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Some Bold Swimwear Inspiration for When You’re Ready to Show Out

Opinion, The Culture Posted by Melanie Yvette

I was in the Bahamas with my family, and we were just enjoying a day at the pool. And I happened to notice that many, if not all, of the women there were confident, rocking their bathing suits (many bikinis, some thong bikinis) and seemingly free. Something I hadn’t seen when I was little and…

I Regret Not Telling My Hair Stylist That Her Service Was Poor

Opinion, The Culture Posted by Melanie Yvette

One and a half hours late. Came in carelessly eating. Brought her daughter along. Best weave I’ve ever gotten. Worst service I’ve ever experienced. Maybe it the people who were doing my hair looked into something as simple as Salesforce’s definition of good customer service, I may have walked out with a better experience. Even…

I Really Don’t Know Why We Keep Feeling Offended by Kanye West

Opinion, The Culture Posted by Melanie Yvette

We know his deal. We know that Kanye got on and left all his Black exes for a “white girl”. It’s set in stone that he either a) just doesn’t give a damn about what we say in retaliation to his fuckery, or b) literally sees nothing wrong with how he “silently” dismisses women who…

Haters are Mad at Alicia Because she chose to own her beauty, and they didn’t

Opinion, The Culture Posted by Melanie Yvette

No one really cares if Alicia wears makeup or not. The truth is that whenever a person, more specifically a woman, makes a decision about her life and in this case, her beauty and how she wants to look on her terms, people get mad and offended and all hell breaks loose. Why? Because society…

Representation Isn’t Good Enough If It’s Not Done Accurately

Opinion, The Culture Posted by Melanie Yvette

Let me preface this by saying that I used to model on the Today Show while an intern for their style editor, Bobbie Thomas, back around 2011. I only mention this because I understand the process (as much as I can remember) of how a fashion and beauty segment is put together and executed. If…

Do Beauty Brands Really Have to Cater to Every Woman?

Opinion, The Beauty Posted by Melanie Yvette

Glossier has a few running ads for their Perfecting Skin Tint moisturizer and also has a few chic videos of models applying their Stretch Concealer and Boy Brow filler. Their skin tint and concealer are two products that honestly work best for women who don’t really have problem skin. The skin tint coverage is extremely…

No, You Still Cannot Touch My Hair

Hair, Opinion, The Culture Posted by Kayla Peeples

For some reason, I never thought about the issue of people touching my natural hair until it actually happened. My friends and relatives who I know personally do it, but what about when it’s a stranger-who’s white? I’ve felt beautiful, ugly, insecure, nappy, good, bad, #flawless, and flawed the five years I’ve been natural. Accepting…

Michael B. Jordan Didn’t Offend This Black Woman

Opinion, The Culture Posted by Kayla Peeples

When I wrote my post as to why I didn’t think Michael B. Jordan was bashing black people—particularly women—in his GQ interview, I was simply trying to address some of the allegations plaguing him as a self-hater. In each article I read, there were a minority of positive comments and content. It left me wondering,…

Brown Women Were Unfuckwithable in 2015; Let’s Do it Again

Opinion, The Culture Posted by Melanie Yvette

If it’s one thing I learned about brown women in 2015, it’s that we are unfuckwithable. Meaning, we are not to be played with in any capacity, whatsoever. We made moves, we lost weight, we started blogs, we told it like it was, we loved, we started movements, and we uplifted each other in ways…

Seriously, I Was Sexually Assaulted with a Turtleneck and High Wasted Pants On

Opinion, The Culture Posted by Melanie Yvette

This weekend’s comments by Ayesha Curry hit a nerve. After tweeting her feelings about how she’s not into the “trend” that is “wearing less clothes” (if that’s even a trend right now), I was taken aback by how so many women couldn’t wait to jump in and put down women who choose to wear clothes…