Source: Prince Williams / Getty Weeks after her divorce to husband Shannon Brown was finalized, it seems that Monica is having a metamorphosis of sorts. Or let her tell it, a “new beginning.” On Tuesday, the 39-year-old posted a photo spread of her in the nude, and it was stunning. Sporting her iconic short pixie, the mother of 3, looked absolutely breathtaking (and super-fit), posing on a balcony near the beach. “New Beginnings Required Shedding it All M.D.A.,” the Committed singer wrote. (M.D.A. are initials for her name, Monica Denise Arnold.) Take a look: View this post on Instagram New Beginnings Required Shedding it All M.D.A. A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 5, 2019 at 8:57pm PST In a second photo, here she is soaking up some rays, glowing in her barely-there makeup and catlined eyes. She also appears to have a new mantra to living: Not sweating the small stuff her anymore. “Not much getting under my skin these days… I Get ahead of it or above it…. M.D.A. ….,” Monica wrote. View this post on Instagram Not much getting under my skin these days… I Get ahead of it or above it…. M.D.A. ….. Photo: My Fave @cyndiibee_ Hair: @tailormade76 Makeup: @bbeautifulwoman A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 5, 2019 at 11:00pm PST Clearly, the key to her new phase in her life is pretty simple: It’s all about “joy.” “The journey is always easier when you hang on to your joy!” Monica said in the last set of photos she shared. View this post on Instagram The journey is always easier when you hang on to your joy!!!! A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 5, 2019 at 11:54pm PST As we previously reported, Monica and Brown had been married for 10 years before Monica filed for divorce back in March. They share a 6-year-old daughter Laiyah . The “Boy Is Mine” singer hasn’t shared too much about what caused the dissolution of her marriage, but thankfully, she looks strong, healthy and ready for what the rest of her life has in store for her. View this post on Instagram Principles • Peace • Passion • Purpose • All live within me A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 6, 2019 at 5:04pm PST To the future, girl! RELATED NEWS: Oh No! Monica Files For Divorce From Shannon Brown GET THE LOOK: Monica Brown’s Designer Swimsuit Will Have You Looking Haute On The Beach HAUTE OR NAUGHT: Are You REDy For Monica Brown’s New Hair Color? [POLL] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3062034″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Weeks after her divorce to husband Shannon Brown was finalized, it seems that Monica is having a metamorphosis of sorts. Or let her tell it, a “new beginning.” On Tuesday, the 39-year-old posted a photo spread of her in the nude, and it was stunning. Sporting her iconic short pixie, the mother of 3, looked absolutely breathtaking (and super-fit), posing on a balcony near the beach. “New Beginnings Required Shedding it All M.D.A.,” the Committed singer wrote. (M.D.A. are initials for her name, Monica Denise Arnold.) Take a look: View this post on Instagram New Beginnings Required Shedding it All M.D.A. A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 5, 2019 at 8:57pm PST In a second photo, here she is soaking up some rays, glowing in her barely-there makeup and catlined eyes. She also appears to have a new mantra to living: Not sweating the small stuff her anymore. “Not much getting under my skin these days… I Get ahead of it or above it…. M.D.A. ….,” Monica wrote. View this post on Instagram Not much getting under my skin these days… I Get ahead of it or above it…. M.D.A. ….. Photo: My Fave @cyndiibee_ Hair: @tailormade76 Makeup: @bbeautifulwoman A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 5, 2019 at 11:00pm PST Clearly, the key to her new phase in her life is pretty simple: It’s all about “joy.” “The journey is always easier when you hang on to your joy!” Monica said in the last set of photos she shared. View this post on Instagram The journey is always easier when you hang on to your joy!!!! A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 5, 2019 at 11:54pm PST As we previously reported, Monica and Brown had been