If you live in or anywhere near Washington DC, you live, eat, and breathe gentrification. Buildings sprout and the names of neighborhoods change over night. A few weeks ago, I gave myself the task of creating a fragranced body oil for a friend that only wears one fragrance. I figured I could make her aContinue reading “What Does Gentrification Have to do With Fragrance? The Oil Shop: A Case Study”
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Daaaamn Pat! Back at it again with Kim K!
A friend told me a couple weeks ago that he read a statistic that fifteen hundred new makeup artists enter the beauty market a month in the U.S, and I believe that statistic 100%! Social media makes all art forms these days seem easy and fun to start and participate in, and it also makesContinue reading “Daaaamn Pat! Back at it again with Kim K!”
All Natural Everything: How important is it to use “all natural” beauty products?
Yesterday I woke up to this article posted by a natural brand that I follow on Instagram. I read a snippet of the article, and my mind started racing. I am already aware of some of the harmful chemicals and food I put in and on my body on a daily basis, and I haveContinue reading “All Natural Everything: How important is it to use “all natural” beauty products?”
How Natural is too Natural?
Last week I happened to notice several “natural” brands promote products on instagram, and as I looked at the products themselves, I couldn’t help but think “Why buy products that I can literally make in my own kitchen?” I follow one brand, S.W.Basics of Brooklyn, and when I looked at the ingredients for many ofContinue reading “How Natural is too Natural?”
Caitlyn Jenner: Was she the right choice for MAC?
As a former MAC employee, I have to say that I have been pleased with most of the celebrities that MAC has chosen to be spokespeople for their various campaigns. RuPaul, a famous drag queen, was selected as their very first Viva Glam MAC AIDS fund spokesperson, which in 1994 was extremely progressive and daring.Continue reading “Caitlyn Jenner: Was she the right choice for MAC?”
Cheap Brands that Copy Cat: Can higher end brands survive?
I went on Elf’s website today and was confused for a minute. I had to make sure I typed in the right cosmetics company because I was staring at what seemed to be Nudestix products on the Elf website! Then I realized that it had happened again! Lol a popular drugstore brand had producedContinue reading “Cheap Brands that Copy Cat: Can higher end brands survive?”
Lips that broke the internet: MAC’s Instagram page and the image that revealed everything
When I first interviewed for MAC cosmetics, I did tons of research on the company so that I would be prepared for my interview ( which turned into like five!). Anyway, while researching the company I learned that the slogan was “Makeup for All. All ages, all races, all sexes.” That slogan meant a lotContinue reading “Lips that broke the internet: MAC’s Instagram page and the image that revealed everything”
Black Models Matter!!(Zac Posen says so!)
After Beyonce shocked America with her political Super Bowl performance, Zac Posen decided to make a statement of his own. During this months New York Fashion Week, Zac Posen made the choice to use mostly black models for his show proving that black models are just as valuable to the fashion world as any other.Continue reading “Black Models Matter!!(Zac Posen says so!)”
What in the heck is a Cleansing Oil?
Seven years ago one of my good friends started working for this Japanese cosmetics line, and I would always visit her at her counter. Whenever I would visit, she would be telling me about how amazing the products were. The most intriguing product that she showed me were the companies cleansing oils. I had neverContinue reading “What in the heck is a Cleansing Oil?”
The Cooler Side of Brown: Bobbi Brown Stick Foundation Shade Extensions
Bobbi Brown finally got the memo that folks with deeper skin tones are not all red and that folks with super fair skin tones can have yellow or pink undertones!! This shade extension of her already great foundation sticks was much needed, and will make a lot of folks happy! I hope these shadeContinue reading “The Cooler Side of Brown: Bobbi Brown Stick Foundation Shade Extensions”
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