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Topicals’ New Campaign With Teyana Taylor Celebrates Individuality

Beauty brand Topicals is on a mission to calm your breakouts and flares up. Founder Olamide Olowe launched the company in 2020 with viral products...

Pharrell’s Newest Humanrace Launch Is An Ultra-Hydrating Duo

Pharrell’s Humanrace, has been developing award-winning skincare products to support your daily self-care routine since 2020. To help him execute this mission, his trusted dermatologist...

5 Standout Beauty Looks From Milan Fashion Week

Three down, one to go. Fashion month’s spring 2024 season is nearing the end as Milan concluded a week of standout shows tonight. From the...

EADEM Is Now Available In All Sephoras Nationwide 

When EADEM founders Marie Kouadio Amouzame and Alice Lin Glover set out to launch their brand in 2021, they weren’t expecting its quick growth. Since...

ICYMI: 12 Celebrity Beauty Looks From The Week

As we take the weekend to plan our upcoming beauty looks, we’re taking notes from a few of last week’s celebrity beauty moments. It’s safe...

How Cyndia Harvey Prioritized Hair Health During London Fashion Week

For Cyndia Harvey, hairstyling is a form of artistic escapism. Harvey– who grew up in her mother’s hair salon in London– began doing hair professionally...

Kelly Rowland Shares Her Top Self-Care Tips At Beautycon Day 2

“I’m excited to be at Beautycon today because it’s a new space and it’s Black-owned,” Kelly Rowland tells ESSENCE moments before heading on stage for...

Sabrina Elba Is Prioritizing Ethically Sourced Ingredients With S’ABLE Labs

What exactly do beauty brands mean when they say “healthy skin”? The internet’s favorite esthetician, Sean Garrette, unpacked this at the “Healthy Skin Is a...

Beautycon’s “Texture On The Runway” Was A Front Row Seat To A Celebration Of Black Hair

As ESSENCE’s Content Director, Nandi Howard, explained at Beautycon’s “Texture on the Runway” show, textured hair is often excluded from the luxury fashion world. That...

Luar’s SS24 Beauty Look Was All About Spiky Cornrows and 90s Supermodel-Inspired Makeup

Luar designer, Raul Lopez closed out the NYFW spring 2024 season with an ode to crisp-white button downs and beige leather dresses. But, as much...