Leading a transformative wave in African beauty, visionary women like Valerie Obaze of R&R Skincare…
The Beauty Issue
The Marie Claire Nigeria Beauty Issue is a reclamation — a tender yet radical celebration of African beauty in all its forms. It explores how African women and women of African descent are rewriting the rules of beauty by embracing heritage features, ancestral rituals, cultural adornment, and self-defined standards. This issue aims to decentre Eurocentric ideals and spotlight the politics, spirituality, and power of beauty as identity.
From skin and spirit to hair and healing, this issue will champion the everyday and the extraordinary — the rituals, products, stories, and philosophies that shape how we see and care for ourselves.
Filters promise perfection, but at what cost? For years, I was a devoted filter enthusiast.…
Before serums and skincare trends, there was mum, the OG self-care icon. Our editors spill…
In the pursuit of timeless beauty, we often turn to elaborate hair and skin regimens.…
Want to feel your best before sex? Here are simple yet effective beauty rituals that’ll…
Beauty knows no borders, and neither do African women – a celebration of diversity and…
From chasing trends to finally embracing her body on her own terms, her beauty confession…
For years, I stared at my reflection, searching for the answer to one question: “Am…
Nude is not a one-shade-fits-all. For dark skin girls, finding the perfect nude shade takes…
In a hyper-capitalist world that often pushes and encourages grind culture, choosing rest can be…
