Tag: beauty
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The UK black girl aesthetic, clean girl, ghoul girl, it girl, and black luxury – to name a few. Platforms like Tiktok and Instagram have ushered in a wave of aesthetics, and it’s hard to keep up. From 2020 to mid-2022, the clean girl aesthetic dominated the algorithm with images of clear skin, slicked-back ponytails,…
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Hands up if you’ve ever been to a Tressure Tress pop-up activation??? I just want to let you know now that you’re one of God’s favorites! If you haven’t yet been yet you’ve got two days left to visit their Birmingham pop-up. I heard there’s a massive sale on, so you better get going, you…
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It is a long-awaited, sunny and warm day in London since the Winter season. Twiggy arrives at the shoot in all black: dressed in a body-con midi dress, a head wrap and shades. Twiggy’s fit tells me she has decided to take advantage of the rare warm sun that day, although the black signified she…
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Words Simmi Virdee Makeup Artist Spots and scars are something that even the most super of super models deal with daily, whether it’s a reaction to a product or just that damn adult acne we all come across from time to time. Working in the industry gives you the chance to really test out every…
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1. All Skin is not made the same – do your own research! Many times we watch a beauty guru/influencer with naturally amazing skin use a product and proceed to buy it without looking into the product beforehand. I’ve certainly done this, forgetting that not all skin is made equal and what might work for…
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![Pat McGrath Labs [@patmcgrathreal] Teams Up With Supreme [@supremenewyork] For Their First Foray Into The Beauty World](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/supreme-pat-180x180.jpg)
Iconic make-up artist Pat McGrath has teamed up with New York skate/streetwear giant Supreme to create the perfect red lipstick as part of her ‘Matte Trance’ range for their first ever beauty collaboration.
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![GUAP Beauty: Founder of [@holycurls] Badria Ahmed On Owning Her Own Hair-Care Brand & Curl-Type Discrimination](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Holy-Curls-180x180.jpg)
Meet The Founder of Celebrity-Loved Hair-Care Brand; Holy Curls. Tell us a little about yourself I grew up in Sweden and moved to London in 2011. Before Holy Curls, I was working as a copywriter for different brands – both as a freelancer and in-house. I love the written language, and I’ve been writing ever since I…
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![More Than a [STEREOTYPE] with [@itscrystalsmith]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CrystalandNeyo.jpg)
In More Than A [Stereotype] HALIE asks celebrities questions they wouldn’t normally get to answer. More Than A [Stereotype] is not here to change your opinion of the our interviewees but perhaps get you thinking about them in a different way. This month HALIE sits down with Crystal Renay Smith an entrepreneur and TV star who…
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This radio Host and personality, emphasis on personality and has gone from strength to strength after choosing not to attend University in order to peruse her dream. Her show on Westside has quickly become one of the station’s main attractions, leading her to receive an award for ‘Best Presenter’ at last year’s UK Entertainment Awards.…
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![BKCHAT LONDON [@BKCHATLDN] Discusses The Social Issues Within The Popularisation Of Make-Up](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/photo.jpg)
Now I’m not a fan of BK Chat LDN because I believe that their conversations are not always productive, and I believe that any platform involving black people need to convey messages that will uplift and enlighten people within our culture. But I do admire the way that they have been able to capture the…