Let's be honest, there are few things more absurd than sitting and watching a stranger apply their makeup while explaining the process in excruciating detail. Yet we makeup lovers regularly log on to YouTube to do just that. Now beauty vloggers are having fun with the form by getting boyfriends and family to narrate their step-by-step makeup application process. The whole thing adds a layer of lightness to something that can be laughably serious.
Toronto-based vlogger Lyn Allure recruited her African dad (she doesn't tell us what country she's from) to narrate her makeup tutorial, and the result is absolutely hilarious.
Her dad can't seem to get over the number of products she uses ("What is that girl?"), gives new nicknames ("Ms. Face Polisher") and loving jokes like, "The time I met your mom she never even wore makeup and she was pretty as anything. Now look at you today."
Buzzfeed employs a number of our favorite Black internet personalities. That's why we were so disappointed in their new video "27 Questions Black People Have for Black People." The video features a series of Buzzfeeders regurgitating Black stereotypes and posing them as questions.
Tracee Ellis Ross aka T-Murda is back. This time she's rocking cornrows and a grill and brings along one of our favorite actresses, Regina Hall.
The two team up to rap Future and Drake's Jordan-inspired hit "Jumpman."
Yes, rap lyrics are absurd, and the best part of the video are the looks of confusion and dismay (check 2:30) on their faces when they come across nonsensical/offensive lyrics.
The trailer for "Nina" was terrible. Watching it was an affront to all of our sensibilities, and Evelyn from the Internets captured, completely, how we felt when we saw it. In her very own way, Evelyn vocalized the horror of seeing Zoe's terrible makeup job in action.
"They got Zoe Saldana on here looking like Norbit," Even muses. As the trailer went on, she wasn't able to get over it. "Why her face look like paper mache?"
Her words were hilarious and true. "This is unacceptable." It really, really is.
There's no reason why Black History Month shouldn't be your favorite time of year. Unless, of course, you've got no choice but to be surrounded by non-Black people who haven't a clue what they're talking about. Existence in non-Black spaces during the period we set aside to celebrate Blackness can be awkward, to say the least.
Akilah Hughes once again delivers a phenomenal take on the stages you go through when all eyes are on you during attempts at Black History Month festivities.
Chloe and Halle are two of the most talented musicians on YouTube who have yet to sign a record deal. The teenage sisters have soulful voices that complement each other perfectly. They've grown their fan base with phenomenal covers of popular songs, and we're so happy to see them back.
After yesterday's announcement that the officers responsible for 12-year-old Tamir Rice's death last November would not be indicted for his murder, many of us took to social media to express our heartbreak, outrage, and confusion.
Andrea Lewis’ production company Jungle Wild Productions has released new episodes to complete the second season of “Black Actress.” Four episodes are featured on Andrea Lewis’ YouTube channel and the remaining two finale episodes will be available for purchase at junglewild.tv.
In her latest YouTube video, Akilah Hughes of Akilah Obviously explains Racial Discussion Fatigue Syndrome (or RDFS) and how you can work through it. She asks, “Are you constantly having to explain why certain viewpoints are problematic?” If you’re reading this, I’m sure you can relate.
Fum Fum KO is a filmmaker. She recently began directing and producing a wonderful new documentary web series titled, "Art is Cool," where she interviews and profiles the work of a Black woman artists. The first episode is up, and it features Austin, Texas based mixed media visual artist, Beth Consetta Rubel.
12-year-old Kyndall Harris is a natural born star. The energetic young dancer recently put her own spin on Silento's "Watch Me" and we're loving how she personalized the dance craze!
Ariana Brown is an incredibly talented poet from Texas whose been wowing national audiences for years. In this video, she delivers "Invocation," an eloquent spoken word poem about hair, mixed race identity, growing up, and Blackness at the 2015 College Union Poetry Slam Invitational.
Calling all Naturalistas! One of our favorite beauty bloggers, Naptural85, has created a new song just for you! UpCROWN Funk is her take on Bruno Mar's hit song, UpTown Funk. Naptural85 and her crew of natural haired women strut through the streets embracing their kinks, coils, and curls while proclaiming, "Coils thank ya, Hallelujah!" in this fun-filled video. This one is definitely for textured girls all around the world!
Check out this For Harriet video How to Love a Womanist: A Guide to Loving a Progressive Black Woman with Dr. Stiletto. Dr. Stiletto discusses the special challenges that can arise in relationships with black women who hold progressive and womanist values.
This Mother’s Day was extremely hard for natural hair guru and blogger, Taren Guy, who lost her mother ten years ago. During this difficult time she decided to meditate. She experienced what she describes as her first deep meditation where she felt her "higher self talking to her lower self." In this vlog, she discusses how this experience has allowed her to heal and gain peace through understanding.
This video is too adorable to pass up! Watch these twins dance along to the childhood nursery rhyme "If You're Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands."
Mothers, were your expectations of motherhood completely different than your reality? They sure were for natural hair vlogger Naptural85. Watch as she and her precious daughter Olivia go to the mall, target, a restaurant and more! The duo prove that even though motherhood may be unpredictable at times, it is completely worth it!
Ice Cream lovers across the nation know now that Blue Bell voluntarily recalled all of their product this week. That means you can no longer find the creamy goodness on shelves. This news hit some folks really hard. One of them was vlogger Evelyn from the Internets.
Mothers, were your expectations of motherhood completely different than your reality? They sure were for natural hair vlogger 