Over the weekend, NY-based RnB songstress Louise Chantal released a Drake/Rihanna mashup that can give you life on even the gloomiest day.

Combing 3 of your favorite songs (Drake’s “Controlla” and “One Dance,” Rihanna’s “Work”) and 1 dancehall song you’ve probably never heard of (Gyptain’s “Hold Yu), Louise Chantal may have just the done the impossible: create a mashup that’s just as good as the songs it’s marrying together. 

We guarantee you’ll want to listen to this song on repeat to get you over the hump this week, next week, and every week after that. 

Over the weekend you released your VIEWS mashup – how did you get the idea to put those songs together?

I actually thought of the idea last Wednesday. I was getting off the subway at the Spring St stop in SoHo and heading to the gym and I was listening to the “Work” instrumental and just started freestyling and singing different songs over the beat. I was having so much fun with it that I decided in that moment that I was going to record it and put it on my Soundcloud.

Did you already have an idea that they’d work well together?

I definitely felt the four songs would work together because they all have this dancehall vibe. The part that I had to be most careful about was song transitions and the harmonies because I knew those two elements would really dictate whether or not the listening experience felt organic, fun, and original while still remaining true to the magic that each of the original songs captured. 

That Gyptian song is like 6 years old, right? Were you just randomly listening to it at the time or did something about those Drake and Rihanna songs make you think of it?

The Drake and Rihanna songs definitely made me think about Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh” because I still remember to this day what it was like during the summer when “Hold Yuh” dropped. The record has such a feel good energy that makes you want to get up dance and wine down no matter where you are. And I am Guyanese and Bajan so I just felt like I couldn’t do a dancehall inspired medley without putting in a older record that was still true to the culture. 

Have you listened to Views yet? What do you think?

Yes I have! A few of my favorites are definitely “Controlla,” “One Dance,” “Too Good” and “Keep the Family Close.” 

Do you think either Drake or Rihanna are TBE status yet?

There will never be another Drake or Rihanna. I think their accomplishments speak for themselves and what they bring to the table individually and collaboratively is something that I am honored to be able to witness. And I look forward to following in their footsteps by creating a legacy and lane of my own. 

Last question, when you’re feeling the hump day blues, what do you do to turn things around?

Lately, when I’ve been feeling hump day blues I just turn the TV on or pull up my TIDAL app on my phone and watch Lemonade because Beyonce has given me so much life on her latest album. 

And afterwards I usually blast my latest single, “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,” in my room and envision the music video, which we’re gearing up to film in a couple weeks, so that just makes me super excited! 

Listen to Louise Chantal’s super lit mashup below and get ready to wine the hump day blues away:

See also:

Louise Chantal Channels Marilyn Monroe in the Premiere of ‘CalNeva’

Khloé Kardashian is single and ready to mingle (aside from still being married), but only if the boys in question match up to the boyfriend checklist she published on her app yesterday.

Ladies, let’s hear it for having standards. Like literally, we don’t know a single girl who doesn’t mention these four things when she’s talking about what her ideal bae would look like. The only difference: Khloé has an app to publish hers on so that all fuckboys know not to even try it with her.

Don’t believe us?

Get ready to see the light.

According to Khlo, here’s what she’s looking for:

1. He’s gotta be hot

“Obviously I have to be physically attracted to some degree, but I’ve learned that really comes and goes.

2. He’s gotta have a good personality

“If the guy doesn’t have a good personality, then the physical connection will get old REALLY quickly!”

3. He’s gotta be LOL funny, but not OMG ur so weird funny

“I like a man with a sense of humor. I’m really silly and goofy, so I need someone who can appreciate that and serve it back to me. But I don’t want him to be too out-there and so quirky that we don’t share the same kind of jokes, LOL.”

4. Bae’s gotta have ambition #noscrubs

“Honestly, to me the sexiest qualities in a man are drive and ambition. I want someone who has structure to his days – he doesn’t necessarily have to be on my schedule, but if he’s working towards a goal and is driven, it‘ a turn-on.”

See? Isn’t that exactly what you’ve told all your friends you’re looking for on between 4-400 different occasions?

Like we said, Khloé Kardashian created the Universal Bae Checklist.

Girl what would we ever do without you and your invaluable contributions to modern dating?

Never change.

[H/T Cosmopolitan]

John Stamos recently told E! News that his signature sex move is the “Stamos Straddler,” and now all there’s left to do in life is go through photos of John Stamos and try and figure out what that could possibly mean.

He gave E! the good news right after dispelling rumors that he might be single. He mentioned he was “happily dating” during an appearance on the “Kyle and Jackie O. Show” recently, but wouldn’t drop any names directly.

“I like a good cuddle,” John Stamos also said. “That’s where I really excel.”

Interesting, but goddammit, Stamos, just WHAT is the “Straddler?”

Since the saying goes, “if you can’t beat ’em, join em,” and since I can’t f*ck John Stamos, join me instead on a journey through old photographs of a person whose lexicon champions phrases like “signature sex move” and words like “straddler.” Check them out below.

1. Pre-“Stamos Straddler” Times

Then again, considering how hard he’s eye-fucking the camera, it’d be reasonable to assume that this was the era in which he established, err, himself.

2. He’s Not That Sexy When He Looks Like He’s Giving A TED Talk

But I’m willing to admit that’s subjective.

3.  He Also Has A Signature Belly Button, Apparently

4. Imagine What He’d Look Like Post-“Stamos Straddler.”

I didn’t make that, BTW. I found that online. Someone else made that.

5. Then I learned John Stamos is a Leo

And now it all kind of makes sense.

We’ve all heard of fuckboys, but are you a fuckgirl? You may already know from previously reading this article. And if you are, here are 10 memes that can apply to any fuckgirl situation.

1. When You Have To Pretend To Be Classy On a Date

@DaddyIssues

Despite all the progress we’ve made in women’s sexuality, you still go through the internal battle on a first date of deciding if you’re going to be real with the guy or pretend you’re cute and innocent and totally unconcerned with matters of the D. After all, sometimes it’s fun to play along naively until you get a guy back to his bedroom and rock his world.

2. When He Says, “I’m Not Like Other Guys”

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It’s cute when boys think that they can win you over with their sweet words. But if you’re a fuckgirl, the more a dude tries to sweet talk you, the more you want to run in the other direction. Why don’t we just make things easier by throwing a muzzle on the fuckboys with nice bodies and using them for what they’re good for: their dicks.

