If you're reading this, you probably either love or loathe ankle boots. We can't really recall a time when they weren't a wardrobe staple, but that doesn't mean that other boot styles can't come on the scene that feel fresher than the trusty ankle boot. Just heading into a new season, we're getting a glimpse of what shoe trends will be everywhere in the months ahead, and ankle boots may not be one of them. How do we know?Footwear News recently spoke to a few of the biggest buyers on the scene,...
Sex toy brand Womanizer has revealed the findings of a three-month-long study on masturbation and menstruation. Conducted in partnership with menstrual cup maker Lunette, the study enlisted 486 people who menstruate to explore the effects of masturbation on period pain.Over the course of three months, participants with period symptoms including cramps, bloating and breast sensitivity swapped out painkillers for masturbation. 70 percent of participants reported that regular masturbation helped re...
FOREO's UFO 2, a palm-sized skincare device, promises spa-caliber facials in two minutes or less. Naturally, this premise was enough to draw me in -- there's no better time than now to experiment with at-home skincare tools and, well, I'm always open to trying novel things. FOREO, a Swedish company, is known for its innovations that merge beauty and technology. You may have heard of the brand's hero product, the LUNA, which effectively sparked skincare's cleansing brush craze. Since its inceptio...
Finding myself on the precipice of my 30s (I'm about to embark on the very final month of my 20s, in fact) has left me in a wholly reflective mood. Cliché? Maybe. But there's something about approaching the end of a decade that's transitioned you out of your teenage years and propelled you into adulthood that feels monumental. There have been plenty of fundamental learning curves along the way (including accepting a job at a bank that really wasn't the right career move for me, or that squash ...