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Elle
a day ago
- Lifestyle
- Elle
The Best Hairstyles Keep You Cool And Chic Through The Summer Heatwave
We hate to moan about the weather – truly, we do. Especially when it's finally sunny (we've been slathering all the best SPFs everywhere) and the group chat is full of rosé-fuelled park plans. But there comes a point, somewhere between melting make-up and the third cold shower of the day, when the novelty wears off. The joy of a heatwave can be quickly undone by the simple act of leaving the house with your hair down, only to feel it cling to your neck like an overheated scarf by 9am. Enter: heatwave hairstyles. The British summer has a unique ability to turn everyday tasks – the commute, the coffee run, the standing upright – into a test of endurance. And while we'll take warmth over wall-to-wall drizzle, navigating a hot, humid day with hair that won't cooperate is a whole different challenge. From limp roots to frizz that starts before you've even left the bathroom, the impact of heat and humidity is real. But here's the good news: staying cool doesn't have to mean sacrificing style. 'When the temperature rises, hair needs to work with the heat, not against it,' says celebrity hairstylist Jason Collier, whose clients include Victoria Beckham and Sienna Miller. 'The key is keeping things light, lifted and off the neck – but this doesn't have to sacrifice on style. Right now, we're seeing an uptick in practical, heatwave-friendly hairstyles that still look editorial.' For those with shorter hair, this is your moment. 'For cropped styles, it's all about texture and airiness,' says Collier. 'A piecey, choppy pixie or micro bob with movement is ideal. There's less hair to manage and it's quick to dry post-shower.' The trick is to lean into the natural texture – mist a sea salt spray through damp strands and let it air-dry for a breezy, undone finish. If your hair still isn't playing ball, try adding a headband, scarf or bandana to keep things in place. Think tousled rather than tidy. And, bonus: no hair on your neck = instant cooling factor. A go-to for medium-length hair, this style is as functional as it is fashionable. 'The slicked-back bun or pony is a winner, especially when styled with a centre part for that off-duty model aesthetic,' says Collier. Smooth hair back with a hydrating styling cream or gel, part in the centre, and twist into a bun at the nape. If you're feeling fancy, try a low braided bun for extra grip and sweat-resistance. Not only does it look effortlessly pulled together, it also keeps every strand tucked in place through the heat. If you've got longer hair, you'll want to instantly get it off your neck. 'With longer hair, think 'cool girl updos',' says Collier. 'These could be loose top knots, claw clip twists or even braided pigtails. The key is to keep the hair elevated off the neck and allow for airflow.' Keep things loose and textured, not tight or fussy – this is all about relaxed summer energy. Finish with a silk scarf or wide headband to elevate the look and absorb excess sweat. And for those with curls, coils or protective styles? 'Box braids, twists, or a high puff are brilliant in the heat,' Collier adds. 'They minimise heat styling, keep hair off the face and help lock in moisture. Just be sure to spritz the scalp with a hydrating mist or aloe-based spray to keep things fresh.' ELLE Collective is a new community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. For access to exclusive content, events, inspiring advice from our Editors and industry experts, as well the opportunity to meet designers, thought-leaders and stylists, become a member today HERE.
IOL News
a day ago
- Business
- IOL News
From sacrifice to solidarity: 150,000 fed through Awqaf SA's Eid effort
Over 150,000 families received food parcels this past Eid al-Adha as part of a Qurbani (sacrifices) campaign by Awqaf SA. Image: Supplied Over 150,000 families across South Africa received food parcels this past Eid al-Adha as part of a Qurbani (sacrifices) campaign by Awqaf SA. 'Our mission is to restore dignity,' said CEO Mickaeel Collier, adding that it was a project rooted in faith, driven by heart, and made possible through unity. 'We want to build communities, not dependencies.' For more than 25 years, Awqaf SA has quietly built a legacy of sustainable social investment — it is not a charity in the conventional sense, but a community development organisation, grounded in Islamic endowment principles. Over 150,000 families received food parcels this past Eid al-Adha as part of a Qurbani (sacrifices) campaign by Awqaf SA. Image: Supplied Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ Collier said Awqaf SA uses invested capital to generate long-term benefits for education, health, and poverty alleviation. The Qurbani campaign, a sacred annual tradition that honours the sacrifice of Prophet Abraham, has evolved into one of Awqaf SA's flagship projects. More than 200 cattle were ethically sourced and processed, resulting in over 120 tonnes of meat distributed from Cape Town to Johannesburg. 