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The Uncomfortable Truth About Getting Sand In Your Vagina

The Uncomfortable Truth About Getting Sand In Your Vagina

In the beloved bop “Summer Nights” from Greece, John Travolta sings: “She got friendly down in the sa-a-a-nd.” In my mind, this always made hooking up on the beach sound idyllic. If the classiest broad in Hollywood — Olivia Newton-John — would do it, it must be a hopelessly hot […]

Is A Body Care Routine Necessary? Here’s What A Skin Expert Thinks

Dear Daniela, I’m really rigorous with my skincare but pretty slapdash with body care. Do I actually need to be using all these scrubs and lotions? Body brushing and what have you? I do quite often get spots on my back or shoulders, which I notice in the shower but […]

5 Black-Created Podcasts For People Who Want To Be Allies

“There is a false idea that racism — and in this case anti-blackness — is just name-calling and physical violence, when it is so much more insidious than that.” These raw and powerful words came from BBC Radio 1 presenter Clara Amfo the week after the tragic death of George […]

The Penumbral Eclipse Will Look Subtle — But Its Effects Are Major

The Penumbral Eclipse Will Look Subtle — But Its Effects Are Major

MUMBAI, INDIA JANUARY 11: Maximum phase of Penumbral Lunar eclipse at Nehru Planetarium, on January 10, 2020 in Mumbai, India. Lunar eclipse is the time when the earth blocks the light of the sun from reaching the moon. There are three types of lunar eclipse- total, partial and penumbral. The […]

How Shay Mitchell Practices Self-Care In A Pandemic

Welcome to Refinery29’s Feel Good Diaries, where we chronicle the physical and mental wellness routines of women today, their costs, and whether or not these self-care rituals actually make you feel good. Have your own Feel Good Diary about how you’re coping around the COVID-19 outbreak? We’d love to hear how you’re prioritising […]