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At 30 years old, taking the food newborns drink right after birth as a supplement sounds unusual. However, for Summer House’s Ciara Miller, colostrum is the core of her wellness routine. “I’ve actually been using Armra [Colostrum] for about a year now,” she tells ESSENCE.
The first, nutrient-dense form of breast milk, colostrum is
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Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Hot Girl Summer Swimwear By India Espy-Jones ·Updated May 29, 2026 MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – MAY 28: Megan Thee Stallion walks the runway for Hot Girl Summer Swimwear by Megan Thee Stallion during Paraiso Miami Swim Week 2026 at The Paraiso Tent on May 28, 2026 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Hot Girl Summer Swimwear)
Her hairstylist Kellon Deryck was behind the look—and
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Blush. Then more blush. Then even more blush. For Ngozi Esther Edeme, also known as Painted By Esther, too much blush is still never enough. So, naturally, she was the obvious makeup artist to tap for MAC’s third iteration of MACZine: the Blush Issue. And, of course, every artist needs their beauty muse.
“I love blush,” cover
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Is that enough? Instead of putting down the blush, you compulsively pat on even more. After all, in 2026, there’s no such thing as blush blindness, especially for Black women. “My first viral moment happened when I did a strong blush look on a dark skinned woman,” Ngozi “Esther” Edeme, a makeup artist known for transition blush told
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In just over one month, your flight will touch down in New Orleans for the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture. In the meantime, when it comes to festival prep, remembering what to pack may not be as fun as the Evening Concert Series. As you’re spending time rounding up your half-empty travel-sized
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Think back to the 2025 CFDA Awards. It was just four months after Love Island’s Olandria Carthen left the villa. She was quickly climbing the social ladder as the season’s favorite, and, with that, made her first-ever debut in a fully custom Brandon Blackwood look next to the designer at the awards show.
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Few artists embody rockstar >Lenny Kravitz. For decades, Kravitz has built a fashion legacy rooted in individuality, sensuality, and an unapologetic embrace of self-expression. Much like his genre-defying music career, his personalsrc=”https://media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2220933.jpg” alt=”14 Times Lenny Kravitz Inspired Us With His Rockstar Style” width=”400″ height=”364″ />Portrait of Lenny Kravitz (1989)Photo: Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect*** SPECIAL RATES APPLY ***Lenny Kravitz, Vooruit, Gent, Belgium, 12 December 1989. (Photo
