It’s Saturday night and I got braids earlier today. Considering the fact that I left work on Friday with a short black curly fro and will be arriving on Monday with waist length ombre box […]
Category: All Things Beauty
Lipgloss Making Major Comeback
Okay, for some lipgloss never really went anywhere. For many, lipgloss took a backseat to lipstick. It’s not to say that lipstick has completely downtrended. It is still a very valid choice, but it is […]
Accessories That Will Save You From a Bad Hair Day
We’ve all had those days. Days when you just cannot deal with your hair. It’s frizzy, dirty, won’t do anything you want it to do, or all of the above. These days call for reinforcements. […]
4 Ways to Get Out of a Beauty Rut
Even when you feel like you are a master of beauty, you get a a little bored sometimes. It could be doing the same hairstyle, following identical makeup steps everyday, or simply sticking in a […]
Ask Lex: How to Spend a Sephora Gift Card
Reader: If you had $30-$40 left on a Sephora gift card, what are some suggestions to purchase to make the most of this amount? The majority of the time I use Sephora gift cards for […]
How to Remove Makeup Without Wipes
There is nothing wrong with makeup wipes. They are a perfectly suitable way to remove your makeup. My thing is that it’s not like you get to skip the step of washing your face after. […]
Lessons I’ve Learned Since Going Natural
I went natural by accident. It wasn’t an accident in the sense that I did intentionally cut off my relaxed ends, but going natural was not on purpose. You see, I have this grand plan […]
Transitioning Into Fall Beauty Now
We’ve spent all summer doing brights and pastels. It’s great, but there’s a certain point that you just want to say okay, let’s tone it down a notch. If you’re anything like me, that point […]
How to Look Polished Everyday
I have always lived by the rule that when it comes to personal style looking polished is the most important thing. You could be in a great outfit, but if your shirt is wrinkled that […]
4 Eyeshadow Palettes Worth the Splurge
As a woman with melanin, I can say that finding an eyeshadow that actually shows up on my lids unassisted (without an eyeshadow primer) is quite hard. For a while, I took it as my […]
My Go To Summer Foundation
It was a slow start, but now that summer has actually started acting like summer I needed to switch up my foundation. In came Cargo Cosmetics Swimmables™ Longwear Liquid Foundation*. A waterproof, sweat proof, and weather […]
Jennifer Lopez to Drop a 70 Piece Makeup Collection
I don’t know about you, but when I think of Jennifer Lopez the first thing that comes to mind is her amazing glow. So when I heard that she was dropping a makeup collection I […]
Why Facial Mist is a Makeup Routine Must
Do you ever feel like towards the end of the day your makeup begins to look a bit lackluster? For me this is especially the case during the winter. With my updated skincare routine […]
My Simple Skincare Routine
There are so many amazing products out there that I am dying to try. In the end, I have come to terms with the fact that for the best skincare results (for me) — […]
The $8 Brush That Will Step Your Highlight Game Up
If someone calls me right before I hop on the train, I have been know to pop into the nearest store rather than telling them I need to get off the phone. This happened a […]
