Essence Beauty Carnival in NYC 1st Day

Making the first stop on its tour—its second stop will be its established home at 25th anniversary Essence Festival in New Orleans July 5-7—the Essence Beauty Carnival is launching with some of the biggest names in the beauty and entertainment games.

Beauty influencers and beauty enthusiasts convened at Pier 36 on Saturday in New York City for day one of the first-ever ESSENCE Beauty Carnival. It was a fun-filled day that included demonstrations and conversations about makeup, skin care, hair, nails, and all things Black beauty.

Ciara, Dapper Dan, Misa Hylton, performance by Sevyn streeter and met with the iconic Iman..