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JT from City Girls Brings a Bold Collection to Kiss Colors & Care

What was your relationship with your natural hair growing up? JT from the City Girls is carving her own lane in the beauty world with her newest KISS Colors & […]

The Best Stylers for Reducing Frizz

There’s nothing worse during the hot summer season than frizzy hair and finding the right styler can be a bigger challenge with so many options on the shelf.  Frizzy hair […]

What to Know about Knotless Boho Braids: The Ultimate Low-Maintenance Protective Style

If “low-maintenance” and “protective style” are your hair care love languages, then Knotless Boho Braids are your ultimate romantic partner. Evoking a blend of early-aughts nostalgia with the ease of […]

Texture On the Runway Brings Fashion to Beautycon

Texture on the Runway put sustainable fashion, glamour, texture, and ballroom at the forefront of the runway during Beautycon earlier this month. ESSENCE Content Director Nandi Howard hosted the elaborate […]

The ABCs of Back to School Curls 

As kids head back to school-or get their first taste as a kindergartener – it can be an exciting time. They will learn new things and make new friends. For some […]

How Much Hair Loss Is Normal In The Shower

We all know the dread that happens whenever you’re enjoying a nice long shower and then your hair starts falling out. This can happen in different ways whether it’s small […]

15 Curly Hairstyles for Teenage Guys

So, it’s back-to-school season and as a teen guy with curly hair, you are looking for your next hairstyle. Perhaps you want something cool, maybe a little complicated in design […]

20 Box Braids Hairstyles for Kids

Box braids are just as cute a hairstyle for kids as they are for adults. As a protective style they can be eye catching, creative, and a fun way to […]


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Celebrity Stylist Antoinette Hill Shares How to Create Frizz-Free Curls

Celebrity Stylist Antoinette Hill Shares How to Create Frizz-Free Curls

Zendaya’s hair stylist Antoinette Hill shares how to style curls and fight frizz.

Everything You Need to Know About Knotless Braids, According to Stylists

Everything You Need to Know About Knotless Braids, According to Stylists

This is why stylists love knotless braids.

Celebrity Stylist Jared “JStayReady” Henderson Talks Embracing Your Inner Barbie This Summer

Celebrity Stylist Jared “JStayReady” Henderson Talks Embracing Your Inner Barbie This Summer

How to channel your inner Barbie this summer.

How to Fight Halo Frizz in the Summer, According to Celebrity Stylist Marilisa Sears

How to Fight Halo Frizz in the Summer, According to Celebrity Stylist Marilisa Sears

How to thrive and survive the heat this summer.


LEADERS IN CURL

Gabrielle Union & Dwayne Wade’s Baby Brand PROUDLY is Made for Black and Brown Babies

Gabrielle Union & Dwayne Wade’s Baby Brand PROUDLY is Made for Black and Brown Babies

PROUDLY is the first baby brand designed for Black and Brown babies.

Christine Martey-Ochola and Anne Cheatham Bring Clean Beauty to The Haircare Industry With NUELE

Christine Martey-Ochola and Anne Cheatham Bring Clean Beauty to The Haircare Industry With NUELE

This NUELE Hair Serum was an instant hit.

Pardon My Fro’s Dana Bly Talks Expanding Into Haircare With Her Debut Line

Pardon My Fro’s Dana Bly Talks Expanding Into Haircare With Her Debut Line

Meet Pardon My Fro, created by graphic designer turned CEO Dana Bly.

OurX is a New Haircare Experience for Tightly Textured Hair

OurX is a New Haircare Experience for Tightly Textured Hair

Innovation and haircare meet for a new type of haircare experience with Our X.