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The Duchess Of Cambridge Tops Off A Repeat Coat With A Big Ol' Hat

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My, my, Duchess of Cambridge, what a large hat you have!


The former Kate Middleton attended the unveiling of an Iraq and Afghanistan war memorial in London Thursday. Though the palace didn’t release outfit details due to the nature of the ceremony, onlookers still identified her coat as a repeat. 




Kate previously wore the Michael Kors coat without a hat for a garden opening in May 2016:



And before that, she wore it with a fascinator in Australia in 2014:



Some fans compared the big hat to Audrey Hepburn, but as always, we’re leaning more toward American Girl doll Samantha.


Either way, Kate’s once again proved that you can change up any look with a little ― or in this case, huge ― accessorizing. 


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The Inspiring Reason This Marathon Runner Posted A Photo Of Her Cellulite

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Marathoner Dorothy Beal has a message for all the runners out there: Don’t let a race photo steal your joy. 


The blogger, mother of three and running coach recently went viral after posting powerful side-by-side photos to Instagram, both of which were taken during the same race. 


“In one I looked happy and strong and in the other I was left questioning if there was a part of my body that didn’t have cellulite,” Beal said before explaining how hard ― but rewarding ― this particular race was for her. 


“If you had asked me after if I had a good time I would have said YES!!” she wrote. “I still felt that way in the days following the race UNTIL I saw the photo on the left and then insecurity set in and I thought about how that day was not fun. But that’s silly, because it was fun...A race photo is ONE SINGLE moment in time and I let one of them steal joy from me.”


Beal added, “Most times we don’t look great while we run, but that’s not why we run anyways, we run to FEEL like I look in the photo on the right - HAPPY.” 



Let's get REAL with each other again... I'm reposting this here because I think we all can agree that we are worth more than a photo captured at a race. Far too many of us let a single photo steal joy - the thing is - it's a single photo and we need to take back any power that photo steals #Repost @womensrunningmagazine ・・・ @mileposts here Let's get real with each other for a second shall we!? How many of you have let a race photo steal joy from you?? Both of these race photos were taken on the same day at the same race. In one I looked happy and strong and in the other I was left questioning if there was a part of my body that didn't have cellulite. This race at some points sucked for me - I got sick - threw up before crossing the finish line and had possibly my slowest 13.1 time ever - but post race the sucky feelings faded and I remember the day being fun - drinking wine with friends after, joking how wine cures all. If you had asked me after if I had a good time I would have said YES!! I still felt that way in the days following the race UNTIL I saw the photo on the left and then insecurity set in and I thought about how that day was not fun. But that's silly, because it was fun...A race photo is ONE SINGLE moment in time and I let one of them steal joy from me. Most times we don't look great while we run, but that's not why we run anyways, we run to FEEL like I look in the photo on the right - HAPPY. Don't let a photo steal joy - you are worth so much more than one split second - moment in time. #irunthisbody @ihavearunnersbody #whstrong

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Beal’s post resonated with her 44k Instagram followers, who shared their own struggles with race photos. 


“Thank you yes I have one from [a race] I trained so hard and the pic they took made me look awful,” one commenter wrote. “It really did steal my joy and accomplishment so thanks for this reminder.” 


Another fellow runner wrote, “I had the same thing after my first race I hated how I looked in the photos but I just remember what a feat it was! Glad I’m not the only one it momentarily got down.” 


The response to the photo proves that the activity is about more than just a race picture. Running is an incredible exercise that can do wonders for a person’s wellbeing. Research shows it can drastically improve your physical and mental health.


Beal’s side-by-side photo is also just one example of the many body-positive posts Beal puts on her Instagram page. In an emailed conversation with The Huffington Post, she explained her new “MOVEment,” called #ihavearunnersbody, which is all about revising what exactly a “runner” looks like. 


“I’m constantly told that I don’t look like I run,” Beal said. “A) there is no such thing as a perfect body and B) anyone who runs looks like a runner. So yes I have cellulite and I’m not a featherweight, but my body and these legs have carried me through 32 marathons and over 100 races of various distances.” 








“We are thin, we are thick, we are small, we are tall, we are black, we are white, we are every color in between, some of us have abs and others of us have bellies, and many of us have cellulite BUT we are ALL runners,” Beal said. 


Amen to that.  


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Hillary Clinton And Her New Haircut Have Clearly Moved Past 2016

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Hillary, is that you?!


