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Flashback Friday To A Perfect Britney And Justin 'Mickey Mouse Club' Duet

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Let's all time travel back to the perfection that was Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake on "The Mickey Mouse Club."


By this point, you've probably seen their extremely viral duet "I'll Take You There." But you may not have seen the more "deep cut" duet from their childhood star days, "I Feel For You." 


Enjoy, because there's no way you could watch and not:




 


What we love: Young Britney's diva voice, the dope of-the-time choreo, literally everything else.


What we hate: The fact that we'll (most likely ... ) never see a reunion performance. 


Remaining thoughts: If Britney and Justin hadn't developed an IRL love, a very smart publicist would have definitely engineered one for them anyway. And lastly, that it kind of reminds us of this "Full House" gem: 




 


We miss the early '90s.


 


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Kris Jenner Wears A Sheer Top For Night Out With Kendall Jenner

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Kris Jenner is 59 and fabulous. 


Kris looked gorgeous as she and daughter Kendall Jenner stepped out for the  Amazon Prime Summer Soiree hosted by Erin Foster and Sara Foster at Sunset Towers in West Hollywood Thursday night. The reality television matriarch donned a see-through top under a black blazer with black pants and sandals for the event. 


The mother of six talked to Us Weekly at the soirée about Caitlyn Jenner's moving speech accepting the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYS, saying: "I think it was amazing and very brave. I think she looked beautiful." 




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Kim Kardashian Shares Throwback Photo From That Nude W Shoot She Cried Over

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Kim Kardashian once cried over her November 2010 nude W magazine cover, but now it's just one more photo shoot that can be filed under #tbt. On Thursday, the 34-year-old reality star shared a nude photo of herself, in which she's lying in a small pool of silver body paint:



She famously cried over the shoot on an episode of "Kourtney and Kim Take New York," and announced she was "never getting naked again." Of course, Kardashian came to her senses and later said she loved the photos.




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'Multicultural Boob Revolution' Necklaces Celebrate Body Positivity, Diversity And Breastfeeding

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 A pair of best friends from Queensland, Australia are working to promote body positivity, foster diversity and normalize breastfeeding through a craft business they call the "Multicultural Boob Revolution."



"Multicultural Boob Revolution is a concept of social conscience that combines loud, fun jewelry and positive body image," co-founder Holly O'Brien told The Huffington Post. "Basically we hand make beads and necklaces representing all different breasts of the world -- all shapes, colors and sizes."


Inspired by female friends, family members, artists, performers and feminist activists, O'Brien and her best friend Hannah Smets decided to turn their hobby of making pop art-themed jewelry together into a full-fledged breast-centric craft business. From their home in Brisbane, the 20-something women use Fimo or Sculpey modeling clay to create the beads and necklaces, which they sell through their Facebook page -- though they plan to launch an official website very soon.


"We have had a really positive response from friends, young people, old people, breastfeeding moms, women who have had mastectomies, midwives, teenagers, doctors, and more," O'Brien said, adding, "It has been really inspiring to make jewelry that can help empower people in any way."


Inspiring others to feel comfortable with the way they look -- whatever their age, race, or body type may be -- is their ultimate mission. "We hope that the idea that people can receive from the multicultural boob revolution is that as far as our bodies are concerned, there is no such thing as normal."



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Adorable Toddler And Her Pet Pig Welcomed Some Goats Into Their Crew

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Mom and photographer Lindsey Bonnice has amassed over 80,000 Instagram followers with her beautiful pictures of her home, crafts and family -- most notably, her adorable 2-year-old daughter Libby and pet pig Pearl


Three months ago, the family adopted two baby goats, Goldie and Gabby, and the animal-loving toddler has quickly formed a special bond with them as well. "Libby loves the goats so much!" Bonnice told The Huffington Post. "She always wants to bring them out to play or take them on walks and is hugging them whenever she can get her hands on them!"



 


Goldie and Gabby are Nigerian Dwarf goats, so they will eventually grow to be around 50 pounds, she added. Though they slept in an indoor playpen and wore diapers while they were bottle-feeding during their first month, Bonnice said the goats now live in the family barn and barnyard her husband built at their rural Pennsylvania home.


