beauty
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Black and Beautiful: Michelle Obama, Jada Pinkett Smith, Laverne Cox and More Rally Around 4-Year-Old Who Called Herself 'Ugly'
This past week, 4-year-old Ariyonna learned a lesson not just in her beauty, but the beauty in her community. The young girl became the center of attention last week after a video of her saying “I’m so ugly,” as she was getting her hair done went viral. Shabria, the Atlanta-based hairstylist who filmed the interaction,…
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Trump-Supporting Republican Strategist Kimberly Klacik Announces Run for Elijah Cummings’ Maryland Seat
Stacey Dash had better look out. There’s another black beauty coming up in conservative political ranks—and this one is running and gunning for power in what could be a hotly contested election next year. Rising Republican strategist Kimberly Klacik has announced that she will run for the late Rep. Elijah Cummings’ congressional seat. “I am…
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Sashay, Beauté: RuPaul Teams Up With Makeup Maven Mally Roncal for a New Beauty Collab
The icon who brought drag mainstream is now giving us a bit of the magic to bring home. Twenty-five years after he launched the philanthropic Viva Glam collection with MAC, RuPaul is once again lending his glamour to a beauty brand; this time with friend and celebrity makeup artist Mally Roncal. Roncal is perhaps best…
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Arch Frenemy: Fenty Beauty Is Now Coming for Our Brows
How does Rihanna always seem to know what we need? She’s given us awlllll the foundation shades—available in two finishes, as of Thursday—and dragged the previously lagging beauty industry into a very diverse future by demanding beauty for all. And, of course, she continues to delight us by dropping new products every few months, mostly…
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Beauty, According to BanX: Tyra Banks to Produce a Docuseries on Modern Beauty
A comeback Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover, a Life-Size reboot, and an amusement park called Modelland, oh, my! Tyra Banks has seemingly been in “can’t stop, won’t stop” mode during the past year or so (did we mention she published her third book last April?), with no sign of stopping anytime soon. According to People, the…
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Rihanna Comes Through Drippin' in Rainbow Goodness for Harper’s Bazaar May Cover, Teases New Fenty
It’s not quite summer yet, but in her latest cover for Harper’s Bazaar, Rihanna brings us the heat. After all, who better to pick for the cover of a beauty issue than Rihanna, a global pop star who parlayed her star power to launch one of the most buzzworthy beauty brands in the last few…
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About Damned Time: At 48, Naomi Campbell Scores Her 1st Beauty Campaign
She’s one of the best-known models in the world—and certainly the best-known black model. But 30 years after Naomi Campbell broke ground as the first black woman to grace the cover of French Vogue (and nearly 30 years after she became the first to cover American Vogue’s September issue in 1989) Naomi Campbell has just…
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New Life? Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year Is ‘Living Coral’
This has been a fairly dark year, well epitomized by the muted, almost sinister purple shade Pantone chose for its 2018 Color of the Year, UltraViolet. But for 2019, the color forecasters apparently think we have more to look forward to since they debuted a significantly more optimistic hue at the opening of Art Basel…
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Eyelash Extensions Are a Gorgeous, Frivolous, Expensive Habit That I Can't Keep Up
The Lord blessed me with a lot of thick, curly hair that can go from Teenie Weenie Afro short, to all the way to the middle of my back long. But what I did not get blessed with was much in the ways of eyelashes. Sure, they’re “there” and they’re thick, but they’re very short…
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Calling All Makeup Junkies: Fashion Nova Plans To Launch Nova Beauty
Fashion Nova is currently best known as an affordable fave amongst celebs—and us regular people who just want a cute outfit. Now, the brand is about to be a one stop shop, y’all. Fashion Nova is planning to launch Nova Beauty sometime between late 2018 and early 2019, and we’ll be able to complete our…