Home • News Behind the Scenes of our December Cover Shoot By Essence · Updated October 30, 2020 01 Lights, Camera, Action! Dreamgirls: Nia, Sanaa and Gabrielle strike a pose. Sandra Martin 02 Color Me Bad Makeup artist Gloria Elias-Foeillet preps Nia’s eye style. Sandra Martin 03 Bejeweled Gabrielle previews our fine jewelry picks from H.Stern. Sandra Martin 04 Rewind Sanaa Lathan and photographer Matthew Jordan Smith check out the on-screen photo edits. Sandra Martin 05 Steppin’ Out From Cesare Paciotti to Sergio Rossi, stilettos were it! Sandra Martin