One of my best friends used to routinely disappear from my life when they were loved up, which always made me feel like a backup plan. Then they would slowly edge back in when breakup was on the horizon, much to my annoyance, which amplified the thought that our friendship […]
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. February has arrived. We’re finally past the dreariness of January and heading full steam ahead into a new month that celebrates falling in love — whether that’s […]
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Winter fashion can be fun. Just ask the crowd at Copenhagen Fashion Week, which just kicked off its autumn/winter 2024 schedule on Monday. While the Scandi set is known for out-of-the-box styling and bold colour combinations, this season, the Danish capital is taking on the mob wife aesthetics, 2010s-ready leopard […]
I never said: “I want to be white.” Never dreamed of it nor wished for it, actually. I grew up in a Black neighbourhood with a proud Black family who taught their children — me and my sister — to love ourselves, our skin, our hair, our people. African art […]
Welcome to February, cosmic beings! The main theme this month has to do with practising and learning the art of healthy emotional detachment. We have over four planetary bodies all traveling through the sign of Aquarius this month. Mercury enters Aquarius on 5th February, and the Aquarius new moon strikes on the […]
Welcome to Sky Sports Editions, where we meet remarkable sports women as they direct their very own cover shoot. Alongside all of the live sport coverage on Sky, this series provides a space for these extraordinary athletes to tell their personal journeys, in their own words. In the latest episode, […]
Talking about money benefits all of us — and we need to do it more. Join the conversation with Worth More, our 2024 guide to better finances, from navigating savings, debt and relationships to negotiating pay raises and, above all, investing in yourself. We all have pain points when it […]
If your lips are constantly dry lately, you might be quick to blame it on the weather. With inevitably sore hands and a flaky forehead always comes a chapped mouth, particularly when the temperature plummets. Whether you’re a Carmex person or loyal to Dr. Paw Paw, you probably see the […]
“You looked like you were drowning in the whiteness, girl.” This astute observation came from my new co-worker, a fellow Black girl, who I had only known for the better half of an hour. She wasn’t wrong. I had been coming into the office once a week as was mandatory […]
