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Video: Beautiful Berry Blue Eyeshadow Tutorial

[ 0 ] October 14, 2012 |
Video: Beautiful Berry Blue Eyeshadow Tutorial

I love this tutorial from The Fancy Face!  She calls it Dark Berries, but I think it’s a great look for those who love blue peacock tones with a bit of teal.  It’s very bold, but it’s also practical and controlled.  That’s hard to have with that much color on your eyes.  This look is [...]

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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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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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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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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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Makeup Video: Too Faced Natural Eye Kit Tutorial

[ 3 ] November 18, 2010 |
Makeup Video: Too Faced Natural Eye Kit Tutorial

EyeLuvMakeup created this wonderful tutorial for the Too Faced Natural Eye Kit. She creates a very dramatic evening look.

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Video Tutorial: Blush for Dark Skinned Girls

[ 0 ] November 10, 2010 |
Video Tutorial: Blush for Dark Skinned Girls

Here’s a blush for dark skinned girls tutorial from destinygodley What do you think, Ladies?  What are your brown girl blush tricks?

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Video: Review of the 120 Palette on Dark Skin

[ 8 ] April 29, 2010 |
Video: Review of the 120 Palette on Dark Skin

Wande is a beautiful dark chocolate sister who has posted a video on her Youtube channel about the 120 Color Palette that has been reviewed time and time again on YouTube.  She notes that many of the reviewers are white or have light skin.  I wonder how the palette will fair on a lovely woman [...]

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Taste the Rainbow: Rainbow eyeshadow tutorial

[ 4 ] March 30, 2010 |
Taste the Rainbow: Rainbow eyeshadow tutorial

MakeupDoll shows you how to wear the rainbow with her “Tropical Skittles” eye shadow tutorial.  Lovely and bold.  This is a great look to pair with a bright, single color 80s style dress with bold gold jewelry.

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