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  • Beauty Beats Brexit: Heptathlete Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers Is the 1st Black Miss Universe Great Britain

    Here’s what you call a game-changer: For the first time in its 66-year history, Miss Universe Great Britain—the qualifying pageant for the Miss Universe competition—gave the crown to a black woman. But the history-making honor didn’t go to your average pageant queen; winner Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers is a heptathlete with a head full of gorgeous locs,…

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  • 'Mother' to Mogul: Pat McGrath's Makeup Line Is Now Valued at $1 Billion

    The “Mothership” has landed. Famed makeup artist and creator Pat McGrath, who has been the fashion industry’s most respected name in makeup for over two decades (and honored by Queen Elizabeth) just officially became the top earner in the beauty industry (sorry, Kylie) after global investment firm Eurazeo Brands bought a $60 million minority stake…

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  • Beauty's Biggest Weekend: All the Highlights from Beautycon LA 2018

    If you haven’t already heard, beauty is big business—an over $400 billion business, to be exact. So it’s not surprising that beauty conventions have become big events, occurring around the world and attracting not only beauty junkies, but celebs—some of whom you’d never expect. The phenomenon known as Beautycon is the biggest and arguably, the…

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  • #EvolveTheDefinition: Retailer Bonobos Takes On Toxic Masculinity

    What does masculinity mean to you? This is the question retailer Bonobos asks in a new spot asking its followers to #EvolveTheDefinition of masculinity. In the 90-second “mini-documentary,” all different types of men read Google’s definition of “masculine” and compare it to how they self-define, making it clear that traditional textbook definitions are inadequate when…

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  • It's World Emoji Day! Do You Know Where Your Emojis Come From?

    It’s amazing to think that there was a time, not so long ago, that we exclusively relied on our words and facial expressions to convey how we were feeling. But thanks to the creation of the emoji, we can now smirk, vomit and give praise hands at will, with just the tap of a finger.…

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  • Epic Shade: Issa Rae's Latest CoverGirl Spot Is the #BlackGirlMagic Night Out We All Need

    “Always bet on black, boo.” That’s the pronouncement from Insecure creator and star Issa Rae, as she joins real-life besties Megan Lawson, Devin Walker and Abenet McMullen for a girls’ night out in likely the blackest spot CoverGirl has ever produced. The two-minute spot is a one-liner bonanza, with Rae and her pals tossing off…

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  • Living the Dream: Will Anok Yai Be the One to Mainstream Dark-Skinned Beauty?

    Twenty-year-old model Anok Yai is living the dream—a dream she didn’t always believe could include her. When she was captured by a street style photographer during Yardfest at Howard University’s 2017 homecoming celebration last fall, she had no idea it would catapult her to the top of a crop of up-and-coming models—and include a chance…

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  • Pool Rules: Chromat's Latest Campaign Changes the Rules of the Typical 'Swimsuit Body'

    Boundary-pushing swimwear brand Chromat is no stranger to inclusivity. Since its launch in 2010, the label, helmed by former architect Becca McCharen-Tran, has been at the forefront of body positivity, using an “all bodies accepted here” approach in its runway shows and campaigns. But the brand’s latest campaign may be its best yet. Riffing on…

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  • Feeling the Love: Naomi Campbell and Adwoa Aboah Cover Love's 10th Anniversary Issue

    And we have lift-off! Fashion magazine Love decided to celebrate its 10th anniversary with two very special cover stars: Naomi Campbell and Adwoa Aboah. The 26-year-old Aboah and 48-year-old Campbell, both black Brits, represent two generations of supermodels—and the decade that the biannual magazine has been hitting newsstands. The cover, photographed by Mert Alas and…

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  • Fresh Cuts: Lena Waithe Loses Her Locs!

    Sometimes, you just gotta let it all go … which is exactly what writer, producer and actor Lena Waithe did over the weekend when she traded her trademark locs with shaved sides for a low fade with a curved side part, created by Barber Doll the Slayer. While we can’t guarantee that this transformation will…

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Maiysha Kai is former managing editor of The Glow Up and host of The Root Presents: It’s Lit!, and your average Grammy-nominated goddess next door. May I borrow some sugar?


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