You Beauty Podcast

1 day ago | mamamia.com.au | Raffaella Ciccarelli

When asked to recall what her best friend Simone White was like, Bethany Clarke admitted she struggles with the question. She's still grappling with the loss of her "kind and thoughtful" friend, who she'd known since childhood. "Simone had everything going for her. She loved travelling and meeting new people. She had a zest for life," Bethany told Mamamia. "I would hate for her to have died in vain and for this to happen to someone else.

2 days ago | mamamia.com.au | Sarah Steger

I was Googling "what do bed bugs look like" and trying to decide if an 18-hour bus ride was too long. But there was something so liberating about carrying everything I needed to survive on my back for 13 months. I wasn't trying to find myself exactly — I just wanted to challenge myself, to expand my perspective past the very negative one I'd formed after so long as a journalist and to see the world. It was the bravest, scariest, most exhilarating, and hardest thing I've ever done.

3 days ago | mamamia.com.au | Eliza Sorman Nilsson

Everyone gets into place. The air changes. The rhythm of the room clicks into surgery mode. My husband Gustaf beside me. A room of masked strangers speaking a language I barely understand. And then, they begin. They cut through the first layers of skin without a problem. My baby is nearly here. And then three minutes in as they are about to cut into my uterus, I feel it. The sting. A white-hot cut, sharp and blinding. Not tugging. Not pressure. Real, visceral pain. I reach for my husband's hand and I scream.

3 days ago | mamamia.com.au | Tara Watson

There are few Hollywood romances that have captivated the public quite like Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's relationship. He was a bona fide American action hero. She was the Australian queen of the silver screen. They just looked good together. Despite their public profiles going in different directions since their split, their whirlwind romance remains a cherished piece of Hollywood lore.

4 days ago | mamamia.com.au | Soaliha Iqbal

The best part is that it's really good at combating problematic skin — I've personally found that it can restore hydration overnight. My flakiness usually resolves itself after a few days of consistent use, and in general my skin texture has become smooth and bouncy. Its price point is slightly on the higher end, at $72, but you get 100ml and a tiny bit goes a really long way.