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Moving To Australia Made Me Realize I’d Been Doing SPF All Wrong

The Best Brands & Companies Showing Pride This Month

I Want To Take Confidence Lessons From Kim Petras

Mouths, Tongues, & Lips (Oh My!): 16 Top-Rated Oral Sex Toys On A...

by Charlotte Lewis

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This Double-Decker Bar-Cart Bus Is A Happy Hour Haven

There’s nothing quite like a cold summertime cocktail (or mocktail) — but no happy hour is complete without the perfect ambience (think: sunshine, fres

by Samantha Simon

This Is How Chinese Women Actually Use Gua Sha

Whether you consider yourself a disciple of the clean girl aesthetic or not, there’s no denying that the TikTok trend has massively popularized gua s

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Rethink Cashmere For Summer — & Get An Exclusive 20% Off

Super Sale Alert: Get 20% off sitewide at Gobi Cashmere with our promo code GOBIxR29, now through June 25. At first glance, itR

by Mercedes Viera

Mejuri’s Latest Drop Is A Summery Take On The Chunky Jewelr...

The chunky jewelry trend just got a playful summer upgrade. On the heels of its chic spring collab with Luar, Mejuri has returned with a colorful collec

The Affirmative Action Supreme Court Cases Remind Me of a Thorny ...

The ongoing attacks on affirmative action are triggering memories of a college hookup: In my recollection, I can see us stumbling through our campus quad.

by Tasha Sandoval

How To Harness The Power Of This Year’s Summer Solstice

Ah, the summer solstice. This astrological event, which often marks both the midpoint of the year and the longest day of the year, is also generally the tr

by Elizabeth Gulino

How My ADHD Diagnosis Changed The Way I Live My Life As A Black W...

Caribbean households are known for obscure nicknames. Growing up, mine was (and still is) Longers. My dad says I was given this name because it took me age

by Chanté Joseph

A Week In Rockland County, NY, On A $70,000 Salary

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money

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

by L'Oréal Blackett

Cancer Season Is Here & Love Is In The Air

June 21 is the day we say goodbye to spring and hello to summer. We’ll be celebrating the sun’s planetary ingress into the zodiac sign Cancer. For the

by Lisa Stardust