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MAC "Look in a Box" Collection

By on June 29, 2009 in Archive


MAC finally came out with a genius idea.  The title explains it all, everything you need for the specified look is provided for you in the set!  Here’s one that will look great on people of all colors. All of the products in each kit are permanent items, so play close attention to make sure you don’t pick up items that you already have.  

Seductress Look Box

Belightful Iridescent Powder – Gilded peach bronze (Permanent)
Naked Lunch Eye Shadow – Minimal pink with shimmer (frost) (Permanent)
Knight Divine Eye Shadow – Carbon black with silver/blue reflects (Veluxe Pearl) (Permanent)
Bare Slimshine – Light neutral pink with subtle gold pearl (Frost) (Permanent)
Mini Zoomlash Mascara in Zoomblack – Pure black (Permanent)
#181SE Mini Kabuki Brush – Compact-sized buffer brush with a dome-shaped, natural bristle head. Feels luxuriously soft on the skin. Deposits blush, flawlessly blends to provide a soft, even distribution of colour. Ideal for all powder products. The perfect size for your everyday makeup kit.

There’s also a Sun Siren and Sweet Tease look box as well.  Each of these sets are $60 at Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com.   For more information and details on the rest of the sets, check out Specktra.net! 
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BET Awards Beauty Breakdown

By on June 28, 2009 in Archive


What a very interesting event we witnessed last night. There were some good moments (Maxwell, O’Jays, Janet, Ne-Yo ‘Singing “The Lady in my Life’, 90′s medley with Guy, Tevin Campbell and BBD) and there were bad moments (too many to name). I was a tweeter freak last night, I tweeted more than I do in an entire week!  But you all know me and my eagle eye, I was concentrating on the makeup! Here are my favorite looks breakdowns (The pictures aren’t working for some reason, I apologize!  Check out BET.com for more images!)

Miss Keys was bronzed to perfection. She let her lips make the impact with a deep coral shade.  Reminds me of MAC Lychee Luxe lipglass.

Ciara wore a soft shimmery eye with a red lip.  I was definitely feeling this look (not the performance though).  Try Make Up For Ever Star Powder in #926 on the lid and Flirt! lipstick in Ace for the look.

Keyshia did it big with the magenta lip!  I was so proud! Girl About Town lipstick and Magnetique lip glass by MAC are the first items that come to mind! 
The nude face was worn by many tonight, but Taraji rocked it the best!  It was creamy and flawless.  The first foundation that came to mind was Make Up For Ever HD Foundation.  MAC Mad Cap Lipglass is one of my new favorite colors, try that for a sheer nude lip! 
Maxwell is just beautiful for no reason. Had to throw that in.  Were you waiting the entire 2.5 hours for him to perform like I was?!? Maxwell’s album, BLACKsummers’night debuts July 7th! I’m picking it up on Amazon! 
What were your thoughts on the BET awards?! 
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The King Of Pop is Immortal (To me!) R.I.P. Michael Jackson

By on June 25, 2009 in Archive

There’s no need for me to go into sob stories and the dozens of memories I have about Mike. I just want to say that he IS the greatest entertainer EVER. His memory is going no where, we’ll listen to him and learn from him as if he had never passed on. I’m so happy he can go to Heaven where no one will say bad things about him ever again. He can roam with all of the animals that he loved so dearly, and he won’t ever have to be alone. We love you SO much MJJ. Thank you for all of the fond moments that you have given the world. RIP darling.

Some of our favorite MJ hits via his youtube channel. Definitely a must see.


Also, check out this rare footage from the Jackson home via Soultrain on Youtube.

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Exclusive: Beyonce’ Live In Concert!

By on June 24, 2009 in Archive


Wednesday night posed a great problem for me. At 5:45ish in the evening, my cousin called to inform that he had an extra floor seat to the Beyonce’ concert. Of course I was going to say yes…but geez…this left almost NO time to finish my project at work, clean up, drive home in rush hour traffic, find a hot outfit, complete hair and makeup, drive back downtown, find a good parking space and get into the show before Bey’s set began!

In a nutshell: Bey is one of the best performers I have ever encountered. I went to her concert last year and was fully satisfied. Granted, a few things were the same as “The Beyonce Experience”, but I’m not complaining! I don’t want to tell you too much about the concert, because I’m sure that many of you are going! Plus, if you follow me on Twitter, you got a pretty descriptive play by play as it all happened. I loved the covers that she did, once from Sarah McLachlan and another from Alanis Morissette. She killed them both.

