For most special events and occasions, I feel comfortable doing my own hair and makeup. But certainly NOT for something as momentous as the Academy Awards! An occasion like that calls for full hair, makeup, exquisite garments, the whole 9 yards! To put together the perfect Oscar look, we had to put together the ideal…
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Cicely Tyson’s Red Carpet Beauty Secrets, From Her Amazing Makeup Artist, Damone Roberts!
Let me tell you about when I met Damone Roberts. It was in 2009, I was still living in Miami and still had a regular day job, and I was attending a beauty event dedicated to women of color at Macy’s…I wanna say in Aventura Mall. In those days I was still at the paper,…
Beauty in Trinidad — Local Products and Where to Shop
My visit back to Trinidad was everything and then some. I got to see old friends and spend time with family and revisit my past. I also got to experience new places and things, and appreciate my country and culture in a whole new way. It was a whirlwind visit and just let me know…
Sanaa Lathan on Natural Hair, Hollywood, and Being the New Face of Pantene
Sanaa Lathan is no ingenue. As the star of such films as Love and Basketball, The Wood, The Best Man, Brown Sugar, Out of Time and most recently, Stephen Soderbergh’s Contagion — she began her acting career at Yale, performing in Shakespearean plays while attending the Yale School of Drama. Sanaa has been in top…
Travel Beauty — Makeup That Came With Me To The Caribbean
I travel a fair amount, so I am well familiar with the ins and outs of beauty on the go. When I pack my makeup bag, I tend to go for flat eye shadow palettes, multi-use products, and anything that comes in pencil form. I’ve got an always packed makeup travel bag, so at the…
Sam Fine’s Red Carpet Beauty Tips
In just about six weeks, the Academy Awards will be taking place in Los Angeles. And I’m not going to be watching it on TV this time. I’m gonna BE there, and instead of just critiquing the looks of the stars, I need to be thinking about my own look for a change! And yes,…
Afrobella’s Holiday Favorites Giveaway #3 – My CVS Beauty Club Faves!
Around this time of year it’s a beautiful thing to be given a gift — but it’s even more beautiful to be the gift giver. I reached out to some of my favorite brands to arrange special holiday giveaways for Afrobella readers, and I hope you love the products as much as I do! Third…
Afrobella’s Holiday Favorites Giveaway #1 – Kiehl’s Creme de Corps
Around this time of year it’s a beautiful thing to be given a gift — but it’s even more beautiful to be the gift giver. I reached out to some of my favorite brands to arrange special holiday giveaways for Afrobella readers, and I hope you love the products as much as I do! First…
The Essential Gift Guide for Your Favorite Makeup Artist!
If you have a professional makeup artist in your life, consider yourself BLESSED, bellas. Professional MUAs work so hard for the money. The makeup artists I know and respect take their craft SO seriously. They will spend all day on their feet at a shoot to get the right look. They sometimes have to sacrifice…
Meaningful Beauty — My Fave Things About Cindy Crawford’s New Skincare Line!
Beauty is about so much more than just the surface. Yes, layers of carefully applied makeup can help to improve the appearance, but the definition of beauty goes beyond that. When I first heard the name of Cindy Crawford’s new skincare line, I felt immediately attracted to the name, the concept, and of course the…