Refinery29 Archives - December 29, 2016

Pop Culture
Cord-Cutting 101: How To Ditch Your Cable Bill & Save Major $$$
Luke Bouma is the owner of CordCutterNews.com. It is very likely you have had friends, or family, tell you they have become cord-cutters. Which probably ra
by Luke Bouma

Trends
2016 Is Gone & It Took The Naked Dress With It
by Landon Peoples

Entertainment News
Ellen Pompeo Welcomed Her Third Child & Her Family Couldn’t...
Ellen Pompeo's family has expanded, the Grey's Anatomy star's reps confirmed to People. Pompeo has welcomed her third child with husband Chr
by Kaitlin Reilly

Work & Money
How To Organize Your $$$ For 2017, In Under 5 Minutes
by Marshall Bright

TV Shows
Sofia Black-D’Elia Loves To Play The Crazy Girls — TheyR...
Sofia Black-D'Elia loves playing characters who are the most obnoxious people in the scene. The 25-year-old actress has done so on teen classics from
by Morgan Baila

World News
What This Canadian Couple Did For A Syrian Family Will Restore Yo...
If you think 2016 has just been the worst, please let this Canadian couple restore your faith in humanity. When the Eshadi family arrived in the Canadian c
by Andrea González-R...

Celebrity Beauty
Lena Dunham’s High-Tech Beauty Tool Is More Affordable Than You T...
Typically, when stars post pictures while using futuristic beauty tools, it’s the stuff of one percenter dreams. Not Lena Dunham. Last night, the Gir
by Erika Stalder

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Fitness
This 30-Day Push-Up Challenge Will Transform Your Body
This article was originally published on July 13, 2015. Reality check: It’s time to stop thinking of push-ups as a punishment of the drop-and-give-me
by Amy Roberts

Makeup
This Blogger’s Contouring Hack Is One Of The Best We’ve Seen Yet
Fact: 2016 has been the year of contouring with all kinds of unconventional objects (shoes, knives, spoons) — and the beauty vlogger world couldn
by Erika Stalder

Entertainment News
Chandler & Monica Bought The Home Alone House & We Didn&...
It's been 12 years since Friends ended, but we're still holding on to every interesting fact we can get about the show. The latest one? There
by Andrea González-R...

Pop Culture
11 Photos Of Debbie Reynolds & Carrie Fisher Together Looking Fab...
by Rebecca Farley

Makeup
This Latest Take On The Silicone Makeup Sponge Is Total Eye Candy
Order “The Perfect Weapon” today! Can't decide on which color? Order the “3-pack” A photo posted by Violet Voss®, LLC Cosm
by Erika Stalder

Food & Drinks
Taco Bell Is Testing Something Completely Unexpected
Taco Bell has had quite the year — bringing us Airheads Mystery Freezes, Cantina restaurants and branded merchandise, Cheetos burritos, quesadillas,
by Elizabeth Buxton

TV Shows
Why Is Everyone Surprised Vampire Diaries Characters Are...
Just finished wiping your tears following Tyler's (Michael Trevino) death-by-Damon? Don't put away the Kleenex just yet, because Vampire Diaries
by Kaitlin Reilly

Wellness
30 Things We’re Letting Go Of Before 2017
by Sara Coughlin

Entertainment News
Brad Pitt Hung Out With His Kids Over Christmas
Amid a contentious divorce from Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reportedly spent part of Christmas hanging with the six kids — Maddox, 15; Pax, 13; Zahara,
by Natalie Gontcharova

Tech
All The Social Media Trends We’re Ready To Bid Farewell To
by Madeline Buxton

Travel
Stunning Photos Show 90 Years Of New Year’s Eve In Times Sq...
by Marshall Bright

Pop Culture
What Rob Kardashian’s Hospitalization Says About His Relati...
Family is the Kardashian brand. Kris Jenner gets into a fender bender in her Bentley: her daughters show up. Kylie Jenner starts dating the much older fian
by Sesali Bowen

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Shopping
Behold, The Fashion Stuff You Probably Only Need One Of
by Landon Peoples

Celebrity Beauty
Hillary Clinton Is The Reason I’m Excited To Get My Next Bi...
I recently got a bikini wax for the first time at 22 years old. I'm the outlier among my friends and coworkers (yes, pubic grooming is run-of-the-mill
by Samantha Sasso

Celebrity Beauty
Bella Thorne Just Dyed Her Hair The Moodiest Color
Technically, Bella Thorne is an actress by trade. But this year, she unwittingly became one of our favorite beauty vloggers to follow, too — thanks t
by Erika Stalder

Pop Culture
Makers, Boundary-Breakers, & Pop Culture Icons: All The Influence...
by Rebecca Farley

