InStyle Magazine’s Beauty Director Maya Allen On Filling The Gaps She’s Long Seen In The Industry Share email InStyle Magazine’s Beauty Director Maya Allen On Filling The Gaps She’s Long Seen In The Industry
The beauty powerhouse on co-opted Black creativity, burnout culture and learning how to prioritize herself first.
Published February 10th
When thinking of women, particularly Black women, in the style journalism space,
Maya Allen should be at the top of the list. The beauty director at
InStyle Magazine has climbed the beauty corporate ladder in record time, serving as an inspiration for others yearning to follow in her footsteps, and for those eager to see themselves represented in an industry that has long ignored them. Allen has worked diligently to change images and perceptions, and her impact is being felt far and wide. BET Digital spoke exclusively to Allen about how she juggles it all, and what she