'In a country where food insecurity is growing, our challenge isn't just about reaching people, it's about doing so with consistency, dignity, and integrity,' said Collier. He said that the work was fuelled by private donors, community partnerships, and the unpaid labour of volunteers. Over 150,000 families received food parcels this past Eid al-Adha as part of a Qurbani (sacrifices) campaign by Awqaf SA. Image: Supplied Then there are the emotional challenges; like the grief carried by Berto du Toit, a white Afrikaner farmer, who, despite losing his son in a tragic accident during the Qurbani week, honoured his commitment to ensure the delivery of livestock. His actions, carried out in the midst of mourning, became a powerful gesture of Ubuntu and a reminder that real humanity is defined not by words, but by deeds, Collier said. 'Oom Berto and his late son believed in this work,' he said. 'They understood that compassion has no colour, and that faith in humanity must live in action.' Over 150,000 families received food parcels this past Eid al-Adha as part of a Qurbani (sacrifices) campaign by Awqaf SA. Image: Supplied
South Wales Argus
2 days ago
- Politics
- South Wales Argus
Tougher sentences for criminals who abuse LGBT people ‘vital step forward'
Jacob Collier called for new aggravated offences as part of the Government's Crime and Policing Bill, as he warned many LGBT+ people 'don't feel safe in reporting hate'. More than 100 cross-party MPs backed the proposed amendment, originally put forward by Rachel Taylor, which would create the new offences if violent crimes are motivated by hostility towards a person's sexuality, transgender identity or disability. Home Office minister Dame Diana Johnson has vowed to broaden the framework for aggravated offences. Mr Collier said: 'I know what it means to think twice how you walk down the street, to pause before holding somebody's hand, to wonder whether that shout from across the road is something you can ignore or something you can't afford to. 'And I know that I'm not alone in that. 'I've spoken to my constituents and people from far beyond who tell me that they don't feel safe in reporting hate when it happens. They don't believe that they'll be taken seriously and there's a profound failure of trust, and one that we in this House have a duty to repair.' The Burton and Uttoxeter MP also told the Commons: 'I think it's also fitting that we are introducing this amendment in Pride Month, and in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling which has caused so much anguish amongst the trans community.' He said the move 'represents a vital step forward in the protection of some of the most marginalised people within our society' and added: 'Too many victims still believe that the system is not on their side and this new clause gives us the opportunity to change that. It gives police and prosecutors a clear route to charge and convict offenders in a way that truly reflects the nature of these crimes.' Mr Collier said the proposed change was 'about dignity, about recognising that whether you're a trans teenager being punched in the park, a gay couple being spat on on the Tube, or a disabled man being harassed on his way to work, all people deserve the full protection of the law'. Aggravated offences would also offer 'vital protection for disabled people, who often remain far too invisible in the public conversation around hate crime', he added. The law already provides for aggravated offences, if they are motivated by hostility towards a victim's race or religious group membership. 'That discrepancy cannot be right. We cannot as a society say that some forms of hatred are more evil than others,' Ms Taylor told the Commons. The Labour MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth added she was 'at university when section 28 was introduced', part of the Local Government Act 1988 which banned town halls from promoting or teaching 'the acceptability of' homosexuality in schools. 'I remember it vividly, it was more than the law, it was an attack on the right of people like me to live openly,' she said. 'It stigmatised lesbians, gays and bisexual people, it pushed us out of public life. 'I got into politics to fight that cruel law and everything it represented.' Ms Taylor said her amendment would be 'an important step forward for equal rights'. Marie Tidball, the Labour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge who also backed the amendment, said the proposal 'would foster respect and equality for all by ensuring justice for disabled victims of hate crime'. Responding to the debate, Dame Diana branded these crimes 'disgraceful', and said the increase in hate crime towards transgender people 'cannot be tolerated'. On the proposed new clause, Dame Diana said: 'The Government supports this change, as set out in our manifesto last year. 'And I can confirm to the House that we will bring forward a suitable Government amendment to give effect to this commitment in the Lords at committee stage.'
