There's one place on earth so influential in pop culture that Drake wrote a song about it and Kanye created a whole clothing line around its name. But this cultural mecca isn't a big city or an island destination, as some of West's fans believe. In fact, Calabasas is maybe the only place in the world that boasts as many Billboard artists as it does chain grocery stores. And while luxurious and nice — after all, its gated communities contain NBA players, Kardashians, and rappers along with dentists, lawyers, and agents — it’s also the string of strip malls and cul-de-sacs that make so many other American suburbs devoid of personality. But stars have decided to put their roots down in Calabasas. So that says something.
Driving around its roads, the suburb feels about as inspirational as a bottle of $5 water. So, does Calabasas deserve the style cred that it's earned? To find out more, we visited the town to uncover the roots of the Calabasas mythology, and find out why a seemingly cookie-cutter neighborhood is now synonymous with streetwear. With more horse trails than actual sidewalks and few stores to shop in, Calabasas has somehow ended up representing a new definition of luxury, one where access and finesse scores you more points than how much money you paid for it.
How did this place evolve from moms in red-bottomed heels to teenage girls in track suits and sneakers? What does it mean that Calabasas is a place where people end up after they've made it in their careers — and what does it offer for those who grow up within its borders, with every privilege and luxury in the world? Watch this episode of Style Out There and you tell us: Is Calabasas as cool as Kanye says it is?
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The beginning of 2018 highlighted yet another area of the entertainment industry that's suffering from some vast gender inequality: music. While the dominance of female pop stars like Beyoncé or Ariana Grande might make it seem as though women run the music world, in comparison to men, the big picture numbers are shockingly low. A recent USC study revealed that only 16% of chart-topping artists over the past six years were women, and behind the scenes, the gender ratio of male producers to female producers is 49 to 1. Then there's the Grammys, which the study found had 90% male nominees over the past five years, and only featured one woman, Alessia Cara, accepting her own award at this year's televised show.
Unfortunately, things only got worse after the Grammys, when Recording Academy President Neil Portnow said in an interview that to solve this disparity, "women who have the creativity in their hearts and souls, who want to be musicians, who want to be engineers, producers, and want to be part of the industry on the executive level” need to “step up.” The outrage was swift from women and music fans who pointed out that there is no lack of women trying to get in the door; the problem is, the door rarely opens for them. Yesterday, several high-ranking female music executives from Universal, Atlantic, Epic, Sony, and Roc Nation signed a pointed letter addressed to the Recording Academy's Board of Trustees declaring that Portnow's comments weren't just "inarticulate," but emblematic of "the broader set of inclusion issues across all demographics."
Amidst all of this discussion about music's most pressing problem, one question still remains: What actionable steps can the industry take to change this problematic dynamic? So we reached out to female executives in the music industry to hear their perspective of what it's really like for women in music — plus how the business can be more inclusive of the women who have been already been "stepping up" for years.
It's become increasingly clear that the music industry has a major gender inequality problem, both in front of and behind the scenes. Have you felt that through the years? Are there a lot of women on the industry side — from assistants to executives — working at record labels?
Ethiopia Habtemariam, president of Motown Records: "You know, it's interesting, because I think there are a good amount of women in the music industry in marketing and publicity roles. I think what I've noticed as I've come up is that we're missing a lot of women — of color, specifically — in creative roles like A&R [the division of a record label that scouts talent]. When I was first coming into the game, I remember there being women of color running A&R departments, but that's decreased. And that's a problem, because those roles have the real influence on who gets signed, from artists to songwriters to producers."
Gail Mitchell, senior editor at Billboard Magazine: "Those USC study findings are depressing. But they're also inspiring as far as showing us exactly what needs to be done and making sure our male executive colleagues know that yes, we're here, but there could be way more of us. Honestly, I was surprised when I saw the numbers, because recently I was at the She Rocks Awards put on by the Women's International Music Network, and I learned about so many incredible women who are running the show, from artists to the folks in charge of merchandising. But just because they exist doesn't mean we don't need many, many more."
Caron Veazey, GM of Pharrell Williams' multi-media collective I Am Other: "Starting out myself, I used to see a lot of women staffers at the labels I worked at. But now, I'm at the studio almost every day with Pharrell, and on the production side, it's overwhelmingly male. And Pharrell Williams is a proponent of gender equality — he has been for a long time, before it was 'fashionable.' So the fact that even working with him, a person that makes a real effort to surround himself with women, we still only see mostly men in production and in the studio, well that's saying something."
Jacqueline Saturn, co-general manager of Harvest Records: "One thing that I'm 100% known for is hiring women. I've had almost entire staffs that are female, and I've seen people that start as my assistant go on to grow to senior positions or running things in artist development. I've made it my business since early in my career to surround myself with and hire women, while also making sure they were the best people for the job. But I've seen and heard firsthand that that just isn't a common practice in this business. And it should be."
For any women out there who are looking to break into music — whether it's as an artist or a producer or a publicist — what's your advice on where they should begin? Habtemariam: "As an artist, the opportunities are limitless for talent. If you're creating amazing music, it's about how you connect and network with your peers, which obviously these days is happening a lot on social media. I think that it all comes down to your ambition and how badly you want it, but at a certain point no matter how great your music is, someone has to give you a shot, and what we need is more people willing to give non-cookie cutter formatted artists a shot. So if you really want it, you have to have an incredible work ethic and ambition, because the odds are against you, unfortunately. It's the same thing when you're trying to get behind the scenes. A lot of people get into the music industry because they see the glitz and glam of hanging with artists and going to parties, but there's so much hard work that goes into it. So you have to be willing to sacrifice and be let down sometimes and just really work hard. You could be working for one year and discover an artist that suddenly blows up, and all of a sudden you're a sought after manager. I've seen that happen a lot recently. But you could also work in this business for years and never get a real shot. You have to be prepared for that too. And be prepared, especially right now, for this business to change by the minute. Because it is changing drastically every moment."
Mitchell: "First off you gotta do some research. Back in my day you didn't have Google, so take advantage of that! Use your resources. And be prepared that it's not going to come easy. A friend of my daughter, she's 24 and trying to break in as a singer. So she's been applying for part time jobs and internships at music associated companies like BMI to be able to learn about publishing and songwriting percentages, in addition to creating music and sharing it via social media. I think if you really want to succeed in your industry, in addition to talent and it being who you know, you also want to educate yourself. Find seminars, internships, in Los Angeles there's the Music Business Institute, go to panels during Grammy week. In fact, the Recording Academy hosts Grammy U during Grammy Week for college students which has lots of resources. It's not easy — a slog a lot of the times, and as we've seen by the numbers, the odds are against you if you're a woman — but if you really want it, your passion will keep you going."
Veazey: "I think it's important to identify a mentor. A female mentor. Someone you can turn to when you need advice and who can guide you and look out for you when there are opportunities. Even if you haven't met that person yet, don't be afraid to find someone and ask them to coffee, because most of the time, women truly do want to help women. In fact, this conversation has inspired me to make a commitment to do more mentoring and really support the young women coming up."
Saturn: "Don't be shy. Be passionate and be vocal. Because you never know who might somehow get you connected. It could be a parents' friend who's a piano teacher or the guy taking your order at a restaurant. I myself started out as a receptionist, and I was fine with answering phones, but in between I was telling anyone who would listen what I wanted to do."
Recording Academy President Neil Portnow has since clarified that he was inarticulate and his statement was "taken out of context." But what was your initial reaction when you heard that he said the solution to getting more women in music is that they need to "step up? " Habtemariam: "I thought that was so crazy! I'm blown away by that, because we step up every day. Women are the crux of the music industry, we live and breathe music and dictate the culture. Even the male artists that I work with — the first person they're calling to come into the studio for their opinion on something isn't their manager or their boys, but their girlfriends or wives or female assistants. There are a lot of women who touch and influence the music industry and never even get credit for it."
Mitchell: "Neil did come back and say he had been misquoted. It was a misstep, but he apologized, so I think we all need to move forward. I think we'll get detoured from the goal if we're divided rather than united. Like Janelle Monae said during the show, we're here, and we mean business."
So, that leaves us with the big question: What can and should the music industry be doing to be more inclusive and welcoming toward women? Habtemariam: "I think there has to be a real active effort for people like myself who are in positions of power to find people that have interests in the creative areas like talent scouting and artist development, and help bring them up. We need to focus on that area, because if it's only men in charge of discovering artists, of course their lens is going to be specific. So the entire industry needs to focus on that and fixing the disconnect between assistants with these interests and the senior level executives. We need to help them grow into those roles and be prepared with the right tools. I recently told two assistants that I noticed stay quiet in big meetings with executives that I want them to speak up more. They were fearful because they didn't think anyone wanted their voices to be heard. So I'm putting it on women like myself in senior roles to remind those coming up: Your voices need to be heard."
Mitchell: "At our Billboard Women In Music Awards this year, American Express announced that in April, they'll be launching the Women In Music Leadership Academy, a three to five day training to give leadership and management skills to 48 women in senior positions in music. I think programs like that are integral in helping us see real change, so any companies out there that might be reading this: We need more of them. The solution lies in anyone with power doing what they can to raise up the next generation of changemakers. The time has come!"
