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"Jumping the Broom" actress Paula Patton has a new leading role: CoverGirl Queen Collection spokesbeauty. This comes as no surprise as she and Queen Latifah not only starred in "Just Wright" together but it was kind of hard to miss the CoverGirl Queen Collection product placement in the movie! So a partnership between Queen Latifah and Paul Patton seemed likely in the future.

Patton will be promoting three CoverGirl Queen Collection products in January: Vivid Impact Eyeliner, Natural Hue Matte Pressed Powder and LashFanatic Mascara.

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Can I just say that I cannot wait until my two classes are over? I have a massive headache so I decided to rest a bit by sharing what I bought this past weekend (not pictured: Kiss Lashes with Application Strings; Essie Nail Polish in Beach Bum Blu):

Lipstick at Target

I think out of everything I purchased, I was really excited to buy the CoverGirl LipPerfection Lipsticks in Divine and Spellbound (from the Fort Lewis Exchange):

I was inspired by Danielle's post "Weekend Makeup Idea: Purple Lipstick" over at the Fashion Bomb. I bought Revlon's Berry Haute last year and was wearing that on a fairly regular basis but decided it was time to try out some new purple shades. When I saw that she recommended CoverGirl LipPerfection Lipstick in Divine. I immediately went out and grabbed this shade. Do you know that I have yet to see any of the new CoverGirl Queen Collection Lip Colors in stores? I couldn't even find any of the old shades (I really wanted to pick up Ruby Remix). I couldn't even find them in clearance! I guess if you're having the same problem, you would have to buy them from drugstore.com.

Anyway, here's what Divine looks like on my lips - I like how it is moisturizing and cream and how I don't have to apply my EOS Lip Balm as a primer:I just love purple lipsticks now - I count Divine as one of my top five of all time. From this picture, it seems like Divine is a dupe for MAC's Up the Amp Lipstick. Revlon's Berry Haute is also a dupe. Yet, out of the three, Divine is the only one with silk therapy that helps to improve the condition of your lips. I told myself back in January that my signature look would be a purple lip with a cat eye. Still working on the cat eye but now I have two purple lipsticks to choose from! I cannot wait to to see how it will look with NARS Downtown Lip Gloss!

Here's how Spellbound looks on my lips as well:

This picture definitely doesn't do Spellbound justice. It's an intense hot pink that reminds me of what MAC's Girl About Town might look like (Spellbound is darker in person). I wear this shade in heavy rotation as well.

I think the best feature about both of these lipsticks is the fact that they leave a nice stain behind after three hours of wear. At that point, you can either reapply the shade or follow up with lip gloss. I also like that lipliner is not necessary - these lipsticks don't feather in the corners or outside my lip line.

Have you tried any of the new CoverGirl LipPerfection shades? Any shades I just have to buy next time?

Editor's note: Thanks to Blaq Vixen Beauty reader Liliana B, this post has been updated with the correct information. Very sorry for the confusion!

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Another beauty mystery solved! This time, I finally learned what shade of lipstick Cassie was wearing in Wiz Khalifa's "Roll Up" video. I asked celebrity makeup artists Mylah Morales about the shade on Tumblr but she couldn't recall the brand. Then I received an email from one of my awesome contacts at CoverGirl. That pretty pink pucker is courtesy of CoverGirl Lip Perfection in Enchantress. I'm picking this up ASAP!!

Now get her jewelry and nails!

The makeup look that Amber Riley wore the 2011 SAG Awards is by far my most favorite from her. Actually, I'm a fan of both the hair and makeup. The sleek hair with bangs provided the perfect palette for celebrity makeup artist Mylah Morales to create a simply glamorous look which consisted of false eyelashes, silver smokey shadow with a pinch of brown, coral blush and divine fuchsia lips. I thought it was red before but it's actually a hot pink shade from the new CoverGirl Lip Perfection line. Amber wore a dramatic Amber Barge dress.

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Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer

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NIVEA

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Readers at Lipglossiping.com share their tried and tested tips for recreating the ultimate salon blow dry DIY style!

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Madame B Fatale talks about how she likes to get hair free for summer.

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NARS Orgasm

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Make a Wish Smashbox's Perfect Pencils set on Prime Beauty--it may come true!

Photo courtesy of For the Love of Free.

I had to take a break from buying more lipstick from Maybelline and Revlon to shop my stash. I discovered that I had three red shades from the CoverGirl Queen Collection Vibrant Hue Lipstick range in Cherry Bomb, Shiny Port Wine and Bordeaux (disclosure). Let's take a look at them, shall we?

Say you love me in my red lipstick...

Hopefully you remembered that today was Happy Black Girl Day, right? Right, and here's some news that will hopefully make this day a happy one for you, queen:

As Patti LaBelle sang, "It's a new day!" The COVERGIRL Queen Collection is getting an upgrade by Pat McGrath in the lipstick department in January 2011. First, CoverGirl launched the Natural Hue Concealer back in July (swatches were originally posted on the fan page but I'll post them here with a review very soon) and now this! As Krissy of Addicted to All Things Pretty pointed out, the new bronze packaging will probably remind you a bit of Fashion Fair but I prefer the bronze packaging because it gives it a more regal feel. I thought the purple packaging was fitting but I was definitely wrong. The bronze packaging is everything!

Rockin' my beautiful with rich, true color from Queen Collection! --Queen Latifah

Celebrity makeup artist Sam Fine uses various CoverGirl Queen Collection products on Queen Latifah for the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards back in 2009.

Ending in three days on April 16th, enter to win a CoverGirl Queen Collection Goody Bag from Urban Beauty Collective. They've already revealed some of the items included in the package to include the CoverGirl Queen Collection Natural Minerals Bronzer (proper review coming soon!), CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara (review) and the CoverGirl Smoky Shadow Blast (review).

All you have to do is send UBC your profile picture (I assume you must be a member) and tell why you love the CoverGirl Queen Collection to earn an entry in the giveaway. Email your response to urbanbeautycollective at gmail dot com.

The winner will be announced on Monday, April 19th so make sure you check back to see if you won.

Excited as I was to finally review Paula Begoun's "Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me," 7th Edition, today I am even more excited because of two things. First, not only am I receiving the 8th Edition (which came out January 2010) but Ms. Begoun's office asked me if there were any specific lines that I think they should review.

My picks would be Steelo Cosmetics, Black Radiance, Black Opal, Iman Cosmetics, Flori Roberts, Fashion Fair, Interface, and the CoverGirl Queen Collection.

I'm extremely curious to know what WOC friendly brands you all would love to see in the book. Just leave a comment and I'll be sure to pass along the information!

Editor's Note: The product mentioned in this post was sent by Purple Lab NYC for an exclusive launch party in honor of Purple Lab NYC's debut on the Home Shopping Network (HSN). The post is under construction as I am taking better photos for this review.

If you follow me on Twitter, you may have read my tweets about Purple Lab Silk Sheets Luxe Foundation ($34.50). As it turns out, my experience with Silk Sheets have been mostly good - the formula itself is creamy, silky, blendable, and feels great on the skin. However, since I have to do quite a bit to correct the shade (as you can see on the left), I am hesitant to actually buy Silk Sheets. This is a shame because Karen Robinovitz (the creatrix of Purple Lab) included "coveted ingredients" in Silk Sheets to include algae, hyaluronic acid, silk, juniper, almond seed oil, Vitamin C, and nettle. It also firms the complexion, as you can hopefully see on the right.

Want to see how I made Silk Sheets really work for me? Keep reading for more information and photos!