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Beauty
TikTok’s Latest Beauty Fad Is Designer
Megan Decker
Oct 20, 2021
Makeup
TikTok’s Clean Look Makeup Trend Channels Main Character Energy
Pema Bakshi
Oct 18, 2021
Dedicated Feature
Is TikTok The Future Of Thrift Shopping?
Eliza Dumais
Oct 5, 2021
Fashion
Why Viral TikTok Trends Rarely Come In Plus-Sizes
When you think of viral fashion trends on TikTok, what comes to mind? Obviously there’s With Jéan’s Alexa dress, a ruched terry cloth frock that’s s
by
Eliza Huber
Fashion
Sewing TikTok Is Social Media’s Own
Project Runway
The public’s interest in fashion’s behind-the-scenes process has long been a pillar of reality entertainment. It’s what shows like Project Runway
by
Frances Solá-Sant...
Met Gala
TikTok’s Refreshingly Anti-Establishment Take On The Met Gala
In the fall of 2019, Stella Wunder and Carol Tchiakpe, both 19, met in a Facebook group for NYU’s incoming freshmen class. Two drama majors with a mutual
by
Eliza Huber
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Relationships
What Happens After A Cheater Is Outed On TikTok? Not Always What ...
Picture this. It’s 8 a.m. on a Saturday. You’re already awake because today’s your last bridal fitting. Downstairs, your family gathers to discuss we
by
Beth Ashley
Nails
I Tried TikTok’s Viral French Manicure Hack & It Actually W...
Is there anything better than the feeling of a fresh salon manicure? Alternatively, is there anything worse than having to stare at your grown-out polish?
by
Megan Decker
Sex
Does TikTok’s Sex Pillow Trick Actually Work?
Sometimes, you encounter a TikTok hack that changes your life. Maybe you’ve made some permanent adjustments to your skincare or beauty regimen; maybe
by
Lydia Wang
Style
This Reformation Dress Sold Out After Taylor Swift’s TikTok Debut...
Taylor Swift made her TikTok debut on Monday in a big way. First, she announced that Red (Taylor’s Version), the re-released edition of her 2012 album Re
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Eliza Huber
TikTok
TikTok’s Milk Crate Challenge Is The Latest Dumb Way To Inj...
People around the internet are, once again, bored enough to try anything — even if it ends in a trip to the hospital. In the latest social media challeng
by
Erin Corbett
Unbothered
These Herbalists Are Helping Black Women Heal — One TikTok At A Time
According to the latest TikTok trends, herbalism is the new glow-up hack. For decades, herbalists have used plants for healing purposes and to study the im
by
Celeste Polanco
Living
Inside StripTok, Where Strippers Have Started A New Kind Of Commu...
Sky Hopscotch (@thisisnotskyhopscotch) likes to count her money — like, stacks and stacks of money — on TikTok. “This is what a typical night for
by
Lydia Wang
Living
Turns Out, Hot Girl Summer Was Nothing But A Beautiful Lie
This past May was full of so much hope: More than half of people over 18 in the U.S. had received at least the first dose of the COVID vaccine. For those o
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Michelle Santiago...
Fashion
From #BamaRush To #MadeMeBuyIt: What Does A Fashion Brand Need To...
In the ‘00s, it was the celebrities with brand deals that could boost a fashion label’s sales. In 2010s, came the influencers, with highly-curated Inst
by
Frances Solá-Sant...
Living
How TikTok’s Favorite Island Aunty Spends Her Time Online
Welcome to Internet Diaries, a monthly interview series that asks the internet’s favorite people where and how they spend their time online. What are
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Michelle Santiago...
Style
Rihanna Wore TikTok’s Favorite Going-Out Top With Low-Rise ...
Rarely does Rihanna succumb to fads, likely because she’s often the one starting them. Yet, the billionaire fashion-beauty mogul’s latest look featured
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Eliza Huber
Fashion
How TikTok’s Fashion Influencers Are Shattering Ageist Stereotypes
As recent as last year, Carla Rockmore had fewer than 100 followers on Instagram. At the time, she didn’t even know what TikTok was. But in the midst of
by
Frances Solá-Sant...
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Style
Quick: TikTok’s Most Viral Dress Is Currently On Sale
Anyone who attempted to buy Aritzia’s Divinity romper during its TikTok heyday will tell you that purchasing a viral item from the Gen-Z-favorite platfor
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Eliza Huber
TikTok
This Frozen Honey TikTok Trend Isn’t Exactly Good For You
Thanks to TikTok, we’ve seen a variety of food trends come and go over the last year: homemade pancake cereal, dalgona coffee, and that feta pasta. A
by
Asia Ewart
Style
For Just $25, You Can Buy The Most Viral Jeans On TikTok (While T...
Gap and Zara better watch their backs, because Target’s quickly becoming the go-to brand for jeans on TikTok. Last week, Tiana Peña, a 23-year-old Los A
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Eliza Huber
Entertainment
The Women Of Film TikTok Are Here To Reclaim Your Favorite Movies
TikTok had been untouched on Pavan’s phone for about a year when the pandemic hit and she, like many other film-lovers, found themselves at a loss as the
by
Maybelle Morgan
TV Shows
Exclusive: Loren Gray Removes The Filter In
Honestly Loren
When Loren Gray watched her new Snapchat reality series Honestly Loren back for the first time, she noticed a juxtaposition she found particularly interest
by
Natalie Morin
Style
What Makes A Vintage Designer Go Viral On TikTok?
Putting a finger on why one thing goes viral on TikTok (here’s looking at you, frozen honey) and another doesn’t (aka everything I post) is next to imp
by
Eliza Huber
TikTok
How Young Disability Activists Are Using TikTok To Make A Difference
In November 2020, 24-year-old Britt (@myelasticheart) shared a TikTok of herself talking — in a silly, light-hearted way, she says — about Ehlers-Danlo
by
Lydia Wang
TikTok
Who Is “That Girl”? She’s All Of Us
This year, I’ve spent more money than I feel comfortable admitting on making my life and myself more beautiful than ever. I’ve always found inspiration
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Michelle Santiago...
Fashion
Experts Explain How TikTok’s Viral Leggings Make Your Butt Look L...
In November 2020, a specific pair of leggings sold by a French company Seasum for $25.99 went viral overnight, thanks to the popular hashtag #TikTokMademeB
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Frances Solá-Sant...
TikTok
Did We All
Really
Have The Same Childhood?
Every once in a while, I’ll come across a TikTok that brings up a deeply embedded, deeply personal (or, so I thought) childhood memory of mine. The comme
by
Elizabeth Gulino
Style
Can Gen Z Use TikTok To Save The Gap?
Once a favorite of ‘90s supermodels and suburban dads, the American retailer has a brand new fanbase.
by
Eliza Huber
TikTok
“It Finally Pays To Be A Parent”: How TikTok Is Celebrating The C...
Last week, eligible parents started receiving the first of what will be monthly child tax credit payments — the latest government rollout meant to boost
by
Danielle Campoamor
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