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And Here's Why You Shouldn't Pick a Dentist Based On A Radio Ad
I don’t try to make bad choices. Really, I don’t. In fact, I don’t think most people set out to do make them either. I think we all end up in a place we hoped not to be and in retrospect say, well, that was probably a bad idea. Such was my life this past week…
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How Much Would You Pay to Age Like J.Lo—With No Needles Involved?
She’s one of the most ageless women in the entertainment industry, and now, the vampire known as Jennifer Lopez is teasing a skincare line to drop in late 2019. “I will be coming out with a skincare line,” Lopez announced during a promotional event for her new film, Second Act, as reported by Harper’s Bazaar.…
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Badass: Marketing Maven Bozoma Saint John to Star In Her Own Starz Docuseries
She’s known for transforming corporate images—and boardrooms—in her own inimitable, unapologetic style. But in-demand marketing maven Bozoma Saint John just secured a new bag, as star and producer of her own documentary series on the Starz network, titled Bozoma: Being Badass. (Notably, @badassboz is Saint John’s IG handle.) At the tender age of 41, Saint John…
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Another Woman Dies from an Illegal Butt Injection; Medical Examiner Rules It Homicide
When Leslie Ayala traveled to New York from Philadelphia on June 17 for another round of black-market injections to enhance her buttocks, she expected to leave with more curves, not go into cardiac arrest. Instead, the 48-year-old suffered an embolism while recovering from the illegal procedure at a friend’s house in the Bronx, dying in…
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Forever 21 Put a Great Value Eminem in a Wakanda Forever Sweater [Updated]
On December 18, 2018, in a now swiftly-deleted tweet, Forever 21 thought it was a splendiferous idea to place a Great Value version of Eminem in a Wakanda Forever sweater. The Fair Isle-style sweater features the fairest of them all—and it can be yours, if you’re willing to waste $34.90 of your hard-earned money. But…
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Queen Praises Continent: Beyoncé Pays Tribute to African Designers
Beyoncé memorably managed to incorporate every country in Africa into her onstage attire while headlining the Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa in early December, as well as commissioning a custom creation from the local luxury designers Quiteria & George. But now that she’s momentarily finished running the world (which included a stop in…
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How We Got That Glow: What Were the Glow Up's Favorite Black-Owned Beauty and Hair Finds of 2018?
This time last year, The Glow Up was but a babe, just learning to strut these beauty and fashion journalism streets in our brand new heels. One awards season, two fashion months, countless beauty and fashion drops, collabs, controversies and awards later, we’ve had ample time to consider our favorite moments, products, and influencers of…
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Legendary Hairstylist Oribe Has Died at 62
Oribe Canales, the Cuban immigrant-turned-mononym celebrity stylist whose work typified the height of the supermodel era, died on Sunday at age 62. The legendary stylist, who was based in Miami, suffered liver and kidney failure after seeking cancer treatment in New York City last month, his husband, Zaki Amin, reported to the New York Times.…
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Post-Trump, Miss Universe Welcomed Its 1st Openly Transgender Contestant in 2018
She didn’t take home the crown, but Spain’s Angela Ponce made history this year as the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss Universe pageant on Dec. 16 in Bangkok, Thailand. It was a relatively quiet, but strikingly progressive inclusion in an industry long lambasted for its regressive politics and representations—and even more…
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Happy Holidays From New York! Fenty Beauty’s Latest Campaign Star Is Still the H.B.I.C.
She may be best known for her over-the-top personality and antics during her years on VH1’s “Celebreality” era (2006-2009), but Tiffany “Head Bitch in Charge” Pollard—nicknamed “New York” by Flavor Flav—hasn’t lost her mojo, managing to pop up on our TV screens when we least expect it, while maintaining a half-million followers on Instagram in…