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Even Kylie Jenner, master of her own cosmetics domain, can't resist a good old fashioned Sephora haul.

The reigning monarch of lipstick stopped by the makeup store over the weekend to pick up a few of her faves, most likely to stock the new "glam room" in her $6 million mansion. 

Jenner shared a few snaps from the trip, including her outfit (Puma, of course), several of the makeup products in her bounty (read: lots of blush), as well as a shot of the receipt that highlighted the grand total of her haul: a whopping $1,185.

She grabbed a few Sephora classics, including the insanely popular Becca Shimmering Skin Perfecter in Champagne Pop and the Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist.  She also picked up the new Benefit Cheekathon Blush & Bronzer Palette, the Too Faced Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush and the Sephora Collection Perfection Mist Airbrush Blush.

Based on this excessive purchase, we can only imagine what magic the rest of Jenner's glam room will inevitably hold.

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Kylie Jenner can't stop raiding her mom's closet! 

The teen beauty maven wore Kris Jenner's vintage Chanel bathing suit for some fun in the sun over the weekend. The white thong one-piece revealed Kylie's entire bum when she snapped some videos playing in the pool.

The 18-year-old swam around with a unicorn and, of course, a pair of lips: 

Jenner has stolen her mom's swimsuit look before, rocking Kris' vintage pink Body Glove suit from the '80s while on vacation in 2015. We honestly can't decide who wore it better: 

Kylie was busy spending time with her other parent, Caitlyn Jenner, getting in some quality time for Father's Day.

In a Snapchat video, Caitlyn called Kylie her "favorite daughter" because she was the only one spending time with her dad over the weekend.

Sisters Khloe, Kim and Kourtney Kardashian only posted pictures on social media of their late father, Rob Kardashian, with no mention of Caitlyn, but Kendall and Kylie made sure to recognize their dad. 

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A new series of breastfeeding photos is bringing mothers' nursing struggles to life.

Photographer Cheyanne Booker took pictures of six moms, who shared their breastfeeding journeys and challenges -- from bad latches and supply issues to medical conditions and mental health struggles.

Booker told The Huffington Post that her own breastfeeding struggles inspired the series. After giving birth to her now-13-month-old daughter Blyss, the photographer nursed very frequently everyday, but the newborn baby lost weight during those first weeks. 

"I felt like a failure because I thought my body wasn't going to be able to produce enough milk for her, and I desperately wanted to breastfeed her," she said. With the support of her sister-in-law, Booker was able to persevere, and at 3 months, Blyss reached the 97th percentile for weight. 

For the breastfeeding photo series, Booker found subjects by posting a callout in local mom Facebook groups in her home of Mobile, Alabama. In the future, the photographer hopes to find more moms to photograph and add more diversity to the series.

"The main thing that I hope for this project to do is to encourage all breastfeeding mothers who may be going through their own struggles and show them they are not alone in their journeys," Booker told HuffPost. "Breastfeeding can be the hardest thing ever sometimes, but it is so rewarding!"

Keep scrolling to see the breastfeeding photos and read the moms' stories of struggle and perseverance. 

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"Would my life be better if I were thinner? No, but it would be better if I wasn't treated so poorly because I'm not."

This harsh reality, spoken by best-selling author Jes Baker, is a direct result of existing beauty standards that leave people believing their lives would be better in a body other than the one they have.  

The latest, greatest attempt to shatter that notion comes from J.C. Penney and its new #HereIAm campaign. Featuring five seriously badass women at the top of their fields -- Baker, singer/songwriter Mary Lambert, "Project Runway" winner and fashion designer Ashley Nell Tipton, fashion blogger Gabi Gregg and yoga practitioner and self-love enthusiast Valerie Sagun -- the video above promotes body positivity and acceptance in a truly unique way. 

The new campaign joins a long list of brands, celebrities and influencers working to change the standards of beauty, and its power lies in its sheer honesty. Whether the women are revealing familiar struggles (Baker says weight is something she was previously spending her "entire life to change") or celebrating their strengths, it's just as moving to see Sagun ease her way into a difficult yoga pose as it is to hear Tipton proclaim that after "so many years feeling uncomfortable" in her own skin, it is now her time "to be happy and never have to look back."

