Black-Owned Beauty Month Takes Wing—and Whew, Are My Arms Tired
It’s officially happening, y’all—I survived my first weekend of The Glow Up’s Black-Owned Beauty Month—or Black-Ass…
The Blackout: It's Black History Month and I'm Blacking Out My Beauty Routine
Folks, it’s once again Black History Month—a month that tends to sneak up on me since I’ve been on staff at The Root,…
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…
Umm ... Did North West Just Inspire Us to Try a Beauty Trend?
Maybe it’s the falling leaves or the onslaught of Halloween and its attendant pumpkins and color scheme, but we’ve had…
Shadow Play: ‘Tis the Season for Shimmering, Saturated Looks for Eyes
Of the many trends we saw come down the Spring-Summer ‘19 runways during Fashion Month (which we’ll unpack in a…
Oh, the Irony: Ivanka Trump's Makeup Artist Is ... a Mexican Immigrant?
Here’s a study in “cognitive dissonance.” Style site Refinery29 recently revealed a very interesting and ironic fun…
Do Free Breadsticks Come With This? Olive Garden-Inspired Makeup Might Be a Thing, and ... Why?
If you are an ’80s or a even a ’90s baby and grew up in any suburban area (or Times Square in New York City), you know…
More Full-Spectrum Beauty: Milk Makeup Increases Its Shade Range
Devotees of Milk Makeup’s Blur Liquid Matte foundation may now have a better chance at meeting their perfect match. The…
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…
From Sponges To Foundation: Beautyblender Finally Launches Its 1st Makeup Product
The Beautyblender brand, the creator of the iconic sponge shaped as an egg that we all know and love, has recently…
'Mother' to Mogul: Pat McGrath's Makeup Line Is Now Valued at $1 Billion
The “Mothership” has landed. Famed makeup artist and creator Pat McGrath, who has been the fashion industry’s most…
Amazon Prime Day Is Monday. Ready for New Beauty?
Amazon Prime Day officially kicks off on Monday, July 16 at 3 p.m. EDT, but as many of us steadfast Prime members know, …
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…
School Daze and Drugstore Love: Get Beyoncé’s Coed-Inspired Coachella Look
After two hours and 24 songs, the queen commonly known as Beyoncé still stepped offstage Saturday night looking as…
Baby Girl ... Aaliyah for MAC Launches June 20!
Here’s some news that’s hot like fire: There is an unexpected new release inspired by the “princess of R&B,” Aaliyah,…
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…
Made-to-Measure Makeup: Lancôme Shows Off Its Custom-Foundation Skills at SXSW
Are you old enough to remember getting “color printed” at your local department store makeup counter? Cosmetics brand Pr…
She Got That Glow: We Got the Secrets Behind Yara Shahidi’s All Grown-ish Up Look at the SAG Awards
The 2018 Grammys are tonight, but the fashion world is still raving about the looks from last Sunday’s Screen Actors…
Love Without a (Price) Limit: Love Mary J.’s Look at the SAG Awards? Get It With Black Opal!
It’s no secret that we’re all about Mary J. Blige’s glow up this awards season; in fact, we’re not sure we’ve stanned…