Carli Whitwell's Recent Articles

What does beauty mean to you? Refinery29 posed that question to Savannah College of Art and Design students at our Beauty Confessional, one of the many act

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Fashion

The Best Red Carpet Looks From The 2024 Golden Globes

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Abortion Access For All

One Year On From Roe, Here’s How To Access Abortio...

This article was updated on July 5, 2023. One year ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 federal ruling that protected a person’s right

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Fashion

Designer Anna Sui’s Advice For The Next Generation

I meet Anna Sui hours before she’s due to speak to an auditorium full of hundreds of eager students at SCADstyle, Savannah College of Art & Desig

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Long Live Style

Fashion Freed The Nipple Ages Ago. When Will The Rest Of The Worl...

On the same day Florence Pugh wore the see-through Barbiecore pink Valentino dress to the heritage brand’s couture show in Rome this summer, her breasts

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Sex Re-Education

How I’m Unlearning My Shame About Sex — One Orgasm At A Time

I don’t remember the first time I felt tingles “down there.” It may have been watching Marlena and John hooking up on Days of Our Lives, which my mom

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Fashion

How Chromat Is Revolutionizing Swimwear

Becca McCharen-Tran is waiting for a call from DHL. The samples from Chromat’s Spring 2022 collection of inclusive swimsuits — for trans femmes, n

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Style

Why Everyone Wants To Hang Out At The Mall — Again

There were three things you could do on the weekend as a young teen in the suburbs where I grew up in the late ‘90s — go to the movies, go bowling, or

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Celebrity Beauty

The Makeup Products That Get Zoë Kravitz Through A New York Heat ...

Zoë Kravitz is excited to go to the movies again. To sit in the plush seats and air conditioning, to watch a blockbuster or two (she’s seen A Quiet Plac

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Relationships

9 Women On The Highs & Lows Of Dating During The Pandemic

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New Lease

Refinery29 Readers’ Most Chilling Roommate Horror Stories

Buying a home is the biggest purchase you’ll ever make — but who says you have to make it? Welcome to New Lease, a series that examines our long-he

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Interior Designer Advice & Style

How 6 Interior Designers Make Their Apartments Feel Like Home (Wi...

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Sex

What 10 Women Really Think About Period Sex

One of the most powerful moments in the HBO dramedy, I May Destroy You, is when Arabella and her Italian lover, Biagio, have period sex. And not a Hollywoo

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Beauty

Selling Sunset’s Christine Quinn’s Best Beauty Adv...

“I put on makeup for you!” I blurt out to Christine Quinn when we hop on Zoom for our interview this week. It’s one of a handful of times in the past

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Sex

Why Masturbating Is Still An Excellent Idea If You’re Coupl...

I was dozing in bed a few Saturdays ago when my husband took our dog out for an early-morning walk. Alone, the mood struck and I masturbated. I had a quick

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Alcohol & Culture

13 Women Get Real About How Much They’re Drinking In Lockdown

As we retreated into our homes to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, more and more of us started popping bottles in the kitchen — at least that’

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Hair

16 Women On How They’re Dealing With Body Hair (Or Not) In ...

It was only when I started writing this story that I realized I haven’t shaved my legs since the coronavirus lockdown started six weeks ago. Now that tim

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Wellness

7 Pieces Of Workout Equipment Every Trainer Uses At Home

I’ve always been a firm believer that all you need for a workout is a pair of sneakers and a good sports bra. But now that I’m in my fifth week of

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Entertainment

I’m A Publicist Who Babysits A-List Celebs During TIFF — He...

For many of us, the Toronto International Film Festival is a chance to enjoy a night on the town, check out some buzzy movies, and hopefully

by Carli Whitwell