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Alright y'all, let's be real: 

Since puberty, I have not had clear skin. 

Like, I literally can not even remember a span of time where my skin was glowing and  pimple-free in the past 14 years. 

Depressing, isn't it?

To be honest, I got used to not being comfortable in my skin. I spent my teenage years trying to hide every new breakout and when I could finally smuggle makeup in and out of my dad's house, I started trying to wear foundation (pro tip: unless you have the freedom to practice, you will always look a mess). After about a week,...

"To be young, gifted and black, open your heart to what I mean..." -Nina Simone

Have you ever noticed that most of the products at lotusbtr. always have.....weird names? Well, I've got news for ya', those 'weird' names aren't weird, they're quite meaningful. 

    A little background: I grew up in Detroit, MI in a neighborhood where nothing ever really happened and no one ever really went anywhere. It was one of those places where you could easily be blinded by love and true, genuine friendships, sometimes to the point of having tunnel vision when it came to the crime,...