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Are Twists Becoming The Fastest Way To Hair Growth?

Growing our hair can be the most exciting and dreadful experience. Most of us all start the same. Feeling incredibly enthusiastic while running to our...

Why Can No One Define 4C Hair?

With over 300,000 TikTok posts under the hashtag #4Chair, controversy is stirring over who actually has the hair type. From wash routines to shrinkage and...

7 Expert-Approved Textured Hair Trends To Try This Spring

Spring is the season of new beginnings, and what better way to reset than a new hairstyle? No look has to be permanent, and with...

Could Scar Tape Be Your New Hyperpigmentation Hack?

Face taping has had quite the resurgence this year. See: Doechii’s visible face-lifting tape as a “natural botox” and kinesiology tape being used to smooth...

What Black Women Should Know About PCOS & Facial Hair

“I didn’t understand why my version of puberty felt so different from everyone else’s,” says Umber by J. Lenay founder Jasmine Nelson, who recounts these...

Product Of The Week: Clinique Dark Spot Serum

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...

Billie Holiday’s Most Elegant Beauty Moments

When Billie Holiday stepped onto a stage, it wasn’t just her voice that turned heads—it was her presence. Known as Lady Day, she embodied a...

ICYMI: Tracee Ellis Ross’s Blunt Ponytail, And More

Warm or cool? Dark or blonde? Celebrities were divided over the last week, making their case for a number of beauty looks just to see...

A Look at Radical Self-Care

I’ve found the meaning of radical care in reflections of my maternal line and their strange relationship to the water. I called my maternal grandmother—a...

17 Times Pharrell Changed The Beauty & Grooming Game

When it comes to aging like fine wine, Pharrell Williams is truly in a league of his own. For decades, the multi-hyphenate mogul has delivered...