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Revealed: Justine Skye Picks Favorite MAC Shadescents!

ArianneUpdated on December 15, 2016December 15, 2016Leave a Comment

First, Blac Chyna and now the Purple Unicorn herself is getting in on all the fragrance fun. MAC cosmetics recently released six scents all inspired by their cult favorite lipsticks. Over the years women have flocked to MAC stores in order to purchase lip tints such as Ruby Woo and Candy Yum-Yum. Now those same ladies can smell as great as they look. Which shade does Justine identify with and love? All will now be revealed. Justine Skye Picks Favorite MAC Shadescents!

Revealed: Justine Skye Picks Favorite MAC Shadescents

Envelope please MAC Cosmetics… and the winner is… a plum shade! No surprise there because purple is in fact Justine’s signature color. Out of the six scents, Heroine, is Skye’s choice of scent to rock. She explains why stating,

“I always love an unexpected, sexy twist, like an unique hair color or an unconventional shade of lipstick. Heroine has always been a staple in my arsenal for when I’m feeling especially sultry and mysterious. Now, I get to tap into that exotic side of my personality with MAC Shadescents!”

Justine Skye Picks Favorite MAC Shadescents – Heroine

Heroine is beyond sexy. As a result, MAC describes the scent as being purely “primal.” The intoxicating perfume is composed of rich and intense notes of cordovan leather, saffron and incense smoke. It is enigmatic and completely unexpected. So then, which scent would you say fits you? You can choose from: Creme D’ Nude, Velvet Teddy, Candy Yum Yum, Heroine, Lady Danger and Ruby Woo.

Six Iconic MAC Lipsticks

Want to get your own MAC Shadescents? Right now they are available at all MAC stores and locations. If you are at the mall you can also pick them up at Macy’s.

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Benefits of Greek Yogurt – Prevent Acne With This Treatment

ArianneUpdated on December 13, 2016December 13, 2016Leave a Comment

On date night, at parties and around your crush acne seems to pop up out of nowhere. Wouldn’t it be great if there was an easy button to hit to keep pimples from rearing their little ugly heads (literally LOL)? Take heart dolls because there is actually a weekly treatment you can perform on yourself to take back control. Enjoy today’s beauty quickie as we investigate the benefits of greek yogurt.

Benefits of Greek Yogurt – Prevent Acne With This Treatment

Can’t we all just get along? Sometimes bacteria can be a friend and other times our foe. However, this doesn’t mean we still can’t attain our happily ever after. The reason why some individuals choose to consume greek yogurt is because sometimes we can become a little unbalanced. How does that come about?

Have you ever heard of the term “flora?” Flora or bacteria are microorganisms that live in the bodies of humans. All of us possess good and bad bacteria that reside in our stomachs as well as on the outside of our skin. The goal is to maintain a healthy balance of good ones and bad ones.

If too many bad bacteria begin to overtake the good bacteria resting on the skin an imbalance can cause a few issues. The type of issues us girls actively try to avoid. Think pimple causing acne and inflammation. So then, we’re sure you would agree that it is best not to tip the scales.

Benefits of Greek Yogurt- The Skincare Treatment

The benefits of greek yogurt can be seen throughout our body. However, we will just focus on skincare. Just as eating greek yogurt benefits the stomach, applying it to the skin topically can keep skin calm and clear. Here’s a simple facial mask treatment that you can do at home:

Mix together probiotic-rich plain greek yogurt and honey
Apply mixture to the face generously
Leave yogurt mask on for around half and hour
Rinse off treatment with lukewarm water

So then, don’t allow acne or inflammation to when the battle. Be strong in the skincare war and come away the beauty victor with the help of good flora thanks to greek yogurt.

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Flawless! NYX Wanderlust Eye & Lip Collections

Arianne December 13, 2016December 13, 2016Leave a Comment

Raise your hand if you love you some Makeup Shayla? We have to include ourselves in this little admittance. Shayla always gives us life with her many various beauty creations. Recently, the beauty maven created a look exclusively for cosmetics brand, NYX. Moreover, NYX revealed how to achieve her flawless makeup look using the NYX Wanderlust Eye & Lip Collections along with their other fab products!

