I’ve been wearing braids and twists since I was a young girl and they have always been go-to styles for me throughout my life. Recently, there have been several instances of people calling out mainstream media for taking elements of Black culture, specifically Black beauty trends, and omitting the representation and correlation to Blackness when explaining the origins…
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Glam Interview: Actress Tanya Wright’s HAIRiette Product Line Helped Me Love My Natural Hair Again!
Hey B&B friends! Over the past eight years, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with my naturally curly hair. Well, actually I take that back., For the first six years, I absolutely loved my curls. I felt like I really knew my hair. I knew my curl pattern; I knew how to get a twist-out that…
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First Look: MAC Cosmetics x Giambattista Valli Lipstick Collection For Summer 2015
Hey, B&B friends! I love sharing news of fab new MAC Cosmetics partnerships and product launches and I’m totes excited to give you the tea on the brand’s latest drool-worthy collaboration with the luxurious Italian fashion designer Giambattista Valli! MAC is always pushing the envelope when it comes to really giving us something to look forward…
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Satin Smooth Skin Care is my Current Obsession!
One of my favorite parts of working in the professional beauty industry is learning about new products. A few months ago, I attended an industry event and received samples of the Satin Smooth Skincare line to try! You guys know I’m semi-obsessed with taking care of my sensitive, combination skin and I’m always looking for new products…
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Leather in the Summer
Do y’all remember the scene from the movie Waiting to Exhale where Robin finally gets rid of her deadbeat boyfriend Troy in that epic balcony scene? One of my favorite lines from that exchange is when she tells him to take his “leather-wearing in the summertime” self on about his business. I’ve always been tickled by…
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First Look: MAC Cosmetics x Ellie Goulding Makeup Collection for Holiday 2015
Yes, this is happening! MAC Cosmetics are teaming up with the uber-glam singer Ellie Goulding for a makeup collection! The first images from the collaboration are out and Ellie Goulding’s big hair don’t care and gorgeously glowing makeup are EVERYTHING! So far we know the collection includes an peach and bronze-hued eyeshadow quad, lipstick, lip gloss, bronzer and lashes! I…
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12 Fab Flats to Rock This Summer!
Hey B&B friends! The first day of Summer 2015 may be June 21, but this Florida girl has been in beach mode for a few months now! Warm weather presents the fashionably amazing opportunity to bring out fab shoes and show the world what you’re working with! I’m the kind of girl who loves a fab…