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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…
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Be Attentive, Be, Be Attentive:Â Treat Yourself to Some #SelfLove, Part 2Â
Editorâs note: Angela N. Holton, of online spiritual portal and self-development site Love Sanctuary, is a life coach joining The Glow Up to help and encourage our readers through a journey of self-love. Whether or not you feel like youâre struggling, Holtonâs monthly essays and weekly action items are gentle, loving reminders to become the…
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We Gonâ Run This Town … in Fenty x Pumaâs Newest Release
While you were sleeping, Fenty x Puma dropped a new take on high-top sneakers, just in time for the weekend. Visually, the Mid-Geo sneakers are like a ballet-meets-basketball-dream-team shoe collab. Day one Fenty fiends know what Iâm talking about: prep school style meets new-school sass and cleverly serves both fashion and comfort, under the creative…
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Sheâs Your Queen-to-Be: @Krissychula Stays Saying What Weâre All Thinking
Fun factâor, in this case, funny fact, for a beauty vertical: I first fell for YouTuber @krissychula on a bad hair day in 2012. It was a really bad hair day, to hear her tell it: Since being âpissed offâ at her hair (and who here canât relate?), @krissychula, also known as Krystal, has elevated…
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Nailing It, Naturally: How I Do a DIY Mani-Pedi
#BlackGirlTragic: I am ashy. Tip to toe. The reigning Queen of Elephant Skin. Dry winter skin has my hands looking like Iâm half eagle; I need a manicure so badly. In short, itâs not a good look. But true confession? Mani-pedis are one of the areas in my beauty routine where I am consistently thrifty…
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The Purple One Would Approve: Pantone Finally Gets It Right With 2018âs Color of the Year
Full disclosure: Iâm a Minnesota native. Minneapolis, to be exact. Iâm also a black woman, and a musician who counts among her first musical memories seeing the Purple Rain tour live at the Humphrey dome in 1984. Suffice to say, last year I didnât take Princeâs passing well … But while it may feel a…
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If Youâre Reading This, Itâs Too Late: An Insomniacâs Lament
I do my best writing at 4 a.m. At least, thatâs what I keep telling myself, night after night, when I start writing after hours of tossing and turning. I remind myself that studies say that smart people are typically night owls (as well as messy and profaneâdonât judge me). By that logic, I must…
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Hey, Kylie Girl, Rihanna Got You Shook Again?
Everyone is still going crazy over Rihannaâs Fenty Beauty line. From the foundations (I still donât know what shade I amâI should get on that) to the lipsticks (I do know Stunna is my fucking color, bitch!), she has something for everyone, and by âeveryoneâ I mean all the black women willing to go broke…