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t he long- period—and espe- not just of race but Hi! I’m Lauren Palmer— PHOTOGRAPH BY DANA SCRUGGS. FASHION BY CASSIE ANDERSON. HAIR: ANN JONES.
overdue cially more in leader- of gender identity, most people call me Keke. M A K E U P: M I M I K A M A R A F O R D I O R M A K E U P. C U S H N I E D R ES S . T E N T H O U S A N DT H I N G S R I N G.
national ship positions. We sexual orientation, Ms. Palmer, if you’re nasty .
outcry to will create an internal body type, and abil- I’m an entertainer: I love
end racial inclusion committee ity—and our inclusion singing, dancing, acting,
injustice has resonated of voluntary staffers committee will con- making people laugh, and
deeply with us here at who will help audit duct regular audits encouraging the voices of the
Cosmo. We realize that our candidate pool and share their find- unheard. I like to think of myself
our brand has been to ensure we’re ings with our team to as a millennial *diva*—a diva
part of the problem, recruiting as diverse ensure we’re deliver- because I’m fabulous and
and we are determined and inclusive a staff ing against our goal. millennial because I take no shit
to take immediate steps as possible. and believe in equality for all.
to help become part of • We will feature
the solution. • We will expand our Black- and people- I was excited to do this
Many of our editors, focus from celebrat- of-color-owned cover because yes, I like the
especially our editors ing BIPOC on our businesses in every magazine, but I didn’t want my
of color, have been covers to making sure single shopping face to just be on a magazine.
leading the way on we’re doing the same story we publish I wanted to be a guest editor
these efforts already, behind the scenes. across all platforms. so I could challenge Cosmo to
and all our teams— Since our relaunch in actually walk the walk and use
print, digital, video, March 2019, 58% of • And we will develop its platform to inform readers—
social, Snapchat, and our cover stars have a specific style guide readers who I believe want the
TikTok—are dedicated been BIPOC, but our to inform our writing change we all deserve to see.
to holding ourselves pool of cover writers about race, racism, I’m glad Cosmo has created an
collectively account- and photographers and racial issues, action plan and look forward
able to the principles has lagged behind: as well as appro- to it manifesting. There are so
laid out below. 39% of our writers priative language, to many amazing people of color
have been BIPOC, ensure we’re all writ- who are well qualified just
• We will prioritize the and 22% of our ing with proper sensi- waiting to be a part of their
hiring of more Black photographers have tivity and rigor. favorite magazine. They
and POC editors, been BIPOC. This want to know they aren’t just
writers, designers, is the baseline from This is critically welcome as readers but also as
animators, and video which we will grow. important work and the creative forces behind the
staffers. Currently, will be a core part of scenes! So Cosmo, I’m gonna
Cosmo’s staff is 29% • We will ensure that Cosmo’s mission—a hold you to your promise, and
BIPOC, 10% undis- the visual compo- mission that we will hopefully this isn’t the last time I
closed, and 61% nents of our content, uphold every day from get to grace your cover as a
white; Cosmo’s lead- the creators of our here on out. beautiful brown-skinned not-
ership is 21% BIPOC. content, and the really-an-activist-just-cares-
We want more team voices featured in our Yours, about-humans badass
members of color, content, across all millennial diva.
platforms, reflect the JESSICA PELS
diverse and inclusive AND THE Love, Keeks
world we want to
live in. At least 50% EDITORS OF
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10 PODCASTS

to help you become a better ally
or make you feel seen

1 5 9 These pods
were made for
CODE SWITCH SO…WHAT DO A HUNGRY
Hosted by YOU DO AGAIN? SOCIETY listening/
Vogue editor Naomi learning/
journalists of color, We love food, and hearing/feeling.
it explores how race Elizée gives an food = culture.
impacts every single insider’s look at what But how can the
it’s like to be a woman
part of our lives— culinary industry be
from filling out the of color working in more representative
census to the friends the (historically white)
of the real world?
we choose. fashion industry. Food writer Korsha
Spoiler alert: It’s not Wilson gets into it.
2
easy. 10
1619
New York Times 6 LO C ATO R A
Magazine reporter RADIO
Nikole Hannah- BAD QUEERS
Jones goes deep Kris and Shana, In this “radiophonic
into how America’s two queer Black novela” (aka the
history of slavery women, challenge
is still shaping our LGBTQ+ stereotypes. coolest thing to call
culture hundreds of (A recent episode a podcast ever),
Mala Muñoz and
years later. was called Diosa Femme take
“Legendary Queef,”
3 on feminism, sexual
so yes, it’s wellness, and culture
WHAT A DAY hilarious too.) through a Latinx lens.
Comedian Akilah
7
Hughes and
reporter Gideon EAR HUSTLE
Resnick break down Produced partly from
the news in less time inside San Quentin
than it takes to do a State Prison, episodes
load of laundry.
share the stories of
4 inmates and people
readjusting to life on
WHY WON’T
YOU DATE ME? the outside.
Nicole Byer has one
simple question— 8

“Why am I still YO, IS THIS
single?”—for the RACIST?
friends and funny
people she invites on Andrew Ti and
her show to discuss Tawny Newsome,
her dating life as a along with vari-
ous guests, respond
Black woman. to voicemails and
emails from listeners
(and if you have
to ask the question,

