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Rhea Cartwright

Bio

Born and bred in London, Rhea is a business strategy consultant and journalist. A self-confessed serum obsessive, she's worked in multiple areas of the beauty industry and loves creating an engaging voice and narrative that resonates. You can get in touch with her on Instagram at @its_rhea

The London Hair Color Trends That Dominate Across The Pond

While London currently gets dark at 3:30 p.m. and the skies are constantly gray, there’s still plenty of color as London women are switching up their hair hues — even in a pandemic. You’ll find bold, creative color in East London’s Shoreditch, known…
By Rhea Cartwright

The Throwback Hair Trend That London Fashionistas Always Ask For

As one of the most cosmopolitan style capitals, you can always rely on London for hair trends. While Kate Moss’ tagline with Rimmel was to “get the London look”, in a city with so much diversity, the looks are truly endless. And despite the more…
By Rhea Cartwright

How Glowy Skin Became A Phenomenon

We all know that words hold immense power and while the beauty industry lexicon grows larger with every new trend, there is one four-letter word that has become a firm favorite: glow. Often related with radiance, dew and luminosity, determining how…
By Rhea Cartwright

I Tried The "Naked Hair" Instagram Trend & Learned So Much About My Curls — And Myself

For those of us with textured hair, starting a natural hair journey can be a long, arduous task. Finding the perfect matches for your curly routine can take extensive trial and error, especially in an oversaturated market. But in a strange turn of…
By Rhea Cartwright

Danessa Myricks Is A Makeup Artist With More Than Just A Mission — She Has A Purpose

As the Black Lives Matter movement gained momentum after a summer of public unrest, there was a surge — one that was past-due — to support Black creators and innovators. But Danessa Myricks, a noted international makeup artist and consultant with…
By Rhea Cartwright

This Is Why Ceramides Are In All Your Skin Care Products

With new product brands, launches, and categories popping up every day, beauty can be a bit overwhelming. Back to Basics, our new rudimentary beauty series, serves as your crash course on the science behind some of the best formulations in the…
By Rhea Cartwright

How Beauty Products Are Being Tested Backstage — Even While Fashion Week Is Virtual

Backstage at a fashion show is a symphony of chaos. After being vetted by burly security and clipboard-wielding assistants, the frenetic flurry of activity is revealed as the welcoming cloud of hairspray dissipates. The buzz of backstage becomes a…
By Rhea Cartwright

This Skincare Ingredient Is More Hydrating Than Hyaluronic Acid

Just as hyaluronic acid was becoming a household name, a new hero hydrator is looking to top it off its pedestal: polyglutamic acid, a skincare wonder ingredient. The buzzy new kid on the block is slowly popping up in several new serums and…
By Rhea Cartwright

The Real Reason Why Derms Specializing In Black Skin Are So Scarce

The broad spectrum of the beauty industry stretches from cosmetic to medical and while the shocking lack of diversity is not a new phenomenon, the racial bias within dermatology can have catastrophic, and in some cases, fatal consequences. Although…
By Rhea Cartwright

5 OG YouTubers Explain How The Natural Hair Revolution Was Televised

Waiting for your monthly issue of Hype Hair for Black hair inspiration is a thing of the past. Catalyzed by digital advances, all you need now is a good WiFi connection and a YouTube account. Propelled by the Internet in the late 2000s, a new wave…
By Rhea Cartwright

How My Biracial British Heritage Impacted — & Influenced — My Beauty Identity

Half-caste; half-breed; half-pure. Those are just a taste of the racist slurs I’ve been met with as a Biracial British woman in a society that demands I quantify both my blackness and my identity. Looking at the intersection of beauty and social…
By Rhea Cartwright

I'm A Part Of The Beauty Industry — But My Black Beauty Isn't Always Seen

As a Black beauty editor, I can categorically say I have never felt so embarrassed and abandoned by the beauty industry, a place I’ve made my home for nearly a decade. The myriad of black squares may have eclipsed Instagram on #blackouttuesday, but…
By Rhea Cartwright

The Real Reason Why People Use Face Masks For Self-Care

Self-care is like the penicillin of our generation. It is the powerful, albeit vague remedy we've all been advised to practice when navigating through life with its plethora of external stressors and aggravators. When perusing #selfcare on…
By Rhea Cartwright

This Skincare Ingredient Will Fight Your Quarantine Mask-Acne

With new product brands, launches, and categories popping up every day, beauty can be a bit overwhelming. Back to Basics, our new rudimentary beauty series, serves as your crash course on the science behind some of the best formulations in the…
By Rhea Cartwright

How To Keep Your Skin Clear & Glowing During Lockdown

There's one spring trend that we can all agree on, since we have no choice: staying in truly is the new going out. Slowly but surely, the world is acclimatizing to spending significantly more time indoors, forgoing the metro and makeup in exchange…
By Rhea Cartwright

Here's What Social Distancing Looks Like In London

A few short months ago, the oxymoronic term social distancing wasn’t in my vocabulary. I’ve undoubtedly experienced ups and downs adjusting to self-isolation, and yet it’s intrinsically become the new norm globally for billions of us. Whereas the…
By Rhea Cartwright