3. When He Asks “When Can I See You Again?”

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Oh honey, that was a one night stand, didn’t you know that?

4. When You Cancel On a Dude Because You’re “Busy”

@DaddyIssues

You know when you tell a guy you’re super busy, but you’re really just busy with another dude? Or perhaps you’re busy trying to sort out the mess of your dating life in which you’re seeing two Matts, three Todds, and a Billy and Bobby. Whatever, dick is dick.

 5. When You Finally Get That Good Dick

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You don’t start tripping over the average dude, but we’ve all been victims of getting dick-stracted after getting some great dick. Suddenly, everything you see is dick-shaped, you’re horny all the time, and as soon as you get a drink in you you’re drunk dialing that dude for a booty call.

6. When He Starts Getting Clingy

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In the wise words of Kesha, “I’m not trying to be rude or crude, I just wanted one thing from you and you got confused.”

7. When You Have a New Boy Toy

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Ah, the “honeymoon” phase with a new fuck buddy. You both can’t get enough of each other and end up fucking like rabbits for an entire week. It’s all fun and games until you wake up one day and realize that you can’t stand the sight of him, then you have to come up with some utter bullshit excuse as to why you can’t see him anymore. That, or you could just ghost him.

8. When You Don’t Have a New Boy Toy

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Who says you need a man? You don’t. In fact, your vibrator does a much better job most of the time. Sure, your dildo can’t buy you drinks or feed you pizza, but at least it hits the spot every time and always lets you finish first.

9. When Your Roommate Asks Why You’re Dressed Up on a Monday Night

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Whoever said that fun was reserved for the weekends clearly didn’t have their priorities straight. A girl has needs, and there’s nothing wrong with going out for a drink (or eight) on a Monday night just to break some hearts.

10. When You Start To Feel Guilty For Your Sins

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Whether you’re on a walk of shame or feeling bad about simultaneously seeing five different dudes, all of that seems to melt away when you look in the mirror. You won’t be young and beautiful forever, may as well live it up while you can.

Before Channing Tatum was an actor who starred in movies about stripping for a living, he was a stripper who stripped for a living. 

While he’s been pretty forthcoming about his past, there’s one question that’s never been addressed before: how many women got to walk out of the strip club at the end of the night with Tatum on their arm, whispering, “My place or yours, baby?”

Thanks to 21-year-old journalist Carly Fleischmann, the world’s first autistic and non-verbal talk-show host, we finally have our answer.

Carly recently sat down with Tatum, with whom she communicated via keyboard and electronic speaker, to ask him a handful of refreshingly candid questions for her new “Speechless” web series, like whether he’s found it challenging to be good looking and which one of his actor friends he would forbid his three-year-old daughter from dating. 

And then she asked him the only question that mattered.

“Now I don’t want to appear to look shallow but in reality, I am. LOL, so I have to ask this question,” Carly began. “I know you were a stripper growing up. How many girls at the end of your night would you take home.”

At a loss for words Tatum replied, “How many? At the end of one night?” before admitting that “some nights was more than others.” 

Those lucky bitches.

Although to be honest, Channing Tatum looks a whole lot better now than he did when he was a stripper.

Still he was a little baby angel in a g string and all those women were lucky to have him.

We’re just hating because we’re jealous.

For more, watch Carly’s super LOL interview with Channing Tatum below.

Tasha Reign is a porn star — a sex worker who wears that title proudly. In her weekly column, she’s here to educate Galore readers on the topics that most people are too shy to broach. This week: Utah’s BS new anti-porn resolution.

Utah Governor Gary R. Hubert passed a really scary resolution this month and we should all care.

The resolution states porn creates “a sexually toxic environment,” and labels it as “a public health hazard leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms.” The resolution itself isn’t a porn ban, but it does call for future legislation to curb the “pornography epidemic” facing citizens of Utah and the rest of the country, with an emphasis on keeping porn out of the hands of children.

As if sex workers didn’t face enough stigma as it is, and as if people were not fearful and disgusted by the conversation of smut in most places in the U.S. already.

Porn’s purpose is to entertain the adult consumer — not to educate youth. And the porn industry understands that. The real issue here is sexual education. Utah is an abstinence-only state. This type of education has a direct correlation to violence against women, as CNN has reported. This resolution is implying that pornographers are the ones who are somehow responsible for educating children. This couldn’t be farther from the truth, it’s called the ADULT business for a reason. It’s the role of the government and public educators to enact sexual education policies, it’s also the parents’ role to watch their children and even more in depth, the technological inventors’ job to make sure there is safeguard software readily available for everyone.

I do not believe it’s healthy for children to be illegally consuming my videos. But creating a resolution like this is not the answer to the problem. We need to be more conscious about what our youth is watching and make sure that when they see sex on film or learn about the topic, that adult content is not their teacher.

The adult industry does try to ensure that our sites are seen by adults only. We do our part, and it’s time for sex education and parents to do theirs.

The other issue: this resolution pulls in references to child pornography, which is already a federal crime that NO working adult performer, no citizen, no sane person would condone. The resolution mentions legal pornographers, like myself, alongside criminals. It is not only insulting but disgusting, it makes my stomach turn.

As sex therapist Ian Kerner told USA Today in reference to this resolution, the anti-porn movement is largely rooted in a desire to shame people for their sexuality, not a way to protect children.

“So much of the anti-porn movement is based on a sense of alarmism,” he told USA Today, adding that the anti-pornography movement has blurred the line between child and adult access to pornography. “In this country, we really bundle together children and teens with consenting adults, and the issues are not the same for children and teens as they are for consenting adults.”

The adult industry needed this stereotype perpetuated like a hole in the head. To make matters worse, he clumped in a line about illegal “child pornography”, painting a brush over both legal adult content and illegal child porn as one big happy family.

In my five and half years within the industry, I have strived to normalize the word pornography by facilitating discussion around it and speaking at large institutions to my peers. I’ve been lucky enough to witness evolution while I have been in the industry, due in large part to many other performers, women, men, feminists and progressive thinkers alike. We can all agree, a lot of work needs to be done to continue the fight for this long term goal, but I believe its a real and achievable, which is the first step in any battle.

