Welcome to Taking Stock, a space where we can take a deep breath and try to figure out what the COVID-19 economy really means for our finances. Every month, personal finance expert Paco de Leon will answer your most difficult, emotionally charged questions about money. This year has forced many […]
Getty Images The Mountbatten-Windsors are undoubtedly the most talked-about family in the world, with the Queen making news in particular. From her epic Ali G impression and the hilarious names for her Corgis over the years to the time she hid in a bush to avoid a controversial Buckingham Palace […]
*Facepalm* From Donald Trump’s claim that calling himself a feminist would be “going too far” (and that’s one of the less toe-curling comments), to the time Boris Johnson promised that “voting Tory will cause your wife to have bigger breasts” in the run up to the 2005 general election, as […]
Features Editor Jenny Proudfoot sits down with Qian Julie Wang for MC Book Club to talk memoirs, Middlemarch and the release of Beautiful Country… You may not know the name Qian Julie Wang just yet, but you’re certainly about to, with her debut memoir undeniably being the must-read book of […]
Did you know that an estimated 900,000 women in the UK have quit their jobs because of the menopause? As one member of the Royal Family recently pointed out, women’s health issues often go completely unrecognised by employers, resulting in thousands of women every year having to leave behind careers […]
Now there’s one for every occasion and need Four MAC Ruby Woo lipsticks are sold every minute around the world. In the UK, it’s five every hour. So suffice to say it’s a very popular shade. The iconic matte red has become such a bestseller, because of how beautiful it […]
Scrolling through TikTok the other day, I heard a distinctly Kardashian voice posing a question: “Honestly, who can say they don’t want to be tan?” Uncovering the original audio proved it was Khloé in her confessional on one of the earlier seasons of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. The audio […]
At Refinery29 UK, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team, but we may earn commission or other compensation from the links on this page. In confusing times such as these, fashion adapts. During […]
First, Mercury retrograde came for our relationships. Then, the new moon in Libra asked us to find balance in our partnerships. And now, on October 7, another astrological transit is here to change up our love lives. Venus, the Planet of Love and Affection, is moving on from intense, brooding […]
This week on TikTok, university student Lauren Zarras posted a video surprising her long-distance boyfriend. The seemingly innocuous video she thought she’d posted has now been viewed over 57 million times, spawned a #couchguy hashtag with another half a billion views, and has hundreds of thousands of strangers speculating about […]
