Major retailers are pushing people to shop earlier than ever this year so shoppers can grab some deals — if they can find them — and avoid disappointments. The holiday shopping season is expected to be chaotic because of shipping and supply chain issues affecting nearly everyone, and stores want […]
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There’s no question that ’90s trends have made their way back into the beauty space. Everything from long acrylic nails, bouncy blowouts, oversized scrunchies, and butterfly clips are taking over our Instagram feeds, and many of these trends have even made it to the red carpet. However, one look that […]
We live in a society that is ruled by how one looks. As much as we laud the importance of inner beauty, personality, accomplishment, and the like, too often what we are first judged by are our looks. In the United States, a white aesthetic has historically been the standard […]
“Camden’s not an easy place to break from,” Thomas, who goes by Mickey with her friends and family, told me. “I took the first opportunity to get out without hesitation.” She dropped out of high school at 17 and followed a girlfriend home to Portland, Ore. The girlfriend was five […]
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Retailer On some days, wearing a full face of makeup with caked-on foundation just isn’t an option. Sometimes there’s nothing like an easy product such as a good tinted moisturizer. I’ll admit, I used to not be a fan of these because of their sheerness. […]
Photo-Illustration: The Cut. Photo: Ika84/Getty Images As skin-care offerings and the industry’s consumer base have continued to expand, so have people’s comfort with trying out new treatments that were once considered subversive and risky. A decade ago, routine facials were as far as many would go, and now, at-home microneedling, […]
If there’s one thing that some of today’s most celebrated women athletes have in common, it’s their growing desire to use beauty as a means of expression when competing. Christina Clemons breezed past her competition at the Tokyo Olympics in everything from bold makeup to butterfly clip-adorned double buns. Other […]
The first black actor to star as Christine Phantom of the Opera At the West End, we hope that playing that role will help change the casting for women in theater colors. Lucy St. Louis will premiere in a stunningly successful musical later this month when the show resumes at […]
The first black actor to star as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera in the West End hopes that playing the role will help to transform casting for women of colour in theatre. Lucy St Louis will give her first performance in the phenomenally successful musical later this month […]
WILMINGTON, Del. — Backstage at a downtown hotel, Saniya Gay, the reigning Delaware Miss Juneteenth, is holding court among a sea of sequins and the smell of hot curling irons. Gay, who was crowned the first National Miss Juneteenth last year, offers advice to the nine girls, ages 8 to 17, […]
Sure, there is a freeness about Black and clothes that makes him easy to talk to. He doesn’t necessarily care about how things are made, the story of the fabric or where it hails from, but the broader vibe the garb gives off. He notes that he likes “Clapton in […]
Women kick the sand from their slippers, and ease into the cool comfort of a natural hair and skincare store in central Dakar. On the shelves are jars filled with handmade supplements of organic shea butter, coconut, castor and olive oils, sourced from across west Africa. In floral silk hijabs […]
