00:00We are back with a Tune-Up Tuesday to revamp your beauty routine.
00:04Essence has just released their Best in Black Beauty Awards, 85 tried-and-true products curated by the Essence editors themselves.
00:11Here to share, some of the winners, Essence Executive Editor and VP of Content, Danielle Cadet.
00:16Danielle, good morning.
00:17Thank you for having me.
00:18We're like quizzing you on all this stuff.
00:20I'm so curious about everything.
00:21This is really great stuff.
00:23I mean, I'm really excited about this issue because it is a full beauty issue.
00:26We actually have a beauty founder on the cover, Monique Rodriguez.
00:29Who is the founder of Myelle Organics.
00:31Her products are featured in our Best in Black Beauty Awards.
00:35And I'll start here with sunscreen, which is obviously we all know you need sunscreen year-round.
00:42Everybody should be wearing sunscreen.
00:44Black Girl Sunscreen is one of my absolute favorites.
00:48It just leaves a beautiful glow.
00:50You don't get the white streak.
00:52It doesn't leave that cast on your skin.
00:54You get a beautiful glow.
00:55So, you can use it adults and they also have a line for children as well.
00:59So, really great as we get into the warmer months.
01:02You can use it all summer long.
01:04Speaking of summer.
01:05Yeah.
01:05So, Dylan and I were picking your red.
01:07Yes.
01:08This is like, I like to kind of call it like summer in a bottle.
01:11Summer in a bottle.
01:13The Bum Bum Body Oil.
01:14And it is so great.
01:15So, Sol Gennaro actually has this awesome cream.
01:19But now they have this oil that's great for firming.
01:22I really love it for like the hips and thighs areas.
01:25It reduces the appearance of fine lines and stretch marks.
01:30And it actually really has collagen in it.
01:32So, you get that firming effect on your skin.
01:34It also smells divine.
01:36It does.
01:37It smells so, so good.
01:38It smells so, so good.
01:38You can almost, I sometimes use it as like a perfume.
01:41It's just like a really light oil.
01:42You don't smell it?
01:43You can smell it.
01:44It smells so good.
01:45It smells great.
01:45It does.
01:46Oh, that smells really good.
01:48It's really good.
01:49It's kind of orangey, but it's warm.
01:51It's really, really light.
01:52Okay.
01:53I like that they gave me the hair product.
01:54Yes, exactly.
01:56You can use this perfectly.
01:58So, this is a mask?
01:59This is a mask for your hair.
02:01So, for a lot of women, they're transitioning from straight hair to curly hair, embracing their curls.
02:06This Pattern Beauty Mask is perfect for just that.
02:09You can leave it on your hair during wash day.
02:12And you can put a cap on, walk around, whatever you've got to do, and then just wash it right out.
02:17It nourishes your hair, moisturizes, really infuses your curls, which is fantastic.
02:23Again, especially as we go into those warmer months and kind of want to wear your natural curl.
02:27One of my absolute favorite products, I have it on right now, Pound Cake.
02:33The red lipstick can be really difficult, right?
02:36It's really hard to find a red lip that works for everyone.
02:39And so, this is actually specifically formulated for pigmented skin, and it will pick up on your specific skin tone.
02:48So, on different people?
02:49On different people, yes.
02:50Oh, that's cool.
02:51And so, it's specifically made for women of color as well, because it really picks up on that pigmented, melanated skin tone.
02:57It looks beautiful across the board.
02:59It looks very nice on you.
03:02This is one of my favorite things, because if you don't have time to get a manicure, you can throw on some cuticle oil, and your nails will look good as you.
03:10Dylan, you want this one.
03:11I know.
03:12You want this if you're on the go, if you're busy, you just want to splash on some cuticle oil.
03:17Especially right now, our hands are so dry.
03:17And you can also refresh your own manicure.
03:19Just really quickly, give a little bit of life to your cuticle.
03:22I'm here for it.
03:22Love these candles.
03:23These candles are beautiful, and they are fantastic.
03:28The Ihe candles, they're such a beautiful thing, I think, to even just have in your home.
03:32They look beautiful.
03:33They look nice.
03:33And they're also made of soy wax, so they're good for the environment as well.
03:38And they just, they smell divine.
03:40And they're really, they can work for both men and women, right?
03:43You want just like a very neutral scent.
03:46And this is one of my absolute favorite things, because it was created by a former Essence intern.
03:50Oh, wow.
03:51And it's, and it's, the scent is like what she calls a hug in a bottle.
03:55I'm wearing it.
03:56It does, it smells really great.
03:58For the, as you get into the warmer months, the springtime, it's a perfect light scent.
04:02So all of these products are really great for you to just go on and live your best life.
04:06It doesn't, it smells great.
04:07It smells light, and just, it's so good for this time of year.
04:10The studio smells fantastic.
04:11I love it.
04:12Yeah.
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