South Wales Guardian
2 days ago
- Politics
- South Wales Guardian
Tougher sentences for criminals who abuse LGBT people ‘vital step forward'
Jacob Collier called for new aggravated offences as part of the Government's Crime and Policing Bill, as he warned many LGBT+ people 'don't feel safe in reporting hate'. More than 100 cross-party MPs backed the proposed amendment, originally put forward by Rachel Taylor, which would create the new offences if violent crimes are motivated by hostility toward's a person's sexuality, transgender identity or disability. Mr Collier said: 'I know what it means to think twice how you walk down the street, to pause before holding somebody's hand, to wonder whether that shout from across the road is something you can ignore or something you can't afford to. 'And I know that I'm not alone in that. 'I've spoken to my constituents and people from far beyond who tell me that they don't feel safe in reporting hate when it happens. They don't believe that they'll be taken seriously and there's a profound failure of trust, and one that we in this House have a duty to repair.' The Burton and Uttoxeter MP also told the Commons: 'I think it's also fitting that we are introducing this amendment in Pride Month, and in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling which has caused so much anguish amongst the trans community.' He said the move 'represents a vital step forward in the protection of some of the most marginalised people within our society' and added: 'Too many victims still believe that the system is not on their side and this new clause gives us the opportunity to change that. It gives police and prosecutors a clear route to charge and convict offenders in a way that truly reflects the nature of these crimes.' Mr Collier said the proposed change was 'about dignity, about recognising that whether you're a trans teenager being punched in the park, a gay couple being spat on on the Tube, or a disabled man being harassed on his way to work, all people deserve the full protection of the law'. Aggravated offences would also offer 'vital protection for disabled people, who often remain far too invisible in the public conversation around hate crime', he added. The law already provides for aggravated offences, if they are motivated by hostility towards a victim's race or religious group membership. 'That discrepancy cannot be right. We cannot as a society say that some forms of hatred are more evil than others,' Ms Taylor told the Commons. The Labour MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth added she was 'at university when section 28 was introduced', part of the Local Government Act 1988 which banned town halls from promoting or teaching 'the acceptability of' homosexuality in schools. 'I remember it vividly, it was more than the law, it was an attack on the right of people like me to live openly,' she said. 'It stigmatised lesbians, gays and bisexual people, it pushed us out of public life. 'I got into politics to fight that cruel law and everything it represented.' Ms Taylor said her amendment would be 'an important step forward for equal rights'. Marie Tidball, the Labour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge who also backed the amendment, said the proposal 'would foster respect and equality for all by ensuring justice for disabled victims of hate crime'.
North Wales Chronicle
2 days ago
- Politics
- North Wales Chronicle
Tougher sentences for criminals who abuse LGBT people ‘vital step forward'
Jacob Collier called for new aggravated offences as part of the Government's Crime and Policing Bill, as he warned many LGBT+ people 'don't feel safe in reporting hate'. More than 100 cross-party MPs backed the proposed amendment, originally put forward by Rachel Taylor, which would create the new offences if violent crimes are motivated by hostility toward's a person's sexuality, transgender identity or disability. Mr Collier said: 'I know what it means to think twice how you walk down the street, to pause before holding somebody's hand, to wonder whether that shout from across the road is something you can ignore or something you can't afford to. 'And I know that I'm not alone in that. 'I've spoken to my constituents and people from far beyond who tell me that they don't feel safe in reporting hate when it happens. They don't believe that they'll be taken seriously and there's a profound failure of trust, and one that we in this House have a duty to repair.' The Burton and Uttoxeter MP also told the Commons: 'I think it's also fitting that we are introducing this amendment in Pride Month, and in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling which has caused so much anguish amongst the trans community.' He said the move 'represents a vital step forward in the protection of some of the most marginalised people within our society' and added: 'Too many victims still believe that the system is not on their side and this new clause gives us the opportunity to change that. It gives police and prosecutors a clear route to charge and convict offenders in a way that truly reflects the nature of these crimes.' Mr Collier said the proposed change was 'about dignity, about recognising that whether you're a trans teenager being punched in the park, a gay couple being spat on on the Tube, or a disabled man being harassed on his way to work, all people deserve the full protection of the law'. Aggravated offences would also offer 'vital protection for disabled people, who often remain far too invisible in the public conversation around hate crime', he added. The law already provides for aggravated offences, if they are motivated by hostility towards a victim's race or religious group membership. 'That discrepancy cannot be right. We cannot as a society say that some forms of hatred are more evil than others,' Ms Taylor told the Commons. The Labour MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth added she was 'at university when section 28 was introduced', part of the Local Government Act 1988 which banned town halls from promoting or teaching 'the acceptability of' homosexuality in schools. 'I remember it vividly, it was more than the law, it was an attack on the right of people like me to live openly,' she said. 'It stigmatised lesbians, gays and bisexual people, it pushed us out of public life. 'I got into politics to fight that cruel law and everything it represented.' Ms Taylor said her amendment would be 'an important step forward for equal rights'. Marie Tidball, the Labour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge who also backed the amendment, said the proposal 'would foster respect and equality for all by ensuring justice for disabled victims of hate crime'.