Libby loves spending time around barn. "She's my barnyard buddy and is usually right by my side as I do all the barnyard chores," the mom said. "She would spend all her time with the animals if she could, they make her so happy! She has little conversations with them and gets right in their face to tell them stories, it's so adorable!"


The toddler's 6-year-old brother Noah also enjoys spending time with the animals. "He loves all babies and is a nurturer at heart like me so he loves helping care for the baby goats," the mom said. Noah and the goats also like to race each other along the path when the family goes for walks. 


"I am so thankful that I get to share both the joys and responsibilities of having animals with our children," Bonnice told HuffPost. "It teaches them so many great life lessons and fills us all with so much love and joy."
















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Plus-Size Model Covers Running Magazine, Shatters Stereotypes

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Of the many misconceptions that exist about plus-size people, the notion that they don't care about fitness is one of the most narrow-minded.


Women's Running magazine, which according to its Twitter bio covers all aspects of a runner's lifestyle, just challenged that opinion by featuring Erica Schenk, a plus-size model and more importantly, a runner, on its cover. 



"Our decision to put Erica on the cover was an easy one," Editor-In-Chief Jessie Sebor told The Huffington Post, but it wasn't until after the shoot wrapped that she got the sense this was going to be big news. "We realized: 'Wow, we think we're the only running magazine or women's fitness magazine for that matter to feature a woman with curves on the cover. That's crazy!' It shows how far the media world has to go in terms of inclusiveness and we're excited to be a small part of that movement," she said.


Indeed, there is a movement happening, as proven by an increase in exposure for plus-size models and  fashionable plus-size clothing options. It was only a matter of time before activewear got the expanded variety treatment, too. As Schenk points out to the glossy, "some women believe that since they have curves they can’t run or shouldn’t run. Running is for every body, any time."



 


Head to Women's Running to read more, and be sure to pick up your copy, which hits newsstands July 21. 


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3 Makeup Artists Reveal Their Favorite Beauty Hacks

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Photo: Roger Prigent


by LILI GÖKSENIN

With barbecues, beach houses, and seaside escapes beckoning each weekend, chances are you could stand to shave a few extra minutes off your beauty routine this summer. These are the moments when a pot of multitasking peach blush or a Kool-Aid-bright lip can provide a brilliant shortcut to getting out the door faster en route to a Hamptons house or a last-minute St. Barth's-bound flight.

Of course, not all warm-weather makeup tricks are meant strictly to save time. Some, like patting a quick layer of neon-bright powder pigment on top of a matching lipstick, require a split-second extra step that pays off in the long run -- lending impact and staying power to a high-maintenance lip in the heat. With that in mind, we asked three of the industry's best makeup artists to share their favorite beauty hacks -- pro tips that seem destined to let you soak up every last sunny moment this season.

Go Brighter Than Usual

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Photo (From left) Courtesy of narscosmetics.com; Courtesy of maccosmetics.com
NARS Cosmetics Blush in Exhibit A, $30; narscosmetics.com; MAC Cosmetics Ruby Woo Lipstick, $16; maccosmetics.com

If it's a high-impact lip you're after, the Paris-based Violette has a trick for turning up the saturation level. She pats a "super bright matte blush" in crimson or fuchsia on top of a "matte red lipstick" to offer more dimension.

Embrace a Fine Shine

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Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask, $26; sephora.com

Makeup artist Gucci Westman's favorite trick happens to involve something that even the most low-maintenance of women has in her bag: lip balm. She suggests putting a bit on your fingertips and then dabbing it onto "your cheekbones, your eyelids, your cupid's bow" as a kind of impromptu highlighter. "It gives you a little much-needed luminosity."

Let Your Blush Do the Multitasking
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MAC Cosmetics Cremeblend Blush in Brit Wit, $22; maccosmetics.com

The right shade of fleshy cream or gel blush may be the only thing you need in your makeup bag for a long weekend. "You can dab a little of the color on your cheeks, lips, and eyelids for a soft monochromatic look," says makeup artist Diane Kendal.

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Why Are Women In Razor Ads Always Shaving Hairless Legs?

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This isn't about women who shave their legs. This isn't about women who choose not to. This isn't even really about companies using shame as a marketing tool. This is about commercials that don't make a damn bit of sense. 