the answer is
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Bedroom pop
=

the silver lining

s ure, fine, of quarantine
yes, bed-
room pop— Wait, does this mean we *can* have nice things?!
the lo-fi, angsty jams
produced in young peo- By LAUREN ADHAV
ple’s bedrooms—is not
a brand-new concept. Anyone
(Billie Eilish first else’s room
recorded music from as messy as
her parents’ house,
remember?) But the this right
genre *has* gotten now?
extra popular lately
and basically become BEABADOOBEE
the perfect 2020
mood. Which you The most impressive AUDREY GIRL IN RED
probs already know part: Bea and other MIKA
if you follow Spotify’s now-big artists started REAL NAME:
Chill Vibes playlist or with zero backing from REAL NAME: REAL NAME: COURTESY ARTISTS.
have listened on repeat record labels—they Marie Ulven
to viral TikTok hits by built up their own Bea Kristi Audrey
artists like mxmtoon followings on their Armacost A G E : 21
and Surf Mesa. social platforms. She’s A G E : 20 F R O M : Horten, Norway
It kinda only makes signed now, but oth- A G E : 19
sense that when musi- ers have chosen to F R O M : The Philippines VIRAL MOMENT:
cal people are stuck stay solo. Take Curtis and London, England F R O M : San Francisco
at home feeling all the Waters. He debuted Bay Area The 2017 SoundCloud
feelings a worldwide “Stunnin’” on TikTok in VIRAL MOMENT: release of “i wanna be
pandemic brings up, April, got millions VIRAL MOMENT:
they’d channel that of views between there Her song “Coffee” your girlfriend.”
energy into super- and YouTube, and was featured in “death A 2019 YouTube cover It was reposted on
personal jams (that has since turned down of “7 rings,” using her YouTube and racked up
the rest of us ppl stuck representation offers bed (coffee for your tens of thousands of
at home could obsess bc, um, he’s kind head),” by Powfu. It now-signature views…while Marie sat
over). Bea Kristi, who of already got this has been used in more pink microphone. in a high school class.
you may know as figured out. than 5 million TikToks
beabadoobee, wrote a and has >400 million RELATABLE LYRICS: RELATABLE LYRICS:
song a day while quar- P.S. One thing to
antined at her parents’ keep in mind if you’re Spotify plays. “Don’t sell yourself off “I’m waiting for
place. “I just feel so ready to be a fan: illusions / I just think something to change /
comfortable here,” she Maybe don’t actu- RELATABLE LYRICS: you’re crazy if you ’Cause every day just
says. “It’s like writing ally call it “bedroom think I’m into you /
in a diary.” pop.” As Marie Ulven “’Cause your photos Maybe if you’re smart feels the same /
(aka girl in red) says: suck, your brand is It’s getting harder to
“I don’t even like enough to think it exist / I don’t want
the term. I don’t like shit / You’re up might be true”
labels.” Which, fair. your butt / You to feel like this”
never really ask me

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So it turns out Nikki Glaser
has v, v go o d t ast e in music

The soon-to-hopefully-maybe-go-on-tour comedian

A little bit of like, You can do
everything anything! Pretty
naive, but I like that.”
The Story of Us
5. “Badass and real,
1 about guys who act
differently in the
BY TAYLOR SWIFT morning. It’s from
the ’90s, but men
Don’t Forget are still the same.”

2 6. “A cover of the T.I.
song ‘Whatever You
BY JEFF TWEEDY Like’ but sooo sexy.”

Yikes Y , YES , T H A R
S W IFT T E E S .
3

BY KANYE WEST

T * I S * A T A YL O
H E ’ S WE A R IN G

Wo n d e r f u l

4

BY MACKENZIE ZIEGLER

Fuck and Run 7. “So great, even
though the lyrics are
5 a nightmare. Literally,
‘I was born to make
BY LIZ PHAIR you happy.’ Terrible
messaging but what
Whatever You Like a bop. I listen to it
probably monthly.”
6
8. “This song
BY ANYA MARINA addresses depression
in a real way, but it
Born to Make has a hopeful, upbeat
7 You Happy melody. It acknowl-
edges my depression
BY BRITNEY SPEARS and helps me get
through it.”
True Sadness 1. “I got into Taylor 3. “I love this because
Swift late, so now it’s Kanye coming 9. “You’ve just got to
8 I’m going back to out about his men- hear it to believe it.
listen to her early stuff. tal illness and really Pop enthusiasts will
BY THE AVETT BROTHERS This is like a hit single owning it. No one love it. Truly one of
for me right now.” understands that your my favorite things
Hey A lil brain is an organ that I’ve listened to in the JJ REDDINGTON/BUZZFEED NEWS.
something 2. “The singer was can betray you.” past decade.”
9 doing an AMA on
to make Reddit and said his 4. “This is the girliest 10. “One of the
BY MATTHEW YOUNG you laugh, proudest lyric was, song. It’s probably funniest songs of all
‘Don’t forget some- for teenagers. But it’s time and one of their
I Run NY ofc. times / We all think just so fucking catchy lesser-known tracks,
about dying / Don’t let and inspirational, so I just want more
10 B Y T H E L O N E LY BO N US it kill ya.’ It’s a beauti- people to know how
ISLAND FEAT. BILLIE TR A CK ful song and very amazing it is.”
JOE ARMSTRONG apropos these days.”

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I feel like this pic speaks for
itself, but...here’s

an essay.

I’m sorr y to inform you, but Avengers: Endgame

Brad Pitt is the last famous man made a couple billion
They just do not make them like this anymore.
By EMMA BATY dollars at the box

office, but can you

name every single

actor in that movie?

Doubt it. That’s a

problem for potential

Brads, because you

get famous by being

the top name on the

marquee, not by being

the guy also known as

Captain America.

Now, I know what

you’re thinking: What

about Leo? But Leo

is more of an unap-

proachable artiste.

Brad just seems…nor-

mal and cool? And the

way he embraces his

age at 56 (fifty-six!) is

undeniably sexy.

Plus, let me argue

that Brad, aside from

being very hot, is

*also* a great actor.

It’s not his fault that his

looks get in the way of

people truly appreci-

got it. Just ask my Couple or rumors of a Another part is ating, say, the skillful
mom, who freaked domestic incident with
out right alongside me his son). the way the biz has humor of his accent in
when Brad and Jen
held hands (!) at the You wanna know changed. I’ll spare Inglourious Basterds.
SAG Awards last who the Brad of my
February. Or ask generation is? It’s not you the jargony And ofc there’s
anyone—literally any- Michael B. Jordan or
one—else. The thing Ansel Elgort or Liam dissertation the enter- more. Not every man
about Brad is that he Hemsworth. It’s Brad.
appeals to all ages at tainment editor in can pull off matching
all times. Allow me to explain
the differences me wants to provide his hair to the woman
People love him and between this Movie
his self-deprecating Star and today’s up- he’s dating
persona so much, and-comers. Part of it
they’re willing to for- is access. Brad didn’t The Brad of my or showing
give kinda major stuff grow up with social generation? It ’s Brad. up to the
(like, IDK, ending media, documenting Oscars stag
America’s Favorite every good hair day
and still

(you’re welcome), being the most envied

but it boils down to: person in the room.

