I used to be such a tomboy back in the day. Teeshirts, jeans, very little makeup. That was me all day every day. Then in my sophomore year of college, I started wearing skirts and realized I looked good in them. And from there it was a slippery slope to complete and utter girliness. Now,…
Beauty
Meet Mimi – 40 Years In the Beauty Biz
My eyebrows were getting no love in Chicago. I was having a hard time finding someone with the availability and expertese to maintain my brows. I tried to do them myself, but if you get your brows done you KNOW – there’s nothing like a freshly shaped pair of brows to make your features pop….
Olay Spa Day Winner
This may be one of the most difficult contests I’ve had, when it comes down to choosing a winner! I asked you why you deserved a spa day, and the answers just made my heart melt. So many of us are overwhelmed, stressed out, had it up to here. I heard from many of you…
IMAN at the Met, by Sam Fine
Sam Fine and I are besties now. I just want you to know that. In my head, anyway. I had the amazing, amazing fortune of meeting the makeup artist to the stars last weekend – EPIC post and video to come, bellas! For now, it’s all about IMAN. 55, and more stunning by the day…
Calling All Beautiful Black Women in NYC!
Just got word on this late today and had to pass it on ASAP! One of my favorite beauty brands, Make Up For Ever is having a real person casting call, and I hear they’re specifically looking for women with deeper skin tones! They’re looking for “very stylish NYC women.” Oooh, I know there’s a…
Max Factor Must Haves
One of my beauty blog besties, Julia of All About The Pretty recently featured a blog post that made me squeal with delight. It was a behind the scenes interview with renowned makeup artist Pat McGrath, revealing this season’s hottest trends and drugstore essentials for bellas on a budget. Now any bella who has been…
Brilliant Bargain Beauty Buys – Hair Edition
Alright! I kicked off this week with the makeup edition of this post, now on to the brilliant bargain beauty buys for my afrobellas — natural hair needs love too! And it ain’t always affordable to find the products your hair needs. When it comes to products that rock for natural bellas, there’s high end…