America’s original “nasty woman” debuted a new hairdo on Snapchat Wednesday. She celebrated International Women’s Day by telling followers to “stand up, resist, run for office” while pairing her new bangs with a snazzy red jacket.  















She proudly gave us even more angles during an evening talk at the Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards:




And THAT is how it’s done. Looking good!


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The Best Sites To Find Men's Shoes In Large Sizes

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It can feel like a small market for men with a shoe size 14 and above. We get it. So we searched the internet to make the quest for shoes in a bigger size a bit easier for guys.


And not because it’s simply frustrating to walk to into regular stores and never find your size, but because it’s also really important for your health. A 2014 study from the U.K. College of Podiatry found that more than a third of men are wearing the wrong size shoe. Cramming your toes into too-small shoes can cause real orthopedic issues, from bunions and hammer toes to the dreaded ingrown toenail. 


It should no longer feel impossible to find a nice, comfortable, dare we say stylish shoe that fits. So go ahead ― shop around in your size.   


Nordstrom: The online store carries up to a size 18. You can filter from a super-slim width to extra-extra wide in several styles as well. 


Belk: Shop the selection of affordable formal and casual shoes that run up to a size 18. Go to the main page for men’s shoes, then filter by size. 


ShoesXL: This is probably one of the best sources for men’s shoes in extended sizing. You can check out boots, sandals, athletic, casual and dress shoes up to a size 20.


Kingsize: Guys with wide and large feet may luck out on Kingsize, which runs up to a size 18. The site carries lesser known brands but several popular names, too, such as New Balance, Hush Puppies and L.B Evans. 


2BigFeet: Here’s the thing with 2BigFeet. The site carries up to a size 21 but the selection does decrease quite a bit the larger you go. There are still several styles available, and you never know when new stock will be updated. So keep this site on your radar and check back when you’re in the market. 


ShoeBuy: Don’t shy away from ShoeBuy’s unfriendly interface. You’ll be met with a nice selection of shoes once you choose size and width. The site runs up to a size 18.


Because if the shoe fits, wear it, eh?

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You're Not Going To Recognize Starbucks' New Spring Cups

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Starbucks fanatics, prepare to freak out. 


The coffee company announced Thursday that it’s introducing three new cups for spring. The pastel cups ― which come in blue, green and yellow ― are the first Starbucks spring cups ever. They arrive March 16 in the United States and Canada, and will be available for a limited time only. 


Each size of cup is designated its own color, featuring white dots and cute little spring-themed doodles.



They’re a complete 180 from the usual Starbucks cups. 



Considering the hype that always surrounds the red cups Starbucks releases every holiday season, it makes sense the company would trying switching things up. 


Do you like the cups? Sound off in the comments below. 






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The Best Products To Moisturize Seriously Dry Skin

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When it comes to dry skin and dehydrated skin, we all know they’re both a huge pain to deal with. But most of us don’t realize there’s a fundamental difference between the two conditions, and each should be treated differently. Today we’re here to tackle the trickier of the two ― dry skin.


“Dehydrated skin lacks water moisture, and dry skin lacks oil,” explains Jeni Sykes, co-founder and head of skincare at Heyday, a New York City facial shop. “Understanding which kind of moisture your skin specifically needs can go a long way in helping you choose products that are right for you.”


A facialist can look at your skin under a light to determine whether you’ve got dry or dehydrated skin. But if you’ve ever experienced an oil slick on your face ― even if it’s currently dry and flaky ― chances are you probably just have dehydrated skin, according to Sykes’ guidelines. 


Dry skin, on the other hand, simply doesn’t produce much (if any) oil — not even in the humidity of summer. And that’s a problem, because oil holds your skin’s moisture in place. Without it, your skin becomes dry and irritated. 



Unfortunately, oil production is usually determined by genetics. But there’s plenty you can do to hydrate your dry skin.


“For skin that’s lacking oil, you want to replenish oil-based moisture daily. Swim in facial oil,” says Sykes. “You can layer an oil serum under a rich moisturizer if one alone doesn’t quench your skin.”


You may be drying your skin even further without realizing it. Sykes says there are some especially drying ingredients lurking in our everyday skincare products. “You can look for ingredients like clays, charcoal, salicylic acid, willow bark and witch hazel,” she says. “A little of these thing can be good for anyone, but daily use of many oil-wicking ingredients is best left to those who have more than enough oil to begin with. You want to add, not take.”


