Beauty

"There exists no study that demonstrates sunscreen reduces skin cancer risk in black people. Period.” Read More

Colonial powers weaponised a biological mechanism and declared whiteness as inherently superior. Newer generations are storing the unprocessed trauma of the past and it is manifesting in unpredictable ways. Read More

Are women conditioned to internalize what men want or is there an element of personal choice as well? The history of feminism has been a longwinded road of renegotiating patriarchal ideas of what womanhood should be. It is a long and tiresome process that requires a multifaceted understanding of society and it's demands Read More

Brushes are an investment and not everyone can afford them. Here are some tips to help you get the brushes you actually need and drown out the overenthusiastic beauty gurus who ooh and ahh over every new makeup brush out there. Read More

The traditional way of viewing bodies in Africa, particularly those of women, echoes Drake’s sentiments of “…I like my girls BBW”. Bigger was for the most part better but it’s not like that anymore. A more Kardashian-esque body type has definitely been adopted on the continent- thick thighs, a ‘fat ass’ and a toned flat tummy. On the bright side, those opting for surgery seem to be content with their facial features. Nose jobs, lip fillers and eye lifts for the sake of correcting ethnic features is not where the money is at. We’ll look into that after a few years though… Read More