You know me by now — I’m always looking out for my bellas on a budget. The days of just splurging on any ol’ beauty product just because it smells good, is lavishly described, or has pretty packaging are O-V-E-R — especially these days, when steady paychecks are at a premium. Maybe I’m just speaking…
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Road Trip Beauty Must-Haves
Taking the Afrobella show on the road has been so much fun, but it’s been a challenge! Between dealing with teeny tiny shower stalls, weird water pressure, learning the difference between hard and soft water, and packing light to bounce easily from apartment to apartment, it’s been a lesson in beauty essentials. So what products…
Buy or DIY? – Brown Sugar Lip Scrub
I have what MAC makeup artist Victor C once referred to as “a dry lip.” That’s putting it charitably. My lips are forever peeling and flaky, and some lipsticks really show that up the rough texture of my lips. Oh, when I tried on MAC Hello Kitty lipstick in Fashion Mews recently, it was an…
Patrice meets Patrece!
As I type this, bellas I’m in a moving car in the front seat, laptop on my lap, North Carolina zooming past me outside. But I’m bearing glad tidings of fabulous makeup tips, thanks to the gorgeous and wonderful Patrece Williams! We met and clicked right away at the Macy’s Women of Color event, and…
Nails of the Season
Ever since The Makeup Girl shared her New York Fashion Week trends, I’ve been on the hunt for green nail polish. But here’s the rub — I can’t yet find the “British racing green” she described! Not Stateside, not yet. So in the meantime, I’ve been discovering some other gorgeous greens in shades that range…
By Popular Demand – Damone Roberts’ Fave Hair Products
Wow! I’m gonna try to keep the celebrity makeup artist interviews coming — you bellas were psyched to hear all about Mr. Damone Roberts! I am so thrilled to have met him, and thrilled to be giving you bellas the kind of info you’re looking for! So because so many of you asked, I reached…
Makeup Tips from Damone Roberts!
I’m making a prediction right here and now. Sometime in the not-too-distant future, Damone Roberts’ phone is gonna ring. And on the other end, will be someone making an appointment for the First Lady. Damone Roberts is known as the Eyebrow King. He believes that every face deserves the perfect frame, and makeup starts with…
The Makeup Counter in the Obama Era
This past Saturday I attended the third annual Women of Color event at Macy’s Aventura, and bellas let me tell you — it was a beautiful thing. I attended this event in its first year, and immediately saw its unlimited potential. It’s the one day of the year that the beauty department is filled with…
Guess Who’s a Glamour Magazine VIP Beauty Blogger?
Yours truly, bellas! My blog sister and Twitter amiga Spoiled Pretty let me know that we’re being featured by Glamour Magazine! Click here to read the “10 Hair, Makeup and Skin Glam-up Tricks From VIP Beauty Bloggers”. I’m in fantastic company, with the stunning Julia Coney of All About the Pretty, the amazing Amber Katz…
A Harajuku Girls Thanksgiving Giveaway!
This morning if you watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, you saw a new float somewhere between Dora the Explorer and that super fun Sesame Street number. Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku Girls made their inflatable figure debut, boogying to an instrumental version of Hollaback Girl. Crazy. I was a Gwen Stefani fan from early on —…