At UCLA I studied women’s studies and took various anti-porn classes, specifically dedicated to the subject so I could further my understanding in the deeply misunderstood genre I chose as my career early on in life. Not enough studies have been funded to focus in on porn and its role in the world as a whole, that goes for sexuality, sex education and anything to do with the field in general. It would be very beneficial for everyone if we could separate our personal emotions and unease.

Luckily, there has been some research, unfortunately much of it has been done by religious, anti-porn “scientists” or people with an agenda. The only way to get sociologically scientific results is to put in government funding, or objective people to do experimentation on sexuality and keep reporting back with correlations and facts.

The lack of sexual education in places like Utah leads to actual cause effect cases of violence against women, rape, and a sexually toxic environment, but this is being blamed on pornography. When a state has a healthy and well versed perspective on sexuality, the state itself has a lower statistic of rape crimes and assaults. Just look at California, being the leader in the consent law, and having a sex positive attitude correlating with they low stats in sex crime, according to Bustle.

It’s also true that when people are allowed to watch pornography and express their inner most fantasies in the privacy and sanctity of their own homes, not literally on people in the public sphere, that they are much less likely to commit violent sex crimes according to Scientific America. That would make sense right? When we are told we are not allowed to eat fattening food, all we want is that basket of cheesy fries and cheeseburger (or in my case veggie burger), but when I allow myself the choice to express my desire with a dessert here and there, I am much more stable.

When you are told you can’t have something, you just want it that much more, and when you are not legally allowed to view pornography as a nation (historically Japan and many other countries) and then all of a sudden it is easy to access online, studies show that crime goes down. In this case, Utah citizens have one of the top rates of sex crimes in all of America, holding 2015’s top ranking in regard to sexual violence.

They also have the least extensive sex education as well! Fascinating.

By condoning a resolution that encourages all people in the state to stop viewing pornography as an entertainment medium, Utah is shaming them from sexual expression and in turn sending out a message loud and clear that porn is wrong and therefore you shouldn’t support such a filthy industry. This perpetuates the stigma that sex workers, adult actresses specifically, carry on their shoulders to be reinforced, in a political way. It villainizes pornography and anyone that would dare to have sex outside of marriage, quoted directly from the governor himself.

The message is loud and clear: “Sex is dirty and bad, if you partake in it in any other capacity than procreation, you are disgusting. Sex education is unnecessary and Christianity reigns supreme, porn is the reason our society is fucked up.” Let us be the generation that dismantles these thoughts and stands up for what we believe in by speaking out, by protesting, by keeping open eyes on what our very own government passes because my dear friends.

The next thing you know the law will state “You can not watch porn, you can not have premarital sex and you won’t have access to Planned Parenthood.” Oh, wait, that last part’s already real in some parts of the country. Consent and sex education are what should be the pillars of our curriculum, not the topics we are hiding from youth. I want to live in a world where women are empowered and men respect that.

XOXOXO

LOVE, TASHA

As a stylist, London-based Kylie Griffiths is constantly jetting back and forth from London to New York City, while dressing everyone from Ciara to Tinashe. So we asked her to put the two cities head-to-head in some of her favorite categories, from day drinking to mac & cheese. 

Here’s what she came up with.

1. GOING OUT: New York City

I love going out in NYC, I feel a little bit like it’s my second home. I think the culture of going out is very different to London, in London our licensing laws are so much later that you can go on forever, but I quite like that NYC (and the US) know when to call it night ha!

Shooting in Marylebone, London, for GRLPWR and Nike.

2. FASHION: London

I think London style is a little more eclectic and colourful than NY style, but saying that I think New Yorkers always look amazingly well put together. London is my favourite place in the world for style as I love all the variations and how you can wear whatever you want and no one cares.

3. DAY DRINKING: London

Notting Hill Carnival is quite possibly my favourite thing in the world, I think NY is missing out by not having the equivalent. There is nothing better than hanging out in the sun, drinking a cold beer and having a Red Stripe. I’ve never experienced anything similar in NYC — maybe a boozy brunch!?

4. TIPS: New York City

NYC and Americans in general are fantastic at tipping, I spent a good few years of my early adult life working in U.K. bars and I’m pretty sure I got tipped a grand total of four times…

5. SNACKS: New York City

NYC has my favourite ever restaurant, SMACKS. Any restaurant that is solely based around macaroni cheese a.k.a. the food of the gods is a winner in my book, London is desperately missing a trick by not finding its own equivalent. London did recently get a Five Guys which was a life changer for me as they do do the best hot dogs I’ve ever tasted — which is a close runner up to Mac and Cheese for me.

6. DIVE BARS: London

I LOVE that NYC has a Coyote Ugly bar. On one of my first trips to New York I dragged my brother in there, much to his distress, and it will always be one of my all time favourite memories of NY! But London does have two of my all time favourite dive bars, the Cro Bar and Garlic and Shots. I love both of them so much that I’ve held my birthday at both numerous times. Cro Bar is a tiny little rock bar covered in posters, and Garlic and Shots, is well a bar based around garlic and shots.

7. VINTAGE SHOPS: New York City

NYC has some of the best vintage markets I’ve ever seen, I don’t think London has managed to nail vintage markets as well as NY have. I am always checking in extra luggage on my way back.

8. DINING OUT: New York City

I love how social NYC is, and how going for dinner ALL the time is the total norm. I’m obsessed with eating out so this suits me fine (partially because I am a shocking cook!)

9. YOUTH CULTURE: New York City

VFiles, I love it, it’s in NYC — enough said! It’s easily one of my favourite brands and although I feel like we have some of the greatest designers based in London, I’m always a little sad that VFiles isn’t here.

10. MUSIC: It’s a draw…

Both cities are pretty amazing when it comes to this — I’ve been to some of the best gigs of my life in London, but have been to some of the best warehouse parties with surprise performances in NY! Both cities do music differently but so well!

Karl Lagerfeld brought Chanel, the iconic French fashion house, into Havana, Cuba to stage a fashion show on El Paseo del Prado with 600 editors, celebs, and VIPs in attendance. Guests included Tilda Swinton, Vanessa Paradis, and Gisele Bündchen to name a few, alongside an array of Cuban artists and local cultural figures.

