I took my first trip to the beauty counter this weekend and it was almost a disaster. I went with a friend, who is always wearing popping lip colors and while I admired them on her and other people, I’d always failed at wearing them myself. I had no idea about how to apply lipstick…
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My name is Mercy Chikowore. I’m 30 years old and I’m a communications manager/writer/badass/African. [Laughing] It’s an occupation! It takes a lot of hard work being an African. I do the bare minimum when it comes to skincare because I had a really bad reaction to a moisturizer 4 years ago. I ended up with…
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There’s nothing serious to be felt here. This time around, Dark Girl is meeting spring halfway with an open heart to frivolous beauty. Inspired by a few pages torn out of Elle magazine and of course, the SS 16 fashion runways, I wanted to dive back into the part of beauty mainstream media has forgotten…
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I’ve always been an entrepreneur, even before I started Gold Label Cosmetics. Even when I was younger, I was making pens and selling them at church and school, and little bracelets. I’m pretty sure when I was at church the older women would be like, “Oh my God, here she comes. Hey, Girl, you selling…
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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…
Read MoreFrom being told to shy away from bright lipsticks to believing that you’ll never find your perfect foundation (you will), I take a quick dive into the myths that we’ve been coerced into believing as darker women. Share your thoughts and comments and introduce our new YouTube channel to your #BeautifullyBrown friends and family. xx, Melanie…
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Black lipstick. I begin the series with this look because it was the first color I was told, personally, that I could never be able to pull off. Truth be told, black lipstick can either look ultra depressing and drab on our dark skin tones, or sexily Gothic and edgy. We’re aiming for the latter.…
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Why a new lookbook series dedicated to Dark Girls? It’s simple. I felt as though while we as Brown women are building self-confidence through the lens of beauty, I’ve still heard from many darker ladies speak on their lack of ability in trying certain makeup trends due to their complexion. Actually, just two days ago…
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