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Products I’m Loving This Month

Nine Must Have MAC Cosmetics Neutral Eyeshadows for Women of Color

Nine Must Have MAC Cosmetics Neutral Eyeshadows for Women of Color

Even though summer is like right around the corner, I’m probably going to be rocking neutral eyeshadows. It could be my age talking, but I am so drawn to neutral shades that can be both profession and fun depending on how you wear them. There are a gazillion neutral palettes on the market, but my go-to neutral palette is one I put together myself with eyeshadows from MAC Cosmetics.  [ad name=”In Content Responsive Ad”]  The key to putting together a great eyeshadow palette is to make sure you have great versatile colors that are going to help you create the…

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MAC Fashion Pack Collection

MAC Fashion Pack Collection

If you consider yourself royalty, and you love jewel tones, then you’re going to love the MAC Fashion Pack Collection. With gorgeous shades of fuchsia, violet, emerald, deepest plum, midnight this collection is sure to live up to your every desire. The collection launches June 23rd at all MAC locations.  Fluid Line Pen: $22.00 Privat: sea green Inedibly Blue: Deep navy blue Eyeshadow x9 $32.00     Lipstick $17.00  

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How to Wear SunScreen with Makeup and Still look Flawless.

How to Wear SunScreen with Makeup and Still look Flawless.

We all want to still look our best during the summer, but let’s be honest, heavy makeup and hot humid temperatures just don’t go together. While you can probably skip on the full coverage foundation and all that extra strobing and baking the one thing you can’t skip out on is sunscreen.  Let’s be honest, most of us start out in the morning with no intentions on wearing sunscreen and the only time we apply it is when it’s found stealthily concealed in our moisturizer or foundation product.  [ad name=”In Content Responsive Ad”] So you don’t want to wear sunscreen,…

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My Faves from the Estée Edit by Estée Lauder

My Faves from the Estée Edit by Estée Lauder

I’ve always been a fan of Estée Lauder, here’s a little secret, I used to work their counter a long time ago. Not too many people pay attention to this line as they think it’s for the “older” crowd, but trust me there are some gems to be had! A few weeks ago Estée Lauder launched the Estée Edit, which is a line geared towards millennials. The Estée Edit though by Estée Lauder can only be found exclusively at Sephora. When I first heard of this line, I was super drawn to the packaging. It’s a mix of clean and…

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Nars 413 BLKR Cheek and Lip Palette

Nars 413 BLKR Cheek and Lip Palette

If you follow me on Snap Chat (@Being_Melody) then you probably saw that on my last trip I brought a few Nars Palettes with me. I love their palettes as I can get all my faves in one place without having to worry about forgetting anything. Nars is blessing us with a new addition to the 413 BLKR collection in the form of a cheek and lip palette (NARS 413 BLKR Cheek and Lip Palette).   Named for the brand’s first flagship address in New York City’s West Village neighborhood, Founder and Creative Director François Nars draws inspiration from the fast-paced…

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