Design Essentials

Some people build businesses. Others build confidence.

This week, we’re celebrating .mikel , a hairstylist and entrepreneur using hair as a tool for self-expression, self-love, and individuality. 💜

Congratulations, Ta’Mikel. We can’t wait to see where your vision takes you next. 👑✨

Think your vision needs that extra push? Follow and enter our $1K A Day Giveaway for your chance to be next.

Imagine not following Design Essentials and we’re over here giving away $1,000 a day, free concert tickets, and discounted product (stay tuned👀) 😭💸

Couldn’t be us. Follow , enter the $1K A Day Giveaway, and make sure your profile is public. You could be next. 👀💜

🎟️ GIVEAWAY ALERT 🎟️
This Juneteenth, we’re sending TWO lucky winners and their guest to see Common live at 👑🎶

Because great music is even better when it’s shared.

To enter:
💜 Follow on Instagram and TikTok
💬 Tag your concert buddy— they must also be following Design Essentials
✨ Repost this post to your story and tag us

Disclaimer: Winners MUST be local to Metro Atlanta. Travel is not included.

We’ll select two winners to enjoy a night of music, culture, and community with us.
Ready to be outside? ☀️

Your hair can’t be anybody else’s—and that’s the beauty of it. 💜

Today’s $1K A Day Giveaway winner is 💸👑

Devan shared a powerful reminder: embrace what makes you unique. From experimenting with different cuts and colors to learning how to lean into her hair’s natural strengths, her journey has been rooted in confidence, individuality, and self-acceptance. Because sometimes self-love looks like stopping the comparison and embracing the crown that’s already yours.

Think your story could inspire someone? Follow , answer this week’s giveaway prompt, and keep your profile public for your chance to win.

Sometimes the biggest transformation isn’t your hair—it’s how you see yourself. 💜 When entered the Design Essentials $1K A Day Giveaway, she shared her journey of learning to embrace her natural hair.

Today, Ebonii is $1,000 richer as a reminder that confidence looks good in every texture, length, and curl pattern. 💸✨

Think your story could inspire someone? Follow , answer this week’s giveaway prompt, and keep your profile public for your chance to win.

They’re $1,000 richer. 💸

You could be next. Don’t scroll past your blessing!
We’ve already awarded thousands of dollars to deserving members of our community—but there are still 15 more winners and $15,000 left to give away. 👀

1. Follow
2. Answer this week’s prompt
3. Tag 3 friends who don’t follow Design Essentials
4. Reshare to your feed

Your catch-a-break moment might be one comment away. 💜

Now that’s a good man, Savannah. 💜 If could give $1,000 to anyone, it’d be his wife, Chelsea.

From raising two daughters and four-year-old twin boys to covering their family in prayer and love, Chelsea has been by Larry’s side since day one. His ride-or-die. His helpmate. His ace boon.

And judging by how quickly he started bragging on her, we’d say he knows exactly how blessed he is.

Got someone who’s been your ride-or-die through it all? Tag them in this week’s $1K A Day Giveaway prompt, and don’t forget to follow for your chance to win.

Every curl, coil, wave, and strand has a story to tell. 💜✨

What’s one thing your hair journey has taught you about self-love? 💜✨

How to enter:
1. Follow on Instagram + TikTok
2. Comment your original response below.
3. Repost this post
4. Tag 3 friends who don’t follow Design Essentials

A mother’s love can move mountains. 💜

When a tumor in ‘s spinal cord changed her life overnight, her mom never left her side—sleeping at the hospital every night and preparing their home for her return.

So when we asked our community who they would Pay It Forward to, her answer was easy.

Today, we’re honored to help gift a $1,000 blessing to the woman who has supported her since day one. ✨

Because her impact extends far beyond her own family. Through every sacrifice and every life she’s touched, she’s shown that caring for others isn’t just what she does—it’s who she is.

Congratulations! 👑💜

We’re closing out the first week of our $1K A Day Giveaway with a winner who’s been building her dream one step at a time. 💜

Meet our seventh winner,

A cosmetologist and owner of Bombshell by KB in Houston, Kacy has spent the last decade serving her clients with care while balancing the joys and challenges of raising her nearly three-year-old son. With her $1,000 prize, she’ll finally be able to furnish parts of her salon that had been put on hold.

Sometimes catching a break means finally being able to invest in the vision you’ve worked so hard to build. ✨

Drop a 💜 below to help us congratulate Kacy on this well-deserved win