Month: December 2021

It’s Party Shoe Season: What Makes A Festive Pair?

It’s Party Shoe Season: What Makes A Festive Pair?

Whether you’re making an entrance at a glitzy soirée or dressing up at home just because, the ability to safely toast the season is reason enough to bring some sparkle back into your wardrobe, starting with a pair of show-stopping party shoes.  According to Nina, a brand synonymous with festive […]

Move Over Sequin Dress, This Festive Season It’s All About The Party Knitwear

Move Over Sequin Dress, This Festive Season It’s All About The Party Knitwear

To most, the December soundtrack of yuletide tunes and jingle bells signals the fast-approaching, snow-dusted end to yet another year. But to anyone who loves fashion, these sounds translate to four slinky syllables that were but a mere whisper at this exact time last winter: par-ty-dress-ing. While holiday fêtes aren’t […]

The Black Comedians Who Made Us Laugh In 2021

The Black Comedians Who Made Us Laugh In 2021

Black Is The New Black is R29Unbothered’s celebration of Black trailblazers who are changing the game. Black trailblazers who are reminding the world that we are not a trend or ‘a moment.’ We’re here — and we’ve been here. If there’s one thing Black people are gonna do during tough […]

I Got My Chest Lasered To Improve My Skin & I Learned A Lot

I Got My Chest Lasered To Improve My Skin & I Learned A Lot

As we head into a brand-new year, outdated phrases such as ‘anti-ageing‘ and ‘anti-wrinkle’ are slowly but surely being replaced by healthier, more inclusive ideas. Phrases like ‘slow ageing‘ and even ‘pro-ageing’ are entering the beauty vernacular as we focus less on how to erase fine lines and wrinkles and […]

This Is How Much The ‘Bank of Mum & Dad’ Is Now Worth

It’s no secret that ‘the bank of mum and dad’ can really divide friendship groups. Given that it can feel all but impossible to get on the property ladder without help from parents, it’s easy to see why it’s become such a contentious issue among Gen Z and millennials. Don’t […]

These Are Rightmove’s Most Viewed Homes Of 2021

These Are Rightmove’s Most Viewed Homes Of 2021

It’s been a long, tiring year and we’re craving a proper end-of-2021 break with lots of Christmas TV and festive food. It’s also a time when a little bit of escapism doesn’t go amiss. With this in mind, Rightmove has revealed its 10 most viewed homes of 2021. They’re absolute pads […]

Shortbread Wreaths & Perfect Pippies: 3 MasterChef Stars Share Their Go-To Christmas Recipes

Shortbread Wreaths & Perfect Pippies: 3 MasterChef Stars Share Their Go-To Christmas Recipes

From scrumptious chocolate pudding to fresh tiger prawns and my mum’s spicy BBQ spread, Christmastime always reminds me of the delicious food our family and friends tuck into to celebrate the holidays. Having been on the hunt this year for some new Xmas day menu items, I turned to the […]

Your Horoscope This Week: December 19th to December 25, 2021

Your Horoscope This Week: December 19th to December 25, 2021

It’s the third week of an eternal December and the beginning of Venus’ retrograde station in Capricorn. While the astrological climate might seem foreboding, it’s worth noting that much of the past month has prepared us for what looms ahead–even if that preparation felt difficult to bear. While Venus does […]

The One Thing Keke Palmer Is Doing Differently This Christmas Holiday Season

The One Thing Keke Palmer Is Doing Differently This Christmas Holiday Season

As if being the host of Refinery29’s “The Hookup,” a live dating experience in L.A., wasn’t enough, Keke Palmer slid into the studio for a lil’ holidays-and-chill conversation. While Palmer usually does the most during the “all-idays” (as she says in her perky Old Navy commercial), the R29 Unbothered creative […]

Tonight’s Full Moon In Gemini Asks Us To Reflect On Our Own Dueling Impulses

Tonight’s Full Moon In Gemini Asks Us To Reflect On Our Own Dueling Impulses

Temperatures are dropping and the nights are the longest they’ll ever be. With the COVID-19 positivity rate multiplying at a startling rate, these lyrics from Joni Mitchell’s “River ” come to mind: It’s coming on Christmas. They’re cutting down trees. They’re putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and […]