Refinery29 Archives - 15 December 2016

Sex
This Woman Had The Best Response To People Asking When She Would ...
“When are you having kids?” is a common question directed at women — and an infuriating one at that. Despite more and more women choosing
by Suzannah Weiss

Celebrity Style
The Coat Trend Gigi Hadid Is Really Feeling This Season
by Ana Colon

TV Shows
Watch Natalie Portman Get Mortified By Her Pop Star Past
Way back in high school, our Environmental Science teacher showed us this really crazy video. The rainforest rap became instantly iconic among the class. W
by Michael Hafford

TV Shows
Here’s Why Sherlock Won’t See A Fan Service ...
For once, thank god, the creators of a modern cult series are standing up to fan pressure. Culturally we've fallen victim to the voices of the fans be
by Michael Hafford

Stores
So, ASOS Is Still Selling Super-Long Jeans To Super-Confused Cust...
We've said it before, and we'll say it again: Shopping online is a skill. It's always a gamble to put your time and money into something tha
by Landon Peoples

Makeup
The Prettiest (Unexpected) Makeup Looks To Ring In 2017
(Paid Content) For some, the holidays are about the food. For others, they're about putting in serious QT with family and friends. But for beauty-lovers, t
by Hayley Mason

Shopping
6 Sweater Trends That Make Winter Dressing Way Less Boring
by Alyssa Coscarelli

TV Shows
New Bachelor Nick Viall On Sex Before The Fantasy Suite
Earlier this year, Nick Viall passed some pretty harsh judgement on former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman for sleeping with both Viall and fellow finalist Josh
by Carolyn L. Todd

Pop Culture
Blac Chyna Is Teasing Some Truth Bombs About Rob Kardashian On In...
Blac Chyna has her Instagram followers on the edge of their seats after a very cryptic post. The image is a screenshot of a Note she decided to share with
by Shannon Carlin

Skin Care
Your Favorite Drugstore Products Are Getting Major Upgrades
by Kelsey Castañon

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Shopping
Swipe Versus Chips: The Holiday Checkout Headache I Didn’t ...
Every year, I promise myself that this will be the year I get my holiday shopping done online, ahead of time, and when everything's discounted followi
by Alyssa Coscarelli

Work & Money
More Women Should Be Helping Women — Here’s How
I feel like it’s not enough to say that producing and starring in Equity was a dream come true. There are no words to describe the feelings of seeing
by ALYSIA REINER

Makeup
That Sold-Out, Silicone Sponge Just Got A Cooler Sister — & It...
?S I L I S P O N G E – StarDust? . LIMITED EDITION Fits in to most if not ALL cushion foundation/bb/cc compacts. Keep this one in your purse and the
by Samantha Sasso

World News
Stop What You’re Doing & Witness The Suffering In Aleppo
by Andrea González-R...

TV Shows
Beyoncé Collaborator Big Freedia Is Coming Back In A Big Way
“I did not come to play with you hoes. I came to slay. I like cornbread and collard greens, bitch.” Most Beyoncé fans recognize those li
by Sesali Bowen

Movies
Here’s Everything We Know About Margot Robbie’s All-F...
Shortly after the release of Suicide Squad this past summer, rumors started to brew that badass super-villain Harley Quinn (played, of course, by Margot Ro
by Arielle Tschinkel

Music
Meet Yemen’s First Female Rapper
Amani Yahya, Yemen's first female rapper, is using her rhythm to spotlight the crises faced by the women of her war-torn country. Despite the outcries
by Rachel Selvin

Books & Art
The 30 Most Stunning Coffee Table Books From The Last 5 Years
by Molly Horan

Travel
Join A Jazz Parade (What Else?) For A New Orleans Virtual-Reality...
Twins and lifelong besties TK Wonder and Cipriana Quann are quickly learning the Big Easy's number-one rule: Always follow the jazz. TK, an electronic
by Rachel Selvin

Entertainment News
Man Harassing Ariana Grande Pleads Guilty
A Massachusetts man was found guilty of harassing Ariana Grande earlier this week. Billboard reported that 31-year-old Timothy Normandin plead guilty to cr
by Shannon Carlin

Celebrity Beauty
This Pretty Little Liars Star Just Gave Us The Inside Sc...
A photo posted by lulu brud (@ladyluofthewolves) on Dec 8, 2016 at 12:54pm PST Over the weekend, Troian Bellisario, of Pretty Little Liars fame, dropped a
by Mi-Anne Chan

TV Shows
George R.R. Martin’s Golden Globes Bet May Surprise You
We already knew that George R.R. Martin was a massive fan of Westworld. The author of the Song of Ice and Fire saga has said he'd totally be up for a
by Carolyn L. Todd

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Home
You’ve Never Seen Gift-Wrapping Hacks Like This Before
by Natalie Gontcharova

