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7 Feb

Black Beauty Trend Predictions For 2025—According To Industry Experts

Black Beauty Trend Predictions For 2025—According To Industry Experts
Anthony Barboza / Getty Images Throughout history, Black beauty has been ahead of the trends. Think: XXL acrylic nails (now seen on Marc Jacobs) to minimalist makeup appropriated as a “clean girl aesthetic.” Meanwhile, much credit is left overdue. This 12 months, nevertheless, beauty’s aesthetic landscape has more to do with the long run of our beauty, quite than the unfair past. “While makeup and skincare will remain vital, the aesthetic category will likely outpace other beauty segments,” founding father of The Black Beauty Club Tomi Talabi tells ESSENCE, and Black women (and men) are first in line. With wellness on an uptick, biohacking, regenerative treatments, and taboo health practices are behind this 12 months’s biggest trend: living longer.   Below, industry experts...
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20 Jan

How You Can Help Restore The Beauty Of Los

How You Can Help Restore The Beauty Of Los
Getty Images / Jason Armond The wildfires that proceed to ravage the Los Angeles area are among the worst in California history, amassing levels of loss which can be hard to quantify in real time. Through all of it, the best way communities across the Los Angeles area and beyond have galvanized to support our collective neighbors has been nothing short of gorgeous. From the modern offerings of the sweetness community to insightful donation suggestions courtesy of local organizers, there's a wealth of knowledge available for all those searching.  Jocelyn C. Chambers, founding father of BLK Events LA and Community Partnerships lead with WalkGoodLA has spent countless hours with the WalkGoodLA team coordinating services across a broad spectrum of needs. She shares...
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12 Jan

ESScent Of The Week: This Unexpected Jo Malone Scent

ESScent Of The Week: This Unexpected Jo Malone Scent
“You don’t look like a Jo Malone variety of girl.” I remember when my girl Felice said that to me once I was raving a few fragrance I’d fallen in love with from the brand. After I quizzed her exactly on what she meant (I needed to grasp if I ought to be offended), I learned that she and others, often associated this as a beloved brand of our parents generation, and never one in every of the trendier brands you’d often see as you scroll on #FragranceTok. And while that will have been a theme once upon a time, I’m here to say, not anymore. Or at the least, not in my eyes. For those unfamiliar, Jo Malone London has been around...
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29 Dec

Why I’m Trying Out Frosted Lipstick This Season –

Why I’m Trying Out Frosted Lipstick This Season –
Composite by India Espy-Jones Finding the best lipstick shade may vary all year long. In spring and summer, no-makeup makeup and understated tones—like caramel, nude, and apricot—could also be your top picks. This season, nonetheless, the maximal shimmer of mixed metal lipstick is essentially the most holiday-ready trend in my makeup bag—they usually’re not even red. Back in July, MAC Cosmetics released eight archived lipstick shades in honor of their fortieth anniversary. The limited Lipstick Bringbacks were a recollection of discontinued shades—from their most requested shade in history “Fleshpot” to the iridescent warm white “Bubbles”—bringing back all of the craze of Nineteen Nineties Lil’ Kim-approved lipsticks.  {“data”:{“product”:”tiktok”,”metInfo”:null}} Now, with the vacation season ahead, two shades particularly haven’t left my lips (aside from once I...
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