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Beauty, Celebrity Makeup

Rihanna AMAs Makeup

I missed this year’s American Music Awards but thanks to my Instagram feed, I was able to catch the highlights. Of course, Rihanna stole the show. The Empress (as the…

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25/11/2013
Beauty, Hair

The Scandal Look: Olivia Pope Hair

Blaq Vixen Beauty details the process celebrity hair stylist Lisa Villalobos uses to create Olivia Pope's (Kerry Washington) signature and iconic curls on the hit ABC TV show Scandal.

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28/03/2013
Beauty, Beauty News, Black Beauty Brands, Black-Owned Businesses, Brown Beauty Brands, Celebrity Makeup, True to Hue

Black-Owned Highlighters For Total Glow-balization

This compilation of black-owned highlighters for deeper skin tones has been in draft for a bit. At first, I wanted to showcase great highlighters that looked beyond on richer skin tones. If…

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25/05/2016
Beauty

Halle Bailey Wears Lele Sadoughi Coquille Pearl Hoop Earrings

Halle Bailey’s Lele Sadoughi Coquille Pearl Hoop Earrings, $195 are available at ShopBop. Check out the matching Coquille Pearl Bracelet, $125. At Nordstrom, an Imitation Pearl option is available for…

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01/06/2023
Beauty, Beauty News

How #BlackUp Curiously Lost Its Black Founder Fabrice Mahabo

Blaq Vixen Beauty researches what happened to BlackUp Cosmetics’ original founder/owner Fabrice Mahabo. Check out my latest article “Black Beauty Brands That Aren’t Black-Owned.” TL;DR: Fabrice Bernard Mahabo was the…

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01/09/2015
Beauty, Cookie's Closet, EmpireFOX, Fashion

Empire Season 3 Episode 5 Fashion Credits

MAC Viva Glam Taraji P. Henson Lipglass and Lipstick now available at Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Available until February 2018. Empire Season 3 Episode 5 Fashion Credits Marc Jacobs…

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10/11/2016
Beauty

Kerry Washington’s L’Oreal Live UStream Video Makeup

Naturally gorgeous Kerry Washington recently recorded a L’Oreal Live UStream with her hairstylist Takisha Sturdivant-Drew in which she talked about the products that helps keep her hair shiny, healthy and…

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19/01/2011
Anika's Closet, Cookie's Closet, EmpireFOX, Fashion

Empire Season 3 Episode 3 Fashion Credits

MAC Viva Glam Taraji P. Henson Lipglass and Lipstick now available at Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Available until February 2018. Apologies for having this published so late – there…

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10/10/2016
Beauty

Londyn Nikole’s Unkissable Lip Gloss Line

I haven’t been to a club since November, and even then I was too busy observing local beauty/fashion trends (for research of course) to enjoy myself. I picked a table…

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26/04/2012
EmpireFOX, Fashion

Shopping #Empire: Anika Calhoun’s Ted Baker Embellished Elenna Midi Dress

Reader Yvonne sent in the following Empire query today (I am beyond enthused at this!): Can’t get Anika’s red dress with the bedazzled collar, from last night’s episode out of my head.…

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20/02/2015
  • Beauty

    Blaq Vixen Beauty Reviews: Schick Quattro For Women TrimStyle

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    Editor’s note: For the sake of this Schick Quattro for Women TrimStyle review, I have referred to my intimate area as my personal “Amber Rose.” Also, if you hate reading about female hygiene products and practices, then skip this post. Bald ambition: Tame your Amber Rose with Schick Quattro for Women TrimStyle I’ve bought numerous bikini trimmers from Bliss, Remington, and Philips. I’ve either ended up nicking my bikini area or my poor, sensitive Amber Rose. Then there was the issue of the trimmers not charging. Alternatively, they burned out before I could groom myself properly. I felt forced to settle for mediocre results and irritation. Can I just say how…

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    What’s Your Nude Bra Campaign for Brown Skin

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    Perhaps I’m not the target consumer in Tara Raines’ “What’s Your Nude?” campaign (which officially kicks off today) as I prefer bras (and lingerie) in either black, red or various jewel tones, not exactly nude or brown. I guess I’ve given up on this front. If I want to wear an optic white-on-white outfit, a scandalous, sheer number (ha!) or even my digital camis during drill weekend, I would prefer a seamless set of brown girl nude underwear. However, this reads as another urban beauty legend. Trying to find a high-quality, everyday bra in your specific skin tone treads in “the pursuit of happiness” territory. In her Women’s Wear Daily interview,…

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    Sanaa Lathan for Pantene

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    Revealed in the beauty news section of the February issue of Essence Magazine, Sanaa Lathan is the face of Pantene’s Nature Fusion line! I am personally excited because I was so over the Relaxed and Nature collection but actually fell in love with the Nature Fusion collection a couple of years ago. And now that Sanaa Lathan, one of my favorite actresses, is now the face of the line, I want to show my support by buying some Pantene! I love how the ad spotlights her natural beauty and her soft, lush locks. I especially love the tagline: “It’s in our nature to be strong and balanced.” Sanaa Lathan for…

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    Year in Review: Most Popular Posts of 2011

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    Editor’s note: In celebration of the new year, many of 2011’s most popular posts will be rewritten and updated in order to attract a new host of readers. In the meantime, enjoy! Ever since I bit the bullet and bought an iPhone earlier this month (the iPhone 4S was out of stock, and I was already impatient), I couldn’t seem to tear myself away as I’m having too much fun! It is one of the best purchases I’ve made in 2011! I’ve downloaded apps (newest one is Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday app), checked in with Foursquare, uploaded pics to Instagram and relaxed to my favorite stations on Pandora. Keep up with me when I’m…

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    Urban Beauty Legend: Toni Braxton’s Makeup Line

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    Recently, entertainment blogger Sandra Rose conducted an interview with Toni Braxton’s personal assistant Zo. Zo, whose real name is Lorenzo, is a 22-year-old college grad who counted “best friend” Nivea as a client before meeting Braxton and her sisters. What caught my attention in Rose’s interview was this sentence: But Zo takes it all in stride as he prepared to fly back to Los Angeles from Atlanta yesterday to assist Braxton, who’s launching her own makeup line soon. I loved the first season of Braxton’s Family Values immensely. I wanted to write a post titled “Beauty and the Braxtons: Makeup Tips I Learned from Watching the Series.” Besides the drama,…

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