Saturn: "I want to encourage people in charge to pay attention to intern programs. Speak to college students and junior level employees, ask their their interests and perspectives, participate in panels, put yourself out there so that you have a bigger pool to pull from. I love when I interview an intern at my company and ask them a question and love their answer so much that I hire them on the spot. It's a great feeling to help out someone who's hungry and can make a real difference."
Veazey: "It feels a bit like, wow it's 2018, and we're having to ask this question? I do think that at the moment we are in a renaissance period as it relates to Black excellence and gender inequality. One day we'll look in the rearview mirror and reflect on this being an exciting time. I think this past week has been a call to action to everyone in the business: Hire more women. Hire more producers, take more time to find female artists — and female artists of color, specifically — talk to students, start scholarship programs, remind your employees that they need to go the extra mile....I'm so excited for the day when the only female producer names people know aren't just Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys."
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Update: Recently, PepsiCo received major criticism on social media after the company's CEO Indra Nooyi was interviewed on the Freakonomics Podcast and stated that men and women eat Doritos differently. Nooyi also brought up the concept of snacks designed and packaged specifically for women. The interview caused social media to erupt with tweets and videos about the so-called "lady-friendly Doritos," and the reactions have ranged in tone from mocking to outranged.
Because of all the attention this interview got on social media, mant consumers believed that Doritos was really planning to launch lady-friendly Doritos, however, that has not actually been confirmed. We reached out to PepsiCo for comment on the controversy, and the company is calling fake news. PepsiCo's official comment on the matter is as follows: "The reporting on a specific Doritos product for female consumers is inaccurate. We already have Doritos for women — they’re called Doritos, and they’re enjoyed by millions of people every day. At the same time, we know needs and preferences continue to evolve and we’re always looking for new ways to engage and delight our consumers."
Even if PepsiCo was never planning to release Doritos made specifically for women, the last sentence leads us to believe the company may be working on products designed and marketed specifically with women in mind. One of Nooyi's statements during her interview on Freakonomics supports that hunch. She told host Stephen Dubner, "It’s not a male and female as much as 'are there snacks for women that can be designed and packaged differently?' And yes, we are looking at it, and we’re getting ready to launch a bunch of them soon." While this doesn't necessarily mean Doritos for women are coming, it does seem like PepsiCo did have something up its sleeve.
This story was originally published on February 5, 2018.
Whenever big brands launch unnecessarily gendered products – with the women's version naturally costing more – they are roundly ridiculed online, so it's a wonder that companies are still at it, bringing out pointless women-only versions of popular products. Did the BIC pens for Her debacle back in 2012 pass them by?
The latest brand facing the ire of women online? Doritos, owned by food and drinks giant PepsiCo, which announced it is to launch new "lady friendly" crisps that don't crunch as loudly or make as much of a mess as the regular version, and can fit in women's dainty little handbags.
In an interview with Freakonomics, the company's CEO, Indra Nooyi, said it will soon be launching "a bunch" of so-called women-friendly snacks, "because women love to carry a snack in their purse" but they consider Doritos' current offering unladylike, which is news to us.
Nooyi said male Doritos-eaters were happy to "lick their fingers with great glee" and "pour the little broken pieces into their mouth [when they reach the bottom of the bag], because they don’t want to lose that taste of the flavour, and the broken chips in the bottom."
Women, however, are apparently too scared to eat crisps in public. "Women would love to do the same, but they don’t. They don’t like to crunch too loudly in public. And they don’t lick their fingers," Nooyi claimed. "It’s not a male and female as much as 'are there snacks for women that can be designed and packaged differently?"
The new gendered snacks will offer a "low-crunch, the full taste profile," but "not have so much of the flavour stick on their fingers."
A spokesperson from the Women’s Equality Party said the crisps were a classic example of a company perpetuating "tired gender stereotypes" and giving women a raw deal. “No doubt some male consumers will welcome the chance to have a bigger package. But the idea of shrinking products for women, no doubt for the same price, is as old as the Ad Men making these decisions.”
No surprises for guessing how news of the female-friendly crisps went down on social media, either. Even worse than a lead balloon.
Doritos for ladies. I see 2018 is picking up where 2017 left off in the ridiculousness stakes.
Initially I thought this was fake news, just to wind up my Monday morning. Utterly ridiculous! I will eat my crisps however I damn well please, thank you. AND they will no longer be #Doritoshttps://t.co/BR8zjUo2ie via @telegraphnews
If the whole boutique-fitness movement isn't exactly your cup of golden milk as it is, there's no skin-care concept less appealing than the idea of a workout for your skin. There's enough to worry about in life, like death, taxes, and how you're going to pay for your next 30-day unlimited hot-yoga pass — now you need to be aware of facial fitness, too? But as off-putting as the whole "exercise for your face" thing might seem at first, microcurrent facials are anything but exhausting. In fact, all you have to do is lay there and let the technologically-advanced device work your facial muscles for you.
"The electrical stimulation works by mimicking the way the brain relays messages to the muscles," aesthetician Kerry Benjamin explains. "The goal, then, is to speed up the body’s natural regenerative processes, which is why it’s used for anti-aging, firming, toning, and stimulating facial muscles." And while you'll often see microcurrent treatments heralded as the best way to prep for any red-carpet ceremony coming up on your schedule, you don't need to have a couture gown hanging in a closet at the Ritz to get the benefits of the muscle-stimulating currents.
Ahead, the five best tools for getting a microcurrent facial in the comfort of your own home, best used while seated in front of the TV. If only all workouts were this easy.
This affordable set gets the stamp of approval from Benjamin, who uses it on her own clients during professional treatments. It's not just the gentle electrical stimulation that makes her a fan, but also the added benefit from the argon-electrode attachments, which emit a blue-violet light and create oxygen that help kill bacteria beneath the skin — therefore curbing acne in the process.
New Spa High Frequency Personal Device with 5 Argon Electrodes, $79, available at My New Spa.
Forget about charging docks that collect dust or USB cords that inevitably get lost in a drawer: This sleek silver model comes equipped with a solar panel on the handle to transform both sunlight and indoor light into microcurrents to stimulate skin on the go, no clunky charging apparatus necessary. Far out.
You've already seen it all over Instagram — now it's time to try this enormously popular toning tool for yourself. With a shape and size not unlike a computer mouse (remember those?), the curved handle makes it super easy to use, and the interchangeable attachments promise visible results with just five minutes of treatment a day.
NuFace Trinity Facial Toning Device, $325, available at NuFace.
The professional-grade technology behind this newer model harnesses energy from radio frequencies to naturally trigger collagen production without the "zap" some other microcurrent devices impart — in fact, it feels more like a warm, soothing facial massage.
NEWA Skin Care System, $450, available at Neiman Marcus.
One handheld device, six different treatment settings, all controlled through a proprietary app (an Apple Store exclusive — sorry, Android users) that you use to select one of the "electrical cocktails" developed by aesthetician Melanie Simon. It's the microcurrent device of the future... as if microcurrent devices weren't futuristic enough as is.
Ziip Electrical Skincare Device, $495, available at Ziip Beauty.
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On February 6, two days after announcing that she'd privately given birth to a baby girl on February 1 after months of speculation, Kylie Jenner announced the name of her daughter with her boyfriend, rapper Travis Scott. On Instagram, she shared a post of her baby's tiny hand with a simple caption: "stormi" with an angel emoji.
It was only a matter of seconds before Twitter and the Refinery29 offices alike started speculating on the meaning of the baby's interesting name and spelling.
We've already ruled out the possibility of relationship to President Trump's alleged porn performer mistress Stormy Daniels. (Come on, you guys! This is a baby we're talking about here!) But we do have a long list of theories, ranked from most likely to least.
Here are a few.
Stormi is a welcome "disturbance" of Kylie's atmosphere. The Merriam-Webster definition of the word "storm" is: "A disturbance of the atmosphere marked by wind and usually by rain, snow, hail, sleet, or thunder and lightning," or "a serious disturbance of any element of nature." It's possible baby Stormi was an unexpected change in plans for Jenner and Scott — but, it seems a welcome one.
Or maybe, the nine months of privacy Kylie took from the private eye was her "calm before the storm." The youngest Jenner sister, who's long lived her life in front of the world, was unexpectedly mum during all nine months of her pregnancy. It's possible she and Scott considered that time period their calm before the storm — the arrival of the baby girl that would change their lives forever.
It's a nod to her father, Travis Scott, and his penchant for "storming the stage." He's been kicked out of shows and even arrested for the act multiple times. Perhaps "Stormi" is a moniker meant to inspire the same rebelliousness her father has?
She was conceived during a storm. This one, of course, is a complete guess. But we checked the weather in Calabasas on February 1st, and it was sunny, so we can rule out that Stormi was born during a storm. So the details on her conception are still a bit, um...foggy (pun intended), and could mean that she was conceived on a stormy night?!
There's a link between the names of her cousins North, Reign, and Chicago. Okay, okay, much less likely, but Twitter has been having some fun putting together weather forecasts like "It's stormy with a chance of Reign in North Chicago..."
