TikTok is the place to stay in the know about what's hot and what's not on the beauty market. If you're looking for budget-friendly finds from all categories across haircare, skincare and makeup, BeautyTok will point you in the right direction. Currently taking up our FYP is a cherry-red primer from the cult-loved brand The Beauty Crop.Earning over 4.5 million views on TikTok, The Beauty Crop's "Oui Cherie" Hydrating Gripping Primer is a bright red concoction of skin-friendly goodness. Winning t...

For beauty, we talk so much about "going green" regarding sustainability and saving the earth that the color itself has taken a viral liking on TikTok, leaving us no choice but to trend green in all shades for our spring manicure choices.#GreenNails have over 58 million views on Tiktok, letting us know we're all on the same page. It's the black of colors, as it is versatile enough to be worn in many different nail varnishes, no matter the season or the reason. Hunter and pine cone green take the...

As a Black gay beauty enthusiast, I've been told in many of my past professional roles that I had a "hairstylist personality." Many women have asked to be surrogates to my future children and even asked to be in my wedding whenever that time. However, no one has taken it as far as Kim Kardashian who actually was the officiant for the wedding of her hairstylist Chris Appleton.Standing as the greatest witness to the union, Kimmy presided over the nuptials of Appleton and his beau, White Lotus acto...

Women of ethnic backgrounds, particularly Black women have been using hair relaxers for over 100 years. From little girls having a relaxer put in ahead of Sunday's church service to young women looking to straighten their hair for grand occasions — in a matter of minutes, the chemicals can take one's hair from its natural texture to "fried, dyed and laid to the side."But all of that has changed as over 100 lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. against companies who make these relaxers, with L'O...