Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”
Welcome to Beauty & The Beat, R29 Unbothered UK’s new beauty column. Each fortnight, we’re spilling the tea on the latest products made for Black women and gender nonconforming people across hair, makeup and skincare. When I was at school, my teacher confiscated the bottle of lotion I was using […]
“I am feeling anxious,” 30-year-old Mankiran Dhillon, who lives with her parents in Delhi, tells Refinery29. “Nobody was ready for this. Our country had a year to prepare and did nothing but hold huge rallies, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that we are on our own.” The rallies Mankiran […]
For Ky, taking testosterone wasn’t ever “a lifelong decision”. At the age of 20, she started to take the hormone to get more masculine features. While she liked the physical effects, she didn’t like all of the social changes. After a few years, Ky started to wish she could be […]
Cast your mind back to January when your Twitter timeline started to explode with memes about the stock market. No matter who you follow, you couldn’t escape the stock market explainer videos, GIFs of Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street and grainy screenshots of Reddit feeds talking about […]
With spring showers (hopefully) coming to an end in the next week or two, it’s time we start planning for outfits that don’t solely consist of trench coats and Wellies. Cut-outs, short hems, and look-at-me colours are big trends this season, which is perfect timing now that more people are […]
Update: On May 3 — the first Monday in May — Vogue revealed the hosts for the 2021 Met Gala, as well as the official dress code for the evening, which is American Independence. Find out everything we know about this year’s event, below. This story was originally published on April 9, 2021. […]
Last year we saw coloured roots, bunny tail blonde and earthy rose tones take over salons and Instagram feeds across the globe. This season’s breakout hair colour trends are shaping up to be the most sought-after yet. Our obsession with multidimensional copper, traditional balayage and nostalgic face-framing highlights doesn’t seem […]
MC Features Editor Jenny Proudfoot heads to the heart of London to indulge in the ultimate weekend staycation… The sun is shining, the pandemic is no longer confining us to our homes and as the world re-opens, we are starting to get excited about the fast-approaching summer holidays. But with […]
While it might be shocking to outsiders, many designers “design” by riffing off things that already exist, whether that’s drawing inspiration from creatives and collections from the past or putting their own spin on already popular styles. In extreme instances, this means copying a design from tip to tail. Young […]
Emily in Paris may not have been the most acclaimed Netflix show of 2020, but it was certainly among the most popular. The streaming giant has revealed that 58 million people watched the escapist series starring Lily Collins in its first 28 days on release, making it the top Netflix […]
