Beauty & Fashion

11 Struggles Only Girls with Natural Hair Understand

By Andréa Butler It’s been a minute since your strands had a meeting with the “creamy crack.” You’ve embraced your natural hair — curly, kinky, a little bit of everything — and you love flaunting its fabulousness every day at school. But on the real, though, sometimes your hair doesn’t wanna act right and you […]

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Beauty & Fashion

11 Struggles Only Naturalistas Understand

By Andréa Butler It’s been a minute since your strands had a meeting with the creamy crack. You’ve embraced your natural hair — curly, kinky, a little bit of everything — and you love flaunting its fabulousness every day at school. But on the real, though, sometimes your hair doesn’t wanna act right and you […]

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Beauty & Fashion

Natural Hair How-Tos for Every Texture

Deciding to go natural can be scary. You want your style to be on point every day, but if you’re used to working with only relaxed hair, you’re probably wondering if you have to do the big chop, nervous about what your friends and family might say, or worried that you won’t know what to […]

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Beauty & Fashion, Holidays

Behind the Scenes: Winter 2013 Issue

Take a look at the behind-the-scenes photos of our holiday party photo shoot on Pinterest! And don’t miss the full article in Sesi’s winter issue, featuring Jacob Latimore on the cover! (Click here to order the winter 2013 issue and check out all of the holiday party fashions!)

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Beauty & Fashion

Dear Black Girl, Your Hair is Ugly…

That’s basically what the people who run the Deborah Brown Community School in Tulsa, OK said to 7-year-old Tiana Parker, when they sent her home from her school earlier this week because she chose to rock a natural hairstyle: dreadlocks. According to the school’s dress code, “hairstyles such as dreadlocks, afros, mohawks, and other faddish styles are […]

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Beauty & Fashion

7 Ways to Rock Easy Summer Hair

With all the beach parties, family cookouts, and theme park adventures you’re doing this summer, there’s so much fun to be had, you don’t have the time to spend messin’ with your ‘do.  Check out these chic options, which will keep you lookin’ fly with almost no effort.   1.  Simple Curls Just wash and […]

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Beauty & Fashion

Look Hot All Summer Long: 11 Beauty Buys You Have to Have

How can you look cute 24/7, despite all the heat and humidity? Just throw these 11 beauty essentials in your bag:  11.  Light-Weight Cover-Up  Cover up any imperfections while still allowing your skin to breathe. We Recommend: Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 10.  Coral Nail Polish Coral shades are great during the summer […]

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Beauty & Fashion

6 Skin-Saving Secrets for Black Girls

Beat the ash and get gorgeous skin all year long with these easy tips: 6. Fall in Love with Water But not why you think. We’re not talking about forcing down eight or nine glasses; in fact, dermatologists don’t believe drinking excess water will actually affect your skin in any way. Splashing water on your […]

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