Mica Ricketts

1 week ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Mica Ricketts

Hooray—summer is finally upon us and, with it, the season of weddings, festivals and the chance to have a little fun with our beauty routines. And when it comes to summer hairstyles, there’s one trend that’s about to take your finishing touches to the next level. Enter: hair hardware. While last year saw us obsessed with the oversized scrunchies and intricately-tied bows, 2025’s hair accessories are a lot more structured, metallic and, dare I say it, cool.

1 week ago | inkl.com | Mica Ricketts

Mariam Mohammad wears a Miu Miu jacket, dress, sunglasses and hair clips . Hooray—summer is finally upon us and, with it, the season of weddings, festivals and the chance to have a little fun with our beauty routines. And when it comes to summer hairstyles, there’s one trend that’s about to take your finishing touches to the next level. Enter: hair hardware.

1 week ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Mica Ricketts

Consider any of the best summer perfumes and you’ll likely identify a recurring theme—these are scents that smell like a tropical holiday. Sweet vanilla, fragrant coconut and tropical blooms like frangipani and tiare are just some of the sun-kissed notes that bloom in popularity as soon as the weather warms up. And it’s easy to understand why.

1 week ago | refinery29.com | Mica Ricketts

Of all the nail trends to emerge in 2025, there’s no doubt that minimalist manicures are reigning supreme. With soap nails, vanilla French tips and angel chrome finishes showing no sign of dwindling in popularity, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there’s simply no room for another pared-back manicure to capture our attention. Yet that’s exactly what this latest viral trend is: Introducing princess nails.

2 weeks ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Mica Ricketts

It comes with the territory that as a beauty editor I love skincare. In fact, I’m obsessed with it and, because testing products is a huge part of my job, my bathroom cabinet is overflowing with the best moisturisers, spot treatments, brightening serums and SPFs—although I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t have a toiletries bag that was fit to burst with skincare before I started working in the industry too.