’Tis the season for endless days of running around the mall, trying to score that perfect gift for someone who has everything. Here’s a great home-made recipe to ease the stress of holiday shopping, and treat yourself to some TLC.

As many black women can attest, we’ve always been obsessed with our hair and have struggled over accepting our curls and naps for decades. And right along side, it seems everyone else has been obsessed with our hair, too.

Shea butter is a heavy-duty moisturizer ideal for rough hands, elbows, knees and feet. Just don’t use it on your face. “A lot of men don’t realize that you need separate products. Since you have thicker skin on your body, using it on your face could cause blemishes,” says Cox.

Break out of your beauty rut and let the signatures of three legendary songbirds inspire your next night out. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Discovered by Ford Models age 16, Noemie Lenoir is certainly one of the world’s top black supermodels. Since her discovery, Noemie has achieved an impressive level of success, working with some of the best in the industry. There are only three words that come to mind when describing supermodel Noemie Lenoir; drop, dead, gorgeous.

Few beauty products evoke memories of a rambunctious childhood spent running through the streets of the Caribbean. And in a beauty market saturated with lotions and potions that promise to fix everything from acne to cellulite, products that speak to the inner Caribbean beauty queen are rare. For Dionne McKay and Mickella Sealey, founders of bath and body line Honey Dipp, turning those fond memories into an indulgent beauty collection meant staying true to their Caribbean roots.

Petigny first began loving hair as a young girl, and although she has always styled hair, it was only recently that she began creating 100 per cent organic hairdressing products that promote healthy tresses.

This latest tutorial by bareMinerals will have you lining your eyes like the pros in no time.

Generally, curly hair tends to be dry and frizzy during winter months, so I recommend you wash and deep condition your hair once or twice a week, as this gives time for your natural oils to travel down the hair shaft and make your hair soft and shiny.

At 20 years old, Marquita Pring is already a well known face and name in the plus sized modeling world. Signed to the exclusive Ford Models +, the 5”11 New York native burst onto the scene earlier this year with a historical fashion spread for V magazine.