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  • Fashion

    Insecure Hella Open Fashion #InsecureHBO

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    Pre-order the Insecure Season 2 Album now! Editor’s note: Welcome to my Insecure Hella Open Fashion breakdown! I’ll update this post with new fashion IDs as I find them so check back! Fashion breakdowns for “Hella Great,” “Hella Questions,” & “Hella LA” available now. Updated 8 August 2017. Issa’s HUMP 2016 Make America Gyrate Again! T-Shirt | Insecure Hella Open Fashion Issa has the best t-shirt collection on tv right now! She scoured her apartment for batteries in a $19.99 HUMP 2016 Make America Gyrate Again! T-Shirt. Available at Barbershop Window, this tee comes in five styles up to size 5XL. Hmmm, should I do a quick roundup of Issa’s…

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  • Cookie's Closet,  EmpireFOX,  Fashion

    Empire Season 3 Episode 4 Fashion Credits

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    MAC Viva Glam Taraji P. Henson Lipglass and Lipstick now available at Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Available until February 2018. Yves Saint Laurent ‘Y’ Logo Aviator Sunglasses | Custom Jacob & Co. Rose Gold, Diamond and Emerald Lyon Lapel Pin Kimberly McDonald One of a Kind Boulder Opal Lapel Pin

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    17 Nov 2016
    Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson wore a McQ Alexander McQueen Black Festival Floral Jersey Dress on Empire, Season 1, Episode 10 "Sins of the Father."

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    4 Mar 2015

    Empire Season 3 Episode 7 Fashion Credits

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  • Anika's Closet,  Cookie's Closet,  EmpireFOX,  Fashion

    Empire Season 3 Episode 3 Fashion Credits

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    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 were quite a bit of items I had trouble identifying this past week. Some took longer to ID than others. Comment below if you’re looking for something specific. ALAIA Aigrette Boat Neck Dress Christian Louboutin Marlenarock Crisscross Leather Red Sole Pumps | The Blonds Black Croc Dress Balmain Sequined Cocktail Dress | Nailed by Cristy Chrome Powder Dust Mirror Effect Press-On Nails  Moschino Resort 2017 | Vans Sk8 Hi Skate Shoe in Neon Pink Mono Valentino Orchid Print Bomber Jacket Saint Laurent Round-Frame Acetate and Silver-Tone…

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    Shopping #Empire: Anika Calhoun’s Gucci Ribbed Cardigan & Dress

    24 Jul 2015

    Cookie Lyon Sunglasses Empire Season 3

    13 Apr 2017

    Empire Season 3 Episode 2 Fashion Credits

    30 Sep 2016
  • Beauty,  Celebrity Makeup

    Li Bingbing Vampy Lip in Transformers

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    A Blaq Vixen Beauty exclusive: how to get Li Bingbing vampy lip from Transformers: Age of Extinction There’s nothing like a good vampy lip, no? Did you love the blackened burgundy pout Li Bingbing wore in Transformers: Age of Extinction. Her lipstick and her inky-black feathered gaze (the eyeliner is Marc Jacobs Magic Marc’er Precision Pen in Blacquer) inspired me to write this post. In this fourth installment, Bingbing plays CEO Su Yueming of the Chinese factory KSI contracted to build their human-created Transformers. Truly, Yueming is a boss after my heart – even if she was written from a shrewd businesswoman to a modern dragon lady stereotype. Regrettably, this pointless and offensive decision contributed…

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    Rihanna Vampy Lips & Tips

    22 Sep 2012

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    15 Jun 2014

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    12 Jan 2015
  • 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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