The point -- which all five women are quick to nail -- is to start moving the focus from what we've been conditioned to believe is beautiful to finding self-acceptance for the person you already are. Losing weight isn't a cure-all, and self-love takes way more than just a shrinking waistline. 

"You can't love your body for what it turns into without actively loving it for what it is today," Lambert poignantly notes.

It's a notion more easily said than done, but campaigns like this one offer a hopeful start. Until recently, women above a certain size had few examples of what self-love beyond size looked like. Grammy-nominated Lambert recalls a time when a family member told her becoming a famous singer would "not happen" for her, and Gregg explains a mindset from her high school days that's all too familiar for people who struggle with body image: "I would be so much prettier if I were thin."

These women are now living proof that size does not dictate worth or ability, as Tipton explained to The Huffington Post.

"It's so important for me to share my story and inspire other women to feel comfortable in their skin, and to know that your size has zero impact on the goals you set for yourself," she said.  

Preach.

Check out the entire video above.

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"Makeup can help people say, 'This is who I am,'" author Autumn Whitefield-Madrano told The Huffington Post over the phone last week.

As someone who has written about beauty for almost two decades at women's magazines, on her own blog, and most recently, for her book Face Value, Whitefield-Madrano is a bonafide expert on the complexities of beauty, self-image and self-love. 

When Whitefield-Madrano spoke with women in her life, she found that many felt an inner conflict about caring about beauty. 

"There was this apology that was riding alongside this entirely human desire to look good," she said. "I wanted to untangle that juxtaposition of wanting to look good, but feeling badly about it." 

So Whitefield-Madrano started interviewing women. She spoke to all types of women -- a nun, a bodybuilder, a burlesque dancer, a little person, a dominatrix, and more. She wanted to know how beauty shapes women's lives, even women who don't necessarily wear makeup everyday or go to the salon weekly.

She wanted to get answers to big questions: Can putting on makeup be considered a feminist act? Do women-only spaces dedicated to beauty routines foster competition or sisterhood? Can beauty routines be about more than just "looking pretty"? And, is wanting to "look pretty" such a bad thing?

HuffPost spoke to Whitefield-Madrano about beauty culture, feminism and how the two intersect with women's everyday lives. 

Why do you think it’s important to discuss the role of beauty in our daily lives?

When I was speaking with women for my book I found that they had this inner conflict and guilt about caring so much about beauty. Certainly there are women who are unabashedly in love with beauty and in love with the products, but I found that a lot of women who consider themselves a little more "serious" -- for lack of a better term -- had guilt about caring about those things. The word that came up a lot was "justify." They would justify why they cared about beauty. There was this apology that was riding alongside this entirely human desire to look good. I wanted to untangle that juxtaposition of wanting to look good, but feeling badly about it. 

Before I started speaking with other women, I thought I was the only one who felt that way. I moved to New York to intern at Ms. Magazine and I was in this hot bed of feminism, and then I worked in women's magazines for most of my career. While women's magazines are feminist in their own way, there was this juxtaposition because I thought, "Well I'm the one in this weird conflicted space about beauty." But it wasn't me, it's a lot of women -- most women I would say. 

If women don’t wear makeup, it’s considered "brave." If we wear too much makeup, we’re asking for too much attention or the wrong type of attention. Why do you think beauty and sexism are so intertwined?

I think it's because most of the people wearing makeup are women. Anything that a lot of women do and most men don't automatically becomes tainted. It automatically becomes frivolous or silly. I don't think we're going to see that change until we have a big historical shift back to when men were also dabbling in these things. It wasn't that long ago that men were wearing makeup -- we're talking Aristocratic men. They used to wear makeup in ways that women are now. At one point, the fashion in Europe was for men to wear very over-the-top makeup and women to have much more subtle makeup. Even then, people thought, "Well at least men are owning that they're wearing makeup, whereas women are so deceptive. They want you to think this is what they look like naturally." There's no way for women to win. Any funnel for sexism to come out, I think it finds a way.