Nearly every shaving ad includes a few-second clip of a pretty (white) woman taking a bath in a cloud of bubbles. Razor in hand, she reaches out to shave... A flawless, silky smooth leg. 





This soon-to-be-sheared appendage sure looks about as hairless as a baby bird before the model goes at it with the razor she's ostensibly meant to promote. This brings up a few questions:



  • Why are these women shaving shaved legs?



  • Did they forget they'd already done that one?



  • Had they all actually bleached their leg hair in some sort of bizarre, pre-shaving ritual?



  • Are people so disgusted by a light dusting of hair on a lady that they'd avoid all hint of stubble in a television advertisement in order to portray a weird nirvana where body hair doesn't grow?


Honestly, it would be much more impressive to see Ultron Razor 2000 taking on a full-on pelt and come away intact. We never see these products truthfully in action on TV. Are we all so collectively afraid of women's body hair? Or does there not yet exist a women's razor good enough to take on a whole winter's worth of fuzz? Or both?




Regardless, it's especially baffling when you consider how advertising has never shied away from a juicy before-and-after shot. Think wrinkle creams, acne wash, weight loss programs and whitening toothpaste. First: Your body's natural ugliness. Then: Product X makes it beautiful! Find Product X in your local store.


Beauty and personal hygiene advertisements thrive on reminding consumers of their bodies' many supposed flaws. That leg hair isn't shown suggests it's too grotesque for audiences, similar to the way sanitary pad commercials illustrate period blood with some biologically impossible blue liquid instead of a more accurate -- but probably stomach-churning -- red. The thing is, we're not talking medical-drama-level gore here. 


The closest thing we usually get to reality is an animation demonstrating how the product's features -- another blade, swiveling ability, a pink handle -- help you manage the task of shaving. An iron-grey blade mechanically shears off a few perky cartoon follicles, abstractly illustrating a scenario in which female legs sprouted hair. 




Men's razor commercials do not concern themselves with any such hairless fantasy. And so -- brushing aside the fact that marketing razors "for men" or "for women" is on par with marketing pens "for men" or "for women" -- men are sold razors that are shown to perform the task they're built for. 


It should be noted that plenty of commercials skirt the issue completely by pre-lathering models with shaving cream. So, even if it were present, the undesirable body hair is covered up. That may also save time, but it still wonderfully fails to show us the things are actually good at de-hair-ifying us.


Should we act now to stop razor makers from spreading egregious falsehoods about the female body? Maybe. No. Probably not. It doesn't exactly matter a whole lot -- mostly it's just dumb, and sad, like pens for women. Soon we'll all be too busy shaving our faces to trouble our lady brains about these things, anyhow.




Note: The featured image on this post is taken from an actual, batshit commercial for Schick razors. 


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3 Easy Steps Turn A Boring Bookcase Into A Beautiful Statement Piece

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A well thought-out bookcase can be a beautiful design element that brings warmth, character and personality into your home. But how do we turn our lifeless library walls into stylish statement pieces? In the above video, interior designer Nate Berkus shares his timeless tips on how to arrange a bookshelf like a pro.

Rule 1: Books Should Go In Different Directions
Berkus likes to separate books into small piles and stack some vertically and others horizontally. "Also, think about the back of the bookshelves," he advises. If you have a favorite book with a decorative color, lean it against the back of the bookcase with the cover facing out so you can enjoy the artwork.

Rule 2: Treat Each Shelf Like A Display
Berkus believes that each shelf should tell a story. Pay attention to texture and shape, he says. A woven basket and set of curvy vases make for great shelf décor. Berkus also loves using small, decorative boxes to fill up a bookshelf. "You can actually hide stuff inside them, so you can store stuff out of sight."

Rule 3: Add Personal Touches
"Bookshelves are not just for books," Berkus says. On his shelves, Berkus has framed family photos, a piece of coral bought at a flea market, a small figurine brought back from vacation, and some hidden treasures picked up a garage sale.

"This makes the book shelves look much more lived in and much prettier than just a bunch of books," Berkus says. "It might take you a little effort, but the effort is well worth it."

More: Nate's 3 tips for arranging framed photos.

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Ariana Grande Restarts Her Tour By Reminding Everyone She's A Patriot

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Donut-licking pop star Ariana Grande has returned to her international tour after a three week break, and y'all better get ready because she's more patriotic than ever. 


