Here’s a simple way to help protect your skin from mask-related breakouts.
 has shared an easy hack for helping to prevent mask-related breakouts on her TikTok channel.
Dr. Lee suggests that those suffering from maskne spray the inside of their masks with a salicylic acid-based product. "Spray it on the inside of [your] mask [and] fan your mask to dry it a little," she shared with the camera as she sprayed her own brand's Salicylic Acid Body Spray on her disposable mask. "Salicylic acid cleans out the oil and debris within your pores, preventing acne."
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Many of her followers were quick to praise the hack, however several did point out that dampening a disposable paper mask may reduce its effectiveness, suggesting that it may be better suited to reusable cloth face coverings instead. Others suggested spraying the product directly onto your skin instead to avoid any potential damage to the mask.
On her website, Dr. Lee also shared a slew of other top tips to help prevent breakouts. She suggests sticking to cotton masks as they're ultra-breathable and minimize irritation, ensuring you've got a hydrating moisturizer to help fortify your skin and skipping makeup application wherever you can. The television personality also says SPF is still a non-negotiable part of every routine, and recommends cleansing your face right before you put your mask on, as well as when you take it off.){kind=link}
Now that face masks are a normal part of our lives, our skin is having to learn how to live with the coverings – and for many, that’s meant a rise in acne, or maskne as it’s been coined, in the areas which a face mask covers. However, skincare expert Dr. Pimple Popper (whose real name is Dr. Sandra Lee) has shared an easy hack for helping to prevent mask-related breakouts on her TikTok channel.
Dr. Lee suggests that those suffering from maskne spray the inside of their masks with a salicylic acid-based product. “Spray it on the inside of [your] mask [and] fan your mask to dry it a little,” she shared with the camera as she sprayed her own brand’s Salicylic Acid Body
, and “Perfect,” which is inked on the inside of his wrist, is the jumping-off point for his latest fragrance.
But Jacobs’s new scent isn’t about striving for perfection. When he first got the tattoo, it was to serve as a bulwark against negative thoughts and insecurities like “I could be stronger in this way or better at that thing,” he explains in the press release for the fragrance. “I can just say ‘No, I’m exactly how I need to be right now.’ So...perfect.”
The campaign boasts a cast of 42 people selected via social media for a series of portraits celebrating individuality. One of those faces is none other than Lila Moss, the 17-year-old daughter of supermodel Kate Moss, who made an entire career out of what some have called her “imperfect beauty.” The OG Moss has been a muse and BFF to Jacobs for almost three decades, starting with the first show he cast her in—the infamous Perry Ellis Spring 1993 grunge collection—which roundly offended fashion sensibilities and got Jacobs fired but proved to be ahead of its time.
Model Kate Moss and designer Marc Jacobs at the Louis Vuitton Soho store opening, New York, New York, 1998. (Photo by Rose Hartman/Getty Images)
The young Moss’s first modelling gig was in 2018 as the face of Marc Jacobs Beauty. “It felt a bit like an intersection of my personal and professional life coming full circle as we gathered in the studio,” Jacobs wrote on Instagram. When asked about what “perfect” means to her, Lila said: “It’s about having the confidence to be yourself and knowing that you’re perfect as you are. There’s definitely not one thing that makes you perfect; it’s a combination of all of your great qualities.”
Perfumer Domitille Michalon Bertier set out to create a scent that would live up to its name. Described as an addictive floral, the fragrance features the daffodil, which was a deliberate choice. “The idea was to find a flower that is not perfect,” she explains. Unlike the elegant and hardy rose, the springtime bloom is a wildflower that is fragile and cannot be cultivated. When used in perfumery, the scent needs to be quickly extracted before it fades away. Michalon Bertier also used rhubarb—“that is also not an easy smell or taste for people because it’s very acidulous”—to add a crispy top note and paired it with almond milk, cedarwood and cashmeran for a creamy, musky finish.
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Jacobs was involved in every aspect of the scent’s development and was determined to perfect the details on the bottle cap, which include a cherry, a star and dice—all recurring motifs in his designs. The end of the project happened to coincide with the designer’s wedding. Last April, Jacobs tied the knot with his longtime partner, Char Defrancesco, in New York City. It’s only fitting that Kate Moss and her daughter were in attendance to celebrate another major milestone in his life.
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–has taken an enhanced online approach to highlighting the work of Indigenous talent across North America.
“The virtual platform has been a new experience, and an interesting one,” says fashion show producer, Amber-Dawn Bear Robe. “I’m excited to see the final projects.” Bear Robe has been busy coordinating a selection of digital presentations for the Market’s month-long online presence that includes six days of designer spotlights–starting August 10th–featuring former Project Runway participant Patricia Michaels of the Taos Pueblo community, as well as Montreal-based Mohawk brand Skawennati, Coast Salish Territory/Puyallup designer Korina Emmerich, Dene jewellery designer Catherine Blackburn of Saskatchewan, Anishinaabe/Ojibwe beadwork and textile artist Delina White, and Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto founder and fashion artist Sage Paul, who is from the English River First Nation.
A final intimate fashion show and designer Q&A will be streamed on August 16th, and centres around a new capsule collection by Orlando Dugi. “He does really intricate beading,” says Bear Robe of Dugi’s complex designs, noting that he even ground up beetles to create the Cochineal Red hue that’s so important to Dugi’s Navajo culture. “He puts a lot of time and effort into his clothing,” she adds.
