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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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This Time, Time Got It Right: Tarana Burke Covers the 100 Most Influential People Issue
We will never not stan for Tarana Burke because of the way she so unapologetically and steadfastly stands for us. Watching her profile rise in recent months is like watching the sun rise on a precious and fertile piece of earth that has been ignored far too long. And since Time magazine was deeply egregious…
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It’s Handled: Farewell, Scandal!
Did I ever tell y’all about the time Kerry Washington retweeted me? I’m not going to dig through over 15,000 tweets to prove this, but trust me: It happened. The year was 2014, and I was still an avid live-tweeter of Scandal—which I then affectionately called ¡Escándalo! due to its over-the-top and ever-escalating telenovela-style shenanigans—and…
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Bad Girl Blues: The Coachella Makeup Trend to Try Now
All praises due to fashion and beauty rule breaker Rihanna, our triple-threat superstar songstress, fashion designer and makeup mogul who redefined the makeup game again this year at Coachella. Thanks to her, blue eye shadow is officially a thing again this spring. The trend was kicked off back in B.C. times; think Cleopatra, when the…
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She Ready! Tiffany Haddish Covers W Magazine
You know that feeling you get when one of your homegirls finally gets her shine? It could be a job promotion, an award or even a marriage proposal, but you’re simply thrilled that someone else has recognized the worth of this particularly fabulous woman. That’s how we felt upon learning that Tiffany Haddish had earned…
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Can We Get This Tracee Ellis Ross TED Talk, Already?
True-confession time: This spring has yet to get me sprung. It’s likely because I’ve based myself in Northern cities, but as of yet, I’ve been uninspired by this season’s offerings—both weatherwise and in the way of a much-needed pick-me-up. The truth is, I’ve been fairly pissed off as of late, and I think I could…
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RiRi’s Style Sizzles at Coachella
Yaaass! RiRi came through drippin’ at Coachella last weekend, and that was just the pool party she threw for the launch of Fenty x Puma at a private estate in Indio, Calif. Her new collection—which is a mashup of easy, beachy clothes and streetwear inspired by motocross cool—painted the desert in neon hues of yellow,…
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The Mic Is Open: Poet Dabriel Fulton Is Giving Voice to All
If the mic were open, what would you say? For the many underground poets, singers, rappers and comedians struggling to find spaces to showcase and workshop their talents, poet, performer and community activist Dabriel Fulton has created the Mic Is Open, an inclusive and inspiring forum for those who often go unheard. Says Fulton, via…
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This Invasion of Privacy Manicure Exists, and We Have Questions
Yeah, yeah … we know, we know: Can we go five minutes without focusing on Cardi B? Ask the Russia-based manicurist who decided to go full Invasion of Privacy by reinterpreting the cover of the gold-selling album as 3D nail art, complete with a swiveling head. It was an ambitious undertaking, elaborate and impressively executed,…
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Crazy, Sexy, Cardi: What Was Cardi B Really Saying With Her TLC-Inspired ‘Boachella’ Look?
Did you immediately catch the reference? The asymmetrical ponytails, sideswept bangs and all-white-everything trouser-and-duster ensemble—complete with the chiffon insets? Cardi B may have opted to keep her pregnant midriff under wraps, but did her Coachella look remind you of anyone in particular? The artist formerly known as Belcalis Almanzar is clearly a skilled shape-shifter. But…