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Apple Bottoms inspired look: Smokey Purple Eye 2008-08-24 00:56:23 :: EYES ::Purple
(lid), silver (inner crease) gold (highlight) and black (to darken or "bang" out the crease) eyeshadow from the Coastal Scents 88 Eyeshadow PaletteEggplant color (crease) from L'Oreal HIP Concentrated Shadow Duo in Charisma Revlon Beyond Natural Concealer and Highlighter (whole eyelid area and under the eyes)L'Oreal Full Definition Voluminous Mascara in Blackest Blac Read more:Apple
, Smokey
A Tepid Rock Star Look...lol! 2008-08-24 00:16:03 I did this FOTD immediately after I did the post on returning makeup to Wal-Mart. I'm wearing Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation in Caramel (Dark 2) along with the Dream Matte Powder in Hazelnut (Dark 2-3). I decided to stick with my L'Oreal Voluminous mascara after testing out the L'Oreal HIP High Intensity Pigments mascara in Ultimate Black. Although the HIP is good, I prefer my
Demetrios Gulley: Part I 2008-08-23 06:46:28
Introducing Demetrios Gulley, the Flyy Fashionista and Creator of the Discount Trendsetter Brand"Where there is a will, there is always a way to get the items you want for a discounted price."Blessingher fans and viewers with peace, love and happiness, D. Gulley is onedynamic diva. As "America's Money-Saving Coach, she has excelled infashion, beauty, finances, community and mento
Demetrios Gulley: Part II 2008-08-23 02:13:03 I decided to do another interview with D. Gulley, the founder of the Discount Trendsetter brand. There is another feature in the works which is about beauty and that will be featured soon.
Last time we talked, Demetrios was waiting to hear if she would be styling Jimmy-Jean Louis (star of Heroes and Phat Girlz) for the premier issue of Amour Creole. Well, as it turned out, she did have the
Returning Makeup at Wal-Mart 2008-08-23 01:10:58 If you remember from this post, the L'Oreal True Match Super-Blendable Powder that I purchased in Soft Sable (C6) was too light and the Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation along with the Dream Matte Powder were also too light (see post) so I thought that I was stuck with them forever. That was until I bought the August 2008 InStyle mag with Rih Rih as the cover girl. I was reading the "W Read more:Makeup
Coastal Scents Friday Sale 2008-08-22 12:40:59 What came in my email today:
Dear Coastal
Scents Subscriber,
Today, we have 3 new fragrance oils: Nag Champa, Honey Almond and Blackberry Apple. We offer very concentrated and top quality oils and we want you to try them! Weare offering an intro sale of 20% OFF our already low prices. These canbe used in cosmetics, soaps, lotions, candles and more.
Paradise Micasare our Read more:Friday
Are you a Product Junkie? Sign up for ChickAdvisor! 2008-08-20 23:11:31 Today I thought about how much of a product junkie I am. Almost every time I go somewhere, I have to buy some type of beauty product, whether it to be a lip gloss, eyeshadow or cosmetic tools. Most likely I'll be buying a lip gloss as I'm huge on building an impressive lip gloss collection. The latest lip glosses that I bought were members of the mauve family: Maybelline New York Shiny-Licious Read more:Junkie
GVP Limited Edition Flat Iron Limited Edition Collection 2008-08-20 14:54:59 Are you SASSY, a TOUGH COOKIE, a shameless ROCK STAR, a honest SWEETHEART or just COLOR CRAZY?
The new GVP limited edition flat iron limited edition collection has got your strands covered!
