The Black Women-Owned Beauty Brands ESSENCE Editors Can’t Get

15 May

Harry Langdon/Getty Image Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Women’s History Month comes directly after Black History Month, offering a two-month long opportunity to uplift and highlight the experience and accomplishments of Black women. In the beauty field, this means celebrating the far-reaching areas we continue to occupy across skin, body, hair care, makeup, and wellness. Black women-owned beauty brands are making strides in both representation and innovation. As a result, they have earned permanent spots in our bathroom cabinets and deserve one in yours as well. According to the Harvard Kennedy School, only 2.4% of all venture capital funding is invested into women-owned businesses. In a 2021 study focusing on Black women specifically, the percentage was a dismal 0.34%.The stark support gap...

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18 Mar

The Beauty And Wellness Trends ESSENCE Editors Are Practicing

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The Beauty And Wellness Trends ESSENCE Editors Are Practicing

McKeown/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… With every new year comes the urge to try something, well, new. But, unlike a typical “resolution,” 2026 is all about low pressure beauty and wellness trends that feel as right as they look. It could be a fresh hair color, trying out trending wellness tools, actually wearing sunscreen, or even consciously taking more time away from your phone, and instead, investing in hobbies that force you to slow down. Ahead, 6 ESSENCE Editors tell all about the beauty and wellness trends they’re practicing in 2026. India Espy-Jones, Contributing Beauty Editor In 2026, the biggest wellness trend I’m practicing is being present, unplugging (I expect going offline to be more popular this year), doing a...

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7 Sep

The Must-Have Beauty Products In Our Editors’ Fashion Week

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The Must-Have Beauty Products In Our Editors’ Fashion Week

Courtesy of Marc Jacobs Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Lip liner, scalp scrub, and fragrance—these products are the foundation of our ESSENCE editors New York fashion week beauty bags. As one of the busiest times for editors, our Style team is well-seasoned in sniffing out all the best products to use between shows, in the car, and at the most exclusive after parties we’ll see all year. Robyn Mowatt, senior fashion editor, can’t live without the perfect lip combo —a long-wear lip liner topped with minimal gloss—for press dinners and fashion shows. Editorial assistant Mecca Pryor, on the other hand, makes sure to add eye masks to her beauty routine (after a long night out). As for myself? Turning into one of...

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28 Apr

Ask the ESSENCE Beauty Editors: ‘What’s The Deal With

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Ask the ESSENCE Beauty Editors: ‘What’s The Deal With

Beauty Editors 400×295 In relation to beauty, nobody likes to talk makeup, hair and skincare greater than your ESSENCE beauty team. If you happen to’re in need of get-glam suggestions and tricks, assistance is here. Each week Corynne, Tasha, Marcia and Nicole will answer your most pressing questions, share expert advice and recommend must-have products. Email your inquiries to [email protected]. Q. I’ve heard that soy candles are supposedly good for the skin. Is that true and what makes them different from regular candles? A. I absolutely adore soy candles! On any given evening you'll find me burning one in every room of my apartment. The wax in soy candles is constituted of the oil of soybeans relatively than the everyday paraffin wax...

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