How Del Martin Is Bringing Beauty Lovers Together With

16 Dec

Courtesy of Jorge Meza Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… As more beauty lovers rethink what connection really looks like—online and off—a new kind of moment is taking shape. For Del Martin, celebrity makeup artist and tech founder behind Lab Beauty, this has meant creating the Black Beauty Block Party. The annual block party is a day-long celebration offering education, panels, interactive makeup demos, and on-site beauty vendors. What’s more? This is all in the name of honoring Black women’s influence on beauty culture in every form. The festival is a testament to the duality of Martin’s talents, blending her experience in tech operations and business scaling. This is in large part thanks to her on-the-ground artistry as a makeup artist who stays...

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6 Dec

The 8 Berry Lip Products Worth Your Coin This

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The 8 Berry Lip Products Worth Your Coin This

Leon Bennett/Getty Images for EBONY MEDIA GROUP Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Do you remember that moment when you found your perfect lip color? For many Black women (and men), it’s such a pivotal moment in one’s beauty journey. For myself, I remember very vividly, standing in front of the mirror, swiping on very pigmented blue-reds and deep berry shades and just knowing these were the colors for me. Sure, sometimes we might play around with a pinky-nude or something that matches our natural lip tone, but for the girl obsessed with color, nothing will ever beat the classics! And, with sweater weather slowly but surely creeping in, now is the time when you’re most likely seeing those gorgeous berry and plum...

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4 Dec

The Retail Roadmap: How Black Beauty Founders Are Getting

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The Retail Roadmap: How Black Beauty Founders Are Getting

A Certified Financial Planner compares the cost and long-term investment potential Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… You’ve got the product. You’ve got the social media virality. Your direct-to-consumer sales prove people want it. But getting into retail? That’s where a lot of Black beauty founders hit a wall. Honestly, many don’t even know how to do it at all. And the path to major retail isn’t exactly advertised, so when you don’t have industry connections, it can feel impossible to even figure out who to talk to. On the bright side however, there are actual programs designed to get emerging brands onto shelves. Not enough people know about them. And if you’re a founder of color, that knowledge (or exposure) is even less. For...

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2 Dec

Andrea Lewis Explores The Intersection Of Beauty And Culture

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Andrea Lewis Explores The Intersection Of Beauty And Culture

Courtesy of Miguel McSongwe Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… When Andrea Lewis sets her sights on a story, she doesn’t just create content—she builds community. The actress, producer, and filmmaker behind The Black Beauty Effect, now streaming on Netflix, is back with another groundbreaking project: GlamCulture. This new series is a travel-meets-beauty docu-series premiering on her YouTube channel. The first episode, “The GlamCulture of NYC,” is kicking off a four-city exploration that celebrates beauty, identity, and self-expression through cultural lenses. This passion project—created, produced, and independently financed by Lewis and her team—is what she proudly calls #indierealityTV. The series spotlights the intersection of culture and glam in four cities—New York, Toronto, New Orleans, and Los Angeles—each chosen for its distinct creative heartbeat. “I’ve always...

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