inclusive beauty
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ColourPop Just Got More Colorful With 42 Shades of ‘No Filter Foundation’
Will the Fenty effect ever end? We hope not, because more inclusive foundation options for women of all shades are quickly becoming the norm. The newest comer to the market? Award-winning, vegan, cruelty-free and cost-friendly cosmetics cult favorite ColourPop, which just dipped its toe into the full-spectrum-foundation pool with the launch of its No Filter…
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Marsha Elle Isn’t Letting Being an Amputee Stop Her From Being a Star
Who is Marsha Elle? She’s a singer-songwriter, model, speaker and amputee. She’s also the latest to go trending on Instagram and Twitter—circling the internet not only because of her beautiful voice but also because she’s using her platform to encourage and set an example for other amputees, joining a growing segment of differently abled talents…
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Sink or Swim? A Former Miss America Contestant Weighs In on the End of the Swimsuit Competition
When we heard the announcement last Tuesday that, after years of criticism, the Miss America Organization had decided to abandon its controversial swimsuit competition, we wondered if it might be a case of “too little, too late” in the pageant’s attempt to appeal to a new era of feminism. “We are no longer a pageant,”…
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Crayola Beauty Is Giving Us a Chance to Relive Our Childhoods
Back in the day, having a 64-pack of Crayola crayons was the holy grail of all school supplies. Now Crayola is giving us all a chance to stunt once again—this time, with cosmetics. Teaming up with fast-fashion retailer Asos, the beloved art brand has just released Crayola Beauty, a 58-piece makeup collection—and we couldn’t be…
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Bold Beauty: Sephora’s Classes Are Bringing Confidence to Clients in Transition
This Pride Month, Sephora is giving its clients who identify as transgender or nonbinary an extra boost of confidence with a new addition to its Classes for Confidence program. “Bold Beauty for the Transgender Community” is the latest program in Sephora’s social impact and sustainability initiative, Sephora Stands. Each 90-minute in-store beauty workshop is designed…
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Life of a Working Model: The Secret to Liris Crosse’s Longevity Is ‘Making It Work’
The 16th season of Project Runway marked a major milestone: For the first time, fuller-figured models were featured alongside the typical high-fashion body types on the show’s weekly runway. One of those models was Liris Crosse, who would ultimately become the winner of the franchise’s modeling competition after slaying the runway week after week, often…
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Call It ‘the Fenty Effect’: Dior Launches a New 40-Shade Foundation Range
Good news for those of us still in search of our perfect foundation match: The 40-shade phenomenon started by Fenty continues with a new makeup collection by Dior. On Friday, in tandem with its Cruise runway show in Chantilly, France, the luxury brand Dior launched Dior Backstage, a professional-grade makeup collection designed by Peter Philips,…
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Fit for a Queen: Tarana Burke Gets Her Moment to Shine
We’ve long thought that #MeToo Movement founder Tarana Burke deserved to be treated like the queen she is, and it’s been a delight to see her profile rise in recent months, finding her on red carpets and talk shows alike. But as her platform has rightfully grown, it’s Burke’s humility that has truly stunned as…
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Inclusion Is Easier Than It Looks—Just Ask Revlon
In 1992, our own Veronica Webb made history by becoming the first black model to land a major cosmetics contract. The brand? Revlon, which at the time was also launching ColorStyle (ColorStay’s predecessor), a line formulated for the then-neglected black consumer (I was one such consumer). Of course, these days, there’d likely be an outcry…