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Pop Your Melanin, Protect Your Edges and Perfect Yourself With These Tips From a Great Skin Doc
What would you ask Dr. Michelle Henry, a Harvard-trained, board-certified dermatologist, if you were just sitting around kicking it over lunch? The Glow Up caught up with the good doctor you can easily ask anything of, since she’s so approachable, and judging by her smooth-as-glass complexion—you’ll like the outcome of her advice. Henry is the…
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It’s Not Over Till the Black Lady Sings: Painter Elizabeth Colomba Makes History at the Metropolitan Opera
French painter Elizabeth Colomba is the first black woman to create a film for the New York City Metropolitan Opera’s short-film series. Colomba, a first-time director, joins a list of past artists, including George Condo and Elizabeth Peyton, with her two-minute vignette, which will be shown during the Met’s performance of the classic French fairy…
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Virgil Abloh x Ikea: A Side of Street Cred With Those Swedish Meatballs
Virgil Abloh strikes again—the Louis Vuitton menswear designer will be working with Swedish furniture-maker Ikea and will offer us a glimpse inside his design process for the collaboration. Abloh will be broadcasting live on Ikea Today on April 30 at 5:30 p.m. ET. Why should we care? Abloh has blazed a path straight into the…
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My Lunch With André Leon Talley
My longtime friend and mentor André Leon Talley stars in The Gospel According to André, a documentary premiering Wednesday night at the Tribeca Film Festival, chronicling his rise and 48-year reign as one of the most venerable fashion editors of all time. “André, what’s important to you now?” I ask over lunch at Majorelle in…
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Beautycon Sisters Claim Theirs Loud and Proud
This weekend, New York City hosted Beautycon, a two-day festival where fans can interact with beauty brands and celebrities for seminars and photo ops. The Glow Up was on hand looking for the latest in black-owned beauty businesses and getting the word on self-care, which seems to be the one thing, besides lipstick, that’s on…
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High on Beauty: Cannabinoids 101
I was raised on natural beauty, but I’m behind the curve when it comes to cannabinoids and hemp-based beauty products. So for those of you who, like me, need a primer on the how and why of weed-based beauty, I got you. It seems like every day I see some innovative new way to use…
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Calling All Black Designers! Harlem Fashion Week Auditions Are Open
Harlem Fashion Week auditions are open for fashion designers who want to show their Fall/Winter 2018-2019 collections at the biannual event this September, covered by top-tier fashion journalists from around the world—including The Glow Up. In February we had the pleasure of being front row for the presentation of the Spring/Summer collections. Fashion celebs like…
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Soul on Ice: Beyoncé’s Ivy Park Honors Figure Skating of Harlem
Beautiful black baby girls on ice skates is a sight to behold. Perhaps that’s why Beyoncé just blessed Figure Skating of Harlem, the only organization in America that offers ice skating and academic mentoring to girls of color, with workout gear from her line, Ivy Park. On its website, Ivy Park stated, “We donated bc…
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Closet Case: Fashion Psychologist Dawnn Karen Styles From the Inside Out
On Saturday I woke up to find out, over coffee and the New York Times, that “fashion psychology” is now a thing. Dawnn Karen—a Columbia grad who, in 2012, made history as the first black female psychology professor (and also one of the youngest) at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology—is an academic and…
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Can We Talk? Viola Davis Speaks of Survival at the Power of Women Luncheon
Viola Davis is known for her moving speeches—whether she’s speaking about social injustice or accepting well-deserved accolades in an industry in which she’s helping to ensure that black women soar. Davis brought the crowd to a standstill at the Women’s March in Los Angeles earlier this year as she recounted her ongoing struggle as a…
