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Voices
Our take on timely happenings, culture, and conversation in beauty, fashion, health, and wellness. Personal essays, musings, and diverse voices discussing what's happening in the industry and in the news.
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Ice Baths Helped Me Return to Myself—Here's How
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Three Important Life Lessons My Unexpected Pregnancy Taught Me About Self-Love
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I Got a Haircut During My Wedding to Connect with My Higher-Self
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Getting Older Isn’t the End—So Why Do We Treat It Like It Is?
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Mental Health Advocate Elyse Fox Discusses Maybelline's Brave Together Initiative
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3 Black Beauty Founders Discuss "Selling Out"—And What's Missing From That Conversation
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How Muslim Women Keep Their Skin Hydrated During Ramadan
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7 Wellness Lessons We Should All Practice in 2023, According to Doulas
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How I Quit Drinking and Started Listening to My Body
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These Black Women Photographers Are Reclaiming Beauty—and Joy—Through Their Art
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Millie Bobby Brown Broke Down Her Nighttime Acne Routine With Refreshing Honesty
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Coming to Terms With Being Non-Binary Has Been Scary—and Freeing
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Incarcerated Women Deserve Equal Access to Cosmetics—Here’s Why It Matters
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How to Create Your Own Holiday Traditions for a Meaningful Season
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4 Beauty Experts on the Cultural Beauty Rituals They Cherish
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Level Up: Clinique’s Global GM Is Paving the Way for Latina Leaders
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Meet Ashley Campuzano, the Mexican-American Actress Using Her Platform to Pay It Forward
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What Is a Durag: History, Symbolism, and Styling
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The Clean Girl Aesthetic Is All Over Social Media—But It's Not Exactly Harmless
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I Took CBD Oil Every Day for My Anxiety—Here's What Went Down
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15 Real Women Sound Off on Why They Choose to Not Wear Makeup
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We Asked Therapists to Explain Why We Attract Emotionally Unavailable People
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14 Successful Women on How They Got Their Start in Beauty
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I’m 24 and Living With Advanced Melanoma—This Is My Story
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How My Body Changed After I Turned 25
11 Successful Beauty Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Advice for Starting Over
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How My Keratosis Pilaris Messed Up My Love Life
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How I Conquered My Picking Habit, Once and For All
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Let’s Stop Pretending It's Easy to Make Friends in Your 20s
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5 Honest, Personal Stories From Women Who Have Gotten Abortions
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I Had Acid Reflux for a Year: Here's How I Finally Fixed It
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Why I Let Go of My Perfect Relationship
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8 Juicy Summer Skin Tips I Learned From Skincare Expert Sean Garrette
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I Got My Nipple Pierced to Feel More Ownership Over My Body
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Seriously: I Completely Changed My Body in Only 3 Months
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What People Don't Know About Love After a Toxic Relationship
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An Author Explains Why Women Supporting Women Is the Way Forward
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How Splitting Up With My Boyfriend Made Me a Morning Person
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I Had My Chakras Balanced—Here's Exactly What Happened
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6 Real Women Share Their Accutane Experiences
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10 Classic Movies That Shaped My Definition of Beauty
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I Tried the Wim Hof Method and These Are My Honest Thoughts
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Is Astrology Real? We Asked 5 Women to Put Their Horoscopes to the Test
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I Went Inside a Salt Cave—Here's What Happened
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Unpacking the Wellness Industry's Whitewashing Problem
How Beauty Brands Are Supporting the Fight for Abortion Rights
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Get to Know 6 Gen Z Designers Pushing Fashion Forward
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5 Muslim Women Share the Beauty Products Getting Them Through Ramadan
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A Beginner's Guide to Reading Tarot Cards
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10 Important Things I Learned When I Gave Up Instagram for a Week
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Why I'm Taking a Break From Dating
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I’m Spending Lunar New Year Untangling Generational Curses
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I Started My Own Beauty Company—Here's the Most Important Lesson I Learned
17 LGBTQ+ Owned Beauty Brands to Support During Pride and Beyond
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5 Signs You Should Unfollow People on Instagram For Your Mental Health
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How a Secret Facebook Group Changed My Beauty Routine Forever
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How I Found Community and Care in Vietnamese Hair Salons
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Putting My Phone in Airplane Mode Before Bed Has Made Me Healthier
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4 Sikh Beauty Bloggers on Representation and Go-to Products
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I Secretly Used to Wig Shame—Until I Found #WigTok
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11 Stories of Women and Their Birth Control, Because Talking About It Is Helpful
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4 Black Muslim Women on Fashion, Faith, and Taking Up Space
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The Confusing, Painful Way I Finally Let Go of a "Non-Relationship"
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How I Gained Confidence in the Gym as a Plus-Size Person