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29 Oct

Photo: Getty While scrolling through social media last week, I got here across a TikTok video on Instagram via stories. The caption grabbed my short attention span–it was about how not being approached by men in a friend group can affect one’s self-esteem. Kristina Blake said each time she’s out along with her friends, she never gets approached by the other sex. Blake gave further background context that she had low self-esteem growing up and still has lingering negative self-talk as an adult within the video. “It’s hard for me to imagine I’m a fairly girl once I’m out and men don’t approach me”, she said. Her query was, how do you internalize and take care of that? ...

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13 Oct

Black Woman-Owned Brand ‘Hyper Skin’ Strikes Major Distribution Deal

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They are saying that Black don’t crack. Due to a latest deal, that’s going to be truer than ever. Hyper Skin, a wildly popular skincare brand, recently announced they’ve struck a cope with Sephora, debuting products in greater than 250+ nationwide. The brand’s founder, Desiree Verdejo shared she’s humbled by the feat. “We're so thrilled to have officially launched in 250 Sephora stores across the country,” Verdejo said in an announcement shared with Essence. “My goal with Hyper Skin has all the time been to fulfill our consumers where they're, so being a component of the Next Big Thing curation at Sephora can be a catalyst for becoming much more accessible to our community.” The brand focuses on inclusive...

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12 Oct

Toni Braxton Expands Beauty Empire With Recent Distribution Deal

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Toni Braxton Expands Beauty Empire With Recent Distribution Deal

Toni Braxton has all the time been synonymous with talent, grace, and elegance. Now, the GRAMMY award-winning singer/songwriter is making it easier for us to get our hands on her beauty secrets. In keeping with a press release, Braxton has inked a cope with Accelerate360 to propel the expansion of her company, TMB Beauty, which incorporates vegan skincare line Nude Sugar, and her fragrance BREATHE, and others. “Since launching Nude Sugar in 2021, our brands have delivered spa luxury to every kind of ladies throughout the comfort of their homes,” said Braxton, in response to a press release. “Partnering with Accelerate360 helps us expand our existing retail partnerships while introducing online sales to our community, allowing us to scale our business and...

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31 Aug

Maddie Ziegler’s Beauty Deal, Allure Shutters Print, LGPA Picks

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Maddie Ziegler’s Beauty Deal, Allure Shutters Print, LGPA Picks

ZIEGLER’S CHANGE: Maddie Ziegler is growing her presence in the wonder industry along with her latest collaboration. The actress and dancer is teaming up with Morphe 2 on a latest nine-piece makeup collection called Changement, which is a French ballet term which means “change,” and is inspired by Ziegler’s own evolution throughout her life and profession. “It really did play off of me evolving as an individual and that’s why I ended up naming the attention shadow palette ‘Changement’ since it’s a play off my dance background and it’s a dance ballet term in French which means ‘to vary,’” she said. “I type of ran with that and I used to be like that’s so interesting because I’m changing and I’m growing...

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