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Big Beauty Tuesday: Tabi Bonney's ITADI Body Honors His Late Father's Legacy
(Editor’s note: If you’re wondering where your regularly scheduled Big Beauty Tuesday writer has been, she’s on a well-deserved vacation. Nevertheless, our cadre of talented writers is here to keep you briefed on the best of black-owned beauty—this week, enjoy Starr Rhett Rocque!) In 2015, I went on a life-changing journey to Togo, West Africa,…
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Can a Naturalista Find a Sweet Spot with…Suave? Our Writer Tries Out the Old-School Brand's New Product Range
I’m a lazy natural. I’m two years into my second big chop, and a year into growing it out—and admittedly, that Caesar life was sweet. But it’s hard to be lazy when you have kinky 4c hair like mine, since it’s so dry. The first time I went natural was back in 2001, when natural…
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Lukafit for Everyone: These 'Squat-Proof' Leggings Represent Inclusive Fitness
Any woman who has ever done anything athletic can probably attest to the fact that sometimes the pants fitness wear brands make are better suited to mannequins than they are for living women who actually move around and do things. How many times have you gone to squat, lunge, do downward-facing dog, writhe around in…
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With HFR x Google's 1st Fashion Summit, Harlem's Fashion Row Pays It Forward
On Friday, February 15, in a room full of some of fashion’s most influential and aspirational people, Harlem’s Fashion Row founder Brandice Daniel delivered a bleak statistic: Less than 1% of designers sold in major department stores are of color. However, even in that moment, change was already afoot, thanks in large part to Google,…
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Runway to Store Aisle: Kiss Debuts New Nail Art and Lash Luxury for the 1-9
Kiss is trying to help you accentuate your slay all 2019. Debuting new designs at several New York Fashion Week shows, the drugstore favorite recently dropped their newest lines of luxe artificial lashes and nails at a “see now, buy now” presentation in New York City—because they know we need it now. The masterminds behind…
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With a History-Making Debut and Genderless Collection, No Sesso Breaks Barriers During NYFW
No Sesso co-founders Pierre Davis and Arin Hayes are New York Fashion Week newcomers, but their reputation is already well established among industry cool kids. The Los Angeles-based design duo that also deejays part-time have bridged music and fashion with their gender-defying clothing, as seen on the likes of Lizzo, SZA, Chloe x Halle, and…
