Beauty Industry
Learn How to Cut Black Hair or No Job for You, Louisiana Tells New Stylists
The state’s board of cosmetology passed a resolution that requires all aspiring stylists to learn how to cut Black hair—or they won't get licensed.
What It’s Like Working in a Hairdressers After Lockdown
With no clear directive from the UK government, hairdressers and beauty technicians are forced to navigate staff and client safety alone.
I Can’t Get Behind the Latest Eyebrow Trend
Are eyebrow wigs the next big thing in the beauty industry?
One in 12 Beauty Products Aimed at Black Women Deemed 'Highly Hazardous'
New research finds dangerous levels of toxicity in everyday products marketed to African American women. An expert explains how dangerous these products can be.
Eye-Popping Photo Series Imagines Absurd Beauty Rituals
Aleksandra Kingo’s photo series “Spa Days” was inspired by the bizarre, demanding world of beauty regimes.
Portraits of Suburban Hell
The artist, art director, and filmmaker uses her alter ego, Joyce, to create intriguing, unsettling scenes of suburban frustration, female isolation, and the hopeless fight against time-often surrounded by food, masks, and saturated soft furnishings.
