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Fall Makeup Trends and Building a Name in the Makeup Game – Interview with Bisi Essien, My Go-To Chicago Makeup Artist

Fall Makeup Trends and Building a Name in the Makeup Game – Interview with Bisi Essien, My Go-To Chicago Makeup Artist

| November 19, 2012 | 8 Comments

From the moment she did my makeup and helped to coordinate my MAC lipglass photoshoot, Bisi Essien – AKA @BisiCrystalEyez of Crystal Eyez Makeup Artistry has become my go-to Chicago makeup artist. She’s incredibly talented, incredibly hard working, and incredibly professional. Bisi is the woman I turn to when I’m involved in an event in [...]

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Monday Manicure. I LOVE Polish Bar of BK!

Monday Manicure. I LOVE Polish Bar of BK!

| November 19, 2012 | 7 Comments

  Every time I go to Brooklyn, I have the BEST time. I know so many amazingly talented and cool people who live there. So many talented folks who make New York the one of a kind city that it is, represent Brooklyn. And on my last visit, I got to go to Polish Bar [...]

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5 Things I Realized At Target’s Awesome Multicultural Beauty Event

5 Things I Realized At Target’s Awesome Multicultural Beauty Event

| November 15, 2012 | 8 Comments

In October I went on a whirlwind trip to New York on a special trip for the Target Inner Circle. Target was having their first ever multicultural makeup and beauty event, and it was hosted by my friend Tai Beauchamp, who never fails to be an inspiration! It was an elegant evening event which brought [...]

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The Foundations in Rotation

The Foundations in Rotation

| November 14, 2012 | 13 Comments

What are your current foundations of choice? I thought it’d be fun to show you mine! These are the latest that match my shade of beautiful the best. Counterclockwise from the top – Cover FX total cover cream in N90 MAC Matchmaster 6.0 Fashion Fair True Finish Foundation in Joyful Caramel Lisi Silk Veil foundation #109 [...]

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Loving the New, Improved Cover FX!

Loving the New, Improved Cover FX!

| November 9, 2012 | 3 Comments

I’ve long been a fan of Canadian cosmetics brand CoverFX, for many reasons. First of all, their products are incredible – highly effective, and made in an ever-widening variety for women all shades of beautiful. Secondly, the story behind the creation of the brand is so inspiring. And third, I’ve been lucky enough to meet [...]

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Happy. Proud. Hopeful. Thank You, President Obama

Happy. Proud. Hopeful. Thank You, President Obama

| November 8, 2012 | 7 Comments

“I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting.” – President Barack Obama, from his acceptance speech in the early morning of November [...]

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The Great Coconut Comparison – Naked Vs. The Real Thing

The Great Coconut Comparison – Naked Vs. The Real Thing

| November 1, 2012 | 11 Comments

There are many beverages I know nothing about. Don’t ask me to discuss the finer points of coffee or the subtle flavors of wine. I do know a thing or two about tea. And I know a whole lot about coconut water, based entirely on my life experience of being a Trini.     I [...]

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