For many people, they know Courtney Adeleye as a healthy hair blogger, entrepreneur, and Founder and CEO of The Mane Choice. But, the story runs much deeper than that. If you are from Detroit like I am, you know that it was often hard growing up in a city of high economic struggle. But, I’ve…
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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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Remember that time we showed you the lovely “Thieving Bandits” color from the (#BlackOwned) Gold Label lipstick collection? Well, it turns out there was another swatch I forgot I shot, and it looks fabulous on brown and darker skin tones. It’s their “First Class” orange-y, reddish shade. With dollops of blue tints (at least, it…
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You know how beautifully brown is all about that brown owned beauty life? Jumping for joy after finding out BHue Beauty was a Hispanic-owned beauty brand is an understatement of my reaction to the news. Searching high and low for black owned beauty brands is already a day worth of work. However, it’s proven to be a…
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Mineral foundation has never been on my radar. Ever. For some time, there was an internal thought that I’d ever find a mineral foundation that didn’t make me look ashy. The instinct to actually find my “mineral match” was non-existent. Shopping for it in department stores wasn’t easier than in the drugstores (which rarely if…
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In 2011, while pregnant with her son, Kitiya Mischo King was determined to find a nail formula that was as chic as it was healthy. But six long months later, her search had left her less than impressed: bland colors that chipped and cracked, chunky lacquers that didn’t go on smoothly. So, she created Mischo Beauty. One of the…
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For months, I typed in the Google search engine “safe fake nails” and for months, I found nothing. Maybe I wasn’t looking hard enough, because one day, on the random, I decided that there had to be a nail salon in New York City that had concocted some safe, less harmful version of the acrylic…
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Glossier has a few running ads for their Perfecting Skin Tint moisturizer and also has a few chic videos of models applying their Stretch Concealer and Boy Brow filler. Their skin tint and concealer are two products that honestly work best for women who don’t really have problem skin. The skin tint coverage is extremely…
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The pink-reds usually don’t flatter my complexion and undertone. They’re a little too much for me, and that says a lot since no beauty trend has ever really felt too intense for my liking. I like to stick with orange-based reds that really pop against the yellowish-red undertone I battle when searching for the perfect…
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Spoiler alert: I’m not here for it, and neither should you. Women and men alike have done the makeup, body and hair shaming thing long enough. Let us live, and leave us be. Also, watch the video and add your two cents below. Don’t forget to share with your #BeautifullyBrown friends and family! xx, Melanie…
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