Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Today, we hear from a 39-year-old in Seattle who turned to in vitro fertilisation after learning she and her husband were both carriers for a severe genetic disease. Have your own Fertility Diary […]
There was once a time when people saved up for certain designer handbags, knowing that they would hold their value for years to come. Today, thanks to the boom in the luxury watch market, some women are opting for timepieces rather than Chanel flap bags or Hermès Birkins. But, with […]
Kosas is one of those cool, if-you-know-you-know kind of makeup brands. The vibe is less bare face, more tinted skin care. Given the aesthetic trend of using less makeup — or at least, looking like you’re wearing less makeup — it’s no big shock that the brand has taken off, […]
Welcome to “What’s Good,” where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world with a “rooting for everybody Black” energy. What’s Good? It doesn’t feel right to call Showtime’s four-part documentary series We Need To Talk About Cosby “good” considering it is a horrifying, […]
Welcome to The Floor Is Yours, where we spotlight the creators behind the meaningful content on your FYP — because it’s not just about who they are, but the message in what they’re creating. For Ali Waller, TikTok isn’t just a space for memes and viral trends. It’s a way […]
If you’d told me 15 years ago that one day I’d want to get a custom cut to enhance my curly hair, I’d have laughed. I was at secondary school in the ’00s, when ghds were coveted like nothing else, and in a bid to look like Rachel Green I […]
It was Mark Twain who said: “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” Well, regardless of whether you’re lying or not, if you have a decent memory, living in Britain right now is bewildering. Who can keep up with the mind-bending required to continually separate fact […]
What do you get if you cross a viral New York magazine article, the production powerhouse of Shonda Rhimes and Netflix (see record-smashing Bridgerton), Ozark breakout star Julia Garner and a character study of how one of the world’s foremost female fraudsters swindled New York’s elite out of hundreds of […]
Maddy Reid is a 23-year-old Scot, currently living in London. She is a digital editor and also works as a model. She lives with multiple chronic illnesses. As told to Hannah Turner. DashDividers_1_500x100 I was born with a noticeable physical disability. I wore leg braces and attended a school with a […]
Last year, when the BRIT awards announced it would be scrapping male- and female-led categories in a bid to promote inclusivity, there were concerns from some corners that women – who have traditionally had to fight for their place in the male-dominated industry – would be among those most negatively […]
