You’re traipsing though the beautiful heritage streets of Barcelona in mid June. You’ve just left an intimate café in an off-the-track laneway, having just enjoyed an assortment of delicate sweet pastries and rich coffee. The sun is beading down as you walk, sending warm kisses along your shoulders, nose and neck…

On February 14th 2013, women and men around the world will strike out, dance and rise together to protest all violence against women. Collectively, their risings will move the Earth and send out the message: “We’ve had enough. The violence ends now.”

It’s about erasing the physical indicators of her madness, the sweaty hair from nightmare soaked sleep & the puffiness from the pills she takes to make sure she gets any sleep at all. The soothing morning ritual of applying makeup abates the voices of depression and anxiety telling her what’s wrong with her and her life.

Want to be sent a book to review for our Book Club? We’ve got books from two funny ladies; the delectable Dawn French & a woman whose dry wit makes me laugh so hard, I need to make sure I have a Tena lady pad handy.

Even though I’m sure you’ve watched Sex and the City, and imagined yourself at Carrie Bradshaw’s desk pensively staring out the window whilst writing your next column, ladies I hate to break it to you, but cast that vision aside. That ain’t the perfect work setup. Carrie’s been lying to us.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the best way possible, with a Sydney Private Helicopter Flight & Lunch for Two, valued at $499 from Red Balloon. If you’re not in Sydney, don’t fret! RedBalloon vouchers are entirely exchangeable and valid for 12 months.

“Oh no, put your wallet away. I insist. It’s on me” before tapping the contactless machine and swanning off like I‘m the kind of woman who summers every year in Provence, and paying for groceries and other non such, are just mere trivialities to my day that don’t require any consideration to my budget what-so-ever.

“I was beginning to feel my nerves strangle my guts as the fair-haired woman placed the container between us. “This won The High Times 2005 Awards” she said. “Perfect” I replied, bursting with anticipation. Courtney Phillips visits Amsterdam, the land of bicycles and smoke.

Amy Cassell chats with Megan Aney the blogger behind ‘An Australian Wintour’ and the recently appointed Relationships Manager at The Remarkables Group. Megan shares her love of fashion, reveals her style icon and favourite designer, and why it’s so important to stay true to your own voice.

Having spent most of her ‘20s knee deep in some kind of self help book, taking a pair of tweezers and a nail file to her issues, Gaynor Alder was done with painfully searching her psyche for answers and all that faux positive thinking bullshit. But she knew something had to shift with her relationship with money.

Tokyo. An electric and exciting city underpinned with serenity and spirituality. From the pulsating energy of people at the busiest crosswalk in the world, the quirkiness of girls in costume in Harijuku, to the gracefulness of women who still walk the streets in traditional dress, and the gentle energy of temple gardens.

Brigitte Bardot is a vintage hair icon. That volume and her fabulously French, chic, messy mane were all part of her allure. Big, beautiful hair is always fabulous and we’ve taken a leaf out of Ms. Bardot’s book to create a look that’s easy to master.

For a week and a half every month, Michaela becomes that anxious, horrible, aggressive person she was when her old friends depression and anxiety used to drop by. She gets PMT so badly she becomes someone else. Hormone Helen. And it steals from her what she needs most. Connectedness. Et tu?

Smoking. Wearing runners with jeans. Finding drugs in the pocket of the jacket he lent you. These are just a few of the no-nos that came up recently when Amy Cassell and her friends were chatting about relationship deal breakers. But she wonders, are they dismissing men for all the wrong reasons?

Do we live in a society where it is not okay to be down? Where there is no excuse for sadness as the cash hungry medical industry continues to push through new miracle pills to cure every possible season of emotions? How do we learn to cope with our emotions if the people we go to for help only offer a band-aid fix?

If boyfriend were a four-letter word, like say cork, fork or germ, Penny’s southwest potty mouth would have no trouble wrapping peachy lips around it. But now she’s facing her fears because she met someone recently and she likes him. A lot. And fuck they just shared a toothbrush. Can she do it & call Ben her boyfriend?

Lady Dresswell is our new monthly sustainable fashion column by stylist Peta Stephenson. She says that thinking of clothes as Fabric Friends helps us prolong the lifespan of our dearly beloveds. It also helps us think about the kind of community we’re creating in our wardrobes. We want our friends to get along, right?

Each month we’re offering one lucky reader the chance to review beauty products for us {because we’re nice like that}. This month Danja from Perth reviews Remington’s Pro Slimline Ceramic hair straightener, Estee Lauder’s CP+ Perfectionist Serum and ASAP’s Super A Serum and Night Cream.

Chief MWSG Romancer, Gaynor Alder, takes a break from publishing schedule to romance her everyday with tea in delightful French cups in this MWSG photo shoot.

He envisions getting back to nature. She envisions getting back to a destination where she’s not assaulted by regular use of a public bathroom. Melissa Koutoukidis hunts for the perfect holiday that keeps both ‘Mr Outdoors’ & ‘Mrs Loves a Swanky Cocktail & Day Spa’ happy.

Naomi Simson offers her staff part-time roles, the flexibility to work from home or take time-in-lieu. She believes we need leadership from the top, from government and with more women on boards to create truly family-friendly workplaces.