Kardashian/Jenner family gatherings will sound like a weather report when wrangling the kids. Is it Stormi? Naw it's just Reign Over by North Chicago. pic.twitter.com/Qcv3jLy8Cq
Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner might have an affinity for Storm from X-Men. The rapper is a known comic book aficionado, so it's possible he — or both parents — could be very into the X-Men series and the character Storm, who's known for her weather-changing abilities.
Kylie named her baby after former American Idol contestant and Miss Teen USA 2009 Stormi Henley. Alright, we're grasping at straws here. But so are hundreds of Jenner fans, who have been commenting on Henley's Instagram about the interesting coincidence that Henley was also a young mom. Coincidence? Only time will tell...
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You may think of a silk top as something your mom wears under her suit, but the wardrobe piece has recently had a rebirth that goes far beyond your traditional button-up. From tie-front variations taking over Instagram to elevated twists on pajama dressing, we're quickly realizing that the silk blouse is actually a throw-on piece you know will look good every time, whether it's with jeans or matching pants. Look at it as being as versatile and effortless as your favorite wrap dress or no-brainer turtleneck; even when you don't feel like getting dressed, they're the type of piece that does the work for you.
Whether you're shopping for Valentine's Day (or Galentine's Day), or just looking to add a new piece to your easy-to-wear arsenal, we can almost guarantee a silk top is one of those items that won't just gather dust in the back of your closet. Really, there's nothing better than investing in an item you'll actually wear — especially one that'll help you look put-together without even trying.
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Update: Good news! Gigi and Bella Hadid’s cousin, Joann van den Henrik, just announced to her supportive Instagram community that she’s starring in UK-based retailer Debenhams latest campaign for its DD+ lingerie line Gorgeous. "My body wasn’t airbrushed or photoshopped in any way!!" she captioned a photo of her wearing a pale pink lace bodysuit. But with genes that good, who needs editing?
This article was originally published Thursday, November 9, 2017.
In today’s episode of famous doppelgängers who also happen to be models, 18-year-old Joann van den Herik joins Iza IJzerman and Natalie Zettel on the list of people who resemble someone famous. In Henrik’s case, however the resemblance isn’t coincidental — it’s genetic. Yes, she’s the daughter of Leo van den Herik, a successful Dutch businessman and the former chairman of the Feyenoord Rotterdam football club. She also happens to be Yolanda Hadid’s niece (Hadid’s maiden name is van den Herik), meaning she’s Gigi, Bella, and Anwar’s cousin.
But that’s not where the similarities end: Like her famous kin, Herik is also a model. Though based in Holland, she's currently signed with London agency International Model Management, where she’s part of their 12+ board. And she shares her modeling journey — including her fears and insecurities — with the 31k+ people who follow her on Instagram, creating a supportive, body-positive community.
Under one photo she posted early Thursday, van den Herik writes: “I smile today because I'm so happy to be alive and healthy. I'm happy I can get out of bed every morning and I'm happy I can do things I love and I have people that love me. I'm happy to have this platform where I can share my ups and downs, my life, my insecurities. I'm happy I had the opportunity to get past my insecurities and to better my life, my health and my mindset.”
She continues: “I'm happy I got the chance to accept myself and I want to help you guys accept yourselves too. You're unique, you're you. And you have a reason to smile, because: you're so beautiful and sweet and kind. Never let anyone tell you otherwise, never let anyone get you down. Your mindset is all that matters, you will never get happy by changing your appearance over and over again. The only way you can be happy and SMILE everyday is when you change your mindset and accept and love all the things you do have.” She ended her caption asking her followers what reasons they had to smile.
Hopefully you've gotten it drilled into your head by now that protecting your skin from the sun's harsh rays with a daily SPF is essential — and hopefully you're already wising up to the potential damage blue light can cause, too. Also known as HEV, or High Energy Visible Light, blue light is the kind of light that gets emitted from our phones, tablets, and computers, a scary thought for those of us who wake up in the morning and fall asleep with iPhone in hand. (So, most of us?)
Research has shown that overexposure to blue light can, indeed, accelerate signs of aging, worsening the wrinkles, fine lines, and hyperpigmentation we've come to associate with too much sun. As dermatologist Howard Murad explains, "Excessive blue light accelerates the oxidation process, which elicits inflammation and damages the skin barrier, making it more prone to signs of aging, increased uneven skin tone, dullness, pigmentation, and fine lines and wrinkles."
Fortunately, where there's a skin-care problem, there's a skin-care solution. Our favorite brands are quickly catching on to the need for formulas that can combat the effects of blue light, which means a crop of new products that can help minimize that damage — and, in some cases, even prevent it before it happens. Click through to see our roundup of products to tackle HEV light, from SPFs to eye creams and everything in between.
Dr. Murad explains that the star ingredient in his lightweight SPF 50 sunscreen is lutein, a powerful antioxidant that protects blue light from penetrating the skin while simultaneously creating a barrier against atmospheric pollutants like carbon particles, heavy metals, and chemical pollutants. Combined with iron oxides to help color correct, and vitamin C to brighten, its soft peach tint and pleasantly matte, makeup-ready finish make it ideal for wearing under makeup or alone.
Murad City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50 PA++++, $65, available at Sephora.
One of the very first products on the market to be designed specifically to combat the effects of HEV light, this luxe day cream doesn't contain SPF, but rather a form of melanin that Dr. Sebagh says naturally shields the skin from the damaging effects of blue light. Of course, it shouldn't replace sun protection as the last step in your routine, but it's certainly an extra line of defense... especially if your day job involves sitting in front of a computer screen for hours on end.
Dr Sebagh Supreme Day Cream, $220, available at Net-a-Porter.
Treat HEV-fatigued skin with this superfood-for-your-skin treatment. Rich in omega fatty acids, potent antioxidants, and restoring ceramides, the lotion works to strengthen the skin barrier, provide and retain moisture, and reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles to eliminate a dull and dehydrated complexion.
Paula's Choice Resist Omega+ Complex Serum, $36, available at Paula's Choice.
As one of the most potent topical vitamin C serums on the market, this daytime formula is crucial for reducing the appearance of hyperpigmentation and uneven skin tone — the perfect complement to a high-SPF sunscreen for refining skin texture and delivering a brighter, more uniform complexion over time.
Used as a complement to sunscreen, this should't be used in place of an SPF, it refines skin texture and delivers a brighter complexion for a more uniform skin tone.
SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF, $165, available at SkinCeuticals.
Thanks to its key ingredient of cantaloupe extract, this lightweight, oil-free liquid forms a veil-like film over the skin to protect it from UV rays, sun-induced damage, and environmental aggressors and pollution.
Clarins UV Plus Anti-Pollution Sunscreen Multi-Protection Broad Spectrum SPF 50, $43, available at Macy's.
Strained eyes aren't the only side effect of staring at a screen for too long: Blue light can also damage the delicate eye area. This silky cream is enriched with a blend of antioxidant-rich white tea and birch extracts to reduce visible signs of aging, and the protective layer of SPF 20 is just an added bonus.
Origins A Perfect World SPF 20 Age-Defense Eye Cream with White Tea, $39, available at Sephora.
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We've said it before and we'll say it again: representation matters, especially at a young age. Children aren't just sponges — they mimic what they see and carry those learnings for life. Leigha Bishop, a pre-kindergarten educator at Lakeview Elementary School in Sugar Land, Texas, knows this firsthand, and is dedicated to going above and beyond.
After one of her students came to class in a topknot bun with cornrows, the young girl expressed that she wasn't all that happy about her new style. Bishop took it upon herself to empower that student by coming to class with the same hairstyle the very next day. The teacher, who's known for changing her look every week, thought that the young girl's hair looked great. "I told her, 'Don't be mad at me when I come to school tomorrow with my hair just like that!' Of course she didn't believe me," she says. Later that night, Bishop went home with fresh style inspiration and a mission: to show her student how she inspired her to feel beautiful with that same 'do.
A tweet with the photo racked up nearly 33,000 retweets and almost 106,000 likes. "I'm so surprised at the reception," Bishop tells Refinery29. "I mean, for people to feel this picture was exactly what I was hoping for, but never in a million years would I have thought it had the ability to impact this many people. My first grade teacher actually texted me — and she lives in Oakland! I’m very close to a lot of my parents, past and current, so I received a lot of reassuring messages that I’m doing exactly what God called me to do."
This teacher, Ms. Bishop from Lakeview Elementary in Sugarland, Tx complimented one of her student’s hair saying she loved it, but the little girl didn’t believe her. The next day, the teacher came to school with her hair done the same as her student so cute! pic.twitter.com/jdVc3eDIDq
But even better than the viral photo was the reaction from her student. "When I opened the car door to help her out, her face was priceless," Bishop continues. "Her jaw dropped and she just stared at me. I told her, 'You thought I was playing? We are going to be cute together!'"
Thankfully, there are plenty of students and parents who wear their hair natural within Bishop's classroom. Instead of it being flagged as inappropriate or "unprofessional," she sees it being celebrated. It's something she longs to see at all schools around the world. "I advocate for all children, but Black children do need more positive examples. Black men and women need to know that our young ones are watching every post and every news headline," she says. "If young Black girls knew of the never-ending list of Black women who made a difference and are still making a difference, we wouldn't have so many little Black girls with no one to look up to. It is important for these girls to know that they are important, too. They have a voice that can be heard. They have a story that can be told. They have a heart that can be loved and respected."
