Launched this week, the makeup artist's latest product, the Legendary Longwear Lip Liner, will last all day long.

During the 30th anniversary of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture, aka, “The party with a purpose,” the stars came out to celebrate with us, and they brought a plus-one: Their significant other.

No matter how firm our beauty boundaries may be, a product will always come around and test them. The latest Puffer Gloss by Valentino dared to knock on my door. Once, a girl who swore off lip ...

Master P, the legendary hip-hop mogul and founder of No Limit Records, will take his final bow at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® in New Orleans, bringing his remarkable, decades-long ...

Summer in New Orleans doesn’t officially kick off until ESSENCE Festival of Culture rolls through town. If you know, you know. And like years prior, this year will surely be a time. From the ...

“I was on set filming and all I could say was ‘Stoppp!’” Starr told ESSENCE. “When reality sank in, all I felt was excitement and zoomies about what I was going to be wearing for my debut.

and the richness of the Black experience feels special,” Evans—who was also our Black Women In Hollywood 2025 carpet co-host— exclusively tells ESSENCE on his way to the Met. At this point ...

Clarence O. Smith leaves behind a legacy of greatness. Clarence O. Smith, visionary co-founder of ESSENCE magazine and a pioneering force in Black media and marketing, died April 21 at 92.

Clarence O. Smith, one of the four pioneering founders who launched ESSENCE Magazine in May 1970, passed away on Monday, April 21, at the age of 92. A passionate strategist, a masterful ...

Michael Gloss, the 21-year-old son of a senior CIA official, was killed in April 2024 while fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine after signing a military contract with Moscow. Gloss, whose mother ...

Essence Festival of Culture represents a 32-year legacy of Black empowerment, economic impact, and cultural affirmation that continues to transform lives and communities. For more than three ...

The Essence Festival Of Culture is gearing up to make New Orleans the place to be during this 4th Of July weekend: The 2025 edition of the festival is set to run from July 4 to 6 at Caesars ...