We are so grateful for the existence of hybrid makeup products and hybrid skincare products. They cater to our minimalist skin care phase/need, they multitask, they offer us a two-in-one kind of product. As any beauty lover (myself included) would say — we very much like our options. Especially on those days when we wish or need to streamline everything in the day, including our morning skin care.

Are you in negotiations with yourself? The bangs vs new color one particularly? Well, Valentine's is very much over and some may have gotten kissed, and others may have kissed something goodbye; whenever we find ourselves starting fresh within ourselves, be it in or after love, with career or educational switches or changes, or even in quietly deciding on changing our personal patterns, let's be honest: our hair is the first one to take the proverbial hit. For some reason, our spruced up life has the effect of us wanting to do something to our hair.

Transitional care, i.e. skin and hair care in between seasons, may get a little frustrating from time to time: we could feel like we have just gotten used to a new routine, finally found and provided what our skin needs, and then it starts to feel like it's time to re-adjust, all too quickly. Luckily, plum oil could be that "just right" transitional partner to us.

To honor and celebrate Black History Month, we've put together a list of emerging, newly launched, as well as some long-standing Black-owned beauty businesses you should know about — because you're going to be obsessed! We can safely assume you are very familiar with Rihanna's brand, as well as that of Pat McGrath (both featured often on our pages, among others), so we wanted to introduce you to some that may be new to you and just as deserving of your (money and) attention.

We're finally there: we can no longer turn a blind eye to our miserable, restless, broken sleep; it's been going on long and often enough for us to notice a pattern. It's no longer one bad day or one challenging week, it seems we are consistently waking up and, what's worse, staying tired. So, now that we're at the aforementioned there, what should we do? Just settle for that? Or act on it?