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Natasha Marsh

POPSUGAR Contributor

Natasha Marsh is a freelance writer covering fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Based in New York City but raised in California, she caught the travel bug early. Natasha has lived in Florence, London and Brooklyn, and can always be found with a packed carry on for her next trip. Prior to freelancing, she held styling staff positions at The Wall Street Journal, Burberry, Cosmopolitan Magazine, British GQ, and Harpers Bazaar. When she's not at her computer, she enjoys working out, learning new languages, and stumbling upon new coffee shops in New York.

Latest Posts From Natasha

Why Are So Many People Turning to Extraction Videos Right Now?

05/17/2023

Why Are So Many People Turning to Extraction Videos Right Now?

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I Tried Monet McMichael's Makeup Routine — and Damn, It's Good

04/13/2023

I Tried Monet McMichael's Makeup Routine — and Damn, It's Good

As a minimalist, my makeup routine consists of three things: tinted moisturizer, lipstick, and mascara.

Angel Reese and the Emotional Policing of Black Women Athletes

04/06/2023

Angel Reese and the Emotional Policing of Black Women Athletes

Watching Angel Reese and the rest of the LSU women's basketball team win the NCAA championship — with their lime-green sneakers, long fingernails decorated with embellishments and pops of color, 30-inch curly hair, afro puffs, hangtime twists, and lashes on fleek — filled myself and many other Black women with unapologetic pride and Black Girl Magic.

This Weekend's NCAA Championship Was a Win For All Women Athletes — Not Just LSU

04/03/2023

This Weekend's NCAA Championship Was a Win For All Women Athletes — Not Just LSU

Fact: women's sports receive less recognition and pay than their men counterparts.

Transgender Women Are Women — So Why Has World Athletics Banned Them From Competing?

03/31/2023

Transgender Women Are Women — So Why Has World Athletics Banned Them From Competing?

In a perfect world, all people could participate in the sport of their choice — regardless of skill set, physical abilities, skin color, gender, age, or background.

Ciara Can Be a Wife and a Mother and Wear a Naked Dress. Period.

03/16/2023

Ciara Can Be a Wife and a Mother and Wear a Naked Dress. Period.

Once a day, a friend of mine takes an hour-long mental break from work and walks around her neighborhood, sans headphones.

Paulana Lamonier Is Reclaiming the Myth That Black People Can't Swim

03/15/2023

Paulana Lamonier Is Reclaiming the Myth That Black People Can't Swim

At a friend's sixth-grade birthday party, I dove off the high board of the community pool and accidentally belly flopped into the water.

For Muslim Women, Their Relationship to the Hijab Is a Back-and-Forth Conversation

02/01/2023

For Muslim Women, Their Relationship to the Hijab Is a Back-and-Forth Conversation

After the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, large-scale protests have taken place in Iran and all over the world.

The Shady Practice Black Women Are Reporting From Non-Black Salons

01/26/2023

The Shady Practice Black Women Are Reporting From Non-Black Salons

For nearly three years now, Raquel Harris, fighter and owner of The Champion Experience, has been getting her hair done by Ashley Jordan, a New York City-based natural hairstylist specializing in silk press and color.

How to Get Rid of Acne Scars and Marks, According to Dermatologists

07/25/2022

How to Get Rid of Acne Scars and Marks, According to Dermatologists

With so many people experiencing breakouts during the pandemic (hi, maskne), the concern around blemishes and the unwanted parting gifts — aka acne scars or marks — they leave behind has only grown.

The Reason More People Are Wearing Lab-Grown Diamonds Like Meghan Markle's

07/08/2022

The Reason More People Are Wearing Lab-Grown Diamonds Like Meghan Markle's

Billy Porter famously sporting a collar necklace made of 500 cultured (or lab-grown) diamonds at the 2020 Oscars.

01/11/2022

The History Behind Dark & Lovely, the Go-To Hair Brand For Black Women For Years

When I was younger, between the ages of 10 and 16, I would regularly see my hairstylist for a relaxer, a chemical treatment that would straighten my 4A coils and curls for six weeks at a time.