The Week In Beauty: Chops, Not Just Vibes

some chaotic beauty updates

Nov 5 • 

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October 2025

The House of Beauty

It is our duty to uplift those whose work has made us smarter and stronger and softer all at the same time.

Oct 13 • 

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February 2025

The Studio Symoné Newspaper Is Here

& available online.

Feb 19 • 

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January 2025

December 2024

2025 Guide: Gifts for Yourself That Make Sense Right Now

Gift others. And here's why you should gift yourself this holiday season.

Dec 21, 2024 • 

Darian Symoné Harvin

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November 2024

This Week in Beauty: Who Is Really Disillusioned?

Something fun as I’m working on a longer piece.

Nov 20, 2024 • 

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This Week in Beauty: Resilience, Real Talk, and Rebellion

My crème de la crème.

Nov 11, 2024 • 

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October 2024

This Week in Beauty: Girls Are Robbing Banks

Important: paid subscription back on!

Oct 28, 2024 • 

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May 2024

Beauty News: An Eyelash and a Bleach Blonde, Bad Built, Butch Body, Apparently.

Plus: Johnson & Johnson and its billions, Mary J. Blige and her boots, Janet Jackson is still that girl, Glossier goes back, and Richard Christiansen is…

May 25, 2024 • 

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Janet Jackson’s Worn-In Braids Have the Most to Say in 'Poetic Justice'

What Janet Jackson's era-defining braids in Poetic Justice communicated

May 21, 2024 • 

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On newsletters + perfection

I'm practicing not feeling the need to have all of my thoughts perfectly organized, categorized, and communicated seamlessly.

May 6, 2024 • 

Darian Symoné Harvin

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Beauty News: 'So Is That Your Real Hair?'

On Beyoncé, Spelman's news cosmetic concentration, and braiders in Louisiana

May 1, 2024 • 

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