Below is a Sykes-approved lineup of products that will help plump up your dry skin. This routine has worked wonders for us.


As always, consult your dermatologist before changing your beauty routine — especially if you have eczema, rosacea or any other skin conditions.



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Meghan Markle Pens An Eye-Opening Essay About Period Stigma Around The World

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Actress Meghan Markle is adding her voice to those of women speaking out about the need to abolish period stigma around the world. 


The “Suits” star recounted her experience visiting with young women in India in an eye-opening essay for Time. She wrote that a lack of menstrual health education and resources greatly impacts a young woman’s ability to not only succeed in school, but to stay in school. 


“One hundred and thirteen million adolescent girls between the ages 12-14 in India alone are at risk of dropping out of school because of the stigma surrounding menstrual health,” she wrote.


That stigma makes dropping out of school seem like the more appealing option: “Many girls shared that they feel embarrassed to go to school during their periods, ill equipped with rags instead of pads, unable to participate in sports and without bathrooms available to care for themselves.” 


It’s not just India, of course. In Malawi, parents don’t talk to children about their menstrual cycles. According to a UNICEF study, 48 percent of girls in Iran believe that menstruation “is a disease.” Some girls lack facilities with running water, or ways to dispose of menstrual waste. 


Though it’s less severe, the taboo surrounding periods impacts us here in the United States, too, including absenteeism. Recognizing that periods are costly and low-income women and families have to prioritize spending, legislation was passed in New York City in 2016 to provide free pads and tampons to the city’s prisons, schools and shelters. 


“We need to push the conversation, mobilize policy-making surrounding menstrual health initiatives, support organizations who foster girls’ education from the ground up, and within our own homes, we need to rise above our puritanical bashfulness when it comes to talking about menstruation,” Markle argued. 


The 35-year-old is regularly involved in humanitarian work, serving as a global ambassador for Global Vision, which provides access to clean water, and as an advocate for UN Women. While most headlines have been focused on her relationship with Prince Harry, hopefully her essay can move bigger, more important conversations forward, too. 


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The Duchess Of Cambridge Needs A New Secretary. Could It Be You?

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This is the greatest news we’ve heard since Queen Elizabeth II was hiring a social media star


The former Kate Middleton will soon be on the hunt for a new secretary to replace her longtime personal aide, Rebecca Deacon. The highest member of the duchess’ team announced that she would be leaving the palace this summer after a decade as the royal’s right-hand woman. (Side note: Could you imagine saying the phrase “leaving the palace” when putting in your two weeks’ notice? Oh, to dream.)



In a statement to People, Kensington Palace said, “After a decade of service to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Rebecca Deacon will be stepping down as Private Secretary to The Duchess of Cambridge. She plans to leave the household in the summer.”


It’s unclear if Kensington Palace will post the job opening on its website, as the royal household has done in the past, or if the search will remain private. Either way, keep your eyes peeled on the monarchy’s job site for your chance to work with royalty.


And perhaps binge-watch “The Crown” on Netflix for, you know, research.




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Pamela Anderson's Look Is Missing Something

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Pamela Anderson has successfully scaled her makeup routine way, way back. Perhaps she’s trying to pare down her wardrobe, too?  


The former “Baywatch” star was spotted in London Thursday wearing what appears to be a black sweater, camel overcoat and tights, which she rocked as pants with admirable confidence. 



Anderson was photographed visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy. That’s a curious habit on its own, but we’re also mildly confused by the outfit itself. Primarily, though, we’re just in awe of anyone who can rock tights  ― an article of clothing that gives us so much grief ― with such ease.


Only you, Pamela Anderson.  



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The Only Thing Cooler Than Kristen Stewart's Hair Is Her Dress With Pockets

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We’re just going to come right out and say it: Kristen Stewart is the freaking coolest.


Not only is she sporting the bold, bleached blonde buzz cut of our secret cool-girl fantasies, she’s taking it out on the town in uber-chic gowns, too.


But Stewart didn’t wear just any uber-chic gown to premiere of her new movie “Personal Shopper” in New York City Thursday night. She wore a high-neck, backless, sparkly Chanel gown with ― wait for it ― pockets in front. 



Stewart, who revealed she buzzed her hair for a role because “it’s practical,” nearly let the dress speak for itself, but added a small silver bangle and ring. (Unless, of course, she was hiding other things in those pockets.)



Her dewy skin, smoky eye and bold brow looked great, too. If there was any question about the right way to pair light hair with dark brows, the answer is right here. 



