There's a version of a celebrity hosting debut that plays it safe. Marsai Martin did not take that version. On March 12, the 21-year-old actress stepped onto the stage at the Fairmount Ballroom in Los Angeles for the 19th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards and delivered a performance that felt less like a…
For a season that typically arrives on a gentle wave of florals and pastels, spring 2026 is showing up with something far more interesting. Designers across the board have abandoned the safe middle ground this year, delivering collections that feel charged, a little strange, and — surprisingly — very wearable. Seven trends in particular have…
Career anxiety has become one of the quieter epidemics of professional life. People in their 20s worry they have not found their direction. People in their 30s fear they made the wrong choices. People in their 40s wonder if they still have time to build something meaningful. The feeling of being perpetually behind is so…
Workplace crushes are far more common than the professional environment makes them comfortable to discuss. When you spend more hours with coworkers than with friends or family, navigate shared pressures together and genuinely admire how someone handles their responsibilities, developing feelings is a natural outcome. Proximity, admiration and shared experience are some of the most…
Ulta Beauty is watching a new consumer pattern take shape inside its stores, and it traces back to one of the biggest pharmaceutical trends of the decade. CEO Kecia Steelman said in an interview released Monday by Yahoo Finance that customers using GLP-1 weight-loss medications are increasingly shopping for products that address hair thinning and…
A launch built around family and performance
Beyoncé marked the expansion of her Cécred hair care brand with a star-studded event in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 8, celebrating the debut of the new Cécred Styling Collection. The all-white affair doubled as a full hair show, featuring live demonstrations, dancers and hairstylists showcasing the six…
Facial waxing tends to get filed under hair removal and left there. The actual benefits extend well past that, which is why the treatment has built a following among people who are less interested in the hair and more interested in what happens to their skin afterward.
The process removes peach fuzz and dead skin…
Romance fiction has built an entire universe of intimate moments, and for decades those moments have unfolded largely without condoms. A growing number of authors in the genre are pushing back against that default, arguing that the absence of sexual health conversations in steamy scenes sends a message worth reconsidering.
The genre is thriving. Enemies…
Most people would not describe themselves as selfish. Yet selfishness is one of the most common sources of tension in romantic relationships, and it tends to be far easier to recognize in a partner than in oneself. The behaviors below are not always obvious. Some are habits so deeply ingrained they pass as personality traits.…
Getting dressed is rarely as simple as it looks. Shoes slip. Bags become black holes. Straps dig in at the worst moments. The fixes for these problems are often small, inexpensive and surprisingly hard to think of on your own. The following 20 Amazon fashion finds address specific wardrobe frustrations with practical solutions that hold…

