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Kiyah Wright is a two-time Emmy Award-winning celebrity hairstylist whose work has been seen on countless TV shows, red carpets and magazine covers. She has styled the hair of some of the biggest stars in the entertainment industry, including Tyra Banks, Angela Bassett and Jada Pinkett Smith, among many others. While she enjoys working with…

Makeup Mogul Pat McGrath is hosting her first-ever master class and you don’t want to miss it. McGrath, also known as Mother, is one of the most iconic and innovative makeup artists in fashion and beauty. Before becoming the CEO of her multi-billion dollar global beauty brand Pat McGrath Labs, she conceptualized makeup looks for…

Yelitsa Jean-Charles is the creator of Healthy Roots Dolls, a toy doll brand that challenges traditional societal beauty standards that negatively impact young Black girls. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration and a concentration in gender, race and sexuality. Healthy Roots Dolls’ mission is to…

Cardi B is embracing her natural hair and letting people know that, despite her love for wigs, she always takes care of her hair. The rapper showed off her tresses on her Instagram account on Monday, June 8, as she took her followers on a journey of her hair growth and straightened her natural hair.…

AcARRE is a natural beauty brand created by chemist and CEO Tracey Kearse. Kearse has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Hampton University. Starting a business was natural for the Severna Park, Maryland, native who hails from a long line of entrepreneurs. Rolling out spoke with Kearse about her brand, which prides itself on…

Normani is “obsessed” with Rihanna‘s Savage X Fenty and is thrilled to be the face of the brand. The 23-year-old singer is the first-ever brand ambassador for Rihanna’s lingerie brand and she is a huge admirer of Rihanna’s style. Normani told Harper’s Bazaar US: “I’m obsessed with my SavageX. Rih really did her thing.” The…

Ruby’s Natural Hair Care brand was created to establish and maintain healthy locks and skin using natural ingredients. It is the brainchild of two mother-daughter duos, LaShonda Sims and her daughter, Amber Edwards, and their cousins Felice Thomas Sherrod and her daughter, Shanika Adediran, who founded the brand in 2017. The family-based brand is named…

If you’ve ever taken a stroll down the natural hair care aisle in your local store, then you couldn’t miss the bold ’90s-inspired packaging for the product line The Doux. The brand was created by veteran hairstylist Maya Smith, a 20-year beauty industry veteran. She developed the products when she was a salon owner in…

Kylie Jenner will “always love” Travis Scott. The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star split from the rapper last October, but they are believed to have reunited earlier this year. Now she’s marked his 28th birthday by heaping praise on the Astroworld hitmaker and hailing him as “daddy of the year” because of his close bond with…

Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty has released two new products to take self-isolation beauty to the “next level.” The “Work” hitmaker’s beauty brand has dropped a new cream blush and cream bronzer, which Rihanna has said will help bring “fresh color” to people’s faces and will up the ante of their FaceTime calls amid the global health…

Shunika Terry is a hairstylist for film and TV. The Dallas native received her cosmetology license before graduating high school. In 2006, she completed her first role as a lead hairstylist on a movie — Kings of the Evening — starring Lynn Whitfield. After that project, Terry took a leap of faith and moved around the…

Romina Brown is the president and CEO of Strategic Solutions International, a category growth management company for the textured hair care industry. With a background in strategic planning and integrated marketing, Brown opened the Chicago based business in 2004. Brown has experience working with world-renowned CPG, beauty, apparel and real estate brands. She is also…

As a third-generation entrepreneur, Anthara Patrice knows how to run a successful business. Patrice is a tech innovator who is shaking up the beauty industry with her new app — MyBeautyFill — created to connect consumers to the best in beauty products and services. Coming from a successful family salon enterprise in Dallas, the influencer,…

Ursula Dudley Oglesby is the CEO and president of Dudley Corp. LLC, a beauty brand that she started in 1967. The Brooklyn-born business leader and humanitarian began working at the Dudley Beauty Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, as a cashier and even sold products door to door in her neighborhood at 7 years old. Upon…

As the number of people with the COVID-19 virus continues to rise, it has led to massive layoffs and overwhelming uncertainty for many Americans. Among the most impacted groups are small business owners and entrepreneurs, including hairstylists. With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending that people practice social distancing, many local and state…

Aisha Crump is the founder and CEO of Honey Baby Naturals, the first Latina-owned hair and skincare brand sold in major retailers. After 15 years of working as a chemical engineer in the beauty industry, Crump stepped out on faith and began creating her own products driven by the various hair care needs of her three…

Kim Etheredge is the CEO and one-half of the dynamic hair brand Mixed Chicks. Born to an Irish mother and an African American father, Etheredge struggled as a young child to find products for her hair texture. As she grew older, she realized many people shared her problem. In 2002, Etheredge met her co-founder, Wendi…

Zoe Kravitz has addressed rumors she lightens her skin. The “Big Little Lies” actress has responded to critics on Instagram who accused her of using products to lighten her skin, insisting that her lighter complexion is merely a result of having to stay indoors during the coronavirus outbreak, meaning she isn’t seeing as much sun…

Serena Williams‘ daughter Olympia helps her with her morning beauty routine. The 38-year-old tennis star enlists the help of her two-year-old daughter Olympia — whom she has with her husband Alexis Ohanian — when it comes to getting ready in the morning, as the tyke is already a pro at using a beauty blender. In…

Kourtney Kardashian opens up about what makes her feel desirable. The 40-year-old reality TV star thinks she’s at her most attractive when she’s not wearing any clothes at all. Asked when she feels most desirable, the brunette beauty told Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s lifestyle website Rose Inc: “Naked — tiger stripes and all.” Kardashian is famed for her…