Travel

Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”

Money Diary: A 22-Year-Old On 26k, Flying To Jersey

Money Diary: A 22-Year-Old On 26k, Flying To Jersey

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “Hey everyone! I’m a 22-(well I was when […]

10 Essential Cookbooks That Got Us Through Lockdown

10 Essential Cookbooks That Got Us Through Lockdown

I think of a good cookbook as the grown-up equivalent of the Argos catalogue (RIP). Flicking through is an exercise in delight and anticipation: with the right ingredients, careful reading and plenty of time, all these treats could potentially be yours. But just as my mum never got me the […]

Normal People‘s Paul Mescal Is A Music Video Star Now — No, Really

Normal People‘s Paul Mescal Is A Music Video Star Now — No, Really

If you thought life couldn’t get any better than seeing Normal People star Paul Mescal pine for love in a chain necklace, then may we interest you in Paul Mescal pining while drunk dancing in a hotel room? The Hulu actor stars in the Rolling Stones’ new music video for […]

The Best Conditioners For Every Type Of Curl

The Best Conditioners For Every Type Of Curl

Like most dynamic duos (Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Chloe and Halle, Will and Jada), curly hair is great on its own, but it’s even better when paired with the right conditioner. No matter the pattern, length, or texture of your hair, the right formula will bring out the ultimate trifecta: shine, […]

Michelle Obama Has Been Coping With ‘Low-Grade Depression,’ She Says

Michelle Obama Has Been Coping With ‘Low-Grade Depression,’ She Says

Michelle Obama says that she’s been coping with “some form of low-grade depression” this year, in part because of the coronavirus pandemic and the devastating police killings of Black Americans. On a Wednesday, August 5, episode of her eponymous podcast, the former first lady spoke with award-winning journalist Michele Norris […]

Almost 200 Years Ago, This Queer, All-Women Art Collective Took The World By Storm

When her girlfriend Matilda Hays came downstairs looking for her, Charlotte Cushman was at her desk writing a letter. Outside on the busy Via del Corso, tourists browsed new stores selling antiques. It was April and Rome was soon to burst out in bloom. Inside, though, the weather was distinctively […]

Does Your Underwear Have An Expiration Date?

Does Your Underwear Have An Expiration Date?

Here at Refinery29, I’ve become the resident expert on underwear. How often should you change your skivvies? Should you wear panties to bed? I’m the go-to gal for these kinds of below-the-belt questions. But when my editors asked me to write about how often you need to replace your undies, […]

Beirut Needs Your Help: How To Support The City & Where To Donate Right Now

Beirut Needs Your Help: How To Support The City & Where To Donate Right Now

On Tuesday, a colossal explosion shook the Lebanese capital of Beirut severely damaging and demolishing the city’s port. For up to six miles away from the blast, parts of the city saw a jarring and overwhelming impact from the blast. By the next morning, more than 100 people were declared […]

Alicia Keys Is Officially Launching A Lifestyle Beauty Brand

Alicia Keys Is Officially Launching A Lifestyle Beauty Brand

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 12: Alicia Keys attends the 2019 Billboard Women In Music at Hollywood Palladium on December 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic) Alicia Keys’ naturally glowy complexion has always made us wonder what beauty products the singer-songwriter has in rotation, even before […]

Venus In Cancer Is Getting Us In Our Feelings

Venus In Cancer Is Getting Us In Our Feelings

Venus, the planet of love, social awareness, and money, is finally exiting its extended four-month stay in Gemini. Its next stop is emotional Cancer on August 7, where it will stay until September 5, says Narayana Montúfar, senior astrologer at Astrology.com. “During the time Venus was retrograde in intellectual Gemini, […]