Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”
Whether you’re battling break-outs or eczema, rosacea or dullness, there’s a never-ending stream of products out there promising to truly transform your complexion. But which ones are actually worth it? The Marie Claire UK Skin Awards judges put the best treatment products on the market through their paces, to help you […]
From scrubs to balms, gels to oils, a good cleanser is to skincare what underwear is to fashion. (Read: essential.) This year’s Marie Claire UK Skin Awards judges put some of the industry’s best-loved cleansers through their paces, to find you the ones that will keep your skin looking its best, […]
Laura Ashley has long been a reference for Batsheva Hays, whose namesake brand has become a go-to for prairie-like, retro-inspired dresses since launching in 2016. “I’ve been talking about Laura Ashley as my inspiration for years,” says Hays. Now, the Brooklyn-based designer is partnering with the British label for a […]
YOU (L to R) SHALITA GRANT as SHERRY CONRAD and CHRIS O’SHEA as ANDREW in episode 301 of YOU Cr. JOHN P. FLEENOR/NETFLIX © 2021 This story contains spoilers for Netflix’s You Season 3. When we first meet Shalita Grant’s character Sherry Conrad on Netflix’s hit series You, she feels […]
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. […]
