So, we told you back in January that Rihanna would be taking on the iconic Hitchcock character Marion Crane in the new season of Bates Motel.
And guess what, the anticipated moment has arrived!
During Monday’s night season five premiere of Bates Motel, all eyes were on Rihanna. She starts off her appearance set in Seattle with a hot hookup scene featuring her lover Sam Loomis, who is a recurring character on the show that is played by Austin Nichols. You may know him from a little show known as One Tree Hill.
Anyways, the hookup ends with Marion letting Sam know she wants more from him — a future and marriage. But what she doesn’t know is Mr. Sam is married already to Madeleine Loomis, which is where the first difference from the film appears. In Psycho, Sam is actually divorced.
Even though the show decided to alter the Psycho version of Marion for the show beyond the modern take on the character, they do still have some noticeable similarities. Marion is still working in a realty office, and the office is where she encounters the money she ends up stealing. The main difference from the film is that she steals $400,000 instead of $40,000.
If it wasn’t for her boss denying her a promotion and a raise due her nonexistent college degree, he could’ve probably still had that money in its rightful place. You see, she was to suppose to deposit the money before the weekend for him on behalf of a client.
Speaking of the client…
If his obnoxious self didn’t brag about how light the $400,000 felt in his briefcase, she probably wouldn’t had thought to take it. Men!
So, Marion fled to White Pine Bay to meet up with Sam unannounced. On her way there, she gets pulled over by a police officer, who is played by the executive producer of Bates Motel, Carlton Cuse. And guess what she gets pulled over for?
For having her license plate blocked by her jacket slightly. This had her shaking in her boots because she threw the case of money in her trunk where the jacket was. The officer offers to fix the jacket and lets her go without noticing the stolen goods. Phew!
When Sam finally answer her calls, she surprisingly finds out she can’t see meet him where she wants because at the time he’s having dinner with a client aka his wife. Instead, he tells her she can’t come over because his renter doesn’t allow guests over. So, she tells him to meet him at the hotel, where she can anxiously tell him what she has done.
The episode ended with Marion arriving at Bates Motel.
Poor Marion, if she only knew that a crazy psycho killer was the owner. I can just picture viewers shouting, “girl, don’t go in there!”
Curious to see Rihanna’s reaction to her debut? Well, watch below:
Just when you thought we’d finally moved past the whole Selena Gomez vs. Bella Hadid narrative, Selena and The Weeknd had to go and unfollow Bella on Instagram.
In real life, it’s kind of a given that you’d wanna unfollow somebody because they’re your ex or they’re the ex of whoever you just started dating. But in celebrity world, it’s a hot button issue.
For some reason these days all celebrities are supposed to wanna stay friends and keep it cordial after breaking up, but celebrities are people too and staying social media friends with an ex is just asking for trouble.
Anyway, earlier today, eagle-eyed stans who apparently have nothing better to do all day than keep tabs on this kind of stuff, noticed that Selena Gomez and The Weeknd didn’t follow Bella Hadid on Instagram anymore.
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Naturally, it caused quite a stir, partly because some fans are pretty sure Selena had something to do with her bf unfollowing his ex.
While there’s absolutely no information to prove or disprove this theory, if it was true, it’d make sense.
What girlfriend wants their boyfriend to keep following his ex on IG – especially when that ex is a supermodel?
To make things even more awkward, as of right now, Bella still follows The Weeknd.
And both Selena and The Weeknd still follow Bella’s sister Gigi.
And Gigi still follows both Selena and The Weeknd.
Will that all change?
Probably.
Will any of it matter?
No.
If you’re not good enough friends with somebody where you DGAF about unfollowing them on Instagram, you weren’t really good friends with them anyway.
Now let’s just get back to focusing on what really matters: how it’s really sad that Selena hates Instagram so much she deletes it and then gets her assistant to put it back on her phone at least once a week.
Picture this: your crush invites you over to smoke. You put on a sexy but chill outfit and apply your nude lippie, then you head on over and get ready to get stoned and sensual. But there’s one problem: as soon as you take a hit, an awkward brown stain from your lipstick gets on the piece. Woops?
It’s tough being a chic stoner out here these days, but just because you’re trying to get high doesn’t mean you can’t rock a killer lipstick, you just need to know which ones to use.
After seeing this amazing piece on our fave parody site, Reductress, we decided this was a problem worth solving. So we went to the best sources out there, Reddit, and our resident Galore smokers, to see what chic stoner girls use for when they want to get lit with a great lip.
Kat Von D may be sober now, but she still knows that every babe needs a lip color that’ll stay put during a bong rip, ya feel?
“The last time I wore [Kat Von D’s Everlasting Liquid Lipstick] I ate three courses at Olive Garden and smoked and my lips still looked perfect,” said Reddit user carynnoel.
Apparently this Stila “All Day” lipstick stays true to its name.
“They’re really like Sharpies for your lips,” said Reddit user wucylen. “Doesn’t feel like you’re wearing a thing. The only thing about them is that the color you choose comes out exactly as that on your lips. Your natural lip shade doesn’t affect the color, and it comes on very strong.”
If you’ve got a favorite lip color that doesn’t last, try buying this Lipstick Sealer that you can throw on top of your fave product. Reddit user aztrouble24 says that although you have to wait a full 20 minutes for drying time, it’s worth it and her lipstick lasts for 10 whole hours.
If you’re looking for something bougier, Reddit user diculous also says that this Too Faced Lip Primer is pretty lit.
“I have pretty good success using Too Faced lip primer, then filling in lips with a liner, then lipstick,” she says. “As a warning though, that primer does not play nice with all lipsticks, [it] makes some look cakey.”
Luckily, finding a lippie to last through an entire blunt doesn’t have to be expensive. Reddit user Tangled_Asshair (lolz) says that “That shit will not budge for the life of you.” She also adds that you shouldn’t rub your lips together right after applying it, or your lips will stick. Good to know.
For the budget friendly bud babe, Reddit user nightmarecupcake suggests Maybelline SuperStay Lip Color.
“It doesn’t come off at all when I smoke,” she says. “I like them because I don’t have to reapply during the day and they come with a lip balm on one side which is nice.”
First off, this shade is a serious cult classic because it looks good on everyone. Second, Reddit user CinamaBuns said it’s the only lip product that she counts on for staying put. “I don’t have to worry about [it] coming off with anything – smoking, eating, drinking, smooches…”
Hailey Baldwin is at that stage of her modeling career where people are putting her on magazines doing all kinds of things, like say, sitting on the toilet with her panties around her ankles.
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I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like this picture, although I still can’t understand what’s supposed to be going on here because Hailey is NOT going to the bathroom.
