skin care
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Black-Owned Beauty Month, Day 16: Can I Get a Late Pass for Fresh Beauty?
I know, I know… I stood you up for Valentine’s Day. But will you forgive me if I strip down? Do you know how much it costs to get Alicia Keys’ “no makeup” look? According to Keys’ makeup artist Dotti, around $455, from start to finish. That’s not because Keys is cheating, but because fresh-faced…
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New Growth: 18-Year-Old Beauty Entrepreneur Zandra Cunningham Lands Her Plant-Based Brand in Target
There’s a fresh face in the beauty business—and she just scored a big win! Black News reports that Zandra Cunningham, one of our 2018 Young Futurists, just landed a partnership with Target to take her eponymous plant-based line to the next level! The big box retailer is giving coveted shelf space to an exclusive Zandra…
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How Much Would You Pay to Age Like J.Lo—With No Needles Involved?
She’s one of the most ageless women in the entertainment industry, and now, the vampire known as Jennifer Lopez is teasing a skincare line to drop in late 2019. “I will be coming out with a skincare line,” Lopez announced during a promotional event for her new film, Second Act, as reported by Harper’s Bazaar.…
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Bedtime Stories: How We Take It All Off
Fun fact: As I write this, I’m feeling the tingle of a rather large zit on my chin—the type I’d like to think I’ve long outgrown, given that I’m now in my 40s. But I know the culprit: a visit from my college roommate this week had us both behaving as if we were back…
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Basketball, Butterflies and Bling: Evelyn Lozada Shoots Her Shot With Jewelry and Skin-Care Lines
Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada is breaking into the fashion and beauty game. The reality-TV star is known for rocking large hoop earrings on the long-running show, and she’s apparently taken all the positive feedback she’s received and turned it into a business. Launched in late May, the Evelyn Lozada Jewelry Collection doesn’t have the…
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Summertime? Check. Acne? Check. Poppin’ That Pimple? Not So Simple!
Summertime, and getting zits is easy. That’s why it’s so great when you get permission from your dermatologist to do something you’re not supposed to do—like popping a pimple. I can’t help it, and I bet you can’t help it, either, when you’ve got a juicy one that’s ready to erupt like the Kilauea volcano…
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Protect Your Glow: Don’t Sleep on Sunscreen!
Sunscreen is a must. I do not care how young, how gifted or how black you think you are, it’s the lotion none of us can afford to forget. “Black don’t crack—but it does crease,” The Glow Up’s managing editor, Maiysha Kai, likes to joke. Black people can also fry, as our editor-in chief, Danielle Belton,…
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Meet the Dooplex: A New Destination for Your ’Do
Looking for an entirely for-us, by-us, one-stop shop for hair and beauty products? Welcome to the Dooplex, a new online marketplace hoping to elevate the black beauty industry to the next level. Launched on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2018, the Dooplex is the brainchild of CEO Kevin Lyles, who left a corporate career in…
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Bright Spot: A Natural Option to Combat Acne, Hyperpigmentation
There’s a new player in the game to fight fine lines and hyperpigmentation: bakuchiol, a plant found in the wilds of New Zealand. It’s the active ingredient in Ao Skincare, and promises to work like Retin-A to lighten dark spots and deal with hormonal changes, acne and sun exposure without causing photosensitivity or the irritation…
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Keep It Bubbly: Soothe Sensitive Winter Skin With Natural Soaps
I don’t know about you, but I have sensitive skin. But it’s not where you’d think. It’s not on my face—it’s on my arms and legs. Go figure. It’s been that way since I was a kid; now my daughters have those dry little white bumps on the backs of their arms and legs, too.…