Friday Find: Carol’s Daughter Monoi Repairing Shampoo and Conditioner
I love summer, but it has an especially brutal way of wreaking havoc on hair. Harsh sun, high winds, fluctuating temps, humidity, and exposure to stripping pool and sea water can combine to do some serious damage this sunny season.…
Green Day: Top 5 Organic Nail Polishes
While most nail polish brands have taken action to rid their lacquers of the big bad three—Formaldehyde, Toluene, and Dibutyl Phthalate—this is simply not enough. There are still polishes with Formaldehyde Resin and Camphor listed among their ingredients. The nail…
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Product Review: Maya Water Facial Mist Organic White Tea
Complete luxuriousness. Maya Water Facial Mist claims are colorfully melodramatic, diluted with a slew of miracles for contained water —foreign, organic, nitrogen induced, white tea enhanced, preventer/repairer of sun damage, and a fighter of skin discoloration and wrinkles. Uncertain if…
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Editor’s Picks: Solid Gold Guilt-Free Gilty Pleasures
The price of gold today is in USD is $1763.17. (That means that if I hadn't hocked my wedding ring 8 years ago, I would have a nice chunk of change.) It just so happens that one of the…
Beauty News: Italian Vogue features Slave Earrings—Really?
I remember when Vogue Italia published the all Black issue three years ago. I bought two—one to read, and one to leave in the plastic as a collector's item. I was sooo excited, and I still am. But it seems…
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Take 5: Best Black Waterproof Eyeliners Under $10
We get it—you're obsessed with black eyeliner. And to quote Pat McGrath, "Obsession is a good place to come from." If you find it difficult to forgo the basic black even in these last, sweltering days of summer, that's understandable…
Product Review—Skin Care: Noxzema Triple Clean Anti-Blemish Pads
As anal as I am about my sebaceous glands overproducing oil, some days I’m just over it. It’s tiring to be on zit watch beyond 30 years old, especially when I see younglings under 30 with pore-less skin who, I…
Beauty News: Sam Fine New Creative Director of Fashion Fair Cosmetics
This is such exciting news! Sam Fine, THE celebrity makeup artist for women of color, has been appointed Creative Director of Fashion Fair Cosmetics. This is a wonderful step in the right direction for the brand that so many black…
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Get the Look: Our Favorite Red Lipstick Wearing Smooth Operator—Sade
You can't go wrong with a red lip. You can't go wrong with classic makeup. You can't go wrong with a classicly worn pony tail, faux or real. You can't go wrong with simple gold or silver hoops. You can't…
Saturday Skin Care Humor: Grits Are For Breakfast, Not Exfoliating—Repost
One of my bff's called me the other day in skin care crisis. Apparently her skin needed exfoliating but she was out of facial scrub. So, being the enterprising woman that she it, she proceeded to make her own exfoliant. …
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Simply Sexy Saturday: Rihanna’s Glowing Skin, Minimal Makeup & Nude Lips
Over the last year we have seen Rihanna with flaming fire-red locks in various lengths, styles and textures. Along with that crimson crop, she has sported some funky fashion and extreme makeup. Don’t get it twisted, we LOVE Rihanna’s makeup—always.…
Weekend Warrior: Hats Off to Hot Hats & SPF Savvy
There are a gazillion events happening in the Bay Area this weekend, and if Mr. Sun has his way, you are going to need more than SPF for best coverage. Whether it's Oakland's Art and Soul Festival, The San Francisco…
Beauty News: Nivea Pulls its Racist Ad Targeted at Black Men
It’s rather odd that at a time when Nivea has appointed Rihanna, a Black woman, to the post of spokesperson, that they would even think of running an ad of a clean-shaven, preppy-dressed black man who is chucking his previous…
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