hair care
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Beautycon 2019 Put Black Women Front and Center
In its fifth year, Beautycon NYC descended on New York City’s new & improved Javits Center, sparkling and shining with beauty influencers, fans and panel members alike, ready with highlights poppin’ and IG photobooth-ready smiles. The lines were long, but the freebies and deals were definitely worth it during the two-day weekend festival. With its…
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We Deserve: 4C Textures Get the Luxe Treatment with a New Launch by Oribe
When hairstyling legend Oribe Canales died late last year, we had no idea that the luxury haircare line bearing his name had a new product offering in the works—with natural hair in mind. Today, the celebrity-favored and always silicon-free Oribe makes its own entry into the natural hair market with the launch of their Highly…
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Big Beauty Tuesday: How Do You Treat Yourself?
Spring has supposedly sprung (and Chicago is slowly but surely getting the memo), and while some are scheduling time for spring cleaning, after weeks of being buried in boxes, I feel the need to indulge a bit. What does that mean? Spending a little more time on me than on work—like that long lunchtime stroll…
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Naturally Next Level: Texturally-Focused Media Platform ‘Naturally Curly’ Joins Essence Communications
Here’s some “big hair, do care” news for the curly and coiled community: TextureMedia, the company behind multicultural online hair mecca Naturally Curly, has been acquired by Essence Communications. The new partnership promises an even stronger, broader, multilayered platform for their community of over 17 million worldwide, per Naturally Curly’s Q1 Texture Trends newsletter, released…
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Loved Black-Owned Beauty Month? Introducing Big Beauty Tuesdays!
You came, you saw, and we listened—and we’re going to try to make it even better, blacker, and more beautiful, all year round. After the success of Black-Owned Beauty Month in February, we decided to create a weekly showcase for black beauty products, talent and entrepreneurs. That right: thanks to your feedback and enthusiastic response,…
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Black-Owned Beauty Month, Day 26: Like It’s Golden
Just when we thought Black History Month might be a complete bust, black history was made at the 2019 Academy Awards. No, not by Green Book, but this month marked the first time in Oscars history that more than one black woman won in a single year: Regina the King, Ruth “E for Excellence” Carter…
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Black Kids Swim Wants to Help Get More Black Children Into Competitive Swimming
When many of us think about athletic paths for our children to follow, competitive swimming isn’t typically high up on the list. Black Kids Swim (BKS) is an organization trying to change both the way we look at swimming in general and competitive swimming as an outlet and scholarship source for black children. We talked…