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Holding Out for a Shero: In Altered Carbon, Renée Elise Goldsberry Is a Superwoman for a New Age
Renée Elise Goldsberry isn’t afraid to have it all. As she speaks to The Glow Up from her suite at the Essex Hotel in New York City while getting “all glammed up,” she explains that her 8-year-old son is resting in a nearby suite. He’s out of school for the day because of a cough.…
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#28DaysBlackOfCosplay: Learning to Love Myself by Playing Dress-Up
I’m a cosplayer. A black geek. A black, queer, cosplaying geek in a plus-size body. I conduct a body-positivity panel at conventions called “Love Your Cosplay Body.” For about an hour, I wax philosophically about accepting yourself and ignoring the randos of the internet who comment on fat-black-girl pics with witty remarks like “whale” or…
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We Outchea! The Glow Up Takes a Field Trip
We love an event here at The Glow Up; it’s a treat to get away from the skin-depleting blue light of our laptops and out into the field. Our ultramodern, minimalist office space—although filled with laughter and camaraderie—drops to meat-locker-level temps when the mercury dips. Not to mention, we’re passionate about beauty. Our latest outing…
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Don’t Call It a Comeback: Are We Ready for a Real Cross Colours Revival?
It was, hands down, the most nostalgic moment of the 2018 Grammys: Building on the tremendous success of their In Living Color-inspired video, “Finesse,” Bruno Mars and Cardi B staged a technicolor takeover of the Grammys stage entirely outfitted in ’90s-juggernaut brand Cross Colours. It was a Gen X flashback come to life, filled with…
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From Living Single to Love Jones: How the ’90s Shaped My Style
Between Bruno Mars and our new president, Cardi B, taking us back to In Living Color with their video for “Finesse” and bingeing on Living Single after it made its way to Hulu last month, I’m in a ’90s mood. Listen, when Living Single debuted in August of ’93, I knew immediately that I wanted…
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About Lash Night: I Found the Perfect Eyelashes for $10, and I’m in Love!
At long lash—I mean, last! The perfect strip lash and I have finally found each other; though I guess I kinda already knew. We first met at the drugstore a few years ago, and ever since, I have kept coming back to my Kiss lashes. With styles starting at $4.99, Kiss has always been my…
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Unpopular Opinion: Kanye’s Kim Worship Has Gone Too Far to Be Fashionable
(Editor’s Update: Apparently, this opinion isn’t as unpopular as first thought.) Today in “Baby, what is you doin’?” news: Kanye, GET OUT of here with this Yeezy season 6 campaign! We’re all for folks being their mate’s biggest cheerleaders, but this campaign is taking “muse” to sycophant levels. The “Who wore it best?” series of…
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All About Eve, Part 2: We’ve Got the Goods on Her Gorgeous Grammys Look!
Glow Up gang, you asked, and we’ve got answers! Some great moments deserve a sequel, and we’ve therefore done some deep investigative journalism to get the details on our favorite look of Grammy night 2018. As previously posted, Eve was our hands-down winner of this year’s awards ceremony, despite not being nominated this year (sorry,…
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Wendy Williams Is Wildin’; When It Comes to Sexual Assault, Women Can Get It Twisted, Too
Talk show host Wendy Williams has a long history of being problematic. Years before her success as a television host, she dominated New York City radio as a shock jock obsessed with celebrity gossip and provocative chitchat. She spat vitriol that scathed her targets and caused many of them to retaliate, most notably Sean “Diddy”…