Tag: beauty advice

Jody Watley On Life, Music, Beauty, Billy B and Being an Icon

Jody Watley On Life, Music, Beauty, Billy B and Being an Icon

| May 18, 2012 | 10 Comments

When you think of Jody Watley, very specific visuals might come to mind. Sleek hair. Bangin’ brows. Hoop earrings. A matte red lip. When I visualize Jody Watley, I always envision her in an all black ensemble. And for me that’s entirely because Jody Watley was one of my earliest beauty icons. Her Eighties hits [...]

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Travel Beauty — Makeup That Came With Me To The Caribbean

Travel Beauty — Makeup That Came With Me To The Caribbean

| January 24, 2012 | 14 Comments

I travel a fair amount, so I am well familiar with the ins and outs of beauty on the go. When I pack my makeup bag, I tend to go for flat eye shadow palettes, multi-use products, and anything that comes in pencil form. I’ve got an always packed makeup travel bag, so at the [...]

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Satin Bonnet Struggles

Satin Bonnet Struggles

| March 23, 2011 | 27 Comments

I was just about to take off my makeup and prepare for bed when I saw my Twitter friend Areefuh Stanklin say this: I cackled. Areefuh is always hilarious (as many on Twitter would agree). Her next tweet continued to detail her #satinbonnetstruggles – imagine tying a satin scarf around your satin bonnet to try [...]

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Red Carpet Ready!

Red Carpet Ready!

| February 23, 2011 | 8 Comments

In this random DIY-career thing I’ve got going on, I’ve been lucky enough to experience some shall we say, red carpet moments. I’ve done a few step-and-repeats, and I’ve also been lucky enough to cover the red carpet and watch celebrities do their thing. In the photo above, I’m posing with Aly Walansky and Amber [...]

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