• Style Profile: Sam and Nic Chapman – Making Professional Makeup Accessible to Us All

    Whether a professional makeup artist or someone whose extent of their makeup collection is a well-loved mascara, most makeup wearers own a Real Techniques product. If not, they will most certainly be aware of its presence; their award-winning brushes stand out in the seemingly endless makeup aisles. However, many...
  • Bit O’ Jam

    In Victorian times, “Bit O’ Jam” referred to a lady who is sweet on the eye; a saying we deemed appropriate for Impact’s latest photo shoot, inspired by the era!      Image Credits: Rhys Thomas. Directors: Ellis Harris and Jo...
  • A plethora of Pieminister pies: a British Pie Week special

    So here we are, in the middle of British Pie week! Were you aware that Pie week was a thing? I sure as hell wasn’t but since I’ve been e-mailed by 3 different people regarding this entity I guess it must be! Well the good folks at Pieminister were...
  • Disorders In Drama: how mental illness is framed in the media

    The evident stigma surrounding those with mental health issues is slowly dissipating as our awareness of the issues increases. However, this hasn’t stopped the display of some negative stereotypes and attitudes to disorders in modern society. The most common cases of this are in film, T.V. and even the...
  • Is the Art of Makeup Coming to an End?

    Scrolling through my Instagram feed, all I see is the same thing. Picture after picture of pretty girls, and boys, with flawless makeup. Most young women, and some men, show an expressive interest in makeup and many people own professional standard makeup brands such as Urban Decay, Nars and...
  • Virgil Abloh: The Contemporary Face of Fashion

    Not many designers can claim they influence contemporary youth culture in the same manner that Virgil Abloh can. Other than heading the LVMH Prize-nominated label Off-White, Abloh’s talents and accolades range from him being the creative director for Kanye West, to being Grammy-nominated for the album packaging of West...
  • Impact Style talks to Wayne Stocks of Preloved Vintage Kilo

    Being avid vintage fans here at Impact Style, we were ecstatic when we were invited to interview the organiser of Preloved Vintage Kilo, Wayne Stocks, and access rails and rails of retro fashion! Here Wayne tells us about his worldwide travels in search of the perfect garments, and his...