Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Have your own Fertility Diary to share? Contact us, here. History: When we first began trying to conceive, my wife and I expected that my medical history and the fact that we’re an […]
Over the last five months, we’ve seen everything from fur-lined ski suits and cable knit sweaters to more-is-more wedding gowns make an appearance on the set of the forthcoming Ridley Scott film House Of Gucci. After seeing so many paparazzi images and snapshots from Lady Gaga’s Instagram, we had come […]
Here’s every question you’ve ever wanted to know about The Big O, answered It’s fair to say that the majority of your love lives have had a rough old ride this past year – and not the good kind. But, fun fact: never a nation to be deterred, it actually […]
As search for what to discuss on a first date rises by 600% year on year. Did you know? There’s been an 600% increase in search year-on-year for what to talk about on a first date. And understandably so. Knowing what to talk about on a first date can seem […]
When photographer Nydia Blas talks about the young women she photographs, her words are imbued with ideas of magic and alchemy and power, and there’s a folkloric feel to the scenes she stages. Her girls are seen exploring themselves with decorative mirrors and breastfeeding in flowing organza gowns; braiding each […]
When it comes to picking a perfume, there are two predominant scent camps: the floral and the decidedly anti-floral. When you consider Miley Cyrus and her aesthetic — rock n’ roll personified with a platinum-blonde mullet — you might assume she’d vote for the latter and wear a perfume that […]
When it comes to Fenty Beauty, we’re spoilt for choice. Thanks to Rihanna, we have access to one of the most extensive makeup collections on the market, with countless shades and finishes to suit all skin tones and textures – and that’s before we’ve touched on the ever-expanding Fenty Skin […]
Dolly Parton is the rare star who needs no introduction, a singer, actress, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose category-defying career spans more than half a century. She’s composed over 3,000 songs, won countless awards, starred in hit movies, and donated a million toward COVID-19 research — but somehow Parton has yet […]
You know that productive, I-can-do-anything sensation that you get when you wake up on a Sunday morning without a hangover? Yeah, that’s the sort of energy Mars in Virgo will be bringing us, all the way from July 29 to September 14. Mars is known as the Planet of Action […]
Jelly sandals are a controversial trend. Alongside Crocs and Tevas, the ‘90s staple is one of the “ugly” shoes tiptoeing from celebrities’ closets to the streets. Back in 2020, Alexa Chung’s second collaboration with Juju featured jellies, and Gucci released rubber slide sandals earlier this spring. More recently, brands from […]
