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How #WigTok Creates a Hair Community For Black Creators
You may not recognize Ziora Ajeroh’s name at first glance, but you’re bound to know the color of her signature reddish-ginger hair. She’s gone viral on social media for various hair moments, including when Ghanaian American musician Amaarae credited her as an inspiration for her hair color. In addition to being a mainstay on people’s moodboards for her astonishing deep shade of ginger, Ajeroh’s beauty content ranges from filming makeup tutorials for darker-skinned complexions to an occasional video series documenting her natural hair journey. In many of Ajeroh’s TikTok videos, she shares her adoration for wigs that resemble her natural hair texture. She frequently offers tips for healthy hair maintenance,…
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Rosie on Why She Never Wears Makeup as a Pop Star
Rosie, a 24-year-old singer-songwriter, has built her career on her stripped-down sound — and her stripped-down approach to beauty. Her lyrics put her mental health journey on display, and she chooses not to wear makeup ever — for photo shoots, red carpets, or anything else. As part of PS’s Radical Honesty Issue, Rosie spoke to us about what going no makeup is really like. Read it all, in her own words, below. When I was 16 or 17 and I was really beginning to think about my career long-term, I knew that I wanted to make a difference in music, and I was still figuring out how to do that.…