Three years ago, wellness entrepreneur Nadine Joseph wasn’t spending her days doing what you might expect of someone who founded their own line of herbal supplements. She was neither sorting bulk bags of mushrooms on her kitchen counter, nor hopping on the phone with customers to discuss their … Continue […]
This year, the closely-watched, much-anticipated September issue of Vogue is breaking precedent. Firstly, all 26 editions of the Condé Nast glossy are united by a singular focus: exploring the theme of hope. Then, instead of putting a photograph of a high-profile celebrity on the cover, Vogue … Continue reading
“It was utterly exhausting,” recalls Steph* of the run-up to her wedding to her partner of four years back in 2013. But it wasn’t securing a venue, pinning down the perfect caterer or nabbing the dress of her dreams that distressed the 36-year-old. Rather, it was the prospect of her […]
As anyone who lives in a crowded city will know, pollution on our streets is at critical level. But have you ever stopped to consider what the pollution levels might be like inside your house? Indoor pollution is something that we’ve become increasingly worried about over the past few years […]
THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR (L to R) AMELIE BEA SMITH as FLORA , BENJAMIN EVAN AINSWORTH as MILES, and T’NIA MILLER as HANNAH in episode, 205 of THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR. Cr. EIKE SCHROTER/NETFLIX © 2020 The Haunting of Hill House is back — well, kind of. The […]
Between not forgetting our masks, sanitising everything after every outing, protesting for social justice, practicing self-care wellness, and just existing, the last thing anyone wants to do every morning is execute a multi-step makeup routine — especially when, on some days, the only people who see our faces are doing […]
According to a study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, film criticism is a field overwhelmingly dominated by (surprise, surprise) white men. Not anymore. In Refinery29’s series, Writing Critics’ Wrongs, our woman movie critic will give fresh consideration to the movies we love, hate, or love to hate. It’s time […]
No kissing and no face-to-face sex is so totally 2020. So what are your favourite positions for having safe sex in a pandemic? Time to find out It’s pretty obvious this pandemic has thrown a massive curveball at our sex lives. Even those with a live-in sex slave, sorry, adoring […]
If you dread Zoom meetings and struggle in job interviews, speech and language therapist Shermeena Rabbi’s expert advice is exactly what you need Now much of our professional lives is conducted via technology, the need to communicate clearly has never been greater. And that’s where a speech coach’s top tips […]
Image courtesy of Starface The latest sticker wars have nothing to do with skate or surf culture. Instead, acne patches are emerging as the must-have skin stickers that even women who aren’t into beauty can get on board with. Stateside the trend is positively exploding with new startups including Starface […]
