Fresh color should look glossy, soft, and expensive—not like wash day is slowly undoing the salon chair. If your scalp also feels easily annoyed, the shampoo aisle can get even tr…
If your hair looks smooth on wash day, then turns puffy, rough, or dry by the next morning, shampoo may be part of the story. Not the whole story—frizz has many moods—but the clea…
If your hair has been through color, heat, lightening, smoothing, or a season of very committed styling, wash day can feel like a tradeoff: cleanse your scalp, but risk leaving yo…
If you are wondering whether sulfate-free shampoo can actually clean your hair, the practical answer is yes: a well-formulated sulfate-free shampoo can be a strong everyday cleans…
Color-treated hair asks a lot from wash day. You want your scalp to feel clean, your hair to feel soft, and your color to stay fresh-looking for as long as possible. So the big qu…
If your color looks a little muted, your roots feel oily by day two, or flakes show up right when you thought your routine was behaving, the question is simple: do you need a deep…
If you have colour-treated, bleached, highlighted, relaxed, permed, heat-styled, or otherwise processed hair, wash day can feel oddly high stakes. You want your hair clean, soft,…
You spent the time, the money, and maybe a few hours under foils. Now the question is simple: is a prestige shampoo actually doing more for your colour, or is “colour-safe” just a…
Dry colour-treated hair has a way of announcing itself before the day is over: ends feel rough, frizz starts to show, and the soft finish you had after styling seems to disappear…
If your fine hair looks great on wash day and flat by dinner, conditioner may not be the enemy. The application may be. Fine hair can crave softness, slip, and repair support, but…
Written By: Charron Monaye The United States has officially crossed a historic financial milestone: the national debt has surpassed $40 trillion. For many Americans, that number f…
If your fine hair looks soft for five minutes and then drops flat, conditioner can start to feel like the problem. The real issue is usually fit: the formula, amount, timing, and…
Written By: Charron Monaye Growth has a way of changing your availability before it changes your circumstances. One day, you realize you no longer have the energy to explain yours…
Search "best hair mask for damaged hair" and you will get ten lists of ten products. What almost nobody tells you is how to choose, and that is the part that actually decides whet…
If your hair feels dry in the shower, rough after it dries, or fragile every time you detangle, the conditioner question gets real fast. Do you need something you rinse out? A lea…
Written By Charron Monaye The world has lost more than a music icon. It has lost a symbol of resilience, authenticity, generosity, and unapologetic self-expression. Dolly Parton,…
If your main goal is moisture feel between washes, a leave-in conditioner is usually the stronger fit because it stays on your hair after wash day. A rinse-out conditioner is stil…
Written by: Charron Monaye For years, we’ve been sold the same version of success: a luxury lifestyle, a six-figure salary, designer labels, and a social media feed that looks pic…
If one shampoo review says “weightless and bouncy” and another says “not enough moisture,” who should you believe? The answer is usually not “the louder reviewer.” It is the revie…
Written By: Charron Monaye When fashion, culture, and global influence collide, expect Kenny KAS to be at the center of the conversation. The celebrity fashion designer is set to…
A prestige shampoo review can look polished, detailed, and wildly convincing—and still leave out the one thing you need to know: did the reviewer use it long enough to judge the r…
Written By: Charron Monaye From Marketing Maven to Media Trailblazer, Brittany Freeman Launches a Global Business Talk Show Celebrating Women Who Are Building Empires In a world w…
When you are comparing prestige shampoos, the real question is not “Whose review is right?” It is “What can this review actually tell me about my hair?” A stylist, a beauty editor…
Some beauty tips for the everyday person who likes to put on a little makeup . Even if you haven’t yet mastered any makeup skills and you’re trying to make small changes to your…
Prestige shampoo raises the bar before the cap even opens. You expect the wash to feel good in your hands, smell considered, rinse cleanly, and leave hair looking like the spend m…
