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  • Cool Places – Vert Los Angeles

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    As mentioned previously, I’m a huge fan of the developing trend of organic/naturally derived and/or vegan cosmetics that are coming into the marketplace. But no product does anyone any good if you can’t find it anywhere, so before I go into talking about the various product lines I’ve discovered, I decided to take a moment […]

  • Red Magic Woman – Lipstick Queen Cosmetics

    Poppy King is the Lipstick Queen… ..as she says herself on her website. I’ve been a fan of Poppy King ever since her cult line Poppy. Like me, Poppy King is a connoisseur (some might say fanatic) of lip colors and lip products and also like me she is a fan, advocate and wearer of […]

  • And You May Ask Yourself, How Do I Work This?!? – Shopping Like a Pro

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    Does stepping into a makeup store make your head spin? Here’s how to Go Makeup Shopping Like a Pro My friend Karen is preparing for her wedding and wanted makeup tips. Like a lot of women, she knew she needed fresh, new makeup but she didn’t really know how to go about choosing anything. When […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Resolutions Time pt 2

    Well, we’re a week out from the 2009 Holidaze and I’m sure all of us are slowly kicking it back into gear. Now that we’ve had a minute to think deep about what we want to create for ourselves in the coming year, we can now enjoy a bit of frivolity and think about how […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Best Blushes for Darker Toned Beauties

    I did a job recently where I had to do makeup on an African American female model who was about Phylicia Rashād’s (mom Huxtable from ‘The Cosby Show’) complexion. Both Phylicia and this model are a rich brown color, but still more fair than myself. To my dismay, I did NOT have a blush that […]