Why Eleven Abandons Her ’80s Mall-Rat Style in “Stranger Things” Season 4

Eleven’s style has certainly evolved through each season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” Since she first debuted on our screens as the telepathic hero with a heart of gold, Millie Bobby Brown has pulled off every distinctive ’80s trend with ease, shifting from rolled denim to edgy shackets to vibrant graphic tees. Now, we’ve arrived at season four, and Eleven’s closet, according to costume designer Amy Parris, is more confusing than ever. read more

My Mom Was a Celeb Aesthetician, and Now I’m One—Here Are My Go-To Picks

Here’s why I’m grateful: Had Peterson not had a mom with a very cool job that let her travel to L.A. and experience skincare magic firsthand, then she might not have gone to aesthetician school and co-founded Nuface. And where would that leave the rest of us? I got my first Nuface Trinity Starter Kit ($339), I don’t know, six years ago, and now I have the Nubody ($399) as well, so I can attest to both of these tools’ lifting and sculpting wizardry. In fact, I’m not sure what I would do without them. read more

“I Turned My Grandparents’ Interracial Love Story Into Music”: BEKA On Legacy, Identity & EP Your Skin

“I’ve really been exploring me, where I come from and how I came about,” says BEKA, beaming over Zoom, all vibrant in her trademark red lip. “It felt important to put down in words this kind of deep revelation that I was having.” The deepest of these revelations form part of the singer-songwriter’s self-penned EP Your Skin, a collection of atmospheric, hope-filled pop, exploring themes of legacy and identity, beauty and self-confidence. We meet just before the EP’s release, during rehearsals with her band and before she joins electronic music duo HONNE on their world tour. BEKA is, as she puts it, “ecstatic”. After a string of standout performances supporting acts like Laura Mvula and Griff, she’s more than ready to share the music she describes as a “magic, medicinal thing” that allowed her to heal. read more