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What I Learned At My First London Fashion Week As R29’s New Fashion Editor

What I Learned At My First London Fashion Week As R29’s New Fashion Editor

“No one’s ever said hi to me at one of these things,” said a content creator with about eight times more Instagram followers than me after I introduced myself at an intimate London Fashion Week presentation. Then she backtracked, admitting she doesn’t often talk to people at fashion week either, […]

Money Diary: A 26-Year-Old Research Assistant In Edinburgh On 35k

Money Diary: A 26-Year-Old Research Assistant In Edinburgh On 35k

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 26-year-old postdoctoral research assistant in chemistry, […]

Bella Hadid’s Facialist Taught Me 7 Tricks For Amazing Skin

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bella 🦋 (@bellahadid) “I kind of like slapping,” warns New York facialist Joanna Czech as she preps my skin for what is probably the most unique face treatment I’ll ever have. “My very first beauty instructor back in Poland told me […]

Paying For It: This 29-Year-Old Says Buy Now, Pay Later Exacerbates Her ADHD

The cost of living is rising. Inflation is at its highest rate for 30 years. And it’s hurting young women, who face historically high housing and living costs. Enter: buy now, pay later (BNPL) – a phenomenon that allows young people to buy things they can’t afford. Thirty-nine percent of R29 readers […]

How To Quit Your Job In The Best Possible Way — From Those Who’ve Been There

How To Quit Your Job In The Best Possible Way — From Those Who’ve Been There

With the Great Resignation looming, and the added pressure of a global pandemic and the rise of hustle culture, many of us are just about ready to set our desks alight and head to the airport for a much-needed holiday.  But because of a fun little thing called consequences, we […]

Paying For It: Why This 27-Year-Old On £85k Uses Buy Now, Pay Later

The cost of living is rising. Inflation is at its highest rate for 30 years. And it’s hurting young women, who face historically high housing and living costs. Enter: buy now, pay later (BNPL) – a phenomenon that allows young people to buy things they can’t afford. Thirty-nine percent of R29 readers […]

5 London Fashion Week Trends To Shop Now

Amid some truly awful weather, London Fashion Week returned, admittedly with a somewhat slimmer schedule. While designers like Matty Bovan, Simone Rocha and Molly Goddard were back to show in person, big hitters like Burberry, Alexander McQueen and JW Anderson were absent (although that did allow extra focus on some […]

I’ve Always Been A Crier – Now I’m On Antidepressants & I Can’t Shed A Tear

On Saturday I am close to tears for the first time in weeks. I can feel them blooming behind my eyes as I watch, of all things, the season one finale of Ugly Betty. “Somewhere” from West Side Story swells as Betty’s sister, Hilda, learns that her fiancé, Santos, has […]

The Ordinary’s First Shampoo & Conditioner Really Are Something

When it comes to easy, affordable and truly effective products, The Ordinary is pretty much unrivalled. This year the brand has expanded its offering to include the Salicylic Acid 2% Anhydrous Solution and relaunched a cult classic (Salicylic Acid 2% Solution, £5.10) to help combat our pandemic-induced skin gripes. But […]

Everyone In Love Is Blind Just Wants Their Parter To Be Obsessed With Them

Everyone In Love Is Blind Just Wants Their Parter To Be Obsessed With Them

This Is What Keeps Me Up At Night is a series dedicated to trending memes, pop culture moments and film/TV scenes that stir the very foundations of our being and stop us from getting a single peaceful night’s sleep.  Must love dogs. Must be a certain height. Must not have […]