Tag: lifestyle

Travel Diaries: How A Matchmaker Explores The World

Travel Diaries: How A Matchmaker Explores The World

Welcome to Refinery29’s Travel Diaries, a place where we find out the how, the why, and the where people are exploring now that the world is opening up again. In their answers to 29 questions, diarists will reveal their unique — and often a little offbeat — travel habits, stories, and […]

Veganism Isn’t Just About Saving Animals. It’s About Saving The World

Veganism Isn’t Just About Saving Animals. It’s About Saving The World

If you’ve ever perused the #vegan and #veganism tags on Instagram or TikTok, you’ve probably seen edited photos of beautiful meals, trendy restaurant recommendations, and memes designed to shame non-vegans for eating meat. Maybe you’ve heard the jokes about veganism, too, often rooted in stereotypes about how vegans look, act, […]

How The Pandemic Killed Small Talk & Made Us All Radically Honest

How The Pandemic Killed Small Talk & Made Us All Radically Honest

Living through a pandemic has changed us. Now, we’re more cautious of germs, washing our hands rigorously and monitoring any off-kilter symptoms like coughing or fever. Face masks and elbow bumps have become normalised. We’ll never look at a public water fountain the same way again. And many of us […]

I Tried TikTok’s Viral Frizzy Hair Hacks & There’s One Clear Winner

I Tried TikTok’s Viral Frizzy Hair Hacks & There’s One Clear Winner

Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. Whether skincare or makeup related, you can always count on TikTok‘s experts to provide a smart solution to a beauty problem. Last month, we learned how to take the […]

I’ve Applied For 52 Jobs, Here’s What I’ve Learned

I’m what my friends call “unlucky in livelihood”. There was the time my then-dream job called me after three extensive assignments and two gruelling interviews to say they were drafting my offer letter, only to ghost me, save for an email on Christmas Eve assuring they’d “be in touch ASAP”. […]

Amazon Prime’s Take On Lord Of The Rings Lore Looks Stunning

Amazon Prime’s Take On Lord Of The Rings Lore Looks Stunning

Since 2001, the fantasy adventures found in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings books have unfolded on the silver screen, introducing us to a sprawling world ravaged by a constant battle between darkness and light. Six interconnected stories and big-budget films later, Tolkien’s timeless narrative is headed to the […]

That’s Hot — Literally. Get Cooking With Paris & Make Her Secret Hilton Family Recipe

That’s Hot — Literally. Get Cooking With Paris & Make Her Secret Hilton Family Recipe

COOKING WITH PARIS (L to R) PARIS HILTON in COOKING WITH PARIS Cr. KIT KARZEN/NETFLIX © 2021 “During the cooking show, I definitely ruined some outfits,” Paris Hilton laughs over the phone with Refinery29. The trailer for her new Netflix series, Cooking With Paris, portends the promise of high glam […]

Nicholas Braun’s Not-Quite-Method Approach To Turning Into Zola’s Ultimate Simp

Nicholas Braun’s Not-Quite-Method Approach To Turning Into Zola’s Ultimate Simp

Somehow — maybe due to his signature 6’7 height — Nicholas Braun is immediately recognisable the moment he clambers out of a black Mercedes G-Wagon in Zola. But long limbs and intentional gawkiness are the only traits he shares with his character, a pathetic-yet-sympathetic simp named Derrek.  When we first […]

I’m A Black-Owned Beauty Brand Founder & This Is What My Routine Looks Like In A Week

I’m A Black-Owned Beauty Brand Founder & This Is What My Routine Looks Like In A Week

Diarrha N’Diaye is a first-generation Senegalese-American brand founder and CEO based in Harlem, New York. N’Diaye has worked in marketing, communications and social media for brands such as Rebecca Minkoff, VIBE Magazine, and L’Oreal Paris. Her career lead her to Glossier, where she worked in product development and innovation. This […]