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…
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…
Blog Sister Love!
Every week I’m going to highlight my favorite posts from around the blogosphere, to keep you bellas up to date on what’s happening in hair, beauty, fashion and more! Happy Friday! Hair I don’t write nearly enough about locs here on Afrobella, because I just don’t know enough! If you rock locs and would like…
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…
Hot Holiday Makeup!
In case you didn’t notice, the models in the Hot Holiday Hairstyles for Natural Hair also had pretty bangin’ makeup, too! And in case you didn’t know, one of the models is the hairstylist herself, Felicia Leatherwood! Love the luxe look on the model below. Winged eye makeup, bangin’ lashes and a bold red lip….
Bid at BeautyBloggers.org!
The holidays are a time to shop and a time to celebrate, but they also should be a time to give. And a time to love and support the less fortunate. In the spirit of giving for the holidays and beyond, I’m going to be featuring a whole lotta charitable initiatives here on Afrobella. Tis…
Purple Lab YouHaul Silk Sheets Review!
Alright, full disclosure: I am a FOK (AKA a Friend of Karen’s). Karen Robinovitz is the creatrix of Purple Lab and she’s the kind of woman who is hyper-passionate about doing what she does, and doing it WELL. When she invited me to review her much buzzed about foundation – Purple Lab Silk Sheets –…
No Makeup Week Challenge
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,…