Ulta Beauty’s rise from a single Midwestern storefront to one of the most influential beauty retailers in the United States is a story of accessibility, innovation, and a deep understanding of what ...

In an industry fueled by hype, overproduction, and aesthetic perfection, 23-year-old Isan Elba is building something radically different: a scalable, tech-enabled system that turns beauty’s excess ...

Bob Marley’s reverberating messages of peace, equality, consciousness, and self-acceptance continue to resonate across generations with the recent release of the biopic One Love. ESSENCE spoke with ...

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Let’s be honest: There is no such thing as having too many lip liners on hand. Lip liners provide definition, give your pout a defined look, and come in clutch to bring the ’90s dark lip makeup ...

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How do you prepare for a Zoom meeting, aesthetically speaking? I’m probably one of the few who actually cares about putting in effort for Zoom meetings. In general, I always feel put together by ...

Long heels clack on the streets of Seoul. Rich, brown hair trails after a woman wearing a stylish pink shirt complemented with a blue skirt highlighting her perfect body. As she passes by the crowd, ...

This is one of those stories that makes the rest of us question practically everything we’ve achieved in our own lives up until this point. Maybe you’ve heard of Marcia Kilgore or maybe you live on ...