Hollywood is all He’s just got that

about franchises special sauce, and I’m GETTY IMAGES.

now, and the brand is sorry to say we may

more important never see it again.

than the stars. Sure,

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If you love Th e Real i ve s of New Y
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READ rituals? Excellent. (Also, I will stop now!)
same.) Take all that and
They Wish set it in high school, add
They Were a secret society, amaz-
Us by JESSICA ing parties, and a dark
crime, and you have this
GOODMAN novel. It all starts when
senior Jill gets a text
Ah, I see, you enjoy watch- about her best friend’s
ing gripping dramas death: “Graham didn’t
play out, complete with kill Shaila. He’s inno-
complex female friend- cent.” Chills, right? And
ships and elaborate social the biggest mystery since

If you love The Bachelor

READ

One to show (hers is called the new Bachelorette
Watch Main Squeeze, and star, Bea tells herself,
yes, it’s a fictionalized “FINE, I’ll do it, but I’m
by KATE version of you-know- just here for the fame/
STAYM AN-LONDON what, right down to the free travel!” What fol-
size-0 contestants). lows is a gd delight of
Much like, um, most Unlike most of us, Bea is manipulative producers,
of us, Bea lives for a fashion influencer bizarro dates, and hot
watching her favorite and plus-size style internet goss. You won’t
elimination-style dating expert. You see where want to say your good-
this is going, right? byes when it’s all over.
When she gets cast as (So sry, had to.)

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If you love Below And for our white
readers, some
READ Deck
summer homework
The Lion’s from guest editor

Den KEKE
PA L M E R
by KATHERINE frenemy’s boyfriend,
ST. JOHN who’s a creepy older 5 important books
billionaire), she about race.
Welcome to the realizes something
bougiest of bougie weird is happening. The Fire
settings: a literal yacht Like, why did the staff Next Time
in the Mediterranean. confiscate her cell
But as protagonist phone when she by JAMES BALDWIN
Belle finds out in this arrived? And why do
v juicy thriller, being the bedroom doors KEKE SAYS:
out to sea can also be get locked from the
absolutely fahking outside each night? “This exposes a lot of
terrifying. The second Was that…a scream? harsh realities that Black
she boards the boat Even Captain Lee and
(it belongs to her his crew couldn’t people face growing
handle all this dramz. up in America.”

The New
Jim Crow

by MICHELLE
ALEXANDER

KEKE SAYS:

“It’s a look into how
mass incarceration—

If you love Catfish

READ focusing on themselves.
Naturally, Samiah
The meets The Perfect Guy
Boyfriend right after said pact
Project is put into place.
Except…it turns out
by FARRAH ROCHON he’s also hiding some-
thing p-r-e-t-t-y major.
When app developer/ Basically, if you’re
undeniable catch Samiah into watching strang-
finds out—via a viral ers con their way into
tweet, ofc—that her relationships on the
boyfriend is actually interwebs, you’ll
(a) dating other people love this story
and (b) not remotely who about people so
he says he is, she and sneaky they
the other women he’s can do it in
seeing band together to person.
confront him publicly.
SAND BACKGROUND: GETTY IMAGES. (P.S. This all happens in
the first few pages, so no
big spoilers here.) The
new friends then make a
pact to spend six months

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BEACH BUT HOW THE EFF DO I WEAR THAT? YES TO
BUSINESS L AYERS
Pretend like you’re going somewhere
Surest way not to go in the (unfortunately timed) Summer’s HOT,
all Dad on this: Pair peeps, so leave it
tourist-shirt trend
an almost NSFW unbuttoned to
(look closely *wink*) Physically at home, mentally in Maui. catch that ocean
backyard breeze.
top with bold high- By LAUREN ADHAV
waisted pants. On VENEZIA MOORER,
Snapchat production
On ANDREA ZENDEJAS, assistant, @Venezi.a
fashion editor,
@AndZenCue

CAREFUL LOW-KEY ST YLED BY KIA GOOSBY. HAIR: NEAL PIT TM AN USING R+CO AT SEE M ANAGEMENT. M AKEUP: CL AR A R AE FOR FACE ATELIER AT HONEY ARTISTS.
WITH THAT EDGE FANCY

Tour(ist) de France, But not, like, too
anyone? But srsly, fancy. A loose
you can give the printed button-up
makes a slip dress
trend a sporty (and also you) so
twist with simple
chill, man.
bike shorts.
On ABBEY ADKISON,
On AMY WONG, super vising producer,
senior visual editor,
@AaammmyyyWwwooonnnggg @AbbeyA

On Andrea: Tombolo shirt, $128, tombolocompany.com. Zara pants, $50, zara.com. Tory Burch pumps, $378, toryburch.com. Rebecca Pinto Jewelry neck-
lace, $310, rebeccapinto.com. Monica Vinader bracelet, $595, monicavinader.com. Elleme bag, $565, neimanmarcus.com. On Amy: Bossi shirt, $695,

bossisportswear.com. Cotton Citizen biker shorts, $90, cottoncitizen.com. Ganni sandals, $345, ganni.com. Bagatiba charm necklace, $180, bagatiba.com.
Laura Lombardi necklace, from $84, lauratlombardi.com. On Venezia: Tombolo shirt, $128, tombolocompany.com. Dipped in Blue one-piece, $120, dipped
inbluebikinis.com. The Fifth Label shorts, $78, us.fashionbunker.com. Brother Vellies sandals, $795, brothervellies.com. Beaufille earrings, info@beaufille
.com. Otiumberg necklace, $219, otiumberg.com. Dannijo bracelet (top), $125 for set of 3, dannijo.com. Anna + Nina bracelet (middle), $55, anna-nina.nl.
Éliou bracelet (bottom), $315 for set of 3, eliou-eliou.com. W ilhelmina Garcia d aisy rin g (l ef t), $159, wilhe lmina garcia.com. Bonvo rin g (right), $10 0, b onvo
jewelr y.com. Lastelier bag, $274, lastelier.com. On Abbey: Frame shirt, $295, frame-store.com. Silk Laundry dress, $265, silklaundry.com. Zyne sandals,

$320, zyneofficial.com. Dannijo bracelet, $125, dannijo.com. Tai Jewelry ring, $65, taijewelr y.com. Little Liffner bag, $395, littleliffner.com.

