Month: December 2020

Gal Gadot Reveals Why Wonder Woman Stopped Wearing Red Lipstick

By Keisha P. Crabtree 11 months ago

Even through the slightly distorted crackle of a conference call, the sound of Gal Gadot‘s low-pitched and evenly tempered voice is wildly soothing. It’s not what you expect from a grade-A action star playing one of the most prolific superheroes of all time — but strangely, it’s Gadot’s casual, calming attitude that makes her portrayal of Wonder Woman (aka Diana Prince) so kickass. That also applies to the character’s new-wave beauty look, which is far more toned down than the messy blue-black waves and bold red lipstick old-school comics fans are used to.

As the actor tells me, the choice to swap Wonder Woman’s bright signature makeup for neutral eyes and lips in recent years just adds to the character’s undercover quality. “Wonder Woman works in the shadows,” Gadot says when I ask about the looks in the franchise’s new installment, Wonder Woman: 1984. “She’s already Wonder Woman,

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British supermodel, Versace’s muse Stella Tennant dies at 50: reports

By Keisha P. Crabtree 11 months ago

British supermodel Stella Tennant died Tuesday, five days after her 50th birthday, according to reports.

“It is with great sadness we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant on Dec. 22, 2020. Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to us all. She will be greatly missed,” her family said in a statement obtained by The Guardian and BBC. “Her family ask for their privacy to be respected. Arrangements for a memorial service will be announced at a later date.”

Her cause of death was not announced. USA TODAY has reached out to Tennant’s reps.

The model had many career defining moments, from appearing at the 2012 London Olympics closing ceremony with Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss to being named the face of Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld in the late ’90s.

Designers and fans took to social media Wednesday to pay tribute to Tennant, including the official Versace Twitter

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How to watch Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max this Christmas

By Keisha P. Crabtree 11 months ago
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Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman returns in Wonder Woman 1984, which will be shown in some theaters and on HBO Max.


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We’re just days away from the release of Wonder Woman 1984, starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine, and it can’t come soon enough. After the year we’ve just had, the ability to stream this hotly anticipated DC Universe movie in our own homes is the perfect tonic for these unprecedented times.

Wonder Woman 1984 will be available for HBO Max ($15 at HBO Max) subscribers to watch at no extra charge on Dec. 25, the same day it opens on the big screen in theaters in the US and Canada. And it isn’t the only blockbuster you can unwrap on Christmas Day: Pixar’s Soul streams on Disney Plus on Dec. 25 too.

What time will the film be available?

Need a movie break after

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People Share Their Beauty Routines Before The Pandemic vs. Now

By Keisha P. Crabtree 12 months ago

With so many of us spending more time at home than ever, and businesses like salons and spas closed or operating with adjusted safety protocols, our wardrobes and beauty routines have inevitably changed.

Some people are using this time of quarantine and social distancing to take a break from wearing makeup every day and focusing on skin care. Others are letting their hair (both on their head and the rest of their body) do its thing. Above all, people are re-evaluating their relationship with beauty, questioning how much they do for themselves and how much they do because of what others or society expects of them.

Below, people break down their pre- and post-pandemic beauty routines.

Patrice Grell Yursik, writer and creator of Afrobella in Chicago

“I was raised to think of makeup as a daily necessity. I didn’t go to the supermarket without at least a

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