Category: african american

Vamp It Up with this Great Vampire Makeup Tutorial

[ 1 ] October 13, 2012 |
Vamp It Up with this Great Vampire Makeup Tutorial

Ms. JJ is giving us Vampire REALNESS with this great Vampire inspired makeup tutorial for dark skinned ladies!  I love that she kept the eyes light.  It makes the look very wearable.  As a black woman, I know that a dark, almost black lipstick paired with the kind of dark eye makeup you usually see [...]

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A Review of Rimmel’s Popular Bordeaux Color

[ 0 ] October 13, 2012 |
A Review of Rimmel’s Popular Bordeaux Color

In this video, Ms. PhillyDiva19154 tells us all about her favorite lipstick, Rimmel’s Lasting Finish Lipstick in Bordeaux (#124).  It is a great cranberry color that looks good on brown skin tones and it’s become very popular.  She points out that Wet and Wild has a similar color called Cherry Bomb (918D) that is more matte.  I think the Wet [...]

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Video Tutorials: Easy Daytime Makeup for Black Women

[ 0 ] August 13, 2012 |
Video Tutorials: Easy Daytime Makeup for Black Women

Most ladies just need a simple, quick easy day look for work. Most of us are not putting on tons of war paint during the day. Check out these 2 great, simple daytime makeup tutorials for Black Women. Check out more videos from Africa Nicole on Youtube and Unfading Beauty on Youtube.

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Tangerine: What I Think about one of the Year’s Hottest Colors on Black Girls

[ 0 ] August 9, 2012 |
Tangerine: What I Think about one of the Year’s Hottest Colors on Black Girls

Allure Magazine reported that Tangerine was one of the 10 colors we’d want to have for 2012.  I think it looks amazing on black women.  It’s bright and bold.  There was a ton of it in the stores this spring and summer.  From shoes, to cardigans, to handbags…Tangerine has been a great pop of color. [...]

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Video: Kelly Rowland Makeup Tutorial from ScandalousBeauty

[ 6 ] July 15, 2011 |
Video: Kelly Rowland Makeup Tutorial from ScandalousBeauty

I heart MAC Woodwinked.  I think it’s a great color for any skin tone!  ScandalousBeauty has some great tutorials.  Make sure you check out her YouTube Channel.

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Video Tutorial from Holmique: Natural Glamour Look

[ 3 ] May 18, 2011 |
Video Tutorial from Holmique: Natural Glamour Look

Love this Jennifer Hudson inspired makeup tutorial from Mo.  Fierce Natural Glamour!  Work, Sis.  This girl has cheekbones for Days!!  You’ll definitely want to subscribe to her YouTube videos.

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Psychology Today Blogger Says Research Shows Black Women Less Attractive

[ 11 ] May 18, 2011 |
Psychology Today Blogger Says Research Shows Black Women Less Attractive

Pure BS!  I’m sure you ladies heard about the blogger over at Psychology Today who had the audacity to try to pass his racial bias off as science.  The title of the blog post is “Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women? Why black women, but not black men?”. Psychology Today has [...]

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Eye Makeup Video Tutorial from EyeLuvMakeup: M.A.C Ungaro

[ 4 ] January 9, 2011 |
Eye Makeup Video Tutorial from EyeLuvMakeup: M.A.C Ungaro

I LOVE the look that “EyeLuvMakeup” does with this great MAC Ungaro palette.  I love it because it’s glam but not over done.  Very soft.

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DC Event: Get Your New Year’s Eve Makeup Fix

[ 2 ] December 29, 2010 |
DC Event: Get Your New Year’s Eve Makeup Fix

I’ve got to give a shout out. One of my favorite makeup divas Nyeta Chesson will be making faces Fab-u-lous for New Year’s Eve here in the DC Metro area.  If you are wanting to get your face made up before heading out to all of the wonderful events and parties around town, she will [...]

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Video: Great Holiday Party Makeup Tutorial for My Caramel Sistas

[ 3 ] December 17, 2010 |
Video: Great Holiday Party Makeup Tutorial for My Caramel Sistas

This video from ShinyFashion on Youtube is titled “How to: Party makeup for dark skin“.  Um…this sista is NOT dark skinned by my standards as an African American woman…I’m just saying.  Never-the-less, it’s a great tutorial for my caramel brown divas out there.  I LOVE the color on her lids.  YAY, Urban Decay!  Party it [...]

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