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Updated 27 June 2020. Etsy is having its first-ever Labor Day sale, and there are so many great items on sale. There’s even a healthy selection of black-owned enamel pins…

This compilation of black-owned highlighters for deeper skin tones has been in draft for a bit. At first, I wanted to showcase great highlighters that looked beyond on richer skin tones. If…

This Face Card Beauty Glamour Spell is inspired by the original Beauty Card spell by Tumblr user Windvexer. Further inspired by Bianca Lawson, 44, who I am convinced is immortal…

How’s this for Throwback Thursday? Remember the scintillating, figure-hugging, silver sheath Anika Calhoun (Grace Gealey) wore in “The Devil Quotes Scripture” (episode 3)? Well, I’ve finally found the festive frock! Anika…

Shopping Anika Calhoun When I spotted Anika Calhoun (Grace Gealey) in that scandalous, navy blue lace jumpsuit in the “Enough!” promo for “Our Dancing Days,” I thought it was an…

With crimson ruling as the calling card of the fearless (or freaky, depending on who you ask) on the runways, it’s no wonder why we’re not owning “Little Red Riding Eyes”…

Happy National Pink Day! In honor of this fun day, I’ll talk about one of my revered pink picks: the original beautyblender. Created by celebrity makeup artist Rea Ann Silva, this…

Operation Courage is Beautiful, created by StyleSynch in conjunction with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3787 (a San Diego non-profit veterans’ organization) and the San Diego Armed Forces Armed…

A  || B  A  C  K  S  T  O  R  Y  This haircare review is terribly overdue, but here it is, finally! I was contacted to review select products from Margaret Mason’s Black…

T  H  E || B  A  C  K  S  T  O  R  Y As you might imagine, winterizing acne-scarred and hyperpigmented skin is challenging. After many trials – which all failed…