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Riri loves to test our patience but the wait is now over as she introduces her new skincare collection. Rihanna has set the bar for diversity and inclusivity and is taking over the beauty industry. Fenty Beauty has thrived from when it was established in September 2017 when she released 40 diverse shades, putting some of the veteran brands to shame. The businesswoman said the range will be "the new culture of skincare". The singer and beauty entrepreneur shared on Instagram and Twitter: "Ima try my best to be humble about this but, @fentyskin is coming July 31 exclusively at FENTYSKIN.COM!!" Five Fenty Skin product names are mentioned in the trademark, including: Buff Ryder, Instant Reset, Fat Water, Flash Nap and Hydra Vizor but we have no idea what the products are. The line targets medicated and non-medicated skincare, soap, body care, kits and accessories. Rihanna also made sure to let us all know that her skincare is for everyone. Responding to a tweet from 2017 saying “if rihanna come out with fenty skincare line for men i'm changing my middle name to Robyn,” the singer replied back: “Whoever told you skincare has a gender, LIED to you! Hi Robyn!” Within two years the Barbadian singer has grown her empire by developing; Fenty Beauty, lingerie line Savage X Fenty and her clothing line called Fenty with LVMH (Louis Vutton Maison House). According to Forbes, by 2024 Fenty Skin could grow to $180 billion. Fenty skin will be launching July 31st, but you can get early access on July 29th by signing up to a waiting list that will allow customers to receive early access. Access link below: https://www.fentybeauty.com/splash According to Time magazine, Fenty reportedly made $100m in the first 40 days of its launch and is now available in 29 countries. Grammy winner also created Fenty Beauty’s first TikTok house in Los Angeles, California launched on 6th March. "We are standing in the official first Fenty Beauty TikTok home," she said at the launch party. "I just wanted to create a platform for the next wave of content creators. I think our generation is the sickest, the illest, the most creative. I can't do it alone, so to join in with the people who are influencing the world and my community and my generation, this is a hub." Rihanna is pulling out all the stops and we are here for it! Any chance you want to release that “reggae-inspired” album? #fentybeauty #fentyskin #skincare #beauty #fashion #savage #tiktok #love #boss #blackgirlmagic #music #art #creative

"It's just because of the colour of my skin." No. It runs deeper. The colour of our skin is only surface level. It’s who we are as a people. They are threatened by our blackness. From our rich heritage, music, the way we walk, talk, our food, the way we present and express ourselves through our arts and many more, but I'll be here all day. We are special. We stand out. We are different. People are often afraid of the unknown. How can their hair defy gravity? How did they build the pyramids? It makes them uncomfortable not knowing. They'll do anything they can to drag us down. Don’t fall into the bait and get trapped. One of the things I admire about us black people is that we keep on going. The amount of times we have been pushed down to the ground we stand up tall and climb our way to the top. We need to continue to climb and lift each other up, especially in these times because we’ve all been through similar things. We need this elevation to embrace one another and lift each other up. None of this slander and dragging each other down. That’s dead. That’s boring. That’s embarrassing. We are powerful together as a unit. We are living in different times now, it’s not only black helping black but various nations are standing by black people. Enough is enough. They can’t hide things from us; everything is exposed thanks to the support of social media. This all stems from jealousy. You ever find when you walk out with a group of black people and notice the attention we attract. Black is what attracts the sun, we are hardworking, creatives, entrepreneurs, pioneers, trendsetters and the list goes on. It’s impossible to be unarmed when our blackness is the weapon that they fear. - Rev Traci Blackmon Change the narrative, it's not just because of the colour of our skin. These types of people are anti-black. The governments try to hide our history and only show what they want us to know because they are afraid about their privilege being taken away. Knowledge is power. We are coming from royalty, Kings and Queens. Keep ya head up. We are young, gifted and black. Remember that! I give high respect and honour to my parents for showing me the light of our reality in this world and teaching me about my blackness and where we come from. Black is all I know so if that offends you, I am unapologetic. #BLM Peace and love. DB out.✌🏾 #blm #black #power #blackisbeautiful #blackgirlmagic #knowledge #colour #skin #royalty #kings #queens

