Ash 01

This inaugural issue of Ash presents a palette of relatable perspectives on body image, beauty and self-love, challenging the narratives often found in mainstream media.

Featuring words from women who inspire us, including:  
Olivia Healy, Harnaam Kaur, Charlie Craggs, Chidera Eggerue aka The Slumflower, Nabihah Iqbal, Naomi Shimada, Helene Morris of Lonely Lingerie, Aweng Chuol, Grace Victory, Sol Bela, Critstina Banban, Lilian Martinez, Nat B, Araki Koman, J C Cowans, Lucy Sheridan, Anti Diet Riot Club and so many more.

Some of what’s inside:
- Radical self-love and acceptance
- The reality of self-love post childbirth
- Why representation matters
- Posing nude and being a muse
- Why make-up is political
- Fetishization of women of colour
- A dissection of one woman’s dieting history, and why it’s time to stop
- Survey results: how Instagram really makes you feel
- Curing the curse of comparison
- Living in ‘bad’ skin
- What to eat after a long, hormonal ugly cry
- Being dirty (to save the planet)