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…
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I Regret Not Telling My Hair Stylist That Her Service Was Poor
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…
Read MoreI Really Don’t Know Why We Keep Feeling Offended by Kanye West
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…
Read MoreHaters are Mad at Alicia Because she chose to own her beauty, and they didn’t
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…
Read MoreRepresentation Isn’t Good Enough If It’s Not Done Accurately
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…
Read MoreDo Beauty Brands Really Have to Cater to Every Woman?
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…
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