Beauty
Our mission at Blingingbeauty.com is to bring beauty news and reviews to readers from the beauty industry. Our categories include skin care, body care, hair care, makeup, and fragrance. From high-end luxury beauty brands to budget-friendly beauty brands, we cover it all.
Our reviews are honest and from a professional and layperson's perspective. While our focus is for a Black audience, our expertise applies to all skin types and colors.
Tracey Brown, the editor-in-cheif and founder of Blinging Beauty is an expert in beauty products, ingredients, makeup artist, and esthetician.
Beauty News focuses on new product launches, as well as celebrity get-the-look articles.
Pioneering Black Supermodel Naomi Sims Dead at 61
CAN WE RECOGNIZE THE REAL SUPERMODEL NAMED NAOMI? It’s so ironic that I started a category today for black models. Naomi Sims was the first black supermodel. Her tenaciousness and presence broke down walls, barriers and stereotypes that paved the…
- Beauty, Beauty Product Launches, Chanel Iman, Fall 2009 Beauty Trends, Fall Makeup Trends, Lancôme, Models, Trends
Friends and Family Savings at Lancôme
I love a discount. More importantly, I love a discount on makeup. And when Lancôme offers a discount, that’s a good thing. So through August 8 you can take advantage of the Friends and Family discount of 20%. I have…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Carmex, Fix Broken Makeup, Japonesque, Monday Morning Must Haves, Weekly Bling
Rescue Your Makeup
Have you ever dropped your favorite pressed powder, blush, bronzer or bronzer? Have you left your favorite lipstick in the car only to find it a melted mess? I have ruined more than my share of makeup over the years. It…
- 3 Bling Reviews, 4 Bling Reviews, Beauty, Beauty Product Reviews, Garnier Nutritioniste, Neutrogena, Olay, Raves!
Product Reviews — Neutrogena, Garnier and Olay
So my new mentality of less-is-more, reduce, re-use, recycle and sustainable living has taken me to the aisles of drugstore chains to purchase my skin care basics. This is a big step for me. I’m not a snob when it…
Ciara Shares Her Favorite Beauty Products
Ciara is a hot chick. That young woman is blessed with great genes. I’m a makeup artist so I truly appreciate a beautifully structured face like Ciara’s. I was excited to see her top beauty picks in my July Elle…
Circumspect Sundays: Beauty at 96
My granny is 96. She will be 97 next month. She cuts her flowers in the yard a few times a week. She cooks her breakfast everyday and dinner most days of the week. She is quite vital and sharp…
Friday Fix — Recipe for a Romantic Evening
Do you love to cook? I do. I can lose myself in the kitchen. I’m a fan of the Food Network, and I can easily do the “30 minute meal” thing if necessary. However, I much prefer the attention to detail and the…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Beauty Product Reviews, Jones and Rose, Laura Geller, Murad, Peter Thomas Roth, St. Ives, Top 5 Editor's Picks
Smooth Operator — Top 5 Exfoliators
I commonly get mistaken for being at least a decade younger than I am. I’m 52, but don’t look it. I’m sure that I need to thank my parents for the DNA, because they both look(ed) younger than their years. Those…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Black Radiance, Chanel, Laura Mercier, Maybelline, Murad, NARS, Neutrogena, Olay, Sephora Brand
Budget Beauty Buys
I’ve had to change my spend happy ways. It’s not necessarily THE economy, it’s MY economy. I have admitted my beauty obsessions and the ridiculous amount of products I use. I know I need a 12 step program. Ummm, I…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Beauty Product Reviews, Monday Morning Must Haves, NARS, Raves!, Weekly Bling
Is it September Already? New Fall Makeup Collections
I really hate when it’s September and not only are Halloween decorations for sale, but so is Thanksgiving and Christmans stuff. If it weren’t for the fact that I’m such a freak for makeup, I would be complaining about Fall Collections…
Frizz Factor — How to Tame Unruly Hair
I’m the poster child for damaged hair. My foray into killing my hair started in high school. My best friend and I didn’t have a clue about how to use our Sun In. But we sprayed and went about our…
Best Budget Eyeliner
I am an eyeliner freak. I have extolled the virtues of eyeliner more than once in this blog which is pretty new. I mean, come on, eyeliner is the equivilant to veggies on the food chart. There are no less…
- Beauty, Bliss, Bobbi Brown, Caudalie, Chanel, Clinique, Dr. Brandt, Fresh, L'Oreal, Laura Geller, Lorac, NARS, Olay, Peter Thomas Roth, Phyto, Rene Furterer, Smashbox, Stila
Are You a Beauty Product Junkie?
Dear beauty diary: I wanted to figure out how many beauty products I use each day, so I started my ticker counting when I turned on the shower. Hmmm, Can I count that cup of coffee? It is a diuretic…
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