Inside Out Beauty

What happens after your reality tv fifteen minutes of fame is up–you create another fifteen minutes. Former Altanta Housewife, Lisa Wu, is the newest reality star to release a line of beauty products. Lisa teams up with Lip Addyct to create her own shades of the creamy, rich color lipstick. MUST READ: TRIED & TRUE: FYI, You […]

Have you ever noticed that there’s a backstory to finding a great lipstick? Whether it was an oh-so-fab birthday gift from your besties, or you stalked that lip color on your favorite beauty blogger, or in my case a wonderful find at the bottom of your collection of swag bag leftovers. MUST READ: Would You Buy […]

Have you been looking for a bootie-shaped nail polish? Don’t be ashamed. I know you’ve been secretly wanting it (laughs). Well, there’s a San Francisco-based nail company affectionately named Bootie Babe who is fulfilling all your needs. MUST READ: BEAUTY BUZZ: Would You Rent Your Nail Polish? Meet Lacquerous.com The re-launched vegan polishes are actually housed in bottles […]

Can you believe that we’re just days away from December? It’s now time to officially shift your gears to start thinking about your holiday beauty treats. From now through Christmas and straight on into the New Year, there’s one color trend that will always put me in the mood for the festivities – GOLD! MUST READ: BEAUTY […]

Getting gorgeous shouldn’t be a task and certainly shouldn’t take you hours. It should be fun and easy–for heaven’s sake we’ve got shopping to do, right! Save yourself a headache and use these tips to look fab in minutes. MUST READ: IMAN BB Crème GIVEAWAY H2O: The remedy to healthier skin is simple: Drink more water. […]

What you put on your body is just as important as what you put in it. Your skin is the largest organ in your body,…

Just in case you are too full to even part from your comfy couch this weekend, we’ve outlined the best in online beauty offers for you. For all of your beauty deals, steals, coupons, and codes, we have you covered. SKINDINAVIA: 20% off NOW thru Cyber Monday + FREE shipping + FREE mini. Coupon codes: US […]

Like me, I’m sure many of you are beauties on a budget. While I enjoy certain luxuries of my New Jersey life, I definitely miss the affordable living of my Georgia roots. I pay almost double for a studio in Jersey than what I paid in Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment with a full kitchen, […]

Hey beauties! You know we are all about the new and hottest in beauty here at HB. So I totally did a long confused head tilt when I read about this new nail service. Meet Lacquerous.com. Similar to sites like RentTheRunway and BagBorrowAndSteal, Lacquerous let’s you borrow designer nail polish instead of buying it. After […]

Up until a year and a half ago, I wasn’t the girl to do much more than adorn my nails with basic shades of pale pink. Any thought I had of using a shade the strayed away from what I considered to be the safe norm, was quickly nixed for fear of being “too bold.” […]

There’s a reason why many women of color aren’t versed with the term BB Cream. BB cream is an all-in-one facial cosmetic product meant to replace serum, moisturizer, primer, foundation, and sunblock. You can wear it as a a tinted moisturizer, or under your foundation, depending on the desired amount of coverage. The problem is, few […]

Hurricane Sandy has had me locked up in the house all week. Even though I am beyond blessed to have never lost power or internet I can’t shake this boredom. I don’t know about the rest of the New Yorkers, but I’m packing a few outfits and my makeup bag and heading down south to […]