Hard. Swoon. 


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Nike’s Controversial New Shoes Made Me Run Faster

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By Ed Caesar for WIRED.



Earlier this week, WIRED ran a story about the new Nike sneakers tied to Breaking2, the company’s attempt to help runners break the two-hour mark at a special marathon this spring. As part of WIRED’s exclusive look at that initiative, our writer took a trial run in the sneakers as part of his training to achieve his own personal milestone: a sub-90-minute half-marathon.


I thought we were talking about doping; Haile Gebrselassie thought we were talking about shoes. It was November 22, 2012, and we were sitting in Gebrselassie’s eighth-floor office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on a warm afternoon, locked in a long discussion about the limits of a runner’s body. Gebrselassie is not only a double-Olympic gold medalist with two marathon world records to his name; he is also a gregarious and provocative aficionado of the sport.


So I asked him: What did he consider the best time a clean athlete could run for the marathon?


“You ask me, clean? No technology, no help? That is what Abebe Bikila ran in 1960. That was barefoot. The cleanest.”


Bikila was the first black African to win a gold medal at the Olympics, when he beat a stacked marathon field in Rome, in 1960, barefoot. He is a hero to many Ethiopians, and it was perhaps not surprising to hear Gebrselassie invoke his name. What did surprise me was Gebrselassie’s understanding of the word “clean.” To him, changes in footwear — not improvements in diet, or training, or pacing, or psychology, or the emergence of blood doping, or any number of other factors — explained most of the 12 minutes that have fallen from the marathon world record since 1960. In his view, the last pure marathon was an unshod marathon.


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That conversation in Addis Ababa popped into my head on Tuesday afternoon, as I laced up a pair of Nike’s Zoom Vaporfly 4 percent shoes on the Formula 1 track outside Monza, Italy. These are the shoes I’ll be wearing in a few months when I attempt to break my goal of 90 minutes for the half-marathon. They are a mass-market, albeit expensive, version of the “concept car” shoe that Eliud Kipchoge, Zersenay Tadese, and Lelisa Desisa will wear when they make their sub-two-hour attempt — the Zoom Vaporfly Elite.


The Elites look alien and striking, with a smooth wedge of foam at their rear, like the bow of a racing yacht. The 4 percents are less otherworldly. They are sleek, with a suggestion of the Elite’s maritime lines, but they look more or less like running shoes. The juju is on the inside. By connecting a new type of foam to a stiff, spoon-shaped plate, Nike designers claim, the Vaporflys make a runner 4 percent more efficient than the best racing flats Nike or any other company has on the market. (That 4 percent number comes from Rodger Kram, an independent physiologist commissioned by Nike to test the Vaporfly.) If those numbers are right, the shoe should make Kipchoge and Tadese and Desisa 4 percent more efficient. It should make me 4 percent more efficient. Greater efficiency means you need less oxygen to move down the road. In short, a runner should go be able to go faster for longer in these shoes than in any others.


Laced Up, Ready to Run


Like any new running addict, I’m interested in going faster for longer. The whole purpose of training for my half-marathon is to break a time. But as soon as I put the shoes on, speed was not uppermost in my mind. I became distracted by more immediate and powerful sensations, the first being: I couldn’t stand up straight. Because of the forward tilt of the plate in the shoe, I was rocked off my heels, even at standstill. It’s actually easier to run in the shoe than to stand around talking in it. They’re like ski-boots that way. When I took off for a test lap around the 2.4-kilometer junior course at Monza, I had the oddest sensation of being pushed onto my toes.


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Within a few hundred yards, I became accustomed to the aggressive new angle at which my feet now struck the ground. My torso stiffened a little. My legs flew out behind me. It was like I was running downhill. In that moment, it dawned on me that in my own, lumpen way, I was running more like a Kenyan than I ever had before: not pulling my body forward with my feet out in front, but pushing my feet out behind me. In Two Hours, my book about the quest to break the two-hour marathon, I described how one of the modern greats of the sport, Geoffrey Mutai, ran. He was, I wrote, “a paradigm of economy” who “doesn’t brake at all, or strain for forward movement. There is no tension in his arms. It’s as if he is on wheels, not legs.”


That’s what I felt in these shoes: as if I was on wheels, not legs. I may not have looked like Mutai or run as fast as him, but, for the nine minutes and 14 seconds I careened around Monza, I felt like him. I was also pretty fast — averaging roughly a six-minute mile — although it’s easy to be fast for less than 10 minutes. The real test will come this spring.


