When triathlete Emma Pallant-Browne crossed the finish line in fourth place at the PTO European Open in May — after passing 12 women on the run — she was elated. But when she shared photos of the event in which her menstrual blood could be seen through her swimsuit, she […]
Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. There are many things I freely admit to having no knowledge of whatsoever. NFTs? Don’t get them. Mortgages? Make them make sense. But as R29’s deputy beauty director, I […]
TikTok’s ‘Tomato Girl’ aesthetic and glowy golden hour makeup belong to the club of natural, traditionally pretty style and beauty trends that always seem to have a place in the wider cultural conversation. But what is a bit of a headscratcher is the emerging popularity of trends that seem to […]
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 29-year-old HR manager living in Kent with my husband, M, and our 1-month-old, B. […]
“If all of your favourite characters, all the ones you identify with and find comfort in, are men…you should probably question your gender,” was a sentiment I heard over and over again on TikTok. It was May 2021, I had just moved to Brooklyn and the algorithm was making it […]
It isn’t often that one brand creates such a buzz in the Refinery29 office that the work G-Chat channel pops off. But when Youswim announced that it was expanding the size range of its seamless stretch swimsuits and bikinis, I was inundated with requests to try the line out. For […]
The sun’s planetary ingress into Leo marks the midsummer journey into our desires. From July 22 to August 23, Leo season is here to roar out our passions and to boldly embrace our creative visions. Now that we are moving towards the heart of the summer, the fiery month ahead pushes […]
You don’t need to watch more than the first few minutes of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie to realise the impact of fashion in the film. As soon as Barbie (played by Margot Robbie) steps onscreen — dressed as Mattel’s first-ever adult doll in a black-and-white swimsuit, cat-eye sunglasses, and heeled […]
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 32-year-old strategist working in the southeast. I relocated out of London with my […]
In the late 1990s, my mother received a phone call from a daytime talk show that wanted to do a segment on teenage girl fans. The theme? Obsession. My 13-year-old sister, who had recently won a magazine competition as Leonardo DiCaprio’s number one fan, was crushed to learn that my […]
