Iman Cosmetics #MelaninArmy The Power of Melanin and What Most People Don’t Know. Model Khoudia Diop, “The Melanin Goddess,” knows the power of melanin. With a successful career chock-full of jaw-dropping photos to be proud of – she’s also one of many people of color who can relish in the remarkable health benefits of melanin, the […]
Rolling Stone We asked 3 plastic surgeons the tell-tale signs of plastic surgery. Botox, fillers, boob jobs, facelifts. These procedures are a dime a dozen these days, but as a resident of Los Angeles, let me tell you: there’s some effortless work out there, and then there’s the over the top. It’s the former that […]
Bananas for bruises and beer shampoo – reviewing skincare’s weirdest old wives’ tales There’s something undeniably appealing about the idea that a cure to your skincare woes can be found in your kitchen cupboards or first-aid kit. But is there any truth to some of skincare’s strangest old wives’ tales? I asked dermatologist Joshua Zeichner, […]
A first time account of getting a Botox injection. Guilt versus confidence is a real thing. I was about 23 when I first noticed fine lines had formed on my forehead. I spotted squiggly lines on my forehead as I looked into the rearview mirror of my car, thinking it was just a smear in my […]
Sex and the City Girlfriends share everything from dance moves, recipes to skincare. Ask Monica and Rachel or Cher, Dionne and Tai. As a teen, I always fantasized about what it would be like to attend a Grease slumber party a la Pink Ladies. There’d be a musical number featuring Brandy or The Backstreet Boys. There’d […]
A daughter’s perspective on life and loss; dying femininity and how beauty truly prevails from within. In 2006, a month after my father had died from his year-long bout with kidney cancer, my mom was diagnosed with a Stage 4 brain tumor called a glioblastoma. For the next year and a half, I watched […]
We asked dozens of makeup experts and enthusiasts and found the crème de la crème. The eyelash curler: medieval torture device or makeup-bag essential? Hopefully you consider it the latter, but even if this tool doesn’t scare you, it can still feel like a nightmare to shop for. Have no fear—finding your holy grail is […]
