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19 May

This New Beauty Series Makes Black Makeup Artists More

This New Beauty Series Makes Black Makeup Artists More
Courtesy of Alexandra Toy Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… In an industry full of insiders, this new cultural beauty series is unlocking the gate-kept door. The Beauty Breakdown, a live series spotlighting emerging artists and industry transparency, found its home in the creative sanctuary HEVN Studios over the weekend in an intimate space led exclusively by Black women. The series is the brainchild of HEVN Studios founder Imary Mezquita, Mind Candy Beauty founder Lyric Christian, and Nyala “Lala” Chamberlain, the makeup artist behind celebrities like Lala Anthony, Aweng Chuol, and Simone Biles. But, it wasn’t an idea that took much thought at all.  “This idea actually started organically,” Christian tells ESSENCE. When Chamberlain and Mezquita first approached her about hosting a masterclass,...
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2 Dec

Andrea Lewis Explores The Intersection Of Beauty And Culture

Andrea Lewis Explores The Intersection Of Beauty And Culture
Courtesy of Miguel McSongwe Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… When Andrea Lewis sets her sights on a story, she doesn’t just create content—she builds community. The actress, producer, and filmmaker behind The Black Beauty Effect, now streaming on Netflix, is back with another groundbreaking project: GlamCulture.  This new series is a travel-meets-beauty docu-series premiering on her YouTube channel. The first episode, “The GlamCulture of NYC,” is kicking off a four-city exploration that celebrates beauty, identity, and self-expression through cultural lenses. This passion project—created, produced, and independently financed by Lewis and her team—is what she proudly calls #indierealityTV. The series spotlights the intersection of culture and glam in four cities—New York, Toronto, New Orleans, and Los Angeles—each chosen for its distinct creative heartbeat. “I’ve always...
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5 Apr

MakeUp HerStory: LYS Beauty’s Tisha Thompson Secures Series A

MakeUp HerStory: LYS Beauty’s Tisha Thompson Secures Series A
Composite by India Espy-Jones Welcome to MakeUp HerStory. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be highlighting Black women in beauty who're taking the industry by storm and making history in their very own right. Each week throughout March, talent—everyone from rising beauty brand founders, to behind-the-scenes PR mavens—will discuss their profession journeys, biggest inspirations, and more. When Tisha Thompson launched LYS Beauty in 2021, she got down to challenge the norms of the wonder industry by mixing clean formulas with inclusivity. As the primary Black-owned clean beauty brand to debut at Sephora, Thompson knew the stakes were high—and the pressure to succeed was even higher. But staying true to her mission has been her guiding light. “For me, all of it comes...
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