Photo courtesy of Leigha Bishop.
Bishop is already one of those examples in our eyes — and social media agrees, too! "I haven't seen one negative response on social media," she says. "I’ve had many people express their not-so-good stories from when they were in school to stories from educators that have done similar acts of kindness. The underlying message was the significance of being loved and being noticed. It’s truly a blessing to be able to put so much love into the world at a time like this. Our children and adults of this world need to love more, starting with loving themselves."
To be a supermodel means to embody an era; to lend not just a face and figure but a voice to what's going on. It's why we fell in love with people like Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington — muses who were as close as family and thick as thieves, and brought Girl Power to the runway. We admired them for their honesty, their aggressive personalities, their ability to fuse fantasy with reality, and their respect for the craft.
But the industry has changed. These days, having a famous last name has superseded having a skill, and the ones who get the most work are more likely to have already been on a reality show. What they stand for? Sometimes, just a paycheck. But there's another community of rising models like none before them: They're brave, they're diverse, and they know how to sell clothes. That they're transgender is not the point — but it definitely matters.
Teddy Quinlivan, Leyna Bloom, Casil McArthur, Gia Garison, and Geena Rocero are fashion's present and future. Beyond being featured in some of the world's most prestigious magazines and runways, they're changing how the industry views women, and what a model should be. The fact that they're advocates, not just spokespeople — each in different ways — makes them more than worthy of the 'supermodel' title. Because, the very nature of modeling means that their bodies are valuable, desirable, and beautiful, which is a fight, a statement, and a protest in and of itself.
When we think of what makes a model a 'super,' it's not only the ability to win fans, but also to turn the runway into a global stage on which they represent the best of what's to come. Whereas getting on the catwalk was once the entire point, now, it marks the beginning of something more. We're in the middle of some revolutionary shifts in our culture, and models have been vocal about keeping the industry honest and pushing it forward. From calling out racial inequality and sexual harassment, to confronting body shamers, and turning their platforms into political stages, they're not afraid to fight for justice — and to not take no for an answer.
After several seasons that saw an increasing number of transgender models on the catwalk — from 12 to 45, during spring 2018 — transgender visibility is increasing, though it's all but clear. Teddy, Leyna, Casil, Gia, and Geena are some of the biggest names in the community, and it's time the world knows them by their first names, too. Though their stories are different, they all possess an honest investment in where fashion is going, and how their presence in the industry contributes to the cultural zeitgeist at large.
Don't forget that to employ an openly transgender model was once taboo; in fact, it was unheard of. At a moment when fashion is more than just the clothing on our backs, there's never been a more important time to get rid of labels than now. Meet the supermodels of the next generation.
Last season Teddy Quinlivan revealed her gender identity via CNN Style. By doing so, she acknowledged from that moment on the fashion industry would refer to her as a 'transgender model' — instead of 'a model,' as they had for years.
"I think the fact that I’m transgender isn't what makes me successful, but it is what makes me special and unique," she says. "Is it the most important thing about me? No. But is it a part of me? Yes. I didn’t want anyone to be able to say, 'Oh, well you just got that show because you're trans.' I wanted to make sure that nobody could say that about me or use that against me because your genitals do not play a factor in how successful you can be as a model."
Quinlivan entered the industry without disclosing her gender and reached global success, which makes her story both frustrating and revealing. It means that she's considered to be the first transgender model to walk the runways of dozens of major fashion houses, like Versace and Prada, not to mention her endless editorial work. Her passing privilege has won her a career many models, transgender or otherwise, will never achieve in a lifetime — and she openly admits it.
Helmut Lang shirts and belt; Stuart Weitzman Clingy Kitten Bootie, $288, available at Stuart WeitzmaPhotographed by David Urbanke.
"I honestly wish I had some drama to tell you about being a transgender model, but it's really no different for me. However that doesn't mean that every chance you get in the industry, people aren't constantly trying to push you down," she quips. As a result, Quinlivan developed her own insecurities. But after scoring her first major exclusive, with Louis Vuitton no less, she began to see herself for what she is: someone who was born for this. "' Are my cheekbones high enough? My jawline narrow enough?' I thought, Well, if my face is good enough for Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci, then it must be okay.'"
Quinlivan's experience in the industry is unique, and the factors that play into her success aren't exactly secondary to the obvious. But she's even more read on what it's like for people who don't look like her; that with the odds of becoming a model being slim, the odds for a trans model are even slimmer. "We're a very, very tiny minority, so I think it's important to understand that while there are a lot of transgender women in the world, there are not a lot of transgender models," she says. She recounts a story from a season past, where she was set to walk for a luxury fashion brand. Upon asking the casting team if she was the only transgender model to walk the show, she was told there was supposed to be one more — but they couldn't fit the shoes.
It's these types of provisions that ratify the idea that designers design with one type of model in mind, leaving hopefuls with only one option: imagining what the industry would look like if they didn't. When faced with the question of whether or not she'd suggest more transgender hopefuls try their hand at modeling to make up for the imbalance, her answer can be summed up in one word: "reconsider." And she means it: "Don't do it. The world needs serious help right now. Forget about having your picture in a magazine to validate your attractiveness. Because regardless of your gender, you can spend ten years waiting around for Steven Meisel to call — it probably will never happen." Because even if that phone does ring, she knows her fortune won't last forever.
"I'm one of the only success stories I've ever heard. And that's all you hear about: success stories or the model who became successful and then had a drug overdose and lost it all. Why put yourself through all of this bullshit for a photo in a magazine? I ask myself that question on a daily basis."
From the suburbs of Chicago, to sleeping on trains in New York City, to appearing in the pages of Vogue India(the first transgender model to do so), Leyna Bloom is the embodiment of a success story — nay, the American dream. An Afro-Filipina whose voice is tender yet tough, Bloom has all of the qualities of what it takes to be taken seriously as a model, and she's got the proverbial scars to prove it.
When she broke into the industry just a few years ago, Bloom knew exactly who she wanted to be. After all, her time spent serving face on the floors of vacant Harlem theaters and dance halls in the ballroom scene prepared her for it. Eyes wide, she goes down the list: "I had a beautiful group of girls I was inspired by: Tanay Pendavis, Onjenae' Milan, Tracey 'Africa' Norman, Octavia Saint Laurent, Carmen Xtravaganza...thinking about them gives me chills."
Y/Project Denim Jacket With Exaggerated Sleeves, $1,485, available at Farfetch; A.P.C. jeans; Kenneth Cole Alyssa Patent Leather Boot, $185, available at Kenneth Cole.Photographed by David Urbanke.
Though Bloom was inspired by the many greats before her, she's an example that very few women of color who are also transgender manage to go all the way. "Before I knew anything about being trans, I was a human knowing my soul comes from Africa, from true queens and kings. That gives me the ideology to know where I come from and where I'm going. But I've had more issues with racism than transphobia. Due to the fact I am cis-passing, people on the day-to-day just see a brown skin girl. The 'wow' factor is always me being trans."
But when it comes to identifying with her own gender identity and race, and in what order, Bloom has it mapped out to a T. "I'm a person of color, first, a woman, second, the third, filled with possibilities, and lastly, I'm trans — each of them giving me strength," she declares. And though each characteristic is a vital component of her character, she acknowledges that non-cis identifying models need to fight harder for their place in the industry. That when it comes to equal hiring and treatment, the fashion industry goes from being one of the only safe spaces for transgender women and models alike, to yet another workplace that requires transgender people to work harder than others.
"The biggest setback I've been directly affected by is the lack of money being spent on myself and other trans models of color. They're making so much money and press off of us, but they're not paying us and that really fucks with me. Our clients need to pay us," Bloom holds. "The majority of trans people of color, especially trans women, have the worst living situations. We are homeless, we are starving, we need medical aid. Society has rejected us in public spaces to live normal lives, ignoring how badly we want to."
And when backed up with the fact that, since December, more than 28 transgender women have been murdered (most being transgender women of color), with nearly all of their stories unreported in the media, Blooms words hold even more significance. "It's crucial that we're paid for our stories and talents so we're not subjected to other means of survival that's common with our lifestyles. Don't fetishize us, protect us."
Before Casil Mcarthur caught the eyes of industry heavyweights, he was held up in Colorado, exploring his gender through cosplay. McCarthur considered the form of fantasy dress up to be one of the only outlets he had to explore, and get comfortable with, his gender identity. "It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of dedication — a lot of late night conversations with yourself," he says, admitting he didn't like himself before transitioning.
"I had no energy, no drive. I felt like I was a black hole. I had pretty bad gender dysphoria up until I was able to get my top surgery done, even though I had been on hormones for a good amount of time leading up to then." Last year, photographer Collier Schorr shot him for Italian Vogue, pre-surgery, which led to a 16-page spread with Steven Meisel in W, a campaign for Kenneth Cole, stints on the Coach and Marc Jacobs runways at New York Fashion Week, and more. "I've always been comfortable in front of the camera, but that weight on my chest caused massive insecurity no matter what I did."
