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  • #MakeupMonday – Milani Cosmetics

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    This was a First Review for Milani Cosmetics when they had just undergone a re-brand. I was using them for the first time as they sponsored a charity event I was working. Most of these initial products have been discontinued, but Milani is still going strong so look for an updated article soon! Did she […]

  • #MakeupMonday – The Makeup Show LA 2013 Postscript

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    A photo essay from the 2013 The Makeup Show LA trade show The Makeup Show LA 2013 is a wrap… and I’d have to say it was a rousing success. This year’s show featured some of the best in the biz and had something for all artists working in all mediums at all levels. Here’s […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Foundations for Every Face

    Foundations for EVERY face… let’s get inclusive in our foundational products… I am a 40-something-year old deep complexioned African American woman. As a child of the 70s I come from a land before time when cosmetic options for women in my skin-tone range were pretty much nonexistent. Fairer skin-toned women of color could try to […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Short Notes

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    Periodically I like to update y’all on products I’ve been using lately. So here are my Short Notes on makeup of the moment… (may contain affiliate links) As it has been a while since my last post, it has been a while I have talked about product. This in no way means I have not […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Favorite Lip Glosses 2012

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    Two years ago, early in Makeup to Go!’s existence… I wrote a piece about what I felt were the “top lip glosses” at that time. Funny how time flies because a lot of those lip glosses are no longer on the market. This is both the ecstasy and the agony of being a makeup fanatic; […]