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Nyakio Grieco is no stranger to starting over. In the past twenty-three years, she has launched three successful beauty brands: Nyakio Beauty, Thirteen Lune, and Relevant Skin, all of which are thriving to this day. Grieco has raised over twelve million dollars for her inclusive beauty retailer Thirteen Lune, and she’s among the first hundred Black women to ever raise more than one million. Today, Thirteen Lune claims to carry […]

Samantha Saavedra chain stitches with a hundred-year-old Singer sewing machine. What began as a tailoring stint at Levi’s led to running a business out of her home. Then, in 2022, Saveedra opened Mira Flores, a retail and tailor shop specializing in chain stitch embroidery and denim repair. For the artist, embroidery is like tattooing. The needle slowly marks textiles as Saavedra hand cranks and directs the machine where to draw. […]

In celebration of Latino Heritage Month, Nike just dropped its 2023 “Familia” collection. The collection features footwear and apparel brought to life by a Latino-led team, celebrating young Latinas shaping our culture. Nike’s classic sneakers, including Air Max 1 and Pegasus 40, now feature vibrant colors and textures inspired by Carnival celebrations across Latin America. The “Familia” collection is a collaboration between Latino designers across the Nike brand including Nico […]

In late April, on Manhattan’s West Side, Paula’s Choice opened the doors to its Beautypedia Bodega activation, for one day only. Shelves were stocked with a selection of Paula’s Choice’s latest products alongside the brand’s classics. Consider it a library of skincare, all in celebration of the new Beautypedia Skin Care Ingredient Checker, a new tool where consumers can upload a skincare product’s label to learn about each ingredient, and […]

It’s easy to assume that a social app is popular because it has a big buzz, but that’s not always the case. If you’d ask the average person what they thought the most popular social network is, they’d probably say TikTok. That’s far from reality though, as TikTok lags way behind the leader, which is one that we’ve all been told is losing its appeal. Social Media Today dug into […]

There are few things more iconic than New York Fashion Week. LATINA caught up with Peruvian photographer Diego Bendezu to discuss his career, what inspires him, and how he pulled off capturing show-stealing portraits backstage at the Willy Chavarria SS24 show. Diego Bendezu is a Peruvian photographer born and raised in Ica, Peru. At the age of twelve, he moved to New York City, where he reunited with his mom […]

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list includes Shakira‘s fiery corrido with Fuerza Regida, Natti Natasha‘s knockout collaboration with Tokischa, and the new album from Rawayana. Also on the list: Aitana‘s empowering duet with Danna Paola, Debi Nova‘s return to music, and the emergence of Cuban-American singer Paola Guanche. Plus, Feid‘s Afrobeats banger with Rema and Manuel Medrano’s nostalgic love song. Shakira and Fuerza […]

This weekend goes out to the Latinos in a major way. Seriously, all five of the movies we’re highlighting this weekend were made by, for, about or in collaboration with at least one notable Latino celebrity. In most cases, though, it’s a lot more. We have a documentary about one of the greatest Mexican guitarists of all time, a biopic about a hugely influential Mexican wrestler, and the fifth installment […]

27-year-old experimental alt-rapper-and-singer, Jean Dawson, is what you would think of as a misfit in music. David Sanders — more widely known as Jean — was raised in a blended household with Mexican and Black parents who treasured underground hip hop and rejected the way the world pummeled the dreams of those who look like Jean. “I’m Mexican and Black and my reality was really informed by the way the […]