Lorod jacket and pants; Uniqlo turtleneck; Frye Heirloom Harness Back Zip Boot, $558, available at Frye.Photographed by David Urbanke. Designed by Isabel Castillo Guijarro.
Upon his entry to the fashion industry, he was met with another identity challenge: Would he model openly as a transgender man? Or did he even have to? "Because I started modeling so young (at 10 years old), there was no point in hiding that part of me going into male modeling. It was out there already," he maintains. But McArthur was hesitant, not wanting to be seen as a transgender model, and thus separated from his peers. "I just wanted to be a male model. I was scared to be seen as a trans man." His concerns with his outer appearance are valid, considering the physical requirements for male models, too — and, at one point, McArthur thought transitioning would mean the end of his career. Being open about his gender allowed him to pursue his dream without the fear of being outed, being made to fit in a gender that wasn't his, or the ultimate trap: being typecast.
"Being open about my gender in the industry, I don't have anxieties over people finding out I am trans. It forces me to love myself as a trans person and to see the beauty in this experience. It helps me realize that this is completely normal, and every trans individual deserves to feel normal about themselves," he says. Sentiments like this are frequent on his Instagram, where McArthur often calls on the industry for radical improvements to the way it regards transgender models. "We are not modeling being transgender. We are modeling the clothing, the art, the fashion, and so many other things that are not focused on our gender. Your gender can't hold you back."
It's a nice idea, but on set, it's not necessarily the most realistic expectation to have. While it's known that male models are just as prone to hyper-sexualization, which is just now coming to light, female-to-male models experience a heightened type of fetishization, including personal questions that move the line and then cross it. As he says, "Don’t ask us about our dead name. It's dead. Don't tell us that we can trust you won't tell anyone as a way of guilting us into it." McArthur's referring to deadnaming, the act of calling a transgender person by their old name, which denies them the progress they've made in their transition.
And he's not done: "Coming from a point of being trans male, don't refer to us as butch lesbians. We're not butch lesbians. We are men. We are also not tomboys. I know that when I first started modeling people loved to use the, ' You have such a tomboy look!'" It's hard to believe people actually still commit these types of social snafus, given the progress that's been made, but the harsh reality is that they do, and most of the bubbled fashion industry is still unbriefed on the most basic of gender politics and terminology. "It's unprofessional to not educate yourself. At the end of the day, it's all about respect and boundaries. If you want to change the world, you have to tell them you're here to do that."
If fashion is art and the industry is a museum, Gia Garison is the Mona Lisa. Still a teenager, Garison is both a veteran and rookie of Brooklyn nightlife — a persona that, via social media, has drawn the eyes of the industry her way. In just a few years, Garison has secured her stake among the fashion elite, attending and hosting parties that would otherwise require cocktail attire with Garison showing up in next-to-nothing glam — chokers, chains, and miniskirts.
"I'm always the black sheep wherever I go. I could never be a full-blown commercial model, and I don't know if I ever really want to be. I don't conform to a lot of traditional standards of beauty," she says, looking at her stiletto nails. Garison doubles as a DJ on the weekends, and a Pat McGrath favorite during the week. "I definitely receive a lot of negative attention for things like that, but I wish our society was more open to letting me do whatever the fuck I want." For the most part, Garison marches to the beat of her own drum.
Balenciaga Cotton Shirt With Vest, $805, available at MyTheresa; Balenciaga Scuba Skirt, $1,015, available at MyTheresa; model's own necklace.Photographed by David Urbanke.
Garison didn't find herself as a transwoman until later on in her life, which means she and those around her don't associate her outer appearance with [conventionally] feminine qualities as easily as her peers. "It's not like I could really hide it or act like I was a woman my entire life. But I've never been one to hide anything about myself," she says, changing her tune. "The bottom line is: Being trans is really hard; some people just want to fit in as a cis-passing person. It can be so overwhelming to constantly be fighting for your existence, so I totally respect if one would want to just keep quiet about that and just try and lay low."
Unlike the passing privilege inherited by cisgender-appearing trans models, Garison often modifies her look to fit in. "I definitely change myself to sort of fit a mold, or sometimes be someone that I'm not. People sometimes make me think I’m not feminine enough," she admits. "But a lot of it is just because I don’t want to deal with people harassing me. Some days I don't even want to leave my house because I have to shave my face or put on makeup just to get by. But I don't feel like doing that every day. It gets so stressful and expensive; beauty products are not cheap. Sometimes the combination of everything just makes it hard to even go outside."
She's since hit her stride and is no longer stuck between her gender identity and her gender expression. "People still commonly misgender me (as in, for a male model), but now that I've become more feminine looking because of the hormones, it's made people more aware," she says. Though walking through the outside world may be tough, when it comes to the business side of fashion, it's what makes Garison one of the only models out there who are a true chameleon. "If I go to a casting sometimes, people won't know what to do with me or what I am. It sounds so dark — but why does it have to be like that?," she asks.
Garison points out that most of the jobs she's gotten are due to her "interesting" appearance; that is, not necessarily because of her trans-ness, but because uniquely beautiful women are currently trending. It's these very qualities, ones that introduce mainstream audiences to cultures they've yet to immerse themselves in, that are behind the diversity movement happening in fashion right now. It both helps and hinders her.
Designed by Isabel Castillo Guijarro.
"A lot of people associate being transgender with this idea that we're more crazy or wild, or open to doing things that cis people wouldn't normally do," she reveals. "But you can't act like everyone is the same. We don't all have the same lengths we'll go. I feel like being trans would only make someone feel like they could take control of you just because they feel like you're less-than, or damaged in someway."
From wrapping a T-shirt around her head as a child in the Philippines and telling her mom she was a girl, Geena Rocero's every step between the activism and fashion communities is rooted in the belief that gender is a destiny. After meeting a transgender beauty pageant manager at 15, she decided to give the modeling thing a try — and won. Rocero went from the boy who used fashion to express what he felt on the inside, to a woman representing transgender beauty queens across the Philippines. But Rocero acknowledges the transgender icons who came before her, who inspired her to "come out," and who didn’t have it so easy — see: Lauren Foster, Crimsona Kaiser, Caroline Cossey, and more — women who paid a price when they got "outed."
Frame Leather Crop Moto Jacket, $696.99, available at Frame; Stella McCartney pants; Kenneth Cole Alyssa Leather Boot, $250, available at Kenneth Cole.Photographed by David Urbanke.
"When I started modeling, there wasn't an out, trans-identified, fashion model, so I made the decision to not share my trans herstory to my agent," she says. After being discovered by a photographer, Rocero was signed to NEXT Model Management, working as a model for the next decade. "After many years of living a life of constant paranoia, of thinking When will they find out?, I'd had enough. And I've learned to truly love and accept myself, and work through and heal the shame that I've had."
She expands on her decision to reveal her trans identity in the middle of her career. "I needed to be ready before I made the decision to share my journey for the first time," she says, referring to her viral TED Talk from 2014 when she came out as transgender on International Transgender Day of Visibility. During her talk, Rocero told her story, that includes a religion that contains it own set of transgender roots, and a set of supportive parents — both advantages not experienced by many of those from the Western world. It changed her life.
"When I decided to share my story, I was referred to by the industry and media as a 'transgender model'. It was an important moment in the American zeitgeist when the conversation on what it means to be trans was happening," she says. Despite it being an epithet that isn't technically necessary, the term comes with a degree of humanization. "For the longest time, trans models were invisible. And the sudden mainstream conversation was an opportunity for trans people to proclaim our space, to be seen as we are. It allowed me to bring my full self into my career — no more hiding and paranoia."
While she isn't modeling, Rocero plays the role of producer, and is the founder of her own trans-focused and trans-specific company, Gender Proud Productions. Through her various projects, Rocero and co-founder Allie Hoffman seek to elevate the transgender conversation, providing more (paid) opportunities for transgender people. "When I produce through our company, I try my best to be conscious of not just what stories are being told but also giving opportunities to trans and gender nonconforming people behind the scenes," she describes. It's through her own company that she sets the example for other working experiences for transgender people that are acceptable, furthering the point that trans-led projects are too few and far between.
Burberry top.Photographed by David Urbanke.
"I recently executively produced a documentary with LogoTV called Made to Model, on the history of trans models. One of the models that we featured said she experienced misgendering and mistreatment about 80% of the time during shoots. It's incredibly sad, but common," she explains. "I think it's important to set intentions on the work environment. Before the shoot, educate the whole production team on language and pronouns, along with the goal of making the day on the job fun, inclusive, and supportive."
In terms of support, it's helpful to remember that Rocero, like most transgender models, didn't adhere to a formula for revealing her gender identity. There is no blueprint to coming out as gay, transgender, or anything — paths arguably less traveled when it comes to equal rights for all. For Rocero, that wasn't exactly a bad thing. "I wish when I was starting out there were a lot of out, celebrated trans-identified models. But I also think of the many trans youth seeing me and others on social media; I can only hope that it gives them a sense of reflection that they, too, can claim their space."
"In France, hair trends are a matter of generation," Matthieu Séguier, hairstylist and owner of Paris' Salon Séguier, told me this fall after giving me what he affectionately refers to as "the French girl haircut." That is, the collarbone-length, slightly A-line, layered cut that is flooding the streets of Paris right now. "People in their 30's saw their mother with short hair [in the '80s], so they want their hair longer," he explains. "But their daughters will return to shorter lengths."
