Once upon a time, I had no idea what it meant to have a pure undiluted passion for something. When I first entered the college scene as a freshman, I wanted to major in something lucrative and professional, but that’s all I knew. After a year and a half, reality slapped me in the face…
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Yes, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen breathe fashion into the world of celebrity, but another pair of very fashionable quirky twins are heading to claim the NYC fashion scene. Queens Tekenya and Cipriana Quann, who are involved in just about everything from modeling to singing, are snatching wigs everywhere. No, really. Their beauty blog, Urban Bush…
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Like myself, I know a few Beautifully Brown mothers out there have faced the monthly (or sometimes daily) and exhausting question: “Where’s baby number two?” While some people have definite answers on when they’ll be working on their next little one, others– like myself, have the other politically incorrect, yet super honest answer: I don’t…
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Florence Shin and Athina Wang, the founders of Covry Sunwear, gained a lot of attention this year for their unique eyewear designs –better known as Elevated Fit. Featured with longer nose pads, a reduced frame curvature and a narrowed nose bridge, as their site states, Covry Sunwear is devoted to provide “well-crafted, high-quality sunglasses designed…
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I didn’t grow up with my mommy being the one to show me how to put on blush and I didn’t grow up playing in her makeup. For the longest, I tried to figure out where my love for makeup and beauty actually came from, because it wasn’t from her. Maybe my grandmother. Or maybe…
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Is there anything Myleik Teele can’t do? Serious question. And if you don’t know who she is, serious issue. Myleik Teele is the creator of CurlBox, one of the top-selling beauty subscription boxes for curly girls. Over the years, she’s acquired a huge following, not only due to her amazing product but also her tough-love…
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“Hey chocolate!” Now that is not a hailing that I have become accustomed to in the UK. However, it’s a completely different story across the Atlantic where brown beauties in the US have to put up with similar patronizing catcalls. I had a conversation about this with Melanie where I told her that “chocolate hailing”…
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From the moment season fourteen of the Bad Girls Club premiered on Oxygen, Jela and the Clermont twins took over the Bad Girls house (and our hearts) with their impeccable style, beauty and confident attitude, which is why we had to talk to Jela (one-third of the Clerminah clique) about everything concerning beauty, fashion to…
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Who run the world? Black women starting bad ass businesses. Leave it to veteran entertainment publicist Yvette Davis Gayle to create a candle that not only makes your home smell good, but melts into an oil you (and your boo) will love. The Sitota Candle line launched their new body candle, and we must say, it’s a…
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The buzz about the Black magazine town is a new, high glossy, seemingly fashion magazine that isn’t quite a magazine yet. It’s an idea that editor-in-chief and creative director, Qimmah Saafir is trying to execute and bring to life, with our help. Her name is Hannah. The bi-annual magazine is now hosted as a digital…
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