Tyler Perry is back with For Better or Worse. In the new television series, Tasha Smith and Michael Jai White reprise their roles as the hot-headed, no-nonsense Angela and her “Please Baby, Let Me Explain” husband Marcus from the popular Why Did I Get Married movies. Upscale sat down with the onscreen duo to get their takes on love, life, laughter, the lessons in between—and the mistakes that they’ve learned to never make again.

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First Lady Michelle Obama is most often recognized for her sense of style and grace. So it is very “fitting” that Mikki Taylor chose to use the world-class style of the woman who stands beside the President of the United States as her muse in Commander in Chic: Every Woman’s Guide to Managing Her Style Like a First Lady, (Atria Books, $26.99). As a beauty editor, motivational speaker and style guru Taylor channels women to embrace their own sense of fashion in this ultimate guide of over 90 eye-catching photographs of the fashionista that is Michelle Obama. Taylor also shares hundreds of beauty tips to create a sense of versatility while releasing unconventional covetable beauty instructions to women. A must read for all women!

By Mikki Taylor