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Style
How 9 LGBTQIA+ Models Harness Fashion & Makeup To Express Their Q...
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Australian Fashion Week
The Big Moments Everyone’s Talking About At Australian Fashion Week
After two years of on-again, off-again action, Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW) can officially say that it’s back, baby. While there are aspec
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Beauty
4 R29 Editors Try Benefit’s New BADgal Bang Mascara — Here Are Ou...
Refinery29’s selection is purely editorial and independently chosen – we only feature items we love! As part of our business model we do work with
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Entertainment
Sad Girl TV: Why Consuming Depressing Content Hurts So Good
There are shows that we love to watch, shows we love to hate-watch and shows that are painful to watch. Not painful in the artificially produced and heavil
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Relationships
17 Women In Long-Term Relationships Tell Us How Their Sex Lives H...
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Entertainment
As A Queer Asian Woman, Everything Everywhere All At Once
This article contains light spoilers for Everything Everywhere All At Once. I went to watch Everything Everywhere All At Once, the new A24 film that hits U
by Maggie Zhou

Entertainment
How To Behave At A Nudist Camp, With Euphoria’s Barbie Fer...
It’s not every day that you take Internet star and actress Barbie Ferreira to a nudist camp, but that’s exactly what Refinery29 did. As part of
by Maggie Zhou

Tech
No Filters, No Addiction: Is The Newest Social Media App One That...
Social media fatigue is real. The laundry list of social media apps’ wrongdoings is endless. Body image issues, problematic sex worker stances, unfai
by Maggie Zhou

Wellness
Crying, Squeezing, Biting: Is Cute Aggression A Healthy Emotional...
Cute kittens, chubby baby cheeks and elderly people eating ice cream — these things elicit a primal response from us. Sighs of “Awww!” and gu
by Maggie Zhou

Beauty
R29 Road Test: How Does The Foreo Blue Light Acne Treatment Fare ...
This device isn't a one-zap-wonder, but that might be a good thing. 
by Maggie Zhou

Dating Stories
Is It Possible To Recover From The Ick? 6 Women Share Their Datin...
by Maggie Zhou

Living
I’m In My 20s & I Happily Sleep In A Single Bed
I’ve been with my dependable king single bed since my age ticked over to double digits. It’s the same bed I’ve had since I hit puberty: i
by Maggie Zhou

LGBTQ+
Are You Straight Or Is It Just ‘Compulsory Heterosexuality’?
A part of figuring out who you are and what your sexuality is is taking steps to unlearn certain truths from your life. Discovering, or coming to terms wit
by Maggie Zhou

Living
Is ‘Chameleoning’ Subconsciously Impacting Your Socia...
A few years ago, I read something that stuck with me. It talked about what true internal alignment looked like, which was when the gap decreased between th
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Beauty In A Tik
I Tried TikTok’s Puppy Eyeliner & My Almond Eyes Can’t Get Enough
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Wellness
We Logged Off Tumblr Years Ago, But The Trauma Lingers On
Content warning: This article discusses sexual assault and disordered eating in a way that may be distressing to some readers. When I first heard tha
by Maggie Zhou

Living
Are Paid Subscriptions The Future Of Social Media? The New Member...
Sunroom’s glowy app icon beams, its loading screen inviting users in with a futuristic animation of an arched acrylic vase encasing a flower — that’s
by Maggie Zhou

Style
11 Indie Fashion Labels Emma Chamberlain Has Us Obsessed With
Internet sweetheart Emma Chamberlain has Gen Zs wrapped around her finger. Her relatable YouTube videos detailing what she does in a day garner millions of
by Maggie Zhou

Entertainment
Euphoria’s Lexi Is The Unsung Hero Of The Twee Revival
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by Maggie Zhou

Wellness
‘Worst Fatigue Ever’: 21 People Share The Pain Of Having COVID & ...
by Maggie Zhou

Beauty
Euphoria’s Makeup Has Evolved & TikTok Is Taking Notes
Euphoria is back in all its glam and gory glory. The HBO show continues its chokehold on Gen Z with its thrilling storylines, completely impractical but ic
by Maggie Zhou

Work & Money
From Salary Guilt To Imposter Syndrome: Here’s What It̵...
The friendships forged in the fire of capitalism are some that I look back on most fondly. As a teenager, I worked at a major toy store, where shifts were
by Maggie Zhou

Living
Indie Sleaze, Tumblr Girl & Twee: The Resurrection Of 2014 Intern...
The moody days of early 2010s Tumblr reblogging are immortalised by memories of Arctic Monkeys’ album covers, scrappy handwritten poems, American Apparel
by Maggie Zhou

Entertainment
‘Fashion Means Nothing, Style Means Everything’: Tash Sultana Ent...
Melbourne-based musician Tash Sultana has accolades in every colour: the ARIA award winner has staged a world tour, amassed over a million Instagram follow
by Maggie Zhou

Living
In The Gaming World, Virtual Avatars Are Providing A Safe Space F...
Digital communities have given way to a new breed of relationships: parasocial pals, online dating endeavours, and bonds formed over common interests. It
by Maggie Zhou

Living
My House Or Yours? How These 8 Couples Decide Where To Spend Chri...
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