The sad part is that our show wasn’t close to sold out. There were tons of people there, but the nosebleed sections were virtually empty. Apparently, many of the ticket sales dropped dramatically in price the day before or the day of the concert. All in all, don’t assume that you can’t afford to go. Check out Ticketmaster.com and see if there is availability in your town. You do NOT want to miss this!!

This is on the big screen backdrop, you can see her band to the left and right.

She’s flying!

Here’s a bit of the crowd. I still can’t get over all of the Kanekylon and Yaki in that building.

Was she looking at me?!?! Nope, she was looking beyond me…

Admiring her fans…


You’ve gotta love all the textures and colors of hair in this shot!
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Summer Fun, Makeup 101 Seminar!

By on June 24, 2009 in Archive


Darlings,

I’m pleased to announce a new experience in makeup artistry. Makeup Artist Meagan Shea and I will administer a class on the basics of makeup and makeup artistry. Isn’t the look above stunning? The lady has CRAZY skills! Here’s the rundown: we’ll create some classic, gorgeous looks on our models of various skin tones. We’ll answer and questions that you may have, give product recommendations and talk all things beauty. This is the perfect opportunity for beginners, novices and make-up artists!

Where: Exit The Apple, 2103 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218
When: Sunday, July 12 2-5pm
Why: To have fun with makeup, makeup, and more MAKEUP!

For more of Meagan’s work, and more information on the seminar, check under the cut..


There is a $75 fee for the class. We will require a $25 deposit on the class via paypal. We’ll include refreshments and giveaways. Trust me, it’s SO worth it! Note, there is a minimum of 6 people for this event. For more information, please shoot me an e-mail at Scandalousbeautyonline@gmail.com.

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The HOTTEST Red M.A.C. Lipsticks: Limited Edition

By on June 22, 2009 in Archive


MAC giveth and MAC taketh away. I don’t really wear lipstick that often, but if it’s eye catching enough, I’ve got to have it. Shoot, with the Back 2 MAC recycling program, how can you not go for it? They are free! From Left to right, here’s a rundown of my favorite limited edition and discontinued MAC red lipsticks.

Kanga-Rouge (Dame Edna Collection)
Miss Dish (Discontinued)
Queen’s Sin (Antiquitease)
Wild Bout’ You (Untamed)
Red Haute (Red Haute)
Burnin’ (Smoke Signals)
Port Red (Naughty Nauticals)
Classic Dame (Mattene Lipstick)



You can sometimes get lucky and find these at your local Cosmetic Company Outlets. If you don’t want to go through all that trouble, call the Lauder Gone But Not Forgotten hotline at (800)216-7173. They’ll scour the world looking for any products that the Estee Lauder family makes! I know many people who have found success finding their favorite MAC, Bobbi, Clinique, Origins and Prescriptives products!

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Sam Fine DVD Release Party!

By on June 21, 2009 in Archive, Lifestyle


How excited are we all that Sam Fine is finally coming out with a makeup video? Finally, we’ll get to learn the tricks of the trade (or just the tricks that he wants to expose). He can highlight and contour a face like I’ve never seen. When I attended his seminar back in 2007, he used over five foundations to sculpt his model’s face. The launch party went down at the Warren Tricomi Salon at the luxurious Plaza Hotel in NYC. Here he is looking so fresh and so clean with Iman (the host of the party), Deborah Cox and Vanessa L. Williams.

Sam Fine, Vanessa L. Williams and Dr. Lisa Iran

Sam Fine and Taraji P. Henson (Damn T, that hair though? Yuck!)

Apparently, the drink of choice was Nuvo! (I popped a bottle or two of this on my birthday in May, I really wanted to like it but it was overly flavored in my opinion. It was as if they wanted to hide the champagne taste with fruity syrup. I’ll stick to white wine.) The DVD will retail for $24.99, available of Samfine.com and Amazon.com. Can’t Wait!!!

Update: The Essence Beauty Team was there for the action! Check out their coverage of the star studded event!!!

By the way, if you don’t have his book Fine Beauty, you’re NUTS! Go get it!!! It’s a classic amongst classics!!!!

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