right before my mother passed away last year, when I felt completely at peace. I was lying next to her on her hospital bed, holding her close, and we were looking into each other’s eyes for the last time. The beep of machines around us melted into background noise as I focused on her familiar face – the one that had always been there for me, that I’d taken for granted as I was…

1.THE ‘DONE’ PONY ‘This season, ponytails have a more severe look,’ says Guido. At McQueen, the ponytails were bound from top to tip, while hair at the crown was slicked back. 2. LUXE LENGTHS Glossy hair is topping our A/W wish list. ‘Luxe hair returned last season and it has continued into A/W ’19 at Alberta Ferretti, Coach and Dior, where the models had this luxe, skater-girl look,’ says Guido. Top trick? Use Redken’s Frizz Dismiss Rebel Tame while blow-drying to smooth the ends. 3. FUTURE FRINGE Playful and fun, there was a distinct experimental vibe for autumn hair. ‘You had wet looks, fringes and bangs,’ says Guido. Take your lead from Valentino’s slicked-back bun, which featured pulled-out bangs plastered to the face. Not quite that brave? ‘Take inspiration –…

The caffeine replacement Looking for a healthy tea to replace your coffee kick? The Feel New Pukka tea, £2.99, with organic fennel, cardamom and aniseed will reboot mind and body. pukka herbs.com Natural mouth hygiene The Dr Ginger’s range of products use antibacterial coconut oil as a natural alternative to fluoride. Try Coconut Oil Toothpaste with White Charcoal, £12, victoriahealth.com The £25 legging The insanely good ASOS 4505 leggings in cutabout animal print, could be passed off for a £150 designer alternative. Get them before they go. PHOTOS: GETTY, ED MILES, © JASMINE HEMSLEY…

CHARLIE AYO is an old dance music player, a DJ who was once A Thing. He’s bearing all the middle-aged scars of wasted-away days in Ibiza. Because of the cut-throat nature of his working world, the eternal bachelor is now living in his auntie’s spare room with only a wall stacked with Ikea boxes full of 12in singles and old decks for company. There are an awful lot of these dudes around. Sooner or later, the sad realisation that the party has ended hits all of them. Turn Up Charlie is the sweetly deft handiwork of Idris Elba, who slots perfectly into the title role. He knows these men, with the record room in exactly the same emotional safe space their grandads once reserved for their potting sheds. He has…

A GAME OF TWO HALVES Seriously Grazia... an entire article devoted to a possible affair between two actors based on observed ‘chemistry’?! (Truth behind Gaga and Bradley’s romance rumours, 11 March). I loved and appreciated, however, your other pieces on what feminism means in 2019 and why women are more likely to die of a heart attack. Interesting and frightening. Thank you! Catherine PRIVACY PLEASE! I still shred documents and do my best to protect my passwords and not post sensitive personal information, lest some cyber stalker tries to steal my identity – or that of my children (Kim Kardashian shouldn’t be overexposing her daughter…, 11 March). Basic common sense, right? Somehow I think it will be more tricky for some of today’s kids, as many parents have already posted…

THE DEADLY DATA GAP I suffered a heart attack last year, one that started two days before I went to my local hospital. I wasn’t aware that symptoms were different for women, I thought I just had an extreme dose of heartburn (A woman is more likely to die of a heart attack than a man, 11 March). It’s horrifying that, in the age we live in, the only symptoms we hear about are the chest and left arm pain. Even the doctors in the ED were shocked, kept reassuring me that it wasn’t my heart, until they got my blood results back. My troponin levels were off the chart! Since then, I’ve done a lot to spread the word about the difference in symptoms, through conversations with friends and…

Virgin Atlantic – notorious for using the appearance of its female cabin crew as part of its brand – has announced that they no longer have to wear make-up or skirts. Yes, you read that correctly: it’s taken until 2019 to revoke the rule making lipstick, heels and pencil skirts compulsory. Until recently, make-up was a must and trousers had to be specially requested; now they will be provided as standard. British Airways has allowed female cabin crew to wear trousers since 2016, but still insists on make-up, as does Emirates. Virgin Atlantic’s decision shows airlines are moving in the right direction – but it’s time to ditch any rules that dictate a woman’s appearance.…

It’s official. Kylie Jenner is the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. Last week, Forbes revealed that the reality TV star had overtaken Mark Zuckerberg (who won the title in 2008, aged 23) as the wealthiest 20-something. Kylie, 21 – the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenners – told Forbes , ‘[The recognition] feels really good. It’s a nice pat on the back.’ Her fortune comes from Kylie Cosmetics, the make-up company she essentially runs from her kitchen, with the help of seven full-time staff and her ‘momager’, Kris Jenner. According to Forbes , it made $360m in sales in 2018 alone. Kylie’s secret to success is social media. ‘She is super hands-on with this – it’s the driving force of the sales,’ said a source. Indeed, Kylie has over 128 million devoted followers…

