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The products that helped me battle the dreaded dry hands of winter. (And I won!)

The products that helped me battle the dreaded dry hands of winter. (And I won!)

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Beauty + Cosmetics, Tips + Tricks

Ahhhh winter. You get your sweaters, and your nog, and your glisten of frost on everything. Winter is beautiful. Winter is also the arch nemesis of my hands. My first indication that winter is HERE is that my hands become so dry, the mere act of clapping is a...
Stay Home, Stay Fabulous: Skip the spa and do these 6 things right now.

Stay Home, Stay Fabulous: Skip the spa and do these 6 things right now.

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Style + Beauty, Tips + Tricks

If you’re like me, you’re currently on your whatever month (because who is counting at this point)  of The Great Confinement. It’s not over yet! So I’m sharing my ways to stay fabulous…while staying home and staying safe.  If you read between the lines,...
BURN IT ALL: My New Year’s tradition helps me manifest good things for next year. (And get rid of a little petty. Okay, a lot.)

BURN IT ALL: My New Year’s tradition helps me manifest good things for next year. (And get rid of a little petty. Okay, a lot.)

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Thinking : Parent, Tips + Tricks

When Ibi shared her New Year’s Eve tradition with me, I was like…this is genius. How have I never done this? I need to do this! Whatever I can do to be out with the old and focusing on better things in the year to come sounds good to me. I’m sure...
Stop everything and watch Debbie Allen in Dance Dreams: The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker on Netflix.

Stop everything and watch Debbie Allen in Dance Dreams: The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker on Netflix.

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Entertainment + Media, Holiday Picks

The day it was released on Netflix, I watched Shondaland’s Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, the new documentary about Debbie Allen Dance Academy and their annual production. Before I knew it, I was crying. While I danced as a child, I was never a ballet...
Zenmed’s cult-favorite skin care products: I tried, I tested, I have some thoughts…

Zenmed’s cult-favorite skin care products: I tried, I tested, I have some thoughts…

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Beauty + Cosmetics

I love trying out beauty products. So when I had a chance to try three of Zenmed’s natural skincare products that seem to have a cult-y following with beauty editors, influencers, and regular folks, I thought sure, why not! They’re known for being 100%...
Why this is the best soap our resident beauty product junkie has ever tried

Why this is the best soap our resident beauty product junkie has ever tried

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Beauty + Cosmetics

You know how so many honey beauty products smell like one of the bees was turning 21, so the whole hive went out to celebrate, but they could only afford cheap pollen, and as a result they got completely blitzed on cheap pollen and bootleg nectar, then they made their...
The best affordable drugstore beauty products for the softest, summeriest, not-dry-at-all summer skin.

The best affordable drugstore beauty products for the softest, summeriest, not-dry-at-all summer skin.

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Beauty + Cosmetics

As a Black woman with darker skin, I’m constantly fighting The Ash Monster. More skin is exposed in the summer, so I take a few extra steps, and a few extra products, to make sure my skin is healthy, moisturized, and gleaming. And it doesn’t have to be...
7 POC-owned beauty brands that I already love, or am falling in love with right now.

7 POC-owned beauty brands that I already love, or am falling in love with right now.

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Style + Beauty

As a woman of color, I love POC-owned beauty brands. In my experience, it means the color in the bottle is the same color that will appear on your face; you don’t have to worry about opacity or color saturation; and you’re practically guaranteed that...
5 Black beauty secrets I learned from my own gorgeous mother…who I thought was Diana Ross.

5 Black beauty secrets I learned from my own gorgeous mother…who I thought was Diana Ross.

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Beauty + Cosmetics

When I was little, I just knew my mom was one of The Supremes. Actually, she wasn’t just one of them, she actually was THE Supreme, Miss Diana Ross. I figured this out using my excellent 5-year-old powers of deduction, of course. My mom’s name is similar to Diana Ross...
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