*African beauty, often called “A-Beauty,” is changing the face of global skincare. It combines natural, time-tested ingredients with modern science. Inspired by African traditions, A-Beauty celebrates ...

This is the fourth in our Global Beauty Hotspots series, unpacking the regional beauty market around the world, including Latin America, Australia, Scandinavia, Africa and East Asia. This article is ...

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna revolutionized the industry by setting a new standard for inclusivity with its 50-shade foundation range—and it didn’t stop there. Now a full beauty empire, Fenty includes high ...

What’s popular changes regularly, with trends coming and going as frequently as the seasons, if not more so. Beauty trends are just one area where this pattern continues. For instance, although it’s ...

To playwright Jocelyn Bioh, the African hair braiders of Harlem are icons. “They’re a large part of the economy of Harlem,” Bioh said of the Manhattan neighborhood. “Those are women-owned businesses, ...

Harriet Akotowah Mensah, founder of Hetty’s Beauty Parlor and The Afro Beauty Team, is a prominent Black bridal beauty expert in Italy. The Ghana native, who has lived in Italy for 12 years and is ...

Gil Grimmett's ceramic piece "Sol Power" at ArtPrize 2026 harnesses the power of the sun and Black beauty, something he says is a rarity in art.

Air Afrique, a defunct airline from West Africa, has transformed into the name of a Pan-African collaborative based in Paris. Founded by Lamine Diaoune, Djiby Kebe and Jeremy Konko, the visionary ...

For a decade, hundreds of Black women and girls have gathered in Kansas City wearing curls, coils, locs, braids and Afros for an annual photograph intended to challenge narrow ideas about what ...