I'm personally lemming the Sassy flat iron, which has a luscious cherries pattern design. Here is the description:
"With an incredible knack to always keep 'em guessing, you are full of surprises. You Read more:Edition
Essence 2008 Reader's Choice Beauty Awards: My Makeup Picks 2008-08-20 13:06:34 If you are wondering which products made Essence
's 2008 Best in Beauty
Hot List, click here. Don't panic; the list is well-rounded in brands, from drugstore brands to high-end brands. Some of the products that I use even made the list. This post is about makeup, specifically eyeshadow, mascara, and lip gloss. Unfortunately, I haven't used any of the lipsticks or any of the B.I.B. foundation Read more:Awards
, Choice
, Makeup
, Reader
Essence 2008 Reader's Choice Beauty Awards: My Hair Products 2008-08-20 13:05:28 If you are wondering which products made Essence
's 2008 Best in Beauty
Hot List, click here. Don't panic; the list is well-rounded in brands, from drugstore to high-end. Some of the products that I use even made the list.This post is about hair products, specifically shampoo and conditioner. I would have liked to see more subcategories but I'm just happy that I now know which other shampoos and Read more:Awards
, Choice
, Products
, Reader
Product Review: Revlon Beyond Natural Concealer and Highlighter 2008-08-18 21:12:06 Hey vixens,TodayI am going to share my commentary on Revlon's Beyond NaturalConcealer
andHighlighter
. First off, Iwas lucky that Revlon's Beyond Natural medium-deep shade matched my skinperfectly. However, brown vixens may find that this concealer is a little bitashy unless they are able to blend it in well enough or pair it with anotherconcealer/product to make it work for them.
About this
For Your Little Diva... 2008-08-15 20:57:58 First of all, I didn't even know that to find items on sale at Sephora, you have to type in the word "sale" in the search box. Imagine my surprise when over 100 items popped up. If you have a little diva and want her to learn the value of landing beauty items on sale, you might want to consider this item:
This Sephora Girls Bag Set consists of a makeup case and a travel pouch. I wasn't
My Walgreens Haul 2008-08-14 14:11:45 Before I got my eyebrows waxed and the Clean & Clear Foaming Facial Cleanser for Sensitive Skin and the Clean & Clear Deep Cleaning Astringent for Sensitive Skin, I felt like crap vixens. Utterly and completely like crap. My hair was misbehaving and my skin looked just horrible! I was so turned off by the condition of my skin that I couldn't stand to put any makeup on. Yesterday was the fi Read more:Walgreens
NYX Brush Kit 2008-08-13 20:31:14 Browsing through the NYX Cosmetics website, I came across this special offer:SPECIAL OFFER you should not miss! Crease,blend, brush, smudge, line and prime with this wonderful set of 18professional makeup brushes and the NYX makeup artist toolbelt to carryeverything in. Original retail price $206.00, we are now offering thisbrush kit for only $144.20, a 30% discount of $61.80 off the Read more:Brush
Fab Blaq Beauty: Saleemah 2008-08-12 17:00:02 If you don't know Saleemah from Mahogany Chic, you're missing out. Seriously! Here is what she had to say:
Anjela: What was the motivation behind your blog name?
Saleemah: Mahogany Chic was the name of a blog that I started about two years ago that I closed shortly after. Mahogany to me is dark and beautiful; chic is stylish and elegant.
Anjela: When you first started your blog, who or want Read more:Beauty
In the midnight hour... 2008-08-12 16:21:26 Last night (actually early this morning) I was inspired to do another look so here is what I came up with:
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I Bought it: Coastal Scents 88 Piece Makeup Palette 2008-08-12 14:17:51 On a whim, I decided to buy the Coastal
Scents 88 Piece Makeup
Palette. I definitely can't wait to see if the eyeshadows are pigmented enough to show up on camera. If so, I'm sold forever! :)
CVS Haul 2008-08-11 23:17:22 I found today that the nearest CVS near me is 300 miles away...just kidding...it's actually three but still that's a way to be driving when Walgreens and Wal-Mart is just a hop and a skip away. However, of course, Walgreens doesn't carry the Essence of Beauty brushes because that brand is exclusive only to CVS. In addition, as I found out today, CVS carries some other goodies too, like Lumene and
Cosmetic Surprise: Claire's Cosmetics Eyeshadow Powder with Cream 2008-08-11 22:45:11 One of my biggest weaknesses is buying little kiddie cosmetics...mainly because of the packaging. However, after buying a Claire
