Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Have your own Fertility Diary to share? Contact us, here. History: At 25, I was a young, single woman who wasn’t actively trying to conceive. Then I got an earth-shattering diagnosis that meant I had […]
Things Heard And Seen: (L-R) James Norton, as George Clare, Amanda Seyfried as Catherine Clare. Cr. Anna Kooris/NETFLIX © 2020. Things Heard & Seen, now streaming on Netflix, is many things: a ghost story, a tense family drama, a crime thriller, and a celebration of art history and spiritualism. All […]
The first week of May begins with an Aquarian quarter moon, an invitation to reflect on what, if anything, we’re ready to release as we follow the moon’s glow through the dark and toward a new cycle. Mercury moves under the stars of Gemini by Monday, but not before it […]
When I hear the word “Botox,” my brain can’t help but think of Jennifer Coolidge in A Cinderella Story, saying: “It’s the Botox! I can’t show emotion for another hour and a half.” It turns out that Botox may do much more than temporarily impact our ability to show emotions […]
When shelter-in-place orders marked the beginning of our “new normal,” our online behaviour began to shift with the times. Most notably, TikTok boomed like never before. After two years of steady rise, the Chinese-owned platform broke through the two-billion download mark in the first quarter of 2020, bringing millennials and […]
Dear Daniela, My hairdresser said I should stop using my plastic hairbrush and switch to a boar bristle brush, as it’s better for my hair. What exactly are the differences and benefits? Can a boar bristle brush do everything, or would I still need a different hairbrush for styling? Marta, […]
Often, the best stories are the ones based around real-life events. Whether traumatic or joyous, there is something richly satisfying about diving into a book that peels back the layers of intimate moments. Though there is most certainly a time and a place for fiction (see July’s reading list for […]
In a scene from 2019’s Shrill, the television adaptation of author Lindy West’s feminist, fat-positive memoir, protagonist Annie (played by Aidy Bryant) has a conversation with another plus-size woman about fashion. During a moment of understanding — fat babe to fat babe — she tells her: “Everything is either, like, […]
The small apartment that I’ve occupied with my boyfriend for the past four years is often filled with the sound of laughter — lots of laughter. We speak to our two cats — and, honestly, to each other — in weird voices, and our pun usage is off the charts. […]
When considering a tattoo, thinking about what you get is equally as important as where you get it. Sure, placement is subjective and totally up to your personal preference and style, but some spots tend to be more popular than others. Behind the ear is a common area for ink, both dainty […]