Unfair Advantage?


There has been plenty of blood spilled already about whether Nike’s Vaporfly shoes run afoul of international marathon regulations or offer their owners an unfair advantage. My view on this matter counts for little, but, from what I can see, these shoes break none of the (admittedly vague) rules about footwear design set by the International Association of Athletics Federations, which governs the sport. They also appear to be constructed from technologies that have existed for some years: responsive foam and carbon-fiber plates. As Stefan Guest, a senior designer on the team at Nike that created the Vaporfly, told me after I had worn them, the design’s success is in its mixture of elements: of how and where the plate sits in the foam. “The magic,” he says, “is in the geometries.”



I’ll leave the argument over fairness to the sport’s regulators, but the experience of wearing the shoes made me return to Gebrselassie’s ideas about what constitutes a “clean” marathon. For him, Bikila, barefoot in Rome, was the last clean race. To expand his line of argument, all shoes are dirty — a cheat, to some degree — because they cushion and propel runners. In that view, each new iteration of shoe design is another move away from pure sport. But Gebrselassie also saw technological advance as not only unstoppable, but welcome. After all, Bikila followed up his barefoot triumph in 1960 with another gold medal in 1964, when he set a new world record at the Tokyo games—wearing shoes. With his customary Klieg-light smile, Gebrselassie would happily admit that when he was at his peak, he wanted the best, fastest, “dirtiest” shoes his sponsor could make him. (That would have been Adidas, not Nike.)


I, too, want better shoes, but for slightly different reasons. The French cyclist Jean Bobet once wrote about ecstatic athletic experience, a state that American athletes might call the zone but Bobet calls la Volupté. It is “delicate, intimate and ephemeral. It arrives, it takes hold of you, sweeps you up and then leaves you again. It is for you alone. It is a combination of speed and ease, force and grace. It is pure happiness.”


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As I have become more serious about running, I have returned to that passage many times. I now realize that I have often been striving toward a feeling similar to the one described by Bobet. I also imagine many of the sport’s adherents, all over the world, might admit the same, even if they did not describe it in such terms. Running’s popularity is poorly explained solely by its social or fitness benefits. Its allure is deeper than that. There are times when even an ungainly giraffe like me can experience speed and ease, force and grace. There are times when nothing else matters except the workings of your own body.


When those moments arrive, they are unforgettable. I am happy to report that Bobet’s Volupté descended on me when I was rounding the final bend at Monza at 11 miles an hour, all alone, mountains behind me, bright spring sky overhead, wind at my back, 800 yards of empty straightaway in front of me, chest proud, legs whirring, a spoon-like carbon-fiber plate beneath my feet. I don’t know whether the shoes I was wearing were clean. I know there couldn’t have been a cleaner feeling.


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8 Secrets Of Women Who Always Smell Good

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You know that friend who always smells amazing no matter what time of day it is? Well, choice of perfume aside, there is some strategy behind when and where to spray (which affects how strong the scent is and how long it will last). Here, we sniff out their secrets.


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They Choose More Potent Scents
Not all scents are created equal. While citrusy fragrances tend to dissipate quickly, spicy andwoodsy ones with notes like sandalwood tend to linger for a while. So if longevity is your top concern, you might want to keep your fragrance within those families.


They Layer Their Fragrances
From shower gels to body lotions to oils, most of your favorite perfumes come in different forms. By wearing a few of them together, you build layers of fragrance that stick around throughout the day.


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They Know Where to Apply It Go beyond the wrists and spritz your perfume onto warmer (and often more concealed) areas of your body, like your stomach and chest, as well as behind the knees and ears. The body heat here helps to develop the scent so the top, middle and base notes come through fully.


And They Never Rub It In Though it’s second nature to want to rub your wrists together after applying perfume, resist the urge. Rubbing breaks down the top notes, leaving you with only the middle and base notes — and less wear time.


Related: 4 Places You Should (Actually) Be Spraying Your Perfume



They Know When to Apply It
The sweet spot is right after showering, while your skin is still slightly damp. The extra moisture helps to lock in the scent. Not to mention, this will omit the risk of staining your favorite silk blouse or tarnishing your jewelry.


They Keep Their Skin Hydrated
On that note, be sure to moisturize your skin before applying any perfume. Dry skin tends to absorb some of the scent, making it fade faster. Moisturized skin gives the fragrance something to adhere to so it lasts longer.



