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The Five Minute Face Routine You Should Be Doing.

The Five Minute Face Routine You Should Be Doing.

Affiliate Links We have all have seen the “no makeup” makeup tutorials on YouTube that use 30 different products and takes about an hour of your time. What if you don’t have that time, but you really do want to do a minimal makeup face? Here are some essential items for you to use in order to master the Five minute face.                      This article was contributed by Krystol: Krystol began the journey of being a makeup artist in 2009. Krystol has since enhanced hundreds faces all while teaching the importance…

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The Best Shades of Orange Blush for Brown Skin

The Best Shades of Orange Blush for Brown Skin

[ad name=”In Content Responsive Ad”] Many people don’t believe me when I tell them that Orange is a universal shade that works for Woman of Color. It’s almost as taboo as saying that all women can wear red lipstick, which they can. Plus I’ve already shown you how to rock a fabulous red lip like Taylor Swift in this post. Orange is a power color so I can see why it can be intimidating to wear. On darker skin tones, the color Orange truly shows it’s powered as it enhances even the deepest of browns helping the skin to look youthful…

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Makeup Counter Confessions.

Makeup Counter Confessions.

So, you and a friend are at your favorite cosmetics counter and you aren’t exactly sure what you’re looking for. One of the employees approaches you and asks if you need any help. What do you do? A. Don’t make eye contact. Say “just looking” and proceed to put on the first lipstick you see. B. Ignore the employee. They don’t know what they’re doing anyway. They’re just trying to make a commission! C. Turn to your friend and ask them what they use. If you said yes to any of these YOU ARE WRONG! These tips will help you…

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Milani Cosmetics Moisture Matte Lipsticks Full Face Swatches and Review

Milani Cosmetics Moisture Matte Lipsticks Full Face Swatches and Review

So I teased you guys with a preview of the new Milani Cosmetics Moisture Matte Lipsticks and I’m excited that I can finally bring you guys swatches. When Milani sent these over for me to review I wanted to dive right in without even taking pictures of the product first. Admittedly, this took me a bit because I like to do swatches on a full face rather than just on my arm so you can get a good idea of how the lipstick looks on. I mean let’s face it nobody is looking at your arm when you’re wearing lipstick…

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Top Ten Tuesday: Must Have Eyebrow Tools.

Top Ten Tuesday: Must Have Eyebrow Tools.

Eyebrows are the most important part of a woman’s face. Sometimes they are the first thing that a person notices when talking to you. Brows can come in all types of flavors. Last year the “Power  Brow“  was in trend and I’m still waiting for these God awful concealer brows to just disappear.  I personally like for my brows to be clean but not overly sculpted and so I have a few Must Have Eyebrow tools that I keep on hand when grooming them. 1. MAC Cosmetics Eyebrow Pencil: I absolutely live for this pencil. I buy them two or…

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