what i can’t live without
Nov. 2, 2021
What Tailor Rich Fresh Can’t Live Without “I don’t want Calvin Klein all in my underwear so these are my go-to.”
shampoo and conditioner
Oct. 5, 2021
in context
Sept. 13, 2021
The Books Tia Williams Read While Writing Seven Days in June Including a vampire-erotica series from one of the genre’s leading voices.
scent from above
Sept. 2, 2021
celebrity shopping
Aug. 20, 2021
What Buttah Skin Founder Dorion Renaud Can’t Live Without “They’re great if you have a larger package. They have a pouch that’s perfect for any size.”
The Best Cream Blushes, According to Experts Including the OG product that started it all.
the group portrait
June 23, 2021
The Crew of DJs Behind the Best Parties in Brooklyn This Summer “All the DJs have been at home becoming themselves, working on their music,” says one. “The sound is about to be out of control.”
prime day 2021
June 22, 2021
strategist investigates
June 4, 2021
Why Was All the Natural-Hair Packaging Gold? At some point, I realized the gold and crowns and queens were someone else’s concept of Black womanhood.
Julee Wilson’s Two-Week Family Trip to Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard “It’s really divey with great diner food. Dapper Dan goes there with his wife.”
celebrity shopping
May 28, 2021
What Florist Ryan Norville Can’t Live Without “I give it to all my pregnant friends because it doesn’t feel like a compromise when you can’t have Champagne.”
reckoning with a reckoning
May 25, 2021
White People Are Squirming Eight writers on what happens when the people around you are suddenly forced to confront race.
The Books Morgan Jerkins Read While Writing Caul Baby Including a novel that’s basically a turn-of-the-century “Malcolm and Marie.”
reading lists
May 10, 2021
The Best Books About Environmental Justice, According to Experts From a practical guide to farming while Black to a comprehensive history of the conservation movement in America.
The Best Hair Bonnets, According to Experts Including a minimal-looking one beloved by Strategist staffers and celebrities alike.
How to Build a Black-Owned Hair-Care Routine From the Mason Pearson of natural hairbrushes to the hair oil that’s basically lip gloss for your hair.
steal my registry
Apr. 6, 2021
What the Founders of Blk Mkt Vintage Put on Their Wedding Registry Including a Smeg toaster, a Faith Ringgold silk screen, and a splurgy Moroccan wool rug.
celebrity shopping
Mar. 22, 2021
What Singer Bryson Tiller Can’t Live Without Every time I put them on, I feel like I’m in the movie. No other shoe can make me feel like that.
the group portrait
Mar. 17, 2021
celebrity shopping
Mar. 15, 2021
What Rapper Big Freedia Can’t Live Without They come in handy at the weirdest moments, whether I am putting my hair together, pinning a little piece to my head, or need to clean my ears.
celebrity shopping
Feb. 26, 2021
What Hike Clerb’s Evelynn Escobar-Thomas Can’t Live Without “This is the one meal-replacement bar that I actually enjoy.”
celebrity shopping
Feb. 10, 2021
What Yowie Founder Shannon Maldonado Can’t Live Without “This feels like the vintage shirts I wear, but in a reimagined lightweight cotton.”
The Books Danielle Evans Read While Writing The Office of Historical Corrections Including Toni Morrison’s sixth book and a collection of poetry by Lucille Clifton.
celebrity shopping
Jan. 22, 2021
What Regina King Can’t Live Without “There are those people who sip on cognac; for tequila drinkers, this is our cognac.”
acne treatments
Jan. 19, 2021
kids and babies
Jan. 11, 2021
The Best Hair Products for Kids and Babies With Natural Hair From a fragrance-free shampoo and body-wash hybrid to ultrarich conditioners.
hair treatments
Dec. 11, 2020
The Best Products for High-Porosity and Low-Porosity Hair Including a handheld hair steamer that natural-hair gurus swear by.
celebrity shopping
Nov. 16, 2020
What Novelist Bryan Washington Can’t Live Without “I got three pairs for myself — a mint-green one, a blue one, and a pink one — and they’re my go-to gift.”
office swag
Oct. 20, 2020
New York Magazine’s New Book Is HereIt’s an encyclopedia of things created in the city, including Scrabble (1931 in Jackson Heights), and the elevator (inside Cooper Union in 1853).
How to Build a Black-Owned Skin-Care Routine From a cleansing oil with plankton extract that helps with hyperpigmentation to Fenty’s Fat Water.
in context
Sept. 18, 2020
The Books Brit Bennett Read While Writing Her Own Including one about faking your own death in the 21st century.
Ask the Strategist: Can You Find Me a Mint Skin Moisturizer? Welcome to the incredibly specific world of mint-infused skin care.
strategist investigates
Aug. 17, 2020
In-Stock Hand Sanitizer, From Unlikely Sources With hand sanitizer from the usual suspects scarce, lots of unconventional brands have adjusted their production to meet demands.
I Own 4 of This $15 Red Lipstick, and I’ll Buy Another It’s the makeup equivalent of those magical jeans in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants .
Everything You Need to Take Care of 4C Hair Including “the Mason Pearson of natural hair.”
this thing’s incredible
July 15, 2020
Everything Worth Copping at Herbivore Botanicals 30 Percent Off Sale A dead-skin-buffing scrub, a facial oil that makes me shimmery, and a exfoliating facial-in-a-jar.
reading lists
June 17, 2020
More Articles