Chanel shared the invite to their 2017 show on Twitter just a few days ago, promoting the hashtag for the event — #CocoCuba. Cuba hasn’t hosted an event for a luxury brand since the ’50s, which is why Chanel’s show, featuring glittering gowns, tulle cocktail dresses and models in Panama hats smoking cigars, has been deemed as “culturally significant.” Here’s everything you missed.

1. Chanel’s favorite supermodel faces walked the show.

Stella Tennant, Lindsey Wixson, Baptiste Giabiconi, and Sébastien Jondeau were just a few of the models who made it to Cuba.

2. The show took place on Havana’s infamous Paseo del Prado.

Paseo del Prado’s colorful backdrop complimented the runway clothes perfectly.

3. Vibrant color is the new black… maybe.

Chanel released this statement in a press release: “The palette is inspired by the vibrant baroque facades of the old town: yellow, pink, orange, turquoise, bright green burst and sparkle over the marvelous sequined and embroidered short little dresses, the chasuble-dresses in coral orange embroidered tweed. The same chromatic affirmation goes for the strapless dresses in sequins, with puffed sleeves, with fringes and feathers. The tobacco and Havana tones are reminiscent of the Cuban Picasso, Wifredo Lam. The blacks and the whites are shadowy, cloudy, smoky.”

4. A few models could be seen in “Coco Cuba” t-shirts.

So, now Cuba and Chanel are besties.

5. Models wore black beret hats as a nod to Cuba’s history.

The “sequined black berets irreverently evoked ‘Commander’ Che Guevara,” according to Chanel’s press release.

6. Gisele Bündchen sat front row.

Thank you @chanelofficial for this very special experience. #Cuba #ChanelCruiseCuba ✨ Obrigada @chanelofficial por essa experiência inesquecível.

A photo posted by Gisele Bündchen (@gisele) on May 4, 2016 at 6:20am PDT

As any retired supermodel would.

7. Guests arrived in vintage cars.

Incase you don’t know, Cuba has the coolest cars from the ’50s EVER. Chanel chose the candy-colored ones, obviously.

8. Hudson Kroenig closed the show.

Karl takes his bow with Hudson #chanelcruisecuba @chanelofficial

A photo posted by Vogue Paris (@vogueparis) on May 3, 2016 at 5:23pm PDT

Chanel’s favorite seven-year-old did it again!

9. Models threw a dance party in the streets after the show.

Karl dancing with Cécile Cassel after the show #chanelcruisecuba @chanelofficial

A video posted by Vogue Paris (@vogueparis) on May 3, 2016 at 9:55pm PDT

Even Karl joined in on the fun.

10. Lastly, Vin Diesel was there.

Which was super random, and definitely awesome.

As much as we hate to admit it, we all have our shallow moments. We’ve all probably seen a couple on the street and wondered “How did he end up with her?!” If you’ve ever heard the song “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” you know what I’m talking about.

You would assume that people end up dating someone around their level of attractiveness, and some studies have backed this theory, but this simply isn’t always the case. When you are confronted with a couple where the girlfriend looks like Heidi Klum, but the boyfriend looks like Sloth from Goonies, and you wonder what’s up, it’s likely that they were friends first before they started dating, according to a recent study.

In the study, by psychologists from The University of Texas Austin and Northwestern University, researchers asked 167 heterosexual couples how long they had known each other and whether they were friends first. The psychologists then had an unbiased outsider rate both people’s attractiveness levels.

It turned out that the couples who were rated at different attractiveness levels were more likely to have been friends first before dating. On the contrary, couples who met and started dating within a month were rated at very similar attractive levels.

This study certainly has a point to make against the dudes who talk shit on the “friend zone.” It looks like if you have a great personality, you can wiggle your way out of the friend zone and into the end zone.

But more and more people are finding themselves dating someone at an equal hotness level due to dating apps, which means that your ugly ex is very unlikely to ever find someone hotter than you if he tries to move on via Tinder.

If you’ve seen one of your old high school friends on Facebook posting engagement photos with someone who looks like Donald Trump, perhaps they were originally friends and he’s got a great personality. If your unfortunate looking guy friend always goes for girls out of his league, maybe tell him to try to be friends with a chick before trying to bone her.

Stop telling Lily-Rose Depp to smile… seriously.

The 16-year-old daughter of Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp experienced her very first Met Gala on Monday, May 2nd. Lily-Rose later shared photos of her embellished Chanel couture gown, matching bomber jacket, and millions of dollars worth of diamonds, but that just wasn’t good enough for some followers who commented on her missing smile.

No, they didn’t care about her flawless makeup, they cared about her resting bitch face. And yes, Lily-Rose Depp actually reads her Instagram comments.

“So pretty but looks always sad,” said one Instagram user.

“She always looks so disappointed,” commented another.

So, the it-girl/model did exactly what she had to do: posted another serious-faced photo with the caption, “y’all said She’d look good if she were smiling.” Good one, Lily-Rose.

y’all said She’d look good if she were smiling

A photo posted by Lily-Rose Depp (@lilyrose_depp) on May 4, 2016 at 3:41am PDT

Uhhh, this looks more like a smize to me. And honestly, she’s just too hot to care about this — #NoNewSmiles2016.

Well, Kylie Jenner has officially made her music debut, and just like her sister Kim’s foray into music before her, it’s full of auto-tune.

Kylie is featured on Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty and Burberry Perry’s bizarre re-imagining of the theme song from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood called “Beautiful Day,” although you have to get through 3/4 of the track before you get to her part. 

Then you have the pleasure of listening to Kylie and her besties Justine Skye and Jordyn Woods giggle their way through trying to sing the phrase “it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood” and “we are so sorry.”

Still as Kylie says herself, “I’ve never been on a song before,” and really what better reason do you need to give “Beautiful Day” a listen?

Enjoy.

Just when you thought the universe couldn’t possibly have devised a new way to shove Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez’s non-relationship down your throat, an old picture of Justin and Selena kissing becomes the most liked picture on Instagram. 

Le sigh.

It all started back in December of 2015 when Justin posted a throwback picture of him and Selena from their couple days.

Just a throwback calm down

A photo posted by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Dec 1, 2015 at 7:03pm PST

People were v. confused but also v. convinced this was a sign that Justin and Selena were back together, which prompted Justin to eventually go back and caption the photo with “just a throwback please calm down.”