If looking your best -- whatever that might mean for you -- allows you to be able to present yourself to the world in the way that you want to be seen, that's only going to enable you to do better work in the world.
Autumn Whitefield-Madrano

What would you say to people who believe that you can’t be a feminist and love makeup?

I would acknowledge, first of all, that there is to some degree an inherent conflict that I don't want to pretend doesn't exist. The fact is is that beauty and beauty routines do cost a lot of time and money -- and that does take away from the larger goals we might have collectively as women. That said, that's almost an ideological point, because when I talked to feminists for my book that's not what they were personally reporting. It was almost like an intellectual quibbling that they were having with themselves. But it's not like these women were like, "I'm spending three hours a day on my makeup but I can't go out there and work for social justice." Again, it's a human desire to want to look good. We've taken it to this extreme and we've definitely slanted it more towards women which is undeniably problematic. But if looking your best -- whatever that might mean for you -- allows you to be able to present yourself to the world in the way that you want to be seen, that's only going to enable you to do better work in the world. A lot of people spoke about beauty in that way, a much more creative way than just, "Well I have to do this because it's expected of me."

It's also a way to express yourself and that in itself can be empowering.

Absolutely. I'm seeing a lot more creativity and play among millennials. That within itself isn't necessarily a feminist act, but I think that it speaks to the fact that makeup can help people say, "This is who I am."

What role does beauty play in female friendships?

By in large, the women that I spoke with didn't treat beauty as grounds for competition or jealousy -- they saw it as a way to communicate with other women. That's part of why beauty salons have such a historical significance; women created bonds at beauty salons. It really is a woman-only space. The easiest way to break the ice with another woman is to compliment her, for better or worse. I don't know how many times I've walked down the street and a woman will say "Great dress!" and it gives me this little boost and it lets me know that we're kind of in this together. 

It's definitely this secret space that women don't realize is there until we start speaking about it.

Exactly! I'm even thinking of the relationship between beauty consumers and beauty professionals. I open the book mentioning this makeup artist friend of mine. I was interviewing her for my blog when I first met her and at the end of the interview she invited me over to her house so she could give me a makeover, so I could see what the experience was like. It was like a two-and-a-half hour process, and by the end her hands had been on my face, I felt her breath on my cheek, her body has been against mine -- and that's an intimacy that if you're a heterosexual woman you don't often have with other women. Beauty is a real portal to that. There's an intimacy there that I find really touching.

In your interviews, what role did you see beauty culture play in the lives of women who aren't straight and cisgender? 

I interviewed a genderqueer person for my book and she doesn't wear makeup. I don't think she's ever worn makeup but she told me about going to a barbershop with other genderqueer women and what an experience that is, and how it helped her learn to navigate that space. To see her face light up when she was talking about her shared experience with other butch women at the barbershop made me realize, OK this isn't something just for girly-girls. We all can bond in this way. I know that a lot of trans women report in their transition into womanhood that beauty routines and those shared experiences -- and being able to do it openly -- was something they had been looking forward to since they were children. 

You interviewed so many women from all types of backgrounds. What were some of the differences in their perceptions of beauty? Were there any common themes?

I went into it a little naively thinking that women who fit that conventional beauty type would have a different experience than those who were more average-looking, like most people. And I didn't find that to be the case at all. It wasn't a simple relationship. It seemed both very individualistic and very collective, all at once.

What I will say is that women of color talked about how the beauty standard for their race in particular had affected them. As women we all have certain standards that we're "supposed" to reach. And then African-American women have another standard that's an umbrella under this larger standard. And white women have theirs, and Latina women have theirs, and so on and so forth. That was the biggest thing that jumped out at me. 

There were also differences in age groups. Older women I found -- and this is supported by statistics -- tend to become more comfortable with how they look over time. And that was reflected in the embrace of the juxtapositions that go along with beauty. I found that younger women were still really wrestling with these questions.

It's unfortunate that older women almost become "invisible" as they age in our culture. It's even more unfortunate that I look forward to getting older simply to get a reprieve from our harsh beauty standards. 

Yes! And that's what some of the older women I spoke with said. They reported exactly that. That yea it kind of sucks to get older because they didn't even realize the sort of privilege that comes with being a young woman. But there was also a relief that goes along with it. They said to me, "Wait, if I'm finally -- after a lifetime of being judged on how I look -- not being judged on it as much." There's this sense that they can breathe a bit more. 

I think it's wonderful when we see older women being celebrated for being beautiful, but at the same time I don't want to the new standard for older women mean that we all need to look like 85-year-old model Carmen Dell'Orefice. That's not the answer to solving the problem that older women become invisible in our culture. 

The message is not only do we have to look beautiful, but we have to feel beautiful. And I find that really problematic.
Autumn Whitefield-Madrano

In regards to the media’s recent “femvertising,” such as Dove’s Real Beauty ads, how do you think this type of media affects women’s self-esteem and beauty image?

That's a tough one because I think you can argue both sides. When I first saw the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, it was maybe 12 years ago. The women were in white underwear and they were either lightly retouched or not retouched at all and I was like "Finally!" It felt so great. But as it's become more popular I've become a lot more skeptical. Instead it feels like the message is not only do we have to look beautiful, but we have to feel beautiful. And I find that really problematic. There's been a backlash against that which is really a reflection of how women are affected by it. It's like, wait a second, this is not the answer. The answer to broadening the scope of beauty is not simply saying, "Now you have to feel beautiful and look beautiful!" That said, there's also a huge relief in seeing people who look a little more like you represented in media.

What role do you think social media plays in women’s body image and perceptions of themselves?

Surprise, it's complicated! There's two conflicting theories out there. One is that everyone's posting selfies on social media and many people are using the photo-retouching software and everyone's tagging their selfies with #Flawless or "Feeling great!" And of course that means we're just becoming more and more narcissistic. But the other argument is that it's actually making people feel worse about themselves. I would argue that both of those points are right. I think that with social media you can use it and abuse it.

I've seen a lot of creativity when it comes to self-presentation on social media. I find that really encouraging. That said, I've also seen people posting selfie after selfie and to me the message is really clear that they simply want some affirmation. That's not the end of the world, and it's not a terrible thing -- but I don't want us to fool ourselves into thinking that because there is this positive vibe on social media that it means that we totally love ourselves, and we feel great and beautiful and it's that simple. There's definitely a murkier story there for most people. 

This interview has been edited and condensed.

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This resumé is just a suave as the guys on the cover of GQ.

Sumukh Mehta from Bangalore, India, has wanted to work at the men's magazine for some time so he created a kickass resumé modeled after an issue of the publication, in hopes of nabbing a position with them. And we can't say we've ever applied for a job in such a brilliant way. 

Mehta is featured as the "cover model" of his application. There's a "GQ Life" section, where he shows some of his hobbies as well as a "Contents" page that looks identical to that of the magazine. The documents also contains many of the typical resumé items like job experience and education, but Mehta was sure to go the extra mile.

"I had to be very careful and match up with the font and the colors GQ plays around with," he told The Huffington Post. "I had to make sure that every new article starts from the right hand side." 

He even included two ads for some extra authenticity.

The 21-year-old told HuffPost that it took three weeks to create -- from the graphic design process, to the photo shoots, to writing the content. Though it took quite a bit of effort, Mehta said he needed something special, as he didn't actually qualify for any positions due to visa stipulations. 

"Now this was a challenge I took up for myself and started thinking that if I send a normal resumé and mail it to the company, I'm sure it'll end up in the bin," he said. 

In the end, his project was all worth it. Mehta, who sent his resumé to three different GQ offices, received an offer for either a six-month paid internship or work placement experience in London. He also got a pretty big compliment.

"I received mail from the managing editor of [British GQ] that I had managed to impress the editor-in-chief," he said. 

