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Black Gold: Stars Auction Their Golden Globes Gowns for #TimesUp
Everyone’s betting on black in the fight against sexual harassment. On Tuesday morning, Conde Nast Publications—home to Vogue and Vanity Fair—announced that it will partner with eBay to auction off some of the gowns and tuxedos the stars wore to the 2018 Golden Globes. This year’s ceremony will go down in history for the celebrities who…
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Still in the Spirit: The Legendary Susan Taylor Wants Us to Love Ourselves Enough to Save Ourselves
Susan Taylor is legend. But the term “legend” is nowhere near adequate enough for this woman, whose tenure as editor-in-chief of Essence magazine transformed both of their names into global powerhouse brands followed by 8 million readers. Living in the now, at 71-fighting-years strong, Taylor founded the nonprofit National Cares Mentoring Movement in 2005; to…
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Wait Till I Get My Money Right: The Budgetnista’s Anti-Broke Cure for 2018
Tiffany Aliche, aka “the Budgetnista,” lives an all-cash life: Houses, cars, vacations—all paid for in cash. This preschool teacher-turned-women’s financial educator knows that everything you need to know about how to manage your money, you did not learn in kindergarten. She is the author of the Amazon No. 1 best-selling book The One Week Budget:…
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The House of Versace: Long May It Reign
The trailer for Ryan Murphy’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, debuting on FX on Wednesday, ironically sparked a flood of gorgeous memories for me about working with Versace. This, despite the fact that the Versace family has issued a press release calling the series—based on Vanity Fair correspondent Maureen Orth’s book Vulgar Favors—“a…
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Making Proud Mary: Stylist Tym Wallace Shares His Behind-the-Scenes Secrets for Taraji’s Killer Hair
How dope would your hair look if you had a $10,000 wig budget? And how about an über-talented hairdresser like Tym Wallace scrutinizing your every move via a super-closeup iPhone app for moviemakers? You would be flawless, that’s what. Don’t take my word for it, though; see for yourself when Proud Mary, Taraji P. Henson’s latest…
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Black-Owned, Black-Operated and Body-Positive: Get Into This Workout Gear for All
“I hate gym clothes!” Sound familiar? Activewear designer Jemea Kingsby Jackson gave The Glow Up a short list of reasons why she decided to create her own line of workout gear, Perspectives Yoga Wear: “The prices are ridiculous! If I work out five times a week in multiple $100 pants, $50 bras, using my $30-per-month…
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It’s All Love! We’re in Love With Serena Williams’ Slamming February Vogue Cover (With Beautiful Baby Alexis Olympia!)
Power. For me, that word defines Serena Williams. I love her body—it’s invincible. I also love that none of her seemingly superhuman attributes were given to her or easily attained. Everything she has, she earned, one drop of sweat at a time. She and big sister Venus were their own mini-civil-rights movement as they fought…
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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: What’s Better Than 1 Black Entrepreneur? 2!
Put your hands together for two black entrepreneurs putting their heads together to cross-promote their newly patented personal-care devices! Inventors Ceata Lash and Joshua Esnard are both trying to take the struggle out of hair care while black: Lash’s PuffCuff—a hair clip specifically designed to be nondamaging to curly and textured hair—helps to create and…
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How to Face-Tune Like a Red-Carpet Regular, Part 2: Before Plastic Surgery, Live the Laser-and-Peel Life
My Glow Up goddesses! You asked, and I got the answers on the best chemical peels and lasers for darker skin tones. During last week’s “snow bomb cyclone,” I checked in with Dr. Michelle Henry, a Harvard-trained New York City dermatologist, to talk about the latest offerings in her practice. As a black woman herself,…
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Come to Mother: Makeup Mogul Pat McGrath Will Put It on You
“Mother,” as Pat McGrath refers to herself, is a force to be reckoned with on all fronts. The fashion world’s first black female megastar makeup artist is both a consummate artist and the creative genius and businesswoman behind Pat McGrath Labs. Vogue has called her “the most influential makeup artist in the world,” and there’s…
