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MakeUp HerStory: LYS Beauty Secures Series A Funding
Welcome to MakeUp HerStory. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be highlighting Black women in beauty who are taking the industry by storm and...
Evalyn Denis On Doing Doechii’s Microbraids
Saturday night, Doechii took center stage at Billboard’s Women in Music event, radiating her signature power and grace as she accepted the Woman of the...
The Best Billboard Women In Music Awards Beauty Looks 2025
The 2025 Billboard Women in Music Awards was more than just a celebration of artistry—it was a tribute to Black beauty, elegance, and self-expression in...
ICYMI: Erykah Badu’s BBL Culture Critique, And More
Beauty can be two things: trendy or undefined. And at times, both. Throughout the past week, makeup looks spanning the decades transcended trends all together....

Small, Black Woman-owned Beauty Brands To Know
Women are an incredible force. We move forward with a passion that can move the coldest hearts. We’ve managed to balance being mothers, wives, graduates,...

Fashion Fair’s New Foundation Is Here Just In Time For Spring
Fashion Fair is back to remind us that we’re the blueprint in the luxury beauty space, too. The iconic beauty brand, which made history in...

Carol’s Daughter’s Lisa Price Discusses Her Legacy
Welcome to MakeUp HerStory. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be highlighting Black women in beauty who are taking the industry by storm and...

Product Of The Week: Cécred Restoring Hair & Edge Drops
In an industry where there is an overwhelming amount of product launches daily, Product Of The Week helps you cut through the noise. To help...
Rooted in Real
My hair journey and my life journey are practically one and the same. As a child growing up in Ghana, I had to wear my...

ICYMI: FKA Twigs’s Braided Pony, And More
This week, celebrity beauty honored the spring equinox: sun-kissed skin, shades of blonde, and rosy glam. Although winter favorites weren’t entirely lost (enter: frostbitten blush),...