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10 Sep

Make-up artist Grace Ellington is finished with boring beauty

Make-up artist Grace Ellington is finished with boring beauty
With make-up that's playful, joyful and expressive, Polyester’s beauty editor is just having fun From digital artists to photographers, body sculptors and hair stylists to make-up and nail artists, in our Highlight series, we profile the creatives tearing up the rulebook of their respective industries. “I do think that make-up isn’t really a serious thing,” says Grace Ellington. “But that’s really liberating because in case you remove the pretence and lower the stakes you'll be able to just rejoice with it.” And that’s exactly what she does. The south London make-up artist’s work is stuffed with color, energy and the type of off-the-wall looks that come out of creative freedom and joyful experimentation. Ethereal butterflies...
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10 Sep

Sorors Show Their AKA Pride At The Screening Of

Sorors Show Their AKA Pride At The Screening Of
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10 Sep

‘Pour Minds’ Hosts Lex P And Drea Nicole Talk

‘Pour Minds’ Hosts Lex P And Drea Nicole Talk
Photo: Joe Chea In an inundated podcast market, it’s a rare show that resonates into full-on fandom amongst its listeners. But in the case of the Pour Minds podcast, the listener enthusiasm is reaching a fever pitch. Now in its fifth 12 months, the show just reached 100,000 subscribers on YouTube and is within the midst of a multi-state live show tour, selling out at multiple stops. Its hosts just made an appearance on The Breakfast Club, were recently featured within the video for R&B group DVSN’s latest single, and incessantly selll out t-shirts featuring their scantily clad images. With a cult following akin to that of film or television shows, Pour Minds is primed for the following level. Featuring each a...
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