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How One Afro-Latina Hopes to Revolutionize the Beauty Industry

Johanna FerreiraSeptember 27, 2019July 28, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraSeptember 27, 2019July 28, 202005089

For Latinas, hair isn’t just hair and that’s something that 32-year-old Lulu Cordero, the founder of beauty brand Bomba Curls knows all too well. “I grew up Dominican and we love hair,” she tells HipLatina. “From the time you’re born, you...

Culture

Golden Dream Beauty Was Created By a Venezuelan With an American Dream

Yvette MontoyaSeptember 3, 2019July 27, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaSeptember 3, 2019July 27, 202002760

Ydelays Rodriguez didn’t have a road map, she only knew her destination: a career as a TV host. After moving to Boston from Guatire, Venezuela to study English she realized that Los Angeles was where she needed to be and...

News and Entertainment

Mexico Crowns Miss Trans Beauty and This is the Kind of Visibility We Need

Virginia IsaadJuly 30, 2019August 3, 2020

by Virginia IsaadJuly 30, 2019August 3, 202002408

On Monday, 21 transgender beauty queens from various Mexican states participated in a three-part beauty competition held in Mexico City, to increase transgender visibility in a country known for its violence against the trans community. Ivanna Cázares, from the state...

Beauty

Kat Von D Beauty Now Makes Brow Shade For Latina Redheads

Araceli CruzJune 21, 2019August 5, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 21, 2019August 5, 202001119

Latina redheads can finally rejoice! Kat Von D Beauty hasn’t forgotten about you. The makeup brand has finally released a brow shade made specifically for you. “Just like a signature, brows are uniquely personal,” Kat said in a press release...