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A Makeup Artist Changed My Mind On Contouring & Upped My Beauty Game

A Makeup Artist Changed My Mind On Contouring & Upped My Beauty Game

Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. Some beauty trends fizzle out before they have the opportunity to go viral. If you ask me, this includes the jellyfish haircut (basically two haircuts in one: a short bob […]

This Dermatologist Trick Makes My Sunscreen Work Twice As Hard

This Dermatologist Trick Makes My Sunscreen Work Twice As Hard

Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to protect your skin to the best of your ability, because there’s no such thing […]

Are TikTok’s “Lazy Girl Jobs” Really Freeing, Or Is It Just Privilege Talking?

“Lazy girl jobs are my faves, all I do is copy and paste the same emails, take 3-4 calls a day, take my extra long break, take more breaks and get a nice salary.” That’s the text overlay on a TikTok from creator Rahel, one half of TikTok duo @raeandzeebo […]

Anti-SPF Conspiracy Theorists Are Everywhere But Do Their Claims Stack Up?

Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to protect your skin to the best of your ability, because there’s no such thing […]

This Is What Pollen Is Doing To Your Skin Right Now

Pollen allergies are no joke. Incessant sneezing, itchy eyes and a scratchy throat are just a handful of irritating symptoms that come with hay fever as the seasons change — but allergies can have some pretty adverse effects on your skin, too. If you regularly wake up with a puffy […]

What You Should Know Before Watching Porn With Your Partner

What You Should Know Before Watching Porn With Your Partner

Even as we progress further into being a more sex-positive society, when it comes to porn, we’re often still quite divided. With a history of presenting seemingly non-consensual, violent or unrealistic portrayals of sex (and of women), it’s understandable why we might be wary of incorporating porn into our sex […]

Strawberry Girl Makeup Isn’t Going Anywhere — Here’s How To Try The Trend

Strawberry Girl Makeup Isn’t Going Anywhere — Here’s How To Try The Trend

From latte makeup to vanilla chrome nails, TikTok beauty trends have never been…tastier? And one of the most red-hot beauty trends sweeping your FWP is none other than “strawberry girl makeup,” which wasn’t really a thing — until it was. Made popular by one Hailey Bieber, strawberry girl makeup is characterized […]

From Makeup To Manicures, Here’s How To Try Latte-Inspired Beauty

From Makeup To Manicures, Here’s How To Try Latte-Inspired Beauty

I remember the first “latte makeup” video that came across my feed: Influencer Steph Hui created the prettiest warm, softly smoky neutral using a cornucopia of smoldering tans and browns for a monochromatic makeup moment. I was utterly obsessed — and as someone who gravitates toward neutral tones, it was […]

TikTok Made Me Try This Hair Waver & It Gave Me The Mermaid Curls Of My Dreams

TikTok Made Me Try This Hair Waver & It Gave Me The Mermaid Curls Of My Dreams

I’ve always dreamed of having long, luscious mermaid waves — blame a childhood diet of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Aquamarine and H2O: Just Add Water. Unfortunately, I was born without two very important genes: the naturally curly hair gene (I have thin, fine hair that needs half a can of […]