Just when I thought I had discovered the best CC creams for women of color, here comes along Arbonne 10-in-1 Beauty Benefits Complexion Control Cream ($40, arbonne.com), another a fabulous product and a personal brand favorite. Of the newest Arbonne products that littered the bottom of a goody bag I received recently, ‘10-in-1’ immediately caught […]
Be it sprouting from your scalp or weaved in, nurturing your mane should top your beauty priority list as it does mine. This past year has led me to discover some stand out products for curly girls from leave-in conditioners to creams that purport to boost the appearance of my curls strand per strand. With […]
Is botox good for your skin? Coco Chanel once said,”Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.” Coco’s quote to me meant that you should nurture the gift you’ve been bestowed at all costs, just short of looking unnaturally pulled and […]
To your chagrin, you’ve been spending a lot of money on dandruff shampoos only to come to the conclusion hundreds of dollars later that nothing is working. Could it be because you’re self-diagnosing and you’re really a sufferer of something more serious like seborrheic dermatitis? MUST READ: Found It: The Perfect 15-Minute Holiday Hairstyles Seborrheic dermatitis […]
Desperate times call for desperate measures. If you or someone you know has nose hairs that are starting to form a jungle outside their nose cavity, don’t use a pair of scissors or God forbid tweezers to deal with the problem. It’s officially time to pick up a box of Nad’s Nose Wax for Men […]
Each time I receive a gift bag from an event or my building doorman has beauty gifts waiting for me, I think, “will anything in this package really get or even keep my attention?” And then it happened at a Halloween party. I was forced to use another brand recently (the last of my four […]
There’s only one house where high-end haircare for curly, coiled, and relaxed hair exists–Phyto Specific Paris on Lexington Avenue in New York City. Recently, I made my way inside this incredible universe of product. The high-end company launched their newest product, Phyto Specific Baobab oil (3.3 oz, $40) – a multi-use, lightweight oil for hair and body […]
Easy-breezy skin care is what I’m after and by that, I mean brands that don’t require my mixology skills to to create the concoction that promises to give me enviable skin. MUST READ: 5 Of Hollywood’s Most Radiant Women With Flawless Skin [VIDEO] Call me a big baby or just plain ole‘ lazy, but as I […]
Why is that we always want what we don’t have? Back in the days when I wore shoulder-length straight hair, I wanted curly hair–a looser curl that had a ton of body and shine to it. But how to achieve that look was anyone’s guess. From sponge rollers, which always left a dent, to small-barreled […]
If you hadn’t noticed by the calendar, then you’ve at least noticed by the crispness in the air. Fall is here and it’s getting colder, a fact that isn’t lost on your hair because, it will undoubtedly react. With cooler weather comes the responsibility of keeping your tresses in a healthy moisturized state. Otherwise, your […]
2013 has been the year of facial oils, but how do I convince a woman who already has oily skin, that putting more oil on top of what she already naturally produces, won’t make her skin worse, but better? Done and done. I do that by telling her the facts: As we age, the oil […]
A little too much work/partying over the last few weeks have rendered the darkness under my eyes a glaring reminder of why I need more sleep. But since building a few more hours into a day just isn’t possible, faking the appearance of healthy eyes that look unscathed by my horrible sleep patterns was the […]
