The owner of my local dry cleaners gives me that look again. Then, she shakes her head and sighs. We’ve been here before; the long pause, the disapproval — I know it well. It began the second time I came in for a small patch job on my favorite dress: […]
Like the hairs on the top of our head, the tiny lashes growing out of our eyelids follow a natural growth pattern, which means there’s no overnight fix for lengthening them — without the help of mascara or eyelash extensions, that is. However, there are little things you can do […]
“I put on makeup for you!” I blurt out to Christine Quinn when we hop on Zoom for our interview this week. It’s one of a handful of times in the past few months that I’ve worn anything other than sunscreen and tinted moisturiser. But I wasn’t about to speak […]
Welcome to Refinery29 Loves, the monthly news bulletin where you’ll find the best things to shop and see in fashion right now. From Nike’s first dedicated maternity collection and Rixo’s first recycled offering to new sustainable label Aligne, here’s what’s getting us excited this month. Rixo Recycled Collection Our favourite […]
Mia, an 18-year-old inpatient on a psychiatric ward, likes to pull pranks on her nurses. But it wasn’t until her most recent admission to a mental health facility in Cornwall that she started turning her practical jokes into viral TikTok videos. In one clip viewed 2.3 million times, captioned “running […]
World Afro Day is about celebrating afro excellence and ending black hair discrimination, says founder Michelle de Leon Messy. Unprofessional. Difficult to style. These adjectives are still far too commonly associated with afro hair. Just last week, South Africa’s biggest pharmacy chain faced criticism for publishing a promotion on its […]
Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has explained why identifying as “queer” suits her best of all. Nixon, who played Miranda Hobbes in the iconic comedy-drama series set in New York City, has been married to wife Christine Marinoni since 2012. She was previously married to ex-husband Danny Mozes between […]
If you’ve been working from home during the pandemic, you’ll know it’s quite an adjustment. Everything from finding somewhere comfortable to sit to deciding what to wear and getting the knack of Google Hangouts has presented a challenge. And although you get to skip the dreaded daily commute, working from home can also prove incredibly tiring. […]
Nothing says happiness like a bowl of garlicky spaghetti and a newly-minted relationship. Luckily, Katie Holmes now has both. The Logan Lucky actress was recently photographed in New York City kissing her new celebrity chef boyfriend Emilio Vitolo on two separate occasions — once in front of Manhattan’s Peasant Restaurant […]
Right now, it’s difficult to imagine watching an award show, an event known for packing hundreds of people into tight seats in an enclosed area — usually for hours at a time. Hollywood may have gone on hiatus when the pandemic started, but an awards show hiatus? The industry would […]