They Store Them Properly Exposure to heat and humidity breaks down the scent molecules in your perfume, so avoid stashing the bottles in the bathroom and always keep them in cool, dry areas of your home — like the top of your dresser or vanity set. 


They Reapply Throughout the Day Since your skin is a living, breathing organ, it can’t hold on to scent indefinitely. Still, the tips above will ensure a much longer wear. For any life moments that fall outside of your regular nine-to-five (like when you’re going to dinner straight from the office), keep a travel-size sample or rollerball of perfume in your purse for a quick refresh.


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Peaches Monroee Seeks Trademark For Viral Phrase 'On Fleek'

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Peaches Monroee is back to take what’s hers.


The internet star, who’s real name is Kayla Newman, told Teen Vogue that she plans to trademark “on fleek.” Newman uploaded a video to the now defunct Vine on June 21, 2014 in which she sits in a car and says, “We in this b***h. Finna get crunk. Eyebrows on fleek. Da fuq.” 





Newman’s clip gained millions of views. “On fleek” quickly became a viral sensation and a cultural staple. Celebrities and companies a like profited off of incorporating the phrase into their music and marketing. But the 18-year-old didn’t see a dime.


Newman, who’s currently studying nursing, told Teen Vogue that she was pleased to see the cultural impact she had, but disappointed that she wasn’t given any credit. Which is why she recently launched a GoFundMe to raise $100,000 for her new cosmetic and hair line. As of Friday, she’s raised more than $13,000.




On her fundraising page, Newman wrote that this is her chance to follow her dreams and finally receive her dues.


“Just so everyone can know my plans, with this money I plan on starting a website, get this project on legal papers with a good team of lawyers, etc. and making sure my dreams come true as far as this ‘fleek’ thing,” she wrote. “I feel like this is my second chance and I will not mess this is up.”


The teen plans to create a multicultural hair and makeup line, which will include eyebrow pencils, eye shadows and foundation. She told Teen Vogue that she doesn’t have a name for the line yet, but she wants her line to send a positive message.


“I want to send a message that everyone can enjoy makeup and be ‘on fleek,’” she said. “I want people to use my products and feel good about themselves. I would consider that to be my impact on beauty.”

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The One Mistake You’re Making With A Flat Iron

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Somewhere between the bouffant blowout of the ’80s and the so-slick-it-sticks-to-your-head look of the ’90s, there lies a sleek yet bouncy medium. Here, an easy trick for straightening your hair so you don’t lose too much volume in the process.


Related: The Very Best Way to Clean Your Curling and Flat Irons



What you need: Duckbill clips, a flat iron, a hair brush and a light-hold hair spray


Step 1: Section off your hair into very small chunks. Once your hair is completely dry (hint: it shouldn’t sizzle with your Chi), take the clips and distribute your tresses into even sections all along your head. (The reason they should be small: You want the heat to penetrate all of the strands with just one swipe.)


Step 2: Now here’s the key to keeping your volume: When running the iron down the length of your hair, do not clamp it down like a panini press. (That’s what, obviously, flattens it out.) Instead, leave it slightly open to benefit from the direct heat but also maintain as much volume as possible.


Step 3: To fend off frizz (the unfortunate by-product of volume), evenly coat your brush with the hair spray and comb it through. Ta-da! Olivia Palermo bounce achieved. 


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4 Things Your Hair Can Tell You About Your Health

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Kid Having A Meltdown In Front Of The Queen Is Every Toddler Ever

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There’s nothing like an unpredictable toddler to make plans go awry, especially in front of Queen Elizabeth II.


On Thursday, the queen attended a ceremony in London to unveil the Iraq and Afghanistan war memorial. According to The Telegraph, 2-year-old Alfie Lunn had the big job of handing Elizabeth flowers, but decided to first have a meltdown instead, in true toddler fashion.



Alfie’s parents attended the ceremony (described as “a dedication to those deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, either military or civilian, and those who supported them at home) because of their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Telegraph reports that his father, Sergeant Mark Lunn served in both countries and received the Military Cross. His mother, Corporal Michele Lunn, served in Afghanistan from 2011 to 2012 and is now serving in England.


Michele told The Telegraph the queen was “very understanding” of her son and thanked the toddler, who eventually handed over the flowers.






