18 Women Share What It's Really Like To Live With PCOS
To mark National Infertility Awareness Week, Refinery29 is dedicating a full week of coverage to an open discussion about becoming a parent. Check out more here.Polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS,...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Wants To Bring More Women To The White House
If elected, Hillary Clinton won’t be the only woman coming to the White House. Clinton announced at a town hall event in Philadelphia on Monday night that, if she gets to the Oval Office, she intends...
View Article11 Incredible Last-Minute Vacations That Don't Cost A Fortune
Photo: Courtesy of Hotel Esencia. The only thing more oppressive than waiting for summer to arrive is the number of days between now and the next long weekend. We know: All you want is to sit by a...
View ArticleDonald Trump Just Threw Some Major Shade At Lena Dunham
So, we're guessing Donald Trump isn't a Girls fan.The republican front-runner recently made some unflattering comments about Lena Dunham, after the Hilary Clinton supporter said that — should Trump...
View ArticleWhat Happened When I Let Men Dictate My Beauty Look
I've developed a reputation at the Refinery29 offices as the beauty team's "try girl." Meaning, I've tossed my lone hat into the ring so many times to cover strange trends or procedures that I'm now...
View Article11 Songs You Didn't Realize Were Sampled On Lemonade
Photo: Greg Allen/REX/Shutterstock. For all you Beyoncé Lemonade superfans out there, this slideshow is about to change your whole listening experience.After wading through the dozens and dozens (and...
View ArticleWhy We Need To Stop Saying "Empowerment" When We Mean Something Else
Earlier this month, I received an email from Lifetime declaring that the network is now referring to itself as a Fempire. I'll admit the first place my brain went was blood-sucking she-vampire. But a...
View ArticleGet Legs For Days In These 15 Miniskirts
Culottes and midis have monopolized the bottoms market over the past few years, and as much as we love these flowy, longline trends, it's impossible to deny that hemlines are rising once again. In...
View ArticleEmilia Clarke's Letter To Her 18-Year-Old Self Will Give You The Feels
Photo: Broadimage/REX/Shutterstock. It's easy to forget that Emilia Clarke wasn't always one of the most badass women on television. We know the actress as the fearless Daenerys Targaryen on Game of...
View ArticleEmma Roberts' Style Secret? $1 Dresses
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/REX/Shutterstock. We have Emma Roberts to thank for piquing our interest in velvet shoes earlier this year. Big on texture and available in myriad, already-beloved silhouettes,...
View ArticleMeet The At-Home Treatment That Actually Repairs Your Hair
As beauty editors, we get inundated with product pitches claiming to "heal" our hair. But the reality is that these formulas just gloss over the rough patches and damaged bits, filling them in or...
View ArticleRita Ora Denies That She Is "Becky With The Good Hair"
Photo: Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock. So, if Rachel Roy isn't Becky, and Rachael Ray isn't Becky, and Rita Ora isn't Becky — then who is?! We may never know.But following much speculation and some...
View ArticleThe Best Shampoo For Your Hair Type
The importance of shampooing has been drilled into our brains since we were little. Having grease and grime on our scalps isn't very appealing, after all. What our moms likely didn't tell us? Which...
View ArticleForget The Cheating Rumors, "Becky With The Good Hair" Means Something Else
There was a lot to take in when watching Beyoncé's visual album Lemonade Saturday night: the imagery, the lyrics, the symbolism, the beautiful nod to Black women and their often ignored place in...
View ArticleSharing A Fetish, With Help From Shakespeare
If you: have ever been either bewitched or bewildered by Shakespeare's work; are kinky or have a fetish, or are merely curious about sexuality; or enjoy personal essay as well as magical realism and...
View ArticleHere's What You Should Know About The 'Dark Web'
Welcome to What The Tech?!, Refinery29's weekly column explaining the basics behind a buzzword or concept you've heard tossed around in conversation (but maybe don't actually understand).It sounds...
View ArticleBeyoncé's Dad On The Inspiration Behind Lemonade
Everyone and their father is talking about Lemonade, Beyoncé's amazing new visual album. Of course, that list includes the singer's own dad, too. Mathew Knowles makes an appearance on the visual...
View ArticleWe Are Freaking Out Over Zac Efron's New Gig
We're used to watching Zac Efron take his shirt off in many, if not all, of his movies, but now he's going to be doing something else on camera: eating! According to People, the heartthrob is set to...
View ArticleWhat Happens When You Treat Prosthetics As Accessories
Photo: Courtesy of The ALLELES Design Studio. Since their invention (which dates back to 950 B.C.E.), prosthetics have served one purpose: function. But unlike other functional aids, like glasses,...
View ArticleThe Next Time You Want To Regift Something, Think Of Kendall Jenner Yelling...
Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage. An explosive clip from this Sunday night's premiere of Keeping Up With the Kardashians offers a sneak peek at some major family drama. Apparently, Rob Kardashian has...
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