Blaq Vixen Beauty

This past Friday, I got my hair cut again. However, this time, instead of a bob, I opted to go shorter. My inspiration was a picture of Ciara in Sophisticate's Black Hair Styles and Care Guide. It was back when she debuted her short pixie cut back in July of 2009.

Of course, it turned out to be a wig but I think it was cute look for her.  My hairstylist Esther thought that her cut would look just as cute on me. I was worried that the crown wouldn't be as full but Esther assured me that I had more than enough hair for the style.

Love, Sex and...Hair??

Is it Copper Charm or Toffee Tango? That is the question. I mean I know Jessica is wearing a nude shade so automatically, I selected "dark" and perused through the selection of neutrals on the site. None of the shades seem to be the one that she has on in this ad though.

More Maybelline...

Blaq Vixen Beauty reader CREOLESU9AR says Jessica is wearing Color Sensational Lipliner in Nude and Color Sensational Lipcolor in Nearly There. Thank you for the information, babe!

I absolutely hate when beauty companies produce these gorgeous (although airbrushed) ads that are misleading. If you are someone you know have Jessica's skintone, will both of you look just as fine with Nearly There gracing your lips? I thought about this after Kia said that she doubted that Jessica really is wearing Nearly There.

Like I mentioned earlier, Nearly There isn't among the nude shades recommended for dark skin. When you buy a Maybelline lipstick (if you do), do you pay attention to the shade recommendation for you? Or do you just choose a shade that catches your eye, regardless if Maybelline thinks it will flatter your skin tone?

There will probably never be another Queen of Urban Pop, just as there will never be another King of Pop. It's definitely hard to believe that today, eight years ago, I was reading about her death in the overseas military publication, Stars and Stripes. I remember thinking that it was joke - that someone at the Stars and Stripes was just hating on Aaliyah until I saw it on the news, on MTV, on BET...it was unreal. I depend on music to keep me going so you can believe that Aaliyah's music helped to inspire me...and keep on inspiring me.

One in a million forever.