A few weeks ago, I came across Lauren Napier, the beauty maven and owner of La Rose makeup cleansing wipes, mentioning her lack of seeing very editorial, simplified beauty looks on women of color. It was a feeling I’d been having for years and voicing behind closed doors to my girls. Why was it that…
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It’s been one of the most taboo throwback makeup looks that so many women are still afraid to bring back. Blue eye shadow. I still kind of cringed at the thought of it, remembering Christina Aguilera’s blue shadow disaster, circa those terrible blonde cornrows in 2001. Icy blue eyes were slapped on every teenage pop…
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But darling, you’d look so fabulous with that metallic golden glow. Yes, you probably know this already. Ugh, that sexy, sultry glow is all I’ve been dreaming about. So, I tried and tried and tried to perfect this look. And, I did. Video coming soon (I promise). Here are the basic rules on golden metallic…
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I get asked by my friends what I use to apply my makeup. Apparently, there’s been a weird misconception that we need 100 brushes to make our makeup look flawless. But, the uncanny truth is that a lot of the times, I just use my fingers. Especially for applying concealer, eyeshadows and blush. The natural…
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We like to keep things short and sweet here. Yes, they do help. According to Black skincare expert Jill Riley, cucumbers can help de-puff your eyes, but only “when they’re cold”. Here’s the deal: Cucumbers actually have a lot of antioxidants, including vitamin C. “Antioxidants works against the breakdown of the skin”, says Riley. So,…
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Gone seem to be the obsession with falsies (fake lashes) for the season. We didn’t see them anywhere on the runways, really. While they’ll always be a staple in glammed up gorgeousness, more women are opting to roll with lush, natural lashes and are therefore using products like Xlash in order to lengthen and thicken…
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Let’s talk about dark girls and brown eyeshadow. We can wear it, and we can wear it well. It’s about the undertone and the complimentary lip and cheek service. For so long, we’ve been taught to steer away from brown shadows. Especially deeper tones. But, brown shadows are one of the staples for fall, and…
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They’re slightly thick, lush and heavily un-plucked. They’re no longer waxed to the extremities of skinny, overarched lines residing above our eyes. Instead, they may be threaded, carefully so, to give the appearance of a cleanly groomed, wide eye. We’re talking about the almost unkempt, slightly bushy eyebrows. They’re here, there and everywhere. Once praised…
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Or do we just like looking at them in awe, realizing that most of us probably wouldn’t dare try to pull off the new trend? For the longest time, perfectly arched brows have been the way to go. Not a hair out of place, women (and some men) have made it a point never to…
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I’ve read a lot of posts about a quick trick to attaining sultry eyes: waterling. However, I didn’t start wearing the trend until about a week ago and it was out of desperation. I don’t think I had anything in my bag other than an eye pencil and a friend of mine asked me to…
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