Written By Charron Monaye The entertainment world has lost a remarkable talent, but the legacy of Michael Wright will continue to shine through the countless lives he touched both…
You have seen it: the same prestige shampoo or conditioner looks one price at a salon or specialty retailer and very different somewhere else. The bottle may look familiar. The na…
Sulfate-free shampoos are not automatically better for dry, damaged hair, but they can be a smarter fit when your hair needs gentler-feeling cleansing and less stripping. A well-f…
If your hair feels dry, rough, frizzy, brittle, or harder to detangle than usual, it is tempting to shop by price. A higher price can feel like proof. A lower price can feel like…
If your hair is relaxed, colored, bleached, permed, or otherwise chemically treated, wash day can feel like a balancing act: clean enough to feel fresh, gentle enough not to leave…
Most people only see the polished side of a beauty salon. What they don’t see is that styling is genuinely hard work — hours on your feet, constant client communication, sustained…
Key Takeaways Traditional hair spray may hold a style in place, but it often comes with tradeoffs like stiffness, crunch, buildup, and a strong chemical scent. Shape Set™ Spray re…
If you have ever loved the just washed feeling of a good dry shampoo but not the chalky white cast, the dry scalp, or the stiff crunch some formulas leave behind, this one is for…
Most people are not using dry shampoo wrong because they picked the wrong product. They are using it wrong because they are standing too close, using too much, and brushing it out…
Millions of women all over the world sat down to watch these women on YouTube. Who were your favorite youtubers who started the wave of the beauty girlies and D.I.Y., Do it your…
From the beauty chair to the entertainment industry, LaLa Milan has built a career rooted in personality, persistence and growth. Before becoming known as an actress, comedian, co…
The Watch & Sea Beauty founder opens up about science-backed hair care, natural hair freedom, retail strategy and the community-centered mindset that helped her build a $100 m…
The global strategist, powerhouse executive and founder of MBL International Group talks African influence, executive presence, purposeful profit and why every woman should recogn…
Photo Credit: Claryssa Hux In an industry where “luxury” is frequently overused, Bliss & Beauty stands out as a brand that genuinely lives up to the word. Founded by entrepre…
Written By: Charron Monaye There comes a moment in life when the noise quiets just enough for us to hear the question we have been avoiding. It is not a question about our careers…
Written By: Charron Monaye If you’ve been paying attention to the headlines lately, you’ve seen the pattern. Layoffs have become a regular part of the news cycle. Major corporatio…
Written By: Charron Monaye Philadelphia has spent decades waiting for a basketball moment this big. Now, the City of Brotherly Love welcomes one of the greatest players in NBA his…
If you use a flat iron, curling wand, or blow dryer regularly, you already know heat can damage hair. You have heard the advice: Turn the temperature down. Do not go over the same…
Photo Credit: Netflix Written By: Charron Monaye Fans of Tyler Perry’s hit Netflix drama Beauty in Black have even more reasons to celebrate. What was once expected to be the show…
Written By: Charron Monaye “And that’s the best part, George, being free. Can’t nothing be better than that.” Those words from the television series Roots carry a meaning far beyo…
There is a very specific feeling that shows up sometime in August. Your hair feels rougher than it did in June. It tangles faster. It looks duller. Your color feels like it faded…
Yes, a person’s hair type can change over time. The sharper answer: what changes may be your curl behavior, strand thickness, density, oiliness, dryness, frizz, breakage, or the w…
The fastest answer: suspected over-moisturised hair usually needs less heavy moisture first, not another rich mask on top. Start by cutting back on heavy conditioning layers, rese…
Conditioner placement is the difference between polished lengths and roots that feel like they quit early. The short version: for a standard rinse-out conditioner, focus on the mi…
NEW ORLEANS, LA — During the excitement of ESSENCE Festival weekend, beauty professionals, entrepreneurs, celebrities, influencers, educators, and textured hair enthusiasts gather…