For brown girls with a semi-golden undertone like mine, this may be a good pick for you, too. The Details Her name is Siss and she’s made by MAC. She’s a lipstick that I found in my bestie’s makeup bag by accident. Mind you, she is way lighter than I am, so this may be…
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The Find: Bright Orange Lip Color for Darker Women
Never one to run away from a bright lip, the search for a really good burnt orange lipstick or gloss has ended. It took a while to find the best orange that popped on my complexion, lasted long and didn’t dry out my lips. But, I found it and I’m here to share. The Details Make…
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Bobbi Brown’s Long Wear Even Foundation Amazing
While my normal go-to brand for foundation has been YSL, I recently dug through my stash of beauty products left over from my time as a beauty editor, and what did I find? This creamy, matte inducing foundation, perfect for my complexion, by Bobbi Brown. My shade is Chestnut 9 and it’s perfect. I usually…
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How I Combat Dry Skin While I Sleep
Question: Do you all use fresh products, or am I the only one that’s hip? It’s not just me? Oh, okay. I used to have very dry skin in the mornings, and I had no idea of how to deal with it. Regardless of the fact that I’m blessed to have pretty even and blemish free…
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Pretty Period
That Time I Was Featured on Pretty Period. Dr. Yaba. Blay. Know the name. Remember it. Recite it. No, but seriously. Meeting this woman was beyond one of the most impactful times of my life. Her sincere focus on reminding Black, brown skin and dark skin women that we are not “pretty for brown/dark girls”,…
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Rock Out With My Bob Out
Having fun with Randolph Garrett again, we wanted to do something a bit more edgy from our last glamour shoot. At this time, I had cut my hair and wasn’t feeling super secure with it. But leave it to makeup artist Mo Gregory (who did my hair this time around, too) to create a fashion…
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