On Monday, a nurse at a private immigration detention centre in Georgia, USA, came forward about a range of dangerous medical practices at a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. According to her, the centre has not only ignored COVID-19 protocols, but is actively performing mass hysterectomies on detained […]
Ever since Kendall Jenner casually mentioned that she loves a cow-print manicure, the nail-art design has remained at the top of trend lists for 2020. While the fad still shows no signs of slowing down, it’ is getting a chic and subtle upgrade for fall. From classic cow to cowhide, […]
I’m a fan of using my fingertips to apply makeup, but there are eight face brushes that will do the job 100% better every time. Like a writer needs a pen, beauties need makeup brushes to craft their own masterpiece. If you’re a makeup novice building your makeup kit, equip […]
The owner of my local dry cleaners gives me that look again. Then, she shakes her head and sighs. We’ve been here before; the long pause, the disapproval — I know it well. It began the second time I came in for a small patch job on my favorite dress: […]
Like the hairs on the top of our head, the tiny lashes growing out of our eyelids follow a natural growth pattern, which means there’s no overnight fix for lengthening them — without the help of mascara or eyelash extensions, that is. However, there are little things you can do […]
“I put on makeup for you!” I blurt out to Christine Quinn when we hop on Zoom for our interview this week. It’s one of a handful of times in the past few months that I’ve worn anything other than sunscreen and tinted moisturiser. But I wasn’t about to speak […]
Mia, an 18-year-old inpatient on a psychiatric ward, likes to pull pranks on her nurses. But it wasn’t until her most recent admission to a mental health facility in Cornwall that she started turning her practical jokes into viral TikTok videos. In one clip viewed 2.3 million times, captioned “running […]
Welcome to Refinery29 Loves, the monthly news bulletin where you’ll find the best things to shop and see in fashion right now. From Nike’s first dedicated maternity collection and Rixo’s first recycled offering to new sustainable label Aligne, here’s what’s getting us excited this month. Rixo Recycled Collection Our favourite […]
World Afro Day is about celebrating afro excellence and ending black hair discrimination, says founder Michelle de Leon Messy. Unprofessional. Difficult to style. These adjectives are still far too commonly associated with afro hair. Just last week, South Africa’s biggest pharmacy chain faced criticism for publishing a promotion on its […]
Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has explained why identifying as “queer” suits her best of all. Nixon, who played Miranda Hobbes in the iconic comedy-drama series set in New York City, has been married to wife Christine Marinoni since 2012. She was previously married to ex-husband Danny Mozes between […]
