At some point or another over the last decade, a seismic cultural shift occurred. The fashion industry, once utterly dependent on trends, loosened its grip on the concept. I know this because when I began my career as a fashion editor in 2010, trends were the good guy. Designers, celebrities, and magazines functioned as gatekeepers, so to speak, and every …

In a recent Amazon Live to celebrate Black History Month, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss shares her favorite black-owned beauty products, and we want everything. Starting with Mother’s Shea by Eu’Genia Shea Butter ($20), Burruss says, “I love it. This is a really nice gift for someone, right? They have rose, and all three comes in a set. 15 …

There will be more weddings in the United States in 2022 than any other year since 1984, according to a new survey by The Knot. The wedding planning site estimates that some 2.6 million weddings will take place this year, a boom that follows a record number of cancellations, postponements, elopements–and lots of Zoom nuptials–during the past two years.  “Weddings …

While looking at your beauty product rotation, you can probably point out a select few that are so good, they can be hard to say goodbye to once you hit the bottom of the bottle. When it comes to the Shop TODAY team’s favorite items in skin care, makeup and hair, they make sure to use every last drop — …

A U.S. sprinter who was suspended from competing in the 2021 summer Olympics over a positive marijuana test is challenging the recent decision to allow a Russian skater to continue to participate in this month’s winter games despite the discovery that she’d tested positive for a banned performance enhancement drug. Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension last year drove an international conversation about …

Cantu Beauty announces $250,000 investment to champion women of color globally through a series of … [+] career sessions, workshops, and leadership training Cantu Beauty Only one out of every five C-level executives is a woman, and one out of every 25 is a woman of color. The fight to close the leadership gap between men and women is still …

“Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” scene-stealer and style icon Hilary Banks (played by Karyn Parsons) always dressed for the job she wanted — even if she wasn’t quite sure what that was just yet. Fittingly, Coco Jones dressed for the job she really wanted when she auditioned for the role in Peacock’s gritty, dramatic reboot of the series, “Bel-Air.” “I paid a lot of detail …

The beauty industry has no shortage of skin-care launches, which makes the battle for the spot of the number-one skin care brand in the country a competitive one. According to research from Dermstore—the e-tailer also compiled Google searches from the past 12 months—there’s one skin-care brand that America calls a clear favorite, and it’s dermatologist approved. Taking the number-one spot …