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Eugena Washington Skin Tones Makeup | Bellus
Eugena Washington skin tones, these makeup tutorials are for you! Content has been edited for clarity. One of my favorite models, Eugena Washington, took to social media to give her skin twinning fans her everyday makeup look. In the age of dramatic Instagram makeup, this simple beauty routine is refreshing. Washington reveals: I’ve always hated the term ‘beating your face.’ I believe that makeup should be used to highlight the the things you think are beautiful about yourself, not to create a mask that covers you up. A lot of us are all looking the same these days and it feels super boring. Being able to express yourself exactly the way you are. To me,…
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Black Girl Nude Lipsticks: From Budget to Luxury and Beyond
The new and approved black girl brown girl nude lipsticks compilation is here! If you’ve been following Blaq Vixen Beauty on and off, then you’ll know my brown girl friendly luxury nude lipstick guide needed an upgrade. This post is that guide revisited, revised, and revamped for 2019! I hit up my usual haunts so I could share the best nude lipsticks for black and brown girls at various price points and for all budgets. Budget Nude Lipsticks for Black Girls SIMONE MISSICK Rimmel London & Kate 15th Anniversary Lipstick in #54 Rock ‘N’ Roll Nude, $6.97 ISSA RAE CoverGirl Colorlicious Lipstick in Coffee Crave, $6.99 JOURDAN DUNN Maybelline Color Sensational Inti-Matte Nudes…
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Color Story: Garcelle Beauvais’s Disco Makeup
Celebrity makeup artist Troy Jensen (one of my faves) recently shared his take on Saturday Night Fever by tapping actress Garcelle Beauvais to be his “Disco Muse.” Drawing inspiration from 70’s goddess Donna Summer, Jensen transformed Beauvais with dramatic black eyes and glossy bold lips. Her makeup palette is as follows: Jensen “blended shades of vibrant purple over a black cream liner.” He listed four products to get the look: Maybelline Color Tattoo in Potent Purple, Essence STAYS no matter what jumbo eye pencil & shadow in Powerful Purple, Sephora Eye Graphic 4 Colors Palette in Violet Smoky, and Hard Candy Shadowholic 12-Hr Waterproof Eye Crayon in Purple Rain. The black cream…
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Mo’Nique Golden Globes Makeup
Editor’s Note: I am so thankful that Mr. Sam Fine is sharing what he used on Mo’Nique via Twitter. I wish more celebrity makeup artists would do the same! You can also follow him @SamFineBeauty! All pictures are from his Facebook account. It all started with a question. Amber from Brown Bombshell Beauty asked Sam Fine on Twitter what type of lashes he used on Mo’Nique for the Golden Globes. face. Sam Fine described Mo’Nique’s Golden Globes look as “classic glamour.” He sculpted her face with one of his favorite drugstore foundations for women of color, Black Opal True Color Creme Stick Foundation with SPF 8. Next, he dusted CARGO Bronzer and MAC Bronzing Powder on cheeks to achieve a glowing…
