Category: beauty
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4 Self-Care & Beauty Products You Need To Try This Spring-Summer Season
As the warm weather sets in and our social calendars gradually fill up, now’s the perfect time to get your self-care in check! Spending time on yourself, for yourself can be so healing. Whether you wanna give yourself a little at-home spa night or you’re looking for something new to add to your everyday care…
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8 Sweet Valentine’s Day Gifts She’ll Fall In Love With
Love is in the air, and there are so many items piling up in our online shopping carts! While Valentine’s Day is mostly about showing your appreciation and care for the people who mean the most to you, no one can really deny that it’s fun getting presents on February 14th. So whether you’re spoiling…
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My Body, My Temple
By: Charlene Frett He lays his head against my chest, between my breasts, tracing the creases and outlines of my body. His fingers glide along the folds of my stomach, circle around my navel, and travel down to the marks on my thighs. We are sweaty and slick from the positions our bodies performed, and…
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Sanrio & HipDot Reunite For An Eyeconic Collab
HipDot has become a force in the beauty industry and beyond thanks to their mind-blowing partnerships with the hottest pop culture brands and musicians. They’re adding to their impressive portfolio with their brand new Sanrio Eyecon collab, which includes six eye shadows shaped like Hello Kitty, Kuromi, and My Melody! Let’s take a look at…
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A Beautiful Mess
*Warning: for matured audiences only. This is a complete work of FICTION. I watch him intently as I lick and suck on my lollipop, waiting for him to acknowledge my work. He loosens his tie when he walks in, wiping his tainted fingers in a handkerchief I bought from Sally’s. I cross my bare legs…
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Underrated Black Beauties of the 1990s and Early 2000s
In case you haven’t noticed from some of my previous articles, I LOVE the 1990s and early 2000s. The culture of these periods were and still are classic. This was the time where (unambiguous) natural beauty was appreciated the most. Natural African features were celebrated. In terms of makeup, less was more. All body types…
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Shop Your New Year’s Resolutions With These 8 Helpful Products
‘Tis the season for improving your lifestyle, and while New Year’s resolutions are notoriously hard to keep up with, adding a little shopping incentive could be the push you need to stick to your goals. Here are some of our picks for useful products that will help motivate you to push for your resolutions! Although…
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8 Beauty and Self-Care Gifts to Treat Yourself or Loved Ones With This Holiday Season
While beauty comes from within, it never hurts to pamper yourself on the outside or surprise someone you love with a relaxing treat! And luckily, with the holidays coming, tons of brands are offering amazing products with great prices and deals. Here are eight of our favorite picks that anyone on your list would love…
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PaviElle Williamson Shares her Multifaceted Talents Online
PaviElle Williamson is an eccentric content creator on the up and up as she strives online with her diverse talents. She has been featured in several social media fashion accounts displaying her sharp and riveting style. In her spare time, Williamson enjoys playing her Tom DeLonge Gibson, paint, or work on other passion projects. She…
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Remember Us, Always
I take a small sip of this champagne, feeling it warm my senses as it travels down my throat, attempting to smile at each guest my husband introduces me to, all the guests he does business with. Most are men of course, their wives by their sides, smoothing their tuxes as they shake my hand…
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6 Self-Care and Beauty Products Under $35 That You Should Add to Your Fall Regimen
With the darker, colder months coming up fast, it’s crucial to keep taking care of yourself and your skin. We all know the horrors of cracked lips, dry breakouts, and dull complexions, but there are tons of products that can help counteract the effects of the cooler weather. Check out these six affordable options that…
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Gravity
I keep writing bits and pieces, leave a story unfinished, unpolished by man, a woman at her best. I believe this to be a metaphor, and a good one at that. I’m being rewritten at the dome, reconstructed by the bell, become a narrative unfinished at the workings of God, polishing my beauty with grace.…
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24 and Single With No Desire to Mingle
Unless you are a book boyfriend from any of the books I am reading, or Manny Montana or William Levy or Sebastian Stan or Jay Ellis or any of the hot men from HBO’s “Insecure,” please do not enter my vicinity. My department is closed, this mansion is unavailable. No, sir. No, thank you. Not…
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7 Products Under $30 to Inspire Your Summer Glow-Up
With summer quickly approaching, now’s the time to try out new products and stock up on your favorite essentials, whether it’s a hair treatment, journaling activity, or beauty product. Here are seven of our suggestions for shoppers on a budget! Bali Body Watermelon Tanning Oil, $22.95 Bali Body’s fun tanning oil will give you the…