married for 10 years before Monica filed for divorce back in March. They share a 6-year-old daughter Laiyah . The “Boy Is Mine” singer hasn’t shared too much about what caused the dissolution of her marriage, but thankfully, she looks strong, healthy and ready for what the rest of her life has in store for her. View this post on Instagram Principles • Peace • Passion • Purpose • All live within me A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 6, 2019 at 5:04pm PST To the future, girl! RELATED NEWS: Oh No! Monica Files For Divorce From Shannon Brown GET THE LOOK: Monica Brown’s Designer Swimsuit Will Have You Looking Haute On The Beach HAUTE OR NAUGHT: Are You REDy For Monica Brown’s New Hair Color? [POLL] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3062034″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Weeks after her divorce to husband Shannon Brown was finalized, it seems that Monica is having a metamorphosis of sorts. Or let her tell it, a “new beginning.” On Tuesday, the 39-year-old posted a photo spread of her in the nude, and it was stunning. Sporting her iconic short pixie, the mother of 3, looked absolutely breathtaking (and super-fit), posing on a balcony near the beach. “New Beginnings Required Shedding it All M.D.A.,” the Committed singer wrote. (M.D.A. are initials for her name, Monica Denise Arnold.) Take a look: View this post on Instagram New Beginnings Required Shedding it All M.D.A. A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 5, 2019 at 8:57pm PST In a second photo, here she is soaking up some rays, glowing in her barely-there makeup and catlined eyes. She also appears to have a new mantra to living: Not sweating the small stuff her anymore. “Not much getting under my skin these days… I Get ahead of it or above it…. M.D.A. ….,” Monica wrote. View this post on Instagram Not much getting under my skin these days… I Get ahead of it or above it…. M.D.A. ….. Photo: My Fave @cyndiibee_ Hair: @tailormade76 Makeup: @bbeautifulwoman A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 5, 2019 at 11:00pm PST Clearly, the key to her new phase in her life is pretty simple: It’s all about “joy.” “The journey is always easier when you hang on to your joy!” Monica said in the last set of photos she shared. View this post on Instagram The journey is always easier when you hang on to your joy!!!! A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 5, 2019 at 11:54pm PST As we previously reported, Monica and Brown had been married for 10 years before Monica filed for divorce back in March. They share a 6-year-old daughter Laiyah . The “Boy Is Mine” singer hasn’t shared too much about what caused the dissolution of her marriage, but thankfully, she looks strong, healthy and ready for what the rest of her life has in store for her. View this post on Instagram Principles • Peace • Passion • Purpose • All live within me A post shared by Monica (@monicadenise) on Nov 6, 2019 at 5:04pm PST To the future, girl! RELATED NEWS: Oh No! Monica Files For Divorce From Shannon Brown GET THE LOOK: Monica Brown’s Designer Swimsuit Will Have You Looking Haute On The Beach HAUTE OR NAUGHT: Are You REDy For Monica Brown’s New Hair Color? [POLL] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3062034″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Morgan Lieberman / Getty Tracee Ellis Ross is truly having her own Bad B*tch Fall . Not only did the 47-year-old stunner launch her natural hair care line Pattern , she’s back this season for black-ish and mixed-ish (a comedy she narrates, co-created and produces), but she’s been killing the magazine game. Not only was she the cover girl for Glamour UK’s November issue , but she is gracing us again on the cover of Allure . As part of their “See Yourself, See Each Other,” series partnership with Ulta , Ross looks fresh on their digital cover rocking a brown Bottega Veneta jumpsuit, a Gucci earring (worn as a brooch) and Mateo green drop earrings. Of course, she used her own Pattern products to achieve her signature curls. View this post on Instagram “It’s about taking up space. It’s about being who you are and being supported in that and being loved for that. For