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…
Randomness
For The Little Afrobella In Your Life
Say it with me: awwwwwwww… The littlest afrobella in my family is growing up so fast! I’m so excited, I get to see her this week! My whole entire family is coming to Miami to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary with us. I’m psyched to see everyone, and super duper psyched to see little Dominique….
Afrobella of the Week: Celia Cruz, In Living Color
**Ugh, sorry about missing you yesterday, bellas. I woke up with a sore throat and a stuffy nose, and today’s even worse! I’ll be drinking lots of vitamin C and getting all the rest I can. So bear with me if I’m a little sluggish. Back to your regularly scheduled Afrobella post. Living here in…
Afrobella On Your Radio!
A month ago I was interviewed on Cocoa Mode, an XM Satellite radio program that airs every Saturday & Sunday at 1:00pm ET on The Power, XM Channel 169. The DJ, Shawna, was good enough to send me the audio from our last interview, which I will share online with you as soon as I…
My New Daily Basics
I ran out of L’Oreal Bare Minerale powder back in January, and I knew I wanted to stick with mineral powder, but it was time for an upgrade. Armed with a gift card and a husband bored out of his mind, I made my way to every beauty junkie’s favorite crackhouse — Sephora. This needed…
Happy Feet
Feet are the workhorses of your body. We shove them into tight shoes, punish them with designer heels, and roughen them by walking around barefoot. When I was a teenager, my feet were oh so soft. Now they have become hard and tough from abuse. I can’t always afford a trip to Nail Fever (my…
Bronzed Goddess
Bronzer is one of those cosmetic products that I eschewed in my tomboy days. “I’m black, I live in the Caribbean. My skin is baking in the sun all day. I don’t need bronzer or blush,” I’d scoff. What a fool I was. A little blush can take your look from a’ight to amazing with…
Afrobella, Interviewed!
If you’re a regular reader who has perhaps wondered “what does this chick Afrobella sound like?”, here’s an answer to your question. On MLK Day, I was lucky enough to be interviewed by the wonderful Andrea, AKA The Organic Beauty Expert, for her Organic Beauty Radio podcast. So click and listen, try to ignore my…
Moisturize Your Situation – Skin Edition
I’m trying to figure out a balance between social issues and beauty reviews, bellas. I’ve been in a contemplative mood these days, so now I’ll lighten it up with some beauty stuff. Back to my regularly scheduled post, which is long overdue! I did part one of Moisturize Your Situation (hair edition) back in December,…
Drag Queen Makeup – Viva Glam
This website is primarily dedicated to women, but this post is all about boys who wanna be girls. If you got a problem with that, feel free to click elsewhere. From a very early age, I have had a fascination with drag queens and drag queen makeup. I guess it started with the John Waters…