The Honest-to-Goodness Real Secret of Beauty
In high school, you could say I suffered from a bit of social anxiety. At the grocery store checkout line, upon signing my receipt, my right hand would shake and I wasn’t able to look the clerk in the...
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Jaime King: On Being in The Spotlight
Jaime King has been in the film and modeling industries for many years now. Appearing as a model in magazines such as Vogue and Mademoiselle and films such as Bulletproof and Heart of Dixie, Jaime has...
View ArticleLetters to My Younger Self: The 9-Year-Old in Between Innocence and Experience
Letters to My Younger Self is a series focused on wisdom and self-awareness. Just as you write letters to a friend to encourage and uplift them, here is the advice we would go back and tell our younger...
View ArticleWhy Representation Matters, Especially for Little Black Girls
Eleven-year-old me wanted nothing more than to be able to walk into a store and buy a magazine with models on the cover who represented me. I wanted to see someone with my deep-bronzed skin tone or...
View ArticleThe SPF Strategy to Save Your Winter Skin
I hate to be the one to say it since you probably already know, but here it goes. You really need to put on sun protection in the winter. You’re probably rolling your eyes, and thinking, “I know we...
View ArticleLetters to My 22-Year-Old Self: Who Is Learning the Meaning of Beauty
Letters to My Younger Self is a series focused on wisdom and self-awareness. Just as you write letters to a friend to encourage and uplift them, here is the advice we would go back and tell our younger...
View ArticleFor the Women in the Process of Becoming
I dedicate this to you. I see you. A fierce woman in the process of becoming. You have walked through fires. Yet, you have come out refined, not destroyed. You have learned to define yourself On your...
View ArticleBeauty Hacks for the Woman on the Go
If you’ve traveled at all, then you know it comes with all kinds of restrictions. In the flux of travel, we often have to improvise and change our routines. While good skincare and health are connected...
View ArticleLetters to My Younger Self: The 15-Year-Old Who Can’t See Her Gifts
Letters to My Younger Self is a series focused on wisdom and self-awareness. Just as you write letters to a friend to encourage and uplift them, here is the advice we would go back and tell our younger...
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The Boss of the Beauty Business: Toni Ko
“Real Women, Real Work” is a Darling series about everyday women who work in various fields including business, entertainment, science and education. We want to get to know the WHY behind their WHAT...
View ArticleThe Illusion of Vanity
Vanity Vain, we see our images, Like flickered candles in the wind. They change and fade and mask themselves, Until they are unrecognizable. Twisted into the shattered perceptions of Who’s, what’s,...
View ArticleMy Perspective on Beauty Changed After Going Makeup Free
I recently had a drastic schedule change that shook up my daily routine. I started a new job that called for a two and a half hour one-way commute and a 4:30 A.M. daily wake up time. This early alarm...
View ArticleTo the Women Who Are Struggling to See Their Beauty
You are not the only one who has found an enemy in the mirror. My fingers would trace the uneven texture of my face and the acne plaguing me into adulthood, my gut twisting into a paralyzing mix of...
View ArticleThe Gift of a Smile
We’ve all encountered strangers we’ll never forget. Throughout time, I’ve met countless men and women who’ve left deep impressions on me—sometimes due to a profound remark, an act of kindness or a...
View ArticleEditor’s Picks: The Skincare Edit
Next up, on this week’s edition of Editor’s Picks, founder and Darling Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Sarah Dubbeldam, shares go-to beauty buys that you are going to want to add to your skincare regime....
View ArticleMy COVID-19 Hair Crisis and Lessons Learned on Identity
I’d love to pretend that I cut my hair for the first time in desperation amid the COVID-19 crisis. How romantic? Pandemic punk. A show of bravery and strength to preserve an inkling of dignity in these...
View ArticleWhy Representation Matters, Especially for Little Black Girls
This post was originally published on December 2, 2019. Eleven-year-old me wanted nothing more than to be able to walk into a store and buy a magazine with models on the cover who represented me. I...
View ArticleEditor’s Picks: The Hair Edit
Summer is so close that we can almost taste it. With the dawn of the endless days of summer comes flowy beach waves, sun-kissed highlights and humidity-induced volume and curls. While the sun can be a...
View ArticleHow My Desire for an ‘Ideal Body’ Changed to a Healthy Body
I have always been athletic. I can’t remember a time when I was not training or conditioning my body for a specific sport. This continued throughout my college years, and to this day, moving my body is...
View ArticleI Am My Mother’s Daughter and I Wouldn’t Change a Thing
Daughters are familiar with their mother’s insecurities. We inherit them the same way we inherit their forewarnings of lit stoves, strange dogs and icy weather. To us, they are a factual misfortune. We...
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