Welcome to Refinery29’s So, How Is It Really? where we take a look at all of the topics that have the internet talking. In studying them up close, we answer the question of what it’s really like to try out a trend, a viral product, or an unexpected TikTok hack. […]
A capsule wardrobe is nothing new. The term was coined back in the 1980s by Susie Faux, the West End boutique owner who introduced her clients to minimalist brands like Jil Sander, while Donna Karan popularised the idea in the USA in ‘85 with her Seven Easy Pieces. In 2014, […]
No matter how much or little of it you have, money is an awkward subject to talk about amongst friends. Particularly if it’s understood that there are disparities between salaries and expenses in groups. We all have our strong and weak areas when it comes to finances, and all value […]
Thanks for reading Can We Talk?, a monthly sex and relationships column that aims to tackle the burning questions about sex, dating, relationships, and breakups that you’re too afraid to ask your partner — or maybe even your besties. Last time, relationship therapist Moraya Seeger DeGeare, LMFT, helped a reader untangle […]
R29Unbothered continues its look at Black culture’s tangled history of Black identity, style, and contributions to the culture with ROOTS. In 2022, we’re redefining Black excellence while celebrating where our past, present, and future meet. One of the most frequently occurring, long-standing cinematic archetypes is that of the Black Diva, a Black […]
It is just us or has Valentine’s Day come around a whole lot quicker this year? Maybe that’s on us for not getting rid of our Christmas tree until mid January but the arrival of love month still feels like more of a surprise than normal. Last year, lockdown rules […]
Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. Another day, another TikTok skincare hack going viral among beauty devotees. Recently we were taken by the reverse skincare trick (putting your moisturiser on before toner to banish winter […]
Taken during her student days, it’s a far cry from the images we are used to seeing of the Duchess Photographs of Kate Middleton routinely attract audiences of millions, and so a royal photographer couldn’t believe it when he discovered a never-before seen snap of the Duchess in his archives. […]
Today, the government made an announcement that abortion campaigners have long hoped it would make. It will allow at-home early medical abortion (also known as telemedicine) to continue. In 2020, when the pandemic began and England went into lockdown, the government (after a fair bit of back and forth) agreed […]
“Natural beauty takes at least two hours,” Pamela Anderson once joked. In Lily James’ case, it took about four to transform into the ‘90s beauty and style icon for the new Disney+/Hulu series, Pam & Tommy. James plays the Playboy centrefold turned “Tool Time Girl” turned Baywatch legend alongside Sebastian […]
