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11 Feb

Kelly Rowland is Coming out With A Makeup Line

Kelly Rowland is Coming out With A Makeup Line
Photo by Desiree Navarro/WireImage We already love Kelly Rowland for her stunning voice, enviable figure, and firece representation for black women. And now we are able to add one more item to that ever-growing list — the Grammy Award-winning singer has revealed that she’ll be launching a makeup line created specifically for ladies of color. Insert: Praise dance! We caught up with Rowland on Monday night — at an event sponsored by Claritin and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America — where she gave us the inside track on the exciting recent project.  “My makeup artist Sheika Daley and I are literally starting a makeup line we’re ensuring we make, well, we’re setting out with lashes after which we’re going to have...
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21 Sep

Kelly Rowland Shares Her Top Self-Care Suggestions At Day

Kelly Rowland Shares Her Top Self-Care Suggestions At Day
“I’m excited to be at Beautycon today since it’s a latest space and it’s Black-owned,” Kelly Rowland tells ESSENCE moments before heading on stage for an inspiring fireside chat with ESSENCE Ventures’ President & CEO, Caroline Wanga. The conversation closed out day two of Beautycon and touched on a spread of topics: from Rowland’s relationship to beauty, to celebrating vibrant lipstick shades on deeper skin tones. And, to shut out the conversation, Rowland left the audience with uplifting words. “I just wish to remind everyone here that the canvas that you just start with within the morning is probably the most beautiful canvas,” she told the group. Rowland also encouraged listeners to not compare themselves to others. “All of us make...
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8 Sep

Harlem’s Fashion Row Honors Stella Jean, Kelly Rowland, A$AP

Harlem’s Fashion Row Honors Stella Jean, Kelly Rowland, A$AP
It was an evening of high-fives, hugs, standing ovations, tears and celebration at Harlem’s Fashion Row’s sixteenth annual Fashion Show and Style Awards, celebrating hip-hop’s fiftieth anniversary. Held at the enduring Apollo Theater in Harlem, the event honored Stella Jean as designer of the yr; Kelly Rowland as fashion icon; Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Vogue’s global contributing editor as editor of the yr; Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald, a Los Angeles-based styling duo, as stylists of yr, and photographer Johnny Nuñez as hip-hop trailblazer. Rapper and songwriter A$AP Rocky received the Virgil Abloh Award, presented by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Following the awards ceremony, three emerging Black designers showed their collections: Nicole Benefield, Aaron Potts and sustainable brand designer Megan Smith, whose line...
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