Remembering The Beauty And Grace Of Kim Porter –

24 Dec

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Today marks what would have been Kim Porter’s 55th birthday. The Columbus, Georgia-born model and actress, who passed in 2018 tragically from pneumonia, was often found serving outer beauty looks that matched her inner beauty. This was the case everywhere from her video vixen days—think: Heavy D and Big Daddy Kane music videos—to the red carpet, and more. With long lean legs, covetable cheekbones, and the most impeccable melanin-rich skin, The Brothers and Wicked Wicked Games star made a note-worthy entrance every time she stepped into a room. When it came to hair, Porter rocked everything from a sleek silk press, to a pulled back ponytail and blunt bangs—effortlessly pulling off any look. As for...

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16 Dec

How Del Martin Is Bringing Beauty Lovers Together With

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How Del Martin Is Bringing Beauty Lovers Together With

Courtesy of Jorge Meza Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… As more beauty lovers rethink what connection really looks like—online and off—a new kind of moment is taking shape. For Del Martin, celebrity makeup artist and tech founder behind Lab Beauty, this has meant creating the Black Beauty Block Party. The annual block party is a day-long celebration offering education, panels, interactive makeup demos, and on-site beauty vendors. What’s more? This is all in the name of honoring Black women’s influence on beauty culture in every form. The festival is a testament to the duality of Martin’s talents, blending her experience in tech operations and business scaling. This is in large part thanks to her on-the-ground artistry as a makeup artist who stays...

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10 Dec

Self-care or self-erasure? Welcome to the age of bio-optimisation

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Self-care or self-erasure? Welcome to the age of bio-optimisation

The other day, while scrolling through Instagram Reels, I came across a guy rubbing dog paw medicine onto his hands. He then demonstrated a planche, an already difficult calisthenics move where you lift your body into a horizontal hold above a pull-up bar. But he wasn’t gripping the bar. His palms were open, and his entire body weight was balanced on the tiny patches of sandpapery skin touching the metal. I clicked onto his account (@swholeanimal) and watched as he contorted his body in all kinds of freakishly inhuman ways, all part of something he calls ‘Biomoding’. The account is rapidly growing, closing in on a million followers. People are invested. Biohacking has existed on the fringe for decades, from Professor...

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8 Dec

So you want to smell like an ancient god?

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So you want to smell like an ancient god?

THE TREND: Beauty infused with the essence of antiquity. There are no epigenetic or longevity buzzwords here, this trend is all about looking back in time. Think: papyrus, epic poetry and ritualistic, oil-slicked bathing. WHO’S DOING IT? Established brands are releasing products which nod to classics, but new brands are weaving ancient civilisations into their DNA. HOW CAN I GET IT? Indulge in some bacchanalian ribaldry at your nearest amphitheatre, or douse yourself in cyclamen, jasmine and eucalyptus oils at the thermal bathhouse. Boyfriends, they say, are always thinking about the Roman Empire. But thanks to a cohort of beauty brands drawing inspiration from the classical world, ancient civilisations and mythology, now everyone else is too. Or, at least, you might smell like...

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