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15 Looks That Prove Chunky Highlights Are the Coolest Hair Trend of 2020
When it comes to switching up my hairstyle, I can get a little shy. In fact, I’ve had the same hairstyle (long, bleached, centre-parted) for nearly 10 years. And what’s really quite funny is that despite the fact my hair has looked the same that whole time, the techniques I find myself asking the hairstylist for have varied drastically over the years. First I was asking for ombré, then balayage and now it tends to be something along the lines of “babylights but kind of balayage and don’t forget the root stretch, please?” Yep, navigating the world of hair colour can be quite the minefield. And frankly, I’m a little fed up of the same old, same old. Luckily, there’s a new hair colour trend on the block and it’s set to spice things up a little. That’s right, it’s the ’90s chun...
100+ Junkyard Photos! Steve Magnante’s Decades-Long Quest for Hidden Treasure
If you watch Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, the Barrett-Jackson live auctions, or have been to any of Dodge’s SRT clinics at Mopar events across the country, you may recognize Steve Magnante as the on-camera expert on all things muscle cars and performance. Magnante eats, breathes, and sleeps everything related to muscle cars, and if you ask him, he’ll tell you he’s never met a muscle car he didn’t like! He has been poking around junkyards all his life, but what you may not know about “Magneto”—as his friends call him—is that long before he stepped in front of a camera, he spent decades behind one. For a solid two decades, Magnante crawled through junkyards from coast to coast with a camera, documenting what he has found for many magazines over the year...
2021 Mitsubishi Mirage First Look: The Subcompact Lives
Once again sold in hatchback and sedan forms (the latter of which dons the G4 mark), the 2021 Mirage welcomes a fresh face that incorporates the latest Mitsubishi styling cues. While the Japanese automaker’s United States arm is mum on details about the updated car, Mitsubishi’s Canadian division notes the reworked Mirage includes items such as LED headlamps and taillamps (likely restricted to higher-end models), a 7.0-inch infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility (0.5 inch larger than the current Mirage’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto-compatible unit), and additional safety kit, including newly available features such as automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, a lane-departure warning system, and automatic high-beam headlamps....
How a $700 Beater Became the 11-Second Roadkill Crop Duster
Here’s an intro to the old school for the young generation of Roadkillers. This is the Crop Duster—a 440-engine-swapped 1970 Plymouth Duster that runs in the 11s—which was built for what today would be considered cheap for a vintage muscle car. It’s also the story of the resurrection of an old car that spent years wallowing in farm soil laden with sundry vegetal and animal residue. “You’re still going to have 20 grand duplicating that car,” David Freiburger says in his trademark deadpan. “That’s the problem. That’s expensive.” But insofar that cubic dollars can be replaced by fanatic hoarding, ingenuity, and elbow grease, this is it. “The key to the whole thing—the reason why people think it’s cool—is the six pack scoop, Cra...
Every Celebrity I Follow Is Sticking to These Swimwear Trends
Celebrities really aren’t like us. And this is particularly evident by their options for where they spend their summer. While we’re blowing up hastily-purchased Argos paddling pools to cool off for the one hot day we get in the UK, they have olympic-sized pools in expertly-landscaped gardens. We be able to do a staycation but will, inevitably, have to socially-distance ourselves on a crammed beach. But the A-list can “make do” with sojourns on a yacht, where it’s easy to be two metres away from literally everyone in the world. I’m not complaining though, I absolutely need a bit of vicarious living right now and I urge celebrities to share more of their incredibly lavish vacations. Not only does this give me an opportunity to ogle their lux...
These Are the 4 Biggest Trainer Trends of 2020 So Far
At the end of 2019 I spoke to some leading trainer experts, including Diadora CEO, Enrico Polegato as well as Nia Jones, co-founder and creative director of new sustainable sneaker brand Good News, on what kind of sneakers we’d see everywhere in 2020. Before this year, trainer trends arguably fell in to one of two categories. Either they were very much on the “ugly” oversized sneaker side of things with the high street, as well as designers, continuing to push out bold-style trainers. Or, they fell into the more classic-style sneakers—Vejas sustainable trainers have been one of the shoes I spotted the most over 2019, with not only celebrities such as Emma Watson and Meghan Markle wearing them but a host of influencers. You Deserve to Make Mon...
