I opened my medicine cabinet one morning, took a look at all of my 12 skincare products and pretty much got my answer: I was doing the most when it came to my skincare. When I was a magazine beauty editor, I spent a lot of time trying out skin care products that appeared…
Read More3 Show Stopping Lavender Purple Lip Colors for Dark Skin
What you’ll soon learn about me, and the rest of the BB girl crew is that we’re all about bright lip colors on dark and brown skin. There’s no interest in feeding into the “norm” of what Brown women have been expected to wear. So, you’ll imagine my excitement when I fell in beauty love…
Read MoreThis is what happens when 25 Black beauty bloggers travel to Jamaica
Two weeks ago, I was blessed to travel to Jamaica on behalf of Strength of Nature alongside 25 other Black influential bloggers and editors to bask in the sun at the Royalton White Sands Resort in Montego Bay. I’d never been on a press trip (or any trip for that matter) with that many people,…
Read MoreWhy do people get upset when little girls play in makeup?
By my personal definition, femininity is the power to own your girlhood in all of its glory and revel in the exclusivity of what it means to be a girl. And being a girl, in my eyes, is a state of mind, a mentality that isn’t overruled by your body or body parts, but really…
Read MoreThe Best Spring 15′ Makeup Trends for Brown Women
Straight off the runway, we present our top beauty looks for Brown women to rock this season.
Read MoreGet the Look: My Easy, Natural Beach Makeup
Two weeks ago, I found myself preparing to pack for an amazing trip with Strength of Nature to Jamaica. Completely forgetting what warm weather felt like, I realized after stuffing my makeup bag that I was wasting my time, trying to pack unnecessary makeup that I wouldn’t need or use in the Jamaican humid weather. Plus,…
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