If you’ll look closely, you’ll notice Hailey’s staring absentmindedly off into space while talking on the phone and clearly sitting on the toilet lid.
So either her underwear was bothering her and she just needed to take them off for a hot sec or she was having phone sex and getting ready to masturbate.
Either way, it’s a weird choice, but hey, at least it’s different.
Remember a while back when when people started referencing cornrows as “boxer braids”?
Yeah, we don’t need another incident like that ever again… well, at least we can try to prevent it as much as possible. Just because a Kardashian/Jenner makes it a “trend,” doesn’t mean they created it, and that goes for everybody.
Consider this post a reminder for future reference.
Braids are a part of every culture, but today I’m focusing more on African American braids that are often times overlooked when it comes to the mainstream.
According to Leaf.tv, braids were used as an expression of religion, kinship, ethnicity, status, etc. During slavery, many Africans went back to braids as a way to hold on to their heritage and assert independence. Because they didn’t have the necessary tools needed for creating or maintaining braids such as combs and products, they had to rely on butter, bacon grease, and kerosene as hair conditioners and cleaners.
Africans are known for their intricate and elaborate braiding styles, which can still be seen in today’s generation. Black women often use braids as way to protect our hair, but at the same time killing it with the styles.
Braids come in all forms, shapes, and sizes. It’s a hair style that can take hours of your day to complete and even pain, especially if you’re the tender headed type. So if you don’t know exactly what I’m talking about, look below:
1. Cornrows
Again, these are cornrows, not the infamous “boxer braids.” They can come in many different looks and styles. This is just one of the many styles.
Can we say sister slayage (Beyonce and Solange)! But that’s besides the point. This used to be one of my go-to styles back when I had enough hair to grab. The term was coined because of the box-shaped parts formed while making the style.
With Senegalese, there are other types of twists called Marley and Havana that can be confused easily because of the strong similarities, but the only difference is the hair. While Senegalese use Kanekalon hair, kinky or wavy hair is used to create Havana and Marley twists, which is meant to mimic natural black hair the most.
Such a great hairstyle, but the devil to take out. These intricate braids can take hours on end to put in, but save you time in the morning getting ready.
They might look like just big, curly natural hair, but what you don’t notice right away is the braiding at the scalp. Your hair is braided to the scalp and then kinky extensions or weave is put into the braid using a crochet needle with a latch.
This is when kinky Marley hair is wrapped tightly around natural hair to create the look. It’s also the style that Zendaya was ridiculed for back in 2015, but she got them together real quick with class.
Instead of just claiming a new trend and renaming it, make sure you fact check and get background info before going forth with your new discoveries. What maybe new to you, may not be for everybody else. So make sure you give credit where it’s due!
For more info on black hair styles and in-depth history, click here.
Everyone blames social media for making our relationships more difficult, but that’s a slippery slope. Social media may cause fights, but it might be because it makes it easier for people to find out when their partners are cheating. If it wasn’t for social media, they’d just be living in ignorant bliss.
But just because social media makes it more possible for cheaters to get caught doesn’t mean it’s easy. Sometimes, a sketched out bae has to go a little too far. We talked to our readers to ask their craziest stories about stalking partners, exes, and side baes on social media. Some had success and dumped their lying boo, while others just made fools of themselves.
1. When He’s Desperate Enough Not to Have His Phone
My friend was in love with this fuckboy named Dave for like, years, and I always told her to move on and do better whenever he cheated or did some other dumb shit. So finally she dated another of my friends, Nick, but she was still hung up on her ex and he knew it. One time she drove over to Dave’s “to talk” and Nick had a feeling she was being sketchy, so left his iPhone in her glove compartment and used Find My iPhone. He asked her where she was and she lied, then he used his phone to prove that she was at her ex’s and call her out.
2. The Sisterhood of The Traveling Stalkers
My sorority (some of my sisters, not including myself) has a fake account that they use to add people and spy on them on social media, because for some reason guys to love to cheat with girls who have private Instagrams.
My friend Kara has been dating a fuckboy for like four years now and he’s cheated on her consistently that whole time, so when she noticed a text pop up on his phone, she memorized the number and texted it to me so I could call the person and figure out if it was a girl or a guy. Obviously, it was a girl, and it turned out he was going to Miami to hang out with her. So then I added her on Snap so I could watch her Snap story (especially while he was in Miami) but she added me back. Now years later, we still watch each other’s story and I think we are low-key friends by accident.
4. Where’s The Trust At Babe?
I was going out to NYC for the weekend with my girls and my boyfriend was nervous about it because he didn’t trust me. During the weekend he kept asking a million questions and I’d tell him what club I was at, etc. At one point, I got invited to a famous rapper’s table and told my boyfriend about it. Later that week, when I was in bed with my boyfriend and he was scrolling through his Snapchat, I noticed that he followed one of the clubs on Snapchat that I visited the other weekend. When I asked him about it, he said he only followed them so he could show his guy friend the rapper was there. But then, months later, I noticed he followed another club I went to on Snapchat. He tried to make up some other reason, but it was clear he was just trying to stalk me and make sure I wasn’t doing some sus shit. Good times.
5. U OK, Bro?
I was with my boyfriend and I saw him receive a Snapchat from a girl I didn’t know. Later, I messaged that girl on Facebook and found out that my boyfriend had been sending her the creepiest texts, basically begging her to come over and saying he “needed her.” She literally sent me the Snapchat screenshots. He still denies it was him to this day or claims he was fucked up on drugs, as if that made it okay.
6. Sometimes You End Up Playing Yourself
I set up my boyfriend’s Apple iCloud account for him so I knew his password and I just enabled Find My iPhone. So all I had to do was log into Find My iPhone on my phone and it would show me his location. I caught him lying a lot, but it made me insane because I became obsessed.
7. When Your Stalking Bites You In The Ass
I made a fake Facebook account and friended my boyfriend’s ex because I heard she was trash talking me on Facebook and I wanted to check it out. She made her Facebook status “hairy face bitch you’re ugly,” which I found hilarious. She was 30 and I was 22. Real mature for a 30-year-old.
So for about the past two months I’ve been uploading photos from Instagram to Facebook and Twitter but they would never load to my Facebook. So today I said to myself, “I can get to the bottom of this.” I went to the section where you link your account. And then it hit me for some fucked up reason because the universe hates me, all of my Instagram photos have been going to my fake Facebook account.
That’s what I get for making a fake Facebook to begin with. The pictures of myself with my family, then one with my boyfriend — her ex — and me were all on the fake Facebook. I wasn’t even creative enough to change my first name — it was my real name with a fake last name. I panicked. I didn’t even look at the pictures or at her profile, I just deactivated the account as soon as I saw what I’d done.
