Serving as the resident beauty expert in a friend group tends to come with an unofficial job description. Product recommendations, late night texts about a cracked lipstick, and one recurring question show up on a near constant basis, and that question almost always comes down to whether something is actually worth buying.
Why that question…
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Party season has a way of making the same red lip and winged liner combination feel a little tired by the third event in a row. A handful of fresh approaches to color, texture and shine are giving beauty routines a reason to feel new again this year.
Prep work matters before the makeup
Any…
Nail artist Dawn Sterling brought together some of beauty's biggest names for a BET Awards weekend celebration of Black excellence.
Beauty Unlocked arrived during BET Awards weekend with a clear mission, and it delivered on it inside the Sun Rose Hotel in West Hollywood. The inaugural event brought together some of the most influential…
A claim has been spreading online that a 35 year old can look younger than someone in their early 20s, and the numbers back up the interest: searches asking why millennials look so young have jumped more than 1,000 percent over the past year. Much of the anxiety is coming from Gen Z, who increasingly…
Therapists say the transformation isn't about looks—it's about what your body releases when stress finally lifts
The TikTok Trend Taking Over For-You Pages
A new wave of TikTok videos is reshaping how we talk about divorce. Dubbed the "divorce glow up," the trend features women posting before-and-after photos that span their marriages and their lives…
The culprit behind that dreaded rolling and flaking isn't your foundation — it's the layering order you've been ignoring.
You've spent the better part of your morning carefully blending foundation into your skin, only to watch it ball up and peel off before you've even grabbed your keys. It's one of beauty's most aggravating phenomena —…
A breakdown of concealers, color correctors, and brighteners — and exactly how to layer them for a flawless finish.
The under-eye area is one of the most talked-about beauty concerns, and the product options claiming to fix it can feel endless. Between concealers, color correctors, and under-eye brighteners, knowing which one to grab — and…
Green light therapy has quietly been gaining attention as the latest wellness treatment to watch. While red light therapy remains the most talked-about LED treatment for anti-aging and skin rejuvenation, dermatologists and health experts say green light may offer a different set of benefits that extend well beyond skincare.
Unlike red light, which penetrates deeper…
Three Black beauty founders reflect on what June 19th means to their work, their heritage, and the communities they are building one product at a time.
June 19, 1865 is the date most Americans now know as the anchor of Juneteenth. That afternoon in Galveston, Texas, enslaved people learned what had already been law for…
The beauty industry has spent decades selling the idea that perfection is only a product away. From contour kits and lash extensions to cosmetic procedures that promise subtle enhancements, the message has often been clear. Looking better means changing something.
Yet a growing number of celebrities are sending a different signal. Rather than presenting carefully…

