Your New '90s Style Inspiration Is Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
If you've not heard of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, it's time to get to know. The oft-referenced '90s style pin-up worked her way up from being a saleswoman at a Calvin Klein's Boston mall store to become...
View ArticleR29 Writers' Entertainment & Culture Picks For April
April signifies the long awaited start of spring and a new season of binge-worthy television shows, art exhibitions and outdoor dining.Team Refinery29 has a few cinematic gems on our radar for April,...
View ArticleHow To Survive Pregnancy Insomnia
When I fell pregnant, there were many things I was prepared to embrace: oils for stretch marks, skinny jeans with strange pouches for my expanding tummy, a more exciting bra size, cutting out alcohol....
View ArticleHow To Handle Sex When A Long-Term Relationship Ends
When a relationship comes to an end, there are many forms of intimacy and companionship that you miss. That person you confide in, laugh with, fall asleep next to – it’s what makes grieving a...
View ArticleMy New York Apartment Costs £1,500 A Month—Here's How Big It Is
In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial city dwellers. Today, 25-year-old Melina Peterson shows us around her crooked studio in...
View ArticleKKW Beauty Is Expanding Its Shade Range — "I Want To Be Inclusive To Everyone"
It's hard to imagine Kim Kardashian West without her signature contoured makeup look and eponymous beauty line. But years before the launch of KKW Beauty, Kardashian West was just a young reality star...
View ArticleHow To Cope When You're Always The Third Wheel
They say three's a crowd, and anyone who's ever begrudgingly allowed themselves to be a third wheel would probably agree.Meeting your best friend's significant other for the first, second, or even...
View ArticleHelen Mirren Says This Beauty Treatment Boosted Her Confidence
When the general public looks at Dame Helen Mirren, they see an international icon, a timeless beauty, a silver-screen legend so universally respected that she was appointed to the Order of the British...
View ArticleI Loved My Bleached Hair — But Here’s What You Should Know
Beauty with Mi, hosted by Refinery29's beauty writer Mi-Anne Chan, explores the coolest new trends, treatments, products, and subcultures in the beauty world. Follow along on her wild beauty adventures...
View ArticleThe New Campaign To Tackle The Gender Pay Gap Needs Your Help
A group of female MPs have come together to help women across the country tackle the gender pay gap.By this Wednesday, 4th April, every company with 250 employees or more will have revealed exactly how...
View ArticleMeet The Teenage Girl Behind The First Pride Festival In Mike Pence's Hometown
Vice President Mike Pence's hometown in Indiana will host its first Pride Festival ever, thanks to a teenage girl.Erin Bailey, 18, told Refinery29 the Columbus Pride Festival is her senior year project...
View ArticleStacy London's Dreamy Home Still Has A Junk Drawer
Taking a tour of Stacy London's home will make you want to pack your bags and move in immediately. Like her wardrobe, London wants to feel "beautiful and safe" in her surroundings; her design decisions...
View ArticleRefinery29's April Style Wish List
With the sun staying out past 6 o'clock and the arrival of the first blooms of the season, there's certainly cause for celebration. Now it's time (finally) to trade in our jumpers for dresses and our...
View ArticleThis 24-Year-Old Model Has Written A Memoir About OCD
Lily Bailey has been modelling for three years and has appeared in campaigns for clothing brands and national glossies. She is the author of the book Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in...
View ArticleCombination Skin? You'll Want To Try This New Skincare Launch
With some fantastic beauty innovations centring specific skincare issues like acne and rosacea, it may feel as though the industry has left combination skin types behind in recent years. For those who...
View ArticleThe Fastest-Selling American Skincare Brand You've Never Heard Of...Until Now
When a hyped US beauty brand drops in the UK, we're always keen to try the products we've seen on our Instagram feeds. We're lucky to have had the likes of Kate Somerville, Herbivore Botanicals and IGK...
View ArticleWhy Women Are — & Aren't — Deleting The Social Network
Heading offline for a week, you know where to reach me if you need me.Taking a break from FB while exams are underway. Catch you all in a month #prayformeVacation = ME time. Signing off for a bit, so...
View ArticleThe Way We Speak To Women About Money Is Sexist & Needs To Change
Do you ever feel like, as a woman, you missed the class in life where you learned all about money? Like, somehow, all your male friends suddenly woke up one day and knew all about mortgages and ISAs...
View ArticleIt's Time To Stop Blaming The Parkland Kids For Nikolas Cruz's Actions
Before he murdered 17 students and faculty in Parkland, FL, on February 14, Nikolas Cruz already had a history of violence. He sent multiple threats to his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, like, "Im...
View ArticleThe Truth About Childbirth We Don't Talk About Enough
Giving birth is often described as a miraculous, magical experience – 'the most natural thing in the world'. Thankfully, the baby usually makes the gruelling labour worth it, but the process can have...
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