SEVEN YEARS AGO ON DECEMBER 13, 2013 - BEYONCÉ RELEASED HER EPONYMOUS FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM, “BEYONCÉ” 

tlc and janet - MY BRANDS 

Janet Jackson’s makeup for “What’s It Gonna Be?” was done by Mathu Andersen, who also did the makeup for TLC’s “No Scrubs” video and worked extensively with RuPaul. Jackson was styled by Wayne Scot Lukas and her hair was done by Janet Zeitoun. 

Everyone knows that TLC’s 1999 “No Scrubs” video was heavily inspired by Michael and Janet Jackson’s intergalactic clip for “Scream”. 

Mathu Andersen did TLC’s makeup for the latter, and then did Janet’s that same year. Interesting stuff~~ 

Btw, Janet’s makeup in “Scream” was done by Kevyn Aucoin. 

Anyways, famous Black costume designer/stylist June Ambrose styled Busta Rhymes for the “What’s It Gonna Be” video. She also did “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems”, “The Rain”, Jay-Z’s looks in “Apeshit”, and Missy Elliott’s Marie Claire spread that dropped last week! 

Moral of the story is: the relationship between the past, present and future is traceable and your faves inspire your faves! 

Busta Rhymes & Janet Jackson on set of “What’s it gonna be” (1999)

ass like that

90s janet jackson

they really are bewitching..

Janet Jackson on the set of her music video, Again, 1993.

When people say life is worth living, I think their cost/benefit analysis is off for people who aren't neurotypical. Cost-wise, they're probably not considering the huge amounts of energy exhausted just managing one's mental health, and the pain, and the isolation, etc. Benefit-wise, they're not realizing that some joys of life just aren't accessible to certain types of people (especially if your brain doesn't make a whole lot of happy chemical).

Who am I kidding, they put no thought into it, they just say it because it sounds nice.

The Eyes Tell a Better Story Than the Mouth 💫