EXCLUSIVE: Topicals Founder Tells All About New Holding Company

25 May

Courtesy of CODB Textured hair care brand, Bread Beauty Supply, just found a new home with Cost of Doing Business (CODB). This brand new holding company was founded by Topicals CEO Olamide Olowe and president Sochi Mbadugha, who are also now Bread’s new strategic advisors. From Topicals’s clever brand films to Bread’s cheeky branding, like their trademarked scalp massager, “scalp-thingy,” the acquisition is one that makes total sense—especially as one of CODB’s first. “Typically when a Black-owned business gets acquired, so many things are changed and altered in a way that isn’t serving our community,” Olowe tells ESSENCE exclusively. That’s why, for Bread founder Maeva Heim, being acquired by another Black business is the point. “They understand what it takes to build...

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20 May

These Luxury Winter Beauty Items Are Price The Splurge

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These Luxury Winter Beauty Items Are Price The Splurge

By Seleen Saleh for ESSENCE. When the temperatures drop and the air gets drier, your beauty routine needs an upgrade to maintain your skin glowing and your hair protected. The cold weather, combined with indoor heating, can strip moisture from each skin and hair, resulting in dryness, irritation, and increased sensitivity. This seasonal shift calls for greater than just basic hydration. It requires high-performance products designed to combat harsh winter conditions while delivering long-term advantages. That said, winter is the proper time to take a position in luxury beauty products that deliver real protection against environmental stressors. Whether it’s an anti-aging tool that revives dull skin, a heated styler that minimizes damage to natural hair, or a high-quality serum that deeply nourishes,...

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20 May

Expert-Approved Looks To Try For Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Tour

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Expert-Approved Looks To Try For Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Tour

Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Beyoncé has had a busy yr. On the 67th annual Grammy Awards, she was the primary Black woman in history to win Best Country Album Of The 12 months. Now, she’s occurring her 32-stop Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour (and, after all, she’s bringing Cécred on the road). Because the official beauty brand of the tour, Beyoncé’s hair care brand Cécred will host pop-ups in stadiums across the country, but one query still stays: what beauty looks must you rock? From Wild West ponytails to rustic eye makeup and denim manicures, beauty experts break down one of the best beauty looks to wear on tour below. Hair “Cowboy Carter’s hair look may be described as a mix of...

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16 May

Standout Beauty Moments From London Fashion Week FW25 –

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Standout Beauty Moments From London Fashion Week FW25 –

HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images As the style cycle returned to London this week, the Brits put out the most important beauty trends we’ll be seeing for the following six months. From the braided knots and “Strange Fruit” makeup at Tolu Coker, to Lauryn Hill and Naomi Campbell at Burberry, these are all the most effective beauty moments from London. Tolu Coker One among this 12 months’s LVMH Prize semi-finalists, British-Nigerian designer Tolu Coker’s Fall/Winter 2025 collection has been her most anticipated yet. This season, avant garde hairdresser Efi Davies pinned up loose fringe beehives and braided knots, while makeup artist Bea Sweet channelled Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” with warm, wealthy tones and defined black lines. LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 23: A model...

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