Yep, I really had a puzzled look on my face too. The Evercolor Poreless Face Defender makes no sense to me. So naturally, I had to try it. Mally was being her typical bubbly, exciting self explaining and demonstrating the product, but I still just didn’t get it! Continue Reading →

I’m not a makeup artist.

Well, at least I’m not anymore. You know the saying, once you’re an athlete, always an athlete. Once a (insert anything), always a (whatever you chose). Well, I sure hoped “once a makeup artist, always a makeup artist” rolled right along with that. I had to do makeup for my former neighbor Sarah.

You know how it goes as a makeup artist. You don’t always have a perfect table with impeccable lighting and room to post all of our products. Sometimes your table is a trunk, or the top of a sink. This go round, I had her bedroom floor. I worked extra hard to make sure there were no spills that I’d get fought over.

I sold my makeup kit last year or so because I was positive that I wouldn’t be doing makeup anymore. I thought I explained that I don’t have a kit anymore, so the most I could supply was eye shadow, blush and lip color. Well, this year, I had the exciting task of trying to cover the lovely teenage acne that almost all of us had.

I ran back home and scrounged up any random foundations that I could find. I grabbed my old concealer set from MAC, my Make Up For Ever Camouflage set and a few random foundations that I found later. Then came the test: could I custom blend her foundation with the few that I had?

Yep.

How did I do it? The same way I did it at MAC and Smashbox, and any other job that I did: figure it out as you go along. To my knowledge, there is no magic formula to make this work. I mixed a few lights and a darker shade, then test a bit, then add and test, then add and test. Before you know it, you’ve got it!

Just thought I’d share my makeup adventure with you all. : )

Becca Cosmetics has been one of my favorite brands for years! They have a luxe line of products with stellar, high end quality. Not to mention, they have the most extensive line of foundations for Black women that I’ve ever seen. I was hanging out on Instagram and saw that they joined! *squeal* They were posting images of an event where they were introducing these luscious glosses for Summer 2012. Introducing Becca Cosmetics Ultimate Colour Gloss! These are 7 uber pigmented glosses packed with sweet Becca goodness. For more information, check out the album on their Facebook page!

I’ve been hearing about subscription beauty services for quite some time now. I hadn’t caved in, because I just wasn’t sure which one I wanted. Basically, they all offer an assortment of beauty products every month. Glossybox has finally arrived in the US! I heard so many British beauty bloggers rave over Glossybox, so I’m excited to see what all of the hype is about!

I’ll tell you now, this is the girly girl’s dream package. A luxe pink box wrapped in ribbon? Yes please!

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My friend Nik called me over the weekend and said “Girl, you will never believe what MAC is coming out with!” Once she gave me the scoop, I knew this would be monumental! Women all over the world love to have their beauty coordinate. MAC has created matching lipgloss and nail polish for seven of their top grossing lip colors. Here’s how they measure up:

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