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Create the Perfect Brow with the Black|Up Cosmetics Perfect Brow Stick

Create the Perfect Brow with the Black|Up Cosmetics Perfect Brow Stick

On Fleek and Snatched! are words/phrases you usually hear when one describes their eyebrows. Since fleek, to me sounds too much like the word “Fleet” which is a product used for those dealing with constipation, I choose to stick with describing my brows as being “Snatched!”.  When it comes to brow products I’m normally a pencil girl. I dabble a bit in brow pots/dips but I feel a pencil gives me more control and creates more of a natural look than that overly sculpted look that seems to be a big hit right now.  Black|Up Cosmetics, which just launched at Sephora.com,…

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black Up Cosmetics Lipsticks are Love in a Tube

black Up Cosmetics Lipsticks are Love in a Tube

[button link=”#” target=”_blank” color=”default” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”center”]Press Sample[/button] Okay now in my last post about black Up Cosmetics lipsticks I squealed about there Matte Formulation and the amazing pigmentation. I was received a Matte lipstick as well as a Satin Finish Lipstick that I’m sharing with you on the blog today. Both colors are absolutely supberb with a long wear formula to win any lipstick lover over! The lipsticks are priced at $22.50 each which is around the range of Make Up Forever Lipsticks but maybe slightly higher than MAC Cosmetics. RGE 38M, one of the newer shades for 2014,  is…

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black Up Paris Cosmetics Redefines Beauty for Women of Color.

black Up Paris Cosmetics Redefines Beauty for Women of Color.

[button link=”#” target=”_blank” color=”default” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”Right]Product Sent For  Review[/button]  A little while back I shared with you all a picture of a gorgeous red orange lipstick from black Up Paris Cosmetics. After trying out that lipstick and receiving so many compliments I knew that I couldn’t just stop there.  Black Up Paris Cosmetics was founded in 1999 by an African American makeup artist who saw there was a need for a high end product made specifically with women of color in mind. black Up is the first dedicated upscale beauty brand to magnify black and mixed beauties.  Their products…

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Dumping Your Old Lipstick for a New Hottie

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I thought I owned the perfect reddish orange lipstick. I could have sworn it was nestled safely in the lipstick compartment of my Alex drawer until I tried out the new Black Up Cosmetics Matte Lipstick in 34M and saw the light. Black Up Cosmetics is the first dedicated upscale beauty brand to magnify black and mixed beauties. I’ve been wanting to try this brand out for the longest but the only issue is that they’re based in Paris and well with shipping cost they can be a tad bit hard to get. I finally got my chance this year at…

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Dumping Your Old Lipstick for a New Hottie

Dumping Your Old Lipstick for a New Hottie

I thought I owned the perfect reddish orange lipstick. I could have sworn it was nestled safely in the lipstick compartment of my Alex drawer until I tried out the new Black Up Cosmetics Matte Lipstick in 34M and saw the light. Black Up Cosmetics is the first dedicated upscale beauty brand to magnify black and mixed beauties. I’ve been wanting to try this brand out for the longest but the only issue is that they’re based in Paris and well with shipping cost they can be a tad bit hard to get. I finally got my chance this year at…

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