Danielle Brooks, who plays the unforgettable character “Taystee” on Orange is the New Black, looked stunning in red on the red with smoky red eyeshadow at the 2018 SAG awards. Make up artist Michael Patterson created the look, complimenting the 1920’s finger wave ‘do and sequined Marc Bouwer dress using Fenty Beauty, Yves Saint Laurent, MAC [...]

Ri Ri has been blowing up the makeup business lately with her hot new products and the Fenty Beauty marketing machine is obviously tuned up. Slick Woods, one of Fenty’s  stunning modes (seen here wearing Stunna Lip Paint) had an interesting experience recently. She entered “beauty” into Google and along with the definition, up came [...]

Mexican model Ruby Vizcarra’s striking complexion contributed to fear and insecurity on her way to fame. As a child in Guadalajara she was ridiculed as a freak. Kids bullied her and called her a ghost. Mothers would not let their children play with her for fear that they would “catch the sickness”. Ruby has turned [...]

Meet the first of our fan reviewers, @tropicblush! She is a world traveler, photographer and beauty obsessed. Tropicblush reviewed the KKW Creme Kontour Kit and MultiCultiGirl Liquid Matte Lips Bella using the  Diva Ring Light and cut it all up using Adobe Premiere. We love our tech savvy multicultigirls! Want to review your favorite products for us? [...]

As you can see from the title, this story is a bit different than all the stories that I’ve written so far but, somehow, I felt inspired to write it. I was going through some old photos and memories just kept coming. And, there it was, the memory about my first lipstick and how I [...]

Skin is the largest organ on our body. It protects us from many external influences like water, wind, and sun. Each cosmetic product you find good for improving your skin’s protection might do its work. But, you should know that there are also natural ways of boosting your skin protection. Wanna know more about it? [...]

All things are possible with coffee and mascara My morning routine is entirely dependent on how many times I’ve hit snooze. Snoozing, ugh. Bad habit, I’m working on it. Snoozing means making sacrifices—some days I don’t have time to make a Martha Stewart style breakfast and I accept that. But there are two absolutely non-negotiable [...]

Which reminds me, that’s one thing I’ve always loved about NARS. They try to cover the color gamut with shades for lighter lovelies AND darker divas, so yay, diversity! These new $26 Powermatte Pigments are available as of meow (here’s a more in-depth review). Read more at makeupandbeautyblog.com  

  WAT? What Ashley Thinks: Tarte Amazonian Clay Foundation I’ve been using Tarte Amazonian Clay full coverage foundation for about a year now. I have tried other full coverage foundations in the past and found that they made my skin look and feel very heavy, and were also damaging to my skin. I love the [...]

Walking down a makeup aisle and not finding the foundation that matches your skin tone can take its toll. Women of color know this struggle all too well — for so long, many beauty companies offered a limited number of shades for their skin tones. Slowly but surely, that’s changing as brands release more shade-inclusive [...]