10 Of The Best Brass Buys For Your Home
Gold? Too bling. Copper? So two years ago. The only metallic we want in our homes now is brass. It’s our go-to metal of choice for accessories, furniture, kitchen taps, splashbacks – you name it, we’ll...
View ArticleRose McGowan Levels Rape Accusation Against Hollywood Studio Head
In a series of revelatory tweets, outspoken actress and filmmaker Rose McGowan took to social media to share that she was raped by an unnamed Hollywood executive. Her disclosure, posted using the...
View ArticleLady Gaga Has Written A Song Celebrating Female Solidarity
Photo: Broadimage/REX/Shutterstock.As she prepares to drop new album Joanne, Lady Gaga has shared the story behind one its most exciting songs."Hey Girl" sees Gaga team up with Florence + The Machine's...
View ArticleThese Are The Women Who Have Accused Donald Trump Of Sexual Assault
Summer ZervosSummer At least 11 women have come forward and accused Donald Trump of sexual assault or sexual misconduct, starting in 1992 with his ex-wife, Ivana Trump, and ending most recently with...
View ArticleYour Horoscope This Week — Oct 16 2016
Compromise, cooperate, and coordinate. The sun is winding down its annual tour of balanced Libra this week, bringing one more push for harmony. Until Saturday, try — with Hillary Clinton-level...
View ArticleLena Dunham's New Tattoos Honour Two Very Different Legends
Lena Dunham is a longtime fan of using her body as a canvas for some rather creative art — just witness how often she makes her Ferdinand the bull and Eloise tattoos a feature of her red carpet...
View ArticleWhat The Real "Before"&"After" Looks Like For Weight-Loss Surgery (NSFW)
Photographer Samantha Geballe started taking self-portraits in 2013, one year before she underwent gastric bypass surgery, and she continues to photograph herself today — nearly three years since the...
View ArticleRihanna's Got "FourFiveSeconds" For Oldchella
Desert Trip, also dubbed Oldchella, got a little bit younger in its second weekend. The festival, which was held on the same plot of land as Coachella in Indio, CA, saw Saturday night headliner Paul...
View ArticleWhy This New Mum Shared A Picture Of Her C-section Scar On Facebook
Photo: Business Images/REX/Shutterstock.According to the NHS, around one in every four to five pregnant women in the UK gives birth by Caesarean section. It's "a major operation that carries a number...
View Article30 Sleep Tips For People With Anxiety
Photographed by Bianca Valle. Between hectic work schedules and full social calendars getting a full night's sleep is no easy feat these days. Sleep disturbances (e.g. not being able to fall or stay...
View ArticleThis History-Making Olympian Has A Modest Clothing Line — & It's Amazing
Photo: Courtesy of Louella. In August, Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first woman to wear a hijab while representing Team USA at the Olympics. The fencer returned stateside with a bronze medal — a...
View ArticleTalking Pub Politics With Charlotte Church
Photo: Zak Kaczmarek/Getty Images.No-one would have predicted that the biggest hit at po-faced super-muso festival All Tomorrow’s Parties earlier this year would have been former "voice of an angel"...
View ArticleWhat British Women Living In America Think About The Election
It might be taking place over 4000 miles away, but the whole of the UK is gripped by the American presidential election. Of course we are. It's a bona-fide spectacle with potentially horrifying...
View ArticleIn Defence Of Being A Serial Job Hopper
Artwork by Tristan Offit. Your first foray into the world of employment is serious business. In a perfect world you’d jump straight out of education and land comfortably into the job of your dreams,...
View ArticleWhat It's Really Like To Live With The BRCA1 Gene
I loved the X-Men cartoon when I was a kid. Loved it. As in, I watched it every Saturday morning with my brother, even though I had the distinct feeling that, as a girl, I somehow wasn’t supposed to....
View ArticleChildren From The Calais "Jungle" Arriving In The UK This Week
Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images.Plans to demolish the Calais refugee camp, currently home to around 10,000 people, from tomorrow have been pushed back for at least another week. Whenever the dismantling...
View ArticleDo Our Accents Really Affect Our Careers?
This month marks the two year anniversary of when I moved from my hometown of Liverpool to London. From Liverpool, along with my hair rollers, I brought with me a northern, heart-on-my-sleeve...
View ArticleAmazing Women From Around The World 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 ArticleThese Foods Could Soon Become More Expensive Thanks To Brexit
First came the risk of a Marmite shortage, now the outcome of the EU referendum is threatening to result in price hikes for some of our other favourite foods.The price of chocolate, cheese and wine...
View ArticleLondon Is The Cheapest Place To Buy A Luxury Bag
Photo: Christian Vierig/Getty Images.Last week the UK was in disarray following news of an imminent Marmite shortage. But it seems, in the wake of Brexit and the crashing pound, which has dropped more...
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