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Beauty
Expensive Hair Treatments Didn’t Fix My Hair Loss
Hannah Turner
Nov 15, 2022
Tech
7 Best SAD Lamps On Amazon To Help Fight The Winter Blues
Cory Stieg
Oct 25, 2022
Beauty
Everything You Need To Properly Take Care Of That New Tattoo
Samantha Sasso
Oct 21, 2022
Dedicated Feature
15 Spa-Quality Beauty Gifts That’ll Help Your Friend Discon...
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Hilary Shepherd
Sex
Everything You Need To Know About Squirting
Female ejaculation, aka squirting, has become a lot more mainstream in the past few decades, thanks in part to porn. Indeed, many a porn video has led us t
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Cory Stieg
Unbothered
I’m A Black Woman Living With Body Dysmorphia — & It’...
Trigger warning: this piece references eating disorders, suicidal ideation, and sensitive content regarding body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). I was 20 years
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Nia Shumake
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Beauty
The Body-Care Market Is Booming, But Do We Really Need Butt Masks?
“A lot of you have been asking about my skin-care routine.” One of the most-repeated beauty declarations on social media is more than a humblebrag from
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Erika Stalder
Beauty
The Ins & Outs Of At-Home Bikini Waxing
If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly watching DIY TikTok videos and thinking, “I can do that.” DIY is not a new concept in
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aimee simeon
Hot Girl Somos
Si Hay Sol, Hay Panza: How I’m Reclaiming Summer as a Fat Brown Babe
When I was about 8 years old, my grandparents enrolled me in swimming lessons. I went to the community pool, excited and suited up in a one-piece bathing s
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Virgie Tovar
Somos Latinx
Snapback Culture Made Me Resent My Post-Baby Body. But I Fought Back
When I was pregnant, I dreamt about being a cool mom. To me, this looked like a bright-eyed and fabulous woman who danced energetically in sexy garbs and d
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Melania Luisa Marte
Wellness
6 Reasons Why You Bleed After Sex
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Cory Stieg
Body
Swimming On Your Period: The Complete Guide
While tampon ads showing women wearing white frolicking in a field can be a little silly, they do have one thing right: You don’t have to change any of y
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Erika W. Smith
Tried & True
This Instagram-Famous Mosquito Repellant Is The Real Deal
The first thing anyone says to me when I pull out my bottle of Kinfield’s Golden Hour mosquito repellant is, “Is that the bug spray I’ve
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Jinnie Lee
Body
Be Honest, Do I Smell?
There’s a scene from Mad Men that I think about a lot. Peggy Olson, the young copywriter, is confidently delivering a pitch to an important client. The c
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Sex
How To Have Period Sex That Doesn’t Look Like A Crime Scene
Period sex can be bloody, it can be messy, and it can be incredible. The hormonal changes that come with your period mean that you might see a surge in you
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Erika W. Smith
Sex
Karezza: The Sex Technique You Need To Know About
We’re finally coming out of winter, the time of year for slowing down, making hearty stews, finally getting around to binge-watching all those shows,
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Cory Stieg
Unbothered
Lizzo’s
Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
Made Me Reckon With...
When the trailer for Lizzo’s Amazon Prime dance competition show Watch Out for the Big Grrrls first dropped, I was pumped. The 8-episode series follows a
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Kourtney Pope
Body
The Vaginal Tightness Myth Is Damaging & Dangerous
The following is an edited excerpt from Losing It: Sex Education For The 21st Century by Sophia Smith Galer. Sarah Walser was in the middle of o
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Sophia Smith Galer
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Wellness
As A Disabled Woman, The Goblin Mode Trend Doesn’t Sit Righ...
Goblin mode is the latest in a long line of lifestyle-based aesthetics to go viral on social media before trickling down into irrelevancy. Some last longer
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Hannah Turner
Wellness
My Endometriosis Was Misdiagnosed As Bipolar Disorder
Maria is in her late 20s and living with endometriosis. She is now working on a PhD on the history of the disease, and exploration of patient experiences w
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Hannah Turner
Wellness
Everything You Need To Know About Posture Correctors
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Karina Hoshikawa
Body
HPV Myths Are Dangerous, Especially For LGBTQ+ People
Many rumors swirl around the human papillomavirus or HPV, which is tested for during cervical screenings such as HPV tests and Pap tests. Some of the most
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Relationships
I’m Chronically Ill, & My Partner Is My Caregiver
My boyfriend washes my hair, cooks my dinner, cleans our home, and collects the mail. He’s not some kind of superhero; he is just doing the things I
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Hannah Turner
Skin Care
20 Body Lotions That Will Make Cold Weather Less Miserable
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Samantha Sasso
Dedicated Feature
How I Treat Myself Is Key To Putting An End To Body Image Anxiety
Refinery29 is proud to partner with Aerie, a brand dedicated to celebrating real voices and real bodies. Here, plus-size model and Henning founder Lauren C
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Lauren Chan
Beauty
What Not Showering Actually Does To Your Skin
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve learned that celebrities are not showering as much as you might think. Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, and Kristen B
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Megan Decker
Tattoos
The Dos & Don'ts Of Putting Sunscreen On A Tattoo
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Samantha Sasso
Fitness
These Vibrating Massage Tools Feel Just As Good As A Massage
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Cory Stieg
Self Care
How Exactly Does Ashton Kutcher Clean His Crotch? A Very Serious ...
Last night, while doomscrolling Twitter before bed, I ran across a CNN headline that read, “Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis say they don’t believ
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Olivia Harrison
Health News
A Disturbing New “Weight Loss Device” Seeks To Lock P...
Researchers in the U.K. and at the University of Otago in New Zealand say they are fighting the “obesity epidemic” with a new, disturbing devic
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Erin Corbett
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