Then a couple months later, Justin surprised us all by posting yet another throwback photo of the couple with the mysterious caption “feels.”

And this time he wasn’t just affectionately pushing his head against Selena’s back while wearing a bucket hat, this time he was kissing her on the mouth, and she was kissing back — in a bathing suit! 

Feels

A photo posted by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Mar 19, 2016 at 4:07pm PDT

Obviously, everybody freaked out a little and by a little we mean they freaked out a lot.

And the freakout kept going when news broke that Selena Gomez not only liked the photo, but she even commented on the photo saying it was “perfect.”

– Selena liked Justin’s photo on instagram
– Selena commented “Perfect”

SELENA WHAT DO YOU MEAN? pic.twitter.com/w1t676Vi5P

— Mackenzie (@dazzling_elf) March 20, 2016

Selena also commented “perfect.” IDK IF THIS IS FAKE OR NOT

A video posted by 136 DAYS (@jelenasfuture) on Mar 19, 2016 at 10:48pm PDT

Then while we were off obsessing about other things like Lemonade and the Met Ball, Justin’s throwback picture was slowly accumulating likes, which is how we got to where we are now.

At the time of writing this article, Justin and Selena’s throwback kiss has 3,569,479 million likes.

By comparison, the second most liked picture on Instagram, which is of Kendall Jenner lying on the floor in a white dress with her hair arranged into numerous hearts, “only” has 3,561,172 million likes. 

Seeing as Selena Gomez is currently the most liked person on Instagram and the world is still obsessed with the idea of her and Justin Bieber getting back together, this all makes sense.

But still, it’s also like, can’t we all just get a grip and let these twenty-somethings move on? 

Or will it be Jelena 4eva? 

Only time will tell.

3,569,479 million Instagram likes and counting.

[H/T Buzzfeed]

Meet Karin Jinsui, our Instagram girl of the week!

She’s a self proclaimed “Life Sized Bratz Doll” with a Youtube account full of all the makeup tutorials and product reviews a girl could ever need.

From her fav lipstick for a fun night out to her biggest tip for healthy skin, Karin answers some of our favorite #GaloreGirl questions below.

What’s the most important beauty product for festival season?

I would definitely have to say a gold highlighter!

Your biggest tip to healthy skin?

Washing my skin with black soap day and night!

What skincare products are you in love with right now?

Queen Nubian’s Black Soap, Cetaphil Daily Moisturizer with SPF, and Finest Vitamin’s Anti Aging Serum.

What’s your favorite drugstore product?

I love Queen Helenes Mint Julep Facial Mask!

How do you keep your hair so healthy?

I keep my hair braided up under my extensions throughout the month. It keeps my hair healthy and helps it grow longer!

If you could only do one workout forever what would it be?

Run!

What nail polish color would you be?

Gold.

Do you have an emergency pimple fixer?

Yes! Queen Helenes Mint Julep Mask! I sleep with it on overnight if I have a huge pimple to get rid of.

You’re going out for dinner and drinks with the girls. What color lipstick are you wearing? Any particular brand?

Most likely Sephora’s Cream Lip Stain in “True Red.”

You’re going on a date and you’re going for sultry lashes. Do you choose strip lashes or extensions?

Strip always!

It’s festival season and you’re shopping for bronzer. Which one do you buy?

The Balm Bahama Mama Bronzer, definitely!

Your brows got waxed a bit too thin. What product do you use to fill them in?

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Pomade!

You’re about to be on long flight. What product do you never fly without?

Ben Nye Banana Powder for touch ups!

Photography by Cherry Collaborative

Violet Benson, aka @DaddyIssues_ has always been the funny girl — “Making jokes helps me be less awkward,” she says — but in July 2014, while working as an accountant in Los Angeles, she decided to get serious about changing her career path. 

“I was seriously depressed before I started @Daddyissues_,” she told me over the phone last week, during an interview that felt more like a gossip sesh with my long-time homegirl. “I hated my job. I’d cry in my car every single day before going into work.”

So how’d she go from sad accountant girl to managing an Instagram — with memes that she makes and curates herself — that’s now followed by upwards of 3 million people? Read Violet’s undeniably inspiring account of her road to Instagram fame below, and then get excited, because @Daddyissues_ has more in store for you than just good feelings. Along with the recent launch of a new website, Violet’s got a lot of fun stuff coming to you in the near future, including an online store, and a popping new emoji keyboard. Stay updated with her on — bitch, you guessed it — Instagram.

Tell us your life story. 

I was born in Russia, in St. Petersburg. We moved to Israel while I was still a baby, but when I was 14, we won the Green Card lottery, so we moved to the States. I’ve lived in Los Angeles ever since. 

What? That’s crazy! How’d that happen?

Well so, we traveled to New York for my Bat Mitsvah, and it was my first time in the States. My uncle suggested that we at least give the lottery a shot, so we did, and then we got the call that we’d won soon after. It was pretty wild.

So then what? 

Then we moved to Los Angeles. We barely have any family, but we do have some in LA, so my parents were hoping that our family members would help us how to make it in America, basically. When we moved here, we were such immigrants [laughing]. Nobody helped us. 

At what point did you develop your “daddy issues?” Is that where the name comes from?

I did have daddy issues growing up. The one thing that’s never been a point of contention is how proud I am of my dad. Before we moved to Israel, my father was a mechanical engineer with an amazing job, but when we moved, he had to establish himself all over again. Like, when we were young, my mom would lie to us that yogurt was ice cream so we could feel like we were eating dessert. But my dad refused to go on welfare — he was too proud for that — so he got a job digging graves. He was already in his 50s, and was digging graves, and then got a job at Sears fixing refrigerators, and then finally, got a job as a bioscience engineer in the States. 

What are your daddy issues?

They mostly came from my dad traveling so much. I’d only see him for 3 months of the year. So I didn’t really grow up with a father, and then when we moved to the US, I was like, holy shit, we don’t get along at all? My father, being from Russia, wouldn’t really show affection either. And that’s what my daddy issues came from with guys, in terms of needing a certain kind of attention. I actually just wrote a blog about it on my new website, trying to kind of explain it, and putting myself out there, which was scary for me. Because when I made the name, I didn’t think my Instagram was going to blow up, you know? I was like I have daddy issues, every girl in LA has daddy issues…

Does he look at your profile?

