All this week on Refinery29 we are looking at the ongoing problem of sexual assault at UK universities and giving a platform to the students calling for change, once and for all. I vividly remember the first time I kissed someone in a club. It was my first campus night […]
Over the past year, many of us began to think of our hobbies outside of work. For me, it wasn’t so easy. See, I get paid to write about Victoria Beckham’s favourite blush, which means that work is usually fun. But, I’ve found that pigeonholes can lead to creative burnout, […]
From keratin hair treatments to Brazilian blow-dries, I’ve tried pretty much all the hair smoothing treatments out there in a bid to shave time off my hairstyling routine. My hair isn’t very thick but I have a lot of it, and it can often be frizzy and wavy where I […]
If there’s one health and beauty adage you’ve probably heard on rotation throughout your life, it’s: Drink more water. Feeling dehydrated? Drink more water. Have a headache? Drink more water. Skin looking dull? Drink more water. Constipated? Drink more water. The latest trend: Drink more water…. by guzzling it out […]
Years of body negativity brought on by the latest fad diet or fitness craze have made my relationship with exercise a rocky one. Growing up, I was surrounded by “Beach Body” boot camps and personal training programs that signified largeness as something to be lost. But, years later in adulthood, […]
By the time lockdown finally lifted, every person and their dog was ready for #hotvaxsummer. As the summer of love took hold, we began to think once again about our ‘out out’ outfits and what we could wear now that we were free to explore the outdoors as we pleased. […]
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 12: Victoria Beckham is seen on streets of the Upper East Side on October 12, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images) Victoria Beckham keeps her ringtone on loud when she’s travelling for work. I know because, yesterday, we were sitting […]
Warning! Spoilers for Succession season three, episode one are ahead. A lot has happened in the two years since we last caught up with the Roy family. When the second season ended in 2019, no one could have predicted the world-changing events that would occur during the show’s hiatus – […]
International travel may be getting easier – from 8th November we can even visit the US again, provided we’re fully vaccinated – but the staycation trend is going nowhere. According to new research by Tripadvisor, 62% of Brits are planning to travel in the UK this autumn, whereas just 14% […]
By now, we know that not everyone uses dating apps to find their soulmate. Some people swipe to find new friends, potentially even a best friend, especially if they’ve just moved to a new city. But – and it’s quite a big but – would you use a dating app […]
