Skin Color on Shine

User post: How would you respond to your 4-year-old questioning her skin color?

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My daughter just turned 4 years old at the end of September and is adorable as she can be. She has grown into a little lady and is very curious and princess like. She has manners and she's a good girl overall. My nerves are becoming a bit shaken as she approaches school soon and there is a…

Black women, Black men, and why we cannot learn to adapt to one another.

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ATTENTION: THIS IS NOT A RUDE, GENERALIZED, MEAN, NASTY POST. IT'S JUST 3 GIRLS, (ME, MY FRIEND AMBER, AND MY OTHER FRIEND CHELSEA) Me(Jelissa): Hey well today we are here talking about bm/bw (black men, black women) and why we cannot get along. We get along, but this is the…

Tips to determine you skin tone - warm, neutral or cool?

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Knowing how to determine your skin tone and applying that knowledge to your cosmetic and clothing selection can bring out the best in your appearance. We all know when a certain color looks great on us while other colors seem to leave us looking ashen and worn out.

Skin tones fall into…

Does Michelle Obama Make Dark Skin Stylish?

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by Cheli English-Figaro, Esq. (Michelle Obama News & Notes | MommyTrack'd)

The month after Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, I had the opportunity to eavesdrop…

Was Beyonce's skin white-washed?

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Jesus, what a week for beauty advertising. First there was Nipplegate 2: Eva Mendes's Calvin Klein nip slip; then nude Olympians hawking Powerade; and now, L'Oréal's been caught with their pants down. And while we've heard of corporate "greenwashing," this is ridiculous.

Well, not really, but they are scrambling to deny allegations that Beyoncé's skin was lightened in the ad on the right, which appears in this month's Elle, Allure and Essence. Said the company in a statement to E! News: