Shampoo & Conditioner: Must They Match?
We get it — shopping for hair products isn't as fun as shopping for literally any other part of your beauty routine. That's why brands have made it a seemingly brainless process: You go to the store,...
View ArticleThe Best Christmas Films On UK Netflix
If you’re looking for a bit of respite from the endless Christmas get-togethers and long for a quiet night in, you might turn to Netflix for a bit of Yuletide company.Now, you’d think that your...
View Article5 Ways You Can Give Back This Christmas
As we sit down to our turkey this year, pulling crackers and feasting with loved ones, it is easy to forget those who are less fortunate. In 2015, the headlines have once again shown us that human...
View ArticleDior Is In No Hurry To Name Raf Simons' Successor
Earlier this week the fashion world was stunned by the news that Jonathan Saunders was closing his own label after 12 years as one of the most renowned and adored British designers, who rose to...
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Helen Mirren and Idris Elba lead nominations for Screen Actors Guild AwardsDame Helen Mirren and Idris Elba have both bagged two nominations for the 2016 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards. Dame Helen is...
View ArticleMeet The Women Changing The Face Of Boston Politics
A Woman's Place: USA (UK)Refinery29 has partnered with Allison Rapson and Kassidy Brown, founders of the media companyWe Are the XX , for a documentary series exploring the lives of women around the...
View ArticleHow I Dealt With My Intrusive Thought OCD
Artwork by Anna JayHave you ever called in sick to work, just to spend the day in bed with someone? Do you complain to anyone in earshot when you're hungover? Have you ever pretended to have a migraine...
View Article15 Of The World's Bravest Women Give You Their Best Advice
At Refinery29, we've had the privilege of meeting some pretty amazing women. We've spoken to a Saudi princess working to register other women to vote, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and...
View ArticlePatricia Arquette Updates Her ‘Wage Equality' Oscars Speech
Photo: RexLast February, Patricia Arquette’s impassioned speech about the gender wage gap at The Oscars hushed a whole room of Hollywood’s elite. Initially the speech was deemed necessary, brave and...
View ArticleThese Sexist Laws Still Exist Around The World Today
Today is Human Rights Day – the anniversary of the day, 67 years ago, that the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The thing about human rights is that they should be a given and they...
View ArticleThis 30-Day Challenge Will Transform Your Abs
Here’s the thing about abs: Whether you care about getting ripped or not, your core goes way beyond those six-pack muscles in both form and function. The muscles of your mid-torso — the ones on your...
View ArticleThese Haunting Photos Capture Life During Beijing's "Red Alert" Smog Crisis
Photographed by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Everyday life came to a surreal standstill in Beijing this week, as thick smog blanketed China's capital.Schools closed, cars cleared the road during rush...
View ArticleSerial Is Back
Time to immediately cancel all your plans for the foreseeable future because the second series of the podcast, Serial, has launched.The first series centred on the case of Adnan Syed, a teenager who...
View ArticleThe Best (& Worst) Films Starring Real-Life Couples
Photo: Courtesy of Universal.It's a testament to our collective lack of imagination that we love to worship onscreen couples in real life. If their make-out sessions are that hot in a movie, why...
View ArticleToys: Do They Really Have To Be Gender Neutral?
Photo: H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/ Getty Images.It's 2015. We have an Ava DuVernay Barbie, which is pretty sweet. The Moschino Barbie campaign showed girls and boys digging her totally awesome...
View ArticleThe Best Ads Of Christmas Past
2015 would have you believe that nobody makes Christmas adverts besides John Lewis. This is simply not the case. There are loads of other people who in the process of trying to make us buy stuff, have...
View Article7 Ways To Help Someone Who's Having A Bad Trip
Illustrated by Elliot Salazar.Last month, I sat cross-legged on a plush, red pillow in a classroom at Boulder’s Naropa University and pretended that I, like the 18 other people in class, loved...
View ArticleThe PJs You'll Want To Wear By Day & Night
On the off chance that you don't shop at Topshop, Urban Outfitters, Nasty Gal or V Files, you may not know Illustrated People, the Brick Lane-based streetwear brand designed by stylist and photographer...
View ArticleThis Is What 2015 Was Like, In Hashtags
As the end of 2015 approaches, we have the opportunity to reflect on the past 365 days. And there's no better way to do that than through our generation's digital microphone, Twitter. While many of the...
View ArticleForget Paris Chic, The Style Is In Berlin
Courtesy of VoostoreWhen people think of the Berlin style, it's often in the context of getting into Berghain, the city's notoriously difficult to get into nightclub/ dayclub/ underground style centre....
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