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6 MAC Pink Lipsticks on Black Women for National Pink Day
Photo by Alex Holyoake on Unsplash Need six of the best MAC pink lipsticks for black women for National Pink Day? Read on! Happy National Pink Day! Last year, I talked about my adoration for the original BeautyBlender and its celebrity fans. Well, lately, I’ve noticed there’s been an “outcry” for the following topic: pink lipstick for black women. This is one of the many search topics that I see come through my dashboard. Not a day goes by that I don’t see this query pop up (and its variations). Let me tell you: I’ve done the education and now I’m sharing my findings with you, from A to Z! Here are some MAC…
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Beauty Items on Sale Now From Ardell, OPI & More
Here are some of my most revered beauty items on sale now this week, in collaboration with ShopStyle, Amazon, and other e-tailers: Beauty Items on Sale: Ardell Lashes Color Impact Lash Demi Wispies in Blue Celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose chatted with Harper’s Bazaar about the look he created for actress Lupita Nyong’o at last night’s Non-Stop LA Premiere. Pantone’s spring 2014 color is Dazzling Blue, so it was fitting for Nyong’o to arrive with a set of metallic, bedazzled blue peepers to complement her copper Lanvin creation. Bypassing blue mascara, Barose instead applied Ardell Lashes Color Impact Lash Demi Wispies in Blue. He then coated the base of the…
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beautyblender, a Perfect National Pink Day Pick
Happy National Pink Day! In honor of this fun day, I’ll talk about one of my revered pink picks: the original beautyblender. Created by celebrity makeup artist Rea Ann Silva, this is not your usual sponge. You “bounce” it on the skin to apply your makeup. This keeps my face from turning into a layered cake. You never glide it across the skin like a regular sponge nor do you use it dry. You always wet it first for best results. It’s like watching a pink pet grow in the palm of your hand. Besides the great results I get, this is my favorite part of the whole process. It was the…
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Billy B’s Tweet to Black Opal Beauty: “Where the Hell Are They?”
Recently, celebrity makeup artist Billy Brasfield (“Billy B.”) took to his Twitter to pen a mini-rant to beauty brand Black Opal. I thought his tweet was funny but sad. The man does have a point; have you found Black Opal Cosmetics in your area? I had a rude awakening back in October. I wanted to try a couple of Black Opal products, like the True Color Liquid Foundation and the True Color Stick Foundation SPF 8. I also wanted to pick up my beloved Invisible Oil Blocking Loose Powder. I’ve visited three stores – two Wal-Mart locations and a Walgreens – and have been sorely disappointed since I’ve moved to Washington. The…
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There are hundreds of celebrity beauty breakdowns featuring white actresses and other media personalities of the fairer persuasion. But, as a black woman and beauty researcher, I ask: Where’s the melanin? And that’s where Blaq Vixen Beauty comes in! I spend countless hours searching for black celebrity beauty breakdowns for your favorite actresses. Alternatively, sometimes it is not possible to find complete makeup details, but I try to incorporate what I do find in my posts/articles with affiliate links (which helps support the site). I understand how time-consuming it is to comb through the internet to locate the information that matters to you most (based on Blaq Vixen Beauty’s site search…
