Table of contents for June/July 2023 in Harper's Bazaar

This is our Freedom issue, and our cover star, the Brazilian pop star Anitta, is someone who has fought for it her entire life. After coming up in the favelas of Rio, Anitta—captured brilliantly by photographer Emmanuel Sanchez Monsalve—is now an international sensation. But she speaks her mind and unapologetically brings the entirety of who she is to everything she does. She has gone on to create her own singular vision of success: one that gives her the choice to be exactly who she is. Women like Anitta are showing us that we no longer need to conform to old norms about how to look or dress in order to be taken seriously, that you can own your own sexuality and also be an ambitious businesswoman—that there is room for…

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After decades in the spotlight, actress Christina Ricci has never felt more comfortable in her own skin. “As you get older, people start to value different things about you—your talents, what you contribute to the world,” she says. Breaking free of past insecurities and self-consciousness has allowed her to lean into her individuality, ground herself in the moment, and focus on the things that matter most. For Christina, that’s exploring dynamic characters at work, hanging out with her family at home, and taking care of her body. Her current rituals? Prioritizing sleep, having daily baths, and getting services at European Wax Center. “I feel confident when my skin is moisturized and soft.” Want to feel your best? Your first wax is on us at waxcenter.com *First-time guests only. Valid only…

Frizz was my number-one enemy. I grew up thinking it was something to fight, like forest fires and the patriarchy. Frizz was too spontaneous, too uncontrollable—and worryingly influenced by the slightest suggestion of moisture (perspiration, humidity, a faulty shower cap). When I wore my natural coils, I wanted each curl to mimic a perfectly defined spiral of fusilli pasta, not tufts of cotton candy! Any serum, spray, or cream labeled “frizz-fighting” had my immediate attention. Until the pandemic. Like everyone, I had nowhere to go and no one to see, and thus my multistep frizz-fighting regimen slipped. I let my curls live. I allowed frizz to happen. If my hair felt like erupting into a halo, so be it. I even started manipulating the frizz, scrunching it up with my…

FEATURED TRACKS 1. “MOST OF THE TIME” Bob Dylan 2. “BACKS TURNED LOOKING DOWN THE PATH” Warren Zevon 3. “EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE” Roy Ayers Ubiquity 4. “U.F.O.” Jim Sullivan 5. “I WISH I KNEW HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO BE FREE” Nina Simone 6. “CRUISIN’ ” Smokey Robinson 7. “NAMASTE” Beastie Boys 8. “SEABIRD” Alessi Brothers 9. “I MUST BE IN A GOOD PLACE NOW” Bobby Charles 10. “NOBODY’S GIRL” Bonnie Raitt 11. “I AM THE COSMOS” Chris Bell 12. “RUNAWAY MAN” Dion 13. “SILVER RAVEN” Gene Clark 14. “LET HIM ROLL” Guy Clark 15. “MOVE ON UP” Curtis Mayfield 16. “OUT HERE ON YOUR WORD” Johnnie Frierson 17. “FREEDOM DEATH DANCE” Eugene McDaniels 18. “IT’S SO NICE TO GET STONED” Ted Lucas 19. “FREE” Cat Power Listen to Jenny Lewis’s…

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“I have to REMIND myself why I’m here, why it’s IMPORTANT to CONTINUE to be a VOICE for every single PERSON who has put their HOPES and DREAMS in my REPRESENTATION.” I’d been an organizer for years and worked on many campaigns, but I never actually saw myself as an elected official. I eventually decided to run for the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 because so many people in my community were urging me to do so, and I realized that I could continue to look for that perfect candidate or I could run myself. At the time, there was an incumbent who held the seat I ran for who was there for 44 years. I expected the relentless criticism—and much more—that I’ve received as a Somali American Muslim…

SMART SPF Pavise, a new brand making waves in the sun-care category, created a UV and sunscreen detection tool that’s as easy to use as taking a selfie. The tiny camera ($176) attaches to your iPhone and snaps a photo that reveals existing sun damage and whether you missed a spot during your sunscreen application. You can also track skin changes over time through the Pavise app, and the camera’s outer shell changes from white to violet when you’re exposed to serious UV. We also love to take a photo during our nighttime skincare routine to make sure all of our sunscreen was removed effectively at the end of the day. MELTPROOF MAKEUP Rising temperatures call for makeup that sticks around. Two of our favorite summertime heroes: Kosas Wet Stick…

1 LISTEN TO PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE Out June 9, the fourth album from French singer and songwriter Christine and the Queens is an operatic 20-track meditation on love and transformation inspired by the dramaturgy of Tony Kushner’s play Angels in America. It includes the synth-pop single “To Be Honest,” about navigating feelings of detachment from his past. 2 CATCH A BRAND-NEW BALLET This summer, the American Ballet Theatre will present the New York premiere of Like Water for Chocolate at the Metropolitan Opera House. The new ballet, based on the 1989 novel by Mexican writer Laura Esquivel, follows a woman named Tita who falls in love with her neighbor Pedro but is forbidden from being with him because of a long-standing family tradition. Choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, the performance…

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IT’S BEEN ESTIMATED that on any given day, at least half the global population is wearing jeans. Ubiquitous now, the wardrobe essential was born exactly 150 years ago as a solution to a very specific problem: Miners in the American West needed stronger-work-wear to withstand the wear and tear of their tough jobs. Two San Francisco–based Jewish immigrants, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis, rose to the challenge. In 1873, they designed a pair of sturdy denim pants that had special copper rivets to reinforce the pockets for added durability and were awarded a patent for their innovation. Today, the world knows them as Levi’s 501 jeans. Levi Strauss & Co. would go on to become the world’s biggest denim brand, with the 501 part of the firmament of fashion. Neither…

It takes at least a day from anywhere in the U.S. to get to the just-opened Nay Palad Hideaway, on the secluded surfer island of Siargao in the Philippines. That doesn’t include the 40-minute ride in the resort’s jeepney from the airport. Once there, guests find themselves surrounded by pristine white-sand beaches and mangrove forests, with the legendary Cloud 9 surf break just minutes away. Travelers are craving the kind of experiences that allow, or even force, a break from the constant pings and updates of technology and, as a result, foster a connection to both the environment and local culture. Thirty years ago, Explora opened a property in the wilds of Chilean Patagonia with the goal of combining a remote resort experience with a commitment to conservation. The company…

The biggest pop stars in the world cultivate an image, and the image is what fans buy into—what brings them to tears, what provides them ecstatic release. But the person inside the pop star is rarely an exact replica of the armor she wears. Anitta, the most globally influential Brazilian pop star since Astrud Gilberto sang “The Girl From Ipanema,” is shrewdly aware of this. (Her own nod to Gilberto’s classic, “Girl From Rio,” went viral on TikTok.) When I meet Anitta, she’s fresh off a 10-hour flight from her hometown of Rio de Janeiro. She’s running on negligible sleep after a jam-packed few days at Carnaval do Rio. Attending Carnaval as both performer and celebrant, Anitta documented a 26-hour stretch of the trip via Instagram for her 64 million…