Hair and makeup artist Ivana Primorac had no idea what to expect when she accepted a job on the hotly anticipated Barbie movie. “I didn’t know what it was,” she told R29, “nor could I draw on any previous experience in my career.” Ivana designed the makeup for Netflix series […]
It’s hard to escape the hype surrounding the upcoming Barbie movie, which lands in cinemas on 21st July. So many brands are proving that life in plastic is indeed fantastic, with pink popping up everywhere from Zara to Superga, that it’s threatening to make a serious dent in our bank […]
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 […]
As the temperature rises, many of us start wishing that our love lives would heat up, too. Enter: the summer fling. They’re not limited to movies such as Grease and the Notebook or our romantic fantasies — they happen in real life, too. Summer flings can be fun, they can […]
Before Fenty, Rare Beauty and Glossier burst onto the scene, MAC was the makeup brand that had many of us hook, line and sinker. I remember my first MAC purchase vividly: I painstakingly shade-matched the Studio Fix Fluid SPF15 Foundation only to drop it in the bathroom sink when I […]
Have your tickets to see Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie this weekend but don’t have your outfit planned? Problem solved thanks to the just-released Zara x Barbie collection. Available to shop now, the capsule line includes pieces and full looks directly inspired by the movie — think: the pink gingham dress […]
“Our first date was seven hours,” 37-year-old Haifa tells me. “It was a beautiful spring day and we walked along the river, stopping at a pub for a drink in the sun and then on to a restaurant for pasta. We talked about dreams, dating and our shared love of […]
For a haircare brand, Olaplex has a lot to offer. It’s a label best known for its hero mask (the reparative No 3 Hair Perfector), but there are conditioners, serums, oils, and a dry shampoo, too. However, what’s new to the Olaplex label falls into a product category that we […]
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 […]
Apart from tweezing a few stray hairs here and there, I haven’t touched my brows in years. You see, when I was 16 I made a grave error. Like Georgia in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, I thought a slim razor was the answer to my bushy-brow prayers. If you’ve […]