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I solemnly swear Lisa Says Gah
top, $148,
chartreuse
Petition to is not a gross color lisasaysgah.com
change the name
to “guacamole”—
then everyone
will love it.

By LAUREN ADHAV

Simon Miller KEKE’S PICK
dress, $190, Oka y, fine, t his p o ps a *bit*
more than a typical chartreuse,
shopbop but how fun is this “dad hat”
.com. By Far from our guest editor Keke
bag, $540,
b y f a r.c o m . Palmer’s own merch line?

Ninfa Keke Palmer hat, $25,
Handmade s h o p . k e k e p a l m e r. c o m
earrings, $45,
ninfahandmade

.com

Shein skirt, New York & Company shorts,
$9, us.s h ein $45, nyandcompany.com

.com Jade Swim
top, $90,
IT’S bottom, $90,
CALLED RANGE jadeswim

Char treuse = neon’s .com
softer sibling but with
lots more variet y. Also
bougier bc it’s named
af ter French liqueur.

La Manso
ring, $63,
lamanso

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Retrosuperfuture sunglasses, $194,
retrosuperfuture.com

Rat & Boa dress, $155,
us.ratandboa.com

MODEL: SALEM MITCHELL.
Simon Miller sandals, $490, brownsfashion.com Little Liffner bag, $625,
modaoperandi.com
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You CAN stuff 3
4
that giant top
into that tiny skirt1
2
ST YLED BY KIA GOOSBY.
All the wily tricks THE 1. Throw on your sweater and thin silk skirt.
the influencers are 2. Cinch your knit with a belt at your natural
using and not telling secret waist. 3. Leaving some fabric tucked into the
you about (rude). belt belt, loosen the top to your desired length.
4. Make sure the sweater conceals the belt
By RACHEL TORGERSON (and the fabric is still tucked into it), and live
your best damn life with no awk lumps or
Every blogger on cable-knit pattern popping through that silk.
IG has you fooled
into thinking they’ve Vince sweater, $385, skirt, $265, vince.com. Frame
crammed massive belt, $178, frame - store.com. Sylvia Toledano earrings,
sweaters into bodycon- $150, sylviatoledano.com.
level bottoms with-
out the extremely Photographs by ALLIE HOLLOWAY
“Gaaahh!!!”-inducing
bunching and bulging
we mere mortals get.
The truth is that they—
just like you’re about

to—have left
traditional tucking
measures behind in
favor of This Magic….

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3 THIS TOO!
4
1 You can absolutely tuck
2 pants into sandals, btw

THE 1. You’ll need lace-up ones like these or a pair
with buckles that don’t have a thick attachment on
sneaky the back of the shoe. 2. Buckle or lace your heels over
sports your pants, then play with the hems until you get them
to the proper length, which usually looks like a cute
bra bell-bottom (looketh up for an example) or a faked

bungee hem. Either way, so fashun!

Babaton for Aritzia pants, $168, aritzia.com. Louise et
Cie he e ls, $119, vinc e camut o.com.

1. Wear a sports bra underneath the (longish) shirt
you’d like to shorten. 2. Slip the hem of your top
into the base of the bra. 3. Keep stuffing it up there,
adjusting it to your desired length. 4. Brag to
everyone about how well tucked your shirt is. Oh,
bonus: You can also create a crop top like this.

Everlane T-shirt, $18, everlane.com. Mango skirt, $40, mango
.com. Manner Market bandanna worn as belt, $55, manner
market.com. Jeannie Kim Jewelry earrings, $365, jeanniekim.com.

12 34

THE 1. Think about how ~nice it would be~ to tuck an oversize sweatshirt into your skirt.
2. Gather your top at each side and twist it into two cute tails. 3. Stuff those little guys into
double the sides of the skirt. 4. Admire your handiwork and get ready to receive all the compliments.
twisty
Holiday The Label sweatshir t, $120, holiday thelab el.com. AG skir t, $215, agjeans.com. Frame b elt, $180,
tail frame-store.com. Machete earrings, $84, shopmachete.com.

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Elbow-length gloves

were a trend pre-corona,
but will they

blow up post-pandemic?

Ready for the ball, er…grocer y store.

