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Love, Siriano Style: The Risk-Taker Who Rides With Us
True confession: I fell in love with Christian Siriano the moment I first saw one of his designs come down the Project Runway catwalk in season 4, circa 2008. One look at his impeccable craftsmanship and decadent detailing, and I was a goner—and so was the competition, which might have made for a very dull…
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Greek Chic: Ready to Pledge Beyoncé Delta Kappa?
Bey Phi Bey! Last weekend, members of the Beyhive were delighted to discover that they belonged to an actual sorority/frat when Beyoncé staged the best HBCU homecoming ever during weekend 1 of Coachella. And just ahead of her much-anticipated encore during weekend 2, the Queen has opened her own pop-up store full of Greek-themed gear…
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The Glow Up Anthem of the Week: Janelle Monáe’s ‘I Like That’
A little crazy, little sexy, little coolLittle rough around the edges but I keep it smoothI’m always left of center and that’s right where I belongI’m the random minor note you hear in major songsAnd I like thatI don’t really give a fuck if I was just the only one … Guys, we tried, J.…
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Conscious Beauty: For Earth Day, Think Ethical Products
Here are two brands, both made by friends of mine, that take the concept of clean beauty to the heights of purity. Let’s start with Therese Clarke, who is a green chemist. Her beauty-brand agency, Creme Collective, is behind the mixing, marketing and manufacturing of some of the biggest names in organic beauty—Juice Beauty by…
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Real Talk From Terry Crews on Misogyny: ‘There’s a Humanity Issue Here’
Actor and comedian Terry Crews, the most visible male member of the #MeToo movement, shared some very real talk at last week’s Women in the World Summit 2018 in New York City. Speaking on toxic masculinity, Crews declared that “masculinity can be a cult.” He went on to stunningly compare misogyny to chattel slavery, pointing…
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Good Vibrations: Solange Writes About Jamaica, Grace Jones and Her New Album
It’s a marvel to grow up alongside an artist, and even more wonderful to see the ways in which she or he continues to evolve and shape—and be shaped by—the world in turn. Solange is very much one of those artists for me: a woman whose journey has been far from predictable, whose gifts are…
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High on Beauty: Cannabinoids 101
I was raised on natural beauty, but I’m behind the curve when it comes to cannabinoids and hemp-based beauty products. So for those of you who, like me, need a primer on the how and why of weed-based beauty, I got you. It seems like every day I see some innovative new way to use…
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This Time, Time Got It Right: Tarana Burke Covers the 100 Most Influential People Issue
We will never not stan for Tarana Burke because of the way she so unapologetically and steadfastly stands for us. Watching her profile rise in recent months is like watching the sun rise on a precious and fertile piece of earth that has been ignored far too long. And since Time magazine was deeply egregious…
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It’s Handled: Farewell, Scandal!
Did I ever tell y’all about the time Kerry Washington retweeted me? I’m not going to dig through over 15,000 tweets to prove this, but trust me: It happened. The year was 2014, and I was still an avid live-tweeter of Scandal—which I then affectionately called ¡Escándalo! due to its over-the-top and ever-escalating telenovela-style shenanigans—and…
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Bad Girl Blues: The Coachella Makeup Trend to Try Now
All praises due to fashion and beauty rule breaker Rihanna, our triple-threat superstar songstress, fashion designer and makeup mogul who redefined the makeup game again this year at Coachella. Thanks to her, blue eye shadow is officially a thing again this spring. The trend was kicked off back in B.C. times; think Cleopatra, when the…