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Tyra Banks' Next Big Idea? Taking the Masses to 'Modelland'
You wanna be on top… of a roller coaster at Tyra Banks’ new amusement park? Multi-hyphenate fashion and beauty mogul Banks has a new project in the works—and we’re admittedly still trying to envision it. The supermodel mom, who last August announced a first-look deal with Universal Television, followed by a revival of her role…
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Want to Be 'Flawless' Like Beyoncé? Beauty Lines Are Coming from Her Glam Squad
Yes, we know “Pretty Hurts,” but that hasn’t stopped us from occasionally musing about getting our grubby little hands on whatever magical, undoubtedly pristine products Beyoncé uses to look like, well, Beyoncé. Soon, the beauty-obsessed members of the Hive will be able to get their beauty routines in formation with some of Bey’s trademark glowing…
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Black-Owned Beauty Month: Lost on Wash Day, but Saved by the Mothership
And, I’m back—with more to report in black-owned beauty land, which admittedly got a little overwhelming as I started the new week on Sunday—also known as “wash day,” but we’ll come back to that. Day 3 Instead, let’s start with Sunday’s shopping trip, which began at Sally Beauty in Chicago’s Loop. Refreshingly, when I asked…
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Winter Is Coming: Trump's Female Opposition Will Be Wearing White to the State of the Union
When Donald Trump approaches the podium to wheeze through his sad little State of the Union address Tuesday night (when most of us would rather be watching Phylicia Rashad and Susan Kelechi Watson devour scenery on This Is Us), he will likely be greeted with a sea of white. No, it won’t be the hoods…
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Black-Owned Beauty Month Takes Wing—and Whew, Are My Arms Tired
It’s officially happening, y’all—I survived my first weekend of The Glow Up’s Black-Owned Beauty Month—or Black-Ass Beauty Month, as it’s already fondly known in my household. And nearly four days in, I’m already exhausted. (No, really, my arms are aching.) Day 1 Where do we begin? Well, at Sephora—the three Sephoras in downtown Chicago I…
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Bronner Bros. Big-Upped Rachel Dolezal, and Our Heads–and Edges—Hurt
“I am definitely not [right].” That’s what we imagine Rachel Dolezal Nkechi Amare Diallo’s edges say at least a half dozen times a day, as they do the Lord’s work trying to hold onto the pounds of hair she keeps insisting on braiding into her scalp with vice-like precision. It’s not a haircare technique we’d…
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Real Is the New Black: Samira Wiley Is a Role Model for Authenticity
“When I grew up, it was during a time when most people [in ads] weren’t as dark as me,” Samira Wiley tells Glamour in their February issue. “You definitely didn’t see natural hair. It was very homogeneous.” Following her successes on not one, but two hit shows in the past six years (Orange Is the…
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Touchdown! Fenty Beauty Just Won Our Vote for Best Super Bowl Ad
The highly-controversial Super Bowl LIII takes place on Sunday, and though we won’t be watching, we have been keeping our eye out for what are well known to be the most-watched ads of the year. But ahead of the big game, we’ve already found our winner for best ad. While you won’t be seeing this…
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Working Mother: Can We Talk About All the Lewks Cardi B Rocked in a Single Week?
So, this is what we call multitasking. This week, Cardi B proved that working mothers really are all things to all people—through her quick wardrobe changes alone. Snatching wigs and wearing different hats all at once, the former regular degular girl is now, at turns, international superstar, private dancer, doting mother, Dynasty-level diva, and in-demand…
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Doing the Work: Meghan Markle Surprises a Charity for Sex Workers with Messages of Hope and Love
She’s a duchess for the people, y’all. On Friday morning, mom-to-be Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made a planned appearance at the Old Vic Theater in Bristol, England, following up their visit with a surprise stop at charity One25, which provides outreach and support to women trying to escape sex work, addiction, homelessness, and poverty.…