By ALEXIS BENNETT

b efore the British Fashion Awards? Rubber or throwaway able to propose a duel
coronavi- Fun and couture adja- latex alternatives just at a moment’s notice.
rus can- cent, definitely. But I just ain’t it for my outfits or (Just kidding...kinda?)
celed spring couldn’t see myself stroll- the environment.
and all the trips I had ing into work with satin Okay, but
planned, I’d thought up to my biceps. Now, Let me pause for a let ’s make this
these bbs were best though, I kinda can? sec and clarify that I happen!
reserved for the arms of know gloves can still
Fancy Ladies attending Guys, it ’s time to spread germs. So I’m Look, face masks in
an opera. Or women live out Sunset not saying this choice every print imaginable
side-eyeing other Boulevard IRL. is *all* about protec- are already all over the
people’s gowns at luxe tion (and pls promise place—and not going
galas. Or actresses Honestly, seeing so with me that we won’t anywhere anytime soon
starring in Marilyn many gloves out in the touch our faces while (sort of like me and my
Monroe–era movies. world so frequently— wearing them. We’ll now-nonexistent vacay
This, despite the fact mostly on health care take them off carefully, plans). So why not take
that the style star pow- workers, or as I call and we’ll wash our this moment to be the
ers that be have been them, legit heroes (dare hands after…which, if singer of The Supremes
trying to sell us on the I say our true influenc- you’re not on this train I’ve wished I could be
retro accessories for a ers?)—has me reconsid- by now, well, we really my entire life, clad
while. Remember last ering all kinds of pairs. gotta talk). I’m mostly in some seriously cool
year’s Coachella when saying that wearing statement armwear?
Kendall Jenner wore a Like, a semi-posh, these could give me a
pair with a minidress washable set of long little peace of mind— Can’t you see
in the freaking des- gloves I can slip on while also making me yourself matching that
ert? Or last December whenever I have to feel generally glamor- tie-dye sweatsuit to
when Rihanna slipped touch a subway pole or ous as hell, allowed to some coordinating long-
into some mint-green gas station pump feels say stuff like “Charmed, sleeve fashun mitts? Oh,
organza ones at the like an obvious choice. I’m sure” after meeting yeah, let’s go ahead
Especially bc facts: someone new, and and file that under:
outfits to ’gram later.

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A semi-posh, Collina
washable set Strada
I can slip on gloves,
whenever feels $150,
like an obvious ssense
choice now. .com

Gloves that match my canned wine = summer outfit goals.

Time to
cosplay some

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romance novel

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1. 6 CLASSY

PROSECCO + wine
BUBBLE MASK and face
Fine, so this one’s
mask
mainly for IG. pairings
Buuut you still get
to look like a fancy you
deserve
cloud, so!
rn
TRY La Marca Pro-
secco, $16 + The Name a more iconic duo...we’ll wait.
Crème Shop Bubble
Bubble Clay Mask,

$15, cvs.com

2.

PINOT GRIGIO +
H Y D R AT I N G
MASK

You’re thirsty. Your
face is thirsty.
End of story.

TRY Chloe Pinot Gri-
gio, $15 + Clarins
SOS Hydra Refreshing
Hydration Mask, $34,

clarinsusa.com

3. 5.

PETITE SIRAH + SAUVIGNON
NATURAL MASK BLANC +
The under-the-radar
combo for anyone PLUMPING MASK
who’s just not down This high-low combo
with same-old stuff. lets you put your $

T RY HandCraft Petite where it counts—
Sirah, $9 + Josh that pretty lil face.
Rosebrook Cacao
TRY Excelsior Sauvi-
Antioxidant Mask, gn o n B l an c 2019,
$65, follain.com $7 + Dr. Barbara
Sturm Face Mask,
4. $120, sephora.com

ROSÉ + PEEL-OFF 6.
MASK
PINOT NOIR +
Picture this: You’re SLEEPING MASK
kinda-sorta buzzed,
When wine night
peeling off this consists of a bottle
metallic beaut
after lounging in the of pinot + your
tub. So satisfying, couch (and you
don’t even have to
we know. wash the mask off).

T RY Tormaresca T RY Ménage à Trois
Calafuria Negroamaro Pinot Noir, $13 +
Laneige Water
Rosato, $14 + Ulta
Beauty 24K Magic Sleeping Mask, $25,
Rose Gold Metallic sephora.com
Peel Of f Mask, $14,

ulta.com

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Fact: There are 3 types of
body bumps—and we’re about

to destroy them all

No, this isn’t another story about scrubs.

By CHLOE METZGER

ARM
BUMPS

BUT WTF ARE COOL, NOW acid-based exfoliator GETTY IMAGES.
THEY? WHAT? three times a week (I
love First Aid Beauty
If you wanna get KP is genetic and KP Bump Eraser Body
technical: keratosis there’s no cure Scrub, $28, sephora
pilaris, a condition (womp), but you .com), then slathering
caused by keratin on a rich moisturizer
*can* help dissolve
(one of the main bumps by massaging like Dove Cream
proteins in your skin) Oil Intensive Body
building up in your your arms with a Lotion ($6, drug-
hair follicles. These lactic- or glycolic- stores). Oh, and pls
itty-bitty, rough, and stop picking—it’ll only
splotchy bumps are make things worse.
super common (as in,
I have them and so
does your work wife).

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COOL, NOW BUTT
WHAT? BUMPS

BUT WTF ARE Because hormonal BUT WTF ARE COOL, NOW
THEY? and fungal acne can THEY? WHAT?
look the same to the
Basically, classic zits Folliculitis. Or a Once a day, hop
(yep, bacne), often ~untrained~ eye, fancy way of saying in the shower and
from hormones or you’ve gotta treat inflamed hair folli- give your butt a rub-
hair products. Or if both. So (1) get cles. These pimple- down with a cleanser
you live in moisture- thyself some dan- like bumps are fueled spiked with 5 percent
trapping athleisure, druff shampoo, like benzoyl peroxide (try
it could be fungal Nizoral A-D ($15, by friction, sweat, Differin Daily Deep
acne—itchy, red, drugstores), which and tight clothes (hi Cleanser, $11, drug-
or pus-filled bumps uses an antifungal there, trendy bike stores) to kill bump-
caused by an over- ingredient called shorts) that seal in causing bacteria.
growth of yeast in ketoconazole to kill/ bacteria or cause Let it sit for three
your hair follicles prevent yeast growth irritation. Make ’em full minutes before
(don’t freak, every- (also the cause of washing it off, then
one’s skin has yeast— dandruff). Rub the mad enough and spot-treat painful
sweaty environments shampoo on your they can even turn areas with 1 per-
just cause more of back in the shower, cent hydrocortisone
wait three to five into cysts. Fun! cream (like Aveeno
it to grow). minutes, then rinse. Anti-Itch Cream, $5,
And (2) after drying drugstores) to calm
off, wipe the bumps
with a salicylic acid inflammation.
pad (try Neutrogena
Rapid Clear Treat- SOURCE: DHAVAL
ment Pads, $10, G. BHANUSALI, MD,
drugstores) to keep DERMATOLOGIST IN NYC

pores clear.

