Beauty Quickie: How soon should you apply moisturizer after cleansing your face or the rest of your skin? Aim to moisturize your skin as soon as possible, preferably within 60 seconds. After a minute dry air will literally begin to pull moisture from the skin. During winter, air tends to be even drier than other seasons which could only increase any dryness experienced. Keep skin smooth and supple by making a point to add moisture right after washing your face or showering.
“Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false.”
-Richard Cecil
Beauty Quickie: Always keep an extra set of mascara wands on hand to take the clump out of your lashes. Mascara formulas have come a long way, but still even the best ones will need a helping hand every now and then. Before your mascara completely dries take a clean mascara wand and comb through your eyelashes. Not only will this ensure that your lashes do not clump, but will create a fuller more lush eye look.
Ever watched a hair commercial and say to yourself, “Man, I wish my hair looked like that!” Well, without all the lights, glam squad, retouching and editing magic you can get shinier, healthy locks. Unfortunately, many of the products on the market for black women will make their mane worse, not better, so taking a more natural approach to haircare is really the best way to go.
For shinier, healthier tresses you need to apply a hair mask that includes moisture and protein to make hair nice and strong. In a bowl combine coconut oil (moisture) and egg whites (protein) then heat the mixture in the microwave for half a minute. Next, apply the homemade hair mask to your hair and let it sit for 15-20 minutes before rinsing. Shampoo your hair like normal and enjoy your shiny strands!
“Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic.”
-Rosalind Russell
It was a busy weekend at the box office and money got made! Sci-fi film Interstellar had received much buzz over the last few weeks and even opened at #1 overseas, however, here in the States it had to settle for the number 2 slot raking in $50 million. Gone Girl actually came back up one spot landing at number 3 while the “big cheese” of the weekend ended up being Big Hero 6 which took in over $56 million. See the complete top ten films as well as what we would of wore to the movies. Enjoy!
1.Big Hero 6 $56.7 Million
2. Interstellar $50 Million
3.Gone Girl $6.1 Million
4. Ouija $6 Million
5. St. Vincent $5.7 Million
6. Nightcrawler $5.5 Million
7. Fury $5.5 Million
8. John Wick $4 Million
9. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day $3.4 Million
10. The Book of Life $2.8 Million
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Beauty Quickie: Want full, voluminous eyelashes but your hairs are a little on the thin and sparse side? Add and create bulk before applying mascara by dusting your lashes with translucent powder.
Did you know that maple syrup could be used to help restore dry, brittle hair? Maple syrup has proven to be so effective in adding moisture to tresses that if your locks are already prone to being oily then maple syrup treatments will be too much for your strands to handle. However, if your hair is in desperate need of repair perhaps to hair coloring or excessive heat from flat/curling irons then syrup would be an excellent option. Mix the syrup with honey and apply the mixture to your hair and give it plenty of time to rest on the hair before rinsing.
Hair Tip: When performing a maple syrup hair treatment always make sure that you are not using the high fructose version. You want to opt for the REAL grade A maple syrup in order to derive the most benefits.
Do you love eyeliner makeup designs but find that creating them on yourself is as difficult as pushing a ball of yarn through the eye of a needle? Do you always seem to create the cat-eye look that you want only to smudge it? If you answered yes to one or both questions then boy do we have the product for you!
Eye Rock Designer Liner are easy to apply stick-on adhesives that allow you to create an array of dazzling eye makeup designs. Simply peel a liner you desire to use, cut it to fit your eye then place it as close to the lash line as possible. If there is a little space between the stick-on adhesive and your lash line, just fill in the space with eyeliner and you are set!
Ponytails are an easy chic hairstyle that are perfect for daytime or night. However, with any style sometimes you can begin to feel in a creative rut. Here are some fresh ideas as well as a few of our celebrity favorites to help you design the perfect ponytail to your liking.
