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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.
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.”
Wellness

We've Lost the Plot on Menopause

Everyone take a deep breath. (And put down your credit cards.)
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.
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.
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.
Eyes

Black Mascara Is Dead

The no-mascara and non-black mascara trend may be more than just a fad.
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. 
THE PITS

What's Wrong With My Dark Armpits?

How completely normal hyperpigmentation turned into a problem to be solved. 
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.
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. 
NO THANKS

There's Another Nose Job Dupe on TikTok and I'm Tired

Will my nose ever know peace? 
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. 
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."
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?
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.
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. 
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. 
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?
OUT WITH THE OLD

I'm Officially Over Nostalgic Beauty Trends

So I went on a search for something — anything! — truly new.