REMEMBER WHEN you said you didn’t ‘get’ prairie dresses? That bumbags would ‘never’ make a comeback? Or that trainers were ‘only for the gym’? Fashion has a habit of throwing us curveballs that we initially scoff at, before eventually wondering how we ever did without. The boiler suit – beloved by Anneka Rice, mechanics and Jason Voorhees – is the latest item to go from ‘no way’ to ‘oh, hey’. Having circled in fashion sets for a while, it’s finally gone mainstream. According to Lyst, searches are up 81% from this time a year ago. So what’s the appeal? ‘They are so easy!’ says designer Louise Markey, whose label LF Markey does an excellent cotton drill style. ‘You can put together an outfit without too much thought and still feel…

AMANDA MOSS ALWAYS assumed that by the age of 30 she’d have a husband and children. When she turned 37 and still had neither, she decided to freeze her eggs. ‘I’d just split up with someone and thought it was a good time to do it,’ she says. ‘It was my insurance policy and it made me feel relaxed enough to go on dates without panicking that I was running out of time to have a child.’ Egg freezing for ‘social’ reasons – because you aren’t in an appropriate relationship, or ready – is on the rise. In 2016, there were 1,310 cycles, a 17% increase from 2015. Some companies – notably those in the tech industry, such as Google, Apple and Facebook – now offer discounted packages as a…

Embrace a Lent loophole: sugary shades are good enough to eat but not technically cheating. Break the rules. Le Kilt’s new collab with Fred Perry puts a punkish spin on pristine tennis whites. Follow Kim and Cardi’s cue, and be wowed by Thierry Mugler. Montreal’s Museum of Fine Arts’ retrospective is now on. Nab a happy hoodie (or trackpants or shirt…). Polo Ralph Lauren’s tie-dye has got us smiling. Be more Grace Jones. Because, well, why not? Get some essential information. Chloë Sevigngy has curated her pick of S/S ’19’s must-haves for Farfetch.…

SPRING FLING Already a staple in our fragrance wardrobes, Armani’s classic Si has been given a spring-ready refresh and it’s set to be a smash hit. With a little neroli thrown in over the familiar white musk base, Si Eau de Parfum Fiori, £74 for 50ml, is a sophisticated crowd-pleaser for all the right reasons. Expect compliments left, right and centre. LOLLIPOP LIPS Lipstick is all well and good, but some mornings (OK, most) we just can’t muster the energy for lining and defining. Dior Addict Lip Glow To The Max, £28, can be swiped on without so much as a mirror, and the candy-swirl bullets give lips a dewy hint of a tint. COUPLE GOALS What could be more pleasing than a chic new-season flame? Only a smoking pair…

WHEN STACEY DOOLEY announced last month that she was taking part in Glow Up – the new BBC Three series about budding make-up artists – she faced somewhat predictable criticism on social media. Some Twitter users branded the show ‘trivial’, with one fan accusing her of ‘selling out’ and ‘ditching her investigative journalism’. Stacey took to Twitter to respond to the criticism, writing, ‘This is such a Stone Age assumption. You can care about human issues, the planet and also be into fashion.’ She continued, ‘I’ve been covering rape, incest, drugs, murder and war for a decade. It’s a privilege to cover these issues, but I also need to take time out to enjoy the lighter side of life.’ The series follows 10 amateur make-up artists competing for high-profile contracts.…

WHAT WOULD YOU do if a world-famous rapper, recently accused of sexually abusing dozens of women, started aggressively shouting at you? We’d like to think we’d behave like Gayle King who, when interviewing a bellicose R Kelly last week, remained calm and poised. It was R Kelly’s first interview since being charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse last month. The charges – which he vehemently denies – concern four female victims, three of whom were underage at the time. ‘I didn’t do this stuff. This is not me,’ he aggressively told Gayle, before thumping his chest and crying: ‘I’m fighting for my f*** ing life!’ He then jumped to his feet and shouted: ‘Y’all killing me with this shit! I gave you 30 years of my f*** ing career.’…

PHOTOS: GETTY, BACKGRID, LANDMARK MEDIA 1. NEW IN NAOMI CAMPBELL AND DRAKE Rumours that they grew close at Jay Z and Beyoncé’s Oscar party surface! We’ve no idea where this leaves the Naomi and Liam Payne rumours, but: the intrigue! 2. UP ANDREW SCOTT Long-time, long-term CoL fave, queued up to be central love interest in the new season of Fleabag, which makes us happy. 3. NEW IN PATRICK, SON OF ARNIE *  , FOR MANGO MAN Not entirely sure why this pairing tickles us in theory. Reasonably sure why it tickles us in photo form. * Schwarzenegger, obvs 4. UP DUA LIPA AND ISAAC CAREW Insanely hot pop star dates insanely hot chef, everyone dresses well, and we regain faith in the potential of imaginative power coupling. 5.…

WHEN JOHNNY DEPP and Amber Heard abruptly settled their divorce in January 2017, after almost eight months of public acrimony and allegations of domestic abuse, few believed it would actually spell the end of the difficulties between them. And, as expected, the saga exploded again last week, when Johnny, 55, sued Amber, 32, for $50 million and accused her of defamation. Johnny apparently filed the case after Amber wrote a piece for The Washington Post last December, in which she detailed the backlash she has received after speaking out about domestic violence. His lawyers claim the article has led to him losing out on film roles, despite her not naming him. Amber is said to have been left shaken by the latest round of legal action. ‘The stress and anxiety…

