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All The Best Celebrity Pixie Cuts Of 2025
2025 was undeniably the year of the pixie cut. It’s turned into the beloved signature...
Courtney B. Vance’s Gets A Deserved Star On Hollywood Walk...
Looks like the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce saved the best for last. On December...
New Voices Foundation Built The Ultimate Entrepreneur Playground...
This recap was featured in the 2025 Fall/Winter issue of ESSENCE. At the heart of...
Inside DIALLO’s Holiday Dinner Honoring HBCU Excellence
On December 16, in New York City, the upstairs room at Resident in the Meatpacking...
The KBB By Kahlana Founder Shares Holiday Styling Tips
Kahlana Barfield Brown is right where she belongs. The former beauty editor turned...
Holiday Spending Out Of Control? Here’s How To Avoid Debt...
The holiday season is filled with joy, generosity, and celebration—but it can also...
Quinta Brunson Is Making Sure Money Never Stops Philly...
Quinta Brunson is ending the year on a high note. The Abbott Elementary creator...
The Quilt And The Canvas: Faith Ringgold’s Unfinished Revolution
Jack Shainman Gallery’s inaugural career survey of Faith Ringgold allows the artist’s...
Pat Cleveland’s Upcoming Performance Is The Holiday Treat...
Pat Cleveland has spent decades showing us how to move through the world with grace,...
Glamazon Cosmetics Founder Shares Her Top Makeup Tips
“In The Chair With” spotlights the incredible hairstylists in our community who...
New Films And Specials To Watch This Holiday Season
The holidays tend to arrive with two guarantees—a packed calendar and the sudden...
Oscars Shortlist 2026: Sinners And Wicked: For Good Lead...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled its shortlists for the...
Why Alaffia’s No-Frills Products Matter So Much—And Work...
Long before clean beauty became a mainstream movement, Alaffia was quietly redefining...
Bisa Butler Quilts Beauty Into Being
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but perhaps its true reflection...
All The Nail Colors Black Women Should Try This Holiday...
Your nail color is a delicacy that defines your taste. And, this holiday season,...
Turning School Spirit Into Style: Inside HBCU Legacy Fashion
During the pandemic, third-generation HBCU alumna Cheylaina Fultz had an idea that...
Why More Black Parents Are Choosing Travel Over Toys This...
A growing number of parents are trading in toys and electronics for tickets to adventure,...
Black Creators Drive YouTube Culture—But Only Two Made...
It’s end-of-the-year list season. Spotify Wrapped felt like it kicked things off...
Meet Ay’Anna Moody, The Black Woman Driving The Warriors’...
Ay’Anna Moody never planned to work in sports. In fact, the Oakland native had...
Aja Naomi King And L’Oréal Women Of Worth Mark 20 Years...
Hollywood’s brightest gathered under the stars at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures...
Christopher Williams On Returning To Music With “Good Enough”
Christopher Williams’ return to music came after his life was forced to slow down...
Get Glowing This Season—Courtesy Of The Oil Bar
In a sea of one-size-fits-all beauty products, The Oil Bar stands out by letting...
How Black Women Can Revamp Their Curls After A Protective...
Braids, twists, and wigs are in style every season. So much so that Cécred recently...
The Fashion Brand Tabitha Brown Wears Is Built On Sustainability...
In the world of fashion, fleeting trends often overshadow values. Coradorables is...
Exclusive: Tracee Ellis Ross Is Doing Her Last-Minute Holiday...
If you’re stressing over gifts to give family and friends during the holidays, Tracee...
The Paramount Deal Puts Black Talent At Risk. Here’s Why...
There’s a bidding war happening right now for Warner Bros. Discovery, which includes...
Our Favorite Beauty Moments From Brandy and Monica’s Tour
Now that The Boy Is Mine tour has officially taken its final bow, one thing is undeniable:...
ESSENCE Senior Beauty Editor Shares WeLoveUs.Shop Favs
There are few things that excite me more than supporting the Black beauty community—especially...
ICYMI: Chase Infiniti Named Louis Vuitton Ambassador, Saint...
If you blinked, you might’ve missed it—but fashion moved fast this week. Louis Vuitton...
Remembering The Beauty And Grace Of Kim Porter
Today marks what would have been Kim Porter’s 55th birthday. The model and actress,...
The Future Of F1 Looks Like Us
The 2025 Formula 1 season closed on a note that felt less like a finish line and...
The Price Of A “Perfect” Holiday: How Influencer Culture...
The holidays are magical — but they also come with pressure. From matching pajama...
How ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Became One Of The Year’s Most...
When IT: Welcome to Derry premiered, it didn’t arrive with the usual expectations...
Jasmine Crockett Announces U.S. Senate Run In Texas After...
From Texas House District 100 to representing the Lone Star State in Congress’ upper...
Ciara’s Jet Black Hair And More Celebrity Beauty Moments...
From red carpets to Instagram drops, last week’s celebrity beauty moments proved...
Lewis Hamilton Is Still F1’s Only Black Driver. These Teens...
Formula 1 has a serious diversity problem. Only 1% of employees come from Black...
The Standard podcast: Why are tube fares set to rise in...
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How Jasmine Oliver Created Guilt-Free Desserts In A Teacup
There’s more to tea than meets the taste buds. At least, that’s the case with Black-owned...
These Mosaic Bags Are The Ultimate Statement—And They’re...
A luxury handbag isn’t just one with a fancy-schmancy fashion house’s name attached...
Anok Yai’s New Hair Is Proof Reinvention Is Her Signature
Anok Yai knows how to keep us on our toes. Just months after making headlines with...
Who Really Won 2025? The Top-Earning Black Women In Entertainment...
It has been a huge year for entertainment, and across the board, Black women have...
This Week In News: Texas Redistricting Ruling, Trump’s...
As the final holidays of the year approach, news headlines are not slowing down....
Where Grief Meets Joy: Lauren Speed-Hamilton On Love, Loss,...
This story is featured in the Fall/Winter 2025 issue of ESSENCE. Last Christmas...
ESScent Of The Week: OUAI Brings The Mediterranean To Your...
Can a body mist really perform like a proper perfume? That’s the same question I...
WeLoveUs.Shop Partner Hustle & Hope Transforms Greeting...
Ashley Sutton has always believed in the power of words. Growing up in a family...
Blue Ivy Channeled Beyoncé With Her Courtside Silk Press
Courtside has undeniably been a cool girl destination for celebrity beauty moments...
From ‘House Guest’ To ‘House Party’: Scott Evans’ New Show...
Scott Evans can trace the beginning of his dreams back to a single moment. As a...
Meet The 7 Black Women Running For Senate In 2026 — And...
In the U.S. Senate’s 236-year history, only five Black women have ever served. ...
How Saint Week Became The Anti–Art Basel: Intimate, Intentional,...
Miami during Art Basel is a circus. And I mean that in the nicest, (but also, emphasizing...
Your Body Is Your Business: Where High-Performing Women...
As I’ve officially entered week 2 of HYROX training, I’ve figured something out....