8. When Bae’s Away…
My boyfriend was working an internship in another state, and I had a feeling he was doing some sketch shit with one of his female coworkers. I made a fake Snapchat and added her and would constantly watch her story to see if anything shady was going on that involved my boo. Sure enough, I eventually found out that he slept over at her house one night. That was the end of that.
As a woman, bisexuality feels like being torn between two separate worlds.
Although we fall under the LGBT+ umbrella, we’re not entirely welcome there. If we can pass as straight, our sexuality isn’t trusted and we can up feeling like visitors rather than members of that community.
Daisy, 22, was surprised how excluded the gay community made her feel. She noticed that she found girls attractive in the same way as boys when she was twelve, but despite ten years of awareness, she’s pressured by her friends to “choose” to be fully gay.
“Gay and lesbian people see us as greedy and cheaters and like we’re not actually part of their community,” she told Galore, “and it’s not fair because you’d think they’d know what it’s like to not be accepted.”
It sucks because we can end up feeling like we don’t deserve to be integrated within that community, like maybe we haven’t struggled enough to belong because we pass as straight. Keely, another member of the Galore team, feels like it totally ignores the unique problems she faces as a bisexual woman.
“It’s hard to not think, ‘oh well, gay people have it much worse, so my struggles are invalidated’,” she said. “But when you think that way, you’re erasing yourself.”
Straight people aren’t our best allies either. Perhaps you recognize this famous heterosexual proverb: “I don’t hate gay people, I just don’t agree with them.”
We may not be gay but they’re talking about us, too. Plus, straight people opine about our mere existence, calling it “a phase,” so we’re excluded from their community while being expected to return to it one day.
“It’s so scary because when people tell you your sexuality doesn’t exist, you believe it,” Keely said. “Bi people are more pinned with the ‘it’s just experimentation’ explanation than gay people. It’s hard to be taken seriously and people want such definitive hard lines about who you are.”
We begin to question our sanity, like maybe we convinced ourselves into liking women after binge watching South of Nowhere. We avoid figuring it out and because we’re still interested in men, we might convince people that we’re straight or pressure ourselves to choose straightness, even though we can’t.
“For a very long time, I was planning on just dating a man,” Daisy said. “I’m Indian, so when my Dad found out that I’m not straight, it caused a lot of trouble in my family. I felt the pressure to be straight.”
Personally, I haven’t told my parents anything about my sexual identity. I wonder if they’ll just never know this major detail. When I start dating a guy, I breathe a private sigh of relief that he requires no explanation.
Keely is braver than me, though. Her mom knows she likes women but struggles to understand it.
“My mom doesn’t even believe bisexuality is a thing and thinks that we should ‘pick a team’,” she said. “That’s probably why I’ve always discredited myself when it comes to my own identity.”
People mostly erase my identity when I’m in a heterosexual relationship, as if my bisexuality has evaporated. Because of that, it’s important that my boyfriend never discredits it. I can’t love someone who acts like he turned me straight or something. I also can’t be with a man who treats my sexuality like it belongs to him. Then, he’s just looking at me like an opportunity for a threesome and it’s gross and fetishy. Nothing turns me off more.
I can’t even tolerate men who do that in general, although I used to. I was at a bar one night when the manager hopped on the microphone and offered shots to everyone if my friends and I made out. Drunk at 2 a.m., we all did it. The next day, my guy friends were posting pictures of themselves posing in front of us. They acted like they were at the strip club and had captions about how real the night had been. I wanted to barf.
I couldn’t place why at the time but it felt dehumanizing. These were the same dudes who wouldn’t welcome gay men in their social circles but treated women kissing like an exhibit at the zoo. They could only celebrate lesbians, but they needed to feel like those women belonged to them. It had to be a performance. And I felt like it undermined my desire to be taken seriously. It made me seem fake when people were already discrediting me. I stopped playing along.
I revisit that night in the bar sometimes, especially when people tell me that bisexual women make LGBT+ people look bad. I used to agree because I felt so much shame. I’d let people use my behavior to justify why bisexuality gets so much hate, but ultimately that blame was misplaced. It’s not my job, or any bisexual woman’s job, to convince people we exist and are worthy of respect. We just have to live our identities in a way that feels good, possibly making mistakes along the way.
Meanwhile, other communities can help by trusting us. We’re not struggling to pick a side, we are a side. So stop asking us to pick yours.
Destiny Jones is the 22-year-old New York-bred CEO behind Lipmatic, the lip gloss line that’s flattering on all skin tones and boasts organic and vegan ingredients. Besides asking Destiny how to design the perfect lip gloss, Galore interviewed the young mogul about what it’s like to run her own business and what inspired her to create the brand.
Why did you create Lipmatic?
My friends encouraged me to create a lip gloss line after growing tired of seeing shades on the shelves that didn’t particularly work well for me. They were sticky, and the shades often times didn’t work well for all skin tones.
How does being from Queens inspire you and the brand?
Queens brings about a different hustle. It’s in my blood, my walk and is the foundation for everything I do. I created Lipmatic with Queens in the forefront of my mind — the hustle bustle of the city, the sounds and pure energy of Queens. Lipmatic is for young women walking around the city in the 6 inch heels or Adidas. She’s cool, sporty and comfortable in her skin.
How do you think of names for the glosses?
The various shades are named after NYC staples and my favorite things throughout the city: Brooklyn Brownstone, Hell’s Kitchen, etc.
What’s next for the brand/what’s coming up?
Liquid lipstick and lipliners as well.
Where would you like to see the brand in the future?
I’d like to see Lipmatic at several retailers globally. Both clothing and makeup retailers. Stay tuned!
What’s a makeup product you can’t live without?
Lip gloss! I cannot leave the house without my lip gloss.
If you were a lip color, what would your name be?
Dezzy J or Destiny Heights!
What are some beauty brands where you like what they’re doing?
I love Tarte and all of their products because they offer such a wide range of colors and shimmers. I also love that Tarte is completely vegan and cruelty free. That is very important for me.
What are some tips for some girls wanting to be young entrepreneurs?
Create a vision, make a plan and execute! It does get difficult but you can’t allow road blocks to deter you. If you want to be an entrepreneur, be ready to put in the work and have those late nights and early mornings.
Confession, do you wear makeup everyday?
I don’t wear makeup every day, but I always make sure I’m wearing eye lashes and lip gloss.
What does makeup mean to you?
Makeup enhances the natural beauty we’re already blessed with. I don’t think it’s takes much, as I believe it should always be natural!
I almost can’t believe I’m saying this, but Hailey Baldwin is having an honest to yes gawd moment right now.
