If you're having a bad day, or doubting yourself as a baddie, let Lizzo's simple message to TikTok remind you that you're that girl. Period.The multi hyphenate creative took to Instagram and Tiktok to share an open and honest love letter to herself. In says in the clip: "I just finished showering and doing my lol' routine, and you know what I realized? I am f*cking gorgeous. I am the beauty standard. Catch up, b*tch."What makes the clip more magical is that in true Lizzo fashion, her phone fell ...

I'm genuinely a mascara girl. Nothing makes me feel more alluring than a few swipes of my favorite eyelash enhancers to make me feel ever so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. This past winter, I had my makeup done for an event, and the MUA asked if I wanted my lashes curled before she applied the mascara. Apprehensively I said yes, as I had never dreamed of playing with a lash curler before. As she showed me how to use the coveted tool independently, I thought I had it down and mastered.Now, accordi...

When I started my career, like any other Black gay male, I started in fashion. It was by chance that a fashion friend suggested that I take my chances in the beauty industry — to which I'm so grateful that I took their advice. After almost a decade of working in beauty, I can confidently say that although men in beauty have higher visibility due to the boom on social media, the industry itself is still unsafe for men — especially Black and Brown men.I first started working in corporate beaut...

We've heard of "glazed donut" nails, but "vanilla chrome" nails were not in my deck of wild cards for top spring manicure trends, but here we are.Instead of Hailey Bieber leading the charge here, it was TikTok influencer @thehotblendofficial that brought the latest mani trend to the forefront. While the beautyfluencer walks us through the routine of achieving the "vanilla chrome" look, the audio in the background is from a scene in the classic When Harry Met Sally movie — giving nothing but sh...