Everypersonhasherwhitewhale.Mineisafaith-basedclothingchaincalledAltar'dState.Ifyoudon'tliveintheGod-fearingheartofthisgreatnation,orfrequentitsshoppingmalls,allowmetoexplain.Therearecurrently59Altar'dStatelocationssprinkledthroughouttheSouthandMidwest,in19differentstates.Thecompany'swebsitedetailsitshistory,whichbeganwithasingle"modernChristianretailstore"inKnoxville,Ten...[
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Ligare’spaintingsoverwhelmwithbeautyManythankstoClaudiaMeléndezSalinasforherfinearticleonartistDavidLigare’sretrospectiveattheCrockerArtMuseuminSacramento.Seeninperson,Ligare’spaintingsoverwhelmtheviewerwithemotionandbeauty.Onejuststares,notwantingtoleaveeachwork’senchantedvision,asin“LandscapeforBaucisandPhilemon”and“LandscapewithRedPony”(ear...[
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Body-shamingbulliesorhealth-advocates?Youdecide.AnewgroupgoingbythenameofThInnerBeautyhastakentosocialmediawithwhattheysayisamessageof“health,fitnessandbeauty.”Howeverexpertsandthosepromotingbodyacceptanceandself-loveatanysize,couldn’tdisagreemore.ThInnerBeauty’swebsite,Facebookpage,TwitteraccountandRedditpagearepepperedwithPhotoshopped“beforeandafter”weightloss...[
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“Doyoufeeltherearefewerpeopleonthestreet?”myhusbandsuddenlyquippedwhilewewerepassingbythebustlingwarrensofCausewayBayinHongKong.WewereusedtoedgingthroughthejammedstreetsofCausewayBay,barelyavoidinghittingotherpeoples’shouldersorsteppingontheirfeetorgettingpushedintheback.Thatday,itwaslikestrollinginthesmallgardenunderourflat.ThesharpdeclineofvisitsfrommainlandChinesetouristsaswel...[
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EachtimeKimberlyWessonshedshercustomarytrousersandbutton-frontshirttoputonaflowerydress,shesuspectssomethingisoff.“IfeellikeI’mdressingupinsomeoneelse’sclothes,”Wessonsaid.Herfrills-averseapproachtodresshastestedthetoleranceofwell-meaningfriends.“It’sgottentothepointwherethey’repleading,‘Putonasequinskirt,'"shesaid."Or'DressuplikeJo...[
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Congratulationsareinorder!You'vetakenthetestandsharedthenews,nowyou'retaskedwithpreppingyourbody—andyourlife—forababy.Fortunately,pre-natalvitaminsandyourbodywilldothemajorityoftheworknaturally,butwhenitcomestoskincareandgeneralbeautytreatments,youmaybesurprisedtodiscoverthatyourbeautyregimenmaynolongerbesuitableonceyou're'expecting.'Asluckwouldhaveitandcontrarytopo...[
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ThoughOsvaldo"Ozzy"SalvatierrahasusedmakeuptoletthenaturalbeautyofactressessuchasEmmaWatsonandMindyKalingshinethrough,it’shiseyeforthesubversivethathasmadehimago-toforboundary-pushingmusicianslikeLykkeLi,CourtneyLoveand,mostrecently,Rihanna.WhilewalkingBillboardthroughthetwolookscreatedhere,theLosAngeles-basedartistdishedonred-carpettipsandworkingwithRiRi.Billboard:Whatwasworkingwi...[
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Whichbeautyproductsdoyouswearby?IlovetheSarahChapmanSkinesisrange.Ithastotallytransformedmyskin.I’vealsorecentlydiscoveredtheAromachologiecollectionbyL’Occitane–theRebalancingMassageCreamsoothesmylegsafteralongdayonset.AndIneverleavehomewithoutL’OccitaneSheaButterhandcreaminmybag.Whatareyouressentialcosmetics?Iwearsomuchmake-uponset,Itrytogivemyskinabreakonmydaysoff.IloveYo...[
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"Really,Iwouldratherbeathomeallbymyself,"AlessiaCarasingson"Here,"astridentandunlikelyR&Btrackbeginningtomakeitswayupthecharts.She'snottheonlyone.AstheGreatRecessioncrushedtheopportunitiesofagenerationofgraduatingMillennials,itbirthedacropofescapisthits:Kesha's"TikTok,"KatyPerry's"LastFridayNight,"Drake'sYOLO-birthing"TheMotto,"...[
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Adecadeago,whenLorraineKitsoswasstillanewmom,shecouldn’tfindthekindsofclothesshewantedforherkids.Soshedecidedtodesignherown,andwiththehelpofherbusinesspartnerKristyBrinkley,Vancouver’sRedfishKidsClothingwasborn.Theydecidedearlyonthattheirclotheshadtobestylish,ofcourse,butalsowearable,versatile,durable,easytocleanandmadeformovement.“Physicalactivityhelpswithbraindevelopment,&rdquo...[
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