Editorial: Brown Girl Beauty
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Winter-proofing Brown Skin: Staying Bold in the Cold
Brown girl beauty expert Dre Brown is back to discuss what to do when colder temperatures sap your skin of it's usual glow (and moisture). Keep reading for the best skin care tips and makeup colors to add life back to your sad winter complexion.
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Brown Girl Beauty: Empire State of Mind
Dre Brown is back and declaring love for her adopted home of New York City. Keep reading to find out more about NYC's unique brown beauty style, from Harlem's "uptown blowout" to Brooklyn's emerald green pedicures.
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The Wonders Of The Weave Part 2: Myths and Must-Haves
Dre Brown chats with celebrity hairstylist Sean Cameron about weaves. From proper maintenance to getting the best deal on hair, keep reading for all you ever wanted to know about sewn-in weaves.
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Exploring The Wonders Of The Weave: Part 1
Brown girl beauty expert Dre Brown is back to discuss her latest obsession: her toasty new weave. Find out why this natural hair advocate has covered up her short curls with a weave this winter.
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Brown Girl Beauty Icon: Jody Watley
Inspired by brown girl divas like Jody Watley, Beautylish contributing editor Dre Brown loves to strut her stuff, singing and dancing as the star of a soulful solo act—in her apartment. Here, Dre sits down with the fabulous Ms. Watley herself to discuss what it's like to be a brown girl beauty icon.
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Brown Girl Beauty: Back To The Future And Beyond
Dre Brown is back to discuss how the brown girl beauty aesthetic is shifting right now to a more natural look with pastel eyelids and lips. Do you agree with her picks for the beauty icons of today?
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Brown and Fabulous
Dre Brown muses on the increasing presence of brown girl beauties in the mainstream media. From supermodel Chanel Iman to VH1's Basketball Wives, which new faces are changing your definition of what's beautiful?
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A Brown Girl Beauty Retrospective
Who are your personal beauty icons? Dre Brown is back to discuss her childhood obsession with long hair (complete with homemade extensions) and the famous faces that shaped her concept of beauty.
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Hair
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Girl, You Need to Relax!
In the latest installment of "Brown Girl Beauty Myths," Dre Brown tackles chemical hair relaxers, Brazilian straightening, Japanese thermal reconditioning, and training your natural hair to behave without any harsh treatments. Keep reading to find out how you can wean yourself off the "creamy crack."
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Brown Girl Beauty Myths: No Botox, Boob Jobs, or Butt Lifts?
Dre Brown is back to bust more beauty myths with her partner in crime, celebrity makeup artist Sam Fine. This week, Dre and Sam tackle cosmetic surgery and ponder just how natural brown girls really are.
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Brown Girl Beauty Myths: "Never Caught Dead In Red"
Dre Brown and Sam Fine (Fashion Fair Cosmetics' new creative makeup director!) dispel another beauty myth: that brown girls can't wear red lipstick. Beauties, what do you think—does having more pigment in your skin mean you can't pull off bright colors?
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Brown Girl Beauty Myth: "Black Don't Crack"
Dre Brown teams up with celebrity makeup artist Sam Fine to debunk classic brown girl beauty myths in this new Beautylish series. First up: "Black Don't Crack."
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Cheeks
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Does Your Makeup Go With Your Tan?
Dre Brown is back to discuss switching up your summer makeup products and shades that match the extra color you got from the sun. Keep reading for makeup tips that all Beauties that like to tan can use!
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No More Ingrown Hairs
Do you have a friend who's in desperate need of a hair removal intervention or are you that hairy friend? If ingrown hairs have been an issue for you, Beautylish's Dre Brown gets to the root of the problem—because there's no excuse for prickly skin this summer!
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Chocolate Is The New Tan
Dre Brown is back to discuss the summer skin care for darker Beauties. Just because your complexion is naturally "tan" doesn't mean you can skip on SPF, especially if you're planning on deepening your hue at the beach this season!
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Tapping Into The Curl Caucus
This week, Dre Brown heads to a Curly Girl Collective event in New York City to chat with other twisted sistas about their spiral strands. Keep reading to find out what product and styling tips she learns from her fellow natural hair Beauties.
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Waterproofing Your Hair
Dre Brown's back again, talking about beach waves, workouts, and her hair. Keep reading to find out how Beautylish's naturalista found freedom with her new hair.
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Best Products For Styling Natural Hair
Dre Brown tackles the ethnic hair care aisle and finds that when it comes to styling her natural hair, the right product matters much more than expert techniques. Keep reading for her favorite product picks.