After getting caught on a security camera saying "I hate Americans" and "I hate America" -- comments she has apologized for twice -- the ponytail enthusiast hammered home her love for the United States of America. 


"I'm so grateful to be here in Tampa," she shouted to the audience at the Amalie Arena on Thursday night. "And I'm so, so grateful to be here performing in the USA -- the greatest country in the world! I love you guys so much."


Stay tuned for updates on Grande's "The Honeymoon" "No, Really I Love America. Seriously. You Guys It's The Best" tour. 


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Cara Delevingne: 'My Sexuality Is Not A Phase. I Am Who I Am.'

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Cara Delevingne has responded to a controversial magazine profile that characterized her bisexuality as a passing phase.


In the July issue of Vogue, the model-actress, 22, opened up about her relationships with both men and women, and said that "being in love" with her girlfriend Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent, is "a big part of why I'm feeling so happy with who I am these days." Still, many readers were angered by writer Rob Haskell's suggestion that Delevingne's parents "may be correct" in viewing their daughter's bisexuality as a phase.


An online petition protesting Vogue's treatment of the subject drew over 20,000 signatures. 


Noting that she found "nothing malicious" in Haskell's article itself, Delevingne now tells The New York Times that she nonetheless found the resulting protest flattering. However, she remained firm on one facet of her personal life. 


"My sexuality is not a phase," she said. "I am who I am." 



 The Vogue interview marked the first time Delevingne had publicly addressed her bisexuality. 


"It took me a long time to accept the idea, until I first fell in love with a girl at 20 and recognized that I had to accept it," the star said at the time. "Women are what completely inspire me, and they have also been my downfall." 


Noting that she has "erotic dreams only about men," she added, "The thing is, if I ever found a guy I could fall in love with, I’d want to marry him and have his children. And that scares me to death because I think I’m a whole bunch of crazy, and I always worry that a guy will walk away once he really, truly knows me." 


Kudos to Delevingne for being so honest and open. Hopefully her words will help some individuals who think bisexuality is a phase.


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On This Week's Cheap Celebrity Finds, Kylie Jenner Finds The Perfect Cheap Workout Outfit

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On this week's cheap celebrity finds list, there are tons of items we're lusting after.


Between Kylie Jenner's killer Adidas workout outfit, to Beyoncé's amazing Topshop find to Vanessa Hudgens' $8 T-shirt, we have a feeling we are going to be shopping all weekend long.


Check out the best (and most affordable) things Hollywood wore this week and let us know which items you're lusting after.  


Beyoncé's vest




Topshop Tall Raw Edge Sleeveless Jacket, $80 


 Lily Collins' T-shirt




Madewell Et Sézane® Paris Mon Amour Tee, $58


Gigi Hadid's dress




ASOS Midi Tank Dress In Knit With Funnel Neck, $63


Vanessa Hudgens' T-shirt




Bongo Junior's Graphic T-Shirt Coffee, $8


Kylie Jenner's track top and shorts



A photo posted by King Kylie (@kyliejenner) on




Adidas Originals Dear Baes Superstar Track Top, $79 & Adidas Originals Dear Baes Runner Shorts, $44


Taylor Swift's dress




Free People Reign Over Me Lace Dress, $128


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Keke Palmer's Deep Purple Lipstick, And More Celebrity Beauty Looks We Loved This Week

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It's pretty mindblowing to see some of our favorite child stars all grown up. Case in point: Keke Palmer.


The actress and singer has come a long way since her breakthrough role in 2006's "Akeelah and the Bee." After adding several movie and TV credits to her resumé, Palmer is now sporting a more mature, yet sophisticated look these days. 


She topped our best beauty look this week with the deep purple lipstick she wore for Entertainment Weekly's 2015 Comic-Con party. The sultry lip color perfectly matched her eggplant Georges Chakra cutout jumpsuit, and the rich hue added just enough color to stand out against her jet black hair.


Find out how to copy Palmer's beautiful purple lipstick look below, and see which other stars made this week's best beauty list.




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2 Steps to Choose a Trendy, Fun Hair Color

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I am really loving the trendy and fun hair colors I am seeing all over the place these days. Have you been considering taking the plunge and coloring your tresses with a funky and fun color like pink, grey, purple, blue, orange or green? How do you know which of the fun colors and which intensity of the colors work best with you?

Choosing a fun hair color that doesn't overpower you is a key ingredient to joining in on the fun hair color trend while giving off your best. If you choose a fun hair color that overpowers you, you could look dull, worn, outdated, odd, unbalanced, and even older.

Here are 2 steps to choose a trendy and fun hair color that works with you to give off a vibrant, healthy, balanced and potentially more youthful glow.

1. Choose hair colors that align with your skin undertone: Hair colors are grouped by undertone in hair color swatch books that you find at hair salons -- choose a hair color that matches your skin undertone. If you are unable to do a formal undertone analysis with a trained color analysis professional, ask your hair colorist if he/she can determine by looking at you if you have a cool, warm or a neutral undertone.

For instance, if you have a cool undertone you will want to avoid orange, red, yellow, warm pinks, warm blues and warm green colors in your hair. If you have a warm undertone, you will want to avoid cool pinks, cool blues, most violets, cool grey and cool green colors in your hair.

2. Choose hair colors and intensities that align with your seasonal color palette: The best way to do this is by having a color analysis consultation and/or working with a hair colorist who has significant training and experience identifying what your most optimal hair colors are.

Before taking the fun hair color plunge, I also advise thinking through whether an all-over solid fun color look versus more subtle highlights or subtle painting in of the hair color works best with you and your lifestyle.

To show you a few picture examples of the steps above, I recruited a few of my colleagues at Studio Fontana in Toronto, Canada to participate in this blog.

Here is Cheryl Gushue.
She has a warm undertone and her best colors fall within the warm seasonal color palette (flow between Autumn and Spring seasons).

Cheryl's optimal, more natural hair color(s) include: warm browns and golden blonde.
Her optimal fun hair colors include warm, medium value/intensity colors such as: deep coral, warm navy, warm purple, light orange. Cheryl should avoid cool, overly deep and overly light hair colors.

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Cheryl above is pictured holding the Warm Seasonal Color Flag

Here is Katie Fontana.
She has a cool undertone and her best colors fall within the cool seasonal color palette (flow between Winter and Summer seasons).

Katie's optimal, more natural hair color(s) include: cool deep brown or blue-black.
Her optimal fun hair colors include cool medium intensity colors such as: charcoal gray, deep raspberry, red violet, purple magenta, blue plum, burgundy, hunter green. Katie should avoid warm (like orange), overly intense and overly soft hair colors .

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Katie above is pictured holding the Cool Seasonal Color Flag

Here is Melissa.
She has a neutral undertone (leaning warm) and her best colors fall within the muted seasonal color palette (flow between Autumn and Summer seasons).

Melissa's optimal, more natural hair color(s) include: soft, muted browns.
Her optimal fun hair colors include softer colors such as: soft gray, soft teal green, celery, soft navy blues, rose beige, soft burgundy, grape. Melissa should avoid bright, high intensity hair colors.

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Melissa above is pictured holding the Muted Seasonal Color Flag

Here is Billie.
She has a cool undertone and her best colors fall within the True Winter seasonal color palette.

Billie's optimal, more natural hair color(s) include: cool deep brown-black.
Her optimal fun hair colors include high intensity colors such as: magenta, true pink, blue-green, pine green, true blue, bright violet. Billie should avoid muted, low intensity hair colors.

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Billie above is pictured holding the True Winter Seasonal Color Flag

Here is Ashley.
She has a neutral undertone (leaning cool) and her best colors fall within the Light seasonal color palette (flow between Summer and Spring seasons).

Ashley's optimal, more natural hair color(s) include: blonde.
Her optimal fun hair colors include lighter colors such as: pearl gray, pink ash, soft lemon, denim blue, pastel turquoise, lilac. Ashley should avoid overly warm (like orange) or overly cool hair colors.

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Ashley above is pictured holding the Light Seasonal Color Flag

OK, so if I signed up my colleagues to do this, I must be willing to do it too!...
Here is Carol (me).
I have a cool undertone and my best colors fall within the True Summer seasonal color palette.

My optimal, more natural hair colors include: ash browns or ash blonde.
My optimal fun hair colors include toned colors such as: most grays, pink ash, rose, raspberry, lavender, powder blue, steel blue, smokey green. I should avoid high intensity, tints, shades and warm (like orange) hair colors.