She just shot what might be the best, most progressive and confusing magazine cover of all time and now she has the distinction of becoming the second celebrity to jump on the “my hair’s so permed it’s like I just time traveled from the 80s” look that Halle Berry debuted at the Oscars this year.
Finally, Hailey Baldwin has realized her true potential and become, dare I say it, a trendsetter.
On Thursday afternoon, Hailey posted a series of black and white behind the scenes snaps from a shoot for Remix Magazine, who is now calling her “the world’s hottest 20-year-old.”
Two days ago, I have scoffed at that lofty claim, but now, I don’t know.
In the BTS shots, Hailey Baldwin is SMOLDERING in her slightly ahead of the time Sexy Sandy corkscrew curls, looking like she just turned down Mick Jagger at Studio 54.
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Granted, Hailey wasn’t wearing these curls to an event like Halle Berry did, but that’s how trends start.
You see them in the magazines and on Instagram one million times and through all that repetition, your mind slowly stops labeling it “different” and starts labeling it “cool.”
So good on Hailey Baldwin for getting on the forefront of an emerging trend.
It may not be a Vogue cover, but it may be enough to kick her quest for supermodel stardom into over drive.
If you’ve logged onto Twitter or Facebook at all over the last couple of days, you might have noticed the trending tag #MissingDCGirls.
This is because as of right now, more than a dozen teenage girls, who are all black or Latinx, have allegedly gone missing from D.C. in the last 24 hours. Twenty-two cases remain unsolved from just this year alone and D.C. police have tweeted nonstop about them, causing the hashtag to spread everywhere.
The sheer number of girls missing is the main reason the cases have caught so much attention online, and people are airing their frustrations.
It takes 3.2 secs to retweet and help find these 8 BLACK GIRLS reported missing in Washington, D.C. during the past three days (1/2) pic.twitter.com/xpEwNcW44S
But the real outrage lies in the coverage of these cases as compared to those of white missing persons. No amber alerts had been sent out about the cases, and especially when compared to the missing persons case of Tricia McCauley who caught national attention last year, relatively little attention has been paid to them.
This is nothing new, though, and it’s not as straightforward as one might assume. When looking at the big picture, black people make up nearly 40 percent of missing persons reports despite making up 13 percent of the total population in the country. Relisha Judd, an eight-year-old who went missing in 2014, still has not been found, and no one talks about her.
Maybe it’s because the press “is 4 times more likely to report when a white person goes missing vs. someone who is black or brown,” according to the Grio. This context almost justifies the outrage we’re seeing on social media now about the more than a dozen black and Latina cases because we normally hear so little about them.
And it’s not just the public who feels angered by these cases. They’ve caused such a stir that Congressional Black Caucus chairman Cedric Richmond and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who is D.C.’s representative in Congress, reportedly sent a letter to the FBI and Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday asking them to get involved.
They asked FBI Director James Comey and Sessions to “devote the resources necessary to determine whether these developments are an anomaly or whether they are indicative of an underlying trend that must be addressed,” according to Fox News.
One theory that’s bounced around online is that these cases are a result of human trafficking. However, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Acting Police Chief Newsham confirmed there’s no known connection to these cases and human trafficking as of right now according to USA Today.
But has there really been a dramatic increase in missing juvenile cases?
Not really. According to the Metropolitan Police in DC, there’s no proof to back up the claims that there has been a massive spike in cases. Instead, they are blaming this perceived increase in cases on the department using Twitter more to help publicize the missing person reports.
Have you seen them? 8 yo Leera Gillespie & Rayneka Williamson last seen 700 b/o 24th St, NE. Text 50411/ call 202-727-9099 #MissingPersonpic.twitter.com/qm0s1f3hYx
In fact, the number of missing persons reports has actually decreased from 2016.
Some names of the other missing girls include: Yahshaiyah Enoch and Aniya McNeil, both 13; Juliana Otero, Jacqueline Lassey, Dashann Trikia Wallace, Dayana White and Morgan Richardson, all 15; and Talisha Coles, 16.
If you have any information about their location, call D.C. Police at (202) 727-9099 with your tips.
If you know anything about the PR industry, you know that it’s a pretty tough field to crack. It’s one thing to get an internship or an entry level position, but much like the fashion industry, you’re left waiting hand and foot on clients and typing emails for seven hours straight before you ever get to see a glimmer of “success.”
But instead of starting at the bottom and spinning on the PR hamster wheel until she made it to the top of a firm, Priscila Martinez started her own.
Now the president and founder of The Brand Agency, she’s crafted one of LA’s most well-known PR agencies in just two years. The best part? She creates a company culture and sense of family that she felt was lacking at other PR firms.
We talked to Priscila about how she founded The Brand Agency, what it’s really like to be a female entrepreneur, and the un-glam side of being a boss.
So, that was two years ago from this month — we started in March. I was working for the largest privately owned public relations firm here in Los Angeles, and after being there for a while and definitely learning ropes of the career, I decided to branch out on my own and start servicing clients that I was really passionate about and that I really cared about. That’s when The Brand Agency was born.
How did you get involved with the agency that you worked at previously? Did you study public relations? Did you get an internship?
No, it’s the craziest story too, because I did not study public relations. Had I known that would have been my career, I 100% would have done it. I’m actually an international business major and my first job out of college was all spreadsheets. I would come home with my eyes bloodshot from staring at a computer — Excel all day. My roommate at the time started working at a PR firm. She would come home from premieres and with armloads of free clothing. And there was something wrong with the equation. Obviously, with her being in the industry, she let me know that there was this opening at the firm that she was at. I went, interviewed, and became the assistant of who now is my mentor. And yeah, that was 10 years ago today.
My roommate works in PR and she’s always bringing home a bunch of clothes and stuff, so I feel you.
Right! And beauty too. I feel like I haven’t bought shampoo in years.
When you started The Brand Agency, you obviously had to reach out to clients and businesses and convince them that they needed your services. So, how did you go about doing that and were there things you struggled with?
Of course. We’re basically going out on a field call, that’s best way to describe it… and it is really difficult because there’s so much lead work. Before you sit down with someone, you have to research them, you have to know what they’ve done in the past, you have to know how they like doing their social media, what publications they have been in, and all of that good stuff. And then after that, you still have to go and wow them, and then after that, you still have to follow up and make sure you put a kick ass plan together. There’s so much involved, absolutely there were some hurdles in the beginning. It’s all hard work and obviously, there were days when you’re in bed at midnight still doing emails that you wonder, “should I have just stayed inside that little fake bubble?” But again, two years later, I can happily report that it was all worth it. You know, even though there were those tough times and it didn’t end up the way you wanted, it was all a learning experience in the end.
What persuasion skills have you picked up along the way? Because I’m sure you have to be really confident and persuasive and that can be hard for a lot of people, especially women.