The fashion industry has come far from its ignorant mentality. This includes; age, gender, race, ethnicity, size, height you name it. They have been swayed by the new generation from their traditional criteria. “Standard of beauty: Tall, skinny and white.” Thanks to the new millennial fashion stores taking over such as; Pretty Little Thing (PLT), Missguided, ASOS, Fashion Nova, Boohoo and many more online stores thriving. These are some of many stores that have broken barriers and rules to cater for everyone. These stores celebrate inclusivity in all shapes and forms including; size, race and ethnicity, shape, height, skin conditions and gender. Ecommerce giant, ASOS has newly introduced ‘See my fit’ tool that enables consumers to visualise what a product looks like on a model that reflects your shape and size. Have you ever bought a dress online and thought “yeah I’m gunna look snatched” but then once you try it on it just doesn’t look the way you anticipated it to look? To make online shoppers lives easier, this tool gives buyers a reality of how the garment would look like on various body forms. A Misguided obsession with perfection Fashion brand, Misguided has stepped out and created a diverse range of mannequins featuring; different female ethnicities, stretch marks, freckles and vitiligo. These differences are viewed as imperfections, however, Missguided embraces all features. This brand sends out a message to their audience that they accept beauty comes in all forms. The obsession with perfection has fuelled societal pressure to appear in a certain way. The obsession with perfection has fuelled societal pressure to appear in a certain way. The rise of social media has allowed real women to celebrate real body types not just the bodies of supermodels. With that being said...Missguided could have presented some of these "imperfections" onto plus size models as well and not just demonstrating on a typical size 2 model. I mean they tried.🤷🏾‍♀️ Growing up, There were only a few models that represented for black girls; e.g. Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks and Eva Marcille. In terms of shopping online I would never see models like me but once I started to it was refreshing and generated an expectation to see more. People of all races should be able to see a reflection of themselves and not cater to one. Till this day when I see black models across platforms, I would point it out and feel joy as I know it couldn't have been easy. Oh Polly! You can do better than that.😒 Once upon a time, Oh Polly had the same model throughout their page. I felt this brand literally just targeted white girls and it even says it in the name. However, many females from different backgrounds consume and wear Oh Polly dresses. They have made a few changes in their marketing so I can’t disregard the fact they now have one black model and a petite range. So much for diversity.👍🏾 Femme Luxe has literally got the same model throughout 99.9% of their page. This is not very welcoming for consumers who don't look like that model. It can be difficult to just purchase clothes based off one model as it creates a limit and is simply boring. This reminds me of how some tv shows have that one black character to try and keep us satisfied because it shows they’re being “inclusive”. This reminds me of how some tv shows have that one black character to try and keep us satisfied because it shows they’re being “inclusive”. But y’all not ready for that conversation. Thankfully, I can now say I see more colour, plus-size models and inclusivity across online stores, advertisements, fashion editorials and the catwalks. The transition is still in progress, but it has flourished across the years. We are far from what was the standard of beauty. #fashion #beauty #PLT #diversity #inclusivity #misguided #asos #fashionnova #models #boohoo #clothing #shoes #bags #style #trends

Let’s get this straight. Banning the Blue Story film across cinemas in the UK is not going to prevent their audience from finding somewhere to stream the movie. People need to open their minds and see beyond just a group of black boys stereotypically involved with gangs, drugs and violence. That stigma is not the focus. Audience’s from other backgrounds will be able to learn from this film about the type of issues a young black man goes through in the streets of London. They don’t seek trouble but being young, black and poor it comes to them. Blue Story portrays real life and people that are surrounded by this type of background and can relate to what goes on. Rapman adds his unique musical interludes to connect with us. Movies are for entertainment but there are always life lessons and messages that are conveyed, and Blue Story provides both. The key themes that occur in this film are very relevant and present in today’s society. Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Michael Ward) are best friends from rival postcodes, Deptford and Peckham. They struggle to remain friends as they soon find themselves in the midst of a gang war. Rapman adds his unique musical interludes to connect with us. Movies are for entertainment but there are always life lessons and messages that are conveyed, and Blue Story provides both. The key themes that occur in this film is very relevant and present in today’s society. Blue Story adapts the idea of being violent to “innocent people” and instead shows the vulnerability of the men with weapons. Overall, the film was entertaining, funny and eye-opening. On the other hand, I don't think it's the best idea for black creatives to continually portray this cliché narrative of a black male being involved with gangs due to their environment which leads to death.🥱 It also creates a negative stereotype of black people in the U.K. The black experience in Britain is more than gang violence and postcode wars. Onwubolu’s film speaks for many not just in London but across other cities in the UK. The creator clearly wants to have an impact on his audience which is predominantly young people between the ages 15-24-year olds indulged in the lifestyle. The film helps the audience to question themselves whether they should go down that route or escape while they can. #BlueStory #movies #gang #blackled #london #review #film #actor #netflix #moviescenes #cine #crime #drama