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Carol (me) above is pictured holding the True Summer Seasonal Color Flag

Now you have 2 steps with a few examples to help you reveal which trendy and fun hair colors will work with you to give off your best.

You can either wear your hair color or have your hair color wear you. My choice is always for you to wear your hair color so we see the best and most vibrant you.

I hope this blog post inspires you to wear your authenticity!

Carol Brailey is an Image Consultant, Color Analysis Professional and Hair Colorist based in Toronto, Canada. More of her blogs can be found at carolbrailey.com and virtualcoloranalysis.com. Carol is a member of the Studio Fontana team located in the Fashion District of downtown Toronto.

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Why I Model

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Confession: I'm not in this for the clothes. Or the pampering, or the possibility of Instagram fame. Although all of that stuff is really fun!

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As you can see form this recent Instagram post depicting my life as a Plus Size model, it's all glamour all the way! :-P

In my first post "Confessions of a Recovering Fat Kid," I shared a little bit about my struggle to accept myself and feel beautiful because of my size. And while I'm happy to say that I'm more comfortable in my skin than ever before, and taking better care of myself than ever before, the truth is that I have been through some very dark times. The way that I got through those times was by believing that I was feeling the terrible things that I was feeling for a reason.

This way of thinking is a salient truth that permeates most of the world's major religions, summarized well by Danielle LaPorte:

"May my suffering be of service"--Danielle LaPorte


Most directly derived from the Buddhist faith, the idea is this: "If I'm going to go feel this pain, let it at least have some divine purpose that is greater than me. Let it be something that allows me to serve others." So when I was dealing with some very deep emotional wounds, I got through it by putting out a prayer to the universe to show me how this suffering could somehow be of service to others.

If you had told me a year ago today that I would be signed with an agency and that companies would even consider paying me money to model their clothing, I would have laughed in your face. I never imagined that this is the form that my service would take, and yet, here I am.

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This photo is from a recent test shoot with photographer Jon Taylor, hair and make-up by super lovable Jane Meng of 25th and Jane. I'm really proud of it because it represents all of the hard work and creativity that has gone into building my book and establishing myself in the modeling world, through a process of working with amazing creative people like Jon and Jane.

For me, modeling isn't just an occupation or a form of creative expression (although it is both of those things). Because of what I've experienced in my life, I am determined to share my experiences in the hopes that other women can be spared the pain that I've gone through. By putting myself in front of the lens and expressing myself, I believe that I'm creating images that other women will look at and say, "That's a beautiful image. That woman has a body like mine. If she is beautiful, then maybe I am beautiful too."

Modeling is how I serve the world. Plain and simple. If I never grace the cover of a magazine, I'll be happy knowing that I was able to give even a few other women permission to love themselves and feel beautiful, just as they are. I believe that every woman deserves to feel beautiful, happy and loved regardless of her size.

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Top Summer Beauty Products 2015 - Get a Healthy, Glowing Complexion

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Summer beauty products are always a good excuse to try something new, but if you have skin allergies, you need to be selective.

Allergic reactions to summer beauty products can come from harsh chemicals and toxic ingredients that may be hiding in those trendy seasonal staples. Instead of piling on extra products to cover up, now is the perfect time to strip down your beauty routine and nourish your skin with just the basics. Certain products work perfectly to help soothe your skin all summer long like these top 4 summer beauty products for 2015.

Cerave Cream: For Dry Skin or Eczema


If you're part of the club that still manages to get dry skin on the hottest days of the year, yes we know that club all too well, we recommend this moisturizer. Cerave products have specially formulated cleansers, moisturizers, sunscreens, even baby products designed to help dry and irritated skin. If you are dealing with a bad rash or eczema, you may consider trying some of their moisturizing cream to help heal the irritation just in time for that upcoming housewarming party.

Cetaphil: A great choice for a light moisturizer


Although you've probably heard this moisturizer mentioned time and time again, there's a reason why it's a tried and true summer beauty product that everyone from doctors to beauty junkies recommend. It's light enough for all skin types and has a broad spectrum SPF to help combat any further sun irritation. Awarded the Good Housekeeping seal and a recommendation from the Skin Cancer Foundation, this moisturizer also claims to improve the skin's ability to retain vital moisture without clogging pores.

