Following Eva Chen on Instagram is a little like enrolling in an adulting college. The only difference between a four-year university and a tap on her account’s “Follow” button is that it’s free. I’ve learned so much from tuning in to her daily diaries, and it’s all applicable to my daily life: how to pose…
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It seems a little shameful to share this in the age of clean beauty and wellness, but I’ve always been skeptical of natural products. I have pretty strong thoughts on brands using “clean” as their number one selling point that we can save for another time, but most of my reluctance toward the category comes…
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Thanks to social media, the booming direct-to-consumer model, and empowered women of color pioneering companies and products for other women of color, the beauty world—and the hair industry in particular—has flourished with options for black women. While there’s still certainly work to do, the last couple of years have proven that the best is yet…
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You could argue that Michelle Obama has been on a roll her whole life, but this past year has been an especially exceptional one for her. After eight years of holding up to the constant pressure of the White House, we’ve seen the former First Lady finally be able to let down her hair—so to…
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It’s hard to know who to trust out there in the beauty world. When it comes to “clean” beauty, we’ve seen companies take some liberties with how they greenwash products. Brands make an art of implying that they’re doing good and treating the environment right, but it’s not always transparent how exactly so. Retailers like…
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I’ll never forget it. I was browsing at my suburban mall’s Bobbi Brown counter one day after high school, when an older woman across from me expertly drew on her eyebrows in three seconds flat. This was the halcyon days of 2009, in a world pre-eyebrow makeup boom. Brows were rarely talked about, much less…
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