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Why I Cut My Hair Short Being a Fat Lesbian Latina
Everyone always believes their babies are cute, but my mom wasn’t delusional — I was a beautiful baby. My rosy, chubby cheeks were pinched and kissed, and the folds on my arms and legs were cherished. Yet, as I grew older, what once made me beautiful suddenly became an issue for everyone. I was the middle child between two thin sisters, and while they were called heartbreakers and beautiful girls, I received “hopeful” compliments. These compliments were conditional — something I had to earn or at least wait for. The ‘flattering’ remarks I received mostly sounded like, “When you lose all that baby weight, you’re going to be a stunner,”…
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Jessica Alba Tattoos and Their Meanings
Jessica Alba just got a brand new tattoo, and it already has fans speculating about its meaning. On February 26, 2025, the actor and Honest Company founder posted an Instagram carousel featuring a photo of her sitting in a tattoo appointment with artist Daniel Winter. Her newest ink is a fine-line design that appears to read “life is transformation is life,” and the caption on her post reads “The current chapter.” While the exact meaning behind her tattoo is unclear, many are theorizing that it relates to her impending divorce from husband Cash Warren, seeing as Alba officially filed just weeks ago, on February 7, 2025. In the past, you…
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Last-Minute Gifts to Shop For Latina Beauty Lovers
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. The beauty industry generates billions of dollars in revenue annually, and the list of products feels endless. With an abundance of brands and different offerings, one can feel quite overwhelmed with choosing the right products. Whether it’s haircare, skincare, or beauty brands for your entire body, the industry never stops releasing new items to try. Amongst industry favorites are some tried-and-true Latina-owned beauty brands. Latinas are major consumers who make significant contributions to the beauty industry…
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Is Day of the Dead Halloween Makeup Cultural Appropriation?
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. It’s a scenario like so many others in recent years: you’re scrolling through Instagram for Halloween costume inspiration, weaving through hashtags and grids for makeup ideas or hairstyles that stand out in a sea of the same. You spot a celebrity in a beautiful, intricate Día de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead) get-up, their face painted with decorated skulls in the style of La Catrina. Then, you read the comments. “It’d be great if…
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Why I Regret Getting My Eyebrows Microbladed as a Latina
From a young age, Latina girls and young women are bombarded with ideas of what womanhood should look like. Part of this includes the pressure to uphold societal beauty standards that are often impossible to meet. These very standards still align with what is imposed by white supremacy. From the pressure for AfroLatinas to chemically straighten their hair to the push for all Latinas to have curvaceous yet thin bodies, being Latina means striving for desirability. Other standards that define beauty in our communities include having plump lips, light skin, and long, dark, flowy hair. This means that when one has a feature that doesn’t fit this standard, it becomes…
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I’m Healing My Relationship With Aging as a Latina Mom
In February 2020, I had the privilege of witnessing two formidable Latinas — Jennifer Lopez and Shakira — take the stage at the Super Bowl halftime show. Two Latina mothers headlining such a high-profile event? It was truly remarkable. Sharing this moment with my nearly 6-year-old daughter, both of us dancing to the music, filled me with immense pride in my Latina heritage. However, the next day, the headlines focused not just on the electrifying performance but also on the ages of the performers: “Jennifer Lopez at 50 and Shakira at 43.” I couldn’t help but question the significance of including their ages. I couldn’t recall a time when male…