He totally does, and I’m like, “Dad, please, come on, it makes me uncomfortable, because I’m not going to be able to write the way I want to if you’re looking at it!” He tried to send me some vulgar jokes to post, and I was like, “I’m literally going to be in therapy for the rest of my life if you don’t stop.”

Do you remember what they were?

Something about sex. I don’t remember. My parent’s are conservative though, so just random stuff. It’s funny, my dad was like, “I really like The Fat Jew.” I was like, ok dad.

“My whole Instagram account is about girls getting along. I don’t even hate on my ex’s new girlfriend. If I feel like I’m in a place where I’m getting jealous of another girl, I’m like ok, why do I feel like this? 

Are you guys rivals? Are there such thing as “rival Instagrams?”

I don’t think so. I have such a specific voice, and I think people like to laugh… it’d be really boring to monopolize that. I’d have to post like 10 times a day! There should be a variety, you know, especially as people have different types of humor. Mine is obviously very female focused. 

When your ex thinks he’s irreplaceable but uve actually switched to an all D diet and been eating that new new dick for breakfast, lunch and dinner. ❤️ #IsDickACarb #Famished #SoMuchD #DickOnMyMind

A photo posted by Violet K. Benson (@daddyissues_) on May 4, 2016 at 11:45am PDT

When’s your birthday? 

November 15th. 

Do you have more girlfriends or guy friends? 

I have both, but probably more girlfriends. I really appreciate male companionship, and they can be a lot of fun, but I think it’s very valuable to have female friends. Plus, guys are going to eventually try to fuck you, right? I’m really a girl’s girl. My whole Instagram account is about girls getting along. I don’t even hate on my ex’s new girlfriend. If I feel like I’m in a place where I’m getting jealous, I’m like ok, why do I feel like this? 

Yeah, jealousy between girls needs to stop. 

Yeah! And it’s always because of guys that you always feel like you have to compete with other girls. My Instagram really helped me with that. 

Nothing has really changed since then and now except my alcohol tolerance grew, my standards lowered and instead of dying in a field, it’s just me in the bathroom at work trying to not die from my hangover. #tb

A photo posted by Violet K. Benson (@daddyissues_) on Apr 24, 2016 at 6:18pm PDT

Do you get groupies?

A ton. More girls, but I get so many emails and DMs from fans all the time,. I do my best to respond. I’m really big on that. At Neon Carnival it was crazy. I couldn’t go two steps without someone asking to take a picture with me. That was probably the most I’ve ever been recognized at an event. 

That’ll probably happen more.

Maybe. I’m very approachable, and I feel like it’s important to stay grounded about my Instagram, since it really is still just a social media account. I always liked making people laugh. I have anxiety. I’m very awkward. Imagine moving from Israel to America? It sucks. People from America are very different from people in Israel. Making jokes would help me to not be as awkward. 

I feel like that’s always the deal with comedians!

I really feel like every comedian has grown up bullied. I think that’s what happens, that you endure so much stuff, you just can’t take shit seriously. I had a lot of acne — I’m 5’8, and been that way since I was 11 — on my chest, on my face, on my back, and I have veneers because I was born with enamel deficiency, because there wasn’t enough sun in Russia. I got veneers when I was 5 years old. But surgeries like that aren’t common. I was very insecure about my smile. When I moved to the US, I think God was like, you know what, you don’t speak English, you’re super awkward, I’m going to help you out. The first week I moved to America, all my acne cleared. And my tits went from an A to a DD in two weeks. Then finally when I was 18 or 19 — I was scared of boys before — I realized that if I make fun of myself, then nobody else can make fun of me. That’s why I’m able to make so much fun of myself, because I’m confident enough to not to take it seriously.

And so Instagram’s helped you to be less self-conscious? 

Definitely. I was super insecure when I started my Instagram, and part of it was that I’ve ended up helping a lot of other people, and it was the first time in my life that I felt like I fit in somewhere. I always figured I’d have a 9-5. When I got 9k followers, Joe Jonas was the first person to follow me, and I texted my best friend, being like, “Oh shit, bitch I made it!” I couldn’t believe that a celebrity was following me! And then he would tag other celebrities, and then on January 5th, MTV wrote about me, and I was at 300k followers, and they wrote about me as the most relatable female account worldwide, and I remember I was in tears, I couldn’t believe it. I would cry in my car before I had to go into work. And then I thought, that’s how life is, so then January 9th, I incorporated myself. On March 1st, I quit my job. 

What’s your plan beyond Instagram?

I just started my website, but I’ve got to keep working on updating that. I’m a one woman show. I don’t trust anyone to help me, so every day I wake up, and I’m like, what should I post today? Let me create something. There’s a @daddyissues_ store coming soon too!

That’s exciting!

Yeah, we’ll sell wine glasses, shirts, and pizza onesies. I’m excited. Aside from that? I’m not trying to be an actor, I’ll tell you that. I do like the idea of being a host, so maybe I’ll get involved in a talk show of some sort. I also have an emoji app that’s coming out in a few days, with some nice and raunchy emojis. 

What’s your favorite emoji?

Ooh, let me look at my text keyboard. The ones that I always have there, are the two girls dancing, and what’s that purple thing that looks like a penis?

The eggplant?

Yeah! And then the one of me crying laughing, that’s my favorite. But I think that should be everyone’s favorite emoji, right? Like, if you don’t love the crying laughing emoji, who are you?

Lolli Swim makes swimwear with cutesy prints and kitschy graphics that somehow still look hot on everyone, and they’ve just released their official 2016 Summer lookbook. Sophia Jamora and Julia Friedman, who are no exception to the Lolli swim hotness rule, model the new collection in a beachy vacay editorial featuring bows, pastel stripes, off-the-shoulder bikini tops and Mermaid gear, and the whole campaign has got us — and our bank accounts — v. ready to take a dip. Peep Lolli’s new collection below, and shop the look here.

Photos by Nicole Moser

Ladies, hold on to your g-strings because Channing Tatum is bringing Magic Mike to Las Vegas.

You may want to start saving up your $1 bills now.

Magic Mike Live will premiere March 2017 at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Vegas thanks to a very random yearlong partnership with Cosmopolitan.