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Attention to craft is prevalent in the work of all the creatives featured in SWAIA’s programming, and Paul expresses excitement at the potential for her to give a global audience a peek at her practice. “I don’t do commercial work, it’s more custom,” she says of her creations. “[And] I don’t always take these kinds of opportunities because my goal isn’t to sell clothing–I like to present it,” she adds, addressing how her digital presentation will give consumers an augmented sense of the labour involved in her artistic process. “Showing [an audience] the process of designing, drafting and building a piece–not many people get to see that,” she says.
Paul also says that being involved in the virtual Market allows her to be part of a larger community of Indigenous figures whose voices are gaining more traction thanks to the reach of social media and other online platforms. “The Market has been around forever, and it’s such an honour to be a part of it,” she says. “It’s such an incredible opportunity to show how fashion can be created here in North America.”
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But Bear Robe’s sights are set on promoting more than the talent based on this continent as the Market continues on. “This is going to be the start,” she says of this inaugural foray into the virtual space. “I really want to build this into something larger and I have the support of the new director, Kim Peone, in this vision.” In addition to keeping the Market running year-round online, Bear Robe is focused on incorporating Indigenous perspectives from around the world in future projects, including designers from New Zealand who have been on her radar for a while.
This attention to broadening the scope of who participates in the Market speaks to a larger goal of those like Bear Robe and Paul, who have built careers in advocating for the support of Indigenous creatives who exemplify a rich range of practices that draw from traditional and contemporary influences. “Indigenous designers are following their own creative vision that may be grounded in their culture, but it’s not adhering to an expectation of what ‘Indian dress’ should look like,” Bear Robe says.
The Market’s platform facilitates the opportunity for consumers, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to gain insight into the diversity within communities who have for many years been “grouped into a pan-Indigenous context”, as Bear Robe notes. “I’m from Canada, and you never really hear much about SWAIA Market there,” she says. “But down here, it’s everything for Indigenous artists and designers. But it’s the same thing in the States–we don’t hear about Indigenous designers from Canada. There’s a disconnect, and I wonder why because it’s North America–we’re all from the same land. Before there were borders, Indigenous people were always moving and trading and exchanging ideas.”){kind=link}
![](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://fashionmagazine.com/face-body/alicia-keys-is-gearing-up-to-launch-her-own-beauty-brand/&title=Alicia Keys is Gearing Up to Launch Her Own Beauty Brand&picture=https://cdn.fashionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/GettyImages-1193634245-800x533.jpg&description=Multi-Grammy Award winning artist Alicia Keys will launch her own beauty brand in 2021, according to a new report.
Per WWD, the artist has partnered with E.l.f. Beauty to launch the brand which is described as "a culmination of Keys' personal skincare journey." Speaking with the site, CEO Tarang Amin said, "[Alicia's] been wanting to do something in beauty and wellness for quite some time." Amin also praised Keys' multi-faceted accomplishments saying, "What really appealed to us is she's much more than a celebrity, she's someone of real substance who goes between being a 15-time Grammy Award winner and artist [and] she's got a New York Times bestseller. This was really a great marriage between what she stands for and wants to accomplish in beauty and wellness, and what we stand for."
There were no details shared regarding the name of brand, nor what products we might expect once it's live, however a statement said it will include "skin-loving, dermatologist-developed, cruelty-free products." Amin also hinted at the line going beyond just a product offering saying "it's so much more" than simply that. "She has such important messaging on inclusivity, empowerment, wellness, self care, rituals – so really being able to bring all those elements out in rich storytelling is a key part of what this brand is going to be about."
In 2016, Keys penned an empowering essay revealing that she was going on a #nomakeup journey, and has worn very little on her face in the years' since, which we've loved to see. While we don't know much about what to expect from the brand, what we do know is that we'll take any skincare tips the woman has because her skin is glowing.
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![](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://fashionmagazine.com/culture/being-black-in-canada-cbc/&title=Visit This Website to Learn More About the Stories and Experiences of Black Canadians&picture=https://cdn.fashionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/being-black-in-canada-800x420.png&description=CBC has launched an expanded 'Being Black in Canada' website featuring the stories and experiences of Black Canadians. Highlighting narratives that matter to Black communities—from individual successes to historical content—the site showcases profiles, opinion pieces, video, audio and more content across all areas of CBC.
CBC has been producing and publishing content under the Being Black in Canada project since 2013, with an online iteration launching in 2018. Initially conceived as a Black History Month program for CBC News Network, the program featured interviews with notable Black Canadians and focused on topics like Canadian Black history and culture, racism, parenthood, and activism.
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Stories on the expanded site include a three-part series exploring the history of Black gospel music in Canada, a feature on how Ottawa-based poet MayaSpoken "learned to embrace her inner angry Black woman," and a first-person essay from basketball player Guillaume Payen Boucard.
“I am excited by the opportunity of this website, which will undoubtedly play an important role in helping us move forward. Being Black in Canada offers a window into the struggles while celebrating the culture and achievements of Black communities,” said Barbara Williams, Executive Vice-President of CBC.
The expanded Being Black in Canada website launches alongside a one-hour CBC original special of the same name, featuring news, current affairs and arts content hosted by Asha Tomlinson, available now on CBC Gem. The hour-long special addresses the renewed fight against anti-Black racism and features Black Lives Matter activists as well as Black community members who are pushing for change. The special also includes new interviews with the cast and creative team of CBC original miniseries The Book of Negroes.
In addition, the new Black Stories Collection, showcasing Black creators and stories from Canada and around the world, is now available to view on the free CBC Gem streaming service.
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