National Esthetician Day rolls around every October, offering an opportunity to amplify the work of those in the skincare ...

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2021 was chock-full of incredible beauty launches. However, the ESSENCE team has narrowed it down to our favorites, and we’re ready to share. Check out the Best In Black Beauty winners in the skin ...

Ah, summer. The season for long days, sweltering heat, cookouts — and white people blathering that if they are out in the sun long enough, they can be as tan as any Black person. Or fretting that they ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a Forbes contributor covering beauty, culture and travel. When you think of self-tanning, chances are you’re not picturing a ...

Working in beauty journalism, you get to see a lot of how the sausage gets made. Those perfect catwalk shots you’re seeing from fashion week right now with models perfectly preened from head to toe?

I don’t know about you, but I love a dewy moment as much as the next TikTok scroller. However, the viral takes on “skin flooding” and “glass skin” don’t always translate on melanin-rich ...