Movies
Here’s Everything Leaving Netflix In January
by Morgan Baila

Trends
Fashion’s Most-Googled Questions Of 2016, Answered In GIFs
by Landon Peoples

US News
Is Ohio’s New Abortion Ban Unconstitutional?
At first glance, news that Ohio Gov. John Kasich vetoed an abortion measure outlawing abortion at as early as six weeks might have seemed like cause for ce
by Ida Lieszkovszky

Pop Culture
These Are The First Photos Of Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively’...
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have done a very impressive job of keeping their beautiful, burgeoning family hidden from the prying public eye. The extreme
by Carolyn L. Todd

Tech
This Site Is Like A Next-Level Ikea Catalog
No matter how badly I want the rooms in my apartment to look like they came straight out of a design magazine or an Anthropologie store, I always fall shor
by Madeline Buxton

Trends
How To Embrace Streetwear (& Not Look Ridiculous)
(Paid Content) We may know our way around a slip dress and a tattoo choker these days, but there's still one '90s revival that we'll be fine-tuning for a w
by Eliza Dillard

Sex
As Many As 10 Million People May Have Been Victims Of Revenge Porn
Despite high-profile cases of celebrity photo “hacks,” most recently Maisie Williams, and a lot of conversations about “revenge porn̶
by Sarah Jacoby

TV Shows
New Russian Survival Reality Show Will Allow Rape & Murder
Yes, you read the headline correctly. And yes, it means exactly what you think it does. In what seems like the perfect setup for a scary movie (or just, yo
by Sesali Bowen

Nails
The Coolest Holiday Nail Art — That Even A Grinch Might Like
by Alix Tunell

Movies
Lily Collins Is Nearly Unrecognizable After Extreme Weight Loss F...
Lily Collins is nearly unrecognizable in a new photo from her upcoming movie, To The Bone. In the 2017 dark comedy, Collins plays a woman struggling with a
by Shannon Carlin

Music
Rapper Soulja Boy Arrested For Violating Probation
Soulja Boy is making headlines, and it's not for creating a new dance craze. According to the Los Angeles Times, Soulja Boy — real name DeAndre
by Kaitlin Reilly

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Body
One (Or More) Of These Things Might Be Causing Your Headaches
by Sarah Jacoby

Living
These Ridiculous Words Were Just Added To The Oxford Dictionary
2016 was a long, winding road of weird events, so it only makes sense that the newest entries to the Oxford English Dictionary reflect that. The dictionary
by Olivia Harrison

TV Shows
29 TV Episodes That Made Us Cry In 2016
by Meghan De Maria

Celebrity Beauty
7 Surprising Things We Learned About Beauty From Spencer Pratt
Say what you will about Speidi, but the fact is Spencer Pratt has come a long way from his villainous days on The Hills. The twisted, soap opera-level dram
by Rachel Krause

Home
We Made Our Own Deodorant & Other Notes From 5 Days Of DIY-ing
DIY offers an alternative to our typical consumer culture, in which we rely on other people to fulfill our needs. It allows us to get scrappy, take things
by Lucie Fink

Music
These Are The Holiday Lyrics That ALWAYS Trip Us Up
by Ally Hickson

Work & Money
8 Strategies To End Gift-Giving Madness
by Laura Fenton

Makeup
Who Knew THIS Would Be The Next Urban Decay Launch?
by Kelsey Castañon

Celebrity Beauty
This YouTube Tutorial Shows How Makeup Can Get You Through Bad Times
Thanks to YouTube, we’ve seen the transformational powers of makeup taken to unbelievable new heights. Going from everyday human to walking Snapchat
by Erika Stalder

Music
These Are The Most Mind-Blowing Music Videos Of 2016
by Leila Brillson

Home
Khloé Kardashian’s Gift-Wrapping Skills Will Make You Feel ...
Usually, the videos Khloé Kardashian puts on her website show us that she really has her act together. She's hella organized, in great shape, a
by Olivia Harrison

Tech
The Dog? The Deer? These 10 Snapchat Filters Ruled 2016
by Madeline Buxton

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Pop Culture
Kim Kardashian Went To A Holiday Party In First Major Outing Sinc...
Is it just me, or is everyone else also missing Kim Kardashian these days? In the months after her robbery in Paris on October 3, Kim understandably has dr
by Arielle Tschinkel

Celebrity Beauty
Lauren Conrad’s Stylist Is Offering Free Hair Makeovers — H...
I'm just a girl, standing in front of the internets, asking you to model for me. Seriously tho– We're doing some real girl/real deal hair s
by Erika Stalder

Celebrity Beauty
You Won’t Believe What Louis Tomlinson’s Little Sister Is Up To
Nobody could have predicted that One Direction's Louis Tomlinson would have sisters with such beauty prowess — yet here we are. Hot on the heels
by Rachel Krause

