Retrogrades are often viewed as fast and furious, chaotic and crazy, unruly and unnerving — but in reality, they’re a pretty common planetary happening. While Mercury retrograde may get all the hate (and memes), some retrogrades force us to take a closer look at our lives and reassess where they’re […]
A few years ago, an A was added to the end of the official queer acronym, making it LGBTQIA+. This was a huge moment for the asexual or “ace” community, as it was a sign that asexuality was becoming part of more mainstream conversations about queerness. So much so, that […]
Lululemon, one of our favourite lifestyle-meets-performance brands, has unveiled its first trail running shoe: the Blissfeel Trail. Featuring similar elements of the brand’s new-and-improved Blissfeel 2 Runner, Blissfeel Trail is lululemon’s first performance trainer designed to take you from the street to nature’s most gravelly paths and beyond. “We’re taking […]
New celebrity skin-care and beauty brands seem to be rolling out fast and steady these days, but long before legitimately good lines like Fenty Beauty by Rihanna and Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty could exist, there was the celebrity fragrance boom. Forget serums, sunscreens, and cream blush: For a certain generation, […]
Timeless quality, luxury materials, intricate, delicate designs and a sustainable ethos are characteristics that tend to be associated with high price points and unattainability — especially in the jewellery industry. And that is doubly true when those jewels are worn and loved by celebrities. This is where Hong Kong-based brand […]
We’re all guilty of sticking around at jobs we don’t necessarily love at some point. Whatever our reasoning, we force ourselves to endure and persist. Work is always going to be a slog, right? And is there really much point in yearning for the dream job in times like these […]
Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. Sandal season may already be underway but my feet are not ready. Shoved into thick socks and clompy boots for a year, they’re a little worse for wear — […]
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call-to-action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to protect your skin to the best of your ability, because there’s no such thing as safe […]
Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. If TikTok trends are anything to go by, this is the summer of blush. The product is so popular (we’re talking 4.7 billion views for the hashtag #blush alone), […]
Once upon a time, when I was a fresh-faced and excited eighteen-year-old, I approached festival packing like I did any other holiday: with my most stylish outfits, different accessories and shoes for each look — and not much to how I would carry everything on my back. I was all […]
