‘Makeup Is not Real’: Keke Palmer Addresses “Ugly” Comments

8 Jan

Keke Palmer has been trending since she announced her pregnancy on Saturday Night Live. She took a moment out of the excitement to deal with commenters who considered her ugly. “I actually need y’all to get the assistance y’all need because makeup isn’t real,” the Nope actress wrote on Twitter. “I’m beautiful in real life, due to who I'm, not what I seem like.” Palmer has been very open and vulnerable about her struggles with pimples but still has exhibited high self-esteem. “I wish I could bottle how I feel about myself and sell it,” the True Jackson, VP alum continued. “Because some people take comments to heart, and these ppl just say anything.” She concluded, “Truly, it’s insane to say anyone is ugly,...

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29 Dec

R&B Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Different Now – Essence

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R&B Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Different Now – Essence

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s take a look at the past, present and way forward for rhythm and blues. On this piece, author Imani Mixon takes on the “R&B is dead” debate. While fulfilling my duty as maid of honor in my cousin’s Memorial Day wedding, I set out to pick the form of songs you play at a marriage — the entrances, the exits, the primary dance, the toast. I quickly realized that current R&B wedding playlists were crammed with the identical songs that played in my parents’ 1999 wedding video. Faith Evans’ “Never Let You Go.” Eric Benét and Tamia’s “Spend My Life With You.” Case’s “Happily Ever After.” Much of our modern understanding of traditional R&B is...

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15 Dec

Gigi Hadid Is not the Only Person Who Looks

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Gigi Hadid Is not the Only Person Gigi Hadid Is not the Only Person Red carpet glamour is its own category of daring makeup. Celebrities don probably the most graphic eyeliner, the brightest highlighter, the flashiest colours — and it is not unusual to see the striking debut of a daring latest look. Gigi Hadid recently walked the 2022 CFDA awards carpet wearing gray lipstick (!) — courtesy of makeup artist Patrick Ta — and made it look wearable as if it were the latest neutral. It made me think, is gray lipstick for everybody? Just the considered the cool-toned hue as a lip color is a bit intimidating. But makeup artist Kelli Anne Sewell says keeping the remainder of your makeup minimal...

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11 Dec

Why Is not the Beauty Industry Talking About Hijabi

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Why Is not the Beauty Industry Talking About Hijabi

Walking through the sweetness aisles as a young girl, I stood in front of partitions that displayed women of shades and features unlike my very own applying products like mascara or straightening their hair. The wonder world that my white friends indulged in didn't entice me because I knew regardless of what I did, I'd not appear like the attractive models that were pictured. Growing up, I didn't have the privilege of seeing representation of a brown Hijabi woman that loved who she was and wasn't a negative stereotype of what the media thought Muslim women were like. I used to be always othered, from my jogging pants that I wore in gym class to my colourful hijab that stood...

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