In this issue

THE 20 BEST FRAGRANCES IN THE WORLD
PLUS!
OUR MUST-HAVE EYESHADOWS FOR SPRING

A Charmed Life

Jewellery designer Ambra Gambale ’s handcrafted work has a curious undercurrent of magic realism, with a strong emphasis on bespoke pieces

2 mins

Chelsea Lately

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton talks privilege, female leadership, dealing with critics – and how Trump ‘degrades what it means to be an American’

10 mins

Just Keep Swimming

Competing in the 100m freestyle and butterfly events at the Rio Olympics was a surreal experience for Yusra Mardini – a year earlier, she’d used those swimming skills to save herself and others from drowning in the Aegean sea, when the boat in which they were fleeing syria began to sink. in this extract from her book, Butterfly: from refugee to olympian, my Story of reScue, Hope and triumpH, the now goodwill Ambassador for the un Refugee Agency shares her hopes for her future, and that of refugees the world over

5 mins

Delivering Excellence

NOMZAMO MBATHA chats to Afika Jadezweni about her red-carpet style, why women need to support one another, and how she’ll never forget where she comes from

4 mins

Toot Your Own Horn

It’s Never Too Late To Celebrate Your Success. And No, It Doesn’t Mean You’re Bragging, Writes Tidi Benbenisti

7 mins

Reese Gets Real

The award-winning actress and producer – who runs two of her own companies – took on another role this year as a force for Time’s Up. She takes MARIE CLAIRE on a candid tour of her world

8 mins

Soul To Soul

If There Were Ever a Visual Representation of the Expression ‘wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve’, Lukhanyo Mdingi’s ‘soulful Ii’ Collection Would Be It, as Afika Jadezweni Finds Out

4 mins

It's Kim's World

…We Just Live In It. How An Underestimated La Socialite Became One Of The Most Powerful Women Of The 21st Century

4 mins

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