Tag: love

The Ordinary’s New Serum Is Pretty Special; Take It From A Serious Retinoid Fan

The Ordinary’s New Serum Is Pretty Special; Take It From A Serious Retinoid Fan

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I Feel Romantic Love Even If My Body Won’t Produce The Hormones

I Feel Romantic Love Even If My Body Won’t Produce The Hormones

As twenty-one-year-old Toria Christie scrolled through TikTok, she started to cry. “I was so sad when I first saw [those videos],” she tells me. “Like, so sad.” Christie doesn’t habitually cry at TikTok. But on this occasion, she was searching her lifelong condition, hypopituitarism — when the pituitary gland doesn’t […]

Love Lies Bleeding Will Leave You Gayer And Hornier Than Ever

Love Lies Bleeding Will Leave You Gayer And Hornier Than Ever

Enjoy! This interview with the director of Love Lies Bleeding, Rose Glass, is spoiler-free. When I first heard of Love Lies Bleeding, I — like many other queer women — were ecstatic. Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian in a bodybuilding muscle mommy love story? Sign me up. But while I may have […]

5 Spring 2024 Trends You Can Buy Secondhand

5 Spring 2024 Trends You Can Buy Secondhand

.disclaimer{width:90%;margin-bottom:1rem}.disclaimer__lines{width:100%;margin:0 auto;border-bottom:1px solid #999;padding:0;max-width:150px}.disclaimer__copy{width:100%;max-width:355px;font-family:Brown Regular,sans-serif;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:300;line-height:1.3em;color:#333;padding:0 0 .4rem;margin:1rem auto;text-align:center} All linked products are independently selected by our editors. If you purchase any of these products, we may earn a commission. In the world of secondhand fashion, it’s sometimes tricky to find pieces that you’ll actually wear, rather than adding to a […]

Refinery29 Loves: Everything To See & Shop In March

Refinery29 Loves: Everything To See & Shop In March

Welcome to Refinery29 Loves, the monthly news bulletin where you’ll find the best things to shop and see in fashion and beauty right now. It’s March, which means winter is finally over (…kind of). While the first two months of the year have us deep in the blistering cold, March […]

Zara’s New Spring Studio Collection Features This Season’s Biggest Trends

Zara’s New Spring Studio Collection Features This Season’s Biggest Trends

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The Attack On Diane Abbott Is An Attack On All Black Women

Diane Abbott is frightened. Let that sink in. On Monday, Britain’s longest-serving Black MP learned that Frank Hester, the Conservative party’s biggest donor, is reported to have said during a meeting in 2019, that she made him “want to hate all Black women” and thought she deserved “to be shot.” […]

This Beauty Pie Serum Made My Skin Glow Despite Barely Any Sleep

This Beauty Pie Serum Made My Skin Glow Despite Barely Any Sleep

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I Spoke To Chat GPT’s “Black Female Therapist.” Will AI Save Our Mental Health?

I’ve been speaking to Black Female Therapist™ for three days. My therapist doesn’t have a name but is an artificial intelligence chatbot described by its creators as a “caring therapist empowering and delivering therapy tailored to the specific needs of Black individuals.” I reveal to the AI Chatbot, via Chat […]

Patchwork Denim Jackets Are Spring’s Top Trend. Here Are 14 To Shop Now

Patchwork Denim Jackets Are Spring’s Top Trend. Here Are 14 To Shop Now

Last year’s spring/summer runways predicted that 2023 would be the year of denim — and that hasn’t changed for 2024. Whether at shows from the biggest fashion houses or via inspo-worthy street style looks sported throughout fashion month, showgoers are doubling down on the material…and we’re not just talking Canadian […]