Phillipa Soo has spoken about the challenges faced by her and many in the Asian American community following an increased wave of anti-Asian hate in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 31-year-old actress, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie at the 2021 […]
Brighter skin days right this way Ask any beauty expert what their absolute-must-haves are in their skincare routine and this is what you’ll hear: facial sunscreens, retinol and vitamin C serums. Why? Well that’s simple. When used in conjunction, these three are your best chance at fighting the signs of […]
Body-positivity promoting, self-starting, and sassy as anything. You’ll likely have heard of Sophie Tea or seen her artwork pop up on your Instagram explore page. She’s the epitome of the millennial artist, with 200k+ followers on Instagram who snap up her paintings in seconds. She’s been painting bright, glittery nude […]
London Fashion Week is kicking off in full, physical form this weekend. Whether you have loved or lambasted a pandemic’s worth of digitally innovative, virtual fashion weeks, one thing we’ve certainly missed is seeing show-goers step out in agenda-setting fits. This season’s street style is shaping up to be particularly […]
As back-to-work anxiety really starts to hit, it’s hard not to question our work-life balance. Until a four-day work week becomes possible in the UK, making the most of our annual leave remains a top priority. With this in mind, it’s definitely interesting to check out new research revealing the […]
Welcome to Refinery29’s Travel Diaries, a place where we find out the how, the why, and the where people are exploring now that the world is opening up again. In their answers to 29 questions, diarists will reveal their unique — and often a little offbeat — travel habits, stories, and […]
Sometime during the pandemic years, the two razor-fine lines running horizontally across my forehead have gone from emotion-activated — popping up only when I raised my eyebrows — to just sitting there, all the time. I first noticed when I started zooming into my face in summer-vacation selfies where my […]
It’s been 73 years since the first Oscar for Best Costume Design was awarded. Back then, the category was divided into two awards — for black-and-white and colour films — with Roger K. Furse winning the former for Hamlet and Dorothy Jenkins and Barbara Karinska taking home the gold statue […]
Right now, the beauty world is obsessed with simple, honest skincare — and it seems there’s always one brand in particular on pretty much every beauty enthusiast’s lips. Enter: CeraVe. The cult favourite Hydrating Cleanser often takes pride of place in Instagram #shelfies, while the SA Smoothing Cleanser and Moisturising […]
The first time I really questioned the concept of romance was when I was working in domestic homicide (when someone murders their partner or ex). We live in a country where two women a week are murdered by a partner or ex-partner. That fatal form of violence is often the […]
