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28 Mar

Christina Aguilera Opens Up About Dealing With “Male Opinions”

Christina Aguilera Opens Up About Dealing With “Male Opinions”
Until recently, it was enough to be a critically acclaimed recording artist, a one-woman corporation reporting year-over-year revenue growth, and a pop icon without hyperbole. From today on, along with the opposite duties involved in being Christina Aguilerashe is going to assume one other role she was born to play: cofounder and chief brand advisor of Playgrounda boutique range of non-public lubricants intended to raise sexual health. Subtract petrochemicals and shame; add skin-care ingredients and the word "wellness." Founded in 2022 by beauty commerce veteran Catherine Magee and product development expert Sandy Vukovic, Playground's ambitions scale well beyond 3.7 fluid ounces. The brand's tagline is "Up for fun, down for anything," which can explain the choice to bring on an...
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28 Mar

Carlota Guerrero desires to make you’re feeling uncomfortable

Carlota Guerrero desires to make you’re feeling uncomfortable
Known for her work with Solange, Rosalía and Arca, the artist’s first-ever solo show captures the complexity and discomfort of life in a patriarchal society Carlota Guerrero is a photographer from Barcelona perhaps best known for her photographs of musicians; she’s worked with Solange, Rosalía, and Arca, amongst others. Her photos have the immediate impression of softness; low contrast images of girls with velvety skin and delicate eyes, dancing, braiding one another’s hair. It’s natural that her first solo show is at Sainte Anne, a women-run gallery in Paris. The exhibition, titled Registro 6: Manglar, traces the story of eight women as they orchestrate a mystical, imagined ritual “towards the centre of the earth”....
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28 Mar

EXCLUSIVE: L.A. Brand Offers Glimpse Into Fashion’s Future With

EXCLUSIVE: L.A. Brand Offers Glimpse Into Fashion’s Future With
Digital-forward fashion brand Ilona Song’s Futuristic Fauna and Primavera collections will bloom in the actual and virtual worlds this week, and the hassle may offer a glimpse into how the style business — from design to runway shows to distribution — could look in the longer term. The young, Los Angeles-based fashion house is thought best for its Luv dress, a heart-shaped gown first made available in digital form that went viral last yr due to a virtual try-on feature, with variations worn by stars like Madonna, Cher and viral fashion avatar Noonoouri. Now there’s a physical version of the garment on the market, and with Ilona Song’s so-called “phygital” bona fides established, the virtual dress is heading to Decentraland’s Metaverse...
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28 Mar

Christina Aguilera Joins Sexual Wellness Brand Playground – WWD

Christina Aguilera Joins Sexual Wellness Brand Playground – WWD
The genie is out of the bottle.  Singer-songwriter-actress Christina Aguilera is joining sexual wellness brand Playground as a cofounder and chief brand adviser because it enters into official launch mode.  The brand offers FDA-approved, water-based, skin care-infused lubricants, $25, in 4 different variations, including Love Sesh, an unscented version; After Hours, a musk and oudwood essence version; Mini Escape, a coconut and sandalwood essence version, and Date Night, a champagne and vanilla essence version. Prior to Tuesday, the brand, also cofounded by beauty veterans Catherine Magee and Sandy Vukovic, has been in a soft launch phase. Playground founders Christina Aguilera, Catherine Magee and Sandy Vukovic. Bringing on a public figure like Aguilera wasn’t the initial intention for the brand. Nonetheless, upon being introduced by...
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