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22 Sep

What Is Resveratrol? All About The Fruit-Derived Anti-Aging Ingredient

What Is Resveratrol? All About The Fruit-Derived Anti-Aging Ingredient
Xvision / Getty Images Despite the woes of anti-aging, and the issue behind the term, ingredients used to decelerate our skin’s clock remain on beauty’s top shelf. The most recent on the list of buzzword products—from retinol to tretinoin—is a compound, dubbed the “molecule for everlasting youth,” present in a few of our favourite foods. (Hint: it’s in red wine and chocolate, too). “Resveratrol is a robust antioxidant present in the skin of grapes, berries, and a few nuts,” board-certified dermatologist Dr. Nicole Ruth tells ESSENCE. With the hashtag #resveratrol at 42.8 posts on TikTok and plenty of products available on the market, “it’s been gaining attention within the skincare world for its anti-aging properties.” Below, Ruth breaks down the retinol alternative,...
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17 Sep

EXCLUSIVE: Glossier Teams Up With WNBA For Latest Lip

EXCLUSIVE: Glossier Teams Up With WNBA For Latest Lip
Courtesy of Glossier Throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics, the world’s biggest brands bet on athlete partnerships to call beauty to the forefront of sports. Ahead of the curve nevertheless, Glossier staked their claim with USA’s WNBA well before the trend, because the division’s first-ever beauty partner back in 2020. Now, the 2 are teaming up for a campaign in celebration of three latest Glossier Lip Gloss shades—bronze, brown, and pink—marking them as the most recent athlete-approved must-haves on and off the court. “The WNBA and Glossier are leading the conversation across the intersection of beauty and sports,” Glossier’s VP of product development Emily Trillaud tells ESSENCE. “We wish to vary how the world thinks about beauty and champion female empowerment.” With...
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17 Sep

Created For Our Community, Designed Just For You –

Created For Our Community, Designed Just For You –
The newest innovation in facial cleanser in greater than 20 years is finally here! And it was made possible by a team of scientists and clinicians dedicated to elevating the science behind Olay while closing the STEM gap for ladies and ladies of color world wide. That’s why their labs are full of a various team of scientists and engineers that work together to bring Olay products to life. Greater than half of Americans today are multicultural—and other people with more melanin wealthy skin produce 3x more sebum than those with lighter skin-tones. So, Olay Principal Scientist, Dr. Rolanda Wilkerson, and the Olay team desired to be sure that the subsequent generation of facial cleanser could provide a tremendous experience while...
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16 Sep

MAC Celebrates Their History—And Legacy With Black Women—For Their

MAC Celebrates Their History—And Legacy With Black Women—For Their
Arnaldo Magnani / Getty Images Since 1984, MAC Cosmetics has had a perpetual hold on the Black community, delivering the tools and shade ranges we wanted. Think: their annual VIVA Glam Ball—which invited full-glam guests like Mary J. Blige, Eve, Fantasia, Diana Ross, etc. Moreover, their backstage presence at fashion weeks over time, with supermodels Naomi Campbell and Iman, MAC has proven to be the makeup behind popular culture’s biggest beauty moments in history—including Lil’ Kim’s archival metallic lipstick. VIVA GLAM III ambassador Lil Kim poses with lip kissed male models. Event took place at Mr. Chow’s restaurant in Recent York. (Photo by Steve Eichner/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images) Now, as we rejoice their fortieth anniversary within the midst of Fashion Week...
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