The Other Beauty Conversation
If you scroll Krystal Franklin’s Instagram, you’ll immediately get a beam of bold, Black woman queening energy. From her gorgeous smile to her behind-the-scenes sneak peeks into her TV production life, the immediate experience you take from her is that she’s a bossed up Black woman, confidently killing it in her field. The TV One…
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This interview is an excerpt of Jordana and I’s podcast episode. I met her while working at L’Oreal, and instantly fell in love with her candor and willingness to speak the truth on Asian beauty and its representation in the beauty world. Jordana is now killing it at her amazing job, serving as the strategist…
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More than likely, it was my blessed career as an associate beauty and style editor for EBONY.com that opened my black girl beauty world to premium or prestige skincare. The access to the Le Prairie, La Mer, Naturopahtica, SK-II and many more, made me squint at the current drugstore led skincare routine I had been…
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Yes, the color is intense. But it’s supposed to be. Have a little fun, and enjoy a bold color that is long-lasting, for at least 4 hours straight. My right-hand girl for a summer bold lip, Make Up For Ever’s Aqua Rouge in #17, never fails to turn a head or two. The point of…
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Magnetic lashes were a bit of the talk these past few seasons. Women who’ve experienced the lash application struggle life on the daily flocked to the few hopeful new tools appearing on the market. My first contact with magnetic lashes happened this past winter, where I modeled the One Two Cosmetics accent lashes on…
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With a random attempt at reliving a favorite part of my childhood, those popsicle stained lips you get after eating an Ice Pop, I ended up actually liking the outcome. I didn’t pay much attention to this when it was a “trend” summer 2018, as I usually don’t most other trends. So, it was out…
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