Celeste Polanco

1 week ago | essence.com | Celeste Polanco

It’s time to cancel your lash appointment because natural lashes are back! After years of costly strip lashes, extensions, and lifts, natural lashes are stepping back into action. We’re happy to tell you that blossoming into Spring will not cost you $200, instead, it will require your favorite mascara and lash curler. Below for a few ways you can have fun with your natural wispies. Never underestimate the power of a good mascara.

1 week ago | essence.com | Celeste Polanco

Spring is here, which means lighter days and brighter colors. Pastels have been a consistent trend of Spring and this year is no exception. We are expected to see a high dose of pastel hues of pinks, blues, yellows, and more across our timelines. If you do not love to include this color palette in your wardrobe, all hope is not lost. Incorporating pastels into your nail aesthetic can be a fun way to express yourself this season.

2 weeks ago | essence.com | Celeste Polanco

Growing our hair can be the most exciting and dreadful experience. Most of us all start the same. Feeling incredibly enthusiastic while running to our local hair store and buying everything that will help us achieve the inches we deserve. We implement them regularly, almost hoping we wake up with new growth overnight. As time passes, we realize that hair growth takes time, and there’s no longer time than the awkward phase.

3 weeks ago | essence.com | Celeste Polanco

The way we see beauty continues to evolve to this very day. The standards we upheld ourselves to in the past are slowly beginning to become memories of the past. This includes a recent movement of women choosing to shave their heads— a decision that empowers women a choice to determine what beauty means to them. In other words, gone are the days where we have to hold on to our hair in order to be considered “beautiful” in society.

3 weeks ago | essence.com | Celeste Polanco

Women are an incredible force. We move forward with a passion that can move the coldest hearts. We’ve managed to balance being mothers, wives, graduates, and CEO’s of our own business. Indeed, some of our beloved beauty brands have been started by women. Calling Rihanna, Beyoncé, Tracee Ellis Ross and more to the front! Their endless creativity has brought us our favorite hair, skin, and makeup products we use daily.