Anyone who knows us knows we LOVE us some Tracee Ellis Ross. The woman is seriously my favorite play auntie in my head. So, when the 'Black-ish' star, 44, donned the May cover of Good Housekeeping (in adidas Stan Smith's, nonetheless) we knew it would be a thing.

In her interview, the groundbreaking actress talked candidly with GH about beauty in her own words, the power of playing a strong black woman on a hit TV show, and the sneakHER style that makes her unique. Take a look below at some of our favorite excerpts.