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Debra Shaw Gets Her 1st Vogue Cover at 41
We’ve seen her. We know her. We love her. We just don’t know her name—it’s Debra Shaw. We don’t know why it’s taken so long for her to land the cover of Vogue, but what we do know is that we love Debra Shaw’s May cover of Vogue Portugal. Why? Because at 41 years old,…
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You’ve Got 3 Days Left to Make Your Mama Happy; Here Are 9 Suggestions
This is an incredible gift on so many levels—coming from the shea producer in the village to the small-business owner who manufactures products for the local market so it’s ready for your mom’s hair this Mother’s Day. Hair butter, $18. Every mom is secretly a superhero—she just needs a cape (tights are optional when your…
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A Late-Ass, Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gift Guide From Me (a Mom) for Your Mama (Also a Mom)
OK, I’ve been too busy taking care of everyone else’s needs first to get to my own, which is a basic condition of motherhood. Getting around to making a list of things that other people can do for us as moms was, to be honest, far down on my personal to-do list. Nonetheless, the clock…
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Met Gala 2018: Get Laura Harrier’s Debutante-Ready Red-Carpet Look
Laura Harrier is always lovely. She’s the girl next door—you know, approachable and sweet—who also happens to have a face and figure so hot, she’s on fire. At Monday night’s Met Gala—the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute powerhouse fundraiser hosted by Vogue editor Anna Wintour and this year’s co-hosts, Rihanna, Amal Clooney and Donatella…
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Met Gala 2018: Issa Rae Gets Regal and Red-Carpet Ready
Last night, all the sexy people strutted their red-carpet stuff at fashion’s biggest night out: the Met Gala, the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City. Issa Rae was ready to shine as usual, giving the evening’s theme, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” her own spin…
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Our ‘Best Friend’ Rihanna Gives Us 10 Minutes of FaceTime With Fenty Beauty
“Hide that double chin! I learned how to contour when I gained weight.” —Rihanna There’s nothing like painting your face with your BFF before you get ready to go out and have some fun. Only in this case, your best friend is now Rihanna. RiRi makes us feel that way throughout her unguarded 10-minute tutorial…
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Rihanna Rules the World on June Cover of Vogue
“OK, so now that I’m 30, are there things I’m supposed to do? Should I be worried? Should I be freezing my eggs? What do you do at 30?!” Rihanna, it turns out, is just like the rest of us, judging by her funny and frank interview accompanying the knockout-gorgeous June cover of Vogue. Curled…
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We Got the Golden Ticket! Glowing Up at Studio Museum in Harlem’s Spring Luncheon
The Studio Museum in Harlem Spring Luncheon is the hot ticket event of the social season for Manhattan’s most powerful and influential black women. I know it’s spring when the #BlackGirlMagic telegraph starts buzzing in celebration of who’s going, who’s sitting with whom and, of course, what everyone’s wearing. Like Chirlane McCray, New York City’s…
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Pop Your Melanin, Protect Your Edges and Perfect Yourself With These Tips From a Great Skin Doc
What would you ask Dr. Michelle Henry, a Harvard-trained, board-certified dermatologist, if you were just sitting around kicking it over lunch? The Glow Up caught up with the good doctor you can easily ask anything of, since she’s so approachable, and judging by her smooth-as-glass complexion—you’ll like the outcome of her advice. Henry is the…
