April 2026

Photos by Stan Lo Photography. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… It’s only right that track star Junelle Bromfield was glowing for her “all shades of melanin”-themed wedding to Noah Lyles on April 4th. Naturally, the stunner “doesn’t wear much makeup,” as she tells ESSENCE right before the big day.  That said, for her bridal look, “I’m going for foundation, setting powder, concealer, mascara, lip liner for sure, and lip gloss,” she shares of the glam, done by Tia Codrington of YSBeautyCo, that helped her natural beauty shine through. “I didn’t really have any inspiration, I just am trusting the glam team to do what they do!” Topping it all off? Her silky half-up, half-down ‘do, by Estylez, that featured a face framing...