02 Oct 2021

Sri Lanka has implemented one of the most successful vaccination programs in the world which is no small feat, considering the huge global vaccine sho

08 May 2021

Yeah right, I hear you say with the obligatory eye-roll followed by “puhlease!!!!” Ok,

01 May 2021

The advance of COVID-19 has triggered a broad-scale mission of “responsibilization”.

24 Apr 2021

Why is there such an obsession with fair skin being the beauty benchmark and the resulting denigration of people with darker hued skin?

10 Apr 2021

For Avurudu, green is the key color, there is a shade to flatter all skin tones. Green is associated with balance, nature, spring, and rebirth. It’s

03 Apr 2021

I haven’t touched about eighty percent of my wardrobe since March 2020. A closet full of clothes and nothing to wear has turned into a closet full o

27 Mar 2021

It’s unfortunate, but reactions to an interest in fashion can often be dismissive and condescending. The go to slur among some in society is the rid

20 Mar 2021

It’s 2021 and women are still having to have conversations around why we are not safe. This week saw two large protests against violence towards wom

13 Mar 2021

Maybe it’s all the time I’ve spent at home, spending time on Instagram, watching T.V. shows and movies and feeling more than a bit put-off by the

06 Mar 2021

A few years ago at a friend’s wedding, two little girls performed a dance routine, they came on the dance floor, everyone clapped and said oh! how c

27 Feb 2021

For the uninitiated (myself included, I mean a couple of classes here or there doesn’t really count? Or does it?) they seem to be similar discipline

20 Feb 2021

Disposability is no longer chic. People who took pride in only wearing things once are now looked down on as being completely ignorant and utterly was