that exact thing that is who you are.” @traceeellisross opened up to Allure about her thoughts on self-acceptance and how it served as inspiration in the creation of her new hair care line @PatternBeauty. Link in bio for our full special edition digital cover story in partnership with @ultabeauty for #SeeYourselfSeeEachOther. Read more at link in bio. #ad –– #photography: @carissajg #hair: @naivashaintl #makeup: @itsmatin #stylist: @yashuasimmons #nails: @nailsbymaki.nyc A post shared by Allure Magazine (@allure) on Nov 4, 2019 at 5:20am PST (Sidenote: I have to say, I love the fact that Ross looks very natural in this picture. Too often, covers are aggressively lit and photoshopped, but not this one.) In her interview , Ross admits that she worried that for the initial launch of Pattern at Ulta, they were going to stock too much product, but she soon realized that within days all 1200 Ulta locations basically sold out of her line. She also shares what this line for Black women means to her. “It was about actually expanding the paradigm and allowing us to see ourselves in all of our beauty,” Ross tells Allure. “To have our beauty reflected back to us in imagery and in [a] narrative that was about who we are, and our legacy and our power.” View this post on Instagram “You’ll spend years holding yourself to a beauty standard that doesn’t make space for you.” For this special edition digital cover, we talked to @TraceeEllisRoss about her mission as an actress, executive producer, and beauty entrepreneur. Ross shared her personal journey of self-acceptance for #SeeYourselfSeeEachOther, our ongoing mission with @ultabeauty to inspire individuals to embrace their unique beauty. Link in bio for our full cover story. #ad –– #photography: @carissajg #hair: @naivashaintl #makeup: @itsmatin #stylist: @yashuasimmons #nails: @nailsbymaki.nyc A post shared by Allure Magazine (@allure) on Nov 4, 2019 at 5:00am PST As we previously reported , Pattern is serving up something for everyone including two serums, three conditioners, a leave-in conditioner, shampoo, a shower brush, hair clips, and a microfiber towel. (The price ranges from $9-$42.) That and Tracee understands that for all of our hair, we need larger bottles! Who really uses only a dime to quarter-sized amount of conditioner? Not the kid. “Large conditioner sizes that actually fulfill the unmet needs of our community. Unique formulas packed with luscious & safe ingredients. Accessible pricing, because everyone should have access to their most beautiful hair in their own shower. And gorgeous packaging that conjures the legacy of our history & makes us all feel like the royalty that we are. #RockYourPattern, ” Tracee wrote on Instagram back in September. View this post on Instagram PATTERN is for those of us who need more than a quarter size of product. Large conditioner sizes that actually fulfill the unmet needs of our community. Unique formulas packed with luscious & safe ingredients. Accessible pricing, because everyone should have access to their most beautiful hair in their own shower. And gorgeous packaging that conjures the legacy of our history & makes us all feel like the royalty that we are. #RockYourPattern A post shared by PATTERN (@patternbeauty) on Sep 3, 2019 at 6:13am PDT BEAUTIES: Have you tried Pattern yet? RELATED NEWS: Tracee Ellis Ross As Queen Latifah & Marsai Martin As Beyoncé Are A Halloween Mood 4 Eva HAUGHT OR NAUGHT: Tracee Ellis Ross Shoots Her Digital Cover For Glamour UK With An iPhone 5 Things You Need To Know About Tracee Ellis Ross’ New Hair Care Line [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3062604″ overlay=”true”]
