black beauty

Can you believe it’s nearly the end of 2020—and amid everything else, in most states in America we’re still asking…

We don’t know about you, but all this extra time spent at home has proved an excellent opportunity to play in our…

Another Mother’s Day dawns this Sunday, and if you’re lucky enough to have a loving matriarch still physically…

Celebrity branding has come a long way in recent years. Though stars have been slapping their name on products for…

This year has been a groundbreaking one for black women in the world of beauty pageants—a forum that sparks…

Like most science nerds, I’ve always been a little more “geek” than “chic”—unibrow and all. I’m an introverted,…

“There was Brenda, LaTisha, Linda, Felicia, Dawn, LeShaun, Ines and Alicia, Teresa, Monica, Sharron, Nicki, Lisa,…

Essence Fest tried to take me out, y’all...and I can’t wait to go back.

Fun fact: I hate pink lipstick.

This is not a product review.

The energy? Buoyant. The crowd? Beautiful. The inspiration? Boundless. In the first stop in their first-ever Beauty…

Here at The Glow Up, we are firm believers in taking downtime when and wherever we can get it. But this weekend has…

Yep, kids—it’s that time again! It’s another Big Beauty Tuesday here at The Glow Up, which means we’re trying out…

I know what you’re thinking: “There’s no way that shot of you above is ‘natural,’ Maiysha.” You would be correct, if…

For those of us who know the story of beauty entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, recent headlines about Kylie Jenner…

You came, you saw, and we listened—and we’re going to try to make it even better, blacker, and more beautiful, all…

OMG, you guys ... we made it! For Black History Month, The Glow Up committed to one full month of using exclusively…

Are we ready to call a do-over on Black History Month yet? Because honestly, I can’t remember a month more plagued…

“Nobody will love you the way an HBCU will love you,” my grandmother insisted as I was drowning in college…

Former members of Alabama State University’s Stingettes dance team are using their talents to instill confidence and…