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Why Becoming A Mum Is Like Being A Teenager Again
Illustrated by Anna Sudit.Autumn in London. The sun’s out but a winter chill lingers in the air. Hood pulled up, I sit cross-legged on a bench in the park with a gaggle of girlfriends. We chew gum,...
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Britain's Best Foodie Staycations
Photo: Courtesy of Thyme.Is there anything better than knowing you need only stumble a few steps to bed after savouring one of the best meals of your life? We think not and praise be, because the hotel...
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The Real Women Of Zadie Smith's NW London
Photographed by Matilda Hill-Jenkins. Few writers manage to capture the essence of a place as Zadie Smith does London. Ever since her debut novel White Teeth, set in Willesden in the north-west of the...
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Why This American Muslim Woman Has Traded Her Hijab For A Hat
Photo: Blair Imani's FacebookDonald Trump's election as U.S. president last week has led to a reported surge in hate crimes against minority groups across the country.Just as racists and xenophobes in...
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The New Dating App For People With *Specs Appeal
Illustration by Anna SuditIf you wear glasses, you'll know the internal to-ing and fro-ing that comes with meeting new people. Do I keep my specs on to appear intelligent and sophisticated, or just...
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What It's Like To Get Pregnant While Battling An Eating Disorder
Recovering from an eating disorder is an arduous journey all on its own. Today’s guest columnist, Jess Mann, had to do it in the midst of another life-changing event. Her story reminds me of just how...
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What Your Sleeping Position Means For Your Health
Photographed by Bianca Valle.Getting to sleep is a tough enough task on its own. But what if, after a perfect night of ZZZs, you wake up and your neck feels off? Or you don't actually feel like you got...
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Slut-Shaming Melania Trump Is Not The Answer To Your Anger
In the aftermath of the evening of November 9, 2016, many of us processed our grief in different ways. Some of us cried. Some of us screamed. Some of us holed up in our bedrooms, watching 30 Rock and...
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Take A Peek Inside The Most Luxurious Hotel In The World
Back in July, Skytrax voted the Dubai-based Emirates Airline "Best Airline" in the 2016 World Airline Awards. But now it isn't just Dubai's airlines that are bringing home awards for top-of-the-line...
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Believe It Or Not, There Is An Upside To Acne
Conspiracy theory time: If spots aren’t trying to get in the way of us living our best — or at least, most Instagrammable — lives, then why do they always seem to materialise right before every big...
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We Tried The Bizarre Makeup Brushes Taking Over The Internet
Ah, makeup brushes — the underdogs of the beauty world. Though they do the ever-important task of blending your foundation, eye shadow, and blush to Instagram perfection, it's not often that you see a...
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Bella Hadid Replaces The Weeknd With New Necklace, Athleisure Deal
Bella Hadid has reportedly split with longtime boyfriend Abél Tesfaye, The Weeknd. She's made a subtle reference with her neckwear, swapping out her usual "Abel" choker (no accent on the "e" on the...
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These Post-Election Feminist Pieces & Podcasts Offer Inspiration, Hope
By the time the sun rose again, what promised to be a historic election for American women on the morning of November 8 turned into a distressing reminder that sexism is still alive and well at the...
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How Makeup Helped This Trans Woman Learn To Be Herself
Beauty is most often cast as fun, frivolous, and vain. And though in the larger picture, things like mascara, blush, and lipstick indeed seem lighthearted — it is the business of appearances, after all...
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9 Women On Why They Shaved Their Heads
There was a time when a shaved head was a skinhead, and a time when it stood for being gender-queer. But while in some instances, those ties remain, a woman with a buzzcut is a lot more common...
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Are You Too Proud To Leave London?
Samuel Johnson has a lot to answer for. “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life” – his pithy line about why we should all love London or we’re better off dead is quoted more frequently than...
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You Can Now Buy Ashish's 'Immigrant' T-Shirt
It was a powerful message of pride and defiance following the Brexit result, subsequent widespread animosity and rise in hate crimes. And now, a week after Donald Trump was elected president of the...
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Inside The R29 Desk Drawers...
We've teamed up with the experts at Latest In Beauty to launch a lifestyle box full of things we love here at Refinery29.We've been super selective and chosen some of the brands we use every single...
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This Nail Varnish Could Save Your Life
Photographed by Dan McCoy.Drink spiking is still a problem and is sadly something that many of us will experience during a night out. But a new nail polish that can detect so-called date rape drugs,...
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A Unique Look Inside The Bedrooms Of Young People Around The World
Photographed by John Thackwray.Bedrooms are windows into people's personalities. They're the place where you start and end each day. They're a haven of self-expression — especially for young people...
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