For a haircare brand, Olaplex has a lot to offer. It’s a label best known for its hero mask (the reparative No 3 Hair Perfector), but there are conditioners, serums, oils, and a dry shampoo, too. However, what’s new to the Olaplex label falls into a product category that we […]
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to protect your skin to the best of your ability, because there’s no such […]
Apart from tweezing a few stray hairs here and there, I haven’t touched my brows in years. You see, when I was 16 I made a grave error. Like Georgia in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, I thought a slim razor was the answer to my bushy-brow prayers. If you’ve […]
It’s pretty much accepted that gloomy winter weather makes people feel more down or tired. But, in my experience, what’s even more depressing than gross weather is when the sun finally starts shining, the temperatures start to climb, and I still feel like crap. After all, if it’s cold outside, […]
It’s shaping up to be a wild couple of months (astrologically speaking) because there are about to be seven — yes, seven —planets in retrograde. Although the chaos up in outer space may seem far, far away, it always comes back down to haunt — er, I mean help — […]
Content warning: This article discusses alcoholism, death and addiction in a way that could be distressing to some readers. When I was eleven years old, my father left me in a carpark for four hours so he could go to the pub. This wasn’t exactly a rare occasion. Despite the […]
Across literature and in television/film, the rom-com world has a bevy of tried and true cliches that fans come to be familiar with over the years. Enemies to lovers working towards a common goal. Childhood friends realising that they’re actually soulmates. An ambitious career-driven city girl finding happiness in a […]
In 2023, ageing is no longer a dirty word. Skincare brands are tweaking their packaging to reflect that growing older isn’t something to be feared, and more of us are questioning the effects of trends like face taping and ‘jello skin’ on our self-esteem. But while we’re embracing the ageing […]
Platform shoes, and especially platform heels, came back into our fashion stratosphere a couple of years back, but it seems that the ’90s and Y2K trend is here to stay for good. And if there’s one thing we believe when it comes to platform shoes, it’s that the chunkier and […]
If you’re an R29 regular, you’ll know that we preach sun protection all year round — even more so when the weather is this hot. Staying in the shade, wearing a broad spectrum, high factor sunscreen and donning a hat and sunglasses are a must to shield skin against harsh […]
