Look Of The Day
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Low Maintenance
I don’t really wear a lot of makeup. I remember in college wanting to have a natural look, so that meant wearing clear lipgloss that had a bonafide shine to it. Listen, Wet n Wild’s clear lipgloss was the bomb! Then for whatever reason, I spent my late 20’s and early 30’s wearing a face powder (that will remain anonymous) that had me slayed, baby! Do you hear me?! I didn’t know how heavy it was, all I knew is that I loved that it helped my skin not look so oily. I remember going into a major beauty store to restock my makeup and a sales associate telling me…
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Pretty In Pink
I don’t usually wear a pink lip, but the Fenty Beauty Mattemoiselle Plush Matte Lipstick in Electric Pink is a whole mood! Let’s be honest. Being in quarantine/shelter in place for the last couple of months has taken its toll on many of us not only mentally, but on our outward appearances as well. There isn’t a need to get up and get dressed most days because many of us are either working from home or not able to work at all. Our routines that involved hair salons, barbershops and nail salons are on indefinite pause. Even with businesses opening and cities easing into resuming what we knew as normalcy,…
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Bigger
“If you feel insignificant, you better think again. Better wake up because you’re part of something way bigger. You’re part of something way bigger. Not just a speck in the universe. Not just some words in a bible verse.” Lyrics from Bigger by BeyoncĂ© I usually play it safe. I really don’t like risks. I also have the ability to share a lot, but so little at the same time. In 2013 I started a YouTube channel documenting my natural hair journey. And within a few months I deleted it. Not just the videos, the entire page. I’ve even had a blog or two in the past…deleted those as well.…