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Billie Eilish perfumes reviewed: Your Turn, No 1 and No 2 notes, price and lasting power
Billie Eilish perfumes reviewed: Your Turn, No 1 and No 2 notes, price and lasting power

Cosmopolitan

time27-06-2025

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  • Cosmopolitan

Billie Eilish perfumes reviewed: Your Turn, No 1 and No 2 notes, price and lasting power

Confession time. When it comes to perfume, I can be a bit of a boujee biotch. My favourite scents of all time include Le Labo The Noir 29, Byredo Bal D'Afrique and Maison Crivelli Safran Secret all clocking in at over £200 for the pleasure of smelling fabulous. I'm great at sniffing out a good dupe but I can't lie, the spenny spritzes get me hook, line and sinker. However, one area I am constantly pleasantly surprised, is celebrity perfumes. Britney did it first with Fantasy and since then a number of stars have been cashing in on the scent-game. I love Rihanna's Fenty EDP a lot, Ariana Grande Cloud is a big hit and Bella Hadid's Orebella Salty Muse is a newcomer in heavy rotation. But, if I was to award a celebrity perfume with a 'love them as much a some of my most expensive scents' it would be Billie Eilish perfumes, specifically, Your Turn. The star has a trio of scents available in the UK; Eilish, Eilish No. 2 and Your Turn, each with a unique scent profile and I'm so impressed considering they start from just £35. Here's my in-depth reviews on all three. I tested these scents over the period of three months, rotating them with my normal favourites. I noted how long each lasted on my skin and my clothes compared to my most expensive Eau de Parfums. Top notes – Sugar, Red Berries and Mandarin OrangeMiddle notes – Vanilla, Cacao, Spicy Notes and RoseBase notes – Tonka Bean, Amber, Musk and Woody Notes I say: At first sniff this is super sweet for me. Vanilla is the immediate note that pulls through as soon as you spray and is the lingering note as the perfume wears away. For such an affordable scent, it has decent longevity on the skin and even better on clothes – I would say this is the case across all three of the stars' scents. For me, this scent is a little too sweet, like artificially so, with the likes of vanilla and cacao in the middle and sugar, red berries and orange on the top. If you go crazy for Sol de Janeiro body mists you with likely love the sweetness of this scent. Reviews say: "This is definitely my favourite perfume. It's a soft and sexy scent that makes me feel so girly. I can't wear a lot of perfumes because they are too strong, but not this one. When someone hugs me, they always say, you smell so good! What are you wearing? I have been wearing this scent for 3 years and will continue to until they stop making it. Love it!!!" Pssst! Both Eilish and Eilish No 2 are in our Cosmo x Boots Beauty Box! The box costs just £55 and you get over £280 worth of products! Don't miss out before they sell out... Shop here Top notes – Bergamot, Apple Blossom and IncenseMiddle notes – Black Pepper, Papyrus and PoppyBase notes – Palo Santo, Ebony, Vanilla and Musk I say: Again, this scent definitely has a gorgeous sweetness to it, but this time the musky and woody note pull through and make this a way more unisex and IMO a more grown up scent that Eilish. At first spritz, it's honestly pretty fresh and floral, thanks to the apple blossom and leans into a perfect spring/summer scent, but the dry down screams warm, woody and creamy (thanks to the ever present vanilla note). The sillage (which is perfume talk for the trail of scent that perfume leaves) is perfect for a sext summer's eve. Reviews say: "This is the best sent I've ever smelt my daughter is the biggest billie eilish fan she's in love with it! She's very exited to get no.3!!" Billie Eilish Your Turn Eau De Parfum 30ml If you like creamy, woody and musky scents a la Santal 33 or Santal Vanille from 7 Virtues, you'll love this. It's light, warming and not at all overpowering. To me, it's a warm cozy cuddle from a person that you find incredibly sexy. The base notes including Iso E Super means it's going to enhance your natural pH scent and read a little differently on everyone. Top notes – Cardamom, Ginger and BergamotMiddle notes – Coconut Water, Peach and Night Blooming JasmineBase notes –Australian Sandalwood, Musk and Iso E Super Reviews say: "It strikes me as a much more wearable Santal 33, after owning it for a few months. Well done Billie & your frag partners! I'll probably be buying a second bottle at some point. It has become one of those bottles in my collection that I find myself craving." Keeks Reid is the Beauty Director at Cosmopolitan UK. While she loves all things beauty, Keeks is a hair fanatic through and through. She started her career in beauty journalism in 2013 as editorial assistant at Blackhair and Hair magazines working her way to Acting Editor of Blackhair magazine at 23 years old. She spent much of her career working in trade hairdressing media at Hairdressers Journal, Salon International and the British Hairdressing Awards. Which is why she is a regular contributor to Cosmo's Curl Up franchise. Now, alongside her Cosmo work, she presents, creates content on social media and works with a range of beauty companies; from magazines and websites to beauty brands and salons.

