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Yahoo Life'Everyone should be able to participate in beauty': 8 black-owned beauty brands to shop in 2021
From nude lipsticks that perfectly match deeper skin tones to shampoos you can trust to cleanse hair, these products are created by and for black women and men.
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Tracee Ellis Ross: 'I could chronicle my journey of self-acceptance through my journey with my hair'
Ross shares in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Life that she was “sort of navigating as a young girl an industry and a standard of beauty that didn’t seem to make space” for her.
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Peloton's Ally Love approach to self-care: 'I'm holding myself accountable to show up and to let go'
There are people who just have that “glow” no matter what is going on around them, and Ally Love possesses a light that the world could certainly use right now.
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Friends behind beauty brand Glow Recipe on creating products that 'speak to everybody'
“K-beauty products speak to everybody because it’s about really great ingredients, it’s about technologies, it’s about innovations, it’s about routines," Christine Chang, co-founder of Glow Recipe, tells Yahoo Life.
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How tennis star Sloane Stephens is 'moving a generation forward' on and off the court
"The time is now to show people your worth and your value," Stephens tells Yahoo Life about her work as an activist.
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Bahamian businesswoman behind Kurlee Belle hair care on prospering in the pandemic
"I did not expect for the fruits of my labor to increase so much," says Terrinique Pennerman, whose retail business grew 100 percent amid COVID-19.
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As a Black and Indigenous woman, this beauty founder is 'feeling the pain' of COVID-19
“It was hard financially and it really made me sick to my stomach because I had to close down,” says Ahsaki Chachere. “But I knew that I had to because I had to protect my staff and I had to protect my community.”
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Dominican sisters behind Luna Magic find success through authenticity: 'Instead of pretending to be Latin, we are Latin'
Launched in 2019 by Dominican sisters Mabel and Shaira Frías, Luna Magic has eyeshadows, lipsticks and even false lashes that are inspired by their Afro-Latin heritage.
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Cardi B's makeup artist Erika La' Pearl shares the 1 hack you should know
Trust us, you'll definitely want to use celebrity makeup artist Erika La' Pearl's hack the next time you're in a very dark room.
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Dermatologist's natural hair journey inspired her entrepreneurship: 'No one thought about how Black women were doing their hair'
Having firsthand knowledge that this was “something very intimate to Black women that no one was paying attention to,” the dermatologist was inspired to create Girl + Hair, a line of products to help care for your hair and scalp, in and out of protective styles.
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1 powerful lesson from Carol’s Daughter founder Lisa Price on being successful in business and life
“When I have something difficult that I have to learn how to do or move through or overcome, love is how I get to the end,” says Carol's Daughter founder Lisa Price.
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'As Black women, we've been doing a lot. It's time that people honor us': 241 Cosmetics co-founders Feven and Helena on shaping the beauty industry
Black women founders account for 0.2 percent of venture capital funding. While that number is grim, Feven and Helena Yohannes are proof that it is possible to fully fund your own company and be successful.
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'Loving Blackness taught me to love my brownness': 'Black Is King' model Sheerah Ravindren on the power of 'Brown Skin Girl' video
The 24-year-old lit up the screen for just three seconds. However, she made a lasting impression that illustrates how colorism impacts dark-skinned women all over the world.
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Gabrielle Union opens up about hair loss after IVF treatment
The actress turned beauty entrepreneur has relaunched her Flawless by Gabrielle Union haircare line on Amazon today, with products ranging between $4-$10.
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'Pretty Shouldn't Hurt': New film explains how hair loss for Black women results in physical and emotional pain
Many Black women wear protective hairstyles such as box braids and cornrows to take a "break" from daily maintenance. But excessive pulling at the scalp without proper technique and care can lead to breakage, or even worse, hair loss.
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Rihanna reveals she grew up believing that wearing sunscreen was a 'tourist thing'
"I think the biggest misconception with SPF, in particular, is that Black people don’t need it. And as a woman of color, I am here to say that’s a lie," Rihanna tells Yahoo Entertainment.
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'You should always take up space with your hair': Teen author teaches kids confidence with read-aloud book series that celebrates diversity
"It’s not only an opportunity to really make sure that parents and kids have the resources that they need, but also for these authors to be celebrated and recognized," says Marley Dias.
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'They're really trying to kill us': How the coronavirus crisis worsens food insecurity in Black communities
Between the pandemic and police brutality, I felt as though Black people were under attack from all sides. Now I was worried about the possibility of running out of fresh food.
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'I'm not coming here to conform': Black women on why wearing their natural hair at work matters
"Work is hard, and so I don’t want to have to work on myself and do the job. So being authentic is really the easiest place to be,” says marketing strategist Trenesa Stanford-Danuser.
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'Stops pimples': The affordable face mask one actor swears by for smooth skin
Getting a pimple and figuring out how to get rid of it can be a pain. But one actor has discovered an affordable solution under $7 that "stops pimples."