You spend a nice chunk of time beating your face just right. Skin looks flawless, eye makeup to die for. You’re finally ready to step out and be noticed. And then you get out into that awful summertime heat and humidity, and what happens? That beautiful makeup you took care and time to apply starts…
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Alek Wek, In Living Color
For any dark skinned bella questioning whether or not she should rock bright makeup – I present Alek Wek, as seen in the August issue of Dutch Glamour. How do you say…d’gorgeous? Like I’ve been saying for years — we can wear the most glorious and bright colors, and totally pull them off! This inspiring…
Afrobella Radio – 10 am CT/11 am EST! Tune In!
Bellas, today’s episode is for you! On today’s episode of Afrobella Radio, I’ll be interviewing two of the most fabulous women I’ve had the pleasure to meet since I moved to the great city of Chicago. Viola Nicholson is the creator of incredible brush line Brushes By Viola, and a phenomenal makeup artist in her…
Want Of The Week: Tom Ford Private Blend Lip Color
I like to think of myself as a practical person. When I shop, I go to discount retailers. If I have an event to go to, I’d rather see what goodies are already in my closet, than spend my hard earned bucks on something new and trendy. But every now and then I’ll see an…
Make Your Makeup Last
Woo! The weather in Florida, I do not miss it one little bit. Hot, humid, sweltering… and look at that, it seems to have followed me all the way to Chicago! When the days are muggy your makeup can get to melting. And nobody wants to walk around looking like a runny ice cream cone…
You Glow, Girl
This incredibly trite headline is brought to you by… I kid, I kid. But I had to use it and share the adjoining photo, to underscore this here product review. Normally I’m shy about sharing photos of myself, and without makeup? Forget it. But that’s me, at the Bullpen Bar in Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The…
Makeup for Dummies
Not everyone feels about makeup the way I do. I love reading about makeup, I love learning about makeup, I love trying new makeup, I love buying new makeup. When I have the time to really put it on, I indulge like Gwen Stefani does in the video for Luxurious (I’m not referring to her…
One of the many beautiful things about being a black woman
We can wear the most glorious and bright colors, and totally pull them off. I found this photo of the gorgeous Liya Kebede on Supermodels NL, a comprehensive site of model news, business, and fabulous photos. I’ve been mining it for makeup inspiration since always-knowledgeable afrobella Coffy suggested it as a good link for makeup…