Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”
The time has arrived: It’s Aquarius season. On 19th January 2022, the sun will move from its place in hardworking Capricorn into the sign of the water bearer, where it’ll stay until 18th February. Astrologers are saying that Aquarius season marks the real start of 2022 (sorry, Capricorns!), so prepare […]
Swiping, ghosting, soulmates, global pandemics, apps, isolation – love has never been more complex. Yet through all the muck and messiness we still strive for it with every ounce of our being – despite the fact that every day it just gets more and more confusing. Whether it’s a relationship […]
Colour means a lot more to us than literal chromatic shifts across the light spectrum. As humans, we associate different colours with different moods – in the West, red means anger or danger, and deep purple means royalty. Meanwhile in China, red means prosperity and in Thailand, Brazil and Italy, […]
I remember receiving my first report from the teachers at secondary school. It came in a thick, green booklet with the school’s logo embossed on the front. My instinct was to turn straight to the maths and science sections because those subjects mattered to my family the most. For South […]
Not long ago, if you were to ask any skincare enthusiast to share their top products for treating breakouts, The Ordinary’s Salicylic Acid 2% Solution would almost always feature on the list. With 2% salicylic acid — an effective exfoliating ingredient — the serum was regarded as a powerful (and […]
TikTok has become an online destination for all the need-to-know fashion tips, tricks, and hacks you weren’t expecting. Depending on your For You page, you may already know about the now-famous Girlfriend Collective sports bra being touted as a binder alternative. My own TikTok algorithm has been serving me up […]
With our ever-present desire to keep things nonchalant in our love lives, ‘grabbing a drink’ has become the modern date default. With ambiguous atmospheres that lend well to both intimate and casual settings — and zero pressure to hang around beyond a single drink — they typically make for the ideal date […]
An unknown number of women are experiencing vaginismus after painful contraceptive coil (also known as IUD (intrauterine device)) fittings. Vaginismus is a psychosexual condition which affects an estimated one in 10 women and people with cervixes in the UK, although it is typically under-diagnosed and exact statistics don’t exist. For […]
Welcome to Student Unions – a new space on R29 where we share the good, the bad and the beautiful of dating, love and relationships for students in 2022. DashDividers_1_500x100 Going to university can be a daunting experience for everyone – living away from home, meeting new friends and devoting your […]
The week begins with a heavy and emotional full moon in Cancer, which opposes the Sun in Capricorn conjunct Pluto. There’s an understanding between the stars and between the Earthlings who study them that even those of who have private cause for celebration are steeped in the thick grief that […]
