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Barto By Greg Emmanuel ·Updated November 8, 2021

So many women dream of their wedding day and the chance to walk down the aisle to meet their partner and share vows in front of family and friends. Traditionally, we envision an all white wedding with both the bride and groom in all white ensembles, but Telsha Anderson-Boone’s wedding was everything but traditional. “Instead of looking towards tradition Justin and I, stuck with our

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August Atiti for Cynthia Abila By elvis kachi ·Updated November 7, 2021

After what may have seemed like a terrible last year for the Nigerian fashion industry, fashion season is finally back with a bang. Across the globe in 2020, fashion weeks went strictly digital due to the pandemic. As the Nigerian fashion industry prepared to also make its way into a digital showcase in 2020, youths rallied round the country’s most commercial

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By Greg Emmanuel ·Updated November 7, 2021

No Bad ‘Fits November is here, so the celebs are dusting off their finest overcoats and strutting through in this season’s hottest leather boots. This week, we witnessed some of the most stylish Halloween costumes, a Rihanna sighting, and Meg Thee Stallion’s sexy graduation photoshoot. Over on the west coast, Gucci shut down Hollywood Boulevard and gathered almost every celebrity to dress up for a night of pure

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Courtesy of Brand By Greg Emmanuel ·Updated November 5, 2021

KNC Beauty, founded by Kristen Noel Crawley, is teaming up with Champion to present the brand’s first fully size-inclusive collection – ranging from XS-3X in alltarget=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener” aria-label=”KNC Beauty (opens in a new tab)”>KNC Beauty to create an athleisure collection that encourages all women to be their own champion. “Champion has been such a dream brand to work with,” said Crawley. “What

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Getty Images By Jamila Stewart ·Updated November 3, 2021

It doesn’t take much for Gucci to encapsulate the essence of glamour. In fact, the Italian fashion house may very well stand as the ultimate visual representation. But just in case any further reinforcement was needed, the brand set its Spring/Summer 2022 collection debut on

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By Greg Emmanuel ·Updated November 3, 2021

Since launching in 2017, Ryan Grant’s fashion brand, Ryan New, has garnered a devout following and been spotted on celebrities like Travis Scott, Lucky Daye, Young Thug, Coi Leray and many more. For the young designer, 2021 has been quite a progressive year for his business. “I went from moving low units to selling out back to back drops and the notoriety and familiarity with the brand has

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By D'Shonda Brown ·Updated November 2, 2021

While we fade out of the summer and into the fall and winter seasons, a lot of our beauty and skincare routines are adjusting, but there’s one active ingredient that can always remain constant: CBD. In the beauty industry, CBD is known to reduce inflammation and redness in the skin and as a non-psychoactive compound of marijuana, it is often used for anxiety management as tinctures and topical creams, lotions

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By Emerald Elitou & Shalwah Evans ·Updated November 2, 2021

For more than 50 years, ESSENCE has been a leader in promoting Black-Owned beauty brands. Continuing in our tradition, we’re introducing you to the masterminds behind some of the most popular products on the multi-billion-dollar market that ensures our Black never cracks. 

From kitchen chemists to beauty industry insiders, meet the business owners who used their passion (and personal experiences) to create products that celebrate