When a teenage journalist is offered the chance to follow an up-and-coming band and write about the experience for Rolling Stone magazine, his eyes are opened to an entirely new world. The film ...

“Look TT, I look so pretty,” my three-year-old niece gloated as she twirled in front of the mirror, admiring the pink beads accentuating her fresh plaits.

I’m a firm believer that we should think of our friendships as love stories. Unlike in the movies, our friends aren’t just side characters who help us find and fall in love with that one ...

Have you ever thought of someone only to receive a text from that same person moments later? It might have been a funny coincidence, but the truth is, it could have been the power of your own ...

“Inclusivity” may be a buzzword, but for anyone who has ever felt left out of conversations in the beauty space—it’s so much more. In Shades of Melanin, we celebrate Black beauty, support ...

Sundays are a day to recharge and reset by hanging with friends, turning off your phone, bathing for hours on end, or doing whatever else works for you. In this column (in conjunction with our ...

Whoever coined the saying, “history repeats itself” may not have known it at the time, but they created a phrase that perfectly applies to problematic beauty trends. While we’d hope that we ...

“Gabi, did you see what Spencer* just posted on Instagram?” my three friends wrote as they simultaneously texted me. My heart stopped while I waited for one of my friends to finish typing and ...

In a world where Gen Z is casually posting bondage and rope play demonstrations on TikTok and where everybody and their mom has delightfully slurped up the Fifty Shades franchise, BDSM can feel ...

How you choose to build your dating profile can make or break your chances of landing a date. As a single 24-year-old on dating apps myself, I’ll admit: I decide to swipe left or right in mere ...

In “I Rise,” a series from HelloGiggles, Black women writers examine Black women’s mental health from every angle—from what it takes to access treatment, to the exchange of trauma across ...

Friends can bring a lot of joy into your life. You go on adventures together, confide in one another, and comfort each other when you feel sad. Friends are there to make you feel good and make ...