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ESSENCE Festival Chief Curator Teyana Taylor’s Most Iconic Beauty & Style Moments
Teyana Taylor is part of the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture lineup. Don’t miss out—tickets here: Get Tickets In this year alone, Teyana Taylor has…
Sam Fine Discusses Gabrielle Union’s Diana Ross-Inspired Met Gala Glam
Since 1994, the world’s most recognizable faces have been in the hands of Sam Fine on fashion’s biggest night out: the Met Gala. And, this…
The Best Black-Owned Vacation Dresses To Shop This Summer
All products featured on Essence are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these…
The Empties Edit: Why I’m Bringing The Vie Beauty Fan With Me To Essence Festival
In an industry with an overwhelming amount of product launches daily, The Empties Edit helps you cut through the noise. To help you find your…
Everything A Trip To St. Lucia Taught Me About My Skin
I have always had a mundane relationship with my skin. Our relationship was pretty standard: it asked for things, and I delivered. During the brutal…
Beauty Founder Kristen Noel Crawley Gives Us A Peak Into Her Core Wardrobe
The Insider Edit is a curated list of pieces worth buying once and wearing forever. Founder and tastemaker Kristen Noel Crawley breaks down her wardrobe…
Ivy Coco Maurice On Styling Her Mother Sheryl Lee Ralph
“I’ve known fashion pretty much my whole life,” stylist Ivy Coco Maurice tells ESSENCE over the phone. She’s in Jamaica working on a research project,…
Here’s What I Wore To The Met Gala After Part
What We’re Wearing is an intimate look inside the closets of ESSENCE editors. Beyond the labels, we’re sharing how we personally style our lives—for everything…
How This Couple Is Reimagining Beauty’s Future
For decades, celebrity hairstylists Ted Gibson and Jason Backe have helped define beauty at its most visible. The duo created the Convergence Beauty Wellness Science…
Tessa Thompson Reflects On Her Met Gala Glam
Tessa Thompson knows how to captivate an audience. And, if you saw her in the likes of Creed, Sylvie’s Love, and even the show His…