THE COMPASS This month’s cultural ups and downs

Pointing you in the right cultural direction this month...

NETFLIX AND GRIT

Lily Collins teams up with Keanu Reeves for poignant Netflix original movie To The Bone, about life with an eating disorder. A gripping plot littered with dark humour and heart*.

FAUX FRECKLES

From metallic temporary face tattoos to dots of brow pencil, faux freckles are the way to look sun-kissed without causing damage. Bet Pippi Longstocking feels smug.

FAIRY BOOZE

Like a bath bomb in a glass, Popaball’s new prosecco glitter will have your drinks shimmering all summer. What’s that expression, every time you take a sip of a non-accessorised drink, a fairy dies?

GATSBYING

Ever posted a Snapchat hoping a certain person sees? Guilty. There’s now an epidemic of these noninteractive social-media flirts – it’s the equivalent of Gatsby’s fabulous parties for Daisy to catch wind of.

NAN’S QUILT DRESSES

Gigi Hadid just stormed the Tommy Hilfiger runway in this boho number, so time to dig deep in your wardrobe for that maxi dress your dad said resembled a patchwork quilt with sleeves.

WAX SHAMING

Comments from waxers: more painful than the hair removal. Yes, Linda, it has been a while since our last Brazilian, but it was a long, cold winter (and spring).

UNDERBUM

Think of the tan lines, the chafing. But most of all, think of how disappointed your granny would be if she could see your bare cheeks mooning festival crowds.

VIRTUAL LEASHES

Luvdup is possibly one of the most misjudged apps out there: couples log in to reward each other for good behaviour with treats like ‘a girls’ night out.’ Which is surely a fundamental human right?

BAMBI POSING

To do this ‘sexy’ pose popular on Instagram, you must become trapped under your own body, thigh over calf. Time for a stand-up protest.

DECEPTIVE CAFFEINE

Clear coffee: CLR CFF is great in theory as it won’t stain your teeth or top, but it tastes vile. One Cosmopolitan staffer described it as ‘Eau de Bong Water’ – she wasn’t wrong.