The average cost of having your eggs collected and frozen in the UK is £3,350, with medication costing between £500 and £1,500. Storage costs are extra and tend to be between £125 and £350 a year. Thawing eggs and transferring them to the womb costs an average of £2,500. So, the entire process can cost an average of £7,000-£8,000. The Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority recommends you get a fully costed treatment plan from your clinic so you’re not caught out by unexpected ‘extras’. For more information, visit hfea.gov.uk…

Get app-y: download one of the many apps that help you economise, such as Squirrel, Plum, Chip and Monzo. Watch your triggers: remove one-click purchases by going to Google autofill and deleting your card info. Also, unfollow, block or unsubscribe to brands that bombard you with emails if you can’t resist the ‘shop now’ button. Revise the budget if needs be: cars break down, friends invite you to expensive birthday meals and suddenly you’ve spent your weekly budget in one night. Accept the blip and redo your budget. Ask the key questions before buying: why am I buying this? Do I have anything similar already? Do I need something else more? Don’t ignore debt: it won’t go away and it will keep spiralling. If you need to, speak to one…

LOU DOILLON CHANNEL LOU’S free-spirited confidence with soft tailoring for day and dramatic sequins at night. BRIGITTE BARDOT KNOWN FOR HER sultry sensuality, Brigitte’s signature style mixed fgurehugging silhouettes with tailored pieces. JEANNE DAMAS IT GIRL JEANNE epitomises effortless Parisian cool. Pared-back separates and a red lip are her go-to looks. VANESSA PARADIS WHERE DO you think Lily-Rose Depp gets her innate style from? (Not Johnny, that’s for sure.) Vanessa’s boho chic fits perfectly with this season’s tie-dye trend. CARINE ROITFELD PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES, CAMERA PRESS HER SIGNATURE smoky eye make-up and black-on-black outfits give Carine a rock’n’roll insouciance.…

FAIRY DUST When it comes to glitter, less is definitely more for A/W ’19. Take your cue from Dries Van Noten, where Peter Philips dabbed chunky metallic glitter haphazardly around the models’ eyes for a ‘leftover make-up’ look. Over at Isabel Marant, a fine dusting of shimmer was spread atop cheekbones for a shiny glow. It’s the glitter of minimalist dreams. HOW TO NAIL WHITE Walking in a winter wonderland, Kaia Gerber and crew sauntered down the Chanel catwalk with perfect white nails. And even against frothy dresses and Alpine snow, you could spot them a mile off. We’re calling it as the colour of the season.…

YOU MIGHT CONSIDER a ‘tongue scraper’ to be top of the list entitled ‘Crazy ridiculous fads’. To be honest, until lately, I dismissed them as the same. However, after much research, I now use one every day. What is it? Well, a tongue scraper is an implement that gets to the back of your tongue to remove the white furry stuff that builds up overnight. Gross, yes, but that’s exactly why we should get rid of it. While we may think of it as some whacky contraption, author and Ayurvedic fan Jasmine Hemsley, says that tongue scraping has always been a hugely important part of Eastern wellbeing. ‘In traditional Chinese medicine, your tongue is a map of your health,’ she says. ‘It’s a practice that’s so normal in India that…

GREEN SALAD FOR NOW Serves 2 100g Tenderstem or purple sprouting broccoli or small broccoli florets 75g green beans, trimmed 75g frozen shelled edamame 75g frozen or fresh peas 1½ tbsp olive oil ½ clove of garlic, finely chopped 75g crème fraîche Small bunch of basil, leaves picked Small bunch of mint, leaves picked 1½ sprigs of tarragon, leaves picked Juice of ½ lemon 75g baby spinach leaves or lamb’s lettuce ½ large apple, finely sliced ¼ fennel bulb, trimmed and inner part finely sliced 1 avocado, flesh cut into bite-size pieces ½ small lettuce, leaves separated Salt and freshly ground black pepper METHOD  1 Bring a large pan of salted water to a boil and have a bowl of iced or very cold water ready to refresh the vegetables.…

AFTER OUR own heart… WEAR YOUR HEART on your sleeve. And dress. And jacket. House of Holland’s nine-piece Woolmark capsule – which uses eco-friendly merino wool – has got us feeling all romantic. From £190, brownsfashion.com TAYLOR: NOT moving Swiftly on TAYLOR SWIFT ISN’T done talking about that feud with Kim Kardashian just yet. Last week, she wrote in a magazine, ‘I learned that disarming someone’s petty bullying can be as simple as learning to laugh. A few years ago, someone started an online campaign by calling me a snake on the internet. It led me to feeling lower than I’ve ever felt in my life.’ ECO TEE? We’ll drink to that! FOR EVERY T-SHIRT sold in the #RiseUpWithClaudie collection, Claudie Pierlot will make a donation to UNESCO.…