Op-Ed
Hair
Charli XCX Inspired Me to Cancel My Keratin Appointment
After nearly three decades of wearing my hair straight, I’m finally embracing my curly hair.
By Dana Paolucci
Body
I Just Lost Someone to Breast Cancer. Your Pink T-Shirt Is No Comfort.
”Regardless of people’s good intentions about decking themselves out in pink for October, it feels to me that some are missing the point.”
By Alexandra Frost
Wellness
We've Lost the Plot on Menopause
Everyone take a deep breath. (And put down your credit cards.)
By Valerie Monroe
Hair
Victoria’s Secret Needs to Read the Room
Watching the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show with my teenage daughter showed me that it had gone from being the Met Ball of the disrobed to something I thought it could never be: Irrelevant.
By Danielle Pergament
Body Image
I Was Finally Represented in a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and I Don’t Care
Seeing a few women with bodies like mine only highlighted how silly the whole thing is. Now I feel free of it.
By Nicola Dall'Asen
OP-ED
Maggie Smith Reminded Me It's Not My Destiny to Be Invisible
“Here I am,” she seemed to say. No apologies. No regrets. Just a smile.
By April Daniels Hussar
Eyes
Black Mascara Is Dead
The no-mascara and non-black mascara trend may be more than just a fad.
By Marci Robin
HERE WE GO AGAIN
Honestly, Hailey Bieber's "Brownie Glazed Lips" Backlash Is Totally Warranted
Lip gloss with brown lip liner has always been a go-to for Black and Latina women, but according to TikTok, it's the new hottest trend.
By Gabi Thorne
THE PITS
What's Wrong With My Dark Armpits?
How completely normal hyperpigmentation turned into a problem to be solved.
By Gabi Thorne
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
Why It Helps When a Celebrity Is Open About Their Health
Sure, celebs have access to health care I can only dream of. But when they share their diagnosis, I still feel less alone.
By Julia Métraux
LEARNING CURVE
Why Plus-Size Models Just Can't Ever Win
The curse of the token curve girl comes not only with fatphobia but transphobia, racism, and much more.
By Gianluca Russo
NO THANKS
There's Another Nose Job Dupe on TikTok and I'm Tired
Will my nose ever know peace?
By Alaina Demopoulos
BODY TALK
Selena Gomez and Her Stomach Are Not the Beacons of Body Positivity You're Turning Them Into
She's absolutely right for letting it all hang out on the internet — but she's not exactly a hero for doing so.
By Nicola Dall'Asen
our body, our choice
Abortion Doesn't Fuck Up Our Mental Health. Losing the Right to It Will.
"Forced parenthood only leads to continued cycles of trauma, as well as intergenerational trauma."
By Rosemary Donahue
Believe Survivors
I Don't Blame Amber Heard for Forgetting the Makeup She Used on Her Bruises. I Have.
A Milani compact has become a key prop in the trial. Why?
By Alaina Demopoulos
NOT OK
I Am Enraged on Behalf of the Woman Whose Husband Won't Pay for the Makeup He Threw Away
It's never OK for someone to say what you can and can't wear.
By Alaina Demopoulos
THINNING ATTITUDE
The Return of Thin Eyebrows Won't Last Forever — But Overpluckled Brows Will
The 1990s nostalgia and a viral TikTok filter are bringing thin eyebrows back. I'm triggered.
By Nicola Dall'Asen
ROARING BACK
1920s Beauty Is All Over TikTok, But Don't Shave Your Eyebrows Just Yet
The very vintage trend is coming back — with some crucial updates.
By Alaina Demopoulos
LUXURY COMES NATURAL
Why Don't You See More Natural Hair in #BlackGirlLuxury TikTok?
A quick browse through the thousands of posts with millions of views on TikTok's #BlackGirlLuxury hashtag begs the question: Where, oh where, can the natural hair be?
By Jihan Forbes
OUT WITH THE OLD
I'm Officially Over Nostalgic Beauty Trends
So I went on a search for something — anything! — truly new.
By Gabi Thorne