Sex
This Mom’s Christmas Gift To Her Daughter Definitely Looks ...
We've already pointed out that sex toys are easily mistaken for SFW items, like kitchen appliances and pool accessories, but one Twitter user showed u
by Sara Coughlin

Makeup
Kat Von D Just Revealed Her Pastel Goth Shades — & They’re ...
LO AND BEHOLD! Swatches of all 8 shades from the limited edition #PastelGothPalette ??{launching at sephora.com on 1/10 for $38} Each high-pigment shade is
by Kelsey Castañon

Food & Drinks
Watching Teeny-Tiny McDonald’s Being Made Is Better Than Ea...
When I think back to being a kid, a whole smorgasbord of magical things come to mind. To name a few: watching the Power Rangers on a Sunday morning, trifli
by Elizabeth Buxton

TV Shows
This Million Dollar Listing Proposal Will Give You Goals
After reading this story, you'll either have crazy proposal envy or…not. Because while some of us live for choreographed dance scenes with flash
by Natalie Gontcharova

Music
The 12 Most Controversial Song Lyrics Of 2016
by Arielle Tschinkel

Hair
Could These Pony Buns Be Any Cuter?
With no offense to Cindy Brady, worn alone, pigtails can lean a little juvenile. But artfully twisted and allowed to swing free, they become a style fit fo
by Rachel Selvin

Fashion
17 People Spill On Where They Found Their Favorite Piece Of Clothing
by Molly Horan

Body
How You Can Actually Die From A “Broken Heart”
Just a day after Carrie Fisher passed away, her mother, legendary actress Debbie Reynolds, also died at the age of 84, reportedly from a stroke. At this po
by Sarah Jacoby

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TV Shows
Nick Viall’s Reason For Revealing He Had Sex With Andi Dorf...
Nick Viall may be the new Bachelor, but it would be totally understandable if you wanted to pass up a rose from this reality star. In a new interview with
by Kaitlin Reilly

Pop Culture
What Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds’ Deaths Mean For Holly...
Carrie Fisher was born with material. As the only daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, the late actress and writer boasted a rare Hollywood pedigr
by Erin Donnelly

Entertainment News
Rob Kardashian Rushed To The Hospital With Blac Chyna & Kris Jenn...
Rob Kardashian was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday night, People reports. The reality star's fiancée, Blac Chyna, and his mother, Kris Jenn
by Andrea González-R...

Pop Culture
Dream Kardashian Is The Happiest Baby Ever
Dream Kardashian was born on November 10, just a couple of days after Donald J. Trump won the presidency. So in a way, she was literally born to take some
by Sesali Bowen

US News
My Mom Voted For Trump — & I Don’t Want Your Pity
The reaction is almost always the same. First a look of horror washes over their faces, then the struggle for words. Once the words come, they usually soun
by Jesse Sposato

Fitness
What Is “Rational Fitness” & Why Should You Try It?
by Kelsey Miller

Tech
How To Watch The Ball Drop Live — Even If You Aren’t In Tim...
My idea of the perfect New Year's Eve here in New York City involves dinner with friends at someone's apartment, plenty of Champagne, and good mu
by Madeline Buxton

Music
Trey Songz Refuses To Leave Stage, Gets Arrested
R&B singer Trey Songz was taken into custody last night for “malicious destruction of property and resisting and obstructing arrest,” when
by Natalie Gontcharova

TV Shows
Did Netflix Just Tease More Gilmore Girls Episodes?
The Gilmore Girls revival was a pre-holiday gift to die hard fans, many of whom never thought they would see Rory (Alexis Bledel) or Lorelai (Lauren Graham
by Kaitlin Reilly

Body
Why You Should Eat Like A 2-Year-Old
I spent last Christmas in the U.K., with my aunt and cousins, including a not-quite-2-year-old cousin named Rawley. I’d been practicing intuitive eat
by Kelsey Miller

Sex
People With This Astrological Sign Were More Likely To Have Cheat...
Sure, our horoscopes are interesting to read, but do our signs really reflect our specific habits and proclivities? That may be nearly impossible to tell &
by Sara Coughlin

Skin Care
The Most Important Skin-Care Resolution To Make In The New Year
by Alix Tunell

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Makeup
Eyebrow-Grooming Is The New Pimple-Popping On YouTube
The latest icky-but-mesmerizing videos that have us transfixed are of eyebrow-grooming.
by Rebecca Farley

Culture
Before You Delete This Rough Year From Your Memory, Watc...
We aren't totally sad to be toasting this year into oblivion. But we'd be remiss if we forgot to mention some of the truly amazing moments that also shaped
by Rachel Selvin

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