It's clear that the direction of beauty is going a futuristic/experiential route, and Lizzo is the one to lead the pack. The singer posted close-up photos from her iPhone, donning glitter-coated lips and stardust-inspired, long stiletto-shaped nails.Lizzo's makeup artist Alexx Mayo revealed that the brand Stay Golden Cosmetics was used to curate her holographic lips. Stay Golden Cosmetics has glitter lipstick kits that were a craze in the early 2010s, signaling that the trend may be coming back....

What could be better than making makeup with your best friend? RuPaul’s Drag Race Queens Kim Chi and Trixie Mattel bottled up their colorful friendship to deliver the BFF4EVER makeup collaboration.Launching KimChi Chic Beauty in 2019, Chi tapped her irl bestie to create a collection of six separate uber-saturated products. The release features an eyeshadow palette of 20 different shades from a deep cobalt blue and bright fuchsia to a dazzling electric green and rich mocha brown. Joining the c...

With a never-ending range of beauty brands launching top-tier offerings to choose from each month, where will one know where to start? For starters, OSEA dropped an age-defying eye serum that will refresh and rejuvenate those tired summer eyes. Once you're done resetting your under eye areas, try the new nourishing tinted lip balm from Sunnies Face that will give your lips a wash of color in one swipe for that effortless "just been kissed" look.We've also got makeup brushes from Morphe that will...

New York-based aesthetician and skincare influencer Sean Garrette is the definition of Black excellence. Garrette was crowned the first ambassador for Fenty Skin in 2020 and educated us all on Rihanna's highly anticipated innovations. Since then, he has worked as an expert advisor to numerous brands and publications. As of late, his newest appointment is with Dior Beauty as the brand's U.S. skincare expert.In the latest installment of Hypebae's Beauty Essentials series, we talk to Garrette about...