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  • Beauty,  Celebrity Makeup,  Celebrity Nails

    Kelly Rowland X-Factor Makeup

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    Loved Kelly Rowland X-Factor makeup? Read on! In memoriam, I am doing a tribute to all the hair and makeup looks Kelly Rowland’s glam team created for the chanteuse during the X-Factor three-season run. With makeup by Sheika Daley and hair by Cesar Ramirez and Crystal Oliver, here are 13 of Rowland’s most riveting beauty looks:

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    Kerry Washington Nude Lipsticks: 14 & Counting

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     Kerry Washington nude lipsticks: let’s examine. Kerry Washington’s signature pinky-nude lipstick as Olivia Pope is pretty epic so I thought I’d continue the trend by identifying similar shade she’s worn throughout the years. She sets the standard for habitual nude lipstick wearers everywhere, wouldn’t you say? This dimension, as celebrity makeup artist Sam Fine prefers, is what makes a nude lipstick truly ready-to-wear for brown skin. Nude shades and pink (tones) can get lost against rich skin tones, so I use brown lip liner for definition. For example, for someone with Kerry’s complexion, she could use the same options the Scandal makeup department uses on the actress: Laura Mercier Lip Liner in Hazelnut…

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    Kerry Washington’s L’Oreal Live UStream Video Makeup

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    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 gorgeous. I was extremely happy to learn that she’s a fan of the L’Oreal Everpure products since I invested a couple of products from this line (the EverStrong Overnight Repair Treatment and the EverStrong Deep Replenishing Masque.) Celebrity makeup artist Valente Frazier mostly used all L’Oreal products along with a “beautiful baby pink blush” on her cheeks and “a little concealer under her eyes and around the corners of the mouth.” Kerry just looked fabulous all around!

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    Achieve Complexion Perfection with IMAN Cosmetics

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    Editor’s note: Information posted from the IMAN Cosmetics Facebook Fan Page. IMAN Cosmetics have put together this mini guide to help you decide which foundation you need to use in order to put your best face forward. For reference, I am NW40/NC45 in MAC and Caramel in Revlon ColorStay. I haven’t been matched to Fashion Fair (no rep at the nearest counter here in Fort Lewis) in over a year so I decided not to post my shade. If you have hyperpigmented skin or acne scars, go for a stick or cream foundation. They perfectly camouflage discoloration, while blending to a natural-looking, creamy finish. Most blend so seamlessly that you…

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