Results for: be the change
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Leola Davis and Pansy Esthetics Are Here to Queer Skincare
“I wanted to create a space where the queer community could get care and treatments geared specifically toward them and their skin and body.”
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Monday Roundtable: The Makeup That Changed Our Lives
“A bold lip is my femme secret to instant confidence. I could be wearing day-old sweatpants and bed head and a red lip makes me feel READY TO BE SEEN.”
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Is Luxury CBD Skincare Worth the Hype — and the Price?
I’m obviously intrigued by the hype but does it live up to it?
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AM/PM: A Skincare Routine For the Mom Friend On Vacation
Just a 14-product vacation routine from your favorite mom friend. You’ll like it — it’s sweet.
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You Need Help: I’m Butch and I Want To Try Makeup for the First Time
Remember that ultimately, using makeup and other facial cosmetics is really about making you feel like your best, most confident self.
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AM/PM: A Skincare Routine For the Lazy Yet Vain
I love a great compliment and I refuse to put in too much effort to get them.
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AM/PM: A Hopeless Romantic and Their Bubble Bath Routine
“Baths are less of a frivolous want and more of an emotional and spiritual essential.”
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AM/PM: A Former Skincare Salesperson and Their Evening Wind Down Routine
I used to have a cabinet of products I used with reckless abandon. Now, I’m more thoughtful with what I put on my face and into my routine.
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Wearing Press-On Nails Makes Me Feel Like a Powerful Femme Dyke
Being femme is being unafraid. Unafraid of shape, of texture, of color.
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Makeup for When Your Fingers Are the Only Tool You’ve Got
I’ve dumped my brushes and started using my perfect, gay hands to apply makeup. Here are some product recommendations and tips for going brush-less.
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A Lazy Femme Guide To Staying Cute With Minimal Effort
I’m all about products and routines that work with my busy schedule. I’m obviously not lazy, but if lazy femme is the antithesis to high femme, I’m very much that.
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Flung Out of Space: Create a Queer Alien Look With Holographic Makeup
In this political climate, it’s refreshing to feel powerful for a change, and it’s amazing what channeling the spirit of a galactic demagogue will do for your confidence. In case you need a boost, here are range products I love for getting the look.
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Self-Acceptance & Butt Cover-Ups: 8 Queer Women’s Tattoo Stories
I talked to several smart, artistic, and wonderful inked-up queers in my life about what inspired their body art.
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AM/PM: Caffeine and Twitter
I like to think my morning routine screams “I’M A WRITER” but it probably mostly just screams “I DON’T TAKE GOOD ENOUGH CARE OF MY BODY.”
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AM/PM: Kitten Alarm
Is Kristin the kind of person who makes her own granola? Only one way to find out!
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AM/PM: Tender Tomboy on a Bike
Heather Hogan can conquer the world with the right routine; find out what it looks like!
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5 Tips for Finding the Perfect Gender-Neutral Perfume or Cologne
Here’s how to find a fragrance that fits who you are, even when you don’t fit neatly into marketers’ boxes.
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AM/PM: It’s Morning
Welcome to AM/PM, where Autostraddle team members share our morning and evening rituals. This is how Erin starts her day!
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Five Skincare and Grooming Products for Masculine of Center Folks
Masculine of center people are often left out of conversations about skincare, but we all deserve to feel good and comfortable in our skin.
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How Stiletto Nails Helped Me Embrace My Queer High Femme Identity
My nails may contribute to the erasure of my queer identity, but they represent a departure from following other people’s rules — and instead listening to my own voice.