black beauty
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From Ingenue Entrepreneurs to Enduring Icons, Essence Beauty Carnival Brought Out the Best of Black Beauty
The energy? Buoyant. The crowd? Beautiful. The inspiration? Boundless. In the first stop in their first-ever Beauty Carnival tour, Essence magazine created a mecca for black girl magic this weekend in New York City, with some of the most notable names in the beauty, fashion and entertainment industries on site at the South Street Seaport’s…
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It's a Beautiful Weekend to Be at the Essence Beauty Carnival!
Here at The Glow Up, we are firm believers in taking downtime when and wherever we can get it. But this weekend has presented us an opportunity to turn up that we simply couldn’t miss, as Essence kicks off its inaugural Beauty Carnival tour in New York City on April 27th & 28th! Making the…
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Big Beauty Tuesday: Let’s Hear It for Happy Accidents!
Yep, kids—it’s that time again! It’s another Big Beauty Tuesday here at The Glow Up, which means we’re trying out another round of black-owned beauty brands! Is it just me, or was this past week a week of mishaps? It seemed pretty much anything that could go wrong, did, and to us astrologically-inclined folks, the…
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Big Beauty Tuesday: Going (Super) Natural
I know what you’re thinking: “There’s no way that shot of you above is ‘natural,’ Maiysha.” You would be correct, if impossible to please. In the aftermath of moving, my immune system decided to melt down, so I’m in no way ready for primetime right now—which is why you’re unfortunately not getting a video this…
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In the Age of Kylie Jenner’s Fame, Madam C.J. Walker Reminds Us What Being ‘Self-Made’ Truly Means
For those of us who know the story of beauty entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, recent headlines about Kylie Jenner pale in comparison. This week, after much anticipation, socialite and reality television personality Jenner’s fortune became worth over a billion dollars. Featured on the cover of Forbes last July, the magazine dubbed her as on the…
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Loved Black-Owned Beauty Month? Introducing Big Beauty Tuesdays!
You came, you saw, and we listened—and we’re going to try to make it even better, blacker, and more beautiful, all year round. After the success of Black-Owned Beauty Month in February, we decided to create a weekly showcase for black beauty products, talent and entrepreneurs. That right: thanks to your feedback and enthusiastic response,…
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We Made It! Black-Owned Beauty Month Was a Blast—So, What Were Our Favorites?
OMG, you guys … we made it! For Black History Month, The Glow Up committed to one full month of using exclusively black-owned, helmed and founded beauty brands, and we’re here to tell you that we’re better for it. Not only did we get the satisfaction of supporting black entrepreneurship (large and small alike), we…
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Black-Owned Beauty Month, Days 19 & 20: Anyone Else Feeling Jaded?
Are we ready to call a do-over on Black History Month yet? Because honestly, I can’t remember a month more plagued with shenanigans, false starts, bait-and-switches and outright WTF-ery since about … November of 2016. Case-in-point: Yesterday, I was all excited to brief you on my progress with Black-Owned Beauty Month, but technology wouldn’t let…
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To Be Black And Beautiful And Queer at an HBCU… And After Graduation
“Nobody will love you the way an HBCU will love you,” my grandmother insisted as I was drowning in college applications during my senior year at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. Before that, I had only been thinking of applying to conservatories—acting programs deemed the best by reviewers and the like. To quell my…
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Former Alabama State University Stingettes Challenge the Odds to Instill Confidence in the Community
Former members of Alabama State University’s Stingettes dance team are using their talents to instill confidence and mold the future—one eight count at a time. The Stingettes are a part of the school’s Mighty Marching Hornets band and have been entertaining Montgomery, Alabama since 1977. These dancers have been known to snatch edges and annihilate the…