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Everything I Know About Highlighting, I Learned at Sephora

March 21, 2017 by afrobella 12 Comments

Everything I Know About Highlighting, I Learned at Sephora

  Most of my makeup life, I’ve been obsessed with being matte. I am a black woman with combination oily skin, and I grew up in a humid climate. To be oil free with an all-over matte complexion has been pretty much a lifelong goal. But now the makeup world has gone mad for highlighting,…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Makeup, Reviews Tagged With: Beauty, Ciate, cosmetics, Giorgio Armani, highlighter, highlighting, Kat Von D, Lancome, Laura Mercier, make up for ever, makeup, makeup for black women, sephora

The Best Celebrity Eyeliner Tips

June 2, 2014 by afrobella 4 Comments

The Best Celebrity Eyeliner Tips

It’s bold, it’s fierce, it’s a must for rock stars of any gender persuasion. I’m talking about eyeliner – a dark streak of color around your eyes is the sure fire way to make your look pop and express that personality. There are some celebs who get it right every time and have a strong…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Makeup Tagged With: Beauty, cat eye, cat's eye, celebrity makeup, celebrity makeup artists, cleopatra eye, eye liner, eye makeup, eye shadow, eyeliner, Eyes, Lancome, make up for ever, makeup, Urban Decay

Hey Gorgeous! Makeup I Know You’ll LOVE For Summer 2014!

May 22, 2014 by afrobella 28 Comments

Hey Gorgeous! Makeup I Know You’ll LOVE For Summer 2014!

The weather’s starting to heat up around these parts and I am SO ready for it! Spring has sprung and summer is around the corner – it’s time for backyard BBQ’s and picnics in the park and bike rides along the lakefront here in Chicago! Forget Christmas – THIS is the most wonderful time of…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Makeup, Reviews Tagged With: Beauty, beauty product review, Becca Cosmetics, covergirl, eye liner, Eyes, eyeshadow, Iman Cosmetics, Lancome, Lips, lipstick, MAC, mac cosmetics, make up for ever, makeup, mascara, product review, Urban Decay, Urban Decay Electric Palette

Fall Makeup, I am HERE For YOU

August 31, 2012 by afrobella 12 Comments

Fall Makeup, I am HERE For YOU

I didn’t get it when I lived in a hot climate but now it’s going to be my third autumn in Chicago and I finally GET it. I get the anticipation of the changing seasons. I get the allure of autumn. It’s still sunny, but cool enough to layer. It’s the season for blazers and…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Makeup, Pop Culture, Reviews Tagged With: Beauty, cosmetics, fall beauty, fall makeup, fashion's night out, Featured, full-image, MAC, make up for ever, makeup, NARS, Reviews, Urban Decay

Your Official Music Festival Fashion and Beauty Checklist

August 2, 2012 by afrobella 9 Comments

Your Official Music Festival Fashion and Beauty Checklist

This weekend is going to be an EPIC one for me – it’s Lollapalooza weekend in Chicago! Every year one of my best friends (and his lovely girlfriend) comes to stay with us, and we indulge in three days of music festival fun.  Lollapalooza is big, fun, diverse, and an event to be experienced. I…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Events, Featured, Makeup, Style Tagged With: Events, fashion, Featured, festivals, full-pic, lollapalooza, make up for ever, makeup, makeup that lasts, Style, sun protection, sunscreen for black skin, Urban Decay

Lowkey Obsessed–It Cosmetics Vitality Lip Flush

May 7, 2012 by afrobella 1 Comment

Lowkey Obsessed–It Cosmetics Vitality Lip Flush

Lowkey obsessed – 1. To be secretly in the early, heady stages of infatuation with something or someone, the stage when you can’t stop thinking about said thing or person. 2. The feeling you get when you’re ready to tell the world about the new favorite thing you just discovered 3. The instant passion you…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Makeup, Reviews Tagged With: avon, full-pic, josie maran, lip gloss, lip stain, Lips, lipstick, Lowkey Obsessed, make up for ever, makeup, Reviews, Urban Decay

Beauty Tips for Ebony Skinned Bellas

April 8, 2010 by afrobella 28 Comments

Beauty Tips for Ebony Skinned Bellas

I often hear from bellas with deep skintones, who say they’re afraid of wearing the trendier colors of makeup. Heck, I think quite a few of us brown skinned beauties tend to play it safe when it comes to makeup. Here in Chicago I tend to see lots of golds, deep browns, and berry lips…

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Filed Under: Reviews, Skin Tagged With: Alek Wek, Black Opal, bright makeup, dark skin, Eyes, Fashion Fair, Lips, MAC, make up for ever, Makeup Muses, Skin, sugarpill cosmetics

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