Vaseline: Try it around the eyes before bedtime


We've all used Vaseline for our lips and hands, but did you know that it's perfect for around the eyes at bedtime? Vaseline is made of 100% pure petroleum jelly, it's hypoallergenic, and won't clog pores, meaning that it's good for a large portion of allergy sufferers. Tap a little around your eye area before you go to bed and let it do its magic while you sleep.

Coconut oil: A great sealant after you moisturize


Coconut oil has been a hot product in the beauty industry for quite some time and just like Vaseline, this oil is great because it has just one magic ingredient. Coconuts are naturally packed with vitamin E and fatty acids that help nourish skin without leaving it too greasy. Plus, this stuff smells so good you'll want to eat it and that's okay because you can. Just make sure you get a separate container to keep in the kitchen to avoid cross contamination!

If you're hesitant about what products to use, talk to your doctor before your try something new. Make sure to get a lesson on what ingredients could trigger your allergies and pause to read the labels before you buy.

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Silver-Gray Hair Trending Strong, Makes Move From Red Carpet to Streets

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The new silver-gray is trending strong this summer and we're seeing it beautifully accented with vivid colors like green, purple, pink ... you name it!

Just when we think we've seen it all, we haven't. We're coloring our hair gray, and it works! And while most of this has been on the red carpets these colors are moving fast to the streets.

Beware, though, this is a hair color that is extremely difficult to achieve. What we want is a soft, shimmering silver with subtle variations. Try this at home at you may end up with something that looks more like 'old-age' gray or Halloween alien gray. So leave the box on the drug store shelf and head for your trusted stylist.

Then have fun. You're in good company. "Once Upon a Time" star Ginnifer Goodwin just showed up for an appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con in a short pixie with silver hair in the softest most subtle shade of lavender. So beautiful, and that subtlety in the lavender is part of what's so hard to get. Lady Gaga wore her hair in a silver blend at the Academy Awards in February. She usually does 'outrageous' but this style had a beautiful, understated look.

Of course, this isn't about looking 'old.' It doesn't look old at all. Think about Zosia Mamet of "Mad Men." She went with a soft silvery gray ... with natural brown roots! This is the opposite, literally, of what it means to have gray roots.

It seems this style has been emerging but has finally hit the streets this spring and strongly this summer.

The look lends itself to many variations, and may even be a momentary path of salvation for the ombre, which had dissolved almost to extinction in the last year. With this silver-gray trend, while we're seeing some very soft, subtle blends with some of the vivid colors, we're also finding more distinct and striking gradations, like the ones that defined the ombre before that style faded. We'll see.

Holding ground are the natural colors with very soft, subtle color transitions with natural waves. The bobs are very popular, and this versatile cut works extremely well with these silver-gray blends. I still expect those natural colors to dominate the styles but it is so great to see something really different take hold ... it's been a while!

That's as good a reason as any to jump on this color style while it's here. It is so attractive, and distinct but not at all outrageous. As fast as this silvery trend emerged, another may be close by waiting, so ride the wave while it's strong, because a new one is probably right around the corner.

As always, be open to change!

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Under Armour's New Campaign Is All About The Power Of Female Athleticism

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In the company's latest campaign, Under Armour is all about highlighting the accomplishments of incredible athletes.


The fitness brand is promoting its Armour High Bra, which is built for high impact activities -- running, kickboxing etc -- with gorgeous posters of ballerina Misty Copeland, Apline ski racer Lindsey Vonn, soccer player Kelley O'Hara and surfer Brianna Cope, among others. 


“Woven into the Armour Bra product launch is a deeper goal of connecting with women at all levels of sport and all stages of their lives, and changing the way they think and talk about sports bras,” Adrienne Lofton, the SVP of of brand marketing for Under Armour said in a press release.


This summer has been an important one for athletes who are women. Earlier this month, New York's parade to celebrate the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's World Cup win was the first ticker tape parade for female professional athletes in 30 years. And Serena Williams' win at Wimbledon elicited awe from the likes of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling (including this epic shutdown of a Williams critic).


But just in case you still needed a reminder about the power of women's athleticism, take a look at some of the photos from the campaign below:




And in case you missed it, check out this incredible video of Copeland for the "I Will What I Want" campaign




Feeling inspired?  

