I was a self-proclaimed boffin at school. When it came to starting my GCSEs, history quickly became one of my favourite subjects. Continuing on to A-level, I learned about the Russian Revolution, President Reagan’s war on drugs and the Swinging Sixties under Prime Minister Macmillan. To this day, I can […]
If you’re an R29 regular, you’ll know that we preach sun protection all year round — even more so when the weather is this hot. Staying in the shade, wearing a broad spectrum, high factor sunscreen and donning a hat and sunglasses are a must to shield skin against harsh […]
So restrictions lifted and social plans rolled around and, of course, I was excited – who wouldn’t be, after a year stuck at home? But before I accepted every girls’ weekend away invitation, every spa break suggestion and every postponed hen party, one thing gave me pause for thought: leaving […]
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 05: Xenia Adonts wears a white pearls necklace with CD pendant from Christian Dior, a white and navy blue checkered zipper tank-top / crop-top, a matching white and navy blue checkered blazer jacket from Dior, a matching white and navy blue checkered short skirt, a gold […]
People who have used the buy now, pay later (BNPL) service Klarna are being declined when applying for mortgages, Refinery29 has learned. Twenty-six-year-old Nicki (who didn’t want to give her real name) works in publishing, earns £32,000 per year plus bonuses and is based in London. Last year she applied […]
Each time COVID-19 rates dropped over the last year and a half, conversations would inevitably move towards the return to ‘normality’. But with spiking infection rates creating a continuous cycle of national lockdowns, it often felt like the end was moving further and further away. While we all got pretty […]
Summer seems finally to have arrived in the UK – better late than never! But even though we’re all about iced coffee and beach Airbnbs at the moment, it probably won’t be long before our thoughts turn autumnal. Ikea is clearly hoping so, anyway, by announcing a new limited edition […]
FEAR STREET – Cr: Netflix © 2021 Spoilers are ahead. In the first two instalments of Fear Street, a spectre looms in the dark, threatening everything and everyone: Sarah Fier, the rumoured witch who centuries ago cursed Shadyside to know nothing but death and despair as their Sunnyvale neighbours prosper. […]
Camila Cabello is known for keeping it real and refusing to put up with being body-shamed. Now, in a TikTok shared on Friday, the “Havana” singer spoke honestly about embracing her body and not allowing herself to succumb to body-shaming impulses. “I was just running in the park minding my […]
When the original Space Jam premiered in 1996, one of the most exciting parts of the sports adventure was its star-studded soundtrack. The accompanying album featured some of music’s biggest names; Jay-Z, Monica, Barry White, D’Angelo, Busta Rhymes, and Salt-N-Pepa all lended their vocals to the intergalactic fantasy film. Decades […]