The editor of GQ India, Che Kurrien, even shared Mehta's now-famous resumé on Instagram.

While the 21-year-old's creativity is off the charts, he does know a thing or two about resumés. In fact, he's been running website Yourpitchh.com, where he helps graduates and working employees convert their resumes into infographic resumes.

Now we're definitely thinking about spicing up our resumés after seeing Mehta's. 

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Youth might be worshipped nowadays, but here at Huff/Post50, we think it's confidence that truly makes a person sexy ... no matter what their age. And there's no better proof of that than 73-year-old Nora.

The gorgeous septuagenarian is the subject of photographer Emily Stein's latest collection, "Hello I'm Nora." The series -- which captures Nora's beauty, confidence, style and sexuality -- aims to defy the notion that women become invisible as they age.

"As women we are always struggling to accept our looks, no matter what we look like and whatever age we are," Stein told The Huffington Post. For Nora, that acceptance is still a work in progress. "Now she is older, she tries to re-invent herself, to make herself useful in society, trying not to disappear."

The beautiful photos, including some of Nora rocking lingerie, were crafted "to celebrate Nora in all her glory," said Stein, who met Nora, a neighbor, by chance while walking down the street. 

Women, she says, don't realize how amazing they truly are, and instead succumb to the pressures in media and magazines. 

"We all tend to be a bit insecure about our looks, and as we age this continues," Stein said. "It would be great if we could try to accept ourselves
and that we are all unique and beautiful in our own ways."

Let Nora be your inspiration.

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Remember in 2015 when Taylor Swift assembled a dream team of starlets for the "Bad Blood" music video that supposedly referred to her broken friendship with another female artist? Apparently, the scent of beef has been lingering for Katy Perry, too.

The "Roar" singer released a new perfume called Mad Love, and if the phrase sounds familiar, that's because it's actually part of the second line in Swift's "Bad Blood," widely believed to reference Perry -- especially after Swift addressed the song in an interview with Rolling Stone.

"For years, I was never sure if we were friends or not. She would come up to me at awards shows and say something and walk away, and I would think, ‘Are we friends, or did she just give me the harshest insult of my life?" Swift told the magazine in 2014. 

In the video, which won both a Grammy and an MTV Video Music Award, Swift sings,"Baby, now we've got bad blood / You know it used to be mad love," which might describe the starlets' well-documented friendship before their feuding began. (Remember when Perry used to carry around a lock of Swift's hair?)

The new fragrance comes after Perry's 2015 scent, Mad Potion, so it is possible that Mad Love is just following the trend. But given the attention that surrounds every single incident in which one singer mentions the other, this really does not seem like the kind of detail Perry's team wouldn't notice.

Something smells fishy, and we don't think it's the perfume ... 

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Bridesmaids want to put their best foot forward when it comes to their wedding day look.

And sometimes that means ditching the stilettos in favor of something a bit more practical. Below are 18 bridal parties who wore sneakers, boots and sandals instead of subjecting themselves to high heel hell. 

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Rejoice: Iris Apfel is releasing her own fashion line in collaboration with Macy's brand INC International Concepts. Known for her brightly colored threads and signature oversized eyeglasses, the 94-year-old style icon has curated a collection inspired by her whimsical, Sixties Mod look. 

The new line will be called "Iris Meets I.N.C.," and will feature an assortment of 40 bold dresses, skirts, jackets, flared pants, and accessories. 

“It’s been very fun. I like to do things that are fun. If you don’t have fun, what good is it?" Apfel told WWD on Monday.

"The clothes  are particularly suited to a younger generation but us old geezers can wear it as well.”

In addition to the clothes, which will debut online and in Macy's stores in September 2016, Apfel will also be launching her own custom emojis. Does it get any cooler than that?

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From the pain of labor to the bliss of meeting your newborn baby, birth is an incredibly emotional experience.

Canadian birth photographer Ashley Marston knows this all too well.

Marston shared some of her favorite photos with The Huffington Post, and they are, put simply, powerful. Continue scrolling for raw images that capture joy, anxiety, perseverance and most of all, love. 

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