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How to tell if you're really demisexual
What if you could only have sex with someone once you'd formed a strong emotional connection? Stuggling to identify with her sexuality for years, best-selling author CJ Skuse shares her journey about finally recognising the life-changing signs
By Maria Coole
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Re-entry anxiety is a thing: how to cope in the changing working world
Boris has unveiled a roadmap to some sort of normality but let's face it, many ways of working will never return to the 'before times' - aka Feb 2020. Mental health advocate, Elaine Carnegie, explains how to survive and thrive in our new working lives
By Maria Coole
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Life after lockdown: how to get your head around the New Normal
Life is suddenly looking brighter with a phased lifting of lockdown restrictions now in place, so why are we still feeling anxious? Therapist Anjali Singh-Mitter reveals how to be more resilient about life after (how many?) lockdowns
By Maria Coole
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What is the Clubhouse app? Here's everything you need to know, plus how to get an invite
Last year it was Zoom and Houseparty. The next app everybody's talking about? Invite-only platform Clubhouse.
By Ally Head
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Mind the orgasm gap - how to get the sex you deserve
Kate Davies quit hetero sex in pursuit of better orgasms and a more fulfilling love life. Now she's revealing what sleeping with women taught her about the orgasm gap
By Maria Coole
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How to deal with jealousy and envy at work (and, yes, it's still happening WFH)
This is an oddly taboo subject, says Cate Sevilla, who's survived plenty of toxic workplaces. Now Sevilla's sharing the expert strategies she's learnt while researching her latest book, How To Work Without Losing Your Mind
By Maria Coole
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How to get a grip during this never-ending lockdown
With almost a year of lockdowns under our belt, Kate Lucey's new book, Get A Grip, Love, is perfectly timed. Reminding us that it's fine not to feel OK, Lucey sharing her strategies on how we can manage our mental health
By Maria Coole
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How to overhaul your toxic relationship with your laptop, according to a psychotherapist
Is life lived entirely online ruining your motivation? Here's how to repair your toxic relationship with tech
By Kate McCusker
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How to ask for a pay rise, plus have any difficult work conversation while WFH
Your complete guide to approaching any difficult question, professionally
By Ally Head
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How to protect your pup from dog theft
Huge lockdown price hikes on dogs and puppies means dog theft is at an all-time high. Here’s how to keep your dog safe from thieves...
By Sophie Goddard
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How to win a Nintendo Switch Lite and some epic Animal Crossing goodies!
By Marie Claire
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Your guide to online therapy, plus how to know if it'd help you, according to a therapist
Remember: you are not alone
By Ally Head
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How to dye your own hair at home (and avoid a disaster)
How to dye your own hair - the tips and tricks to make sure it looks like you've just come from the salon, every time
By Katie Thomas
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How to survive Christmas when you're single – and reshape the conversation
With romance the last thing on anyone's mind, fielding pitying questions from smug marrieds is not what we need ever – let alone in the middle of a global pandemic. Luckily, author Lucy Vine has a wealth of witty comebacks to help you navigate Zoom party season as a singleton...
By Marie Claire
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How to remove gel nails at home (without ruining your nails)
Resist the urge to peel!
By Lucy Abbersteen
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How to rebuild your relationship if lockdown's tearing it apart, according to a therapist
By Kate McCusker
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How to customise your eyeliner using Dior Beauty
Three clever eyeliner techniques that work to enhance your eye shape…
By Lisa Oxenham
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Jess Phillips on how to take a stand against workplace inequality
By Niamh McCollum
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How to measure your ring size (and get some cracking engagement ring deals)
By Penny Goldstone
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Coercive control: how to spot the signs when love turns sinister
Have you seen Is This Coercive Control? If not, why not? It's the jawdropping BBC Three social experiment asking people if they know what constitutes coercive control. Journalist, filmmaker and presenter, Ellie Flynn, writes for the first time about making the show and what lessons we can learn about this misunderstood form of domestic abuse
By Maria Coole
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LUISAVIAROMA Black Friday sale: how to get 40% off
Yes, 40% off at LUISAVIAROMA, the Black Friday deal of all deals is here.
By Sarah-Rose Harrison
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How to get a free £20 Illamasqua lipstick
Shop with Marie Claire VIP and earn points to exchange for vouchers. With early access to exclusive sales, offers and free beauty products.
By Sarah-Rose Harrison
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As Molly-Mae reveals she's had a cancerous mole removed, here's how to spot the symptoms of skin cancer
This is important.
By Ally Head
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How to beat the dreaded mascne – in just three easy steps
Who’d have predicted back in January that the humble face covering would become the must-have accessory for every season? Unfortunately, it didn’t take too long for an unexpected – and rather less Instagrammable – downside to what has become for many of us a surprisingly stylish addition to our wardrobes: the dreaded mascne.
By Marie Claire
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Online meetings: how to hold the room and stop men taking over
Because there are only so many times you can switch off the camera so they can't see you silently screaming. Here are five bullet-proof ways a business consultant and leadership coach deals with mansplainers
By Maria Coole
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How to be selfish (without anyone realising) and live a more fulfilling life
Feel like Groundhog day's on a loop, your motivation's moved out and anxiety's moved in? Writer and leadership coach Majo (that's Ma-ho) Molfino knows exactly what you mean, sharing simple daily tweaks you need to make
By Maria Coole
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Calling anxious parents: here's how to have a happy return to school
Given that most children haven't been in school for six months, going back this September will be a huge transition - for us parents too. So we asked Zoe Blaskey, the founder of Motherkind, for practical tips on helping them settle in and what you can expect from the first days back
By Niamh McCollum