“It can stick with you throughout your adult years,” Dr. Thomas says. “It can come in phases.” Whenever it may occur, the solution is to use a dandruff shampoo containing zinc pyrithione. But Nye urges you to follow it up not with a regular conditioner, but one specifically meant for dandruff. “So if you use … Read more
DAVIS: It’s rituals. TAYLOR: It’s tradition. DAVIS: Mikki, you were often the only [Black beauty editor]. What did you walk in there with? Who was with you? TAYLOR: At the time, the 14.2 million Black women that Essence served. I knew that when I walked through those doors, that every one of those queens walked … Read more
Around the same time, Sahaba started to feel discouraged by her college classes moving to an online format. Without going back and forth to classes, she needed something to fill her time. Getting her lashes done every two weeks proved to be a fun alternative. During her appointments, Sahaba would ask her lash artist how … Read more
So, I have to be comfortable with myself and I have to create an environment where I’m comfortable because I can’t rely on everybody else in this world to make sure that I’m comfortable. You get so used to being uncomfortable, especially as a Black woman. You swallow it and don’t say anything about it. … Read more
But thought has gone into this hypothetical plan. AJ chimes in to say she’s thought about bleaching her hair platinum, though, while keeping her brows dark to have the reverse version of Aly’s look. I tell the sisters they should reconsider these bold changes and follow through with them. “I still love the idea,” AJ … Read more
Brown: I took two days off after I left [Bobbi Brown Cosmetics]. Then I started looking… What’s next? Zomnir: I was like, “Oh, my God… Do I have to become a YouTuber? Is that my fate?” Because I don’t really enjoy doing that. I enjoy creating things and putting stuff on my face and the … Read more
In her downtime, Collins makes sure to use hair masks, a product she typically doesn’t have time for during busy set schedules, once or twice a week to maintain the health of her hair in-between projects. “It’s [about] repairing but also preparing for the damage that will probably come.” (For the record, we like Olaplex … Read more