Beauty


[Image Description: A young black girl with a curly wig and red sunglasses.] via Ayo Ogunseinde from Unsplash

21 things that’ll make Black women who wear wigs say “me!”

Danai Nesta Kupemba
A woman in a white sequinned shirt and black lipstick, looking sidewards.

I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried black lipstick—here’s what happened

Izza Malik

How TikTok’s #VogueChallenge became more than just a hashtag

Elle Hong
[Image description: A woman in a bright outfit looks out into the horizon.] via Unsplash

As a Desi woman, I was taught that my hyperpigmented armpits were unnatural

Dola Haque
A woman lying down with her eyes closed, while another woman threads her eyebrow.

Quarantine made me realize I don’t need to go through the painful process of waxing

Izza Malik
[Image description: A hand holds a nail polish, and a woman looks directly into the camera.] @uomabeauty and @mentedcosmetics / via Instagram

The 65 best Black-owned beauty brands to support now and forever

Kajal Premnath

How social isolation altered my relationship with makeup

Ellen Heydenrych
Woman sitting and meditating.

How stress causes acne, and how to make it stop

Srilekha Cherukuvada
E-girl with green hair wearing grungy makeup and a black beanie with silver chain jewelry.

A deep-dive into the TikTok fashion and beauty trends sweeping the Internet right now

Maggie Mahoney

I decided to step off the treadmill and let my body be

Modupe Adio
[Image description: Two lipsticks, side by side.] via Milk Makeup, Fenty Beauty

The 11 best red lipsticks of all damn time

Shruti Sardesai
Natural South Asian beauty products like henna, turmeric, coconut oil in bowls along with aloe vera and tulsi.

10 Desi beauty secrets you’ve already got in your kitchen

Mrinalini Sundar