Of course, Magic Mike Live won’t actually be featuring the cast of Magic Mike, but that’s okay because it’ll feature real strippers who can do moves 10 times hotter than any celebrity can after a month or two of stripper boot camp.

And who knows, like Channing told Cosmo, “If I’m ever in shape enough to do that again, I’ll absolutely go out and have a fun night or two.”

So there’s always that. 

Just in case you’re not already persuaded to book a round trip to Vegas now, you should know that not only is the show is being billed “a sizzling 360-degree dance and acrobatic strip tease spectacular, guaranteed to bring on the heat,” it’s also being billed as the first gentlelady’s club.

“Even when I was actually stripping, it didn’t feel like it was for the women,” Channing told Cosmo. “It felt like it was more for the guy to go up and feel good about himself…we want to create a place for women that is their gentlemen’s club, their Playboy club.”

Which is why Channing and co are asking you to go to their website and fill out a survey to tell them exactly what you want. Although, before you even get to that part you have to tell them a little about you, which includes picking an advective that best describes you (beautiful, overachiever, tired, etc) and divulging a secret nobody knows about you, so decide for yourself whether that’s worth it.

Only @cosmopolitan would let us announce @magicmikelive at @hardrockhotellv with a video full of shirtless guys and puppies. Link to the full video in my bio. #MagicMikeLive

A video posted by Channing Tatum (@channingtatum) on May 4, 2016 at 5:11pm PDT

Julia Kelly is no stranger to doing it for the Vine but these days she’s more focused on her 1.6 million Instagram followers and budding YouTube channel.

For this social media girl, it all started about three years ago when she started creating and appearing in hilarious Vine videos about fitness, friendship and relationships. Julia used Vine as a platform to immerse herself into social media fame – though she was never thirsty for it, it just happened.

Since she quit Vine, Julia has created a YouTube channel, starred on MTV’s “Guy Code” and was featured in the New York Times piece “Turning Microcelebrity Into Big Business.”

We spoke to Julia about her experiences using different social media platforms, dealing with haters, and embarrassing moments at Coachella. And somewhere between it all, she busted one major myth: that a gorgeous booty is more genetics than squats.

Read the full interview, below.

How do you think creating Vines boosted your acting career and do you think you would be as established within the industry without this platform?

The acting industry – or any industry, really – is difficult to break into. Vine was an amazing platform that came along at a great time to give me more exposure and show off my talents but it was mostly about having fun. Yes, I think I would still be in a good place [in my acting career]. I stopped Vining to focus more on my career and I’ve grown a lot through other social media platforms. 

What do you think is unique about Vining? 

In the beginning, Vine was a whole new platform that talent could utilize but it’s become more about brand deals and making money. Not to throw shade but most of the Viners I used to work with [now only] do it for the money and it’s become too competitive.

How do you think YouTube is different to Vine? 

They are different because on YouTube people see you for you – it’s more real and engaging. On Vine, you don’t really have time to share yourself and the fans don’t see you for who you really are as a person.

What is your creative process for coming up with new content?

I try to keep it real. Just feel it and it comes out, organically, I guess. I’m really not a planner. I am much more spontaneous.

Which YouTubers and social influencers are inspiring to you? 

I am most inspired by Nazanin Mandi’s style and then I am also inspired by Jhene Aiko. I love her music and her messages. I admire classy women.

How did you decide you wanted to get into acting?

As long as I can remember I have been obsessed with watching movies. My reason for wanting to get into acting probably started with seeing [movies like] “Moulin Rouge”, “Selena,” and “The Sound of Music”. My family decided to move to California eight years ago so that I could pursue my dreams. It was a sacrifice for them to leave their family behind as I have four other siblings in Oregon and in Washington. [Although] they were all older and living on their own it was still hard, especially for my mom [to leave them]. 

What was your first acting role?

My first role was in a Gatorade commercial to be a soccer player. My dad had to teach me how to play in 24 hours and I booked it. It was a fun experience. 

Do you direct, act in and edit all your videos? 

Yes, I do everything myself. One day I want to have my own production company to develop and produce my own feature films and TV projects.

There are so many social influencers out there – bloggers, YouTubers, Instagram models, etc. – how do you manage to stay relevant and maintain your followers? 

I have always had a feeling and a desire to be successful but I’ve never been thirsty for fame or shallow like that. I do believe that God has given me a purpose to fulfill. I have always sensed that about my life.

How do you think living in LA has either hurt or helped your career? 

Living in LA has helped. It is a sacrifice to come here – leaving family and friends behind – but being here and being able to network and create opportunities, is invaluable.

What is it like having so many people watching you, watching what you do, what you post and then judging that content? 

Judgement is never pleasant and sometimes it’s hard to deal with the criticism and the volume of it. But truthfully, it only motivates me more. If no one was paying attention then I wouldn’t get the hate – it comes with the territory. I really love it when I am a motivator of other young women and young men and I love to help encourage them in life.

A lot of people want to know the secrets to your body, especially that booty – do you work out, do you eat clean or are you just #blessed? 

Many people ask me this and honestly speaking, it’s mostly genetics, some from my mom’s side and some from my dad, he is half black. Yes, I do work out with J, an amazing trainer who motivates me to do lots of squats.

Out of all the social media platforms you’ve used, which is your favorite?

My favorite at the moment is SnapChat because I can post what I want to say at any moment. It doesn’t matter where I am, I can be authentic. 

What was the craziest, funniest or most embarrassing thing that happened to you at Coachella? 

I had a VIP pass to this years Coachella and at one point [I] tried to sneak into the artist backstage. I only got past two checkpoints, then a really strong, Russian sounding woman stopped [me] and said, “Get OUT!”  

Did you meet any bands? 

Not really, I already know many musicians in LA so I didn’t meet anyone new.

What was your favorite outfit that you wore to Coachella?

I hired a stylist this year and I had a whole vintage inspired theme. My favorite outfit was from designer Brian Lichtenberg. It was a vintage T-Shirt and a customized, sparkle, gold skirt, silver belt, and classic white adidas. 

What was the best Coachella party you attended? 

My favorite party was, of course, the Galore party. 

Photography by Amber Asaly 

Wardrobe by Buffalo Jeans

Just like Chanel, the Kardashians are on a Cuban vacation right now, and it looks like they’re having way too much fun — well, at least from the little we can glean from social media. 

