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Beauty
5 Tips A Korean Beauty Expert Gave Me For My Best Skin Ever This Winter
Esther Newman
20 Nov 2023
Skin Care
Is Augustinus Bader Skincare Really Worth The Splurge? We Find Out
Emily Ruane
17 Nov 2023
Beauty
The Best-Value Beauty Bundles, Kits & Gift Sets for Your £££
Venus Wong
17 Nov 2023
Unbothered
My Boyfriend Helped Me Take Out My Braids. We Both Learned A Lot
Let me set the scene: I have a comb in one hand and I’ve been sitting in the same spot on my living room floor for the past five hours. It’s my braid t
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L'Oréal Blackett
Beauty
Serious Question: Should Your Manicure Hurt?
The nail salon is usually my happy place, but this time, something is seriously wrong. As the purple glow of the UV nail lamp washes over my freshly-lacque
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
I’m A Hair Doctor & I Always Avoid These 6 Habits In Winter
Anything Angela Onuoha doesn’t know about healthy hair isn’t worth knowing. As a board-certified trichologist and Tangle Teezer ambassador, hai
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Jacqueline Kilikita
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Beauty
I Spent £1500 On Laser Hair Removal. Why Didn’t It Work?
“It’ll be £1500,” the receptionist says, offering me the card machine across her desk. “That’s for laser on three areas, six to eight sessions p
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Morgan Fargo
Beauty
I Ended My Two-Year Dye Ban For A Pearl Balayage & I’m Obsessed
“Beauty writer and woman of many hair colours,” reads my Finsta bio. It’s true: In the last five years I’ve gone from ice-cool blonde to gr
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Humeara Mohamed
Unbothered
Can I Please Get My Braids Done Without Hearing Offensive, Conser...
Black hair is a sacred and sensitive topic of much politicisation, discussion, and ridicule — going to a Black braider is a welcome release from all that
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Michael-Michelle ...
Beauty
The Cultural Significance Of TikTok’s Trendiest Hair Gels & How T...
I’ve always been intimidated by hair gel. I didn’t grow up with it; in my house there was watermelon-scented hair detangler, but not a jar or bottle of
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Megan Decker
Beauty
A Guide To Safe & (Somewhat) Painless At-Home IPL, According To A...
If the last couple of years have taught us anything, it’s that a lot of beauty treatments can be done on the cheap from the comfort of your own home
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Bree Grant
Beauty
Why “Acne Safe” Is TikTok’s Most Misleading Skincare Trend
The word “safe” is used exceptionally often in the context of beauty: safe from animal testing; safe for pregnancy; safe from chemicals. While lots of
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Dedicated Feature
This Australian Beauty Brand Is The Secret To My Glowing Winter Skin
From the futuristic (cutting edge and industry-shifting Korean beauty ingredients) to the classic (tradition-steeped Indian beauty practices), some of the
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Esther Newman
Skin Care
7 Skin Tweaks A Dermatologist Told Me To Make For Winter
The mercury is slowly but surely dropping, and that means a handful of things. First of all, it’s probably time to replace your beaten up winter boot
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
Meet Ectoin, The Ingredient Your Dry Skin Needs This Winter
Learning about new skincare ingredients is like deep sea discovery — there’s always something new and unexpected waiting around the corner. We started
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Amanda Mitchell
Beauty
Cuticle Oil Is Invaluable & 6 Other Tips I Learned From A Nail De...
I recently met with Dana Stern, MD, a dermatologist who specialises in nails. It’s a niche field of study. While other dermatologists may see patient
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Megan Decker
Wellness
R29 Editors Share Their Impressive Results From This (Pain-Free) ...
When it comes to body hair removal, we’ve done it all. From painful waxing and the (slightly) less painful sugaring of our bikini lines to the consta
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Charlotte Lewis
Beauty
I Tried Monday Haircare’s £5 Shampoos & Conditioners — Here Are M...
I first knew I had to review Monday Haircare in 2021, when it popped up on my TikTok For You page not once, not twice, but three times within an hour. For
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Esther Newman
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Beauty
How To Remove Gel Nail Polish Without Wrecking Your Nails
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Erika Stalder
Beauty
A Dermatologist Just Set Me Straight On Wearing SPF In Autumn & W...
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
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
This Niacinamide Serum Brightened My Dull, Dry Skin Fast
If there’s one thing you need to know about me, it’s that I do not like being told what to do. In fact, I have a tendency to take the entirely opposite
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Amanda Mitchell
Beauty
The Ordinary Is Having A Sale & This Is What A Beauty Editor Woul...
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Unbothered
I Didn’t Embrace My Natural Hair At The Start Of My Career — But ...
When British singer and morning TV regular Jamelia first emerged on the scene as a fresh new pop star back in the early noughties, Black beauty standards w
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L'Oréal Blackett
Beauty
7 Invaluable Tips A Trichologist Gave Me For Strong, Healthy Hair
I didn’t know it at the time, but when I met hairstylist and trichologist Helen Reavey recently, I desperately needed her help. I’d arrived at a London
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
A Scalp Expert Schooled Me On ‘Hair Training’
If you want to incite some drama at a dinner party, ask people how often they wash their hair. Okay, maybe don’t do that if it feels intrusive. But a
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Megan Decker
Beauty
Botox Made Me Look Older, But Why?
The first time I had Botox, I swore I’d never look back. I was approaching 30 and my skin was gradually changing in ways I’d never seen before. It star
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
“Jet Brunette” To “Bambi Blonde”: 12 Hair Colour Trends For Autumn
To say we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to hair colour trends would be an understatement. This year, we’ve seen “midsummer brunette” (honey-to
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
These Are The 6 Most-Searched Autumn & Winter Nail Trends To DIY ...
From play-it-safe baby pink to more daring designs, Pinterest is a treasure trove of nail art inspiration. While the app is certainly inspiring, the never-
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Lauren Cunningham
Beauty
I Got The “Preppy Bob” & It’s The Best Decision I’ve Made For My ...
Having bleach blonde hair is something of an extreme sport: it requires energy and commitment, and the longer you go on, the more your hair starts to feel
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Alicia Lansom
Hair
Is Your Hair Dry — Or Do You Have Protein Overload?
If your hair is on the thirsty side, you’re not alone. Even if you’re used to chalking your parched strands up to seasonal temperature changes,
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Jacqueline Kilikita
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