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Smells Like Tea: Stormy Daniels Just Launched a New Perfume. It's Called 'Truth'
It may not be the “Complicit” fragrance we were expecting from Ivanka Trump, but we hear it smells a hell of a lot better. Adult entertainer and Donald Trump accuser Stormy Daniels just launched her own fragrance, appropriately named “Truth.” Described as a “beautiful, gender-neutral, pheromone infused cologne/perfume created for all,” Truth is made by…
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It's Official: Nail Art Is Being Taken Over By White Women
Black people can’t have anything. I have no problem with white women getting a french manicure or maybe one finger of sparkly polish on their nails, but they’ve been gentrifying nail art long enough. Their latest discovery? “Nail sculptures.” What is a nail sculpture? To us black folks, it’s just jewels and embellishments on our…
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In His Shoes: Lenny Kravitz Shows Off Collectibles From His Idols for GQ
Aside from being a bona fide rock star, Lenny Kravitz is known as a man of style. In addition to his own incredible personal aesthetic, he’s also the creative force behind Kravitz Design, which has created and collaborated on everything from sunglasses to hotel suites to a collection of furniture for CB2. So when the…
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A Fenty Muse in Full Bloom: Slick Woods Makes a Big Reveal on the Cover of Elle UK
If you’re a fan and follower of Fenty Beauty favorite Slick Woods, you likely already knew that she had big news in store, but on the cover of Elle UK’s September issue the beaming model proudly reveals that she’s also a mother-to-be. Woods kicked off July with a sweet poolside reveal of her growing belly…
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Naturally Beautiful: The Best of CurlFest 2018
What happens when 25,000 natural hair aficionados get together? CurlFest, that’s what! On Saturday, July 21, #TeamNatural gathered in Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Prospect Park for the world’s biggest—and most beautiful—celebration of natural hair. Celebrating its fifth successful year, CurlFest 2018 was a multiethnic, all ages and genders-welcome event that boasted all types of textures, hues and…
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Fake or Drake? Why an Awkward IG Post Had Folks Ready to Pull Drake's #BeardGang Card
Is Papi really champagne, or prosecco? That’s the question folks were asking after catching a glimpse of an Instagram post that appeared to show Drake’s lace-front beard (yes, it’s a thing, and it’s even more profound sorcery than a wig) peeling away from his face. “When your lace-front glue can’t withstand a heat wave,” the…
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Misty Copeland Portrays a Stripper in the 2019 Pirelli Calendar—and We Feel a Way [Updated]
Updated Thursday, July 26 2018 at 3:30 p.m. EDT: This story has been updated to include a statement from Pirelli regarding their 2019 calendar. Earlier: For fashion photography lovers, the annual Pirelli calendar has become a highly anticipated release, attracting some of the world’s most beautiful faces and most renowned photographers. Formerly best known as a…
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Put What in the Butt? About That Time We Learned About Chicken Stock Butt Injections
Every so often, we become aware of a beauty practice that, for the life of us, we just can’t make sense of; something we actually wish we could un-know. This is exactly what happened earlier this week, when, while minding our own blissfully unaware business, deputy managing editor Yesha Callahan slid us a link to…
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Wardrobe Malfunction: Bianca Lawson's Battle With an Exploding Water Bra Is All of Us
It could be the seam you bust when attempting to sit down. Or the strap that breaks on your sandal—or God, forbid, your dress—when you’re far from home. How about those stockings (or underwear) that decide to give up on life and keep rolling down while you’re just trying to keep rolling? I could go…
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Are White Sneakers Worth the Trouble? (An Important Debate)
White sneakers are a thing that many people own and occasionally wear. I own two pairs, and I’ve enjoyed the experience of owning and wearing them. I would imagine that other wearers and owners of white sneakers have similar positive thoughts about them. Wearing white sneakers is like drinking grapefruit juice. It might not be…