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Beauty
Should We Be Applying Hyaluronic Acid To Our Hair?
Pema Bakshi
7 Sep. 2021
Living
My Relationship Was Derailed By A Stranger’s Viral TikTok
Beth Ashley
7 Sep. 2021
Living
5 TikTok Interior Trends Worth Copying IRL
Pema Bakshi
6 Sep. 2021
Living
Why Are We So Obsessed With Morning Routines On TikTok?
What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? I check my phone. Maybe you meditate, or have your caffeine fix. What comes after that? Do you have a set
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Sahar Arshad
Living
How TikTok Has Made Me Question Even My Most Solid Friendships
I’m lying in bed at night, deep scrolling on TikTok. It’s a funny thing, this unhealthy night-time routine — the never-ending flux of videos that lea
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Maggie Zhou
Entertainment
From Crease-Less Spines To Thumb Bookmarks: 6 Niche Book Hacks Ti...
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Maggie Zhou
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Spirit
From Wholesome Pranks To Skincare Tips, Nun TikTok Is The Break Y...
Like so many who grew up Christian, I have a complicated relationship with the faith. I was raised Catholic and believed fervently until one day at mass wh
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Style
This Reformation Dress Sold Out After Taylor Swift’s TikTok Debut...
At Refinery29 Australia, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our picks are independently selected and curated by the
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Eliza Huber
Fashion
Why Influencers Wearing Outfits More Than Once Is Actually A Big ...
Instagram turns 11 this October. I started using it back in 2012, when I was 16 years old and, like most, could never have predicted the vicelike grip the
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Habiba Katsha
Living
TikTok’s Milk Crate Challenge Is The Latest Dumb Way To Inj...
People around the internet are, once again, bored enough to try anything — even if it ends in a trip to the hospital. In the latest social media challeng
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Erin Corbett
Wellness
Does TikTok’s Sex Pillow Trick Actually Work?
Sometimes, you encounter a TikTok hack that changes your life. Maybe you’ve made some permanent adjustments to your skincare or beauty regimen; maybe
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Lydia Wang
Living
Inside StripTok, Where Strippers Have Started A New Kind Of Commu...
Sky Hopscotch (@thisisnotskyhopscotch) likes to count her money — like, stacks and stacks of money — on TikTok. “This is what a typical night for
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Lydia Wang
Fashion
From #BamaRush To #MadeMeBuyIt: What Does A Fashion Brand Need To...
In the ‘00s, it was the celebrities with brand deals that could boost a fashion label’s sales. In the 2010s, came the influencers, with highly-curated
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Frances Solá-Sant...
TikTok
TikTok Is Highlighting All The Cringe Ways Men Write About Women
A new TikTok trend is making fun of the painful ways that men write about women – and the results are hilariously on the nose. The #writtenbymen hashtag,
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Nick Levine
Living
This Was The Year We All Became Obsessed With Alabama Rush
Maybe it’s the sweltering summer heat, maybe it’s the fact that we’ve been locked inside for a year, or maybe it’s our collective a
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Asia Ewart
Style
Rihanna Wore TikTok’s Favorite Going-Out Top With Low-Rise ...
Rarely does Rihanna succumb to fads, likely because she’s often the one starting them. Yet, the billionaire fashion-beauty mogul’s latest look featured
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Eliza Huber
Style
How TikTok’s Fashion Influencers Are Shattering Ageist Stereotypes
As recent as last year, Carla Rockmore had fewer than 100 followers on Instagram. At the time, she didn’t even know what TikTok was. But in the midst of
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Frances Solá-Sant...
Beauty
TikTok Says Drinking Chlorophyll Water Will Clear My Acne — Shoul...
For better skin.
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Megan Decker
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Wellness
This Frozen Honey TikTok Trend Isn’t Exactly Good For You
Thanks to TikTok, we’ve seen a variety of food trends come and go over the last year: homemade pancake cereal, dalgona coffee, and that feta pasta. A
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Asia Ewart
News
TikTok’s Latest Feature Looks Like A Game Changer
The world of tech never stands still, so it’s not surprising to see TikTok testing a game-changing new feature. It’s called TikTok Stories and
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Nick Levine
Beauty
You’re Probably Using Your Gua Sha Tool Wrong
At Refinery29 Australia, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our picks are independently selected and curated by the
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Sarah Midkiff
Entertainment
The Women Of Film TikTok Are Here To Reclaim Your Favourite Movies
TikTok had been untouched on Pavan’s phone for about a year when the pandemic hit and she, like many other film-lovers, found themselves at a loss as the
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Maybelle Morgan
Tech
The “Best” Memes Of 2021, So Far
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Michelle Santiago...
Style
Pucci, Courregès, and Gaultier Are Decades Apart… & All The...
Putting a finger on why one thing goes viral on TikTok (here’s looking at you, mermaidcore) and another doesn’t (aka everything I post) is next to impo
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Eliza Huber
Style
The Modern-Day Power Of Southern Gothic Fashion
On TikTok, nestled alongside cottagecore, dark academia and gorpcore, the Southern Gothic hashtag has amassed over 9 million views. Played out through curr
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Katie Tobin
News
Celeste Barber Schools Anti-Vaxxers Who Think They Know More Than...
Just when you thought national appreciation levels for Celeste Barber couldn’t get any higher, she drops a perfectly articulated takedown of anti-vax
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Alicia Vrajlal
Wellness
TikTok Helped Me Dismantle My Gender Identity — And I’m So Grateful
For some, discovering the term “non-binary” or “genderqueer” feels like finally coming home. For me, however, it was a little more complicated. Ove
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Ruby Staley
Fashion
How To Wear These 6 TikTok Fashion Aesthetics IRL
At Refinery29 Australia, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our picks are independently selected and curated by the
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Pema Bakshi
Fashion
Mermaidcore Is Trending. But… What… Is… It?
Back in March, fashion shopping platform Lyst reported that they had evidence of a rising fashion trend, strongly reflected in what their users were search
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Eliza Huber
TikTok
Whatever You Do, Don’t Try Dry Scooping, TikTok’s Lat...
Briatney Portillo, 20, said she had a heart attack after trying a TikTok trend called “dry scooping,” which is reminiscent of the 2013 cinnamon challen
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Erin Corbett
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