Ofc she’s wearing SPF 900, duh.

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THE REAL
REVIEW

By RUBY BUDDEMEYER

IF YOU WANT IF YOU WANT A IF YOU’RE IF YOU WANT IF YOU WANT P RO P S S T Y L ED BY L AU R A WO O L F.
HYDRATION MULTITASKER FEELING FANCY TO GLOW SOME SOOTHING

“This is the ultimate “This barely there tint “The gel texture of this “Blending this tint “K, so rosacea + tints =
no-makeup makeup is perfect for evening ~luxe~ tint makes my into my skin is like nah. Like, I need some
product, folks. It cov- out my skin tone with face look like a dewy taking a Photoshop coverage for my red
ers my melasma and minimal effort. Plus little gumdrop. The blur tool to my face. cheeks. That said, this
old breakout marks it’s got SPF and anti- one toned down the flush
without feeling mask- oxidants, which are best part though: It brightens my (bless you, turmeric root
clutch for protecting The lightweight cover- whole look instantly, and maracuja oil) so I
like, and it leaves me from damaging age actually lasts— giving me the perfect
my skin nice and could feel like I was
moisturized thanks to UV rays, pollution, even through layers nongreasy glow.” wearing something while
hyaluronic acid.” and blue light.” on layers of sweat.”
—AMA KWARTENG, still looking natural.”
—LAUREN BALSAMO, —JULEE WIL SON, —RUBY BUDDEMEYER, beauty assistant
deputy beauty beauty director beauty editor —CHLOE METZGER,
director Clinique Moisture Surge deputy beauty director
Givenchy Teint Chanel Les Beiges Sheertint Hydrator SPF
Kevyn Aucoin Stripped C o u t u r e Ci t y B a l m, $ 47, Water-Fresh Tint, $65, 25, $39, s e p h o r a.c o m Tarte Maracuja
Nude Skin Tint, $42, T i n t e d H y d r a t o r, $29,
sephora.com sephora.com chanel.com
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How to wear bobby pins
like an influencer

Yeah, hi, your Insta feed summer hair just got a major boost. 4
reasons
By RUBY BUDDEMEYER
to
SLEEK AND STACKED upgrade
Smooth your hair behind your left ear with a dollop of gel, and grab
all the bobby pins you can find. Make a line of pins from the tip of your
your ear to the nape of your neck. Pro tip: Mist your bobby pins with stash
a little hairspray before you apply them—it’ll keep them from
slipping out. You now = a g’damn mermaid (bc of course you are). 1

DECEPTIVELY EASY Scünci Black and STYLED BY REBECCA ALANIZ. HAIR: JUSTINE MAR JAN. MAKEUP: DANIEL AVILÁN. MODELS: ALVA, BELLA THOMAS,
Crystal Bobby BIBI SHARIPOVA. CREATIVE DIRECTOR: ABIGAIL SILVERMAN. BEAUTY DIRECTOR: CARLY CARDELLINO.
Aka the edgier version of that half-up, Slides Set, $10,
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then ensure that ish stays in place (yep, even when it’s 1,000
degrees and humid as hell) with a blast of extra-strong hairspray.

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beauty

The Black
gir l ’s

guide

to

Spoiler alert: i t’s always gone without saying—
No matter your at least, for me—that Black lives
matter. It’s also clear that some
skin tone, folks need to be reminded of this,
you need sun as they were when the world
protection every recently came together to protest
police brutality and racism. And while a
damn day. story on SPF might seem minor in the fight
for equality, it’s important to see self-care
By AMA KWARTENG as a pretty revolutionary act of self-pres-
ervation that shouldn’t be taken lightly.
36 Cosmopolitan Jaugust 2020 I also know a lot of you are probably
thinking, Do Black people really need
SPF? Absolutely, 100 percent yes, we do.
Let me break it down for ya.

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beauty

this is a widespread

issue. And the idea

that we don’t need it—

w that Black and brown 3 SPF “FACTS”
skin is immune to the
sun’s harmful rays—is YOU NEED
a myth that’s been
perpetuated for TO STOP
waaay too long.
BELIEVING,
Not helping: sun-
screen ads and skin LITER ALLY

cancer warnings that RIGHT NOW

While it’s true that don’t reflect or aren’t MYTH MELANIN OFFERS
Black people are less directed to people of NATURAL PROTECTION
likely to get diag- color, which further MYTH AGAINST UV R AYS.
nosed with skin can- push the idea that
cer than other racial we don’t need to Nope. Melanin alone is definitely not
groups, when they worry. Also not help- enough to protect you from the sun,
*do* get diagnosed, ing: all the thick, says dermatologist Saya Obayan,
the outcome is often white lotions that MD. Studies suggest that the darkest
worse. According to don’t even come close of skin tones might have a built-in
The Skin Cancer Foun- to blending into our SPF of up to around 13, explains
dation, the five-year beautiful brown skin. dermatologist Shani Francis, MD.
melanoma survival But that’s not even close to the
rate (aka the likeli- Guys, I know recommended daily SPF 30 or higher.
hood that you’ll still you’re likely wrapped
be alive five years up in the current YOU DON’T NEED
after diagnosis) is dumpster fire that is SUNSCREEN IF YOUR SKIN
70 percent for Black the world today, but DOESN’T BURN.
patients versus using daily SPF is a
94 percent for small (and pretty Just because you don’t turn red
white ones. damn significant) doesn’t mean your skin isn’t being
way to take care of damaged. “UV rays can still mess with
There are a million yourself and show the genetic materials in your skin
frustrating factors your skin some love. cells,” says Dr. Obayan. If you get
behind this, but there So keep reading for enough DNA damage, your cells can
start to grow out of control, which
is one can lead to cancer.

