It’s no secret that “Crazy Rich Asians” has given representation where representation was desperately due — but there’s one role in the film that offers an authentic perspective with a lot to unpack. Awkwafina’s character Peik Lin sports the same swagger and vernacular that many other Asian-Americans know well — one that is heavily lifted […]
Whether it’s an ongoing yoga practice or a monthly blowout at the salon, we all have ways of adding a little self-care into our schedules. But for some, self-care is about a lot more than a temporary rush or an individual benefit. Beauty rituals can be acts of caring for someone else and creating a […]
Meghan Asha, CEO of FounderMade, a super-connector clearinghouse that hooks up innovative beauty brands with retailers, investors and customers, shares how she finally got past feeling unattractive, her go-to makeup brand and the surprising 90-year-old she always talks to. “I felt like a duck in a swan pond,” says Meghan Asha, reminiscing about her angsty […]
If you want to know what’s new in the beauty space, block off June 11 on your calendar right now. That’s when the Consumer Discovery Show (CDS), one of the hottest beauty events in NYC this year, will be taking place. Organized by powerhouse brand FounderMade, there’s simply no other event like it. Combining networking, discovery, […]
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 […]
The Jugalow For our Spring Cleaning challenge, many of us tried to purge things that, let’s be real, are difficult to abruptly eliminate. It might seem easy to delete tens of thousands of emails or suddenly Mary Poppins the crap out of your house, but these things are really about built-in habits — and some […]
High Street Market After being ridiculously proud of ourselves with the New You challenge in January, we thought we’d do it again: this time for Spring Cleaning (i.e. What should we clean in or out of our lives for a month?). Our closets? Bodies? Inboxes? We’re sooo excited. Follow along and choose one for yourself, […]
