First African American woman in Iowa to own a Beauty School
Humphrey opened the Crescent Beauty Shop and School in the 1930s, during a period when not many African Americans owned…
Young woman who struggled with ‘severe’ cystic acne for years reveals how she cleared her skin
A young Australian woman who battled ‘severe’ cystic acne for five years has revealed how she cleared her skin within…
Simone Williams, The Woman With The World’s Largest Afro, Shows Off Her Hair Routine
Fashion designer and Brooklynite Simone Williams broke the Guinness World Record for having the largest Afro back in December 2020,…
Trailblazing Essence editor on Sarah Vaughan, Newark riots and her mother, a ‘Force of Beauty’
For Mikki Taylor, Take Your Daughter to Work Day meant accompanying her mother, Modina Davis, to “The Ed Sullivan Show”…
Local business brings beauty accessories from West Africa to STL
FERGUSON, Mo. — A local business is bringing beauty accessories from West Africa to St. Louis. Waist beads go back…
Framing Britney Spears reminds us we still find a woman shaving her head confronting
It’s an instantly recognisable image: Britney Spears clutching an electric shaver, shearing off her long hair. The 2007 moment has been…
Photo series reimagines vintage beauty ads through an inclusive lens
Written by Marianna Cerini Holding an array of cosmetics in one hand and a multi-color compact in the other, a…