Shopping for beauty products can be overwhelming. You walk into this bright, gleaming aisle filled with brightly colored products all clamoring for attention. If you’re already a beauty fanatic, you’re probably excited to discover what’s new, hot and special for the store you’re in. If you’re a beauty newbie, you may not know where to…
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Natural Hair Gifts You Still Have Time For!
In most of the USA right now, the weather outside is FRIGHTFUL. The weather report is talking about all kinds of negative degrees and wind chills. Christmas is in 9 days and the time for gift shopping is yesterday NOW. I’m here for you, with some natural hair gift suggestions you still have time to…
“What’s Normal?” SheaMoisture Asks Tough Beauty Industry Questions
This post was sponsored by SheaMoisture. I’ll never forget the first time I had to buy my own hair products in America. It was late August, 1998. I had just become a freshman at the University of Miami. I had grown up in Trinidad, surrounded by women with similar hair issues to my own. We…
10 Summer Hair Stylers – Light, Creamy Moisture For Your Natural Hair!
Summer’s here and the time is right for switching up those hair products. I don’t know about you, but my hair has special needs at this time of year. I need deeply penetrating moisture, I need light, creamy styling products to give my hair the nurturing sustenance it craves. Especially because I’m rocking blonde highlights,…
Charcoal for Natural Hair? Here’s How to Deep Clean Your Hair and Scalp!
If you read my previous Beauty Ingredient Breakdown post on charcoal, then you know you can use it for your skin and you can also ingest it for detoxification purposes. But did you know you can also use it to deep clean your hair and scalp? Image source: Shutterstock Apparently so, according to amazing celebrity…
Get The Look — Uzo Aduba at the Emmys! Glowing and Gorgeous
When I think of actress Uzo Aduba, I think of transformation. She is a real and rare talent, able to convey all of the complex layers of her character, Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on Orange Is the New Black. Last year she won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. This year,…
How to Find the Perfect Foundation + 8 Affordable Foundations For Brown Skin
Foundation is one of those makeup products that so many of us have a hard time mastering. Many of us have issues finding the right shade – women of color are women with tones and undertones. Makeup brands are just now catching up with our needs and expanding their shade ranges to suit. Also, there…
Inside My SheaMoisture Entrepreneurial Appreciation Day Event!
SheaMoisture has been one of my favorite hair and bodycare (and now makeup) brands for a long time now. It’s been a truly beautiful thing to watch this family owned brand expand into the industry giant that it’s become, to watch their products fly off the shelves at retailers like Walgreens, Target, Sally Beauty and…
Chicago! Join Me and SheaMoisture For Entrepreneurial Appreciation Day, Tomorrow! August 8!
Chicago! It’s summertime and there are all sorts of fun events happening all over the city. Here’s one to add to your calendar this weekend! I hope you can make it! Tomorrow, I’m partnering with SheaMoisture to host a one-of-a-kind day of celebration at their Chicago pop-up store. Come and join us for Entrepreneurial Appreciation Day!…
Concealer That Matches YOU –The Best Brands For Dark Skin
We’ve got a long way to go in terms of full diversity in fashion and beauty, but I sincerely feel that there’s been real, necessary change in the beauty product development world. Most smart major American brands have gotten the memo that multicultural beauty (and multicultural hair) isn’t a trend, and it isn’t going away…