universal 1 in 3 Black “BLACK DON’T CRACK.”MYTH
and women never
relatively Sorry to be the bearer of bad
news, but Black does crack—it
accessible wear sunscreen. just happens a little later than in
thing that other racial groups. If you want to
invest in your future self’s skin (she
can help: SOURCE: COSMO POLL would be v grateful), protecting
yourself from the sun with daily SPF
SPF. Ask any why every Black-girl is the way to do it. “With time, UV
dermatologist (like, SPF myth is BS, how damage breaks down collagen and
any derm in the entire to check your skin elastin—the proteins in skin that
world) and they’ll tell for moles and marks keep it firm and smooth—leaving
you the best way to at home, and the you with leathery-looking skin,” says
prevent skin cancer— best sunscreens for Dr. Obayan. And there’s also the
no matter your skin melanin-rich faces hyperpigmentation thing: “Melasma,
color—is by using and bodies. a condition that causes large,
sunscreen. shadowy skin patches and post-
inflammatory hyperpigmentation
Except, according (the dark marks and scars that linger
post-breakout) are two skin issues
to a recent Cosmo common in people with more melanin
in their skin—and they’re exacerbated
poll, 1 in 3 Black by UV exposure,” says dermatologist Take a pic of this
Michelle Henry, MD. page and send it to
women never, ever all your peeps! No.
M ore. Skip ping. SPF.
wear SPF. So don’t

feel ashamed if you

don’t have any on—

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YOUR QUICK AND
EASY GUIDE TO AN

Black people are less likely to get skin cancer—
but diagnoses still happen, and by then, the
disease is usually in an advanced stage, mean-
ing it’s more deadly and harder to treat. In an
ideal world, we’d all have regular skin checks
from a doctor, but I get it. A global pandemic,
shitty insurance, lack of local derm care...yeah.
Here’s how to check yourself each month at
home, according to Shani Francis, MD.

STEP ONE your scalp a good check
before they start styling
Start by checking your your hair.
face for anything new,
changing, or unusual STEP THREE
(think: a wart or scab that
won’t heal, a bump that’s Keep moving down your
grown in size, or moles body, making sure to
that are darker than the check ev-er-y-thing, from
other moles you might under your fingernails to
have). Include your lips, the soles of your feet.
mouth, nose, and behind Sounds weird, but the
your ears. Use a full- proportion of skin
length mirror and a hand cancers that occur in
mirror to get an extra- non-sun-exposed sites is
clear look. actually greater in
populations with darker
skin, so you gotta be
thorough.

STEP TWO STEP FOUR

Don’t forget about your If you see anything on
scalp! Grab a blow your skin getting darker,
dryer to move your hair changing in size or
out of the way and shape, itching, or
thoroughly inspect each bleeding, make an
part. If you’re rocking a appointment to get it
protective hairstyle— checked out by a pro
and depending on how ASAP. If booking an
long you keep the look— in-person appointment
this method won’t be as isn’t possible, schedule a
easy. Make sure to ask virtual consultation.
your hairstylist to give

A don’t-buy-a- 1. It’s at least SPF 2. It offers broad- 3. It’s noncomedo- 4. It’s labeled “clear”
sunscreen-that- 30 or higher. Any- spectrum coverage to pro- genic, meaning or “sheer,” which basi-
doesn’t-do-all-these- thing less won’t tect your skin from both it won’t clog your cally means it won’t
things checklist give you adequate UVB and UVA rays (each pores or cause leave your skin look-
protection. can cause skin cancer). acne—amen. ing chalky or ashy.

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beauty

FIND YOUR Do you stare at a screen all
PERFECT FORMULA: day (as in, you live in front
of inflammatory blue light)?

For hours Thankfully,
and hours no.
and hours….

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high-key Not really. $30, ulta.com any white residue when wet.” And a Black
sensitive? woman created it, so you know it works for us!

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10 NICE THINGS TO DO 1.

for your friends who Call them without
FaceTime.
this beauty could use some
2.

Lose while playing
Mario Party together

(but pretend
you really tried).
has me choked upThe sight ofa l r e a d y.

S T Y L ED BY L AU R A WO O L F.3.

Search deep
in your camera roll

for a photo
of them they’ve

never seen.

4.

Start a group
chat dedicated to

complimenting
each other.

5.

Cut out the pages
of this mag that fit
their ~vibe~ and
mail those over with

glue and poster
board for collaging.

6.

Send them a book
you love with a cute

note they can use
as a bookmark.

7.

Surprise them with
take-out delivery
(ding-dong ditch,
but make it edible).

8.

Name one
of your plants

after them.

9.

Order them a bag
of their fave coffee
so they can make

it at home.

10.

Scribble a message
on a wine bottle
and drop it off at
their door.

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How to help.
How to get help.

Black mental health matters. Here are some awesome resources:
• Therapy for Black Girls can connect you with a therapist who actually

*gets it*. (The platform also produces a podcast hosted by a licensed
psychologist and provides virtual support to its membership community.)
• Inclusive Therapists has a national database of counselors who serve
marginalized communities; some provide reduced-fee telehealth sessions.
• The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network also has a national
directory—organized by region—that can help you find a therapist.
• Activist and writer Rachel Cargle’s Loveland Foundation offers financial
assistance for therapy to Black women and girls.
• The free Safe Place app focuses on the Black community and includes
advice on how to cope after incidents of police brutality plus techniques
to help you deal with stress.

Allyship matters too. Here’s how to be a better one:
• Donate to The Bail Project, a national nonprofit that provides free bail

assistance to people short on cash, or to National Bail Out, a Black-led
activist collective that’s working to fight pre-trial detention and mass
incarceration.
• Give to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, an organization
that’s been fighting for civil rights and racial justice for nearly a century.
• Support one of the therapy resources mentioned above.
• Volunteer for or give money to Black Girls Code.
• And whatever you do, VOTE.

