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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, great deals are already available—including some exclusive beauty finds. That’s right; the ultimate online marketplace is making a big push on beauty this year, with four established brands—Tarte, No B.S., and K-beauty…
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Can't Stop, Won't Stop: NYX Cosmetics Collabs With Vlogger Alissa Ashley on 45 Shades of Foundation
The Fenty Effect can’t stop, won’t stop; and thankfully, it now doesn’t cost $34 to find your perfect foundation match, as less than a year after Fenty Beauty’s groundbreaking 40-shade launch, it now feels almost requisite for other cosmetics brands to get into the act. Doesn’t inclusion feel—and look—good, y’all? Who got next? Affordable favorite…
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Nice or Next? Would You Bedazzle Your Face?
When Tony award-winning star Cynthia Erivo turned up at the 2018 Met Gala with jewels in place of her eyebrows, we admittedly raised ours. Not only were we wondering what her seemingly Hindi-inspired brow art had to do with the evening’s theme, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, but though much more artfully rendered,…
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40 More Ways to Match? Lush May Be Getting Into the 40-Shade Foundation Game
Just when we were wondering which brand would be the next to launch a 40-shade foundation range, rumor has it that popular handmade bath-and-body brand Lush may be making a major investment in its makeup category with the launch of 40 shades of solid foundation. While the U.K.-based brand has remained mum, beauty news site…
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Fenty Beauty Popped Out With a Pop-Up Shop!
Surprise! Fenty Beauty is hosting a series of pop-up shops in New York City to promote the release of its Moroccan Spice palette. The Moroccan-themed event started Wednesday at New York City’s Pennsylvania Plaza. The event was outdoors and was decorated nicely with Moroccan decor—including a hookah lounge. Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty has been a huge…
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Born This Way, Baby! Jackie Aina’s Too Faced Foundation Collaboration Has a Launch Date!
Beauty influencer and The Glow Up fave Jackie Aina has continually expressed the need for inclusiveness in the beauty community. With that in mind, at her 30th birthday celebration last year, Aina announced that she’d be working with cosmetics brand Too Faced to expand its popular Born This Way foundation range. Both the brand and…
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Did Dior Backstage Do Right by Its Darker-Skinned Clientele? Beauty Blogger Nyma Tang Reviews
In the now-heated rush for every cosmetics brand to come to market with at least 40 shades of foundation (thanks, Fenty), there’s still a question of how truly inclusive their shade ranges are. Whether it’s an issue of the majority of shades still falling firmly in the “beige” category, or undertones not being correctly addressed,…
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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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Aaliyah for MAC: Is the New Collection ‘One in a Million,’ or Should They ‘Try Again’?
Curious about MAC’s new Aaliyah tribute collection? In the past few days, several previews have hit the YouTube-verse, giving us the real on what to expect from this highly anticipated launch. Created in collaboration with the late singer’s older brother, Rashad Haughton, Aaliyah for MAC will be available online June 20 and hit MAC stores…
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Aaliyah’s Brother Talks About the MAC Tribute Collab, Credits Her Fans With Protecting Her Legacy
Nearly 17 years after her untimely death, the influence of the beloved singer and actress simply known as Aaliyah remains strong, a legacy her older brother, Rashad Haughton, attributes to her still-loyal fan base. “My sister’s fans are so lovely and respectful,” he recently told Vogue. “But if they see something that is not approved…