Refinery29 Archives - December 12, 2016

Tech
Here’s How To Do One Of Those “Best Nine” Collages You’...
Kathryn Lindsay
Dec 12, 2016

Music
This Chance The Rapper Playlist Is Inspiring Everyone To Take A B...
We could all stand to take better care of ourselves, but in the midst of our busy schedules and the stress of the holidays, that can be easy to forget. For
by Suzannah Weiss

Celebrity Beauty
People Are Loving This Boyfriend’s Hilarious Apologies Afte...
There are some fights that pretty much every couple goes through, which is why people are finding this tweet that Scottish 16-year-old Jodie Duncan posted
by Kathryn Lindsay

Sex
Why Texas Health Workers Are Hanging Condoms & Lube On Trees
Sometimes, everything you need is right in front of you. For people in Travis County of Austin, Texas, that could mean literally after health workers hung
by Kathryn Lindsay

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Food & Drinks
These Are Kendall Jenner’s 9 Favorite Pasta Spots In The World
We already knew Kendall Jenner was a fan of Twix bars and the Cheesecake Factory. But we've just learned from her app that pasta's the ultimate m
by Suzannah Weiss

Celebrity Beauty
A Twitter Troll Told Bella Thorne To Shave Her Legs & She’s...
Many women who don't shave their legs are familiar with judgmental looks and criticism, often from people who would never think twice about a man with
by Suzannah Weiss

Entertainment News
New Documents Show Brad Pitt Is Worried About His Children’...
Recently released documents show that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce is even messier than everyone thought. The Daily Mail reports that while
by Kathryn Lindsay

Movies
UK Fans Are Up In Arms Because Elf Won’t Be Shown ...
There are some things that the holiday season would not be complete without, and all those who celebrate Christmas know that Elf is pretty much a staple. T
by Kathryn Lindsay

US News
“I Carry My Grief In A Visible Bump” — Don’t Ba...
Editor's note: Last week, Ohio lawmakers passed legislation that would ban abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can happen as early as
by Alexis S.

Celebrity Style
Three Iconic Princess Diana Dresses Are Being Auctioned Off
Nearly two decades after Princess Diana's death, Kerry Taylor Auctions is auctioning off three dresses she wore. Before deciding to give them up &mdas
by Suzannah Weiss

Entertainment News
Meghan Markle Wrote A Powerful Essay On Being Biracial In America
Meghan Markle has come into the spotlight recently thanks to her role on Suits and her now-confirmed boyfriend, Prince Harry. However, neither of those thi
by Kathryn Lindsay

Designers
Get Ready: There’s Going To Be One More Yeezy Sneaker Befor...
If you're among those of us who can't wait for 2016 to be over, you may now have one reason to savor this year for just a bit longer. Because Kan
by Suzannah Weiss

Tech
This Video Lets You Relive 2016’s Most Memorable Viral Moments
What do you do when you have access to the creators behind the most viral moments of 2016? You bring them together and make one hell of an amazing video co
by Madeline Buxton

Designers
Channel Your Inner #CoolTeen With Just One Tee
by Erin Cunningham

Shopping
We Want To Upgrade Your Winter Wardrobe For Free
(Paid Content) Unfortunately for us, the balmier-than-usual fall weather is coming to an end as we fast approach the thick of winter. The days are getting
by Sophie Ross

Pop Culture
Niall Horan Reunites With Ex-Flame Ellie Goulding For The Cutest ...
On this radio tour with some mad talent…. these guys have been killing it. @niallhoran @shawnmendes ?? #fangurl A photo posted by elliegoulding (@ell
by Shannon Carlin

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Skin Care
How To Keep Your Heater From Ruining Your Skin
Winter brings with it beautiful things like wind, freezing temperatures, and dry indoor heat that causes your skin to freak the eff out. If you work in an
by Kristin Perrotta

Tech
The Biggest Social Media Hoaxes People Fell For In 2016
by Amy Schlinger

Music
Where Are All Of Our Older Female Musicians?
Madonna has always been an example of a strong, subversive woman in the music industry. But her speech at this weekend's Billboard Women in Music Awar
by Maria Del Russo

