Lagos distributor builds a direct gateway for global skincare brands into Nigeria’s booming beauty market. Nigeria’s beauty industry is undergoing rapid transformation as the Nigeria skincare market ...

By Henry OlagundoyeIn Nigeria, hair has never been merely hair.Long before the emergence of the modern beauty industry, hairstyles served as powerful markers of identity, age, social status, culture ...

Nigerian designer Ikpen Yvonne Akwitti came to Kampala with clothes, fabrics and a bigger question: if Africa cannot easily ...

The "Detty December" festive season in Ghana and Nigeria from mid-December to mid-January is driving a surge in diaspora tourism, creating a bankable, high-spending season for brands. Global beauty ...

Last year, L’Oréal Paris held a similar convention in South Africa and invited beauty expert and influencer Uche Natori to host a masterclass for consumers. For McDermott, this was an opportunity to ...

When Thérèse M’Boungoubaya set out to launch her bodycare brand Koba, she knew she wanted it to be rooted in natural, African-sourced ingredients — a nod to her Congolese roots (both her parents were ...

*African beauty, often called “A-Beauty,” is changing the face of global skincare. It combines natural, time-tested ingredients with modern science. Inspired by African traditions, A-Beauty celebrates ...