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The Perfect Nude Lipsticks for Medium Brown Skin

The Perfect Nude Lipsticks for Medium Brown Skin

Lately, I’ve been obsessed with nude/natural shades of lipstick. Don’t get me wrong I still love color, but sometimes I just want to keep it simple which is the look you’ve been seeing in most of my Youtube videos. The important thing to remember is that nude lipstick is like red lipstick in that it comes in a wide variation of shades and undertones and finishes. Remember that your lips have their own color also so you want to find a lipstick that compliments your skin tone and doesn’t wash you out and make your lips look dry and chapped.…

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What’s Your Everyday Beauty Routine?

What’s Your Everyday Beauty Routine?

“A woman’s beauty routine says a lot about  the type of person she is.” If this were true people would probably call me an unorganized mess. Yes, I do have a beauty routine, but it changes from day to day. Some days I want color some days I don’t. Some days I actually want to put on makeup and other days I could care less. I find that as I get older I’m less concerned with trends and more concerned with how amazing my skin looks without any makeup on. When I do decide to get dolled up I keep…

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#ReimagineThat and Give Your Shampoo Bottle a New Lease on Life

#ReimagineThat and Give Your Shampoo Bottle a New Lease on Life

I can honestly admit that two times a day I let my imagination run wild. I either giving a concert as an award winning R&B Diva, coming up with my next big plan on how I’m going to kick Sallie Mae out of my house once and for all, or I’m winning an argument against a life nemesis. These vivid scenes of imagination all happen in my Shower, and while I’m showering I’m usually oblivious to what I do with my shampoo or body wash containers once they’ve run out. Well, lets not say oblivious but the word recycle doesn’t…

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25 Beauty Products Under $25 To Grab during the Sephora Beauty Sale

25 Beauty Products Under $25 To Grab during the Sephora Beauty Sale

The Sephora Beauty Sale has returned for 2015. This is the first time this year that the Ultra Mega Beauty Store is giving you a chance to stock up on all your favorites while saving an add’l 10-15% off. Many of you know that I am on a budget and so I’m only planning to spend a $25 gift card that I received for Valentine’s Day.  Many may think that you can’t get anything for Under $25 at Sephora, but I scoured the website and compiled a list of 25 Beauty Products under $25 after using your 15% savings.  I’ve set…

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My Lips get Funkdafied with EddieFunkhouser!

My Lips get Funkdafied with EddieFunkhouser!

Eddie Funkhouser. This is my first time talking about this brand on the blog, but I’ve seen so many amazing reviews everywhere and deep down inside I’ve been wanting to just try everything. The Eddie Funkhouser cosmetic line was created by the fabulous Mr. Eddie Funkhouser himself who is a Ground Breaking Makeup Artist, Beauty Spokesperson, and product developer. After creating over a half a dozen brands, I’m excited that this amazing artist decided to package up some of his creativeness and deliver it to us in the form of fabulous cosmetics. You all know that I am a lip…

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