cosmetics
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‘Gorilla Glue’-Famous Tessica Brown Now Says Her Hair Is Falling Out
Two weeks after releasing the rap single 'Ma Hair,' Brown returned to social media to announce new troubles with her tresses.
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It's Mother Earth's Day, Treat Yourself to Some Clean, Green, Black-Owned Beauty
Happy Earth Day, y’all! It is on this sunny (well, sunny in Brooklyn, at least) day that we honor our mother—by going to plant a tree, frolic in a park, that sort of thing. However, if you’re not trying to do those things, there are still ways to support the environment—and a few Black-owned businesses…
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6 International Female-Owned Businesses to Support on International Women's Day
Thinking about the promising signs of spring? Feeling the annual need to re-up your space and wardrobe? Looking for ways to support Black women today? As it is International Women’s Day, we look across the globe, and particularly across the African diaspora, for ways to build up women and the brands they’ve created. For the…
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Big Beauty Tuesday: How Brother Vellies' Aurora James Is Helping Retailers Make a Giant Step for Black Businesses
As a new year dawned in January, so did a staggering statistic: 140,000 jobs had been lost in December, all of them by women. Actually, it was worse, reported Fortune magazine: “Technically, women accounted for more than 111% of jobs lost…the U.S. economy lost a net 140,000 jobs in December…But women lost 156,000 jobs overall…
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No Filter Necessary: Danessa Myricks and Shayla Mitchell Debut Morphe's Filter Effect Foundation
You know, we love a good filter as much as the next online influencer or lurker, but in our new down-to-earth, largely homebound reality, less has definitely proven to be more. With that in mind, Morphe’s newest foundation, a medium-to-full coverage formula called “Filter Effect,” is right on time—and as is now to be expected,…
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Your Eyebrows Are ‘on Fleek’ Because of Peaches Monroee; Now She Wants Help Funding Cosmetics Line
Oftentimes, when it comes to black people who go viral, there isn’t any monetary reward. And Kayla Newman, aka Peaches Monroee, is living proof of that. You may not know Newman by name, but I’m quite certain you’ve either used or heard the term “eyebrows on fleek.” On June 21, 2014, Newman uploaded a video…