Perhaps the Queen has handled similar situations with her great-grandson, 3-year-old Prince George. Back in September, the little British royal left Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hanging when he tried to give him a high five.


Toddlers, gotta love ‘em.


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L'Oreal Launches Inclusive Campaign That Features Diane Keaton And Debbie Harry

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You can call us, call us, anytime, L’Oreal ― as long as you keep putting out ads like this one. 


The beauty giant’s new campaign for its popular Voluminous mascara is aptly titled “The Original.” It boasts an inclusive, all-star cast that a release from the brand calls “trailblazing individuals” such as Diane Keaton and Blondie’s Debbie Harry, to name a couple.



Alongside Keaton and Harry are the likes of Julianne Moore, the brand’s first Asian-American spokeswoman, Soo Joo Park, and transgender model and activist Hari Nef.


The brand called its campaign stars “originals who continue to be fresh, creative and confident,” who “have a unique perspective on original style, breaking rules and staying true to themselves.”


 We’d call them totally badass and gorgeous, too. 


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The Olsen Twins Reportedly Settle Lawsuit With Former Interns

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are settling a class-action wage theft lawsuit  brought by former unpaid interns, the New York Daily News reports. 


Lead plaintiff Shahista Lalani filed the suit against the Olsens’ company Dualstar Entertainment Group in 2015 after she interned for their fashion label, The Row. Court filings alleged Lalani worked 50 hour weeks, had the same responsibilities as her paid counterparts, was treated poorly and suffered from dehydration during her five-month internship.


The two parties reportedly agreed to a settlement of $140,000. Each of the 185 interns who joined the suit and are believed to be eligible for a payout will walk away with $530, Entertainment Tonight reports, though the outlet notes a judge has yet to sign off an agreement. Funds remaining after interns are paid will reportedly cover legal fees.


Neither Lalani’s attorneys nor Dualstar could be reached for comment before publication. Back in September 2015, Dualstar refuted Lalani’s claims. In court filings obtained by Fashionista, the company said that it “denies each and every allegation” and maintained that Dualstar "at no time" acted “in a willful, wanton, reckless and/or malicious manner.”


The reported settlement follows a string of similar lawsuits. Condé Nast paid between $700-$1,900 to nearly 7,500 former unpaid interns and ended its program altogether in 2013, while CBS was hit with a class action lawsuit by its interns in 2015.


Their settlement amounts may not be quite enough for the Olsen twins’ former interns to take a “Holiday in the Sun,” but it is something. 


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Sean Spicer Sends Distress Signal To America With Upside-Down Flag Pin

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During Friday’s White House press conference, Sean Spicer sent Twitter into a frenzy when he wore his American flag pin upside down. Though Spicer’s unfortunate move was likely accidental, an upside-down American flag is an officially recognized sign of distress.


Almost immediately, everyone on Twitter began making the same joke about what kind of signal Spicer was trying to send. 






























The upside-down flag was recently used in a promotion for the next season of “House of Cards,” so of course the Netflix show tweeted about Spicer’s mishap: 






Spicer’s error was flagged down during the press conference and he quickly fixed it. According to Yahoo White House correspondent Hunter Walker, Omarosa Manigault reportedly passed Spicer a note about the error. 










We know Melissa McCarthy and the “Saturday Night Live” writers are just loving this new material. 

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Sales Of Ivanka Trump Products Surged Last Month

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Ivanka Trump’s clothing and accessories brand saw a spike in sales in February, according to the company’s president and market research data. 


Abigail Klem, who took over as president of the brand after President Donald Trump’s daughter stepped down in January, said the company has seen near-unprecedented success since last month.


“Since the beginning of February, they were some of the best performing weeks in the history of the brand,” Klem said in a statement. “For several different retailers Ivanka Trump was a top performer online, and in some of the categories it was the [brand’s] best performance ever.”


While the company does not publicly share sales figures, recent market research reports backed up Klem’s statement. 


Lyst, a British e-commerce website that sells thousands of different brands, said sales of Ivanka Trump products increased 346 percent between January and February, while sales of the brand are up 557 percent over last year. Ivanka Trump was the site’s 11th most popular brand in February, up from 550th in January. 


“To see such an extreme spike in one month is completely unheard of and came as a huge surprise to us,” Lyst spokeswoman Sarah Tanner told the BBC earlier this week. 