TV Shows
John Travolta Is Not Interested In Leah Remini’s Scientolog...
Leah Remini was bound to ruffle some feathers now that her crusade against the Church of Scientology has become the focus of a new A&E docuseries Leah
by Sesali Bowen

Pop Culture
Are Amber Rose & Val Chmerkovskiy Actually An Item?
Amber Rose might have a new man — that or she's trolling fans who think she and Val Chmerkovskiy would make an adorable one. Rose and the Dancin
by Kaitlin Reilly

Celebrity Style
Michelle Obama May Have Given Tanya Taylor The Best Birthday Surp...
To celebrate her birthday, designer Tanya Taylor dressed up in a pink, pleated sparkle suit of her own creation. You know who also dressed up in a Tanya Ta
by Ana Colon

Food & Drinks
Gigi Hadid Says This Is The Ingredient We Should Be Adding To Our...
If you follow the gorgeous Gigi Hadid on social media or in the press, you know she loves to find great restaurants wherever her work as a model takes her.
by Olivia Harrison

Hair
This Hair-Care Line Gives New Meaning To Champagne Showers
Meet our Champagne Spray: for that lived-in, tousled look, every day. Champagne extracts for soft shiny hair and antioxidant properties. Now that’s s
by Samantha Sasso

Makeup
H&M’s Holiday Beauty Lineup Is Just As Pretty As It Is Affo...
by Rachel Krause

Movies
Skylar Astin & Anna Camp Are Dropping Lots Of Pitch Perfect 3...
Pitch Perfect's most aca-dorable couple is sharing some interesting tidbits about the threequel, including some dream cameos they'd like to see c
by Shannon Carlin

Health Trends
These Are The Health Issues People Asked About Most In 2016
by Suzannah Weiss

World News
Read This Before You Follow Through On Those Plans To Move To Canada
If you were among the 100,000 Americans who frantically googled “how to move to Canada” on November 9, you might be dismayed to learn that Dona
by Jess Kwong

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Food & Drinks
Here’s How To Get Free Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee This Hol...
How could you possibly beat a warm, delicious cup of coffee? I mean, it's really the perfect wintertime pick-me-up. Well, what if it were free? Yep, t
by Olivia Harrison

TV Shows
You Won’t Believe How Much Evan Rachel Wood Has Changed Since Her...
Evan Rachel Wood won big at Sunday night’s Critics Choice Awards ceremony. She took home a win for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role as the
by Sesali Bowen

Makeup
ColourPop’s Tie-Dye Eyeshadows Are Back — But You Need To Act Fast
In the few years since L.A. beauty brand ColourPop was born, it’s earned a stellar reputation for creating makeup that’s as affordable as it is
by Rachel Krause

Celebrity Beauty
Ouch! Eva Longoria Just Got A Crazy-Painful Face Treatme...
Eva Longoria may be an actress and entrepreneur, but as she’s proven in 2016, she’s every bit the beauty blogger, too. The L'Oréal
by Erika Stalder

Entertainment News
Nicki Minaj’s & Meek Mill’s Weird Instagramming Has U...
In December 2015, Nicki Minaj Instagrammed a photo of herself wearing a gigantic diamond on her ring finger, sparking rumors she was engaged to boyfriend M
by Carolyn L. Todd

Skin Care
Can This High-Tech Device Erase Fine Lines Without Any Pain?
High-tech facial devices always hit the market with a bang, piquing our interest with blue lights and spaceship designs that make us hope perfect skin isn&
by Kelsey Castañon

Pop Culture
Disney Princesses Imagined As Victoria’s Secret Angels Is J...
by Shannon Carlin

Styling Tips
No, You Don’t Need To Wear A Dress To All Those Holiday Par...
by Rachel Besser

Pop Culture
Totally Fly Gifts Inspired By Your Pal’s ’90s Crushes
by Erin Donnelly

Entertainment News
Update: Flip Or Flop Stars Tarek & Christina El Moussa H...
A source revealed to People that, though they just officially announced their separation, Tarek and Christina El Moussa have apparently been living apart f
by Rebecca Farley

