Behold, Vivrant Thing, your destination for all things Black Beauty — where tutorials come to life and our melanin is celebrated in a way that only ESSENCE can. No one wears color cosmetics and rocks ...

Vampy eyes don't have to involve extreme black liner, tons of lashes and layers of blended-out-to-there khol shadow (although, it definitely gets the job done!). Sometimes, the sexiest look is the ...

Let your inner punk rock girl come out with bleached eyebrows and the perfect '90s deep brown lip. This look uses mascara and liner that are in the same colorway as the lipstick to create a ...

It’s the season of silly, sexy fun, isn’t it? Right now, it's high time we're whipping out or favourite shimmers, sequins and smokey eyes and embracing a bulging calendar. I’ve already been invited to ...