's Cosmetic
s EyeshadowPowder
with Cream
palette, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the colors are pigmented. Yep, and I have a EOTD/FOTD to prove it. It's like a knockoff for Coastal Scents 24 Piece Shimmer Eye Shadow Palette and I do mean knockoff! I got the Read more:Cosmetics
, Surprise
Lush Summer Giveaway 2008-08-10 17:19:37 From the website:Get tons of goodies from the masters of luscious bath scents.Blossom Gift: Floral scents for your bathButtercup Gift:The delightful combination of vanilla and honey create an ideal bathexperience to sooth and moisturize skin after a long day in the hotsummer sunGood Karma Gift: Make your aura shine bright with this duo of karma-rific shower products.My Fair Lady Gift: Transform Read more:Summer
My Business Cards 2008-08-09 15:52:52 I had the wonderful opportunity to receive business cards..for free! I got over 100 business cards from Marie Thacker, who is one of the founders of Sparkle*Shelf. I still haven't written my first article yet but I think I may write about the wonders of Polyvore... Read more:Business
, Business Cards
, Cards
FOTD with a little surprise! 2008-08-08 15:37:57 Here is a FOTD that I took yesterday. Notice anything different? Yep, I got those eyebrows done! Yay!! I used Milani's Atlantis for eyeliner. Surprisingly it matched my shirt! :) I got a new fill and I got them filed down. I also got a pedicure but I have to take a picture of them first! :) Read more:little
Update: Courageous Colors and Curls 2008-08-08 15:05:47 Today is my "second" Navy anniversary - two years ago, on August 8, 2006, I went to Navy boot camp. So to commemorate this "special" event, I did this blue and gold EOTD:
The "blue" is actually a teal-looking color so I might just buy Milani's Blue Ice, which is more of a Navy blue. Also, it would be more pigmented! Unfortunately, Mary Kate & Ashley's teal ( Read more:Colors
, Curls
, Update
Interview with a Goddess: Candace Doby, the Spirit Behind Goddess Zuri 2008-08-06 16:35:47 After reading Candace Doby's articles, particularly "A Goddess
's Hair Story", I just knew I had to conduct an interview with her!
Anjela: What made you decide to go into marketing?
Candace: I got my degrees in Journalism and English from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After I took my first couplemarketing classes, I knew it was the job track for me. I loved creatinga
2008 Glammy Awards Best Drugstore Beauty Buys 2008-09-15 20:28:16 For most of my 20 years, the local drugstore has been my place to de-stress and think about what I want to do with the rest of my life. And the same answer reoccurs: to help my fellow women of color to become vixens on a budget. Seriously, why pay:
$25 for foundation claiming to be all-natural when it has synthetic (man-made) ingredients?$46 for an eye cream when the eye area benefits from the Read more:Awards
, Beauty
Can't Afford MAC? Don't Feel Bad....(updated as I find dupes!) 2008-09-14 21:33:42 ..because I can't either! I know many beauty bloggers were excited that MAC's new collection, Cult of Cherry, came out and just seeing the swatches, the products themselves and the FOTDs made me feel inferior. Partly because I'm a struggling college student and I can't afford to drop mad money each time MAC launches repromotes or a new collection. So, what can I do? I have two choices. Either I
Am I Following You? 2008-09-14 16:18:15 I have a love/hate relationship with Blogger's new follow feature: recently, I noticed that when readers would click on the "Follow this Blog" link, the feature wouldn't pop up, enabling them to follow BVB. To follow me, you would have to go to your dashboard, scroll down to your reading list, click "add" and type in my url () to follow me until my "Follow this Blog" Read more:Following
New Feature in the Works: BVB Product Reviews 2008-09-14 15:00:37 From now on, every time I do a product review, I'll have the above banner accompany the review. Now for the fun part. In order for you to get the information you need about a particular product, I've added this banner for you to click on: It will take you to the BVB Annex on WordPress. There you can vote for which products that you would like to see reviews for, which ones you think should be for Read more:Works
BVB has forums! 2008-09-13 21:32:52 Following suit after Kim of Black Style Central, I have decided to set up a forum for Blaq Vixen Beauty. It is called The Vixen Boards. Feel free to sign up here!
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