This year, autumn fashion trends are all about getting back to basics, with classic denim styles, ballet flats, and an earthy, neutral palette all in the mix. Yet, while popular styles may be calling for restraint and wearability, there’s still room to play, as temperatures continue dropping and our minds […]
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to protect your skin to the best of your ability, because there’s no such thing […]
If there’s one thing you need to know about me, it’s that I do not like being told what to do. In fact, I have a tendency to take the entirely opposite route. I have never read an instruction manual, for example, and that’s why all of my furniture is […]
I started the year 2023 off by having sex with my girlfriend and their girlfriend while an episode of Taskmaster played in the background. We started the evening in a tangle of limbs on the sofa, watching videos from one of my favourite trans porn performers. I was very turned […]
Gearing up for Black Friday on the 24th of November? It’s hard not to be swayed by heavy discounts and total bargains, especially when it comes to beauty. After all, it’s the perfect opportunity to take a chance on a new product you’ve always wanted to try, or to stock up on […]
When British singer and morning TV regular Jamelia first emerged on the scene as a fresh new pop star back in the early noughties, Black beauty standards were, of course, very different to what they are now (although Y2K fashion trends are hellbent on reviving much of the era’s style). […]
The first time I had sex, I was so fixated on the fact that I was finally, actually having sex that all I could think of to say was, “oh my god, we’re having sex.” It was a little painful, especially at first, but there were moments that felt amazing. […]
The beauty industry has a habit of convincing us that our hair is forever short of something, regardless of its type or texture. Whether your strands are supposedly starved of moisture, in need of a keratin boost or lacking density, you can bet that there’s a product which is poised […]
My first experience of lucid dreaming was, like many nighttime visions, both exceptional and banal. I was standing at Haggerston Overground station in London and as the train glided into the platform, I noticed that it moved more gracefully than usual. The wheels didn’t screech along the track and the […]
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last penny.This week: “I’m a 33-year-old pricing analyst, living in Leicester with my husband and one-year-old son. I’m now […]
