With on demand beauty apps popping up in the already super saturated beauty industry, retailers will have yet another force to reckon with. “What we think is never going to stop is the acceleration of the adoption of technology” says Shiseido’s global chief digital officer Alessio Rossi, and I could not agree more! The truthContinue reading “Planet of the Apps/A Retailers Worst Nightmare “
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Blackish: Why There Are Hardly Any Black Women Who Do Major Celebrities Makeup at Award Shows
A few nights ago I watched snippets of the Golden Globes on television, and on Instagram. Every time I saw a black female celebrity come across my screen, I looked at how she was dressed, I looked at her hair, and lastly I looked at her makeup! After I looked at all of those things,Continue reading “Blackish: Why There Are Hardly Any Black Women Who Do Major Celebrities Makeup at Award Shows”
Hidden Figures:Why Black Women are Flocking to Makeup Brushes Like Black Men Flock to Basketballs
We are three days into 2017, and this post is long over due! Now some of you might have read the title of this post, and thought to yourself “Now what in the hell does the movie Hidden Figures have to do with makeup or basketball? My answer is pretty simple, one word even. TheContinue reading “Hidden Figures:Why Black Women are Flocking to Makeup Brushes Like Black Men Flock to Basketballs”
To like or not to like that is the question
One of the reasons I write this blog is to discuss topics that nobody else wants to discuss out loud, with people other than their friends and folks they trust. The problem with staying quiet about the politics behind liking someone’s posts on social media can be life changing career wise so I’ll take oneContinue reading “To like or not to like that is the question “
Can You Beat a Face or Nah?Should there be a platform put in place to hold artists accountable for poor artistry?
When I went to college, I chose to audition to become a dance major. It was a decision that I made based on my talent and drive. I thought I was a pretty good dancer, and once I was excepted into the dance program, what I thought about my talent was challenged in every singleContinue reading “Can You Beat a Face or Nah?Should there be a platform put in place to hold artists accountable for poor artistry?”
On the Black Hand Side:Why Black Women Should Consider Voting for Hillary
Last July was one of the most amazing times in my life. I went on a “real” vacation for the first time in eight years and got to work an event where the first woman to be elected the democratic nominee for president happened. I was chosen by Diane Stevens, a fabulous hair stylist andContinue reading “On the Black Hand Side:Why Black Women Should Consider Voting for Hillary”
The National/International Makeup Artist, Does anyone still care about them?
In todays “What I Think Wednesday“, I want to delve into an idea that has puzzled me for quite some time. I have had the opportunity to work for several major department store brands, and have observed “national/international” artists that work for those brands and wondered whether those roles are still relevant in this dayContinue reading “The National/International Makeup Artist, Does anyone still care about them?”
What I Think Wednesday:Nigerian Weddings and the Nigerian Economy: Can one save the other?
In 2005 I moved to DC to go to grad school for African studies at Howard University. In the two years of course work, one of the things that I remember vividly are all of my professors, i repeat all of my professors who happened to each be from a country in Africa saying thatContinue reading “What I Think Wednesday:Nigerian Weddings and the Nigerian Economy: Can one save the other?”
What I Think Wednesday: Trish McEvoy and her Credit Card Palettes
I have spent a ton of time talking to my peers in the makeup world about cosmetic companies and what I think they can do better in terms of training, product development, hiring, social media, etc… Finally I realized that talking to my peers is pointless. I also realize that talking to company executives canContinue reading “What I Think Wednesday: Trish McEvoy and her Credit Card Palettes”
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!”
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