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It’s Not Over Till the Black Lady Sings: Painter Elizabeth Colomba Makes History at the Metropolitan Opera
French painter Elizabeth Colomba is the first black woman to create a film for the New York City Metropolitan Opera’s short-film series. Colomba, a first-time director, joins a list of past artists, including George Condo and Elizabeth Peyton, with her two-minute vignette, which will be shown during the Met’s performance of the classic French fairy…
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Sun in Your Eyes: How to Get That Sunset Eye Shadow Look for Summer
It’s the freakin’ weekend. Time to have fun with some makeup. Sunset eye shadow is a hot look for summer, but you can go into a meltdown unless you know a few basic tricks. Pro makeup artist Marc Cornwall talked me through the steps on how to make this eye shadow trend my own. Here’s…
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Virgil Abloh x Ikea: A Side of Street Cred With Those Swedish Meatballs
Virgil Abloh strikes again—the Louis Vuitton menswear designer will be working with Swedish furniture-maker Ikea and will offer us a glimpse inside his design process for the collaboration. Abloh will be broadcasting live on Ikea Today on April 30 at 5:30 p.m. ET. Why should we care? Abloh has blazed a path straight into the…
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My Lunch With André Leon Talley
My longtime friend and mentor André Leon Talley stars in The Gospel According to André, a documentary premiering Wednesday night at the Tribeca Film Festival, chronicling his rise and 48-year reign as one of the most venerable fashion editors of all time. “André, what’s important to you now?” I ask over lunch at Majorelle in…
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Black Designers Rise to the Top 10 of Global Luxury Brands
Luxury fashion was once a magical realm where black designers rarely held a place at court, let alone reigned among the kings and queens of fashion. Today, global fashion search platform Lyst, in partnership with the Business of Fashion—an online news organization widely regarded as the first and last word on breaking news and finance…
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Letitia Wright Gets It Right at Avengers: Infinity War Premiere
Letitia Wright was looking lovely, as usual, at the Avengers: Infinity War premiere in Hollywood on Monday night. Wright is leading the pack in film and fashion and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The 24-year-old Guyanese-born Brit is poised to represent a generation of strong young women who are interested in STEM…
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Beautycon Sisters Claim Theirs Loud and Proud
This weekend, New York City hosted Beautycon, a two-day festival where fans can interact with beauty brands and celebrities for seminars and photo ops. The Glow Up was on hand looking for the latest in black-owned beauty businesses and getting the word on self-care, which seems to be the one thing, besides lipstick, that’s on…
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Conscious Beauty: For Earth Day, Think Ethical Products
Here are two brands, both made by friends of mine, that take the concept of clean beauty to the heights of purity. Let’s start with Therese Clarke, who is a green chemist. Her beauty-brand agency, Creme Collective, is behind the mixing, marketing and manufacturing of some of the biggest names in organic beauty—Juice Beauty by…
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High on Beauty: Cannabinoids 101
I was raised on natural beauty, but I’m behind the curve when it comes to cannabinoids and hemp-based beauty products. So for those of you who, like me, need a primer on the how and why of weed-based beauty, I got you. It seems like every day I see some innovative new way to use…
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Bad Girl Blues: The Coachella Makeup Trend to Try Now
All praises due to fashion and beauty rule breaker Rihanna, our triple-threat superstar songstress, fashion designer and makeup mogul who redefined the makeup game again this year at Coachella. Thanks to her, blue eye shadow is officially a thing again this spring. The trend was kicked off back in B.C. times; think Cleopatra, when the…