Sex
Using This Common Drug Could Lead To Way Better Sex
With research on marijuana still in its infancy, many of its properties are still coming to light. We're now learning, for example, that it could have
by Suzannah Weiss

Music
Billboard Is Honoring Women In Music For Their Contribut...
It's been a big year for women in music. From Lady Gaga's triumphant performance of “Til It Happens to You” alongside sexual assault
by Arielle Tschinkel

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Celebrity Style
Has Jessica Biel Been Listening To Too Much Florence & The Machine?
At first glance, did you think this was Florence Welch from the iconic, strong-female led group Florence & The Machine? We're sure by now you'
by Landon Peoples

US News
Hillary Clinton Wants This To Happen Before The Election Results ...
In one week, 538 Americans are set to meet to finalize the results of the 2016 presidential election. But before that happens, Hillary Clinton has a reques
by The Associated Press

Pop Culture
Watch Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt Hurl Hilarious Burns At Eac...
If you've seen the trailer for Passengers, then you'll agree that it doesn't look like a raunchy comedy. But after watching stars Chris Prat
by Carolyn L. Todd

Celebrity Beauty
Kylie Cosmetics Just Dropped A Major Holiday Surprise
An endlessly tempting string of festive beauty launches is making shopping for others tough this holiday season — how can we not covet this stuff for
by Erika Stalder

Celebrity Beauty
Jennifer Lawrence Just Changed Her Hair Again — & This Time, It&#...
Just when we were starting to think the lob was fading into the hair-trend background, stars like Olivia Munn and Jennifer Lawrence have us rethinking ever
by Erika Stalder

TV Shows
This Is How Mandy Moore Found Out About Her Golden Globe Nom
At this point, getting an Oscar or Golden Globe nomination is a lot like a wedding proposal — the whole world wants to know how it happened. Did she
by Rebecca Farley

Pop Culture
Milo Ventimiglia Has Thoughts About That Jess Theory After Gi...
After watching Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life, fans couldn't help but notice that Rory's love life seemed to mirror her mom Lorelai's. Ev
by Shannon Carlin

Styling Tips
For Holiday Parties This Year, Let’s Get Behind The Convers...
In a year when so much (too much?) happened that we're all still trying to make sense of, it makes a lot of sense that graphic tees — the kinds
by Connie Wang

Celebrity Beauty
Shakira Dances Whenever, Wherever — Even While Getting Her Hair C...
Sometimes, getting ready to go out is more fun than any other part of the night. Why? Because when you're with your crew, it often involves spontaneou
by Kelsey Castañon

TV Shows
Netflix Just Sent Out A Creepy Tweet Asking, “Have You Seen...
Netflix officially has no chill. On Monday, the streaming platform's account tweeted, “Have you seen death?” — prompting its followe
by Kaitlin Reilly

Makeup
These Cool-Girl Glitter Eyes Will Rule Your Next Holiday Party
If the Powerpuff Girls went to a holiday party, we imagine this is what they'd look like. Leave the “everything nice” to someone else —
by Rachel Selvin

TV Shows
The Stranger Things Kids Had The Cutest Reaction To Thei...
The castmembers of Stranger Things have spent the latter half of 2016 making the world fall in love with them. Of course, we're not talking about Wino
by Carolyn L. Todd

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Living
Sound The Alarms — Apple’s New Emoji Are Here At Last
At long last, Apple is releasing brand-new and completely redesigned emoji, including avocado (avocado toast!), bacon, and croissant.
by Madeline Buxton

TV Shows
The Love Is Real Between Outlander Stars As They Celebra...
Fans of Outlander are celebrating star Caitriona Balfe's second Golden Globe nomination today for her role as Claire on the hit series, but they'
by Arielle Tschinkel

Makeup
These Marble Makeup Brushes Are Making Our Flat-Lay Dreams Come True
by Rachel Krause

Celebrity Style
Is This The Go-To Holiday Party Outfit Of The Season?
by Ana Colon

