Hair


A young woman with silver hair sits laughing next to a brick wall.
A young woman with silver hair sits laughing next to a brick wall.

Why I’m no longer worried about my hair going grey when I get older

Tilly Brogan
Young woman with dark blonde curly hair in a white shirt and corset
Young woman with dark blonde curly hair in a white shirt and corset

How Western beauty standards tricked women with naturally curly hair

Tilly Brogan
[Image description: Woman with natural afro smiling.] Via teenvogue.com
[Image description: Woman with natural afro smiling.] Via teenvogue.com

I chose to go natural after 11 years of relaxing my hair – here’s how it went

Ebony Purks

haircut
haircut

Three women share their haircut gone wrong horror stories

Haddiqua Siddiqui
[Image Description: A woman with her arms raised and armpit hair on display dressed in a yellow african print dress.] via Artist Esie
[Image Description: A woman with her arms raised and armpit hair on display dressed in a yellow african print dress.] via Artist Esie

Body Hair and Femininity: The Lavender Project by Queen Esther

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

Beyonce wearing a pink bandana and silver hoop earrings.
Beyonce wearing a pink bandana and silver hoop earrings.

The history of the bandana and why it remains such an iconic accessory

Maggie Mahoney
Girl with black hair and bangs.
Girl with black hair and bangs.

Read this before you decide to get quarantine bangs

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

Collage featuring images from the best Lookbook articles of 2019 and the hashtag #BestofTheTempest19.
Collage featuring images from the best Lookbook articles of 2019 and the hashtag #BestofTheTempest19.

Best of The Tempest 2019: 20 Lookbook articles that made us feel seen, heard and celebrated

Yannise Jean
[Image description: A woman stands outside, wearing a coat.] via Unsplash
[Image description: A woman stands outside, wearing a coat.] via Unsplash

Every time I visit the salon, the West African braiders weave my culture into my hair

Modupe Adio

5 easy DIY steps to getting your most gorgeous brows ever

Mashal Waqar