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By Delilah Papaioannou. Esthetician and Makeup artist, Evie Evan I am a make-up artist and a licensed skin care therapist; I am also a black woman. I’ve been in this industry for a few years now but I have been in my skin my whole life. Before I decided what my career was going to be I had the typical make-up problems: finding the right color to match my skin without it looking orange and finding cosmetics that were healthy [...]
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Fall is coming and there’s no better time to update your lipstick and nail polish game. Here are a few we’ll be wearing this season: Nail Color 1. OPI in You Don’t Know Jacques 2. Lippmann in Dark Side of the Moon 3. LE VERNIS in Khaki Brun 4. Jason Wu Collection for CND in Veronica Lip Color 5. MAC Lip Glass in Lap of Luxury 6. Dior Sérum de Rouge Lip Treatment in Ruby Serum 7. MAC Lip Glass [...]
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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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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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It is so difficult to find the perfect foundation, especially for women of color. So many don’t come in the right shades, are too thick, not enough coverage or cause breakouts. Needless to say, finding the best match can be daunting. To help you with your search, we’ve put two full coverage foundations head to head in this week’s Beauty Smackdown. Contestant #1: MAC Studio Fix Studio Fix by MAC is a powder makeup that goes on with as much [...]
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Think about all of the lipstick, blush, foundation and mascara containers that you have thrown away over the years. Luckily there are a few cosmetic companies that are offering recycling programs and also give you an added incentive for doing so! Kiehl’s: Through their Recycle and Be Rewarded program, take your empty Kiehl’s containers to your any free standing Kiehl’s store. They will give you a card to track your recycled containers at the store. After three containers you get [...]
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Every smart woman’s purse should contain not only her phone and makeup, but also some essentials to keep her prepared on the go. Here are some of our favorites that are sure to be your favorites too! 1. Luxe Noir Bling Compact Mirror: Whether to make sure you don’t have broccoli in your teeth or to put on an extra coat of gloss, you must have a mirror in your purse. 2. Clean & Clear Oil Absorbing Sheets: Do you have [...]
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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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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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