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How Black Women Challenged Conservative Beauty Trends In 2024

How Black Women Challenged Conservative Beauty Trends In 2024

When I first came across Nara Smith’s tongue-in-cheek TikTok videos, whispering about making Coco Pops from scratch for her children while clad in Louboutins and a little black dress, little did I know that Smith, a mixed-raced woman, would become (perhaps unwittingly) the modern face of ideological conservatism that would […]

Your 2025 Love & Sex Horoscope Is Here. What Really Turns You On?

Your 2025 Love & Sex Horoscope Is Here. What Really Turns You On?

Cosmic beings, 2025 is a year of sultry awakenings, raw truths and unfiltered self-discovery when it comes to love and sex. With Venus and Mars both retrograde in the first quarter of the year, and Pluto, the planet of transformation, now settled in the unconventional sign of Aquarius until 2044, […]

How To Manifest Your 2025 Goals, According to Your Zodiac Sign

How To Manifest Your 2025 Goals, According to Your Zodiac Sign

Did you know that your thoughts are a dominant force in making your dreams a reality? Think about what speaks to you on a heartfelt level and start the discourse with the universe about what you want to bring into your life. Put the energy out there. Practice daily intention-setting, […]

“I Could Switch Off The Agony”: Women & Their Relationship With Co-codamol

“I Could Switch Off The Agony”: Women & Their Relationship With Co-codamol

The day before Rachel*, 30, went to get fitted for a hormonal coil in 2022, the nurse advised her to take co-codamol an hour beforehand (usually painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen are recommended). Co-codamol is a painkiller that contains 500mg of paracetamol and either 8mg, 15mg or 30mg of codeine […]

2024 Was The Year Fashion Really, Finally Fell In Love With Sports

2024 Was The Year Fashion Really, Finally Fell In Love With Sports

Going into the 2024 WNBA draft, all eyes were on Caitlin Clark, a rookie who would go on to be the overall pick of the season, drafted to the Indiana Fever. On the red carpet, the 22-year-old was dressed in head-to-toe Prada: a rhinestone top layered under a silk miniskirt […]

R29 Editors Share The One Product That Changed Their Skin For The Better

R29 Editors Share The One Product That Changed Their Skin For The Better

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The ‘Dirty Martini’ Manicure Is The Cutest Festive Nail Art Trend

The ‘Dirty Martini’ Manicure Is The Cutest Festive Nail Art Trend

We love a manicure that sounds like a snack. Light blue nail polish is cuter positioned as “blueberry milk nails” and a “vanilla manicure” is more fun than a plain white one — it just is. If you’re “dry” on inspiration for your next manicure, let us introduce the biggest […]

Your 2025 Career Horoscope Is Here. Are You Ready To Pivot?

Your 2025 Career Horoscope Is Here. Are You Ready To Pivot?

In 2025, the cosmic energies are inviting all zodiac signs to reimagine their professional lives by following the path that feels most aligned with their authentic selves, especially now that Pluto, the planet of transformation, is spending the next 20 years in the innovative and unconventional sign of Aquarius. With […]

Salary Story: I Left My £75k Salary To Start A Business For Myself

Salary Story: I Left My £75k Salary To Start A Business For Myself

In our series Salary Stories, women with long-term career experience open up about the most intimate details of their jobs: compensation. It’s an honest look at how real people navigate the complicated world of negotiating, raises, promotions and job loss, with the hope it will give young women more insight into […]