The Other Beauty Conversation
I took my first trip to the beauty counter this weekend and it was almost a disaster. I went with a friend, who is always wearing popping lip colors and while I admired them on her and other people, I’d always failed at wearing them myself. I had no idea about how to apply lipstick…
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Solange Knowles released her album, A Seat at the Table, on September 30th, and Black women flooded the Internet with praises of the cultural masterpiece. Not only did the singer drop music specifically to empower Black women—but, she accompanied the music with stunning visuals that had us typing “#BlackGirlMagic” on nearly every social media platform.…
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Mia Adams, 29, strolled up East 34th street costumed in a DIY mossy, pearl and shell-embellished bra, a long curly red wig, green pencil skirt and boots. Her look was met with a mix of approving nods and sideways sidewalk stares. One guy finally flat out asked what she was wearing and why, to which…
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Colourpop came under fire for the offensive names of its highlighting and contouring Sculpting Stix. Darker shades of the collection were given names like “Typo”, “Yikes” and “Dume”—the latter was supposed to be a city name, but its colloquial term has synonyms like “stupid” and “dumb.” Backlash kicked off on Twitter, with users of all…
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Every Black girl knows the ‘swivel’ moment at the salon—the moment before the moment of truth when your chair turns for the final time towards the mirror and you review the stylist’s handiwork. She (or he) often studies your body language to gather your thoughts, and sometimes your face tells it all. Sometimes you love…
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While I haven’t experienced motherhood myself, I’ve been able to vicariously live through women like my sister, best friend and favorite cousin’s honest journeys as mothers. Their joys, highs, and lows are true testaments to what it really means to carry a child and care for another human being. While their stories excite me, at times,…
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