Entertainment News
Susan Olsen, Of Brady Bunch Fame, Fired From Radio Show ...
Susan Olsen, the child star who appeared in The Brady Bunch, was fired from her LA Talk Radio show Two Chicks Talkin' Politics after allegedly making
by Rebecca Farley

Living
This Same-Sex Couple’s Engagement Is Romantic & Historic
It's always a blast to see a big romantic gesture successfully play out. And if that gesture is also a historic first, all the better. That's exa
by Olivia Harrison

Movies
Lily Collins Reacting To Her Golden Globe Nomination Is All Of Us
Lily Collins just earned her first big acting nomination — and, according to a new Instagram post, she's appropriately thrilled. Collins scored
by Kaitlin Reilly

Beauty
3 Products We’re Lusting After This Holiday Season
(Paid Content) If you're burned out from months of holiday shopping, we feel your pain. And while there's no greater present than the gift of giving to oth
by Audrey Noble

Pop Culture
Looks Like Tonya Harding Was More Involved In The Nancy Kerrigan ...
With real-crime investigative TV shows finding a dedicated audience, this was kind of inevitable: There's a renewed interest in the Tonya Harding-Nanc
by Sabrina Rojas Weiss

Work & Money
Every 20-Something Needs This Work Advice
by Anna Davies

Movies
Tom Ford’s In Hot Water For The Swag He Sent To Hollywood F...
Free swag is perhaps one of the things that us normal people envy the most about famous people. Whether they're attending a cool party or awards show
by Arielle Tschinkel

TV Shows
Everything We Know About Fox’s Star So Far
by Sesali Bowen

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US News
I Taught At Sandy Hook — & Now I Need Your Help
You can feel it in the air when it first starts getting cold — the encroachment of December 14.

It will soon be four years since six educators an
by Abbey Clements

Celebrity Beauty
Ariel Winter Debuts Bangs, Looks Shockingly Different
The right hairstyle can make a world of difference to your entire look. But if you're after the kind of transformation requiring a double take, bangs
by Rachel Krause

Pop Culture
Amy Schumer & Ben Hanisch’s True Love Survived Explosive Fo...
Amy Schumer and her boyfriend Ben Hanisch have been together for a year, but that's not how the comedian knows they're in it for the long haul. T
by Molly Horan

Living
Nick Cannon Tells Us Why “Real Is Rare”
When you think about diamonds, what comes to mind? Chances are, it’s one of two decades-old refrains: “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend,
by Marshall Bright

Tech
Starting Today, You Can Finally Try Out This New Instagr...
by Madeline Buxton

Body
6 Strange Reasons You’re Not Getting Pregnant
by Anna Hecker

Makeup
I Went On A Date Without Any Makeup — & I’ll Never Do It Again
At the end of a long, particularly stressful workday, I walked into the office bathroom to wash off my makeup. I splashed on the last bout of water, towel-
by Kelsey Castañon

TV Shows
This Popular Norwegian Teen Show Is Being Remade For The U.S. & Y...
I'm currently in the middle of re-watching Gossip Girl on Netflix for the fifth time, so it's about time that a new teen drama took over my life.
by Kaitlin Reilly

Food & Drinks
Everyone Is Freaking Out Over This McDonald’s Holiday Cup
One thing I know for sure is that people are very good at turning holiday coffee cups into a hullabaloo. For years, Starbucks' cups have been at the c
by Olivia Harrison

US News
Women Across The Country Are Going On Strike Today — Here’s...
The post-election protests are far from over. Today, women in 18 different cities will go on strike and rally against President-elect Donald Trump. The nat
by Andrea González-R...

Movies
What Ever Happened To The Cast Of High School Musical?
by Ally Hickson

Celebrity Style
University Warns Graduates Not To Dress Like Kim Kardashian
One of the United Kingdom's leading universities has been called out for issuing sexist advice to female students preparing for their graduation cerem
by Nick Levine

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Entertainment News
The 17 Best Celeb Reactions To Their Golden Globe Nominations
by Arielle Tschinkel

Wellness
This Alaskan Sled Dog Racer Has Had Quite The Journey
Dog musher DeeDee Jonrowe is tough. Like, really tough. For starters, the self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie has
by Laura Delarato

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