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3 days ago | 
essence.com | Akili King |Celeste Polanco
In an industry where there is an overwhelming amount of product launches daily, Product Of The Week cuts through the noise. To help you find your new beauty and wellness favorites, this series highlights the tried-and-true products that our writers can’t live without. As a beauty lover, I don’t feel like all beauty categories are created equally. Some categories are generally easy for me to pick products from. Mascara is an excellent example of this.
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4 days ago | 
essence.com | Akili King |India Espy-Jones
@thombrowne / Instagram What makes a trend? For celebrities this week, the latest in hair, makeup, and nails were exalted through specific colors, styles, and of course, the agreement on what’s in this season. From ombré glass nails to scarf-covered “recession blonde” roots, the beauty looks were all in the details.
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1 week ago | 
essence.com | Akili King
Couple-Care is a monthly series highlighting inspiring couples in our community. Each couple discusses how “couple-care” sustains their relationship, the self-care lessons they’ve learned from each other and more.
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2 weeks ago | 
essence.com | Akili King
King enjoys the gardens outside of the Amorepacific R&I Center in Seoul, Korea. This story is found in our May/June 2025 issue. Subscribe to the magazine here. They say healing takes time. I couldn’t agree more. But I’ve learned that traveling across the world doesn’t hurt the recovery process either. You could say my late twenties took an unexpected turn.
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2 weeks ago | 
essence.com | Akili King |India Espy-Jones
Courtesy of Lina Lennox Your bonnet is lying to you—it’s not really silk. “Many brands are using satin mixes,” founder of Lina Lennox Angela Muth tells ESSENCE.
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3 weeks ago | 
essence.com | Akili King
James sat down to chat exclusively with ESSENCE about her new beauty brand, mental health practices, and more.
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3 weeks ago | 
essence.com | Akili King
“In The Chair” spotlights the incredible hairstylists and makeup artists in our community who are giving us major inspiration. Each week, they discuss their personal beauty and career journeys, what they’ve learned from their clients, and their top glam tips. Vernon François isn’t only an incredible hair artist, he’s a visionary.
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3 weeks ago | 
essence.com | Akili King
In an industry where there is an overwhelming amount of product launches daily, Product Of The Week cuts through the noise. To help you find your new beauty and wellness favorites, this series highlights the tried-and-true products that our writers can’t live without. Believe it or not, I haven’t been much of a hair oil girl over the years. This is mostly because I’ve found that they often weigh down my hair too much or leave it feeling greasy.
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3 weeks ago | 
vogue.com | Akili King |Kiana Murden |Deanna Pai
All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Incorporating the best hyaluronic acid serums into your skin-care routine can bring you one step closer to the skin you’ve always wanted—think smooth, bouncy, and impossibly radiant. That’s because this singular ingredient offers a variety of benefits.
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3 weeks ago | 
essence.com | Akili King
Welcome to MakeUp HerStory. Here, we highlight Black women in beauty who are taking the industry by storm and making history in their own right. Everyone from rising beauty brand founders, to behind-the-scenes PR mavens discusses their career journeys, biggest inspirations, and more. “There’s something powerful about seeing you in the mirror,” Ami Colé founder Diarrha Ndiaye-Mbaye tells ESSENCE.