Flawless! NYX Wanderlust Eye & Lip Collections

The NYX Wanderlust Eye & Lip Collections come fully loaded. They are also named after some of the most traveled to cities around the world. Are you a trendy jet setter? Then, these makeup products were made specially and specifically for you. Regarding them NYX reveals,

“Our jet setters are in for a real treat. Inspired by vibrant cities around the globe, our Wanderlust City sets are travel friendly and oh so gorgeous! Each special edition set includes 8 eyeshadows, a mirror, plus the matching Soft Matte Lip Cream!”

Therefore, you can be like Shayla and get your hands on: Los Angeles, Madrid, Copenhagen, London, Vancouver, Dubai or Paris. The shadows included in the sets are very pretty as well as pigmented. Using them Shayla created what is known as a ‘Halo eye look.’ Yet, another way to get your glow on this year. Furthermore, the collections are available for purchase now in store and online.

NYX Wanderlust Eye & Lip Collections PLUS THOSE LIPS!

Yes, the sets are cool but that lip color Shayla is rocking is absolutely to die for. To get the look NYX says to first apply their Lip Lingerie Liquid Lipstick in “Teddy.” Then, top it all off with their Face and Body Glitter in “Bronze.” Glitter lips have been killing it this year and seen on Naomi Campbell as well as models walking the DKNY fashion week show. Therefore, let NYX give you the look of the season… bold eyes and glam lips!

Lip Lingerie Tints (from top to bottom)

Ruffle Trim
Teddy
Embellishment
Honeymoon
Beauty Mark
Bedtime Flirt

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Makeup For Melanin Girls Shop Liquid Lip Slays Are B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

Arianne Suggs December 12, 2016December 12, 2016Leave a Comment

We are so excited about the Makeup For Melanin Girls Shop that we can barely keep a cap on it! MFMG first began as an online page dedicated to highlighting black beauties who could beat up a face. Now they are taking that dedication a step further. They have just started releasing their very own cosmetics brand! If you loved their platform like us then you are going to do a Missy Elliott and Lose Control when you see what they have in store. Take it from us ladies, the Makeup For Melanin Girls Shop Liquid Lip Slays Are B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

Makeup For Melanin Girls Shop Liquid Lip Slays Are B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

All hands on deck! First up from the Makeup For Melanin Girls Shop is a collection of Liquid Lip Slays. These gorgeous colors are highly pigmented with rich tints that really make your melanin pop! We are already jonesing for Melanin Merlot as well as Iconic.

Melanin Merlot so far is the most popular color in the Liquid Lip Slays Collection. One glance and it is easy to see why. It is a very DEEP, dramatic shade that works well on light, medium and dark skin tones. It’s sister shade, Iconic, is a classic rouge tint that is right on trend with this season.

Makeup For Melanin Girls Shop Liquid Lip Slays- Get Some!

If you love to shop Instagram be sure to head over to @Mfmgshop or @MakeupForMelaninGirls which includes a link in the bio in order to get shopping. Moreover, they recently launched a new website! Check it out by going here.

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Alert! Score a Tyra Beauty Hey Bootyful Cosmetic Bag For FREE!

Arianne Suggs December 11, 2016December 11, 2016Leave a Comment

Tyra Banks just keeps on giving! She first taught us all how to smize and now she’s helping us get our beauty game up. Since the start of her Tyra Beauty brand the supermodel has been busy releasing one gorgeous makeup as well as skincare product after another. With so much swag to be had any beauty-lista of course would require a chic bag to transport it all. Well, it looks as though Banks just answered the call with her Tyra Beauty Hey Bootyful Cosmetic Bag!

Alert! Score a Tyra Beauty Hey Bootyful Cosmetic Bag For FREE!

Hey Bootyful! The Ty Ty bag is perfect for toting around precious makeup valuables around town or while away jet setting all over the globe. Moreover, the bag has been designed with a cool graphic photo of Tyra serving it like rent is due. C’mon would we expect anything less from a world renown supermodel?

Nevertheless, how can you make the Tyra Beauty Hey Bootyful Cosmetic Bag all yours A to the S and A-P? Right now all ladies who make Tyra Beauty orders that are $85 or more will receive the bag for free. So then, you can ‘treat yo-self’ with amazing beauty products then Tyra will treat you to a cool cosmetic bag.

