On Beauty

"I didn’t necessarily like what I saw and it was sad. That is not a healthy mental place, but I was there."

"I have so much more control now."

“Things get better and better and better the older I get.”

The singer opens up about reawakening a new persona and reckoning with her outlook on beauty.

Charlotte Palermino wants a more honest conversation around beauty.

“Guys want to take care of themselves. They want to have a skin-care routine, but there’s still a weird stigma surrounding it.”

The rapper is entering a new chapter in her life.

The Soft Services cofounder reflects on almost a decade in the industry.

The NYC-based Creative Director on being seen.

"Someone may compliment my makeup or my outfit and it's an opportunity for me to share stories about my culture."

"This big scary word—cancer—is now something that I have to deal with. And because of my culture, I didn't feel like I could go to my family for support."

“Now, beauty is so much more fun for me. I love my big ‘ol curly hair. I love my makeup and my 30 millimeter eyelashes.

"If you don't feel amazing with your own self inside...nothing you put on your face or on your body is going to make you feel beautiful."

"It wasn't until social media that I felt empowered to take control of my own narrative and my own image."

"I saw all of these different expressions of gender presentation, and it really just blew my mind."

"I wanted to articulate the lifelong challenge of having this double consciousness...and how we understand that the power structures that exist within were not created for us."

Plus, what it means to be a bad bitch.

"I feel like now there's a concrete reason why I need to speak up."