If you’ve been dating for a while with varying levels of success, chances are you’re feeling a little fatigued by it all. If the lustre has dulled and you find yourself just going through the motions, it might be time to reassess your approach to meeting new people. In 2022, […]
For a while now, a certain shade of green (named after a brand that rhymes with “vendetta”) has dominated fashion trends. But the memo coming from Copenhagen Fashion Week Autumn 2022 runways makes clear that green is going to get brighter and blindingly bold come September. Over the past few […]
If my hair could talk it would most certainly have a go at me. In the past year it’s been bleached and dyed blue, subjected to box dyes (both wash-out and permanent), stripped back to blonde and taken brunette (phew!) — not to mention all the blow-drying and straightener abuse. […]
“Can we stop referring to having children as ‘starting a family’? Couples are a family regardless of whether they have children or not.” This was a comment on a recent article I wrote about the cost of having children keeping women in unhappy jobs and it made me reflect on […]
We can all agree that being tired at work is never a good idea. Whether it’s down to late-night drinking or getting up in the early hours with a newborn, working on little sleep rarely creates the desired outcome. For many that might mean typos in emails and files going […]
Spoilers ahead. I remember the first time I thought someone was going to be sexually assaulted on Euphoria. It was in season 1, when Nate Jacobs (played sinisterly by Jacob Elordi) attacks a college student for sleeping with his then-girlfriend Maddy (Alexa Demie) at a party. After breaking into the […]
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Euphoria season 2, episode 5. Chances are, if you’re here, just a frail exoskeleton of your former self remains as you’ve undergone the utter agony that is the latest episode of Euphoria. Yes, the credits have just rolled on one of the most harrowing and triggering […]
There’s really no beauty look that’s quite as iconic as the bold red lip. Talk about a product that does so much with so little — for decades, a rouged mouth has held a transformative power for legions of women. (Here at Refinery29, we’ve explored how the hue helped actresses […]
There I was, 18, and I was ready to lose it: my virginity. Legally, I was an adult, employed as a hostess at TGI Fridays, and making enough money to pay my cell phone bill. I felt prepared and ready; my parents couldn’t tell me anything. I was no longer […]
Dropping your hard-earned money on new skincare can be exciting. You might’ve pored over the reviews and star ratings, then scanned the label for dermatologist-loved additions like retinol and vitamin C — all necessary steps to finding your new, go-to product. For an increasing number of people however, there’s an […]
