heteropolitan n.— «But now the metrosexuals are being elbowed aside. Here come the heteropolitans: men perfectly at ease with themselves, fathers who prefer nights in with their families to nights out on the tiles; guys who prefer shorts...
white gold n.— «Traditionally white is the colour of mourning. When a person dies, friends, relatives and members of the community collect money in a white envelope (called white gold) for the family and the bereaved, which goes towards...
balayage n.— «The way to achieve sun-kissed summer colour this season is with the Balayage technique, a European paint-on colouring method. It creates worn-in, sun-kissed, highlights that mimic the way the sun lightens your hair. It adds...
jadeberg n.— «A brand new berg tends to be white in colour and as they age or depending on where they come from, they change colours and some of them end up what’s known as jadebergs—a beautiful jade green colour. They can have bands of...
colour test n.— «We were also supposed to be able to identify, when ordered to do so by a boy in a position of authority, members of staff, their subjects, classrooms, wives, children, addresses and even, where appropriate, their pets. On...
mirl n.— «Metrosexuality’s passe, it’s been replaced by—no, not the return of machismo—but by an advanced form of metrosexuality. Now, it’s all about the ultra-feminine look or male girls, better known as “hermaphrodudes” or...