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Mented Helped Me Find My Nude Makeup Groove

August 13, 2019 by afrobella 7 Comments

Mented Helped Me Find My Nude Makeup Groove

For years, my lipstick loving life was all about color. The bolder and brighter, the better. Hello, when given the opportunity to come up with my own color I devised All Of My Purple Life. I LOVE a vibrant lip color. But I also realized that I leaned heavily on color to give me courage….

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Filed Under: Beauty, Makeup Tagged With: African American makeup, brown lipstick, Indie Beauty Products, indie brand love, Lips, lipstick, Mented Cosmetics

MAC x Aaliyah – All The Details Behind the Collection

July 3, 2018 by afrobella 3 Comments

MAC x Aaliyah – All The Details Behind the Collection

I still remember exactly where I was when I heard the news, that awful day that the world lost Aaliyah. I was in college in Miami. Aaliyah was born in 1979, like I was. Her music was undeniably part of the soundtrack of my upbringing. Seeing the dates of her life flash across the news…

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Filed Under: Beauty Tagged With: Aaliyah, Beauty, celebrities, Eyes, Lips, mac cosmetics, MAc x Aaliyah, makeup, Makeup Muses

The Best Lipsticks For Brown Skin, Personal Picks 2017 Edition!

February 8, 2017 by afrobella 9 Comments

The Best Lipsticks For Brown Skin, Personal Picks 2017 Edition!

Fun fact – sometimes on blustery days when the Chicago wind is howling and I still, for some reason absolutely have to venture out of my home, I don’t wear anything on my face but moisturizer, mattifying primer, sunglasses and lipstick. Gotta have the lipstick. It pulls the look together and makes me look like…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Reviews Tagged With: covergirl, ELF, Lancome, lip color, Lips, lipstick, MAC, mac cosmetics, Maybelline, NARS, neutrogena, Urban Decay

Indie Brand Love — La’Roux Cosmetics

October 7, 2016 by afrobella 2 Comments

Indie Brand Love — La’Roux Cosmetics

On Instagram, I use the hashtag #IndieBrandLove to highlight and celebrate the independent brands I’ve tried and can vouch for in terms of product quality. And now I’m sharing that spotlight here on Afrobella.com! Get to know some of my favorite independent fashion, beauty, food and cultural brands and let’s show them a little #IndieBrandLove!…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Makeup Tagged With: African American makeup, indie beauty, indie brand love, indie brands, IndieBrandLove, Interviews, La Roux, LaRoux, Lips, lipstick, makeup, the afrobella interview

Inside Empire – Behind The Scenes With COVERGIRL and Vogue Studio!

March 30, 2016 by afrobella 3 Comments

Inside Empire – Behind The Scenes With COVERGIRL and Vogue Studio!

Empire is one of those shows that frequently gets labeled as a “guilty pleasure.” For me, there is no guilt. There is only pleasure. I enjoy Empire for the glamour, the drama, the sizzling intrigue and especially the STYLE. I grew up on a diet of Dynasty, Falcon Crest and Knots Landing; and Empire gives…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Makeup, Pop Culture Tagged With: Absolutely Afrobella, celebrity makeup, celebrity makeup artists, cover girl queen collection, covergirl, Empire, eyeshadow, gabby sidibe, gabourey, Gabourey Sidibe, get the look, Lips, lipstick, makeup, Pop Culture, queen collection, Style

Get The Look – Angela Bassett at the Emmys 2015

September 23, 2015 by afrobella 3 Comments

Get The Look – Angela Bassett at the Emmys 2015

The photos of Angela Bassett at the Emmys have been floating around my timeline and getting tons of social media likes, with good reason. Because Angela Bassett looks AMAZING. The word flawless gets tossed around a lot. Here, I’d say it applies. Behold. Angela Bassett is never one to half-step and she SLAYED at the…

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Filed Under: Makeup, Pop Culture Tagged With: Angela Bassett, beautiful black women, celebrities, celebrity makeup, celebrity makeup artists, concealer, D'Andre Michael, Emmy Makeup, Emmys, eye liner, Eyes, foundation, Lips, MAC, mac cosmetics, makeup, makeup artists, mascara, Pop Culture, powder

What’s in my Beach Beauty Bag? Top Product Picks For Your Next Vacation

May 4, 2015 by afrobella 2 Comments

What’s in my Beach Beauty Bag? Top Product Picks For Your Next Vacation

I gotta admit, it was kind of a bummer to come back to a windy and chilly-for-no-reason Chicago, following a spectacular getaway with minimal WiFi access, spent basking on the beach and soaking up the sun. If you follow me on Instagram, you already know – I thoroughly enjoyed my visit back to Miami to…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Makeup, Popular, Reviews, Travel Tagged With: avon, Beauty, Coola, Cover FX, Eyes, jordana, koils by nature, Lips, Reviews, sunscreen, travel beauty, Urban Decay, vacation, Vaseline

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