Christmas is almost here, and if you haven’t completed your shopping yet….what are you waiting for? This weekend at the stores will be CRAZY! Lucky for YOU, Afrobella’s friendly makeup vlogger and reviewer Sherry Blossom (that’s @MsSherryBlossom on Twitter) is here with a truly helpful gift guide. Get into Sherry Blossom’s holiday gift guide for…
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What Better Way to Christmas Shop? — My Marshalls TJ Maxx Holiday Party Recap!
Your holiday list is made. You know exactly the ideal item for everyone on your list. Where do you head first? If you’re smart, Marshalls! Or TJ Maxx! Or Home Goods — three off-price retailers where you can save 20 to 60% off all kinds of incredible items, from apparel, to shoes, to beauty items,…
You Deserve — Algenist Concentrated Reconstructing Serum
The You Deserve category is generally dedicated to extravagantly priced beauty and fashion items that I’ve reviewed long enough to declare to be of excellent quality and worth your hard earned cash. Sometimes, luxury beauty items earn their price based solely on name brand or scarcity, or because of a celebrity connection. The products I…
All Pumpkin Everything – Beauty Items With the Flavor of Fall
Now that the feast has been served and the leftovers have been put away, I hope you’re not sick of the flavor of the season! Pumpkin is everything right now, and the orange gourd-like squash is being incorporated into body and bath products, home fragrance and hair products because of its many astounding properties. Pumpkin…
Ask The Expert — Which Beauty Gadget Should Every Woman Own?
For Glam.com’s The Future of Beauty series. There was a time not too long ago in the world of beauty, when if you wanted a professional grade facial using the latest skincare and beauty gadgets you would need to book an appointment with a dermatologist or professional esthetician. You’d go off to your appointment and…
My Favorite Face Masks
Picture this – I’m sitting at my computer, writing a blog post, and wearing a face mask right now. That’s how dedicated I am, bellas! I’m writing the experience! I love a good face mask, and looking back on my skincare history, at home face masks have been part of my regimen since I was…
5 Foolproof Ways To Wear Red Lipstick
Bellas! In the interest of always giving you beauty, style, and hair inspiration you can relate to and learn from, I’d like to introduce my newest Afrobella contributor. Sherry Blossom is a freelance makeup artist, mom, FDNY EMT, native New Yorker, and beauty blogger/vlogger. I first became aware of Sherry via Twitter, she’s super friendly…
The Afrobella Fashion Lookbook – Fall/Winter 2011
Here’s a question I get asked ALL THE TIME – “Afrobella, why don’t you ever do outfits of the week?” Or, after I go to an event, “What did you wear? Can you blog about it”?” I don’t do outfit posts nearly enough and there are multiple reasons why. I am not someone who dresses…
The Eyeshadows by Tom Ford Are As Awesome As You Would Expect
I don’t normally try to be ~this blogger~ who tweets and posts details on the awesome packages I might receive as soon as I rip them open…but I will admit to uttering an ecstatic gasp when I opened this right here. OK. More like a small scream. Yes. I was blessed enough to be sent…
Citizenship Day = My Golden Moment
Even though I’ve been told that I sound pretty much “like a Yankee” by members of my own family ( 🙁 ) I am now and always will be a proud Trinidadian in my heart. (cue Benjai’s Trini). I love my country and I’m proud of my heritage! But I’ve been living in America since…