Rebirth doesn’t always come with fanfare. Sometimes it arrives softly, like light through morning curtains, slow, deliberate, inevitable. This May at Chaud, we honour the quiet power of transformation in all its forms: personal, political, romantic, and cultural. Our theme, Renaissance Woman: The Season of Rebirth, is a celebration of women returning to themselves with more wisdom, more softness, and more strength than ever before.

We begin with the heart. In Love Again: The Art of Romantic Rebirth, we speak to women falling in love in their 30s, 40s, and beyond,  not despite their age, but because of it. Love, rediscovered later in life, holds a different texture: deeper, freer, and more grounded. It’s a testament to the truth that romance isn’t just for the young, it’s for the brave.

In our Spotlight Series, The Digital Doyennes Redefining Influence, we profile the TikTok creators reshaping what it means to have power in the digital age. These women are not chasing virality  they are curating communities, sparking dialogue, and reflecting our cultural mirror back at us with honesty and flair.

By reader demand, we dive deep into Kurký by Francis Kurkdjian,  a fragrance that has divided opinion but captured our hearts. In a world that prizes likability over personality, Kurký reminds us that beauty often lives in the bold and the misunderstood.

This issue also looks at the shifting attitudes around success. In Burnout is Not Our Birthright, we explore how women are rejecting hustle culture and redefining wealth on their own terms, embracing boundaries, softness, and sustainable ambition.

Our Health Editor guides us through a rebirthed approach to wellness that transcends green juices and punishing workouts. It’s about wholeness, joy, pleasure, and presence,  a return to health that nourishes the body and honours the spirit.

And in our very special cover feature: Fake Stars, Real Crises, we examine the surreal theatre of our global moment. In a year heavy with geopolitical shocks, economic tremors, and moral reckonings, billionaires play spacemen while real crises go unaddressed. It’s a powerful call to return to what matters; to truth, to action, to community.

As always, our cultural palette is rich and delicious quite literally. Food creator Lisa shares her guide to 15 Must-Visit Black-Owned Restaurants in London, each one a reminder that rebirth can also be found in flavour, heritage, and shared meals.

Finally, with the Met Gala’s Tailored for You theme in mind, we curated a scent edit that captures that spirit.

This issue is for the woman rediscovering her voice, her power, her softness. A renaissance doesn’t need to be loud  only honest. And in a world that feels increasingly fragile, the act of choosing rebirth is a quiet form of revolution.

May this season return you to yourself: beautifully, boldly, and with hope.

With warmth,

Reenie

PS: Can you possibly fathom that we are already on our 7th issue? Seven is my favourite number and had fun with this issue and all that we discussed, hopefully you will love it too!