Cringe. You know, that powerful, full-body phenomenon that can make you thrash in bed like a goldfish after a flashback to something embarrassing you said eight years ago. Or spasm involuntarily in the shower, recalling that you once performed a Shania Twain song in front of your entire school in […]
Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. With the weather entering minus temperatures once again, your skin is bound to feel the effects. It might be your lips that are zapped of moisture first (in which […]
I grew up in the golden age of the Disney Channel. I watched the hits: Hannah Montana, The Cheetah Girls, Wizards of Waverly Place. And if it was a Friday night, I’d settle in to devour the latest Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM). I watched it all. Now, as an […]
TikTok is something of an incubator for beauty trends. In the past month alone, we’ve spotted the ghoul girl (brooding yet provocative, with a penchant for bleached brows) and ‘crying makeup‘ (wearing lashings of pink eyeshadow and smudged liner to create what has been referred to as a ‘post-sob glow’). […]
Let’s talk about sex and the endless Google searches surrounding it. Are we doing it well? Are we doing it enough? How do we actually feel about blow jobs? How often do couples have sex? What is break-up sex really like? Our bedroom activities with various partners can range from […]
A blistering, pulsing pimple has the power to turn my day upside down. One bump (though they rarely act alone) is able to steer my schedule in any way it pleases. Going out that night? I don’t think so. Following up on that date? Not today. But in some cases, […]
For most of my life, January has meant two things: a cold start to a new year and a month where people try to cleanse, detox, and drink less alcohol — or none at all — in the name of wellness. Although I’ve never really subscribed to the whole “new […]
For a sex that has been constantly reprimanded for being weak and overly sensitive, the pain — physical and otherwise — that women go through when navigating the medical system is astounding. Menstruation isn’t only identified by the blood that comes with the shedding of the uterus lining. Bleeding poses […]
The fourth and final Mercury retrograde of last year — the one that has carried us over and into 2023 — finally comes to an end on January 18. Now that the Planet of Communication is direct, we can really start 2023 with a bang. For those who have given […]
We’re simple creatures at Refinery29 HQ. Mention Charlotte Tilbury and we’ll be there, eager to try whatever new taste of Hollywood glitz and glamour the makeup artist is serving up. Most recently it’s the brand’s Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes! Mascara, £26, in shade Dream Pop that is making waves […]
