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Enviable Assets: How Tracee Ellis Ross Builds the Boom
There is plenty to love about actress, director and activist Tracee Ellis Ross—she’s brilliant, hilarious, beautiful and, as previously noted, basically our best friend in our heads. But it’s impossible to ignore that Ross is also #BodyGoals. She may play a mom of five on Black-ish, but at 45, the former model is still sporting…
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Superwoman: Glow Actress Sydelle Noel Talks Black Love and Why She Should Be Our Next Action Star
Sydelle Noel has all the makings of a major female action star: She’s athletic, adventurous, has major charisma and is absolutely gorgeous. Oh, and she does all of her own stunts—as a recurring character on the television show Arrow, a Dora Milaje in Marvel’s blockbuster Black Panther and, most recognizably, as the formidable Cherry Bang…
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In Xcess: Savage x Fenty Just Released Their ‘Xccessories’
Tie me up, tie me down, but make it Savage x Fenty. After a hugely successful launch in May, Rihanna’s lingerie label is now encouraging us to “kink it up a notch” with the release of its “Xccessories” line, which includes eye masks ($18-$20), whips ($24), handcuffs ($24) and more. If this release has you…
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New Growth: Sally Beauty Wants to Help Develop the Next Big Female-Owned Hair-Care Brand
Are you a female hair-care entrepreneur? Professional beauty-supply juggernaut Sally Beauty recently launched a business-accelerator program specifically designed to help female beauty entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Sally Beauty Cultivate—For Women by Women is actively seeking out the next line of innovative hair-care products, offering one phenomenal female-owned brand entrepreneurial mentorship, $25,000 in financial support and…
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#TBT: Allure Gives Us the Tea on Cardi B’s Ever-Changing Array of Looks
Few contemporary stars switch up their looks more dramatically or with more regularity than Cardi B, who, in her very brief time in the limelight, has given us more transformations than we can count. Thankfully, we don’t have to, since Allure got Cardi’s makeup artist Erika La’Pearl to give us a retrospective rundown of many…
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40 More Ways to Match? Lush May Be Getting Into the 40-Shade Foundation Game
Just when we were wondering which brand would be the next to launch a 40-shade foundation range, rumor has it that popular handmade bath-and-body brand Lush may be making a major investment in its makeup category with the launch of 40 shades of solid foundation. While the U.K.-based brand has remained mum, beauty news site…
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‘Why Aren’t People Speaking Up for Us?’ Activist and Model Munroe Bergdorf Pleads for Trans Lives
Last September, transgender activist and model Munroe Bergdorf made headlines when her straight talk about racism cost her a coveted campaign with L’Oreal. But Bergdorf hasn’t let the experience silence her; in fact, she’s allowed it to further fuel her openness about the myriad issues affecting black people, women, and the queer and transgender communities.…
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Fenty Beauty Popped Out With a Pop-Up Shop!
Surprise! Fenty Beauty is hosting a series of pop-up shops in New York City to promote the release of its Moroccan Spice palette. The Moroccan-themed event started Wednesday at New York City’s Pennsylvania Plaza. The event was outdoors and was decorated nicely with Moroccan decor—including a hookah lounge. Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty has been a huge…
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What Makes Lash Extensions Worth It? An Expert Weighs In
Eyelash extensions are a beauty indulgence that many women have been itching to try. I even caved in and tried it, but like many others, the prices are what deterred me—a recent college grad—from keeping up with the trend. But if you’re going to invest, it’s safest to do so with an expert, like Clementina…