Yeah, you do. One of the best persuasive skills, at least in my industry, is arming yourself with knowledge. I think the best ways that just yielded that most results are just really paying attention to your client in a certain industry and making sure that every time I read a headline about that industry, I forward it to them and say, “hey, did you hear about this?” or “how crazy it is that xyz announced this today?” Help them know that you’re in the know and that’s what keeps you top of mind and I think that’s being persistent in your own way. It’s a little bit more digestible for a potential client to get an email from you with information that they most likely want to read about their industry, then for you to completely follow up saying, “Hey, am I getting the business? Hey, am I getting the business?” So, I think that’s one of the little tricks of persuasion that I developed.
So, have you ever been called “bitchy” or a “bitch?”
Yes, 100%, and you know what? It’s very unfair, and I know I’m probably quoting like 99% of the female tier, but if a man does that they get clapped at and looked at like, “ooh, you’re a go getter.” They’re seen as very successful and for a female it’s really hard. You have to pussyfoot around a lot of things— not able to say things outright. One of the things I have learned though is to really notice my language. I think before I was very much the person that would write, “Maybe. If you want, we can.” Or, “How about we can xyz? What do you think about that?” I had to teach myself to be a little more direct and to the point and to ask for what I want. If that makes me bitchy, so be it.
Do you find that men are intimated by you?
You know what, it’s really funny because I don’t interact with a lot of men in my industry. And I think that’s the saddest part, that it’s us women that go out at each other. But I don’t feel that, even in personal relationships. I’m married to a guy that’s equally good at what he does and honing in on his craft. So, I think we kind of support each other and that’s been really great. Also, I was really lucky enough to be in that relationship when I opened the company. I think had I been still single, I might be giving you a different perspective because there’s definitely those people who wouldn’t be okay with a female working that many hours or having to be out with clients or traveling that much for work. I think it can definitely make a man a little bit uneasy.
Obviously, you get to travel, which is really cool, but working in PR— especially being the president of the company, means that you don’t really have “off” work. You’re expected to answer emails at certain times of the night or if something happens with a client. So, do you ever wish that you had more free time?
100%. And again, I think I would be lying if I said that still doesn’t cross your mind as an entrepreneur and a person who started the company. Every day is kind of a struggle and you just learn to put one foot in front of the other because that is correct. I take in conference calls from the beach and I also sat in the middle of a modern art museum in Mexico City on a client call. So, those kinds of moments when you scratch your head and wonder, “is it all worth it.” But again, two years later I’m happy to report that it is, even though there are those instances that you’re like, “are you kidding me? I’ve become that woman. That woman taking conference calls at the beach.”
I think it’s also different when it’s your business, you know? If you were working for somebody else, then you’ll be annoyed, but it’s what you worked for.
Yeah, it’s your baby. It’s the best way to describe it, you know. You want to see it grow and you put all your eggs in that basket, so it better work out.
If you can go back and start again, what would you do differently?
That’s a tough question. It’s hard to answer, because everything I did kind of led me to another decision that ended up working out. I think probably my biggest mistake was being so naïve on how easy it was going to be. I think you always glamorize whatever vision you have. If you want to be the best chef ever, you would think only about great reviews and people clapping at your dishes. You never thing about long hot nights in the kitchen and missing all of your friends’ get-togethers. And so, I think I glamorized it and romanticized it in my head so much that I didn’t take a moment to sit down before I took the precision to kind of figure out what it really was going to look like and how hard and how many hours I was going to put in there. So, I think if could switch things around, I would have prepared myself for what was to come a little bit better versus thinking that everything was going to be roses since I left a larger, kind of modeled air company.
Do you have any tips for girls that work in PR? I know it’s a lot of hours and not the best pay which can be tough.
Yeah, you’re like stuffing gift bags at 2 a.m. on your hands and knees. You always feel that PR is going to be such a glamorous job, but you know at the end of the day I think it turns out to not be that way. I think my best advice would be to be perseverant. I think in PR you have to start doing things that you’re not that proud of and that you didn’t envision yourself doing, but if you just get through that hurdle and let a couple of years of that pass, you’re going to be able to get to a point where things seem a little bit better and your labor is paying off.
It’s hard because sometimes when you’re in the office typing at 10:30 p.m., you hate everyone, but if you just keep the long game in mind, I think it definitely helps. Another thing I would 100% recommend just find someone that you really admire and kind of check in with them little by little. I hate the word mentor, I think it’s so loaded and cheesy, but I think just finding someone that you admire that you like their lifestyle — it doesn’t have to be someone that’s a monster in the office and then hates herself when she goes home to seven cats. It has to be someone that has a great balance — that is in loving relationships with herself and friends and maybe significant other. Find someone that you like their life in all aspects and kind of check in for advice every once in a while. I think that helps keeps a perspective because everybody that’s in a great position now wasn’t that way eight years ago or three years ago.
Definitely. That’s a good point. It’s easy to forget that everybody was once in your shoes.
Also I feel like it’s just human nature. Especially now with social media, nobody puts up a picture of themselves being with their cat watching Netflix, eating ice cream. So, all you get is the highlights of everybody’s life and [it’s] so easy to feel that little inkling of like, “Gosh! Why are they so perfect and I’m sitting here drowning in emails at 11 p.m.?” But, just keeping that in perspective and having someone to say what you’re feeling is normal and it will pass and you will be in a way better place, just put your time in.
Yeah, that’s such a good point because nobody posts pictures of them working.
Exactly! No one is like, “seven hours and counting.” It’s always like, “I’m out at a fantastic lunch,” or “This great work trip!” But they don’t show slumping the client’s bag or whatever it may be. It gets kind of hard when all of that is bombarding you. And also, when you know, especially in working in this industry, [that there are] girls that [get paid] $20,000 just to show up to an event. Like, are you kidding me?
Right! I see that all the time and I’m like, “Must be nice.”
Yeah, it’s infuriating because you’re like, “are you kidding me?” So, it’s hard, especially when you’ve been with people that just basically sit pretty. But again, keep your head down and put the work in and everything works out.
Princess Nokia has the ability to make anyone feel welcomed.
In fact, before she had gone onstage at the NYU show where I saw her perform this week, I felt like we were all rugrats sitting in a crib, wary of the other unknown babies around me. When she arrived we all wanted her attention. We stretched our hands up before her, the way babies do when they want to be taken out of the crib, and hoped, that like a baby, we would be held in her embrace.
There was nothing but love that circulated in the air, and she was the one behind the spreading of it. She continuously told the crowd that she loved the brown faces and the diversity she saw before her. She even singled out a few of the girls from the audience, giving them the attention that we all sought.