Celebrity Style
When You’re Gigi Hadid, All You Need Is A Pair of Satin Boo...
We know there's a long list of things Gigi Hadid can do in her Stuart Weitzman boots. She can high-kick in her knee-highs. She can box in her Gigis. B
by Ana Colon

Spirit
This Ad Featuring A Dad Accepting His Transgender Teen Will Make ...
Just when we were starting to get holiday-commercial fatigue, we found one that not only brings tears to our eyes but also makes a powerful statement. A ne
by Suzannah Weiss

Pop Culture
People Are Convinced That Bradley Cooper & Irina Shayk Are Engaged
Bradley Cooper may have taken a cue from the infallible Beyoncé playbook. That, or girlfriend Irina Shayk bought herself a truly bangin' early
by Carolyn L. Todd

Pop Culture
Khloé Kardashian Posts An Important Message About The Atrocities ...
Khloé Kardashian is using social media to share an important message about the atrocities occurring in Aleppo, Syria. Kardashian took to Instagram t
by Kaitlin Reilly

Celebrity Beauty
Kendall Jenner’s Tattoo Artist Is Taking Walk-Ins Tomorrow
12.16 jonboywalkinday first come first serve looking forward to seeing you all! #jonboytattoo A photo posted by c/s ∴jon✞boy∴ p/v (@jonboyt
by Erika Stalder

Sex
These Are The Names You’re Most Likely To Swipe Right On
by Kimberly Truong

Food & Drinks
Christmas Has Come Early: Red Velvet Kit Kats Are Here
The first few weeks of December are rough on many of us. If you've been busting it to get everything settled before your holiday break, you deserve a
by Olivia Harrison

Pop Culture
Amanda Knox Writes Chilling Essay On Why Women Make False Confess...
When Amanda Knox was acquitted of the murder of her roommate, much attention was paid to the way Italian police obtained a confession from her, which she l
by Sabrina Rojas Weiss

Movies
This Video Is Proof That Feminism Sounds Good In Every Language
Every good Disney movie needs a rousing anthem for its main character. Hercules has “Go the Distance,” Ariel has “Part of Your World,R
by Rebecca Farley

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TV Shows
The First Photo Of Nashville‘s Hayden Panettiere A...
Fans of the country music version of Empire are finally going to catch up with their favorite Nashville characters tonight. They deserve it, too. Season 4
by Sesali Bowen

TV Shows
The Year’s Most Controversial TV Moments
by Kaitlin Reilly

Beauty
This Unexpected Store Has The BEST Beauty Finds
by Jessica Chou

Body
10 Times Infertility Was Actually Sort Of Hilarious
by John Murray

Makeup
This Lip Brush Is The Beauty Tool We Didn’t Know We Needed
Lipliner exists to help you create a crisp, precise outline of your mouth. This is very simple in theory, but there are some problems that can arise in the
by Rachel Krause

TV Shows
Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscar Hosting Gig Is Not As Lucrative As You...
Hosting the Oscars may sound like a glamorous gig — or a lucrative one, at least, given the massive international ratings of the esteemed Hollywood a
by Carolyn L. Todd

Shatterbox
The Convention By Jessica Dimmock
Every spring since 1989, the annual Esprit conference brings together transgender women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s from all over the country. For this one
by Laura Delarato

Movies
Helen Mirren’s Very Blunt Career Advice For Young Women: &#...
In Collateral Beauty, Helen Mirren plays an actress playing death. Yes, she's an actress playing an actress who plays death. Confusing, I know, but on
by Arianna Davis

Travel
These Tiny Mouse Cafés Are All Over Southern Sweden & They Are Ac...
#bergsgatan #kebabhouse #möllan #anonymouse_mmx #anonymouse #Disney #thegreatmousedetective #therescuers #anamericantail #donbluth #streetart A photo
by Olivia Harrison

Makeup
We Finally Got A Peek Inside Too Faced’s New Natur...
Get ready to fall in LOVE #toofaced #sneakypeek ? A photo posted by Jerrod Blandino (@jerrodblandino) on Nov 11, 2016 at 12:18pm PST If you really want to
by Rachel Krause

Movies
Sarah Paulson Does Not Take Kindly To Ocean’s Eight
The upcoming Ocean's 11 reboot Ocean's Eight has assembled a cast of some of the most talented actresses working in Hollywood today. And despite
by Molly Horan

Hair
The Prettiest Hairstyle For Lazy Girls With Short Hair
Just as blondes have a reputation for having more fun, so, too, do those with long hair. But not so fast. With the right tools and tricks under your belt,
by Rachel Selvin

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Shopping
The 8 Types Of Jackets That EVERYONE Is Wearing
by Jessica Chou

Music
The ’00s Are Officially Back: Ashlee Simpson Is Making New ...
It's official: the 2000s are back, and there's simply no denying it anymore. Dust off your Ugg boots, pull out your hot pink Juicy Couture sweats
by Arielle Tschinkel

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