Lizzo continues her domination of the year 2019. Case in point: The “Good As Hell” rapper just scored her very first British Vogue cover! For the December issue of the UK’s Fashion Bible, the 31-year-old slayed in a black fitted Versace gown, an Adrienne Landau feather boa and a perfect beehive on top with tresses flowing down the sides hairstyle. Literally flawless! View this post on Instagram Making her regal debut as the star of the second of #BritishVogue’s two December covers is @LizzoBeeating. More than a musician, Lizzo is a movement. Her messages of power, positivity and self-love have earned her a cult following of millions around the world. In the December issue, the star spends time with @Miss_Zing discussing coming full circle as one of the world’s biggest solo rap artists, female empowerment and being crowned this generation’s queen of body-positive pop. Read the full interview in the new issue, on newsstands Friday 8 November. #Lizzo wears a @Versace dress, @AdrienneLandau feather boa, @Chopard earrings, @Wempe and @VerduraJewelry rings and @TiffanyAndCo bracelet. Photographed by @Kloss_Films, styled by @DenaGia and DoP @GaryBardizbanian, with hair by @YusefHairNYC, make-up by @ReneeGarnes and nails by @NailsByMarySoul. A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue) on Nov 7, 2019 at 8:56am PST The “Cuz I Love You” singer opened up in the interview, speaking candidly about a range of topics including how anxiety fuels her as a performer. “When I get really, really anxious before a show, I just go harder and harder and harder when I’m performing and I just go crazy,” she says. “I don’t know why, but my anxiety sometimes fuels who I am as a performer and who I am as an artist – and I know that is not the case for everyone. I don’t know if my body just, like, out of a desperate need to find a place for my anxiety or find a use for it, takes it and puts it there,” the Houston-raised rapper admitted. View this post on Instagram “I want you to know that if you can love me, you can love your goddamn self.” Born in Detroit to a religious family and raised in Texas, Melissa Jefferson, a.k.a. Lizzo’s special brand of influence act like an antidote and in today’s image-obsessed age. In her first cover interview for #BritishVogue, the star opens up to @Miss_Zing about all things fame and fortune, learning to nurture her own needs and navigating global fame. Read the full interview in the new issue, on newsstands Friday 8 November. #Lizzo photographed by @Kloss_Films, styled by @DenaGia and DoP @GaryBardizbanian, with hair by @YusefHairNYC, make-up by @ReneeGarnes, nails by @NailsByMarySoul. A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue) on Nov 7, 2019 at 9:16am PST On the lack of plus-sized representation in pop culture growing up: “I would watch things on television and I would look at magazines and I would not see myself. When you don’t see yourself, you start to think something’s wrong with you. Then you want to look like those things and when you realize it’s a physical impossibility, you start to think, ‘What the f**k is wrong with me?’ I think that took a greater toll on me, psychologically, growing up than what anyone could have said to me.” View this post on Instagram “I’m not trying to sell you me, I’m trying to sell you, you.” In today’s image-obsessed age, @LizzoBeeating is a megawatt beacon of self-assurance – so utterly herself that it is impossible for it not to rub off on you. Read the full interview with @Miss_Zing and see the full story in the December 2019 issue of #BritishVogue, on newsstands Friday 8 November. #Lizzo photographed by @Kloss_Films, styled by @DenaGia and DoP @GaryBardizbanian, with hair by @YusefHairNYC, make-up by @ReneeGarnesa and nails by @NailsByMarySoul. A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue) on Nov 7, 2019 at 10:02am PST On people ( perhaps Azaelia Banks ) who believe Lizzo is using body positivity to gain popularity, Lizzo had this to say: “Anybody that uses body positivity to sell something is using it for their personal gain. That’s just it. We weren’t selling anything in the beginning. We were just selling ourselves and selling ourselves on the idea – selling ourselves on ourselves, you know? I’m not trying to sell you me. I’m trying to sell you, you.” LOVE IT! You better tell ’em! In an accompanying video, Lizzo keeps it 100 about her “first acts,” which she shared that she was hungover shooting her Vogue cover, that her first memories of music were gospel music and the first album she ever bought was Destiny Child’s “Survivor.” Take a look: Congrats Lizzo! Read the full feature in the December issue of British Vogue available online and on newsstands on Friday, Nov. 8. RELATED NEWS: Lizzo Is 100 Percent That B***h On The October Cover Of Elle Hatin’ Much? Azealia Banks Is Dead Wrong For Calling Lizzo A ‘Fat Millennial Mammy’ GET THE LOOK: Megan Thee Stallion’s Bone Straight Inches & Lizzo’s Retro Beehive [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3022261″ overlay=”true”]
Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Pose actress MJ Rodriguez has been on my radar recently. There’s a certain je ne sais quois about the actor that I enjoy. When I watch her interviews, I feel like I’m talking to a friend and I love how she’s rising in fashion. They were so stoked to attend their first MET Gala earlier this year and in the age of fashion icons, it’s great to see a style star on the rise and enjoying thee red carpet. Source: Lars Niki / Getty They showed up to the 2019 WSJ Innovation Awards showing off that they have been spending some serious time in the gym. We see those abs! They wore a bandeau top, paired with a blazer and black paper bag slacks by Taiwanese born fashion designer Jason Wu (who was put on the map by former First Lady Michelle Obama ). They paired the look with black pumps. Source: Lars Niki / Getty They kept their makeup very simple and it looks so good! Rodriguez gave us a bold cat eye and powdered her eye with a nude blush eyeshadow. I love this makeup look because Rodriguez looks fashionable and chic, but not like they tried too hard. I love it! Rodriguez posed on the carpet alone as well as alongside Jason Wu. Other celebs in attendance included model Irina Shayk and model Bella Hadid. Beauties, what did you think of MJ Rodriguez’s look? Sound off in the comment section and take our poll below. Take Our Poll DON’T MISS: HAUTE OR NAUGHT: Tessa Thompson Takes A Fashion Loewe At The NYC Premiere Of Lady And The Tramp [POLL] HAUTE OR NAUGHT: Singer Tweet Cuts Off Her Long Natural Hair And Opts For A Short Cut For Fall HAUTE OR NAUGHT: Lizzo Pairs A Neon Dress With Sneakers For A Conversation Starting Look We’re Not Sure About [POLL] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3055410″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Craig Barritt / Getty It pays to be friends with Jay-Z , literally! The mogul is gearing up for his annual Shawn Carter Foundation Gala and this year, he spared no expense on his invites. While one should assume the event is an exclusive affair, it will be obvious by the ice on your wrist weather you were invited or not. It may be hard to impress other rich people, but Jay-Z had no problem doing this to his fellow celebrity friends Meek Mill and Swizz Beatz . The rappers each posted to their IG stories like it was Christmas. This Nigga jayz has rolexes as VIP passes. Wow. https://t.co/lEZtnrGZI6 — DonYé
Source: Wesley Hitt / Getty Odell Beckham Jr. And New Girlfriend Go Official On Instagram The sound you hear is the hearts of countless women who love them some Odell Beckham Jr. after they read the headline to this article. View this post on Instagram 11/05/92 A post shared by Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) on Nov 5, 2019 at 4:18pm PST That’s right, ladies, OBJ is off the market, for now. Yesterday Beckham’s new boo, model-actress Lauren Wood, emerged from behind the curtain and revealed herself on Instagram to celebrate the mercurial baller’s big birthday. View this post on Instagram Happy birthday @obj ! Your soul is pure gold . U know I can write lot about you, but I rather keep passing these love letters Ceasar home PS this blurry will always be my fave pic of us bc wtf is going on lol yumiii af A post shared by Lauren Wood (@lolowood_) on Nov 5, 2019 at 4:38pm PST According to TMZ , Beckham and Lauren have been dating privately for months, but now it’s time to take the stage and start the show! If you’re wondering where you know Lauren from, it might be from Ballers, or perhaps the scantily-clad stages of Wild’n Out. In case there was any doubt about how deep OBJ and Lauren are in, Odell’s teammate’s wife, Emily, who is married to QB Baker Mayfield, commented on the birthday post saying: “Cuties love u guys!” Flip the page over several times to see more of the lady who has claimed Odell’s heart.