Princess Nokia’s music is very easy to relate to, especially when you grow up in an area like New York. Her lyrics range from, “Don’t you fuck with my energy,” to “It’s mine, I bought it,” to “Mi corazon en Africa,” to “I was on the 6, green line chick.” Each one of those lines brings vivid imagery of the New York scene.
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From yoga escapades in the village, to hair braiding in Harlem, to above train rides in the Bronx, her music allows you to take in New York for all its sights and culture. Above all, her music reminded of the sense of community that exists amongst the black and latino population in NYC.
Her music and lyrics are an influence of the two groups, and she pays tribute to the origins of both groups: Africa. Listening to her reminded me of the many Dominican and Puerto Rican block parties I grew up going to. An element of her music also reminds me of my middle school/high school years in Harlem.
An element of her music also reminds me of my middle school/ high school years in Harlem. I remember the days I ditched school just to sit in Morningside Park, Central Park, Riverside Park, or a bubble tea store. I am also reminded of the way the New York City street lamps reflect off of buildings and trees at night. Above all, her song Green Line reminds me of where my family lives in the Bronx, and the many sights you are able to see because the 6-line train goes above ground.
The sounds of her music takes me from Dyckman, to Thayer, to Harlem, to Chinatown, to Union Square, to Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx. When I listen to her, I see myself in scenarios with my Black and Latino friend groups. Her music highlights the unity of our people which is why it is easy to attribute my memories to her words and beats.
Not only so, but elements of her music depict the present just as much as the past. I’ve been able to trace my identity from the block parties of my youth, to my current college-bond stage through one lyric, “don’t you fuck with my energy.”
Makes me wonder what worlds others see just by listening to her.
Even though nobody in their right mind still gets Facebook official with a bae, it’s still pretty obvious when someone is going through a breakup from their social media.
First, a girl starts dressing thottier because she’s no longer dating some loser who tells her what she can and can’t wear. Second, people start posting more sexy pics or selfies in general because a quick confidence boost feels damn good after a bad breakup.
People also post embarrassing-ass captions that don’t explicitly say “fuck you, I’m still not over you,” but might as well. Here’s what someone’s post-break up caption says about them.
1. So over boys, the only man I’ll ever need in my life is my puppy, Roscoe. #singleforever #crazydoglady.
Men are dogs, so I don’t really see the difference here. This is the type of person who used to get “married” to their BFF on Facebook to make themselves feel better about being single. I’m sure your dog is great and fluffy or whatever, but your obsession with “replacing” your ex (even if it’s with a furry animal), proves that you’re clearly not over him and you need to love yourself instead of searching Tinder for a dude with a cute puppy!
2. IDFWU
Someone once said that you can tell how bad someone’s last breakup was by seeing how intensely they sing along with “IDFWU” in the club, and they’re totally right. If someone uses this caption you know it was a bad breakup and they’re definitely not staying friends with their ex. They’ll also probably trash talk their ex to everyone who will listen, because they’re mature like that.
3. “Guess I should say thank you For the hate yous and the tattoos Oh baby, I’m cool by the way Ain’t sure I loved you anyway.” – Little Mix
This is the ultimate heartbroken sad girl. She’s so heartbroken that she doesn’t realize how embarrassing it is to write a full on lyrical caption like this from a super popular song with quotation marks and attribution. She’s probably only had one real relationship in her life and will talk about it for the rest of her days until she gets a new boyfriend. Have fun with that.
4. I’m just stuntin’ on my ex, bitch.
This caption is most definitely accompanied by a sexy pic of a girl all done up and probably leaving for the club in 30 minutes after taking shots with her girls. They say laughter is the best medicine, but drinking champagne and warding off creepy finance bros is the medicine that most NYC gals go for after a breakup. But the thing is, the girl using this caption was probably never actually dating her “ex,” it was definitely more of a casual thing. Woops. Oh well, you do you girl.
Okay, Kelly Clarkson. Too bad you’re probably just going to get turnt off margaritas and drunk booty call text your ex on Saturday night.
6. Some women just aren’t meant to be tamed
This girl is all aboard the “guys are intimidated by me” train. Granted, guys definitely do get intimidated by girls, but if a girl has to explicitly say this about herself, chances are she’s just trying to make herself feel better about being single. She also probably did some deeply un-chill shit in the “relationship” (which probably wasn’t an official relationship), like flirting with his friend when he wouldn’t pay attention to her.
7. Love my girls <3
Every girl needs a circle of friends to get through a breakup, and this one is definitely the type to hit up her girls hard after a relationship fail. She can’t be alone after a breakup or she’ll start thinking of her ex, so instead she’s started piggy backing on legit every single one of her friends’ plans and making them stay out until 4 a.m. with her on the weekends.
8. Had the craziest day at work, but still made time to run six miles this evening and then whipped up a healthy vegan stir fry. The weekday grind never stops.
The best revenge on your ex is living a great life without them, but you’re trying way too hard. Don’t turn into one of those annoying healthy, busy people that want everyone to know how perfect (but stressful) their life is. Do all those healthy, “grinding” things, but stop feeling the need to share them with the world.
Ugh. This is possibly even worse than trying to substitute your dog for your lack of significant other. This is the girl who posts bikini pics looking perfect and overcompensates by trying to broadcast her obsession with food to convince people she eats. She’s also calling her pizza bae to overcompensate for the fact she feels bad about being single.
As you can probably see, no Instagram caption referencing your ex is a good look. Even captions that don’t directly reference your ex after a break-up are still not a good look. Maybe that’s because after a break up, the best thing you can do is focus on the right now. Sure, getting a bunch of comments from dudes when you post a sexy pic is a high after a breakup, but it’s not a long-term solution.
Instead of taking hawt selfies after a breakup, focus on having fun, nurture the good relationships you have (like those BFFs we mentioned earlier), and love yourself. To clarify, loving yourself doesn’t just mean posting a pic with a caption about loving yourself, okay?
Breakups are tough, you’ll be gucci, but pretending to be gucci on social media isn’t really going to help you do anything but look more pathetic. Stay strong bb and show that loser what he’s missing IRL.
Roxy Reyes is the foxy bae taking over your Instagram feed, one campaign at a time.
She’s part of the Good Squad, which is the group of models who worked on Khloé Kardashian’s Good American campaign. In fact, Khloé basically handpicked Roxy after seeing her Instagram. She’s also been in one of Lizzo’s music videos, and runs her own blog called The Roxy Reyes.
We talked to the accomplished af Roxy about how her Instagram took off, and what it was like when Khloé called.
