January 2026

Composite by India Espy-Jones Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… “In The Chair” spotlights the incredible hairstylists and makeup artists in our community who are giving us major inspiration. Each week, they discuss their personal beauty and career journeys, what they’ve learned from their clients, and their top glam tips.  Growing up, as the youngest of nine siblings, Danessa Myricks was raised in humble beginnings. “During my experience as a young teen and young professional Black woman in corporate, it was very difficult for me to find my space, to see myself represented, or even find products that could work for me,” the Queens-native tells ESSENCE. “I literally was an outsider, just looking at the experience of other people, wanting to be a...