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10 Aug

17 Of Whitney Houston’s Most Iconic Beauty Moments –

Dirck Halstead/Getty Images Sixty-one years ago today, Whitney Houston was born. Raised in Latest Jersey with a family stuffed with stars—her two-time Grammy Award-winning mother sang backup for Aretha Franklin and cousin Dione Warwick was a ‘60s pop star—she turned to Chaka Khan records to dial up her angelic notes. Taking a page out of her book for each vocals and wonder, Houston scored a brief modeling profession under Wilhelmenia after being scouted at a performance at Carnegie Hall. Nonetheless beautiful she was: “Too fussy for me,” she told ESSENCE in her 1990 cover story. “You stand there in front of the camera and just grin.” Now, looking back, the scout had an actual eye. In 1984 (a yr before she released...

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10 Aug

The irony of those Frida Kahlo-themed tweezers is… an

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The irony of those Frida Kahlo-themed tweezers is… an

It’s almost Christmas! So, as is the way in which within the capitalist society we live in, brands are rushing to push out every unnecessary trinket so that you can snatch up – prone to be thrown aside and forgotten before we see the 12 months out. Amongst these things are a pair of Frida Kahlo-themed tweezers by Sass & Belle. In the event you’re unfamiliar with the brand, it sells cutesy homeware pieces at inexpensive prices. Just in time for the vacation season, the brand has released an entire range of Kahlo-themed products from plates and baubles to shopping bags and keyrings – more on why that’s problematic here. But, back to the matter at hand, a tool used to remove body...

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9 Aug

Move over body positivity, body neutrality is the brand

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‘Body positivity’ is old news in response to the Guardian. What once was meant to encourage women to have a good time their bodies, has been completely co-opted by brands, and now there’s a latest term taking up: ‘body neutrality’. It’s a mindset some, like Taylor Swift, credit Jameela Jamil, actor and founding father of the @i_weigh movement, for where people have a good time radical inclusion and the things that society makes them feel ashamed of – all the things from having pimples to being bisexual. The truth is, the nuanced term was not created by Jamil in response to the outlet. It has been spoken of since around 2015, becoming popular circa 2017 due to fitness coach Anne Poirier...

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9 Aug

The most effective beauty moments from the 2024 Olympic

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The most effective beauty moments from the 2024 Olympic

From Noah Lyles’ playful nail art to French judoka Shirine Boukli’s tooth gems, we collate our favourite beauty looks from this 12 months’s Games thus far While the Olympic Games is an area where the world’s top athletes gather together to showcase their athletic prowess, it is usually where we witness among the most fun and experimental beauty looks and trends. From intricate and symbolic nail art to flawless, sweat-resistant makeup, athletes have demonstrated that style and performance can go hand in hand. The synchronised swimmers dazzled with their glittering eyeshadow and elaborate hairpieces, while the skateboarders brought some subcultural flair to the proceedings. While beauty is seen by many as frivolous, it has,...

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