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How To Dress Up (& Down) Your Summer Dresses

There comes a point in late summer when, despite the still-scorching-heat, warm-weather shopping comes to a halt and you've just got to work with what you'...

Alyssa Coscarelli

Demi Lovato's Birthday Was Perfect

Demi Lovato's birthday weekend began on Friday with a couple major surprises. Fortunately, she snapchatted it all for us to see

Add This Best-Kept-Secret Online Shop To Your Bookmarks

Being a K-pop fangirl who stalks the styles of my favorite stars has actually led me to tons of interesting hidden-gem brands from overseas. I've found ...

Ashley Graham Reveals Gorgeous Blonde Locks

Ashley Graham has undergone a dramatic hair transformation

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Jordan Rodgers' Ex Is Showing All Her Receipts On His Cheating

Jordan Rodger's ex-girlfriend Brittany Farrar already came for him once this week. He can post all the lovey-dovey instagram letters he wants, but Farrar ...

"Wave Formation" Is The Easiest Hair Trick You'll Learn

When Anh Co Tran speaks, we listen. And when he does hair? We don't dare shift our gazes. Last year, the L.A.-based hairstylist set the hair trend by ...

Do You Have FOMO?

The fear of missing out can actually cause you to miss out! Wait, how does that work

Olympic High-Jumper Chaunté Lowe Isn't Going Home Without A Medal

Chaunté Lowe is no stranger to hard work. As the American record-holder in the women’s high jump, she was the event favorite for London’s summer games ...

Simone Biles Will Carry The Flag In The Olympic Closing Ceremony

Simone Biles is leaving the 2016 Rio Olympics with five medals, the all-around best gymnast crown, and the honor of being the first-ever female gymnast ...

The U.S. Continues To Dominate The Olympics With The Most Medals

Thousands of women and men are going for the gold with the start of the 2016 Olympic Games last week, but only a select few will earn one of those ...

Gunnar Bentz's Apology Implicates Ryan Lochte

In a statement posted on the University of Georgia's athletics site Friday, Team USA swimmer and UGA alum Gunnar Bentz apologized for his involvement in ...

What Harajuku Girls Look Like These Days

From Gothic Lolitas to Yoyogi Rockabillies, the Tokyo neighborhood of Harajuku is a wellspring of some of the world's most unique and extreme fashion ...

This Might Make You Rethink The Way You See Gender

There are many items of clothing that announce to the world that their wearer is now a woman. For some people, it's the bra, for others, it's their first ...

Style Out There

Korea's Matchy-Matchy Couple Outfits Take Relationships To The Next Level

For some couples, doing “couply” things comes naturally, whether that's sharing a whole dictionary of inside jokes, always splitting entrees, or ...

Style Out There

Frank Ocean Finally Dropped His Album, Here's Where To Hear It

This is not a drill! The Frank Ocean album we've been waiting for, formerly known as Boys Don't Cry, is here! The album, now titled Blonde, popped up on ...

Courtney E. Smith

This New Brush Does WAY More Than You Think

When it comes to facial exfoliation, the options are seemingly endless. From enzyme washes to grainy scrubs to AHA masks, the formulas to choose from can ...

Kim Kardashian & North West In Mexico Are #VacationGoals

Even a bona fide tech mogul like Kim Kardashian West needs to take time off every now and then. And when she does, you know it will be the kind of trip ...

Your Ultimate Guide To Buying Beauty Products Online

Buying beauty products online can be a tricky business. Whether you're shopping for something you haven't tried before, or attempting to get the best bang ...

Maria Del Russo

How To Stop Spilling Your Coffee, According To Physics

Oh, beautiful, sweet-smelling coffee, we love you so. But it turns out, we may not know you as well as we thought we did. Despite our undying devotion, ...

Stranger Things Creators Promise There Will Be Justice For Barb

Although a second season of Stranger Things hasn't been officially announced, Barb fans already have something to look forward to. Sort of. The show's co...

Alaskan Village To Relocate Due To Global Warming

The Inupiat hunting and fishing community has held out against rising water levels and diminishing shorelines for decades, but even its subsistence ...

Guardians Of The Galaxy Director Spews Fire Over Nonsense Zendaya Casting...

