Okay so technically it’s not winter yet, but just because your skin will be all covered up in this season’s luxurious draping sweaters doesn’t mean you shouldn’t keep up your skin care regimen. We’ve compiled a few “must do” tips to ensure your skin stays supple and glowing for the season: Use Oil Based facial moisturizer – Cold weather dries the skin so replenish the moisture with an oil based facial moisturizer. The oil creates a protective layer on the [...]
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2010
Woman to Watch: Esi Eggleston Bracey
Occupation: VP and General Manager of Global Cosmetics Innovation, Branding and Operations for Proctor & Gamble Cosmetic Trail Blazer: Esi made history when she joined Procter & Gamble in 1991 as she was one of the youngest employees to become general manager. She is now in charge of over 1,000 employees and is responsible for P&G’s popular CoverGirl and Max Factor brands, which have garnered over $2 billion in retail sales worldwide. History Maker: First female African-American to attain her [...]
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Tips for Managing Your Mascara
Mascara can be such a love-hate relationship. On one hand, it can turn your lashes from underwhelming to “pow!” One the other hand, after a while “pow!” may turn into a smudgy, clumpy, irritating mess. Here are just a few tips to keep your mascara woes at a minimum. 1) Give mascara a chance. I’ve found that you can’t judge a tube of mascara by just one (or two) uses. When you open up a fresh tube, clumps are at [...]
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The Vyne Product Review: Caress Body Wash
Caress was nice enough to send their new Evenly Gorgeous body wash for us to try out. Note: though it was a freebie, they didn’t pay us for our review. So, as always, we promise our honest opinion. The Product: Caress Evenly Gorgeous Body Wash (part of the Caress Skin Wear Collection) Look and Feel: Contoured and transparent bottle making it easy to handle in the shower and easy to see when you’re running low; Super thick and fragrant Why [...]
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The Vyne's Pick: Fantastic Facial Cleanser
We’re constantly in search of quality, effective and safe beauty products to take care of our skin. Recently we’ve begun doing some product testing of different brands and thought you would appreciate us sharing our insights and recommendations on the one’s we like. So here’s a new facial cleanser that we’re loving. It’s called Panthenol Cleanser by evie evan. If you have notoriously dry skin then this is the cleanser for you! It goes on so cool, smooth and with [...]
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The Brown Girl's Guide to Lip Gloss: Part 2
We hope you enjoyed The Brown Girl’s Guide to Lip Gloss: Part 1 that we featured in last week’s The Vyne Weekly. This week we’re featuring Part 2, which covers colors in the pinks/corals and reds/burgundies categories. As we did last week, we’ve provided you some detail on both the color description and type. Pinks/Corals Calvin Klein Delicious Pout Flavored Lip Gloss in Cupid (deep pink metallic) Bare Escentuals Buxom Lips: Lip Plumpers in Cherry (coral/poppy sheer) Clinique Long Last [...]
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The Brown Girl's Guide to Lip Gloss: Part 1
We’ve all been there. We have scoured make-up stores, racks and counters trying to find colors that work for us. We have asked friends (and sometimes strangers) what type of lip gloss they wear. And once we find one we like, we stick to it because we know that it may take a long time for us to find another one we like. Just for you, we’ve created a Brown Girl’s Guide to Lip Gloss. We have searched makeup counters [...]
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Latest Product Craze: Moroccan Oil
MoroccanOil Treatment seems to be one of the latest product crazes. The product line is described as “ultra light” and “absorbed by the hair instantly resulting in natural, silky finish and brilliant shine without leaving a residue.” With products including their namesake, Moroccan Oil, Intense Curl Cream, and Restorative Hair Mask, this line is great for various hair types. Even better, they do not test their products on animals, nor do they use animal-based ingredients. After reading several product reviews, [...]
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Green Beauty Products
By Guest Contributor, Ebony Staton Weidman When it comes to beauty products I am a products junkie! But I recently learned that a lot of my obsession wasn’t good for the environment—polluted water, was non-biodegradable, and in some cases was dangerous for me to use on my skin. My advice: Read your labels. Anything with more than 3 syllables probably has a ton of bad preservatives in them. Chuck anything with parabens, petroleum, artificial color, or that may have been [...]
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Treat Your Hair With Organic Products
Why does hair seem to be at the root of many black women’s beauty dilemmas (pun intended)? We not only put exorbitant time and effort into our tresses, but also endure scalp burns and pain in the process. Though many women have opted for natural hair to avoid the chemical effects, others have opted for natural and organic relaxers instead. PHYTO (pronounced “fee-toe”) is a French company started by stylist Patrick Alès. Their mission is to focus on using botanical [...]
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