Queen Latifah at the 2011 BET Awards by Celebrity Makeup Artist Monifa Mortis
The inspiration for the look was Minimal Chic. Queen’s simple yet chic black Escada gown with impressive gold accessories and long golden hair inspired me to do a bold rimmed cat eye and golden bronze skin. Her muse was the…
Obsessions: Editor’s Picks— Mascara, SPF 30, Eye Pencil, Lip Balm and Body Wash
We are more than mildly obsessed with beauty goodies. To that end, Blinging Beauty has new weekly feature — Editor’s picks! We try so many products, it’s practically impossible to give every single one an individual review. And then there…
Tika Sumpter at the BET Awards by Celebrity Makeup Artist Ashunta Sheriff
Tika’s dress was a form-fitting metallic silver Herve Leger bandage dress, so we wanted to complement the dress with a sexy and sultry makeup look. On her face, I created glowing skin by first using COVERGIRL Queen Collection Natural Hue Concealer in…
The Curvy Fashionista Covers The Cover Girl Queen Collection BET Beauty Lounge
I was invited to CoverGirl’s BET Beauty Lounge event and I was not able to attend. However, my fellow blogger and friend, Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista was more than happy to cover the event for me. She got…
- Beauty, Fusion Beauty, Get The Look, Jill Scott, NYX Professional Makeup, Sanaa Lathan, Tarte, Too Faced
Get the Look: Blazing Hot Jill Scott
Jill Scott performed at the Grey Goose Presents The Jill Scott Experience Pre-BET Awards Party at Siren Studios yesterday (June 24, 2011) in Hollywood, California and is she is on FIRE! Her new CD is sizzling and the new Jill Scott…
Don’t do That: Serena Williams at WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party
I think Serena Williams is all that and a bag of chips. Tennis was my joint when I was younger—prior to a tennis-playing-ending car accident which resulted in an abundance of metallic foreign objects in my limbs. At any rate,…
Friday Find: Essie Braziliant Summer 2011 Nail Polish Collection
Welcome to a new feature on Blinging Beauty—Friday Find. I see so many products that I love and I don’t get to write them all up in a timely manner. So I will be doing a quick post on some…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Men's Grooming, Men's Grooming Tips, Men's Skin Care tips, Molton Brown, Nelly
Speaking of Manly Men: Hello Nelly
One of my BFF’s has a google alert for everything “Nelly”. She’s is mildly obsessed. Kind of like I am about red lipstick. So I’m cruising the image photos of the day, and look who popped up? My favorite hot-in-hurr-air-force-one-stomping-grillz-let-me-see-you-smile…
Get the Look: White Hot Jill Jones
Who was your favorite “Girlfriend”? Joan? Maya? Toni? Lynn? William? Even though I think I identified more with sweet Joan—both her style and quirkiness—I couldn’t get enough of Toni Childs fierce tongue. Jill Jones is equally as fierce. Hot as…
Model Watch: Liya Kebede—the New Face of L’Oréal
Liya Kebede is the newest face for L’Oréal. She is so strikingly beautiful and hands-down one of my favorite faces ever. Liya joins the ranks of Beyoncé, Kerry Washington, Jennifer Lopez, Frieda Pinto and Eva Longoria as a spokesperson of…
Product Review: Colbert MD Intensify Facial Discs
I am 54 and I refuse to show any signs of aging. Other than my memory that is… So to that end, I am fanatical about a few steps in my personal skin care regimen—SPF, exfoliating and moisturizers with antioxidants.…
- Beauty, CoverGirl, Illamasqua, Josie Maran, Katerina Graham, NYX Professional Makeup, Summer Makeup, YSL
Summer Stunner Makeup Look #1: Orange Crush—Bold, Bright Lips
With summer in full effect, who wants to pile on a face of makeup to look fabulous and stunning? Not me. And the fact of the matter is that you don’t have wear full-on makeup to turn heads during these…
We’ve Got a Winner: $300 Skin Care Regimen from Vitaphenol
Sorry I am so late on posting a winner in the Vitaphenol skin care regimen contest! But, Patricia, you are the winner! I’m sure you will be blown away by this skin care program! We would love to see before…
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