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Spoilers ahead. In a week where a reality TV favourite finally addressed its known colorism problem, Netflix UK dropped The Strays (February 22) a psycholo

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I Found My Post-Breakup Glow Up While Still In A Relationship

There is a truly magnificent moment that comes a few weeks, months or years after a breakup: you start really believing you’re going to be OK again. The

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Mielle Hair Oil & The Case For Gatekeeping Black Hair Products

There was a noticeable gap in the Black hair care aisle at my local drugstore over the weekend. Mielle Organic’s now TikTok viral rosemary mint scalp and

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Meghan Markle Tried To Tell You

We’ve been here before: the royal family at the centre of a “race row” and a Black woman exasperated by it all. Ngozi Fulani, a Black domestic violen

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I Thought Being Nice Would Shield Me From Racism At Work — I Was ...

It will come as no surprise that I don’t have much in common with “Hot Girl” rapper Megan Thee Stallion. But, turns out, we are the same height, and

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Inside One Of The First Black Hair Salons In London

This story was originally published on Unbothered UK in honor of Black History Month in the UK... When Black men and women began migrating from acros

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These Y2K Rave Photos Capture The Black British Style & Joy Of Th...

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Mane Character

I’m A Black Woman Who Wears Hair Extensions — But Is It Ever Ethi...

There are rows upon rows of human and synthetic hair extensions lined up in plastic bags across a beauty supply store on a busy city center street in Manch

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“I’m Struggling To Afford Black Hair Products As Costs Rise — & I...

Welcome to Beauty & The Bag, a guide that keeps a close eye on high-value skin, hair and makeup trends aimed at Black consumers and questions whether i

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How Romanticizing My Wash Days Helped Me Learn To Love Them

I can’t remember exactly when I began to see my hair and its care as a burden. But, I do know it probably involved a prolonged wash day and a painful bat

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Why I’m Embracing The September Urge To Reinvent Myself

Hey September. I’m ready for all your changes. Cue: back-to-school energy and all the basic bitch fall attire. I’m ready for it all. It’s

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If Your Feelings About The Queen’s Death Are Complicated, That...

On September 8, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96, after 70 years as the nation and commonwealth’s monarch. In the days sin

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Wellness

I Tried A ‘Body Doubling’ App To Help With Focus – It...

Today’s facilitator, Arjun, watches over us as we undergo two hours of “deep work.” By “us”, I mean 30 or so strangers, who I can see working qui

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The Most Disrespected Group Online Are Black Women — This CEO Is ...

“The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman…” said civil rights leader Malcolm X, more than 50 years ago. Speaking directly to Black

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How Hard Water May Be Damaging Your Natural Hair

Afro hair can be fragile. Those who know, know. And, when it comes to the causes of dreaded breakage, there are the usual suspects: over-manipulation when

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TikTok Just Made Me Aware Of My Double Lip Line — Now What?

TikTok beauty trends have a unique way of making me feel both seen and exposed. I’ll explain. In the pursuit of finding niche beauty hacks that work on m

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When A Married Lagos Man Breaks Your Heart: An Exclusive Excerpt ...

Just how mad are the men in Lagos? It’s a question Nigerian author and actor Damilare Kuku explores in 12 short stories in her first novel, Nearly All Th

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Turns Out Those “Black Girl Freckles” Are Actually Dermatosis Pap...

Today, I counted 52 freckles on my face. Four more than last time. As someone who has taken more than a few selfies in my lifetime, I have spent more time

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Cat Burns Is TikTok’s Latest Obsession: “As A Black, Queer ...

I knew Cat Burns’ music before I knew Cat Burns. The melodic sounds of Go — the South London songwriter’s first single to top the official chart

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Why Black Women Like Me Can’t Braid Our Own Hair & We’re OK With It

I can’t cornrow my own hair. There. I finally said it. When the call came for Black folk everywhere to learn how to do their own hair — mastering the a

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The Hair Porosity Test Changed The Way I Treat My Natural Hair

I’m in the bathroom and it is wash day. I’ve just finished a marathon event of washing and detangling my ‘fro before I take a stray clean strand of h

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Why ‘UK Black Girl Makeup’ Is The New Face Of Luxury

There’s a general consensus across the beauty world of late: Black women in the UK have mastered the “perfect beat” — a specific brand of pol

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“Travel Cured My Body Dysmorphia” Black British Women On Why They...

“Go where you’re celebrated, not merely tolerated…” Ain’t that the truth. It’s one of those ubiquitous motivational quotes that do the rounds o

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Could ‘Hair Autonomy’ Be The Next Big Natural Hair Movement?

The last hairdresser I spoke to left me with a very conflicting message: “It’s time you care much less about your hair,” she said. To clarify, Br

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I Didn’t Think I Needed Self-Tanner Until I Tried This Vira...

Haven’t you heard? The future of luxury beauty is Black. Beauty & The Bag is a guide that keeps a close eye on high-value skin, hair and ma

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TikTokers Are Picking “Baddie Friends” Based On Attra...

Here’s one way to alienate yourself from your current friendship group: announce to God and the entire internet that you desire a whole new set of friend

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