While the Kardashians are usually very good at keeping us updated on every facet of their lives, this trip is being kept somewhat under wraps, presumably so people have more of an incentive to turn in to KUWTK next season.

Still, thanks to Khloé and the ever-present paparazzi, we have a good idea what they’re getting up to. 

They got into town on Wednesday and celebrated their arrival by taking a ride in a 1950s style hot pink convertible. 

Of course, Kim took some pictures, which seemed to concern Kanye for some reason.

Then Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and their BFF Malika smoked some Cubans.

Pablo was here! Cuba

A photo posted by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on May 4, 2016 at 3:42pm PDT

Bemba

A photo posted by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on May 4, 2016 at 7:04pm PDT

Te amo con todo mi corazón Malika ❤️

A photo posted by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on May 4, 2016 at 7:53pm PDT

And then later that night they may or may not have gone to the Chanel fashion show, but they definitely went out to dinner at San Cristobal Paladar in Havana, which is apparently the same place Beyoncé and Jay Z went on their infamous Cuban vacation, so you know it’s legit.

Kanye, Khloe, Kim & Kourtney spotted at the San Cristobal Paladar restaurant in Havana, Cuba pic.twitter.com/YG7IyUAje3

— Yeezy Central (@YeezyCentral) May 4, 2016

They also did that tourist thing everybody does where you pose with statues and show off your cute vacation outfits.

Havana

A photo posted by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on May 4, 2016 at 7:26pm PDT

Bendito baby

A video posted by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on May 4, 2016 at 7:11pm PDT

While we can’t speak for anybody else, Khloé is having so much fun that she wants to start learning Spanish when she gets home

I can’t wait to get back home and start with my Spanish tutor! Just a beginner but I’m on my way! Here’s hoping! ❤️

— Khloé (@khloekardashian) May 5, 2016

But for now, she’s just drinking coffee and loving the life that she leads

You guys I have had about 4 cortiditos today lol! I’m hooked all over again ☕️

— Khloé (@khloekardashian) May 5, 2016

Can’t say we’re not jealous.

Guys are so much cuter when they’re in uniform being useful rather than in an untucked polo shirt being drunk idiots. Maybe that’s why it’s easier to find cute guys at work than at the club.

Unfortunately, it’s much more nerve-wracking to ask out a dude in front of his manager at Starbucks than in a dark club after you’ve had three tequila shots. So we’ve assembled a handy guide for turning your favorite dude in uniform into your next roleplaying partner.

1. Determine Whether He’s Worth It

Is he the cute bartender at your Wednesday night spot or the front desk guy at your gym? Take a step back and think about how awkward it’ll be if he rejects you or you guys hook up and it doesn’t work out. Are you going to feel awkward every time you go to the gym and see him? Are you going to have to convince your coworkers to find a new happy hour spot? If you DGAF whatever the outcome, then go for it. But if you’re the embarrassed type, maybe find a cutie at a place that isn’t your usual spot.

2. Search For Clues

You don’t need to find out his name and search every social media site for him, but definitely scope out your subject and pick up on any clues. Is he wearing a wedding ring? Does he notice you? If he doesn’t lay his eyes on you once, maybe you should reconsider. There’s nothing wrong with making the first move, but you can definitely save yourself some embarrassment by using visual cues to figure out if he’s feeling you or not.

3. Wait For The Semi-Perfect Time

There’s never going to be a “perfect” time to approach him. That being said, you shouldn’t approach a waiter when he’s clearly in the weeds, and you shouldn’t approach a mechanic as he’s laying down under a car. Wait until things are slow and the dude is clearly in between tasks for you to make your move, and it’ll end way better.

4. Start Up a Natural Conversation 

Do you enjoy when a guy comes up to you at a bar and asks if he can take you home tonight? Probably not. Although most guys are happy to see any girl hitting on them, it’s always nice to ease into the conversation rather than blurting out some jumbled words about how you’d love to see him outside of his place of work. It’s always good to be to the point, but considering how vain dudes are, I’m sure he’ll understand where you’re going with things.

5. Take It From Those Who Have Done It

On one of the most popular Reddit threads of all time, a woman asked the men of Reddit how to hit on a guy who was fixing her car, she did it, and they allegedly got engaged. Other women on the thread have said “Making the first move with my boyfriend was the best thing I’ve ever done, seriously.” Assuming they’re not just typical Reddit bros in disguise trying to encourage girls to hit on guys more, that’s great news!

In another thread where a woman asks men what they would think about being hit on in their place of employment, pretty much every dude said they’d be super flattered.

“Go for it,” one user said. “He’ll be flattered whether he’s into you or not. You don’t have anything to lose.”

“I work in a place where I sometimes deal with customers,” said another. “I’d be super flattered at worst and have a date for that weekend at best.”

“I’d love it,” one more said succinctly.

6. If All Else Fails, Just Give Him Your Number and Bounce

If you’re the nervous type and can’t stand rejection, try writing your number on something and giving it to him. If he’s a waiter, that’s easy. If he’s at another type of establishment, it can still easily be done. Write your number down, give him a little “thanks for your help today, here’s my number,” and run away before he can respond. If he doesn’t call, his loss. If he does, boo-yah bitch you’re a mother-fucking boss!

Even though Taylor Swift and Gigi Hadid are super famous, they almost got kicked out of Coachella this year for dancing too hard, which is maybe the most Taylor Swift thing we’ve ever heard.

During an interview with a radio personality named Smallzy for Nova 96.9, a radio station based out of Sydney, Australia, 24-year-old Australian DJ Flume described how things went down:

“I was playing at Coachella week two and my manager was watching the show from the lighting desk out in the crowd and these two girls came up and started dancing in front of him, like really full on. And he was like, ‘god damn it I need to get these girls out of here,’ so he went to kick them out and realized it was Taylor Swift and her friend that Gigi Hadid girl.”

LOL, look at him trying to pretend he doesn’t know who Gigi Hadid is even though he knows her full name. 

“Their security guard went up to him and goes, ‘you’re not kicking them out.’ It was all pretty funny.”

Damn, and Taylor was this close to checking off “getting kicked out of Coachella” from her bucket list.

There’s always next year bb. 

[H/T Perez Hilton]