I tried the traditional modeling route before my Instagram blog, and I wasn’t very successful, and I was doubting myself, thinking maybe that’s not the road for me. But I started blogging about three years ago, and I always had friends who would ask where I got my outfits. They wanted me to show them exactly what I was wearing for inspiration. So, I started posting them on Instagram, and I didn’t think it would get as big as it is now. I kind of wanted to inspire other plus-sized women to try new things too.
What’s been your favorite part of the process so far?
I would say meeting different people, and different women from different backgrounds. I’m friends with a lot of new people. I get to reach women worldwide, I have friends in France and Fiji. It’s especially motivating when I get a DM or comment saying I’ve inspired them to try new things. I give them more confidence, and that’s enough for me.
What’s the biggest misconception about being a fashion blogger?
I think it would say that people think it comes easy, and there’s not a lot of thought that goes into it. There’s a lot of behind the scenes work. One of the worst is having to decline brand offers. You burn bridges like that, and it can get awkward, but a lot of work does go into my blogs. I think people think it’s just putting pictures up.
What was is like modeling “Good American” with Khloé Kardashian? How did you get involved with that?
It was such an awesome opportunity. I didn’t even know they were holding auditions, but I got an email from one of Good American’s reps, saying Khloé saw your Insta, can you come in because she would like to meet you. I freaked out, and never thought that anything would come of it, so I sent an email out to a manger friend, asking if they’ve heard of it. They said it checked out so I went, I still didn’t think anything would happen but I met Khloé and we talked. In the next weeks, I got news that I would be part of the Good Squad. It’s been great.
Who’s been the biggest inspiration for your blogs?
I have so many friends I’ve met through this. Gabifresh is one of the closest, and we’ve done a music video together. She would be the biggest [inspiration], and there are many women I know and I love, and I think you get so much inspiration just from other women and clothing stores. I definitely feel inspired by other women.
Did you ever doubt yourself before starting up a blog? How’d you overcome that?
I still doubt myself! I think I’m human, and it’s human nature to doubt. Something when I have knew its something that I love to do. Stopping fashion would be pretty much like telling me to stop breathing because I can’t stop doing it even if I wanted to. I think my passion and love for fashion helped me get though those moments.
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Have you ever faced discrimination within the fashion industry because you’re Latina?
It hasn’t happened yet mostly because I stick a lot to the plus sized world so I can’t get really get discriminated against in that realm. But because I am Latina, not as of yet, and I hope I don’t ever face it. I feel once i start trying to go more mainstream, that’s where I’d likely run into issues. I would be what you consider in-betweener: I fit in some straight sizes as well as plus one, so whenever I try to mix a little, like with different brands, who knows what could happen.
Especially being a Latina, what do you hope to inspire in other Latinas with your blog and fashion career?
I don’t see [Latinas] as much, and that’s what’s pushing me because I wish there were more Latinas, and plus size isn’t really spoken about in my culture. African and Puerto-Rican cultures embrace curvy women, and I didn’t know until I was 24 that’s what it was. My parents are Central American, I just want people to know we need more plus sized models. That real women have curves, and I was really inspired. I want to put plus sized Latina women on the map, and I want one brand to just empower plus-sized Latinas, that’s my main goal and just putting us on the map, and talking about it more. Speak to your children. It’s important especially because of how the world is now.
I have some stuff coming up, I don’t think I can tell you too much, but they’re fun and exciting. But as of right now, I just want to empower the Latina community, especially plus sized women. I hope they know being plus sized isn’t a thing that makes us different, and we’re women and we shouldn’t be looked at any differently because of it.
Once you get past a certain age, it’s borderline impossible to find time to read.
Unless you’re a celebrity.
Celebrities tend to have a lot of free time on their hands when their only job is to stay out of trouble and give themselves as much good publicity as they possibly can.
And you know what a really easy way to give yourself good publicity is?
Reading a book.
Or at least getting your picture taken reading a book.
Or at least taking a picture of a book.
It tells their followers they’re not just gorgeous, famous, and good at memorizing lines or posing for the camera, they’re also smart and capable of thinking about something other than themselves.
Here’s a partial list of some books celebrities REALLY want you to know they’re reading.
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) May 14, 2015
Lindsay is at a turning point in her life right now where she wants to get in touch with the Middle Eastern roots she doesn’t have.
Obviously, this has resulted in a lot of interesting public stunts on Lindsay’s part such as donating energy drinks to Syrian refugees and walking around town holding the Islamic equivalent to The Bible.
And Emma isn’t just reading “The Vagina Monologues,” she’s so enraptured by these vaginal stories that she literally can’t stop reading it long enough to take a picture.
Even though she apparently spends every ounce of her free time with her nose stuck in a book, since she’s also really fun, occasionally she’ll read things like “Crystal Ball Reading for Beginners.”
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As if you couldn’t already tell on Snapchat, Kim Kardashian spends a lot of time showing the world how good of a mother she is to Nori.
This includes letting Nori try out as many Snapchat filters as she wants, letting Nori watch television on the concrete floor while Kim works out and making sure Nori doesn’t grow up to be a god-denying heathen.
In case you missed it, the House Republicans decided to not repeal The Affordable Care Act (a.k.a Obamacare) after all.
Instead of even allowing congress to vote on it, the House Republican leaders pulled the legislation to repeal the ACA completely because they knew that everyone would shart on them for it, especially when they didn’t have a legit replacement.
The best part? Trump is trying to blame the Democrats still, showing that he either doesn’t know how government works or is hoping that nobody else knows how government works.
Kind of awk since this is the thing that Trump has been talking about doing since forever and he couldn’t even manage it! Maybe all the peeps who voted for him are happy now that they realized Obamacare and The Affordable Care Act are the same thing?
I’m sure you’ve heard people say that once you hit a certain age, you shouldn’t start pursuing a new dream, especially a creative one like being a musician. But really, this is just a crazy ass myth, and artist Mark Johns has proven it for us.
How, you say?
Well, even her name — which would make you think she was a dude — goes against the grain, and after admittedly not being that interested in music when she was younger, she started doing covers and learning to write music by exchanging tracks with a friend on Twitter.
She then chose her name in honor of her favorite visual artist, Marc Johns. And then.. one day, she did a completely sick reimagined cover of a Kanye and Jay Z song, “N***** In Paris,” which turned heads at EDM label giant, OWSLA, and was flown out to LA to start recording and writing. If you know the original tune, it’s pretty heavy and hard hitting and Johns took her magic to it, and morphed it into a smooth, groovy jam that sounds like a completely different track.
Her debut EP with lead single “Molino” now has over 4 Million spins, which means, people are into it. And even though the OWSLA label, made famous by Skrillex, has primarily signed EDM artists, Mark Johns is one of the only females on the label and is working on her own non-EDM style.
