“It’s lit. Big crowd, open bar, good music and art!” I stared at the text from my friend. I had asked for an update on the event she was heading to and there it was in the most titillating of ways. But I was tired. A day of errand-running and […]
PASSING – (PICTURED) RUTH NEGGA as CLARE. Netflix © 2021 This story contains major spoilers for the Netflix film Passing. The ending of Rebecca Hall’s Passing is ambiguous and shifting, perhaps even more so than Nella Larsen’s 1929 novella of the same name that the film is adapted from. Passing […]
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 06: Dove Cameron attends the 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA honoring Amy Sherald, Kehinde Wiley, and Steven Spielberg presented by Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA) In a […]
PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY: Linda Evangelista walks the runway at the Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1992-1993 fashion show during the Paris Fashion Week in January, 1992 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Since first entering the fashion lexicon in the 1920s, thanks to Chanel, the skirt […]
I met my most recent ex while I was in drama school. He was auditioning for a play in which I had already been cast. He was already the favourite for the role, but he still came in to read opposite me so the director could make sure we had […]
Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. When it comes to skin, TikTok’s beauty enthusiasts don’t mess around. From Hyram Yarbro (aka Skincare by Hyram) to dermatologist Dr Shah, countless experts have achieved viral status for […]
The time had finally come. After over two years without a haircut, my 3C/4A curls were in dire need of shaping. And when better than autumn to make a major hair change? I’ve always loved the way a fringe looks on other people, but had never considered the style for […]
NHS contraception waiting times are driving women to buy oral hormonal contraception privately when they could be accessing it for free via the NHS where there are no prescription charges, Refinery29 has learned. Dozens of women have told us that they have chosen to buy their combined hormonal contraceptive pill […]
We love an autumn manicure moment. Whether you’re looking forward to you twice-a-month gel change at the salon or gluing on a fresh set of press-ons from your kitchen table, it’s refreshing to look down at your fingernails and see something shiny and different. While there are no wrongs when […]
Take one look at Karrie Martin Lachney today, and you’d assume she always knew this would be her path: a Honduran-American from Louisiana making a name for herself in Hollywood, starring in the hit Netflix show Gentefied, and launching her own production company. But when I ask Lachney if she […]
