The last month of summer is a spectacle. From retrogrades to eclipses, we are leveling up our power and proving that mindfulness and pragmatism are the only useful ways in which to handle matters. We’ll be golden as long as we don’t second guess our initial responses and use our wits to get us through…

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 thing as safe sun. “They…

Face mists have come a long way. Once thought of as fancy water in a spray bottle (that doesn’t do much beyond making your skin feel nice), they’ve enjoyed quite the renaissance in recent years. That’s all thanks to innovative formulas armed with efficacious ingredients you’d find in a hydrating serum or moisturizer, like glycerin…

Copenhagen Fashion Week opened with a dinner in the Nikolaj Art Gallery —  a former church dating back to the 13th century. This season, it played host not only to the opening dinner but also to several shows, panels, and brand activations, including one from Instamax. That first night in the church set the tone…

When Vibram’s infamous FiveFinger shoes first became popular in the early 2000s, you couldn’t have paid me to wear them. I was a Converse-loving, Hot Topic-shopping high schooler who couldn’t have been further from their target market. Today, as a fashion editor living in New York City, I’m even more removed from the brand’s usual…

Thick, luscious lengths are not something I’ve been blessed with. Instead, my natural hair is fine, poker-straight and often falls flat. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve tried every mousse, volumizing mist, curling iron, and dry shampoo to give a bit of height to my roots, but my hair doesn’t play ball.  While I love its…

Are you anxious, avoidant or secure? What’s rarely discussed is whether people can switch from one camp to another. People wear their “anxious” labels as if they’re fixed for good, but that isn’t necessarily so. Within the bleak dating scene today — 1.4million people left dating apps in 2024, and 78% of people feel exhausted…

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar.Today: a statistical programmer who has a $140,000 joint income and who spends some of her money this week on a…