Before we continue, it's important to note that the words "long" and "short" are often lost in translation when interviewing French hairstylists. "In Paris, this is long," Séguier adds, pointing to a spot on his chest just below his collarbone. For Americans, my new chop would be considered mid-length, even short in certain circles, so you can guess what "short" translates to: a pixie or bowl cut.
Along with my fresh cut, Matthieu introduced me to the buzziest new hair line coming out of the city of lights this year: Hair Rituel By Sisley-Paris. The collection of shampoos, conditioners, styling treatments, and serums are just as luxurious (and pricy) as the brand's cult skin-care counterpart. And, true to Sisley's DNA, they take an elevated, scientific approach to scalp and hair health, all wrapped up in packaging and a light floral scent that's as chic as the salesgirls at Le Bon Marche.
You can shop the entire collection early online starting today, which gives us all just enough time to adopt one of the French haircuts that the line so perfectly complements. Ahead, check out the trends taking over Paris right now and the products you'll need to pull them off — wherever you are.
Travel and accommodations were provided to the author by Sisley for the purpose of writing this story.
The Baby Bowl
Yves Durif, one of the most well-known and admired French hairstylists working today, calls this cut "the baby bowl" — a nod to the short length and semi-blunt finish. He loves the look on model Sarah Fraser, and notes that it can be worn air-dried, slicked back (Yves' favorite), or parted in a few different ways.
"We are seeing a lot of short hair during the couture week in Paris, which is like the Formula One for hair — you see the eccentricity and then you keep whatever comes out of it in a more commercial manner," he says. For him, this look combines the gamine effect of the pixie, mixed with the edge of the bowl cut.
Product To Try: For hair this short, there's no time to fight your natural texture. Instead, opt for shampoo like Hair Rituel's Revitalizing Smoothing Shampoo, which has Shea, macadamia, and Moringa oils to make everything glossy and easier to air-dry.
Durif and Séguier share a love for shorter looks, but many clients don't want to lose their length. "I try to encourage women to try something different," Durif explains, "But the only thing that will change the effect of long hair is fringe."
One of Sisley's L.A.-based hair experts, Chad Wood, admits that baby bangs are hard to pull off, so he recommends them for those with strong features, like his client, Algerian-French dancer and actress, Sofia Boutella. "Sometimes when you put soft, girly baby bangs on someone with soft features it's too much," he says. (If that's you, keep clicking...)
Product To Try: There's no pinning or braiding these bangs back, so make dry shampoo — ideally one with gentle ingredients that won't irritate your skin — your friend.
Photo: Desiree Navarro/WireImage.
Curly Curtain Fringe
Model Alanna Arrington shows off another trend dominating Paris right now: long, swingy fringe that's ever so lightly chopped into with point cutting. It's another look that Durif loves for those with any length or texture, especially curly or wavy hair. In fact, he only has one rule when embracing bangs: Do not, under any circumstances, feel like they need to be blown straight. "It's the end of the keratin treatment," he says. We've spotted similar, face-framing fringe on Parisian "It girl" Crystal Murray.
Product To Try: A hair oil that soaks in lightning fast and leaves hair glossy, not greasy. Wood likes Sisley's version, which has passion fruit as well as Shea, cotton, and Moringa oils. "It makes the hair shiny, beautiful, and works for every hair texture," he says.
Taylor LaShae is the French-Colombian influencer you've seen all over Instagram — and her haircut, done by L.A. stylist Sal Salcedo, is changing the bob game. In fact, Wood tells us that his client Vanessa Hudgens' newest cut was based on LaShae's 'do. "She is the chicest French girl you have ever seen — you just want to be her," he says. "Vanessa and I just mimic this girl, we're obsessed." (We are, too.)
Wood recommends a totally blunt cut that's even when your chin is raised, then very lightly point-cut so the ends get that enviable curl. "You have to take the corner off or it just becomes a normal bob, which can be a bit harsh" Wood explains. "That little curl in the front, that is where it becomes French." As far as the bangs, they should hit right at the brows.
Product To Try: You'll want to keep a mini flatiron, like T3's SinglePass Iron, on hand to manipulate those flips and smooth any frizzy areas. Or, you could make like LaShae and air-dry your bangs with a beret.(Does it get any more French-girl than that?)
Photo: Courtesy of Sal Salcedo.
The French Girl Cut
Behold: The exact "French girl cut" Séguier gave me in Paris. Like all good things from Paris (croissants, micellar water, little black dresses), it's simple, but far from boring. Séguier says this look is easy to achieve: Ask for a collarbone cut that's a hair shorter in the back and layered for your unique texture. Then, it's all about air-drying
Product To Try: Séguier recommends Sisley's Fortifying Serum, which has a blend of minerals, vitamins, plant extracts, and proteins, plus a hit of essentials oils, that encourage healthy hair growth. The result: more volume (immediately) and stronger hair (over time).
Durif's client, model Brit Watkins, is wearing his favorite curly cut for 2018: the split Afro. (Head over to her IG for endless hair inspiration.) Durif says to ask for bangs that taper out towards your length and rounded layers, then build the volume with a modern center part. While Watkins is NY-based, Durif predicts this shape will be huge among Paris' curly-haired set. We've already spotted it on ool-girl Laetitia Lotthé.
Product To Try: For definition and shine, pick up a light curl gel that won't weigh down curls or flatten that voluminous shape.
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What do Orgasm, Boy Brow, and Better Than Sex have in common besides cheeky names? Cult status, thanks to their ability to inspire lust in beauty lovers across the country. Products don't wind up in the Hall of Fame without seriously proving their worth, and the 10 ahead are true legends.
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Mason Pearson Hair Brush, $205, available at Barney's.
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Sonia Kashuk Hair Brush, $15.99, available at Target.
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Cheap The gel formula is spot-on and finding your perfect shade couldn't be easier: There's one for blondes, three for brunettes (are you ashy, reddish, or chocolate-y?), and a rich black.
Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kit in Kristen, $29, available at Kylie Cosmetics.
Cheap If you love the idea of Kylie-esque lips but would rather skip the liner, pick up this tube. It couldn't be easier to use, and the rich, matte results make it look like you spent way more time on your lips than you actually did.
Maybelline Vivid Matter Liquid in Nude Flush, $6.69, available at Target.
Cult There's no quicker way to get big volume and cool-girl, piece-y texture than a generous misting of this hairstylist-and-editor favorite.
Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray, $44, available at Oribe.
Cheap This spray has a bit more heft than the Oribe, so it's ideal for holding updos and braids and delivering that romantic, windblown finish. Just go a little lighter on the application.
Garnier Fructis De-Constructed Texture Tease Dry Touch Finishing Spray, $4.49, available at Walgreens.
Cult It's not quite brown, not quite plum. It's not metallic, but it's not matte, either. It's a neutral, but more exciting. And it magically works on everyone.
MAC Eye Shadow in Satin Taupe, $16, available at MAC Cosmetics.
Cheap For work, we blend this shadow across our lids using a dry brush for a slightly sheer wash of color; at night, we wet it for a deep, earthy-amethyst eye. (And we get compliments on both, all day long.)
Shea Moisture Mineral Eyeshadow in Ametrine, $5.99, available at Shea Moisture.
Cult No, this mascara isn't exactly better than sex, but it does make our lashes look super long and fanned-out, upping our confidence (a known aphrodisiac).
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara, $23, available at Sephora.
Cheap If you want lashes with a capital L, it's all about the brush — and this one is nearly identical to the Too Faced one. Be sure to wipe the excess formula off the wand before applying it though; too much, and things can quickly go clumpy.
Covergirl Flamed Out Mascara, $4.99, available at Target.
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I knew my hair breakage was bad when I showed it to a stylist and she cried. “I’m sorry. I just had a baby,” she said with misty eyes. “Your hair is just so beautiful.” Meaning: My hair was beautiful.
I’ve been fighting my DNA on my quest to be as flaxen as a Swedish toddler for about 13 years. It started when my mom suggested I get a few foil highlights in my dark-blonde hair for my high school senior portrait and has gotten blonder and blonder ever since. “People pay good money to get hair like yours,” my dad always says — apparently forgetting that I pay good money to get hair like mine.
Then, a few months ago, I moved from L.A. to Portland, Oregon — leaving behind my long-time pal and ace hairstylist, Patricia, plus a decade’s worth of other friendships and a successful editing career to take some big risks: work in a new industry, live in a new city, and wear more plaid.
Utterly friendless, vulnerable, and lacking a hairstylist recommendation, I Yelped my way to a young, hip, funny colorist whom I bonded with instantly — before realizing she had given me the touch-up from hell...
When I stood up from her chair, the first few inches of my roots were a shocking, Draco Malfoy platinum, while my ends had more brass than a Michael Bublé album. She offered a complimentary color-correction, and I accepted, hoping to patch over the awkwardness and maintain the relationship. Her solution? Bleaching the holy fucking fuck out of my ends to match.
