A round of applause for Yusef Williams, the mastermind behind Rihanna’s mane. We’re pretty sure that watching the makings of a hair mogul-in-the-making, as he perfectly slayed the FENTY Puma by Rihanna Spring/Summer 2017 runway in Paris this season. Supported by the Oribe team, including Kien Hoang and Mandee Hernandez (Yas, Brown stylists!), Williams made…
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The Somewhat Imperfect Ways to Rock the Fall 2016 Beauty Trends
Skin is in, all that glitters is…glamorous, and brown 90s lips are here to stay. Oh, and did I mention those less than perfect, heavily lined eyes with deep, dark black liner are a go? Now, we all know that none of the beauty trends are new. The industry just recycles and renames the looks,…
Read MoreThe Swivel Beauty App Makes Finding Hair Stylists Easier for Brown Women
Every Black girl knows the ‘swivel’ moment at the salon—the moment before the moment of truth when your chair turns for the final time towards the mirror and you review the stylist’s handiwork. She (or he) often studies your body language to gather your thoughts, and sometimes your face tells it all. Sometimes you love…
Read MorePat McGrath Makes Glamour Approachable and Easy for Brown Women
To say that that I had by far the most fun reviewing Pat McGrath’s Lust 004 collection would be an understatement. Ah, the glamour, the gold, the glitter. The anticipation at attempting all of the glitzy looks began Thursday night, as I stood in line at the Union Square Sephora, hyperventilating over the fact that…
Read MorePat McGrath’s Lust 004: That Damn Red Glitter Lip
It’s the reason I couldn’t wait to get home and open up my Lust 004. That damn red glitter lip the girl in the Lust 004 video wears, shown at the Sephora stores. It’s so simple, and yet so not simple. Like, who do you know that will actually rock a whole bunch of glitter…
Read MorePat McGrath’s Lust 004: The Semi Multi-Dimensional Lip
From afar, this lip look may not seem as dimensional as it is. But lucky on-lookers up-close would be able to see that I created my own playful pucker with the Pat McGrath Lust 004 Blood 2 lipstick and a mixture of the gold and red glitter pigments. Easy as 1-2-3. After applying the lip…
Read MorePat McGrath’s Lust 004: The Gold Lip
I’ve been craving a liquid, metallic gold lip for the fall and winter. Created from the Bloodwine Lust 004 collection by Pat McGrath, this gooey metallic gold lipgloss isn’t as scary to re-create as it may seem. A two-step process is all it took. Using the gloss from the lipstick kit and mixing in the…
Read MoreORLY Debuts ‘Breathable’ Nail Collection to Prevent Chipping
By no means am I obsessed with any particular type of beauty product. However, I will admit to my former odd habit I developed in my late teens for buying the latest nail polish on the shelves in CVS or Rite Aid. Becoming a beauty editor at EBONY.com years later didn’t change this beauty ritual…
Read MoreFinally, Women Who Wear Weave Get a Healthy Clarifying Cleanser
Oh, and let us preface this by saying that it’s #BlackOwned. Now, remember that time we talked about Girl + Hair and their amazing new Under Hair Care line formulated specifically for women who love to rock a weave? No, well go read about them now and then come back to this article. But, for…
Read MoreCatching Up With Courtney of The Mane Choice
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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