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Lupita Nyong’o is the New Brand Ambassador for Lancome and proves Beauty is More Than what’s Trending Now.

Lupita Nyong’o is the New Brand Ambassador for Lancome and proves Beauty is More Than what’s Trending Now.

.@lupita_nyongo joins Lancôme! #lupitaforlancome #beautyicon © Alexi Lubomirski for Lancôme pic.twitter.com/oFLA2YiuoX — Lancôme USA (@LancomeUSA) April 4, 2014 When Lupita Nyong’o won an Oscar for her role in 12 years a slave the beauty word was a flurry with which company she should become a brand ambassador for. Everyone was casting their lots their company of choice and  I’ll admit I would have loved to see her with Make Up For Ever or Nars, but with every nucleotide in my body I did not want to see her with MAC Cosmetics. Why? Why would I not want  see one of…

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Let Jergens BB Body Cream Bring Your Skin Back to Life!

Let Jergens BB Body Cream Bring Your Skin Back to Life!

This post was sponsored by Jergens BB Body Cream through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about Jergens BB Body Cream, all opinions are my own.”  BB Creams, they took the cosmetic industry by storm and soon there weren’t only BB Creams but their were CC, and DD creams! Too much, yea I thought so too and I never really jumped on the band wagon because there was  never shade or a formula made that would work with my skin tone.  I’d honestly thought the BB Cream phase was over and it was…

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How a Beauty Blogger Spends her Tax Refund. Plus, you could win $100 to Amazon.com

How a Beauty Blogger Spends her Tax Refund. Plus, you could win $100 to Amazon.com

This post was sponsored by Coupons.com and contains affiliate links. Everyone looks forward to getting their tax refund. While, some consider this to be a free loan we shouldn’t be giving the government others like to think of it as the second Christmas and finally your chance to buy all the things you want for yourself. This year with our tax refund my husband and I decided to pay off one of our cars and a couple of other small bills. We also decided that each of us would receive a small allotment of “spending money” to do as we…

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My Favorite Orange and Coral Blushes

My Favorite Orange and Coral Blushes

I promise it feels like Spring is really here now. Yea we just had a little bit of snow, but I think that was Old Man Winter’s last blow. I’ve been doing some Spring Cleaning  with all of my makeup and I came across several orange blushes that have always tickled my fancy along with a couple of new ones that I’ve recently added to my collection.  Two of my faves are the Maybelline Master Glaze and the new Makeup Forever HD Blush. I give all the deets in the video below so check it out and after your done…

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Milani Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss May Just Give You Super Powers!

Milani Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss May Just Give You Super Powers!

[button link=”#” target=”_blank” color=”default” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”right”]Press Sample[/button] Remember when I gave you guys all those juicy lip swatches of the Milani Cosmetics Color Sensational Lip Glosses? Well, get ready for something special to go on top of them. Introducing the Milani Cosmetics Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss!! There are about fourteen shades in all and I have ten swatched for you. The Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss delivers moisture and intense shine. When I first tried them out I seriously expected Lil’ Mama to walk into my room and start a rendition of  “My Lip Gloss is Popping”. Also, there’s nothing…

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