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 ...

On this Mother’s Day, the time-honored beauty practices passed from mother to daughter in Black families take on special significance. These rituals transcend mere cosmetic application, embodying ...

In Africa, demand for beauty and personal care is growing fast but there’s still a gap in what’s available for consumers. Fake cosmetics and skin-whitening products can put consumers at risk, while ...

This panel will focus on how A-beauty (aka African Beauty) is slowly gaining more and more traction. Industry leaders share why going back to our roots is the best thing for our skin. NaturallyCurly‘s ...

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 ...

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Lagos State stood still between October 1, 2024 and October 3, 2024 when the extraordinary celebration of African beauty, ‘Beauty in the Motherland’ returned for its second edition. The Eko Convention ...

The third edition of Beauty in the Motherland, Africa’s largest beauty event, is set to take place at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, from September 30 to October 2, 2025. This ...

When Thérèse M’Boungoubaya set out to launch her bodycare brand Koba, she knew she wanted it to be rooted in natural, African-sourced ingredients — a nod to her Congolese roots (both her parents were ...

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 ...