Add This to Your Cosmetic Bag!

There are so many Ty Ty Beauty products that you can consider to add to your makeup bag but we recommend Tyra’s signature red. It’s called Smooch as Silk and it looks as sexy as it sounds! Get your red on and enjoy the free bag as well!

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Beauty Quickie: How to Perfect Your DIY Manicure

Arianne Suggs December 11, 2016December 11, 2016Leave a Comment

Sometimes a DIY Manicure can look like…well, you truly did it yourself. However, don’t despair because getting the pro look at home can be achieved with one simple trick. Read on to learn how to easily avoid the oh so common messy nail paint finish.

Beauty Quickie: How to Perfect Your DIY Manicure

If you were not born with steady hands painting your nails can feel like your two years old again and trying to stay within the lines of a coloring book. Many companies have designed products to help make things less stressful. Think of the recent spray paint phenomena that allows users to spray on color and wipe away the excess. However, there is something even easier that you can try.

Vaseline. Say what? Yes, good ole Vaseline is a very low cost solution to ensure a great DIY Manicure. It’s effective because if you happen to paint or get nail polish on your skin it will not stick. Therefore, you will be able to achieve a nice clean look that will look very professional. All you have to do is:

1. Dip a Q-tip in Vaseline before you apply any polish.

2. Take the Vaseline Q-tip and rub it on your cuticles as well as all around your surrounding skin.

3. Get to painting.

DIY Manicure – Final Words

When applying Vaseline to your skin do your best to avoid getting any on the actual nail itself. Yes, you may not want any nail polish on your skin but you do want it to stick to your nails. If you do happen to get Vaseline on your nails clean it off with another Q-tip that has been soaked in rubbing alcohol.

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Glowing Skin : Where Should I Really Place My Blush?

Arianne Suggs December 8, 2016December 8, 2016Leave a Comment

Glowing skin is a sign of health and vitality. We see the look in magazines, online ads, social media and even on TV. Nevertheless, despite popular memes beautiful and fresh looking skin is not something we all just wake up with every day. So then, is there a way to get our glow on without all the fuss?

Glowing Skin : Where Should I Really Place My Blush?

In a word, the answer is yes. With the help of cosmetics you can achieve a gorgeous glow up. The best part of all it will also look completely natural. Uhm, sign us up please!

Blush is a surefire and simple product to use in order to create natural glowing skin. However, the truth is sometimes many just do not know where to place it. There have been quite a few beauty debates on the subject. It was even thought that blush only belonged on the apples of the cheeks. Yet, such placement often times did not work on all face types and shapes. Therefore, is there an universally pleasing way to apply blush?

Once again dolls the answer is yes. Ramy Gafni, a highly sought after makeup artist from the NYC area says the best way to think about it is to envision a clock. As you gaze into the mirror while looking at your face try to picture where the hands of a clock would be. On your left cheek you would want to brush on blush at 10 o’ clock. Moreover, on your right cheek you would want to do the same at 2 o’ clock.

After applying the blush you of course would want to blend for a flawless finish. Very simple right? With just a few swipes of blush placed in the right spot you two can showcase a natural glow.

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You’ve Been Using Facial Cleanser All Wrong

Arianne Suggs December 8, 2016December 8, 2016Leave a Comment

Have you been using facial cleanser all wrong? As they say time is money, but the fact is that most of us do not take enough time to really get the most benefits out of their cleanser. Therefore, what is the right way to cleanse the face so that gorgeous, healthy skin may be had?

You’ve Been Using Facial Cleanser All Wrong

It may come as some what of a surprise to learn that using facial cleanser comes with a bit of a time factor. It is more than a splash, soap up and splash again process. So then, how long should you be cleansing?

David E. Bank is a renown dermatologist who is based in Mount Kisco, New York. Bank reveals that it takes at least one minute for cleanser to do its thing and work. As a result, if you are spending less time than sixty seconds then you probably are not getting things as clean as they could be.

Young woman washing her face — Beauty Reflection Time: Are you taking enough time to properly clean your face? Clock yourself one day in order to know for sure!

