Danessa Myricks is a household name these days, but the beauty enthusiast has been a well-respected artist in the beauty industry for decades. Known for her “unconventional” techniques and ...

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Welcome to Behind the Beauty, a recurring series spotlighting the power players driving the beauty world forward. In it, these leaders muse on every facet of their journey, from where they draw ...

Danessa Myricks Beauty products were essential to complete Met Gala looks for Taraji P. Henson, Usher, Colman Domingo, and Lala Anthony. Celebrities graced the 2024 Met Gala red carpet on May 6 with ...

The mogul and makeup artist opens up about her journey, favorite beauty products, and more.

Danessa Myricks is the first to admit that her pathway into the beauty industry was unconventional. “I say that I am accidental in every way,” she says. “I knew nothing, I had no money, but I did have ...

The holiday season is a time to experiment where fashion and beauty is concerned, and that extends to our glam routines, too. However, keeping up with the ever-changing trends can sometimes feel ...

Welcome to CEO Glow — an exclusive, beyond-the-boardroom series about entrepreneurs of color who are shaking up the status quo and maintaining their glow while doing it. Danessa Myricks is a force to ...

“I had no money to build a kit,” Danessa Myricks Beauty founder Danessa Myricks tells ESSENCE. As a single mother of two, the makeup artist melted 99-cent pencils from the drugstore and scraped the ...

Last November, makeup artist Daniel Martin opened his Instagram to find his DMs flooded. Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, had just arrived at the Salute to Freedom Gala with a soft wash of violet eye ...

Danessa Myricks Beauty offers a broad range of highly pigmented products for melanin skin. The brand’s focus on creating items that can be used in multiple ways promotes sustainability, functionality, ...