How Dominican Salons Shaped My Identity
Like most curly-haired Afro-Dominican girls, I had a complicated relationship with my hair growing up. Society loves to say that Black girls hate their hair, but that’s largely because we…
Like most curly-haired Afro-Dominican girls, I had a complicated relationship with my hair growing up. Society loves to say that Black girls hate their hair, but that’s largely because we…
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Princess Diana in an off-shoulder minidress when Prince Charles went public with his affair. Mariah Carey in a hip-high slit after leaving a tumultuous marriage. Ariana Madix in a fiery-red…
The thought of a brow lift casually entered my mind one day while applying eyeliner. While I love to create elongated wings and use eye-opening underliner, by my mid-30s, I…
Social media being bad for your self-esteem is not a fresh take – we all know all too well the feeling of doomscrolling late into the night comparing yourself to…
Growing up in an environment with a parent who negatively commented on my appearance led to my inevitable self-doubt. My constant swirling thoughts told me that anything less than flawless…
Like many Black girls, I had a complicated relationship with my hair growing up. For the majority of my childhood, I never really knew what my natural curls looked like.…
Everyone always believes their babies are cute, but my mom wasn’t delusional — I was a beautiful baby. My rosy, chubby cheeks were pinched and kissed, and the folds on…
It’s difficult to pinpoint the exact moment I learned that who I am at my core wasn’t what the world wanted from someone born a boy. As far back as…