Therefore, the key to all of this is to simply slow down. Give your cleanser the time it needs to get in there and clean out all the gunk and dirt that could cause break outs and other skin issues. Furthermore, to make things easier try using your phone’s timer so that you can get a full 60 seconds under your belt before rinsing. Your skin will thank you for the time well spent!

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Beauty Quickie: DIY Glitter Nails

Arianne Suggs December 7, 2016December 7, 2016Leave a Comment

Want add to add a little spice to your nail’s love life? Bored with solid color nail polishes? It is always nice to change things up a bit and this season it is easier than ever! Get the full details by checking out today’s Beauty Quickie: DIY Glitter Nails!

Beauty Quickie: DIY Glitter Nails

So let’s say that you have a few nail polish tints in your possession that you do actually really love to wear. C’mon you bought them so they must be fabulous right? Nail trends for this season include metallics and everything that glitters. Therefore, to whip your nail arsenal into shape all you need to do is add a little bling bling! How can this be accomplished?

All you need is your current nail polish and loose shimmery mineral powder. Patrica Yankee, who is a professional nail genius who hails from NYC uses this technique all the time on her high profile clientele. Nevertheless, she recommends mixing just a small amount of glittery powder into your ordinary polish to create your own custom DIY glitter nails shades.

This type of nail freedom can not simply be bought. Furthermore, now you can design and mix together as many combinations as you can think of and imagine. There are TONS of shimmery loose mineral powders on the market that you can try out. Therefore, let loose and get really creative.

DIY Glitter Nails OR The Easy Way Out

If you don’t have the time on your hands to mix up your own creations or simply prefer to just buy one product we totally feel you. With that being said here are some of picks for great glitter nails by OPI, China Glaze and Zoya.

OPI Champagne For Breakfast

Sunrise Bedtime from OPI Breakfast At Tiffanys Collection

China Glaze Holo At Ya Girl

Zoya: Aurora, Payton, Finley and Blaze

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A CHOO!! Apple Cider Vinegar Fix That Fights Colds

Arianne Suggs December 6, 2016December 6, 2016Leave a Comment

Tis’ the season of Kleenex, cough drops and scratchy throats. No one likes being sick but sometimes you just can’t help it. Or can you? Believe it or not there is an Apple Cider Vinegar Fix That Fights Colds.

A CHOO!! Apple Cider Vinegar Fix That Fights Colds

Did you know that there are a number of things you can consume that helps send illness packing? Health experts say that there are at least 11 known natural cures with antibiotic properties that you may just have lying around in your kitchen. So then, what are these foods and why are they so effective?

We have complied a list of all 11 foods that can aid your body in its battle with various sicknesses like a cold. Here they are:

Apple Cider Vinegar
Onion
Raw Honey
Garlic
Habanero Peppers
Colloidal Silver
Ginger
Oregano Oil
Echinacea (Herb)
Turmeric
Horseradish Root

So that’s the list but why are these foods so helpful? When you are fighting an illness such as a cold your body’s first line of defense is your own immune system. The 11 foods listed above can actually boost your system so that any nasty bugs don’t stand a chance. While everyone and your ex gets a cold, all year long you can be one step ahead of the game. Insert round of applause!

Apple Cider Vinegar Fix That Fights Colds

This year we tested out the Apple Cider Vinegar theory and was pleasantly surprised. Since January of this year (it is now December) we have not had a single cold! We have to admit at first we were HIGHLY skeptical but now we are total believers. The body is amazing and the things we find right in nature are just as extraordinary in keeping us well.

To stay healthy all we did was drink a little Apple Cider Vinegar whenever we felt a little tickle in our throats or stuffiness. That throat tickle or scratchiness is a strong signal that sickness is on the way. Nevertheless, if you choose to try ACV never ever drink it straight! Dilute it with water so that the acidity does not cause any harm to your teeth.

1. Take a large glass and fill the bottom with a small amount of ACV (one teaspoon or two).

2. Dilute the Apple Cider Vinegar by filling the glass to the top with water.

3. Drink two or three glasses a day until all signs of an approaching cold disappear. Sometimes you will find that the very next day you are back to normal! Nonetheless, remember to try this remedy at the outset and when you first feel yourself getting sick.

Having a cold can be a real buzz kill. However, by taking advantage of what’s in your kitchen you can beat a cold and win!

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