Make-Up

These Award-Winning Photographs Explore Mental Health During Lockdown

These Award-Winning Photographs Explore Mental Health During Lockdown

A beautifully evocative photo of a filmmaker using knitting to manage her mental health during lockdown has won a top photography prize. “Untangling” by London-based filmmaker Jameisha Prescod triumphed in the Managing Mental Health (single image) category at the Wellcome Photography Prize 2021. The powerful photograph illuminates the way that the isolation of […]

This Is Your First Glimpse Of The Crown‘s New Queen

The fifth season of The Crown isn’t expected until 2022, but Netflix has decided to tease us with a first look at its Queen. Played by award-winning actress Imelda Staunton, she’s pictured wearing a very regal combination of pearls with a pussy bow blouse. Her facial expression is rather sombre […]

When Will Michael Che Face Consequences For Punching Down On Black Women?

When Will Michael Che Face Consequences For Punching Down On Black Women?

SNL host, writer and comedian Michael Che is showing zero remorse for crude comments he made about gymnastics legend Simone Biles, after she withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics to take care of her mental health.  In a post on his Instagram story Thursday, the Saturday Night Live head writer expressed […]

How My Wife & I Moved Forward With Fertility Treatments After Miscarriage & A Stillbirth

Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Have your own Fertility Diary to share? Contact us, here.  History: When we first began trying to conceive, my wife and I expected that my medical history and the fact that we’re an […]

“Father, Son, House of Gucci:” Every Epic Fashion Moment From The House of Gucci Trailer

Over the last five months, we’ve seen everything from fur-lined ski suits and cable knit sweaters to more-is-more wedding gowns make an appearance on the set of the forthcoming Ridley Scott film House Of Gucci. After seeing so many paparazzi images and snapshots from Lady Gaga’s Instagram, we had come […]

Magical Photos Exploring The Shared Experiences Of Growing Up As A Black Woman

Magical Photos Exploring The Shared Experiences Of Growing Up As A Black Woman

When photographer Nydia Blas talks about the young women she photographs, her words are imbued with ideas of magic and alchemy and power, and there’s a folkloric feel to the scenes she stages. Her girls are seen exploring themselves with decorative mirrors and breastfeeding in flowing organza gowns; braiding each […]

Miley Cyrus Wears Her Heart On Her Sleeve — & It Smells Like An “Unruly” Garden

Miley Cyrus Wears Her Heart On Her Sleeve — & It Smells Like An “Unruly” Garden

When it comes to picking a perfume, there are two predominant scent camps: the floral and the decidedly anti-floral. When you consider Miley Cyrus and her aesthetic — rock n’ roll personified with a platinum-blonde mullet — you might assume she’d vote for the latter and wear a perfume that […]

Rihanna Is Launching Fenty Perfume & Here’s What We Know So Far

When it comes to Fenty Beauty, we’re spoilt for choice. Thanks to Rihanna, we have access to one of the most extensive makeup collections on the market, with countless shades and finishes to suit all skin tones and textures – and that’s before we’ve touched on the ever-expanding Fenty Skin […]

Why Dolly Parton Never Takes Off Her Makeup Before Bed

Why Dolly Parton Never Takes Off Her Makeup Before Bed

Dolly Parton is the rare star who needs no introduction, a singer, actress, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose category-defying career spans more than half a century. She’s composed over 3,000 songs, won countless awards, starred in hit movies, and donated a million toward COVID-19 research — but somehow Parton has yet […]