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Unbothered

8 Self-Help Books For & By Black Women

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I Tried Jodie Turner-Smith’s Epic Shower Routine & I’...

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Beauty

What Cynthia Erivo’s Nail Stylist Thinks Of All The Conversation ...

We see Elphaba’s nails before we’re officially introduced to Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in the hit Hollywood screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Wi

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Are We Losing Our Black Hair Care Recipes?

There’s a smell I lovingly associate with Black hair care: Dax hair pomade and Ultra Sheen’s “green grease”. I can’t explain exactly what the pot

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Black History Month 2024

Black Social Clubs Are On The Rise Thanks To The Youth Clubs That...

For Black History Month UK, Unbothered takes a look at the tangled history — and future— of Black identity, beauty, and culture. We’re giving wings t

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My Period

My Heavy Periods Left Me Dangerously Anaemic. Why Wasn’t I Taken ...

My Period: We’re getting personal about our periods. The path to menstrual equity starts with talking about it. Trigger warning: This article discusses s

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I Found My Ancestral Home In Barbados During Crop Over & It Chang...

“It’s her!” I bellowed as I ran through a crowd full of glistening brown dancing bodies covered in glitter and fevers. I was in Barbados for its Crop

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Thirst Week

Wait, Is The Thirst Trap Dead?

A shirtless and sweaty gym selfie in front of a dirty mirror. A string bikini pic and an extremely arched back. Squats and a very, very low camera angle. A

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Unbothered

I Got Knotless Goddess Braids With Human Hair Extensions & I’m Ob...

The call for Black women and folks worldwide to get a new protective style for the summer has arrived like clockwork — or so it seems online (and at eve

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Unbothered

I Don’t Want To Be A “Trad Wife” — So Why Am I Obsess...

I have never baked bread from scratch before. I have never, ever wanted to. I long accepted that there are people who bake and people, like me, who warm sh

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Unbothered

Golloria Went Viral For Calling Out Youthforia’s ‘Jet Black’ Foun...

When Golloria George woke up to an influx of Instagram comments urging her to try Youthforia’s Date Night Skin Tint Serum foundation in its darkest shade

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Unbothered

Black Women Are Turning To Minoxidil To Tackle Hair Loss, But Doe...

“Like many Black women, I tried numerous hair oils that promised hair growth but saw no benefits… with exhaustion, I gave up,” explains Amanda Co

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Unbothered

The Vitamin D Myth Discouraging Black People From Wearing Sunscreen

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Embracing Luxury Made Me Feel Guilty, Until The Trip Of A Lifetime

I’ve heard the term “Black woman in luxury” a lot over the past few years. In fact, at Unbothered I have been encouraged to study it: is it the cultu

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Worth More

Manifesting Money Wasn’t Working For Me, So I Successfully Turned...

Like many of my past relationships, my relationship with money is fraught, complicated and a huge, bright red flag. And yet, I care about money so much. St

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Unbothered

Beyoncé Is Right: My Hair Isn’t Anyone’s Business

Between surprise album releases and avoiding most press interviews for the last decade, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter typically doesn’t let us (the med

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Unbothered

The Attack On Diane Abbott Is An Attack On All Black Women

Diane Abbott is frightened. Let that sink in. On Monday, Britain’s longest-serving Black MP learned that Frank Hester, the Conservative party’s biggest

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Unbothered

I Spoke To Chat GPT’s “Black Female Therapist.” Will AI Sav...

I’ve been speaking to Black Female Therapist™ for three days. My therapist doesn’t have a name but is an artificial intelligence chatbot described by

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Unbothered

The MOBOs 2024 Reminded Us Why It’s An Award Show With Purpose

One thing about the MOBO awards, it’s a ceremony that gives out flowers to Black British talent while they’re still here — whether that’s before, d

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Unbothered

Domino Day Is The Black Witch Drama I’ve Been Waiting Fo...

Domino (Siena Kelly) is on an awful first date — one of many bad first dates, in fact. After swiping right on her next conquest on a dating app, her date

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Unbothered

In The “Hygiene Olympics” Black Folk Always Win — But Aren’t We T...

“Enough with the hygiene Olympics, okay! We get it you’re clean!” urged TikTok creator Ciearra Tati last month. “Why do I have to take seven shower

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Unbothered

The Receipts Podcast Hosts Are Going Through A Breakup — ...

The hosts of The Receipts Podcast are going through a very public break-up right now. After seven years, nearly 200 episodes, and 100,000 weekly listeners

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Press Pause

I’ve Entered My Boring Era & Couldn’t Be Happier

Welcome to Press Pause. This January, we’re asking: What does self-care look like when it’s not all or nothing? What if we simply pressed pause here

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Unbothered

We Need To Talk About Black Hair Salon Prices

“I showed up for an appointment but the stylist was not there — the salon lights were out!” shared one anonymous Black woman to Unbothered earlier th

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Unbothered

I Skipped Steaming My Natural Hair For Years & My Hair Paid The P...

Earlier this year, I came across a blog post entitled “How Hair Steaming Changed My Life” by writer Jane Lebaron, who claimed that not only did hair st

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Unbothered

Nella Rose Is The Latest Victim Of Online Misogynoir

Before taking her place on this year’s season of ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Nella Rose said her role in the famous Austral

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