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26 Petite Party Looks For The Festive Season

26 Petite Party Looks For The Festive Season

As a petite person, you probably have the wardrobe basics covered by now. One experience with an overly long skirt or a jacket with never-ending sleeves is enough to have you running for the nearest petite section. But while you may possess those perfectly tailored trousers or that coat that […]

The Cultural Significance Of TikTok’s Trendiest Hair Gels & How To Use Them

The Cultural Significance Of TikTok’s Trendiest Hair Gels & How To Use Them

I’ve always been intimidated by hair gel. I didn’t grow up with it; in my house there was watermelon-scented hair detangler, but not a jar or bottle of hair gel to be found. So when friends and the TikTok girlies started sharing their slicked-back hair routines, scooping their fingers into […]

Scarf Jackets Are Winter’s Most Viral Coat Trend

Scarf Jackets Are Winter’s Most Viral Coat Trend

Uniqlo HeatTech leggings, Free People fleece, North Face jacket, scarf, beanie — that’s the winter essentials lineup I return to again and again when bundling up for the cold-weather season. But, last fall, a new coat trend entered the picture, throwing my go-to puffer into question: Totême’s scarf jacket. Another cold-weather […]

Long Hair Was My Security Blanket — Until I Got The “Choppy Bob”

Long Hair Was My Security Blanket — Until I Got The “Choppy Bob”

My hair has had a good summer: It’s been in the sea, in the pool, drenched in sunshine, tonged, dyed and re-dyed. So, when Refinery29’s deputy beauty director Jacqueline recently asked if I wanted to cut my long hair into a “choppy bob”, it didn’t take me long to say […]

Money Diary: An HR Advisor On £27,000

Money Diary: An HR Advisor On £27,000

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 24-year-old living and working in London. I came here for university and have stayed […]

You’re Already Running Out Of Time To Shop Free People’s Biggest Sale

You’re Already Running Out Of Time To Shop Free People’s Biggest Sale

Middle child syndrome can also apply to retailers — specifically, the boho-chic destination Free People. With an outstanding hipster-rebel younger sibling like Urban Outfitters and a sophisticated, chic elder like Anthropologie, it’s easy to get a little lost in the mix. Well, today we are shining some much-deserved light on […]

If You Just Buy One Item From Free People This Winter, Make It This Fleece

If You Just Buy One Item From Free People This Winter, Make It This Fleece

By now most of us on the Refinery29 Shopping Team have minimum one cult-favourite FP Movement jacket in our wardrobes. Let’s face it, Free People’s in-house and impressively eclectic activewear brand knows how to make some excellent outerwear — from convenient, packable puffers to relaxed button-up jackets. Our current fixation: […]

A Guide To Safe & (Somewhat) Painless At-Home IPL, According To A Pro

A Guide To Safe & (Somewhat) Painless At-Home IPL, According To A Pro

If the last couple of years have taught us anything, it’s that a lot of beauty treatments can be done on the cheap from the comfort of your own home — brow tints, haircuts (well, trims anyway), facials, gel manicures and even hair removal. But how does the at-home version […]

20 Lululemon Bestsellers On Our Christmas Wish Lists

20 Lululemon Bestsellers On Our Christmas Wish Lists

When it comes to coveted pieces for both the movement- and comfort-obsessed, lululemon is the name on everyone’s lips. From the brand’s signature ultra-soft leggings to the wear-everywhere athleisure jackets we would gladly live in, it’s no surprise that the brand is a reader-favourite year-round — and a top destination for […]