African Beauty has come to western shelves and helped me connect to my culture. Here are the brands making an impact. Like many Black Americans of African descent, I grew up removed from my heritage.

Africa’s beauty and personal care market is growing, accelerated by its burgeoning young and fashion-conscious population, increased spending power and urbanization. The market’s potential has in ...

African Beauty entrepreneur Nyakio Grieco helps us understand how well we already know ‘A-beauty’ and the origins of some of our most used ingredients. For centuries, many have seen ingredients such ...

We’ve coveted effortless French girl beauty for decades, and K-beauty took the world by storm, converting us to 10-step skincare routines and leaving us with a major penchant for sheet masks. Now it’s ...

This is the fourth in our Global Beauty Hotspots series, unpacking the regional beauty market around the world, including Latin America, Australia, Scandinavia, Africa and East Asia. This article is ...

"Do you remember in 2009 when I woke up and told you I was going to make my brand?" Suzie Wokabi asks her husband. It is the first episode of her podcast, set back in the days when the entire world ...

Thandiwe Muriu was 14 years old when she found photography. Her father taught her to use his Nikon digital camera, and every day after school she would rush home, finish her homework and then train ...

The McKinsey Global Institute once famously described the African economies as “lions on the move.” But today it’s the continent’s “Lionesses” who are moving luxury markets around the world. Akosua ...