Innehållsförteckning för December 1, 2021 från Stylist

“Joy at your fingertips” Last week I caught a colleague grimacing at the sight of my broken, flaky fingernails and ragged cuticles. “Been decorating…? No, gardening?” she asked innocently. “No, these are just my nails,” I shrugged, swiftly moving my hands out of her line of vision. The truth is, in my busyness and my need to quite literally get my hands dirty several times a day, my nails are overlooked. A functional trim, an occasional rounding off with a nail file, the odd splash of black nail varnish – often applied en route to a night out – is about as much love as I’ve managed to give my fingernails. When I do find the time to have a manicure I notice a whole body and mind shift – exaggeratedly…

“is ‘anti-type’ dating the way forward?” words: billie bhatia I know ‘unprecedented’ has been overused this year, but let me reprise it for this week only. Because the recent conscious coupling of Kim Kardashian and Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson is truly unprecedented. In the year of unexpected couples (see Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck part two, Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker), this one really tops the WTF charts, and I am here for it. The doubters will say there are a multitude of reasons why this relationship has come about. And since I hold no place in the Kardashian inner circle, I can’t refute or confirm them. After all, this relationship has all the hallmarks of a Kris Jenner headline-grabbing mastermind and it smells…

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A ONE-DAY DIARY FROM FLAT WHITE TO LIGHTS OUT Mireille Harper, Commissioning Editor at Square Peg Mireille, 26, is  a   commissioning editor at the   publisher Square Peg. She lives in south London My alarm goes off… At 8am. When I’m working from home (which I do for half the week), I’ll push it to 9am, but on commuting days, I give myself a bit more time. Once I’ve woken up, I’ll quickly have a shower, get dressed and ease myself into the morning by picking up a coffee on my way to the station – it takes me a good two hours to become a functioning human without it. Square Peg is part of Penguin, and our office is in Vauxhall, so I take two trains to get there.…

for more recipes head to stylist.co.uk/food Bake a batch of blackcurrant jam biscuits December is the month my tea-drinking habit goes into overdrive. Friend coming over? Tea. Cosying up with a Christmas film? Tea. Time to crack on with some wrapping? Not without a tea. And since it is the season of indulgence, I recommend having a treat on hand to go with all this tea – these jammy, crumbly biscuits are super simple to make and will see you through till the big day. The generous recipe from Festive by Julia Stix makes 40 biscuits, so there’s plenty to go around. No judgement if you don’t feel like sharing, though. preparation time 1 hour (including chilling time) cooking time 15 minutes ingredients (makes 40 small biscuits) 300g plain flour…

wild, wild country A heavenly hideaway in the Peak District Nature and wellness collide in the best possible way at this spectacular Derbyshire hotel, finds Molly Saunders Waking up from my first night in the Bluebell Hive at Derbyshire’s Callow Hall, the smell of fresh air and freshly rained-on ground gave me a sudden pang of nostalgia for childhood camping trips. Only that’s where the symmetry ended. No soggy tents here. Instead, I was high up in the trees in one of Callow Hall’s 11 one-bedroomed ‘Hives’; a little pocket of cosy luxury that sits nestled in the estate’s ancient woodland. Wildhive, as the complex of Hall and Hives is known, is new to the staycation scene following a £7m renovation, and with its formula of luxury and wellness rooted…

THE MEANING OF LIFE IN 22 PROBING QUESTIONS Rina Sawayama What will the singer make of our existential questions? WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE? It’s simple: to be happy. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG? I think it’s all subjective. WHERE IS YOUR HAPPY PLACE? On the sofa watching TV with my friends and my dog, Kaya. NATURE OR NURTURE? Ooh, I think it has to be both! IS IT MORE IMPORTANT TO BE LIKED OR RESPECTED? Be kind and listen to people, and then you’ll be both. IF YOU COULD BE REMEMBERED FOR ONE THING WHAT WOULD IT BE? I don’t really mind what I’m remembered for. If you’re worried about your legacy then you don’t have the right priorities in life. WHO OR WHAT IS…