More often than not, Black Friday beauty sales and Cyber Monday offers that’s both a blessing and a curse. So many drops have happened this year, for example. And among skincare, makeup, and hair, there’s a lot to sift through as far as discounts go. This year in particularly exciting because brands like Glow Recipe are dropping their entire collection…
Once puberty hit… It was all downhill for my skin. When I was younger, my melanin glowed, girl. It was one of my favorite features. But until I saw the constellation of bumps on my face that were pimples, I realized very quickly that I’d taken my skin for granted. As school continued to stress me out, the more zits that would…
Ah, The Old Boob Situation If you’re one of those gals with a huge rack (like me), well, you know the struggle. Finding a bra is one pain in the ass task to take on as a full-figured woman. When it comes to boobs, making sure that they stay in place while simply walking down the street is a must.…
While This is One of the Most Awkward Questions… …to ask the sales associates at any store, it can become even more awks if s/he replies with “Oh sorry, we don’t have one”. Sorry…Try again. What do you mean “we don’t have one?” As I work in Soho in NYC, there’s this delusion that fat girls don’t shop in soho.…
Something occurred to me the other day. Although the idea of body positivity has become very prevalent online and in social media, there is a certain standard that has been set within the curvy community. Many of the curvy models we see today are genuinely curvy (as in coke bottle curvy), but there are different shapes to plus-size fashion. But my…