Check out her newest single, “Mommy Issues,” and then peep our Q&A below.
You grew up sort of not being into music — at what point did you decide you were actually into it and wanted to start trying to record/write your own stuff?
Honestly, I didn’t start out as a writer. I was just doing covers and would have friends help me with lyrics when necessary. Then this dude Clayton hit me up on twitter and started sending me instrumentals to write over and send back. He would tell me what was good, what was not so good- he encouraged me and that kickstarted my motivation to write. I’ll always love him for that.
A lot of people say that once you hit a certain age, it’s too late to start attempting to be a musician, actress, etc. What do you have to say about that?
It’s only too late once u dead.
How does it feel to be signed to OWSLA as one of few females signed to the label?
I’m one of the only female artists, but there are so many awesome girls working at the label itself that it’s all kinda balanced out.
Would you say your music doesn’t fit into the type of straight EDM artists OWSLA is known for?
No, lol it definitely does not, but that’s kinda why I signed with them. I liked that they didn’t care about that.
How would you describe the type of music that you do?
This question gives me anxiety, I make different music every day depending on my mood. But overall the focus is on lyric stuff.
It’s been said that OWSLA has been working to sign and work with other types of artists who aren’t necessarily “EDM,” but more “sound innovators” — how do you feel about that?
I’m down.
Looking at the comments on your Soundcloud for your cover of “N***** In Paris” (Kanye/Jay Z) — Do you ever read the comments to see what fans are saying about your music? Or do you just do what you do and hope they like it?
I usually will read them for the first few days to suss out the general reaction and then just check in once a week-ish but after a while, it’s mostly SoundCloud bots or people commenting “HODOR!”
You decided to use a name after one of your fave visual artists — what was the thinking behind that? Do people ever confuse you to be male or someone else because of the name?
I didn’t want any of my family or friends to know I was making music but I also needed to post that shit on Facebook so I thought a boy’s name would work well and I just love Marc Johns. People sometimes think I’m a dude before meeting them but no one’s ever confused me to be someone else.
What is your favorite tune on your EP, “Molino”?
My favorite is “Wait Till Tmrw.” I like that it feels like a lullaby kinda.
What can we expect next from you?
Lots of new music, and a few lil things we been working on that I cannot tell you about yet lol but I’m very excited to show you !!
Kim Kardashian has boobs so soft they feel like velvet, a butt so voluptuous it’s capable of breaking the Internet, and hundreds of millions of followers, so imagine my surprise when I got an e-mail a few days ago letting me know that if I wanted to, I could have a conversation with Kim Kardashian herself!
Or at least her digital self. Via Facebook Messenger.
I figured, what the hell, talking to a Kim Kardashian bot can’t be that much different than talking to actual Kim Kardashian, so I clicked on the link in the email to open Facebook Messenger, and in literally no time at all, a Kim Kardashian bot greeted me with the five words I’ve always wanted to hear from Kimmy, “Hey Maria, how’s it going?”
Of course, I quickly realized there was one big catch about our conversation.
Just like with Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kim and I couldn’t just shoot the shit about life, love and other mysteries, we had to stick to a script of Kris Jenner-approved responses.
Or at least I did.
The one time I tried going off script Kim said she didn’t know wtf I was talking about and then asked me if I wanted to try again, which seemed kind of rude tbh, but then I reminded myself how lucky I was to even be in the position of talking to Kim in the first place and I agreed to play by Kris’s rules.
Right away Kim asked me what I was doing this weekend and I was ashamed to tell her I was probably staying in.
We were barely even one minute into our conversation and Kim already knew I was a total loser!
Maybe she was being polite but Kim told me that “sounded nice,” and then started telling me about this fun party her family was having.
Only Kim had a problem.
She didn’t know where the party was.
“My mom’s being so secretive,” Kim told me. “She wants me to guess where the family party is. BUT first of all I have to figure out the perfect outfit.”
After asking me which one of her two outfit choices I liked better and then completely ignoring my advice, Kim asked me if I would actually like to go to her family’s party.
Obviously, I said I’d love to and then Kim and I proceeded to figure out the three clues Kris gave her about where on earth the party could possibly be.
But then, once we figured out where it was – the Miraggio Grande in Vegas – Kim started getting weird.
Apparently, she didn’t want to meet me IRL at all, but in her app, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, which didn’t seem possible seeing as I’m a human and that’s not how technology works.
But before I could ask her about it she said, “I’ll message you in a couple of days!”
And then I immediately got a message that read “[…Kim Kardashian is busy. Check back in 48 hours…]”
So let this be a lesson to you all.
Kim Kardashian’s digital self will invite you to hang out with her and then ghost as soon as you realize her plans don’t make any sense at all, so just stick to the real Kim Kardashian.
She may be unattainable, but at least she doesn’t lead you on.
In fact, women are 17x more likely to get HIV/Aids from butt sex in comparison to vaginal sex. This is due to the amount of “trauma” the rectum undergoes during anal, so using lube can help, but obviously at the end of the day you should always be making your partner use a condom.
Maybe you can forego a condom if you two are definitely monogamous and have both been tested, but considering what else goes on in the bunghole, a condom sounds like a good idea regardless.
Just in case you forgot, the impossibility of getting impregnated through your ass doesn’t mean you can’t get an STD in there, so condoms are still pretty fucking important. Same goes for vaginal sex. Just because you’re on the pill doesn’t mean that you should let dudes forgo a condom.
Hello? This is why people used to wrongly think that gay guys were to blame for HIV, because they were the ones having lots of butt sex. Now everybody’s having it, and being idiots about it, clearly.
This is just another reason not to participate in butt stuff if you don’t want, and another excuse to give your boyfriend when he’s trying to pressure you to have it.
If you’ve ever worn your prom dress again, you’re in the minority.
Sure, some girls buy ridiculous blingy pageant-style dresses that they’re obviously never going to wear again, but even those of us who buy more subdued and classic dresses probably have left that shit hanging in our closets since our high school dance.
But thankfully, Missguided is launching a prom line that doesn’t scream “prom.” In fact, most of the lewks could totally be worn for any time of evening event, whether it be a wedding or a sorority formal. But even if you don’t plan on wearing your dress again, it’s not so bad, because they’re affordable af!
We’ve picked some of our fave lewks from the collection so you can get some inspo for prom, your sister’s wedding, or simply for getting dressed up and taking some lit Instagram pics.
Slip dresses were everywhere this past season, and we’re loving this longer version glammed up for an evening look. Buy it and you’ll probs never want to take it off, it looks so comfy!
Buy this dress, pop your leg out in every single Snapchat photo, and get mistaken for Angelina Jolie all night. Just don’t bother making time for a Brad Pitt bb.
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