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Beauty, Bumble & Beyond

In a world in which we’re constantly trying to present our best selves, what happens when you take #nofilter seriously and go on dates without any makeup? Elle swipes right on going natural.

The Abortions I Have Known

Our favourite tv shows often shape our opinions as we grow up. Author Emily Maguire's attitude to abortion changed radically from her early teens to young adulthood, as she explains in this chapter from a landmark new book, choice words.

Self Driven From Distraction

Got An Idea For A Novel Or A New Business Venture But Never Have Time To Get It Off The Ground? A “Cave Day” Might Be The Secret To Working Harder, Faster And Smarter

Facial Roller: Friend Or Foe?

They look pretty, but do they really work? Experts weigh in on the pros and cons of using the popular device.

Going For Gold

ONE OF THE WORLD’S HIGHEST-ACHIEVING SPORTS PEOPLE, AUSTRALIAN SAMANTHA KERR IS KICKING GOALS ON AND OFF THE FIELD, AND DOING SO WITH POSITIVITY, KINDNESS AND FOCUSED DETERMINATION. AHEAD OF HER LEADING THE MATILDAS INTO THE 2019 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, DANA THOMAS MEETS THE WOMAN HELPING TO CHANGE THE FACE OF THE GAME

Below The Belt

FROM PUBIC OILS TO “LIP” MASKS – SELF-CARE HAS GONE SOUTH. BUT SHOULD WE CELEBRATE OR BE SCEPTICAL?

Guilty Pleasure

THE ENIGMATIC LANA DEL REY STROLLS INTO THE WORLD OF FRAGRANCE

Are You Washing Your Hair Wrong?

A regular sudsing routine may be doing more harm than good

Treats Her Beauty Routine As A Self-love Ritual

The sweat trainer treats her beauty routine as a self-love ritual

The Kids Are Alright

The pill-testing debate has exposed a faultline in Australian society: from drugs to fertility to drinking after-hours, people (particularly women) aren’t trusted to make decisions about our own bodies. Why won’t our authority figures let us grow up? Asks Anna Spargo-Ryan.

The New Rules Of Attraction

From debates around consent to the redefinition of romantic relationships, the entire dating landscape is in flux. Welcome to a brave new world…

Twin Peaks

Joey Clough and Phoebe Lou – Aka two people – are riding the high of a buzzy first album and SXSW appearance. They tell us what’s next.

Next Stop: Super Human?

Smart advances in beauty, health and fitness are promising to help us live not just longer, but better. Get ready to engage in personal optimisation mode.

Is Climate Change Making You Rethink Having Children?

When a 39-year old scientist released a study about how having children impacts climate change, she found herself under the microscope, with everyone asking: so, are you having kids?

Ready, Set, Gou

In four short years, Peggy Gou has gone from fashion student to superstar dj, playing at the world’s biggest clubs and working with the man behind off -white. Elle meets her

It All Began With Eva…

Sustainable Fashion Is More Than A Buzzword, It’s A Growing Movement. And A Lot Of That Is Down To One Woman. Meet Eva Kruse

Where To Next

Two Game-changing Women From Different Generations, Continents And Backgrounds Share What The Future Of Fashion Looks Like To Them.

Plug It In

Are electric cars the drives of the future or do we have some major roadblocks to overcome?

Fashion Rebellion

Meet the style revolutionaries – a cutting-edge designer, environmental campaigner and supermodel activist – who’ve made it their call of duty to change the way we shop.

Hope Springs

Leukaemia and climate change don’t sound like they have a lot in common, but a brush with death gave this environmental researcher renewed optimism.

The Truth About Natural Skincare

It’s covetable, cool and arguably a boon for the planet. But is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Generation Next

Known as much for her fearless political sensibility as for her popular television performances, Yara Shahidi is one of generation z’s most prominent stars. And there’s more to her than you might think.

Yes, Sir

Meet the Sydney-based label changing the way we shop. If you’re not already, it’s time to follow

Big Little Highs

From torso-bursting Tarzan to Nicole Kidman’s manipulative on-screen husband, Alexander Skarsgård is having the time of his life. He’s also a self-confessed woman’s man. And, it seems, the feeling is entirely mutual.

Fan Girl

Elle Fanning is doing fashion and films her own way

Bright Young Thing

Australian actress Lucy Fry is a girl on the rise

Walking With Giants

An epic new jewellery collection is dedicated to saving one of our most beloved species

Scent Of A Woman

The future is female, so what does that mean for fragrance? ELLE discovers the change-makers of the perfume world, the brands speaking to the modern woman and the next scents to know

He For She

When it comes to equality for the sexes, fashion’s runways are leading the charge

How I Found My Style

With London-based, globetrotting fashion writer and consultant Pandora Sykes