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High-angle beauty portrait of a Black woman with sculptural flared hair, glossy dark lips, and a black garment against a white backdrop.

Essence Magazine Best in black beauty awards 2026

About

High-angle editorial beauty portrait created for Essence Magazine's Best in Black Beauty Awards, shot by Brendan Wixted. The model features sculptural, horizontally flared textured hair styled by Jawara and reflective glossy dark lips. She wears a voluminous black garment set against a minimalist light backdrop.

Brand

Essence Magazine

Project

Essence Magazine Best in black beauty awards 2026

Keywords

black womanwoman with sculptural hairsculptural afrotextured hairstyleglossy lipsblack coatblack garment

Credits

Brendan Wixted
Photographer
Dione Davis
Fashion Editor/Stylist
Jawara
Hair Stylist
Dawn Sterling
Manicurist

Styles

EditorialVerticalGraphicMinimalist

Techniques

Beauty Light

Industries

Magazines

Background

White Seamless

Context

Editorial