Reservations

Emily Algar is a self-described writer and content person who also happens to be the beauty editor at RUSSH, one of Australia’s most beloved (if not, themost beloved) fashion magazines. That’s not all. She has a Substack too (called The Rich Creme) and is incredibly fun to follow on Instagram.

I was the editor of a beauty magazine when I first came across RAESO, the New Zealand-born skincare brand created by former luxury account strategist Katey Mandy. I remember being so drawn to her story that I put it in the pages of the magazine.

Rachel Krasky is one of those people you’ve heard about but aren’t quite sure they really exist: she is someone who reads multiple books a week. When The Guardian profiled her a few years ago, the publication noted she had completed 95 books in a single year. Last year, she hit 124 – that’s 2.4 every single week.

Only Frances Shoemack could have me wearing a banana fragrance. This is what I was thinking only last night, while leaving her latest perfume event in Soho. Frances is the founder of the modern perfume brand Abel, which has the excellent tagline of “radical fragrances”. I love this phraseology but mostly because it’s authentic: she somehow combines the most covetable and elevated scents with a 100% natural approach, even using upcycled ingredients.

Only Frances Shoemack could have me wearing a banana fragrance. This is what I was thinking only last night, while leaving her latest perfume event in Soho. Frances is the founder of the modern perfume brand Abel, which has the excellent tagline of “radical fragrances”. I love this phraseology but mostly because it’s authentic: she somehow combines the most covetable and elevated scents with a 100% natural approach, even using upcycled ingredients.

I first met Emma Lewisham on one of my very first days as Beauty Director at Gritty Pretty (a beloved Australian beauty magazine that has since shuttered). Emma had launched her eponymous beauty brand a few years prior and had recently been involved in a partnership with Gritty Pretty for a new launch. I had the pleasure of joining her for lunch, alongside our founder, Eleanor, at Bills in Surry Hills to celebrate the partnership’s success.

So much of love is about hope, trust and letting go. In this series, I interview women about how they overcame heartbreak and setbacks to find love again. By Natalia Paklina My journey really began in a moment that felt straight out of Eat, Pray, Love. I still remember sitting by the pool at a luxury villa in Bali, where I was on holiday with my ex-husband. On the outside, everything looked perfect. But inside, I was unhappy and filled with doubt about my marriage.

So much of love is about hope, trust and letting go. In this series, I interview women about how they overcame heartbreak and setbacks to find love again. By Bernadette Fahey When I ended my engagement in 2020, it was such a hard time in my life.

A little while ago, I ordered a fertility kit from a brand called WHEN. For me, it felt like an actual tangible step I could take as a single woman to get involved in the conversation about my own fertility – usually, a conversation that you aren’t invited into until you have a partner or you’re ready for kids. The kit came within days and I have to say it was confronting – suddenly I was facing the reality of getting real data surrounding my fertility and my hormonal health.

Too often since I have been writing this newsletter, have I had a woman tell me she believes she has an anxious attachment style – and then lists the ways this is ultimately impacting her when dating.