Budget Beauty Tuesday: Let’s Play Roller Ball
I’ve been fascinated with all the new products that are coming out in roller ball form. I remember when I was a teen, eons ago, Bonnie Bell extra gooey, extra sweet roller ball lipgloss. And then there are the various…
Bay Area Events: The Plus Academy Bay Area Fashions a Platform for the Aspiring Plus Model
THE PLUS ACADEMY BAY AREA FASHIONS A PLATFORM FOR THE ASPIRING PLUS MODEL Press Release San Francisco, California-Aspiring plus models now have the platform to build, develop, and enhance their modeling skills with the launch of The Plus Academy BAY…
Beauty — It’s Mind Over Matter
I looked in the mirror this morning and didn’t like what I saw. Tired, old, dark circles. My hair was sticking up in the air I had on last night’s mascara. What a mess. It was easy for me to…
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Budget Beauty Tuesday: Get Beyonce’s Cat Eye, Red Lip Look for Less
Chameleon Beyonce’ has changed her look yet once again. I love it. I live vicariously though this young woman. The exaggerated cat eye and red lip look Beyonce’ sported at the ceremonial groundbreaking for Barclays Center at Atlantic Yards on…
Budget Beauty Tuesday: Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Swivel Stick
I know it’s Wednesday, but for some reason, I couldn’t write yesterday. I think the word I can use to describe myself was frazzled. So I’m a day behind. Again. At any rate, I’m back at it… I was slathering…
Zoe Saldana’s Oscar Look by NARS
Zoe Saldana looked beautiful on the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards. “We wanted to achieve a sexy and sophisticated look while keeping it balanced with her dress. With luminous skin and neutral-glossed lips, I was able to really…
The Best Reason(s) to Watch the NAACP Image Awards
I usually watch the award shows to check out the glam, the red carpet, who is hot and who is a hot mess. But when it came to the NAACP Image Awards on February 26, I found a whole new…
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Circumspect Sundays: Curvy is Hot!
I’m a curvy girl. Although I haven’t always been so happy with that blessing. My mom was 5’9′ and 122 lbs for most of her adult life. AARRGHH. And that’s not pirate talk. That’s frustration at being an hourglass at 12…
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Fierce Friday: Get Banged
Get your mind out of the gutter. I’m talking hair. I’m talking about rocking ferocious bangs. It’s Friday so change it up. Get fierce. Rock some bangs. While I’m not one to follow trends (I pride myself on doing my…
Budget Beauty Tuesday: Tinted Moisturizers — Be a Mixologist
Yesterday I expressed my love of tinted moisturizers. And a reader a couple comments came up about do-it-yourself tinted moisturizers and less expensive versions. Both of which I planned to address today on my Budget Beauty Tuesday post. How do…
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Top 5 Tinted Moisturizers
How many times have you gotten up a little late and prioritized applying makeup to the end of your to-do list? Unfortunately with so many demands thrust upon us as professional women, we have to make those choices — what…
Fierce Friday:Secret Weapon — Glow like Alicia Keys
Fierce Friday. Wow. I’ve covered so many ways to make it fierce that I was kind of stumped today. That was until I started scanning the hot ladies of fashion and beauty. One photo was of Alicia Keys from the…
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Budget Beauty Tuesday: Get Even with Black Opal Brightening Mask/Scrub
I looked at my daughter the other day and had a worried thought because her skin was just glowing. Mind you she is a college student — a senior at Cal Berkeley. So I banished my premature thoughts of being…
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