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Marsai Martin named face of Make Up For Ever’s new campaign

Actress and producer Marsai Martin was named the face of Make Up For Ever’s latest campaign for its new launch, HD Skin

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

THE GLOW STORIES

Gwen Stefani launches GXVE makeup line

Gwen Stefani is finally sharing with fans the shade of red she’s been wearing on her lips since the 90’s

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

FASHION

Lori Harvey in white pantsuit at Michael Kors Fashion Show for NYFW

Lori Harvey looked like the badass that she is during the Michael Kors Fall/Winter 22 show during NYFW. The model/businesswoman

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

FASHION

Red Carpet fashion from Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington understood the assignment this weekend as she slayed both the NAACP Image Awards and the SAG Awards red

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

THE GLOW STORIES

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at the NAACP Image Awards

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry was at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards last night ya’ll! The Duke and Duchess

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

THE GLOW STORIES

Jekalyn Carr awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award

Congratulations are in order for Gospel music superstar Jekalyn Carr. The award winning artist and businesswoman has been honored with

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022

Meet Ms. Bea

Hi, I’m Beatrice — but the people who love me call me Ms. Bea, a nickname my family gave me early and one I have been living up to ever since. I grew up in the Mississippi Delta and came of age on the southside of Chicago, where something in me was being shaped long before I had the words for it. My first fashion education came from watching my older cousins and aunts — the women in my family who were the first to show me what quiet luxury and timeless elegance looked like. They moved through a room with intention, and I was taking notes. That love deepened watching Jackie Kennedy, Dynasty, and admiring Princess Diana — whom I share a birthday with — and somewhere along the way a classic slingback heel with a peep toe, pearls, and the color black became my signature before I was old enough to know what a style icon was. Jackie Kennedy in particular became my north star — the blueprint for a woman who could command a room with elegance, intention, and grace without ever raising her voice. Even then, I understood that the way a woman carries herself says something about the way she sees herself. My love for media was born watching the legendary Diann Burns own the Channel 7 news desk with that same kind of grace and authority. I knew then that I wanted a voice. I just had to figure out what to do with it. Faith gave me the foundation. Matthew 5:16 gave me the mandate. And everything I had been watching, studying, and absorbing my whole life finally had a purpose. Today that voice shows up at women’s empowerment conferences, on radio, and right here — where we talk fashion, beauty, faith, and the stories that remind us who we were made to be. My work has been featured in Variety Magazine and on press runs with MGM Studios, and I have had the privilege of covering events and campaigns for Netflix, MAC Cosmetics, EBONY, Essence Fest, The Stellar Awards, The Dove Awards, CREED III, Harriet, PRAISE THIS!, Baby2Baby, and more. I have also had the honor of attending the Magic Johnson 25 Years in Business Gala at the iconic Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles — an evening that reminded me exactly why showing up in every room you are invited into matters. But none of that is why I show up here every day. I show up because I believe with everything in me that a woman can be polished on the outside and powerful on the inside — and that those two things are never in conflict. I show up for the woman who is still becoming. The one who is learning to walk in her purpose without apologizing for also wanting to look good doing it. The one who glows not because life has been easy, but because she has decided to shine anyway. That woman is you. And this space was built for you. Have an event or product you would like covered? Reach me at bea@therefinedglow.com

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