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Jasmine Young was just eight years old when she noticed a cluster of pea-sized bumps underneath her right armpit. The painful, pus-filled lumps came and we

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How To Perfect The Biggest Eye Makeup Trends Of 2023 — With Just ...

The beauty of eye makeup is how transformative it can be — even with something as simple as a coat of mascara or the tiniest flick of eyeliner. Minimum e

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A Dermatologist Shares Her 7 Favorite Products For Acne-Prone Skin

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Beauty School: Giving With Meaning

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The Beauty Products This TikTok Influencer Loves To Give — & Rece...

The holidays may have passed, but, really, gift-giving is a year-round venture. Between the birthdays, the graduations, the anniversaries, it’s alway

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Skin Cycling: The TikTok Trend That Derms Can *Actually* Get Behind

Elaborate, multi-step skin-care routines were the norm during the pandemic (call it the great beauty boom of 2020). The thinking was: quantity over quality

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Thoughtful Under-$50 Beauty Gifts That Say, “You’re Doing Amazing...

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Beauty School: The Impact Of Drag

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7 Drag Artist-Approved Makeup Products To Gift The Beauty Enthusi...

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A Disability Advocate Explains The *Right* Way To Increase Repres...

“Confidence is how you show up at max capacity,” says Lauren “Lolo” Spencer, a disability advocate, actress, and model. “

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Beauty School: Beauty & Disability

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The 5 Best Accessible Hair-Care Products, According To This Beaut...

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15 Spa-Quality Beauty Gifts That’ll Help Your Friend Discon...

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How You Can Win Over $500 Worth Of Sustainable Products From Garnier

The idea of a “greener planet” sounds nice and all — especially when climate change is no longer a looming threat, but a reality — but

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The Small (But Effective) Tweaks That’ll Help Make Your Bea...

When you think of a “green” routine, do you envision a virtuous lifestyle replete with compost, solar panels, burlap sacks, two-minute showers, and per

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Race-Based Hair Discrimination Is Legal In Most Of The U.S. — Her...

The time to act is NOW. Help us pass The Crown Act to end race-based hair discrimination today. SIGN THE PETITION CLICK EACH PIN FOR REAL STORIES OF HAIR D

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Beauty School: Makeup In The Boardroom

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An Architect, A CEO, & More Latinx Professionals On How They Use ...

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There’s A Fragrance For Every Scenario You’re In — & We ID-ed The...

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Beauty School: How To Do Summer Flawlessly & Sustainably

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6 Extremely Relatable Summer Beauty Issues — & What To Do About Them

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From Using Vitamin C Serum To Embracing Acne, R29 Editors On The ...

Like many people, revisiting photos of myself in middle school makes me cringe: wonky teeth, bushy eyebrows, hair perpetually pulled back into a tight pony

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Homesick? 6 Easy Tips To Make Your Dorm Room A Sanctuary

Oh, college. Leaving behind the sweet familiarity and joyful comforts of home in pursuit of something new can be thrilling and liberating — but after the

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Beauty School: Non-Binary Makeup

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Beauty School: Honoring Vs. Appropriating

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Uniliner Is More Than Just A Makeup Trend. It’s A Form Of S...

For so long, the beauty industry has only catered to one very specific segment of the population (straight, cisgender, white, and female). But now, in addi

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