Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”
In just a few months’ time, COVID-19 has completely transformed life as we knew it. Remote work is poised to become the new normal, with leading companies like Twitter announcing that its employees can work from home indefinitely. Virtual dates have taken the place of dinner and a movie for […]
“My skin-care routine is important to me and not something I’m willing to put on hold for the pandemic,” is how a Refinery29 reader recently described her skin-care spending habits during COVID-19. Many of us would probably agree. Our stay-closer-to-home life has had us spending more time slathering on — […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 12: Katy Perry is seen at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on February 12, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Katy Perry’s biggest hits are often referred to as power anthems — they tell stories of joy and hope, and they make us feel […]
Lockdown’s lifting, the pubs are opening and your love life is set to go from virtual meeting to beer garden hot date potential. Behavioural profiler Lily Walford reveals the five body language signals to look out for now we can all get 1-metre cosy Getty Images Dating in 2020 was […]
The only way to make an economic comeback is for it to be stronger, fairer and greener Unsplash ‘We can’t return to normal, because the normal we had was precisely the problem’ – spray-painted across a Hong Kong subway stop, this was the message that went viral as the world […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 18: Lizzo attends the Warner Music & CIROC BRIT Awards house party, in association with GQ, at The Chiltern Firehouse on February 18, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Warner Music) Lizzo is the queen of the self-love anthem — […]
When J.Lo was asked to give her thoughts on her ex Ben Affleck’s vibrant phoenix back tattoo — besides leading with “Awful!” — she gave a piece of advice: “His tattoos always have too many colours. They shouldn’t be so colourful. You know what I mean? They should be cooler.” […]
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 34-year-old arts administrator living and working […]
It never fails to amaze me how much my generation prioritises hydration. The wellness industrial complex has forced us to be so mindful about it, that at one point I was consistently using an app called Plant Nanny, on which I logged my water intake in order to keep a […]
The following is an extract from Women Don’t Owe You Pretty by artist and writer Florence Given. In the past, I have utilised little coping mechanisms and pockets of joy that temporarily felt like glue, filling up the cracks caused by trauma and helping to make me feel whole again. […]