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Kim Kardashian Goes Makeup-Free For Vogue España

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It's hard to keep up with all of Kim Kardashian's magazine covers, but her most recent, for Vogue España, is pretty hard to miss. It's not every day that we see the queen of selfies sans contouring.


 The 34-year-old beauty is makeup-free on the glossy's August cover. The glowing reality star even looks, dare we say, normal? If it weren't for that blinding rock, you might mistake North's mama for a regular old mortal. 


 Kardashian took to Instagram to share the news, revealing that the entire shoot was done without makeup. "I can't wait for you to see it!" she captioned the photo. 



Here's to many more makeup-free moments (and magazine covers) for this mommy mogul.


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8 Times Black Hairstyles Have Been Culturally Appropriated

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On Wednesday, Elle UK called baby hair a "trend" and credited Katy Perry for inspiring it.  They were wrong -- black women have been rocking this look for decades.  


Sadly, this isn’t the first time a popular and traditional black hairstyle has been appropriated. 


There are many hairstyles black women and girls wear that directly correlate with their identity and culture, but mainstream media often doesn’t seem to recognize it -- and bashes them when they do. 


These looks are often deemed unacceptable or "trendy" until they are worn by white women -- but we want to set the record straight. 


Here are eight instances where black hairstyles have been borrowed, described as cool and taken without credit: 


1. When Kylie Jenner “woke up like disss” in cornrows.


More than 1.3 million people liked this photo of Jenner posing in a crop top and her hair braided in cornrows last week. However, the comments below it didn't share the same praise -- actress Amandla Stenberg called out Jenner for appropriating black culture and not using her platform to speak out about critical issues in the black community. Stenberg later followed up with a separate and more detailed note asking: “Do female black lives matter, too?” 



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2.  Another Jenner takes cornrows to "a new epic level.”


In 2014, Marie Claire posted a tweet with a photo of Kendall Jenner describing her half-braided style as "new" and "epic.” Black Twitter didn’t let that slide, however, as users called out the magazine for failing to acknowledge that this hairstyle has been worn by black men and women for decades.





3. Let’s circle back to Kylie Jenner.


When this Jenner sister wore faux dreadlocks for a “desert rebel” cover story in Teen Vogue, she was described as edgy, raw and beautiful. Zendaya wore the same hairstyle this year -- but was bashed for it. "Fashion Police" host Giuliana Rancic said she looked like she "smells like patchouli oil or weed.” Zendaya clapped back, writing a powerful response on Instagram defending black people and their dreadlocks.



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4. Yet another baby hair mishap. 


Like Elle UK, Lucky Magazine was mistaken about baby hair, too. During New York Fashion Week last September, Lucky referred to the style as “slicked-down tendrils.”  Though this style is a bit more drastic than how black people traditionally wear it, the gelled-down concept is similar. 





5. Bo Derek is the standard for cornrows. Yea, right. 


The Jenner sisters aren’t the only ones being lauded for taking cornrows to “bold” heights. In 2014, the Los Angeles Times credited Bo Derek as the standard for cornrows when they mentioned three other white women who were supposedly coming for her title. Not one black woman was mentioned.


  





6. Rita Ora's afro wig and box braids aren't fooling anyone.


Even though Rita Ora looks racially ambiguous, she is Kosovar-Albanian. In a photoshoot for Hunger TV, Ora wore a blonde wig and the DailyMail credited her with having a “unique sense of style.” Refinery29 called her box braids “hairspiration.” Hairspiration? Please. 



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7. Teen Vogue chose white model for senegalese twists feature.


Walk into any hair braiding shop in Harlem and you’ll see black women in chairs crowded by stylists braiding their hair into senegalese twists. This is a go-to protective hairstyle among black women. But Teen Vogue chose white model Phillipa Steele to showcase the look last month. Hmph. 



8. Beauty blog called bantu knots “mini buns.”


Mane Addicts published a tutorial on bantu knots in which the look was described as “twisted mini buns inspired by” Marc Jacobs. However, they failed to appreciate and recognize the Zulu tribes, who originated this style. Black women took to social media to display their bantu knots with the hashtag #ITaughtMarcJacobs. Mane Addicts eventually deleted the post. 



 


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