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22 Dec

LeToya Luckett On Her Divorce And Overcoming A Season

LeToya Luckett On Her Divorce And Overcoming A Season
Cameron Reed for ESSENCE This story appears within the September/October issue of ESSENCE, available on newsstands now. Of all of the ventures and endeavors that LeToya Luckett is working on— including her YouTube series Leave It To LeToya; a recurring role on the second season of Starz hit Power Book III: Raising Kanan; and successful fashion collaborations with stylist J. Bolin—her biggest project is the one closest to her heart. And it has nothing to do with entertainment.   The 41-year-old singer and actress has just finished constructing her first home in her native Texas. It has rooms for each her 3-year-old daughter, Gianna, and 2-year-old son, Tysun—in addition to a play room for them to have their very own space to “run...
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19 Oct

Iris Ventures Invests 6M Euros in Olistic, a Wellness

Iris Ventures Invests 6M Euros in Olistic, a Wellness
LONDON — In its bid to back purpose-led consumer brands, Iris Ventures has invested 6 million euros in Olistic, a science-backed nutraceutical brand that treats hair loss and the approach to life aspects that contribute to it. Iris, which led the Series A funding round within the Barcelona-based company, said it invested because Olistic “has broken the mold, developing best-in-class, vegan, all-natural products backed by science for each men and girls, a category often ignored by competing brands.” Iris noted that the hair growth industry was value multibillions of dollars, “and stays dominated by prescription and traditional synthetic solutions, with little to no customer feedback and relationship.” Olistic sells its products in Spain and Portugal through its website and top pharmacies and hospitals....
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11 Oct

‘Still A Long Way To Go’: Loni Love Shows

‘Still A Long Way To Go’: Loni Love Shows
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Comedian, TV host and writer Loni Love is sharing the outcomes of what happens while you make healthy lifestyle changes — and an inspiring message for her fans and followers who need encouragement to make their very own. Late last week (September 8), Love shared something of a side-by-side picture of herself (more like a top and bottom image), one from the spring, the opposite from August, noting that in those few months, she’d come down almost 40 kilos. “Up to now I’m down 37 lbs ( still an extended technique to go) .. the highest pic filmed April 2022… the underside pic was filmed Aug 2022,” she wrote. View this...
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2 Oct

Amber Riley Has A Message For Men In Her

Amber Riley Has A Message For Men In Her
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images In case you weren’t in her DMs before she shed weight, Amber Riley says don’t hop in them now. The actress and singer shared a post this week doing a comical voice-over video where she pretended to be reacting to the lads she’s known for years now “falling in my DMs because I’ve lost weight.” The wonder captioned the clip, “Keep that very same fatphobic energy player. Ain’t ???? modified over here but the size.” And that’s on period (per her “Big Dot” conclusion). View this post on Instagram A post shared by RILEY (@msamberpriley) Someone who could relate and...
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