Last month, Cynthia Bailey revealed that Kenya Moore still loves her cheating husband , Marc Daly. It’s one thing to hear it from a friend. It’s even worse to hear it from Kenya herself. In a new interview, the first-time mom confirms that she’s still in love with Marc. She even threatens that they could reconcile. Speaking to Us Weekly, Kenya admits that Marc Daly “still is” the love of her life. “I love my husband,” Kenya says, even though the two of them split some time ago. She opines: “But I think that we’re not operating from a good place right now, prior to announcing [our split].” That’s both a complicated statement and a vague one. In a line sure to make countless fans worry, she admits that she is at least open to the idea of reconciliation. “But I do think that things could get back on track,” Kenya spculates. She notes that this would be possible “if you have two people that want to.” Notice how Kenya continues to avoid confirming any of what Marc may have done. Kenya seems to have accepted that this could just be a hurdle, stating that sometimes “couples go through things.” She does not explain what that “something” might be in this particular situation. Kenya states that what happened to fracture her marriage may actually be forgivable. As she sees it, a person “can get over” just about anything with the right mindset. Girl, that does not sound healthy. “There were difficulties in terms of distance,” Kenya says, taking vague references to marital problems to new heights. “And, you know, when [our daughter] Brooklyn was born,” she explains. “It changed our dynamic as a couple.” One, if having a kid changes your dynamic for the worst, either don’t have a kid or get a better partner. Two, we hope that Brooklyn doesn’t grow up, read that interview, and feel like she ruined her mom’s best chance at happiness. “So, it’s been really hard to get things back on track,” Kenya expresses. She then threatens: “but I’m still very hopeful that we can.” “I just don’t know what the future holds,” Kenya concludes. None of us do, but it sounds like Kenya is hyping herself up to make a terrible mistake instead of a clean break. Why are fans of The Real Housewives of Atlanta so thoroughly disgusted with Marc and so opposed to the idea of a reconciliation? It’s simple: they saw how much Kenya sacrificed for Marc. First, she held their wedding in secret, cutting Bravo out of a major life milestone in a way that infuriated showrunners and producers. Then, Marc remained camera shy and Kenya went along with it. For a time, it cost her her job. It’s true that Marc eventually agreed to film and that Kenya was able to return to the franchise, but she missed out on a whole year of stardom. And for what? For a man who allegedly cheated on her left and right . Marc had previously made very reasonable complaints about how he’s observed black men on RHOA portrayed as partners. How is a man going to make a point like that and then go cheat on the mother of his child? Kenya deserves better. View Slideshow: The Real Housewives of Atlanta Trailer: Tapes, Tears and, Yes, Titties
The stars of the Teen Mom franchise receive an endless amount of flak for their parenting decisions. In many cases, this criticism is well-deserved, such as when Jenelle Evans protects David Eason against allegations that he’s abusing her children. But there are times in which the fans over-step their bounds and hurl unsolicited advice at moms who aren’t doing a damn thing wrong. Leah Messer is often on the receiving end of this sort of concern-trolling. Leah’s daughter Aliannah suffers from muscular dystrophy but most of the “advice” she receives has to do with Ali’s twin daughter, Aleeah, otherwise known as Gracie. And sadly, most of it has to do with concerns over the 9-year-old’s attire. Aleeah is a cheerleader , and photos from her competitions have attracted disturbing comments about her allegedly “age-inappropriate” attire. Earlier this week, Leah posted pics of her daughters’ Halloween costumes, and now it seems we have to relitigate this dumb “controversy” all over again. (No, we don’t know why she waited until November to post Halloween pics, but like we said, she’s got a lot on her plate.) Hilariously, the twins decided to dress as modern pop icons, while Leah’s youngest dressed as a member of the Hogwarts student body: “When they want #ArianaGrande #Beyonce andddd a #witch … Mom makes it happen,” Leah captioned the pic. And sadly, the criticism started rolling in immediately: “Aleeah looks way too grown up,” wrote one commenter . “Gracie looks 15,” another person remarked. “That girl is gonna be troubleeeee.” Yikes. Thankfully, not all of the comments were so negative: “OMG I thought the one that was Ariana Grande was dress[ed] up as you LMAO,” one person remarked. “Now they are starting to look like mini yous!” another echoed. “Gosh they have grown, so beautiful,” a third wrote. “Oh my goodness!! They look fabulous! Aleeah looks like she is grown!” remarked another fan. Obviously, the vast majority of the criticism is baseless and idiotic, and the commenters should keep that crap to themselves — especially when we could be focused on more important issues like why Leah chose to give her kids such similar names! Like it’s not confusing enough having a Leah and an Aleeah under the same roof, you have to throw and Aliannah into the mix, too?! Sorry, we just needed a brief vent session. Anyway, stop ragging on Leah for how she dresses her kids, y’all. It’s a bad look. View Slideshow: Leah Messer Opens Up About Daughter’s Tragic Illness: She’s Trapped in This Body!
