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By India Espy-Jones ·Updated October 4, 2023
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) have been doing their Breast Cancer Campaign for 31 years now. In 1992, the company founded the initiative to increase awareness of the disease and address stigma in women’s health. Continuing this mission to create a breast cancer-free world, the campaign now supports over 60 organizations across the world, targeting their support to marginalized communities affected by the
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By India Espy-Jones ·Updated October 3, 2023
What is Paris Fashion Week without glamorous looks? This season, it was made clear that celebrities were giving face just as much as the models. Similar to backstage at the fashion shows, leading makeup artists were responsible for helping major stars get ready for a week of shows and events. This included some of our favorite celebrity looks: from the ‘90s
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By India Espy-Jones ·Updated October 3, 2023
The Spring 2024 Louis Vuitton collection was all about honoring classic French >Pat McGrath.
This all began with a solid base. All models had glowing complexions, thanks to Pat McGrath Labs’ Divine Skin Essence and Sublime Perfection Primer. To add depth to the luminous skin, artists used the Pat McGrath Jeweled Temptation eye palette. The soft, taupe brown hues of the shades “Daring Desire”
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By Akili King ·Updated October 3, 2023
Playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s Jaja’s African Hair Braiding isn’t like anything you’ve ever seen on Broadway before. Directed by Whitney White, it’s not only a celebration of Black hair and beauty, but it’s also an ode to the unsung immigrant heroes and what they silently face on a daily basis. “At the time when I started thinking about this concept, we were
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By India Espy-Jones ·Updated October 3, 2023
Silk press season is here! With the chillier months that fall and winter bring, we don’t have to worry about sweating out our heat-styled looks quite as much. But just because there’s less humidity and moisture in the air, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take the necessary steps to preserve the bouncy, shiny style. After all, we want to get our money’s
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By Akili King ·Updated October 2, 2023
Erica Chidi has long had a calling for helping women and people feel more comfortable in their bodies. Growing up, “I was always the girl that people would ask questions to about their health,” the founder of
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@thegirljt/ Instagram By India Espy-Jones ·Updated October 2, 2023
Be it in songs like “Act Up” or on the cover of Pop Sugar, City Girls’ JT has long been a trendsetter. But it’s clear that, lately, she’s unapologetically stepping outside of the beauty box. A few weeks ago, the “No Bars” rapper received backlash for starring in the viral Mowalola Beats by Dre campaign. In it, she was
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By India Espy-Jones ·Updated September 29, 2023
Since our first issue in May 1970, ESSENCE has been dedicated to uplifting Black women and people. That includes putting inspirational individuals on the cover: from the first cover star, Barbara Cheesebourough, to the likes ofDiana Ross and Aretha Franklin.
And since Black women have always the blueprint for beauty trends and our intricate relationship with hair has long been braided into
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@TheeStallion/ Instagram By India Espy-Jones ·Updated September 29, 2023
From face paint and sharp brows, to hair clips, we can count on our favorite celebrities to give us endless, double tap-worthy hair and makeup inspiration. At the top of our feed this week was Megan Thee Stallion who posted her late night pin-curls backstage before her viral performance with Beyoncé. While she screamed for queen Bey, we screamed