Tia & Tamera Mowry have breathed a breath of fresh air into ESSENCE magazine.  The fabulous twins are rocking the cover and pages of the mag's April 2013 issue.

Check out their colorful cover, plus Tia balancing mommyhood and auntiehood while shopping it up for her two fave boys....

In the April issue hitting stands March 8th, actresses Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry Housley are talking babies, careers and love. 

The sexy moms spoke about why their Style channel reality show "Tia & Tamera" is such a hit.  Tia told Essence:

"We didn't want to do a reality show if we couldn't be real -- if I couldn't be myself.  There is no 'evil twin' syndrome, though we do have evil moments...."

Cute pics! 

And speaking of Tia, she was spotted out on a shopping date at the Children's Place store in West Hollywood this weekend:

She and her brother-in-law Adam were picking out gear from the new spring line with Tamera's and Adam's three-month old son Aden.  Tamera reportedly couldn't make the trip because she was sick, but her husband did.  And, of course, Tia's son Cree was in the mix too.

Go Behind the Cover for Tia & Tamera's ESSENCE Photo Shoot here:

BONUS: 

In other magazine news, Kevin Hart is covering the February/March 2013 issue of UPTOWN magazine.  Nice!  Check out the full cover story over at UPTOWN.

Here's some behind the scenes footage from the shoot:

Pics: ESSENCE/Splash