James Gunn has took to Facebook to address the non-troversy swirling around the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming film

Charissa Thompson Speaks Out Against Double Standards For Female Broadcasters

When Fox Sports reporter Charissa Thompson decided to dye her hair, she learned an ugly lesson about sexism in the broadcast industry

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Here's The Deal With Night Sweats

Sweat is one of those unpleasant constants we all live with, but waking up in the middle of the night positively soaked is a specific problem. If you've ...

Here Is Your New Favorite Butt-&-Legs Workout

Get your heart rate going and work your legs with this explosive move

6 New Ways To Wear Red On Your Lips & Lids

It seems like there's nothing new to say about red lipstick, right? We all know it's a classic, an easy way to pull together an outfit that otherwise feels...

Maria Del Russo

We're Making It Easy For You To Get Involved In Politics

Election Day lasts just one day — a 24-hour culmination of the seemingly never-ending campaign season. But we’ll spend the next two, four, six years ...

#GirlSquadGoals: Win A Trip For 4 To Miami

Sure, A-listers party with their #girlsquads on private islands and yachts bigger than your apartment. But can they jet off to paradise with a gaggle of ...

Rihanna Wrote The Sweetest Note To Naomi Campbell On Instagram

Rihanna — with her many performances, accolades, teetering stilettos, and portable wine — is an icon to many. But Robyn Fenty, too, had her heroes ...

The Sexiest Songs Of All Time

Everyone has that song that makes their blood rush, their face flush, and their pulse quicken. It's the jam you always have queued up when there's even the...

This Plus Brand Is Hitting All The Trends Right Now

When a one-stop-shop situation arises, we don't pass it up. Usually, a brand tackles one trend and runs with it, like Pixie Market has done with the cold ...

Alyssa Coscarelli

Simone Biles Tells R29 About Her Pop Culture Favorites & Meeting Zac Efron

Simone Biles is the quite literally the best. Having won gold medals in the team competition, the individual all-around, as well as for vault and floor ...

15 Industry Experts On The State Of The Teen Magazine In 2016

Teen magazines were treasured objects during my formative years: Absolutely none of the sex or relationship advice was relevant, and I didn't actually buy ...

Alexandra Ilyashov

FGM Survivor & Activist Alimatu Dimonekene Will Not Be Silent Again

When Alimatu Dimonekene showed up at the U.K. government's House of Commons to give a speech there on November 5, 2013, she had no idea of how much her ...

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Hayley MacMillen

President Obama Will Visit Flood-Damaged Louisiana — Here's How You Can Help

Update: President Obama will head to flood-ravaged Louisiana next week. The announcement that the president will visit Baton Rouge on Tuesday comes ...

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What's The Best Way To Cook Bacon?

Welcome to Advice for Impatient Foodies, R29's new cooking column. Each week, our executive food editor and Impatient Foodie founder, Elettra Wiedemann, ...

Elettra Wiedemann

8 Trendy Waters We Had No Idea Existed

We thought nothing could overtake coconut water when it took the drink scene by storm. Not only did the popular beverage pop up in every bodega and ...

Elizabeth Buxton

8 Kanye Superfan Predictions For Yeezy Season 4

Regardless of your opinion on Kanye West — his music, his clothing line, his outbursts, his family, or any and all of the above — it's impossible to deny ...

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Erin Cunningham

Cheap Challenge: How 5 Teens Each Spent $100 To Make An Outfit

With all this talk of how teens shop, we found ourselves wanting to see it in action: how members of Generation Z choose the stores they're visiting, how ...

Erin Cunningham

Matthew McConaughey Has A Secret YouTube Channel — & It Is Glorious

You can always count on Reddit users to uncover the internet's best kept secrets. Yesterday, redditor S1icedBread drew the public's attention to one such...

Madeline Buxton

Karen Walker's Latest Unconventional Campaign Is Very Hands-On

Karen Walker has never really gone the conventional route when casting her lookbooks. Instead of a single lithe model smizing at the camera, the designer ...

28 Hair and Makeup Ideas To Inspire Your Weekend Beauty Look

TGIF: It's time to get excited to sleep in, brunch with your BFFs, and try a new look on your night out. But because we know how tempting it is to fall ...

Urban Decay Is Making Our Heads Spin With Its Holiday Teaser

Urban Decay has been dropping major beauty bombs on us this year, so much so that we can barely keep up. Between Ruby Rose as its new face, the Vice-...

These Are The Best Smoky-Eye Products Under $15

If there's one beauty signature that's withstood the test of time, it's the smoky eye. The sexy, sooty, layered look has been the go-to for a night out ...