2021 Hyundai Kona Night Edition Desaturates Normally Colorful Subcompact SUV
The Hyundai Kona is a funky, sportyish entrant in the oftentimes bland and underpowered subcompact crossover SUV segment. Its headlights are seemingly in the wrong place, Hyundai offers fun paint colors for it, and it even offers a punchy turbo engine option. For the new model year, the subcompact Kona adds a sleek-looking special edition to its ranks: The 2021 Hyundai Kona Night Edition. As its name suggests, the Night Edition features a blacked-out exterior and other dark and brooding cosmetic upgrades, per a seeming unspoken industry playbook for blacked-out trim packages, which are beginning to feel pretty played out by now. Go ahead, name a mainstream automaker that doesn’t offer some variation on the “night,” “midnight,” “shadow,” and [insert...
2021 Audi E-Tron S: Audi Adds Some Hot Sauce to Its EV SUV Formula
The S, for those unaware, denotes the extra sportiness Audi baked into the model. That means bigger brakes, a sportier suspension, and more power. There are now three electric motors on board—two at the rear and one in front—instead of one at each axle, as in the normal E-Tron. Audi claims that the E-Tron S can make up to 718 lb-ft of torque in Boost mode. This is way up from the normal E-Tron’s 490 lb-ft (also produced in Boost mode). The E-Tron S uses the same 95-kWh battery pack available in the standard model, but the sportier model’s driving range takes a slight hit. The normal E-Tron goes an estimated 248 miles on a full charge on Europe’s optimistic WLTP test cycle, but the E-Tron S only manages approximately 223 miles on the same cycle. The Sportback model sees a ...
One of the Coolest Minimalist Brands Has Just Dropped the Perfect Capsule
Known for their sculptural separates and chic staples, Totême has created the coolest 8-piece summer edit comprised of tops, trousers, knitwear and outwear. Described by Browns’ Head of Womenswear Buying, Heather Gramston, as “Beautiful, wearable and transitional”, fans of Totême can rest assure that the brand has very much stuck to its classic formula, but simply focused on hard-working pieces that can be dressed down and dressed-up, depending on your needs. At the top of our wishlist is the white cotton blouse, which is a perfect pairing for straight leg jeans and sliders when working from home. We also have our eye on the smocked dress, which is sure to come in handy when autumn hits—just wear...
This Fabric Makes Summer Outfits Look More Expensive
As someone whose job often includes spotting trends, over the years I’ve developed a pretty keen eye for looking at the finer details. From the way a top is cut to the precise print that is currently pervading Instagram, when it comes to emerging styles it’s usually the intricacies that make all the difference. Speaking of intricacies, this summer there seems to be one key fabric detail that has been trending across both high-street and contemporary labels. Elasticated shirring or smocked fabric seems to be everywhere, used to create a detailed scrunch effect across dresses, skirts, shirts and more. Of course, shirring is not new, the detail has been around for decades, though this summer it seems to have gained particular prominence with the fashion set thanks to b...
The “Fake Picnic” Is the Latest Instagram Trend to Blow Up This Summer
No beach? No problem. Fittingly, this summer’s most-liked pictures don’t involve a tropical vacation or set up on the sand, but rather center around something a little closer to home and a lot more accessible. Spoiler alert: iI’s a patch of grass and, optionally, a blanket or even bedsheet if you so please. That’s right—it seems that more time to appreciate the simple things in life has led Instagram’s most stylish fashion people to reimagine (yet again) what a cool shot looks like. Luckily, at least for now, all it requires is stepping into your front or backyard (or even a local park granted you wear a mask and social distance) and snapping a pic in a picnic-like setup which can be real or—no judgment—staged for the ’gram. As for what to wear, that’s entirely up to you. Some ar...
I Just Cleared Out My Entire Beauty Collection and This Is What I Kept
There are significant perks to being a beauty editor. Getting to play with makeup all day is one, being privy to some of the most well-kept industry secrets is another. The most obvious, however, is the fact that we are constantly surrounded by the latest products. Whether it’s the latest serum or mascara, you better believe we’ve tried every last thing that we recommend out for ourselves. And it truly is a wonderful thing. Over the last few months, however, us beauty editors have found ourselves in a bit of a conundrum. You see, part of our job is receiving numerous parcels a day, each containing the latest products so that we can test them and review them for ourselves. And while this can be easily managed in an office environment where storage and recycling bins are a ple...
