The Black List: "TeenVogue" On Why Exotic Beauty Isn't A Compliment And More

Welcome to The Black List! Each Monday, we'll share seven things from around the web that should be on every magical black girl's radar for the week.

Author: Sable Young

Outlet: TeenVogue.com

Sable Young recalls times when people would say to her comments like, "You really lucked out with your mix," after learning that she was half-Korean and half-Chinese. Her double eyelid and high nose bridge made her beauty favorable among others, especially among Asians. "Having other Asian-Americans praising features that might imply I’m partially of European descent left me with a warped sense of what beauty really meant or could be," she writes. "Stereotypical signifiers of ethnic beauty and sexuality ... can be conveniently complimented with language that puts certain features on a pedestal while ignoring or even praising the lack of 'less favorable' ethnic features (dark skin, broad noses, slanty eyes), the ones that veer further from white on the racial spectrum." She brilliantly schools us and explains that we can appreciate women's beauty without racializing it, and doing so broadens the narrative of what beauty is. Read the full story here.

Handle: @CocoaSwatchtes

Platform: Instagram

CocoaSwatches is an app that lets beauty lovers get the scoop on all the latest beauty products. You can check out makeup swatches on skin tones that are usually underrepresented, and there's other cool features, like makeup tutorials and a beauty blog. The app's Instagram account, tho, is a visually satisfying must-follow, showing square after square of lipstick, eyeshadow, foundation, and highlight swatches that will send any beauty addict over the moon. Follow here, and download the app here for iOS or here for Android devices.

Channel: Jimmy Choo

Outlet: YouTube

The short vid stars supermodels Jasmine Tookes (above), Xiao Wen Ju, Amber Valletta, Milla Jovovich, Sasha Pivovarova, Lexi Boling, and Taylor Hill, all looking fierce and lip syncing to the oh-so talented rapper Leikeli47's "Girl Gang." 47 is still on the rise, so it's super dope that the mega fashion house used her song as the soundtrack for its campaign. "See this is how it feel to be a champion. We might fall down but we never run. You wouldn't neither if you knew what we overcome. Do you know all the shit we gotta overcome?", the rapper spits. Watch the full video here, and download the anthem here for iOS and here for Android.

It's only a matter of time before the whole world catches on to the lyrical and creative wonder that is Leikeli47. Her visual for her record "Bitch Switch" is but another reminder of the dope-assness of women (and it makes you wanna be her friend, too!). "Need a wash and set, but my hairstylist on a flight. So Imma take my ass home 'for somebody die tonight," 47 raps before warning, "Don't fuck wit' me." Watch the full video here... and then go download everything she's ever recorded.

Channel: Kbmaria

Outlet: YouTube

Detangling sucks and we'll probably never look forward to it, but at least now it's a lot easier, thanks to Kbmaria's simple method. Watch here how she she shampoos, conditions, and then parts her hair into sections for a stress-free detangle process.