Nyakio Grieco’s Vision for an Inclusive Beauty Industry
Nyakio Grieco’s Vision for an Inclusive Beauty Industry
Nyakio Grieco is no stranger to starting over. In the past twenty-three years, she has launched three successful beauty brands: Nyakio Beauty, Thirteen Lune, and Relevant Skin, all of which are thriving to this day. Grieco has raised over twelve million dollars for her inclusive beauty retailer Thirteen Lune, and [...]
Paula’s Choice Chemist Julio Lamberty Knows That the Secret to Skincare is Education
Paula’s Choice Chemist Julio Lamberty Knows That the Secret to Skincare is Education
In late April, on Manhattan’s West Side, Paula’s Choice opened the doors to its Beautypedia Bodega activation, for one day only. Shelves were stocked with a selection of Paula’s Choice's latest products alongside the brand’s classics. Consider it a library of skincare, all in celebration of the new Beautypedia Skin [...]
How to Have an Open Relationship
How to Have an Open Relationship
A few keys to making consensual non-monogamy successful. Monogamy is the preferred M.O. for most people in relationships, right? Well, not exactly. Research conducted by social psychologist Dr. Justin Lehmiller revealed that one of the most common things that people in the United States fantasize about is being in an [...]
Gaby Trujillo Launched Alamar Cosmetics With Nothing but Her Savings
Gaby Trujillo Launched Alamar Cosmetics With Nothing but Her Savings
Gaby Trujillo has never been one to shy away from new opportunities. It’s a value that her mother — who left her life and career in La Habana, Cuba to bring Trujillo to the United States at age 3 — instilled in her when she was young. Trujillo dropped out [...]
Reconnecting After Having Kids
Reconnecting After Having Kids
Reconnecting After Having Kids. Five ways to keep the spark alive. It’s a fact that having a baby directly impacts personal identity and even the most intimate partnership(s). After having children, it becomes more difficult to carve out space for your relationship, and as the child continues to grow, your [...]
A Brief History of Lingerie
A Brief History of Lingerie
From corsets to Calvin Klein. In the realm of sartorial expression, lingerie can feel a bit oxymoronic. For one, it’s typically designed to live under your clothes...which feels contradictory to the whole project of fashion (fashions without exhibitionism??!). Moreover, in practice, we often put it on expressly to...take off. Sure, technically you also take [...]
How Astronauts Masturbate in Space
How Astronauts Masturbate in Space
If the landing module’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin.’ Officially, nobody has ever had sex in space. What about solo sex, though? It’s not something NASA has ever been particularly keen to talk about, but certain things can be figured out based on how the rest of the body is treated [...]