At a time when so many other aspects of my life felt out of my control, my long, bouncy hair — which fell to about the middle of my back — literally fell apart. Whenever I brushed my tangled mass of freshly highlighted hair, quarter-inch-long wisps the color and texture of dandelion fuzz floated into the air and landed on my bathroom counter. After two weeks of this, the strands at the nape of my neck fell in a jagged line above my shoulders; the rest lingered, dry, brittle, and devastated.
When the hair starts to tangle easily or when you notice your hair is simply not growing due to breakage, this is when you need to head to your local salon for a haircut that takes all of the dead, split ends away.
I asked Redken creative consultant Tracey Cunningham to explain exactly why my hair had given up this time. “[Hair] only breaks if you over-process,” Cunningham said. “Once the underlying pigments for white hair start overlapping, the hair becomes weak and ultimately breaks.”
Real question: Would I have to chop it off? “When the hair starts to tangle easily or when you notice your hair is simply not growing due to breakage, this is when you need to head to your local salon for a haircut that takes all of the dead, split ends away.” Answer: Real question: Yes.
Garren, renowned celebrity hairstylist and cofounder of R+Co, confirmed Cunningham’s assessment. “If it’s severely broken, a lot of girls want to hang on to long, broken hair,” he said, “[but] it’s not pretty at the bottom if it’s all shredded.”
And shredded it was. When I walked into my new salon, I was prepared to lop off the vast majority, but my stylist talked me down. She said that the damage was underneath several layers of (intact) hair and unnoticeable to most people. So I got a two-inch, all-around trim. Not so bad at all, right?
But the drama was far from over. One reality of having damaged hair: tangles like whoa. Curiously, even though my hair was a knotted mess, it also looked incredibly thick. Cunningham explained that there was a bird’s-nest effect happening. “Split ends are coarse, dead ends of the hair,” she said. “Essentially, all these little pieces grab together, causing knots and tangles.”
So, with Cunningham and Garren’s help, I completely made over my styling routine. Garren pooh-poohed my favorite everyday styling product, Oribe Dry Finishing Spray. “Texturizing spray is definitely a no-no,” he told me. “It doesn’t take evenly on the hair, and it’ll make the hair get fuzzier at the ends.” I started relying on his recommendation, R+Co Park Avenue Blow Out Balm, to give my waves softness and very light hold. Cunningham prescribed hair oil (she likes Redken Diamond Oil), which made my fried, frayed ends a little sleeker.
I wouldn’t have given the colorist who burned me — err, my hair — a second chance.
At both their suggestions, I got serious about hair masks. I made use of every bizarre product sample left over from my days as a beauty editor. When a publicist emailed me to ask if I wanted to test the Drybar's new Bay Breeze Hydrating Shot, I jumped on it. “OMG, YES, PLEASE SEND NOW,” I wrote back. It was a balm for my hair and my ego.
Lastly, I did the thing I dreaded most: I gave up my nightly shampoo habit. “I would say to shampoo and condition every other day or every three days,” Garren advised. It was rough at first, but I eventually got used to the new normal, especially when I discovered my new hero product, Pureology Strength Cure Cleansing Condition. I never thought a cleansing conditioner would do anything for my fine hair but make it flat and greasy. To my surprise, it made it feel fluffy and clean, and it also felt smoother and more hydrated than it did after I washed with regular shampoo.
In the end, there are a few things I would have done differently (other than the obvious not going to that colorist in the first place, of course). After the ordeal, I would have done what I originally planned to when I got my "fix it" cut, and chopped off much more. While the condition of my hair has improved a bit, I still find those dandelion-fuzz broken hairs on my T-shirts all the time.
But most importantly, I wouldn’t have given the colorist who burned me — err, my hair — a second chance. It’s hard finding girlfriends in adulthood, especially in a brand-new city, so I was eager to replicate the social network I had in L.A. and be buddies with my colorist. Maybe I could've asked her out for a drink, but a beautiful friendship should never start with bad hair.
R29 staffer Maria Del Russo also experienced damaged hair due to bleaching. After her first touch-up, however, she realized her scalp had been damaged — badly. Here's how she learned to heal her scabbed scalp.
The soon-to-be-everywhere spring trend that's lifting our spirits in a still-overcast February? Bright hues that we're calling"paintbox colors." Even though pastels will likely be sticking around this spring, both high-end designers and fast-fashion retailers are also starting to go all-out with statement shades. And while warmer temperatures may still be a solid few weeks away, we're already looking to dive headfirst into these bold shades in a big way.
Of course, our favorite street-style stars have also taken note of this wave of color, setting an example to go big or go home with your rainbow-bright statement pieces. To do so, we've compiled some tips and tricks for how to confidently wear this season's boldest paintbox shares. They may just be the jolt you need to make it through the remaining cold-weather months in style.
Pink has reigned supreme for some time now, but rather than reaching for those ubiquitous softer hues (sorry, millennial pink), try focusing on fuchsia this time around.
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Pow! Red-to-toe has been gaining momentum for several seasons now, so don't be afraid to go even bolder and louder.
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Most people tend to shy away from orange, but we say tangerine is new color to try sooner rather than later.
It's electric — blue, that is. And if there's one color that works perfectly with your all-black wardrobe, it's this.
Greenery may have been the Pantone color of 2017, but we just can't leave it behind. Rather than muted hues, though, we're going for more gem-like tones.
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If you, like us, shared more than a few anti-January sentiments, then you're probably also pretty thrilled that the month filled with dark days (74, to be exact) and bomb cyclones (we still can't feel our toes) came to a close. Seemingly to celebrate January's demise alongside us, Trader Joe's launched a new product that immediately lifted the internet's spirits: a deep dish chocolate chip cookie. Based on an Instagram posted by the grocery chain, the product appeared to be a frozen, pre-baked, restaurant-style skillet cookie — intended to be reheated within minutes for a fast fresh-baked feel. (No oven necessary.) The most enticing part of all? The new dessert is meant to serve not one, but ten people. And all for $3.99.
When the news broke, we were elated to say the least. The whimsy alone was enough to warm up our cold souls; it was like a beloved deep dish pizza in sweet, chocolatey form. And with TJ's description of the product as a "dessert revelation" and a pledge for it to be "exactly as delicious as you hope and pray it will," we were sold before even setting foot in a store and tasting it ourselves. But taste it we did — and our dessert dreams were shattered faster than a scoop of ice cream melts on a hot skillet cookie.
Photo: Courtesy of Elizabeth Buxton. Photo: Courtesy of Elizabeth Buxton.
At First Look First, let's define deep dish — because after pulling the cookie out of the suspiciously small packaging, its container definitely looked on the shallower side. We were anticipating a large pie-sized box, and instead were met with what looked like an oversized chocolate chip cookie on a plastic plate with slightly raised edges. Nevertheless, we pushed on to microwaving it with hopes that one warm bite would clear up any confusion.
Photo: Courtesy of Elizabeth Buxton.Photo: Courtesy of Elizabeth Buxton.
Microwave Issues We popped it into the microwave according to the package's instructions. Six minutes seemed like a long time to microwave an already-baked cookie (even though it was frozen), but we forged ahead, anyway. For a moment our fears were assuaged: a warming fresh-baked aroma filled the air and the hot cookie slices came cleanly out of the packaging. That's when I took my first bite. Have you ever microwaved a bagel? A piece of pizza? Or even just a cookie, for that matter? If you haven't, this is probably a reminder to avoid doing that at all costs. Reheating already baked goods in the microwave results in a texture that can only be described as warm rubber for the first few minutes, until it becomes extremely hard in texture. Seriously, about 10 minutes later, I wasn't able to bite into a slice anymore because the pieces had become rock solid.
In terms of flavor, it generally tasted like a normal chocolate chip cookie, but there were definitely some notes of burnt plastic involved. Maybe the the deep-dish cookie would have been better cooked and served via the alternative conventional oven method instructions? But part of the genius behind this frozen product was that it could be easily and quickly heated up via microwave.
The Final Verdict Trader Joe's no doubt gets an A+ for its whimsical concept, but the execution needs work. We're always grateful when the supermarket makes some of our favorite desserts available in easy-to-execute frozen packages, but in this case it probably would have made more sense to buy a log of cookie dough and take the time to bake it. And above all, a sharable oversized cookie should be a whole lot bigger.
After two seasons, Riverdale fans are well-versed on the fictional universe of Archie Andrews and his angsty friends. But just because the breakout hit is based on a made-up, comic book world doesn't mean what happens on set isn't real — especially when it comes to the characters' looks.
Sure, the actors might spend most of their time talking to FBI agents, getting involved with the mob, and solving murder mysteries on TV, but their beauty routines are oddly relatable. In fact, you can probably copy every last one (except maybe Archie's). That's because Betty Cooper (played by Lili Reinhart), Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes), and Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) rarely change their on-screen style. Each character's look has become their signature — and now, you can steal it for yourself.
Click ahead to find out the beauty products the three women wear in every episode of Riverdale.
Cheryl Blossom
The Blossoms are known in town for their auburn hair, but Cheryl is equally touted for her signature red lip. So, because copying Blossom's exact hair color wouldn't be the easiest process, why not steal her lipstick? According to the show's makeup artist, it's courtesy of Lime Crime's Red Velvet.
Photo: Courtesy of the CW.
