Make Up

Loose Glitter Makeup For Holiday Parties!

  The holiday season is steadily approaching and we all want to look our best at our respective holiday shindigs.  Glitter eyeshadow is way t...
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Jane Iredale, makeup, blush, chemistry, face, dark skinned, makeup tips, gloss, products, skin care, beauty, cheeks,

Get Cheeky…Natural Looking Cream Blush Works...

We black women are (more often than not) blessed with amazing, high cheek bones…an envy by all, my lovelies! But what makes a good thing even be...
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reviews, Blend cosmetics, face, brand, dark skinned women, fashion, style, colors, lips, SMASHBOX, purple, pink,

Highly Pigmented, Color-Popping Shades…You A...

I knew I was on to something when you all asked me about what product/shade I was wearing when I did the You Tube video on staring yesterday. I decide...
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Jane Iredale, cosmetics, makeup, fashion, style, colors, products, try this, blush, gloss, black women, beauty, skin, face,

OMG…Have You Heard of Jane Iredale Cosmetics...

If you look around this joint for two seconds, you’ll know how much I love purple. Like…LOVE purple. I love to look at it, but it doesn...
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New York Fashion Week Favorites!

September in New York is an exciting time! New York Fashion Week gathers designers from around the globe to display their collections for the Spri...
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BB Creams For Brown Girls

  Hello Brown Beauties! BB Creams or beauty balms have become very popular in the last few years and now every major beauty brand carries some so...
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lupita, lancome, makeup, black skin, black woman, beautiful, cover girl, contract, European beauty standards, model, trend, style, fashion, products, money, consumer,

Lupita Graces Her First Lancome Ad… Take a L...

I’ m buying what Lupita is selling and I don’t even wear make-up, but I’ll make an exception. Lancôme’s Teint Idole Ultra 24...
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White Hot: Minimalistic Beauty Trend SS 2014

As a former makeup artist extraordinaire, I always obsess over the new beauty trends each season, but to be honest, once I stop being an artist, I kin...
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beauty, save money, early morning routine, makeup for black women, natural makeup, clean face, brown skinned black woman, putting on your face, facial makeup, black woman, makeup, style, fashion, skin care, mineral makeup, advice, makeup tips,

Save Some Major Money on this Five Minute Mineral ...

  I had an unexpected meeting this morning and didn’t have time to slather on a full makeup face. Lucky for me I was able to fake it with a...
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Karyn Washington, beauty, solidarity, social media, black women, suicide, self esteem, depression, support, red lips, bodies of black women, politics, pop culture, beauty standards, hip hop, #DarkSkinRedLipProject, #NoBareLips30, Keiko Kaveri,

Dark Girls Can’t Wear Red Lipstick, Huh? #No...

Of course we all know about the recent passing of Karyn Washington, and her work to encourage black women to love their shade and her #DarkSkinRedLipP...
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urban decay, electric, colors, black women, make up, style, fashion, inspiration, face, black women makeup tips, spring, style, black women colorful makeup, palettes,

Urban Decay Wants You To Wear Color This Spring. A...

You guys know I love just about everything Urban Decay, but I think their new “Electric” palette may be a contender with their best-sellin...
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NENE LEAKES. Dancing With the Stars, DWTS, television, entertainment, dancing, competition, black women, interracial couple, fashion, style, TONY DOVOLANI

Big, Bold and Beautiful: I’m Loving NeNe Lea...

I don’t know how you feel about NeNe Leakes, or if you even follow the reality show fodder enough to know who she is. But there is one thing tha...
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Since You Asked…The Lipstick I Was Sporting ...

LOL not really. I just love writing salacious headlines. Marc seems like a nice guy, just…perpetually “confused.” On purpose. Anyhoo...
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SMASHBOX, Gorgeous Spill, Lori Taylor , Cory Bishop, makeup, beauty, trends, style, black women, inspiration,

You Saw it Here First! Make Up Trends for the Osca...

I don’t know about you, but I’m totally disinterested in who gets what award for the Oscars tonight. I’m more into what everyone wil...
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