Let’s be real, I’m a TikTok addict. Now, that might sound like a bad thing but it’s had its benefits. The endless scrolling has changed my life. My hair has never looked healthier, my makeup has never been better, and I’m the first to know about nail color trends that are taking over the internet. I’ve never seen a color take the nail world by storm like red in recent months. It’s all thanks to something that TikTok creators are calling the “Red Nail Theory.” Without much explana...

I've been styling my hair since I was 13. Admittedly, "styling" is a strong word for what I was actually doing during that time. It was 2008, so I wasn't interested in maintaining healthy hair or embracing my naturally wavy texture. I was only interested in getting stick-straight strands, so I became best friends with my mom's flat iron. As often as she'd let me use it (which wasn't that often...it was mainly regulated to special occasions like holidays or my middle school talent show), I'd e...

POV: You've had your protective style in for the past couple of weeks, and it's starting to hit that point. Your natural hair has grown out from the bases of the braids, the scalp is dry and itchy, and then there's the frizz that won't go away no matter how much gel you use. You want to make the investment of four-plus hours in a chair and the cost of the service worth it, but the style just isn't holding up the way you'd like. News flash: You're making saving our style a lot harder than...

Growing up, I always felt jealous of anyone with freckles. (I thought of freckles like constellations, each person's unique and beautiful in their own way.) Two such people are Larsen Thompson and Joyjah Estrada, talented models who wear their freckles proudly and with a whole lot of style. However, it wasn't always the case for these two, and in their respective journeys to embracing their freckles, they've figured out what makeup works for them, particularly when it comes to foundation...