The Four Words That Help Teach Responsibility to Teenagers, According to an Expert
The Four Words That Help Teach Responsibility to Teenagers, According to an Expert

Yahoo

time26-06-2025

  • General
  • Yahoo

The Four Words That Help Teach Responsibility to Teenagers, According to an Expert

I'm a mom of a 19-year-old teen boy who has really experienced the ups and downs of adolescence. Some of these are standard for his cohort (pandemic quarantine isolation), while some are more unique to him (grief over the death of a parent at age 12). And I'm only realizing now that I've been so distracted by the wild irregularities of our family that sometimes I've skipped learning the basics of parenting, such as how to teach responsibility to teenagers. Luckily, I found a book I love: Your Turn: How to Be an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims, which details some of the lessons she picked up during years of working with college freshmen and undergraduates in California. I recently interviewed her for tips on getting responsibility through to the teenage brain, and what I gleaned is fascinating. Fair warning—changing teen behavior often starts with changing your own first. I Thought I Knew Gen Z–Two Hours with 50 Teens Proved Me Wrong Julie Lythcott-Haims is an American educator, author and politician. She is the author of How to Raise an Adult, on parenting; Real American, a memoir; and Your Turn: How to Be an Adult. She is the former dean of freshmen and undergraduate advising at Stanford University. 'For me, it's four parts: assignment, ability, autonomy and accountability,' Lythcott-Haims says. By assignment she means, 'We expect you to do it, or we've agreed collectively that you will do it.' And by ability, she's talking about the way parents either teach their kids to do the task at hand or trust them to do it on their own (autonomy). As she puts it, 'We're always here if you need us. We're always here in an emergency, but we think you've got it.' This, she posits, is the opposite of micromanagement. As for number four, accountability, this means that the teen will see the task through and the parent will provide feedback as to how it's going. 'You have to model it if you're going to try to teach responsibility. You, yourself have to be a responsible person,' Lythcott-Haims says. Have a family dinner, she suggests, then check in with a chore chart. Also, as the school year begins, go over everyone's schedule for the next season. By doing this, you're signaling that running your home is a group effort, and that you expect each household member to do their part. 'You're creating the premise we will all do some work, and that's not something you have to negotiate with your kids. You're the parents. You're in charge,' Lythcott-Haims says. At the same time, be sure to give your kids some agency in the process, telling your teen 'we want everyone to do what they're good at, and we don't want to assign you the things you hate, so let's talk.' Chores in the home are the equivalent of tasks in the workplace—you're preparing your kids at home to be responsible contributors at jobs, where tasks are divided between projects you love and the more mundane things that just have to be done. Communicate clearly your expectations: As a former only child who is now a mom, I sometimes expect my child to just know what needs to be done, and do it. Guess what—that doesn't work. For me, I've had to learn to do what sometimes feels like overcommunicating in order to get through to my son. Set rewards: A clear understanding that there's a reward for accomplishing a goal has been effective for my getting my son to do something. If he wants to a big summer trip, he's got to keep his grades to a certain level. When he was younger, if he wanted a concert ticket, he needed to maintain a certain level of personal hygiene. Don't nag: Lythcott-Haims says that, after a task has been assigned to a teen, nagging can actually undercut any learning. 'Nagging ends up eroding the very foundation that you're trying to build, because it tells the listener, 'I don't trust you, I don't believe you, I think you might not even be capable,'' she explains. Act the auntie: Instead of using the authoritarian parenting model that many of us (me included) were raised with, Lythcott-Haims suggests acting as an enthusiastic relative that's not going to catastrophize or get angry if a task isn't done. 'Show up with love, take an interest and have curiosity, but don't get emotionally invested in the fact that a task didn't happen,' Lythcott-Haims says. In other words, if you can take the emotion out of your expectations with your child, then your anger won't erode the foundation between you. Ultimately, your kid is going to need a sense of that foundation to take more responsibility themselves. Don't rescue: Lythcott-Haims says that, like nagging, rescuing leads teens to think they can't really do the task. Instead of rescuing, let a teen experience the consequences of their actions, then sincerely and without heightened emotion ask them what happened, in order to teach the life lesson of asking for help when needed. (Of course, if there's a life-threatening emergency, you of course rescue your child, Lythcott-Haims says.) Learn what interests them: Teaching teens responsibility starts before you ever assign them a specific task. First, you must strengthen your bond with your teen, so they have motivation to accept responsibility in the home. It seems beside the point, but learn what interests them, and encourage that, as well as listen to them talk about it. I know after I engage my son in a discussion about history or politics (two of his passions), he's more likely to take the trash out when I ask. As a parent, accept the coming speed bumps: Failure comes to every person, including teens, and you as a parent have an opportunity to model any disappointments as teachable moments. Do so, first for yourself as a parent, then outwardly to your child. Talk out the positives for their self-care: From teeth brushing and face-washing to med-taking, it's important to spell out the why of various tasks you're asking them to take responsibility for. For example, explain that not washing her face can lead to acne; not brushing his teeth leads to toothaches (or brown teeth—vanity is a big motivator for teens!); not establishing a sleep routine makes good grades and a positive mental attitude harder to achieve; and on and on. Little by little, the messaging will coalesce into personal responsibility. Set up an allowance: In a recent poll, 68 percent of teens said they'd take a class on money management and personal finance, but only 31 percent of them had access to this in school. Setting up an allowance for your teen—with a clear discussion of what tasks are performed in exchange for it—has been important workplace modeling in my home. Additionally, young teens' access to a spending accounts such as Greenlight, which parents can monitor, can be a transparent way to talk about spending and saving habits. In my experience, my young teen became so weary of my discussions around his constant requests for spending money that as he got older, he was motivated to get a parttime job to have his own discretionary income. (That job is teaching him accountability in the workplace, so win-win.) Use the 'Smile and walk away' technique: Lythcott-Haims gave me this great tip for deepening the bond with a teen. 'You say, 'You know what? You love guitar, and things have been so busy, I haven't heard you play it in a long time. But I wanted to tell you that when your fingers strum those strings, it fills me with such joy.' Then just smile and walk away.' The educator uses this example to illustrate how proactive praise or appreciation shared with your teen, especially about something they enjoy, is foundational for their development. In this way, every engagement with your teen isn't some check in about a task or expectation; instead, it's a lovely moment of caring. Got Teens? Watch for this Body Language, Which is a Total Red Flag

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