I am huge fan of Conan O’Brien and had been watching his Late Night show for years. Mr. Maven and I would huddle around the TV and watch his show on Comedy Central, where they would re-air the show from the previous night, this was prior to us getting our first DVR. After we bought […] Read more…
The Makeup Shows 2010
The Makeup Show is celebrating 5 years of “Artistry, Education, Inspiration and Community.” I have been to the LA Makeup Show and I agree with the education, inspiration and community that the shows provide. I have learned so much and have met fellow beauty aficionados/artists that I would not, otherwise, meet. The education and inspiration […] Read more…
The Art of Custom Blending
Hello Glossies, Learning from my foundation matching experience, I know always need to try a few different shades to be matched correctly. MAs always match me darker, as most WOC, I am working with multiple shades from forehead to my chest region, so matching can be a great challenge. So I match the part of […] Read more…
Beauty Bubble : 11 Best Drugstore Mascaras
11 Best Drugstore Mascaras These products feel like splurging — minus the high price tag Are you a mascara fanatic? We are too. However, that doesn’t mean we’ll drop lots of cash on high-end mascaras (well, OK, it does, but we don’t JUST do that). Especially when there are these cheap-but-awesome ones out there. Check […] Read more…
Sparkling Splash of Goodness
My weakness is and will always be pink glitter. I cannot get enough and I will not try to stop getting enough of it. LOL Recently, I purchased a couple of LASplash nail polishes, Tidal Wave (a frosty wine) and Sparkling Fuchsia (fuchsia glitter in clear polish) *awww yeah* from Cherry Culture. From the swatch […] Read more…
Beauty Bubble : Top 10 (and Bottom Two) Magazine Covers from 2009
Top 10 (and Bottom Two) Magazine Covers from 2009 These images certainly caught our eyes at the grocery store, how about you? This year gave us some really amazing magazine covers — and a few that left us scratching our heads in confusion. Check out our picks for the best and worst magazine covers of […] Read more…
Happy New Year 2010 : Thank You
Happy new year to all my Glossies! I wish you all a wonderful and prosperous 2010 filled with love and beauty. My new year’s celebration was pretty lowkey. We went to church around sunset for a prayer and praise service, which was spirit-filled and blessed. This left us time to eat and hang out with […] Read more…
Baked Holiday Goodies FOTD
The holidays are drawing to a close and I hope that all had a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanzaa and Happy New Year. This year we attended some great holiday parties. For one event, I wanted to create a different look, so I picked up the Arissa baked eye shadows in Twilight (a champagne […] Read more…
Beauty Bubble : Find Your Signature Scent!
Find Your Signature Scent! Take this quiz for insight into the perfect fragrance for you or a loved one Picking a fragrance, especially if it’s for someone else, can be so overwhelming. There are so many to choose from that after 10 minutes in the store they all start to smell the same! Luckily, this […] Read more…
Electric Holiday 2009 FOTD
Hey Glossies, Recently, I went to the first holiday party of the season. It was fun times with fabulous friends!! I planned to do a smoky look with my newly-acquired NARS Night Breed, but I decided to use the L’Oreal HiP Duo in Electrified. Electrified duo = plum-infused silverish-taupe and metallic plum. I love this […] Read more…