Veronica Lodge
Blossom might be the HBIC in Riverdale, but Lodge is the vampy goddess the sleepy town always needed. If it's not her eyebrows stealing the show, then it's her manicure we're envying from afar. But did you ever notice Lodge rocks the same nail polish every single episode? Neither did we. And according to E! News, it's one of our holy grails: OPI Malaga Wine.
Photo: Courtesy of the CW.
Betty Cooper
Cooper and her ponytail are one in the same. But while the simple style might seem mundane, it actually takes the longest to style out of anyone else on set — and it's created with a specific elastic. The show's hairstylist Rosa Terracciano thanks one special accessory for Cooper's go-to look. Unfortunately, we don't know the exact black hair elastic Cooper prefers, but we'd guess it's straight from the drugstore.
Photo: Courtesy of the CW.
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"The royal treatment" is just a figure of speech, a more succinct way of saying that the actions of those around you are so extravagant, you may as well be standing inside Windsor Castle. So you'd imagine that if you were, in fact, actually engaged to the man sixth in line to the British throne, the luxuries that'd come with the territory could change a person. Yet in the case of Meghan Markle, high-profile fiancé to Prince Harry of Wales and former Suits actress, that couldn't be further from the truth.
In fact, Markle's relaxed vibe isn't a facade at all, says her former hairstylist and makeup artist, Lydia F. Sellers, who worked with the star for two years before she moved overseas. "She's done such a good job of maintaining her sense of self amongst the spotlight," she tells Refinery29. "Even now, her look has stayed the same. She'll throw her hair back in a low bun and it actually looks like she's done it herself, and it's beautiful and chic because she's so confident. That's the great thing about Meghan — she's so confident with herself and her look, and she sticks with that."
While the two haven't worked together since Markle landed herself an engagement ring from Princess Diana 's personal jewelry collection, there's still a lot to be said about the soon-to-be-royal's routine, especially if so little has changed. Below, Sellers walks us through the star's go-to beauty moves — because she very well may be slathering on her favorite $15 Nivea body lotion before bumping elbows with Queen Elizabeth.
The One Beauty Request She Always Made In a word, Markle is a natural — both in her aesthetic and her choice of beauty products. According to Sellers, she always sang the praises of eco brands RMS and Tatcha, and kept on top of all the cool new items hitting the market. "Meghan is very in-the-know — she had her blog for a while, so she just gets beauty," she says. "But her approach is very effortless. She just wants to look like a better version of herself. That's something she believes firmly in."
This is no surprise: Markle once told Allure that her biggest pet peeve is when magazines Photoshop her skin tone — and it's a sentiment she also extended to her glam squad. "Every time I'd do her makeup, she'd say, 'Can we just make sure my freckles are peeking through? I don't want a ton of foundation,'" Sellers says. "It was more about the amount of product that went on her skin and keeping it really fresh and dewy, rather than caking it on. So I'd use the Armani Luminous Silk Foundation with a Beautyblender because it's really easy to sheer out."
Meghan Markle and crew take a break during a Good Housekeeping photoshoot.Photo courtesy of Laura F. Sellers.
Why Her Hair Looks So Perfect As it turns out, the same minimalistic approach Markle takes with makeup applies to her hair, too. "We've stuck to the same sleek look since I've known her," Sellers admits. "She'll say, 'Just give me a slight bend or a slight wave. Nothing too crazy.'" Given how the actress has rarely been spotted in public over the past few years without a shiny, straight-from-the-salon blowout, this makes sense. (And it's probably why fans were thrilled when throwback photos of her naturally curly texture surfaced months ago.)
Markle told Beautybanter that she uses the Kerastasé Oleo Relax line religiously, and Sellers says that's the secret sauce — plus a few other key products — behind the star's signature blowout. "I start with Oribe's volumizing spray to prep her hair, just to give it that boost," she says. "The Kerestasé relax treatment helps keep everything smooth, but Kevin Murphy also has a great smoothing cream I'll use... She always came [to the appointment] with dry hair, so we would just mist it with water and restyle it." It was as close to effortless as a blowout can be — just like everything else with Markle.
On Her Wedding Hairstyle Though no one can predict exactly the gown, hairstyle, or flower arrangement you'll be seeing at the next big royal wedding, don't be surprised if Markle, well, surprises you. "We styled her hair down a lot — that's the look she gravitates toward. It could be straight or wavy or anything else, but she likes it down. So if it wasn't a royal wedding, I think that's what she would do." Since it is a royal event — with thousands of people there and millions more watching on TV — Sellers has another prediction: a sleek, elegant chignon. "You never know, but that would be my guess."
In a surprise to no one whose painfully pimple-ridden face has ever sent them into a downward spiral of self-loathing, a new study published in the British Journal of Dermatology just confirmed what so many severe acne sufferers have long known to be true: Living with the total drag of a skin condition can put you at a significantly higher risk of depression.
The New York Times reports that researchers spent 15 years following 134,427 men and women with acne and 1,731,608 without, most of whom were under the age of 19 at the start of the study. Over the course of a decade and a half, the research showed that patients with acne were a whopping 63% more likely to be diagnosed with major depression in the first year after developing acne when compared to their clearer-skinned counterparts.
On a more positive note, scientists found that the increased risk for depression only stands for the first five years after an acne diagnosis, which we take to mean that patients either saw significant improvements in their skin within that time frame or just got used to it. Comforting!
The results of the research maintain that the reasons for the association between acne and a blow to your mental health are unclear, but the link certainly does exist. "It appears that acne is a lot more than just skin deep," says University of Calgary epidemiologist Isabelle A. Valerand, the lead author of the study, who notes that she was "surprised" by the findings. "It can have a substantial impact on overall mental health."
This news is a major victory for anyone who's ever been told they were overreacting when they claimed their emotional turmoil was closely related to their breakouts — and that includes you, Salma Hayek. Validation at last.
Do us a quick favor: Take everything that you know and love about "romantic" makeup and trash it. You don't have to do a conventional look for Valentine's Day — you know, the classic smoky eye and brick-red matte lip that used to be synonymous with sexy — if you don't want to. But whether you're going on a hot date, or treating yourself to the best burrito bowl that money can buy, you can and should spice it up, celebrity makeup artistAJ Crimson says. "Play up your assets," he tells us. "You don't have to reinvent the wheel." Just take a look at his Instagram. The pro, who's worked with the likes of Fergie and Brandy, specializes in natural contour and bold, in-your-face lips — both of which he did on me, above.
If you've got a deep skin tone, then you know the struggle of finding a perfect foundation match. Luckily, Crimson's own Artist Kit in Warm/Deep has six shades to choose from — most notably, a rich chocolate brown, which he says is the darkest on the market. "A girl who's South Sudanese could use it," he says. "When I started the line, I started with the deepest color first. I really wanted to make sure that girl was represented. In makeup and cosmetics, she's forgotten a lot of the time." To find your natural contour, Crimson suggests whistling, and then sweeping downward in the hollows of your cheeks.
Photographed by Lauren Pechwasser.
And for the lips, Crimson likes to layer. On me, he used his own S+M Sultry and Matte Lipstick in Crimson Rose, skipping the liner to work with the natural line of the lip. Using his finger, he pressed a bit of Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow in Intergalactic in the center for depth, and Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Blitz in the middle for shine. "Because it's a matte, it's really going to grab your color. To finish, he lined my corners with S+M Sultry and Matte Laquer Lipgloss in Fantasies.
For all of Crimson's tricks, watch the video above.
Rarely a day goes by without someone comparing Sarah Jessica Parker to her famous TV character, Carrie Bradshaw. But besides SJP's lack of failed relationships, sex column, and relentless shoe obsession, there's another more recent difference setting the two apart: bangs. A cryptic photo on the Divorce star 's Instagram a few days ago teased a big haircut, and we've been anxiously awaiting her big reveal since. Could it be a bob (but for real this time)? A pixie?
Turns out, it was neither. Today, SJP stepped out with a fresh set of side-swept bangs — a style Bradshaw never once dared try on the show. But for anyone surprised by the change, know that this is a look the actress goes back to time and again... way before celebrities like Emma Watson, Dakota Johnson, and Kerry Washington.
Need proof? Click ahead to check out every time SJP showed the world that you don't have to be Carrie Bradshaw to get banged.
1982
If you don't remember SJP in Square Pegs or Footloose, you probably don't know that she once had brunette bangs. It's the look that began the star's fringe journey.
Photo: CBS/Getty Images.
1987
By the time she was the most in-demand TV star, SJP went blonde — but made sure to keep her curly layers.
Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage.
1988
Although she rarely straightened her Brigitte Bardot bangs, this look still stands the test of time.
Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.
1990
Before launching her career into super-stardom on Sex and the City, the actress maintained her face-framing pieces.
Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage.
2009
Bradshaw never adopted SJP's fringed hairstyle, but at least two of her other characters did. While playing both Paula in Failure to Launch(2006) and Meryl Morgan of Did You Hear About the Morgans?(2009), the actress rocked wispy blond bangs.
Photo: Marcel Thomas/FilmMagic.
2018
SJP might have an extensive bang history, but her latest transformation courtesy of hairstylist Serge Normant might be one of our favorites.
Photo: Raymond Hall/GC Images.
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