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2023 was The Year Of The Makeup Trend. Beauty movements happen all the time, but in 2023 specifically, it felt like every week there was something new bein

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Beauty

Yes, You Can Train Your Eyebrows To Grow Again — Here Are 5 Exper...

Up until last December, I was wholeheartedly dependent on my five-week brow appointment. It was a constant in my life; one I would make time for even if I

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Beauty

Did Glossier You’s Scent Change, Or Is It Just Me?

I have no apologies about being a Glossier You stan. Glossier You and I first met at The Wing — remember The Wing? — back when Glossier products were t

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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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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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Snail Mucin Is Controversial Among Skin Experts, But Not For The ...

If your FYP is anything like mine, it’s full of people recommending products they bought on TikTok Shop. Whether it’s a pebble ice maker, the Sol de Ja

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The Rise & Fall Of The Eyeshadow Palette

We seem to be drowning in excess more than ever: too much content, too many TikTok trends, too many things. For beauty in particular, it’s become apparen

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Can You Do Your Entire Face With This One Makeup Palette? We Trie...

For makeup devotees, the name Danessa Myricks holds power. The makeup artist and founder of her eponymous makeup line has easily reached icon status for th

by Amanda Mitchell

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Read This Before Combining Retinol & Vitamin C In Your Skincare R...

The world of skincare can be overwhelming at times. There are so many rules about which ingredients work together (peptides go with everything) and which d

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Beauty

Why Does Everyone Want To Smell Wet Right Now?

As a very proud water sign, I will always find a way to be in, near, on, or around a body of water. It’s how I centre myself to feel peaceful and invigor

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Beauty

SPF Cocktailing Is Trending For Summer — But Dermatologists Hate It

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, our

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7 Celebrity Perfumes R29 Staffers Wear Unironically (They’re That...

New celebrity skin-care and beauty brands seem to be rolling out fast and steady these days, but long before legitimately good lines like Fenty Beauty by R

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Beauty

The 3 Types Of Perfume Every Fragrance Lover Should Know

Wearing fragrance is fun and easy — you let your olfactory system be your guide through a world of floral, fruity, fresh, and woody options, find one you

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Beauty

This £14.99 SPF Moisturiser Is One Of The Best We’ve Ever T...

Tomorrow, the 21st of March, is the first official day of spring. With that long-awaited seasonal shift raises the questions of “what skincare changes do

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Beauty

This Perfume Trend Is Dividing Opinion — But I’m Obsessed

As a fragrance obsessive, I have to come out and say it: we’ve talked way too long about vanilla, musk, and sandalwood. Head to New York or London, and

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This Easy Hair Removal Hack Made Me Rethink Shaving

My relationship with body hair, as is the case for many people, is long and complicated. For years when I was growing up, my mother (while she was still re

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This Hair Mask Is So Good, I Look Forward To Wash Day

I have a lot of hair, so the process of wash day is a long and laborious one — and one I’m trying to luxuriate, rather than treat like a learning exper

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Beauty

The Haus Labs Color Fuse Blush Makes Other Blush Look Bad

If Stefani Joanne Germanotta (or, as the general public calls her, Lady Gaga) says jump, I’m going to the trampoline store. I watched a Jared Leto film f

by Amanda Mitchell

Beauty

The Hype Behind TikTok’s Viral Drugstore Moisturiser, Expla...

As a beauty writer, one of my favourite things to do is let people in on the products that I believe will completely revolutionise their routine. I wax poe

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The Reason Why Your Manicure Doesn’t Last As Long In Winter

There’s something about the cold, winter air that is public enemy no.1 for a lot of things, especially when it comes to beauty. We’re talking d

by Amanda Mitchell

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Dentists Think You Should Be Shocked By This Popular Teeth Trend

Last August, influencer Jannifer Gao pressed send on a Tweet that would go viral: “I blame the lack of comprehensive health care and health education for

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Easy Tweaks A Scalp Doctor Wants You To Make For Healthy, Natural...

My favourite feeling in the world is the delusion that wraps around you when you first take your hair out of its protective style. After around two months,

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Beauty

TikTok Is Obsessed With pH-Activated Makeup — But Is It Safe?

It should be no surprise to anyone that I am obsessed with magic. I’m not talking about witches or Houdini. But rather, chemical magic. I was never a

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Beauty

Why Is My Hair Parting Your Problem?

I’m standing in front of a mirror with a tail comb as a weapon and my hair parting is my nemesis. Years of training to have an extreme heavy bang à la P

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Hair

Why Are We So Weird About Fake Hair?

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Beauty

Billie Eilish Got Real Honest About All The Celeb Beauty Lines Ou...

Listening to a Billie Eilish song for the first time feels as though you’ve entered an alternate dimension. The Grammy Award-winning singer somehow m

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Hair

The Pro-Approved Guide To Fixing A New Hair Colour You Hate

Step one: Don't panic.

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