Market research firm Slice Intelligence, which tracks purchases from 4.4 million consumers who have allowed the firm to analyze their email receipts, saw a 207 percent increase in purchases of Ivanka Trump products between January and February. (The same firm reported a 26 percent drop in the brand’s sales in January over the same month of the previous year.) 


Amazon, one of the most high-profile retailers carrying Ivanka Trump products, did not immediately respond to a request for sales figures for the brand. However, Ivanka Trump perfume is currently the website’s best-selling fragrance.


And a company spokesperson said sales of the brand were up by 21 percent in 2016 over the previous year’s sales. 


That spike may be attributable to increased public interest in the Trump family over the last year. The February sales surge coincided with the president’s first month in office, during which Ivanka Trump made multiple high-profile appearances, including at the inauguration and the president’s address to a joint session of Congress. 


The surge also came after several stores, including Nordstrom, dropped or stopped promoting the clothing line amid calls for boycotts against companies that sell Trump family products.


Following Nordstrom’s announcement, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway urged consumers to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff.” 


“I’m going to give a free commercial here,” she said Feb. 9 during an appearance on “Fox & Friends.” “Go buy it today, everybody. You can find it online.”


Many ethics experts condemned Conway’s remarks, and the Office of Government Ethics called on the White House to discipline her for potentially violating a rule prohibiting officials from using their positions of power to promote products. However, the White House declined to penalize Conway, arguing the comment was made “in a light, off-hand manner.”


The president himself attacked Nordstrom for dropping Ivanka Trump products, tweeting that the department store chain treated his daughter “unfairly.”

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How Tech Entrepreneur Tristan Walker Is Reshaping The Skincare Industry

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Over three years since Bevel launched, its consumers are “as diverse as one can ask for,” according to founder and CEO, Tristan Walker.


Operated under Walker’s parent company of health-and-beauty brands, Walker & Company, last year Bevel debuted on the shelves of Target and added distribution via Amazon. Consisting of a range of shaving products and signature trimmer, the popular subscription shave system is marketed as a solution for men who suffer from skin-irritation problems.


While Walker started the company to provide shaving tools for the kind of bumps and irritation that are more prevalent among black men, Walker tells HuffPost that since expanding Bevel to retail customers he has noticed more diversity amongst its clientele, which now includes women.


“We’re noticing there are different people who purchase our products offline than online,” Walker said during an interview with The Huffington Post. “I’ve mentioned in the past, a lot of folks think Bevel is just shaving for black men, but we’ve never said that, and that’s never been our thinking. We’re trying to solve a very important issue that black men and women over-index on, but everyone has.”


Though a majority of Bevel’s online customers are black men, Walker went on to add that their offline demographic is slightly skewed from its target market.



“They’re white men,” he adds. “So it’s a really interesting kind of mix of folks who buy our product, and it hasn’t affected the way that we operate either our online or offline business as a result.” 


Walker’s sharp attention to diversity and America’s census data has also resulted as a competitive advantage for the shaving startup. The Stanford University Graduate School of Business alum notes that a majority of the company’s employees includes people of color and women to mirror Bevel’s consumer base.


To that notion, Walker believes more health and beauty companies should make a concerted effort to tailor their personnel to reflect undeserved markets in America.


“You look at the larger companies elsewhere, they don’t look like or reflect the diversity of America. And they sure as hell don’t reflect the diversity of what America’s going to be like in 20 years,” he said. “This is incredibly important. So that’s how we approach it, and that’s how I hope and think everyone else should.”


As part of Bevel’s ambitions to become the industry’s leading brand for all things grooming, Walker said the company plans to release an additional line of skincare products for men and women with a range of skincare concerns, including hyper pigmentation.


Last year, Bevel received a major marketing push for its Bevel Trimmer thanks to brand ambassador-investor Nas’ lyrics on the chorus of DJ Khaled’s single “Nas Album Done.” For Walker, the hip-hop veteran underscored the company’s instinct to uplift and enrich black businesses.



“By [Nas] saying ‘My signature fade with the Bevel blade,’ everybody knows about Nas’ haircuts. So for him giving us the cosign and taking responsibility for his lineup, that’s significant,” he said. “It’s not only significant, it’s authentic. It makes sense. And also, his message is celebrating black business and empowerment and that’s something that we talk a lot about.”


Following the song’s release, the trimmer was named among GQ’s best grooming products of 2016.


“We’re thankful for that and we’re thankful that we have the partners and investors to do stuff like that on our behalf without our knowing,” he continued. “And we’re only gonna see more of that.”






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