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life

How to talk to your parents Your news alerts If you’re NUPOL “Don’t
about Black Lives Matter may have calmed nodding like, Yes! KIAZOLU all lives
down—but that But also how? start matter?”
A script for readers with families that *really* need to start discussing racism. doesn’t mean it’s with: “I want to
By CARINA HSIEH time to stop having talk to you about “‘All lives matter’
conversations something that’s erases the sys-
about race. About bothering me.” temic oppression
the Black Lives Say you’ve had Black people have
Matter movement, racism on your dealt with for cen-
about systemic mind and you turies. Literally,
oppression, about want to get on all lives cannot
police brutality. the same page. matter until Black
About issues that Chances are, lives matter. Black
have largely gone they’ll have lives do not mat-
ignored by non- questions like ter to this system
Black people for these. Here’s and it shows year
basically ever. expert advice on after year. That’s
exactly how to why we say ‘Black
These topics respond. lives matter.’”
are always rele-
vant, especially REVA “U.S. systems
when they’re with PAT WA R D H A N and institutions
people who typi- behave as if Black
cally or actively lives don’t mat-
avoid them. ter. Data shows
that Black peo-
ple are arrested
more often and
punished more
harshly than peo-
ple of other races
committing the
same crimes. Simi-
lar patterns show
up in every other
facet of American
life: education,
health care, bank-
ing, housing, and
more. Life-altering,
life-threatening
p a t t e r n s.”

OUR EX PERTS H E A DS H OTS: CO U RT ESY. WO M A N I N C H A I R: S ERG E Y FI L I M O N OV/S TO C KSY.

Véronique Ehamo Omékongo Dibinga, PhD Nupol Kiazolu
Human rights activist, Emerging Leaders Fellow for Diversit y and leadership trainer and speaker, Activist, president of
the United Nations Association, Urban Leaders director of UPstander International, professor Black Lives Matter
Fellow, and PhD candidate in politics and interna - of intercultural communication at American Greater New York,
tional relations with a focus on African studies Universit y, and author of several books and Miss Liberia USA

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“Why do you NUPOL “Privilege is being OMÉKONGO “There are outside Whether you do
keep calling KIAZOLU able to stay home DIBINGA forces that exploit that or not, be
me privileged?” in the middle of a these opportuni- open to multiple
OMÉKONGO pandemic and not ties. Having said OMÉKONGO news sources to get
DIBINGA “Privilege means worry about being that, there are DIBINGA a full picture of the
not having to murdered in your also some with current situation.”
speak up on some- house or while jog- REVA pent-up rage
thing because it ging or sleeping.” PAT WA R D H A N who may turn to “If you YouTube
doesn’t affect you. destroying prop- ‘peaceful protests,’
REVA For example, I OMÉKONGO “Well, I don’t erty as the only the site will con-
PAT WA R D H A N have experienced DIBINGA believe that all way to express tinually feed you
racism as a Black cops are bad.” what little power those videos. If
man in America, they have.” VÉRONIQUE you look up ‘riots’
but I am still a “We know that the EHAMO or ‘anarchists,’
man. If I get sexu- majority of cops “Historically, the you’re going to
ally assaulted, no are hardwork- label ‘riot’ is dis- get that narrative.”
one is going to ing people, but proportionately
ask me what I was silence is compli- applied to pro- “I’m not Black,
wearing.” ance. If cops see tests with lots of so there’s
other cops doing people of color in nothing I can
“Having privilege what they did to the crowd. Once a do to help.”
does not mean George Floyd protest is called a
being immune and don’t speak riot (by the media, “You can be an
to hardship. But up, how good the authorities, the advocate for
you do have cer- can they be? The president), the equality every
tain unearned law enforcement protesters are por- day. The best
advantages in figures across the trayed as a dan- way to show
navigating those country condemn- gerous problem we your solidarity is
hardships. Those ing the actions of need protection to express your
with less privilege those officers— from. That fear willingness to
have to work much those are the helps justify police learn more. Read
harder to have good cops.” violence against books by African-
their needs taken protesters. We American authors,
seriously.” can’t forget how listen to podcasts
we got here. The by Black creators,
NUPOL “But rioting protesters are not watch documen-
KIAZOLU and burn- the problem. Cops taries and read
VÉRONIQUEing downand armed citizens articles about
EHAMObusinesseskilling Black peo- racial inequal-
doesn’t help ple and those who ity. If you do the
REVAanyone.”allow them to gowork, it’s possible
PAT WA R D H A Nunpunished are theto understand the
“First and fore- problem. The peo- challenges Black
most, Black lives ple who see it and Americans face.”
matter more than do nothing are the
property. You can problem.” “The risk of say-
replace property. ing something is
You can’t replace “Then why that you create
stolen Black don’t I see awkwardness or
lives. Whether any peaceful annoy someone;
Black people protests?” the bigger risk
are ‘peaceful’ or is leaving some-
‘violent,’ it will “When searching one alone with
always be a prob- for news, have their grief. Don’t
lem to those who you tried switch- let the fear keep
want to oppress ing your browser you silent.”
people of color.” setting to private?
You might be ANSWERS HAVE BEEN
getting filtered LIGHTLY CONDENSED AND
information. EDITED FOR CL ARIT Y.

Reva Patwardhan
Diversity and leadership
coach with Greater
Good Coaching

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Yo u r d e f init i ve p l a n There’s only one thing
for reheating every preventing the
kind of leftover
french fry from being
Just like Ratatouille…without the rat in your hair. the world’s most

By SARAH WELDON perfect food: the fact
that it tastes like
A lil thing I like
absolute trash after
going from hot to

room temp. But before
you EGREGIOUSLY
throw it or other sad,
mushy foods out,
read this advice from

Olivia Mack McCool,
author of Lunch! Then

do what she says.

n~. to call ~perfectio

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Wrap your slice
In a small stove- Heat a bit of oil in foil, put it on
top pot, add a in a skillet on a metal sheet
splash of milk medium heat. tray, and place
and a little butter Drop in your it in an oven that’s
to your leftover dumps, then been preheated
mac. Set the heat cover. Cook to 350 degrees.
to medium-low for up to Patiently wait
and stir until the 5 minutes, until 5 to 10 minutes
dish has been they’re crispy (sorryyy ).

revived to outside and warm Photographs by CHELSEA KYLE
its formerly inside (just like
gooey self. your soul).

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