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âChristmas Tree Browsâ Are the Latest Thing We Hope Gets Left in 2017
Hell no, weâre not in. Iâm not gonna front: I wanted so badly to file âChristmas tree browsâ under âShit White People Do,â but a basic Google search of âcrazy browsâ easily confirmed that these are equal opportunity offenses. And people, it has to stop. Stop with the braided brows, the squiggly brows, the triple…
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Susan Akkad Is Making Beauty More Multiculturalâand Knows Black Women Donât Need to Be âFixedâ
âEgyptians believe that they invented beauty,â says Susan Akkad. Sheâs a woman who would know, given her degree from Harvard in ninth- to 14th-century Arabic literature and diplomacy. For nine years, Akkad has held the position of senior vice president of local and cultural innovation at EstĂ©e Lauder, overseeing multiethnic innovation for some 25 brands…
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Home for the Holidays? AphroChic Has Your Guide to Last-Minute Decorating
Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason, better known as husband-and-wife interior design team AphroChic, are experts in making a house feel like home. Prior to building their 10-year-old blog-turned-brand, the two moved across the country together and back, making homes in Philly and San Francisco, before finally settling in their beloved adopted hometown of Brooklyn, N.Y.…
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Unnatural: The Beauty Industryâs Natural-Hair Bias
Black folks have always had a list of unwritten rules for navigating life. A quick Google search of âunwritten black rulesâ will yield you hoursâ worth of pure comedyâthere are more than 1 million hits. Youâll find pearls such as âIf you drink the last of the Kool-Aid, make some more,â and âKids, donât ask…
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The Complicated Business of Giving Birth: Motherhood and Mortality
Hereâs a not-so-fun and very frightening fact: Did you know that the U.S. has the highest rate of deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth in the developed world, indiscriminately affecting women across races, backgrounds, educations and income levels? Did you know that over half of those deaths are preventable? And, if that news isnât disturbing…
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Red Lip Theology: Every Sista Deserves to Be a Stunna
The first time my mama caught me trying to cut off my lips, I was 10. Kids called me âbubblicious lipsâ and âWandaâ so much, I donât think they knew my real name (and I hate Jamie Foxx to this day). As far as I was concerned, performing this minor surgical procedure in our tiny…
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Pretty Hurts: The Insidious Side of Insta-Beauty
Itâs all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Self-proclaimed âmakeup enthusiastâ and Instagram beauty Victoria Katei (@vicxkat) learned this the hard way when she was brave enough to get real with her over-50,000 followers, showing herself with and without makeup. The comments werenât universally kindânot by a long shot. Commenters accused Victoria of âcatfishingâ…
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Because Being a Woman Isnât Scary Enough: Now Your Birth Control Could Cause Breast Cancer
Have breasts? Trying not to get pregnant? A new study from Denmark has revealed that hormonal birth control of all types can raise your risk of developing breast cancer, which is frightening news to the legions of women who choose these methods to prevent conception. This new research expanded beyond high-dose birth control pills studied…
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Hot Flashes: The Cold TruthÂ
Once a month, when youâre suffering from cramping, bloating, moodiness and fatigue, do you imagine menopause as a dream where your menstrual cycle ends? That, like a butterfly, youâre freed from monthly changes forever? Think again, my friend. Estrogen, the hormone that makes a woman a âwoman,â controls not only female menstrual cycles and fertility…