“I’d rather give you the best of me than what’s left of me,” as Orji tells ESSENCE via Zoom. “I give so much energy away to other people…I used to be able to keep going and going ...

Essence is an important component of Avowed's gameplay. It is, after all, the mana used to power spells in Obsidian Entertainment's latest fantasy RPG game. Given how combat-heavy a lot of the ...

“That moment taught me that fragrance was more than just a scent, it was a feeling, a presence, a signature,” she tells ESSENCE. As a registered nurse with a deep passion for clean beau ...

If you're having fun wielding your wand against your foes you've probably already noticed early game that the Essence to cast spells runs out pretty fast. As someone playing through as a pure ...

“He’s a narcissist and narcissists triangulate,” Kita tells ESSENCE. “They pit people against each other to start fires.” The fires she’s referring to include conflicts she had with ...

To Ayesha Curry, clean, quality products and cultural representation are a must. This is especially true for her skincare line, Sweet July Skin. With their newest product, Coffee Fix Peptide Eye ...

After more than 20 years of stellar stage, TV and film performances, Anthony Mackie is stepping into the spotlight to play the superhero of all superheroes—but in a new way Anthony Mackie is ...

The work of an artist has always been a practice of articulation—transmuting one’s innermost imagination and ideas into the external world. Participants serve as portals between the unseen and ...