Intro
This issue has beautiful stories on how we, as femmes, connect with beauty, style, media, and movement in ways that enrich our souls and help us show the world our stories, our identities, and the beauty of our existence.
That Afternoon in a Decaying Park
What is life?
Roller coaster that creaks when the car passes in some parts
Beyond the thrill and danger
Nails falling from the frame
You surrounded by familiar and strange faces
Sharing the same experience
El Cambio en Estos Momentos es Inevitable
El cambio en estos momentos es inevitable…
Pues busco algo nuevo en los mismos lugares,
con sus mismos rostros,
y sus mismas entidades
... que para probar justicia se hace muy poco, ¿pero quien diría que
fueran ellos quien me salvarían...?
Making Up With Makeup
I wondered why I had deprived myself of the artistry of putting makeup on all those years! I needed to absorb everything. I indulged in collections and made a routine that I more or less follow to this day.
Cultura & Style: Interview with Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark
I am what I wear. There is no mistaking my cultural heritage. I am a Mexicana, a Chicana, a professional who wears what she likes. Punto. I am always in style.
My Glam Squad of Chingonas
I could say that this growth is the result of “self-care”, but it’s more than that. It’s the collective effort of some very talented womyn who helped me build on these practices that empower me to feel as beautiful as I do now. It’s because of my glam squad of chingonas who help me look good and feel so much more true to myself that my inner beauty just glows!
A Chingona in Media: Interview with Tanya Saracho
Limonada
Todas mis versiones
tomando limonada en casa
Dancing to the beat of my own drum
Dance was never meant to shape me into the perfect, graceful, ballerina. Because I was never meant to be that way. That didn’t mean it wasn’t meant to teach me something, but that I still had much to learn from it. That remains true to this day.