kamari, Author at HipLatina

6 Ways to Get Your Beautiful Brown Skin to Glow This Summer

kamariMay 27, 2020August 6, 2020

by kamariMay 27, 2020August 6, 2020018345

Alas, warmer days are upon all of us girls on this side of the hemisphere! Now more than ever, we are fantasizing about neon colors, crop tops, swimsuits, open toes, and natural poppin’ curls. While the summer season certainly can...

News and Entertainment

‘Surviving R. Kelly Part II’ Touches on America’s Vitriol Towards Black Women

kamariJanuary 3, 2020July 17, 2020

by kamariJanuary 3, 2020July 17, 202003814

Yesterday evening, Lifetime reprised it’s wildly popular and inflammatory series, Surviving R. Kelly, revealing more harrowing details surrounding the decades-long sexual misconduct accusations against the singer. Beginning in January 2019, the network unveiled a litany of claims around Kelly’s sexual...

Fashion

Meet the Woman Bringing High-End Latin American Fashion to the U.S.

kamariSeptember 9, 2019August 11, 2020

by kamariSeptember 9, 2019August 11, 202004439

In the spirit of supporting businesses that are created and run by women of color, this week we sat down with the dynamic and powerful founder of Stitch Lab, Karina Rosendo, to learn what it means to not only honor...

Beauty

8 Latinx Beauty Brands to Buy This Summer

kamariJune 25, 2019August 5, 2020

by kamariJune 25, 2019August 5, 202002710

Summertime means starting a fresh, light beauty routine to keep your skin glowing and curls popping. It also means, perhaps, having a little — or a lot — of fun with color. And while glowing skin and gorgeous bold colors...

Culture

7 Things You Need to Know Before Getting Braids This Summer

kamariJune 20, 2019August 5, 2020

by kamariJune 20, 2019August 5, 202005234

‘Tis the season to no longer stress out about your hair. After months of straightening, applying heat, and relying on every anti-frizz product under the sun. Summer is finally here and it’s the best time for women to sit back,...

News and Entertainment

‘When They See Us’ Is an Ongoing Reminder of How Our Men Have Been Left Behind

kamariJune 14, 2019August 5, 2020

by kamariJune 14, 2019August 5, 202002360

On May 31, Netflix premiered a highly anticipated docuseries detailing the story of five young Black and Latinx men who were wrongfully convicted of raping a young, white woman in the spring of 1989. When They See Us, directed by...

Lifestyle

Brené Brown’s Netflix Special Is the Mental Health Month Binge You Need

kamariMay 14, 2019August 7, 2020

by kamariMay 14, 2019August 7, 202002500

Leave it to two of Houston’s finest to blow up Netflix. Back to back, Beyoncé and Brené Brown dropped Netflix specials that are bound to leave you asking yourself: “What’s in the water in Houston?” and “Is there something about...

News and Entertainment

Is ‘Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact’ Triggering Enough Change?

kamariMay 7, 2019August 6, 2020

by kamariMay 7, 2019August 6, 202002046

On Saturday evening, Lifetime aired another installment of its game-changing exposé series on the singer R.Kelly and the allegations of sexual violence against him. Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact, hosted by award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien reviewed the immediate outcomes of...

Beauty

5 Reasons This Latina Makeup Line Founder Is #EntreprenuerGoals

kamariApril 25, 2019August 11, 2020

by kamariApril 25, 2019August 11, 202003526

If there is one thing we love more than anything it is a woman entrepreneur — especially a woman of color. Studies show that Black women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in America, a number that has grown...

Lifestyle

The 5 Smartest Things to Do After Receiving a Tax Refund

kamariApril 12, 2019August 10, 2020

by kamariApril 12, 2019August 10, 202004478

Ah, tax season. On April 15th, many Americans will find themselves crying on the curb while others will be skipping the sidewalks. It’s a strange time when our nation comes together to reconcile with the IRS and find out...

Culture

You Owe the IRS: 5 Tips to Handle the Debt

kamariApril 11, 2019August 10, 2020

by kamariApril 11, 2019August 10, 202006962

Most years when tax season rolls around, a good bulk of Americans flood e-commerce and local malls with all their income tax return money, blowing it fast on a new Spring/Summer wardrobe or booking flights for their next vacation. However,...

News and Entertainment

5 Horrifying Truths We Learned From Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly”

kamariJanuary 4, 2019August 17, 2020

by kamariJanuary 4, 2019August 17, 202004380

The full weight of the #MeToo movement fell upon the music industry last night — right on R. Kelly’s deserving head. The world tuned in as Lifetime aired the first installment of a three-part documentary series on women who have...