I’ve always been mesmerised by magazines and make-up. From the moment a shimmering blue powder was swept across my eyelids at my first dance competition (I was five years old), I have been a complete sucker for all things beauty. And it was the bold beauty editorials of ‘00s fashion magazines that inspired my career in print writing.
My mother has always told me, “It’s what is on the inside that makes you beautiful,” but the beauty and magazine industry — and, as an extension, society — has taught me the exact opposite. It wasn’t until I was struggling with my own image in my teens that I discovered so many of the models who showcased those
