black-owned beauty
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#WCW: Danessa Myricks Is One Beautiful Boss
If we know anything about glow ups, it’s that they come in all shapes, colors, sizes, styles and times of life. But the power of a good glow up is that indescribable feeling like the universe is conspiring to deliver you to the next phase in perfect timing. That’s why we got goose bumps listening…
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Get That Glow: Danessa Myricks Teaches Us How to Get a Gorgeous Natural Glow Up
Finally, it seems that summer has some intention of appearing—and with it, the appearance of more skin. “Sundress season” is generally best accessorized with shimmering, sexy, sun-kissed skin, but since we know better than to spend too much time in the sun (melanin is no substitute for sunscreen, y’all), we decided to turn to an…
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So Sophisticated: Beard Gang, Rick Ross Is Coming for You
Is there such thing as a “retrosuperfuturistic” beard? I have a feeling we’re about to find out, because Rick Ross is dropping a grooming line, y’all. Now, I won’t claim to be a Rick Ross expert, but admittedly, when I first heard this news, my immediate response was “The devil is a lie.” But for…
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Meet the Dooplex: A New Destination for Your ’Do
Looking for an entirely for-us, by-us, one-stop shop for hair and beauty products? Welcome to the Dooplex, a new online marketplace hoping to elevate the black beauty industry to the next level. Launched on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2018, the Dooplex is the brainchild of CEO Kevin Lyles, who left a corporate career in…
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On Target? Black Beauty
Target is fast becoming the mass-market hub for black-owned beauty brands. Customer demand for high-quality products with a luxury feel aimed at a black and brown audience—ticketed at drugstore price points—has been pent up for decades. This is in response to shifting demographics as much as customer needs; by 2028, the majority of Americans 18-25…