My homette Chookooloonks put this on my radar, via Dooce. Omar. Is. HILARIOUS! From now on, whenever I use a makeup brush I will think of his special brush noise. And then I’ll get my brush on. Knamean? I hate to even speculate what it’d be like if my husband tried to do my makeup….
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Runway to Reality With Meagan Shea
YAY! You guys LOVED Afrobella’s new makeup expert Meagan Shea, judging from the comments on the first post! She’s a wealth of information with an infectious personality to boot. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship! For Meagan’s second post, she took a look at the hottest trends on the Spring/Summer 2011…
Spring Makeup Tips from Afrobella’s Makeup Expert, Meagan Sheá!
Bellas, in the almost 5 years that I’ve been blogging, I’ve more or less done it alone. I have been very hesistant to share my baby with anyone, and while I’ve done very rare guest posts here and there it hasn’t been an ongoing thing. Until now. Get ready to see some new faces and…
Spring Makeup Trends For All Shades of Beautiful
The snow has all melted and everywhere you look there are signs of life re-emerging. Shoots springing from the ground, flocks of birds in the air. Spring is here, and with it comes fresh fashion and new inspiration in makeup and beauty. I recently attended the Spring Trends show at Nordstrom here in downtown Chicago,…
5 Things I Didn’t Know About Chantecaille
Last weekend, the Nordstrom Spring Trend Show was BANANAS. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Picture a department store makeup area just packed with anxious customers to the point where you can’t even make it down an aisle. Everywhere you look, women are getting makeovers or buying makeup or watching demonstrations. Amidst the madness, I had the opportunity to meet…
Lady Gaga Viva Glam 2 – How Do You Rock It?
I love MAC cosmetics and I especially love their Viva Glam initiative. By pairing up daring and outspoken celebrities with the brand’s initiative of raising awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS, MAC has created a campaign that never fails to inform, inspire and excite. Lady Gaga is THE perfect celebrity to be the face of Viva…
Red Carpet Ready!
In this random DIY-career thing I’ve got going on, I’ve been lucky enough to experience some shall we say, red carpet moments. I’ve done a few step-and-repeats, and I’ve also been lucky enough to cover the red carpet and watch celebrities do their thing. In the photo above, I’m posing with Aly Walansky and Amber…
MAC + Mickey Contractor = WIN
I can barely keep up with MAC’s collections. Already this year they’ve come out with how many? Four? Five? Dang! I gotta check Temptalia to try to keep track! I don’t even try to review every collection that comes down the pike. But if I see something truly remarkable that bellas all shades of beautiful…
Cover Girl Queen Collection How-To’s and New Lipsticks!
Bellas! 2011 is bringing in some gorgeous new makeup to the drugstore, are you ready? The Queen Collection has had a classy new makeover, and their new Queen Collection Lip Color lipsticks are swoon worthy! Moisturizing, smooth, rich, vibrant color in a wide range of shades. I just got some samples in the mail and…
Afrobella’s 12 Days of Giveaways – 8 Milani Lip Flash Sets!
2010 has been quite a year. Through the ups and downs, you’ve stuck by me and I am thankful for every one of you! To celebrate 4 years of Afrobella, my site being back up and running, happiness and health – I’m giving you 12 Days of Giveaways! On the 8th day of giveaways, Afrobella…