I’ve been wearing braids and twists since I was a young girl and they have always been go-to styles for me throughout my life. Recently, there have been several instances of people calling out mainstream media for taking elements of Black culture, specifically Black beauty trends, and omitting the representation and correlation to Blackness when explaining the origins…
Hey B&B friends! Over the past eight years, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with my naturally curly hair. Well, actually I take that back., For the first six years, I absolutely loved my curls. I felt like I really knew my hair. I knew my curl pattern; I knew how to get a twist-out that…
Hey, B&B friends! I love sharing news of fab new MAC Cosmetics partnerships and product launches and I’m totes excited to give you the tea on the brand’s latest drool-worthy collaboration with the luxurious Italian fashion designer Giambattista Valli! MAC is always pushing the envelope when it comes to really giving us something to look forward…
One of my favorite parts of working in the professional beauty industry is learning about new products. A few months ago, I attended an industry event and received samples of the Satin Smooth Skincare line to try! You guys know I’m semi-obsessed with taking care of my sensitive, combination skin and I’m always looking for new products…
Do y’all remember the scene from the movie Waiting to Exhale where Robin finally gets rid of her deadbeat boyfriend Troy in that epic balcony scene? One of my favorite lines from that exchange is when she tells him to take his “leather-wearing in the summertime” self on about his business. I’ve always been tickled by…
Yes, this is happening! MAC Cosmetics are teaming up with the uber-glam singer Ellie Goulding for a makeup collection! The first images from the collaboration are out and Ellie Goulding’s big hair don’t care and gorgeously glowing makeup are EVERYTHING! So far we know the collection includes an peach and bronze-hued eyeshadow quad, lipstick, lip gloss, bronzer and lashes! I…
Hey B&B friends! The first day of Summer 2015 may be June 21, but this Florida girl has been in beach mode for a few months now! Warm weather presents the fashionably amazing opportunity to bring out fab shoes and show the world what you’re working with! I’m the kind of girl who loves a fab…
Black and white are two of my favorite colors to wear separately and together. I instantly feel chic and sophisticated when wearing these shades and if you throw a beautiful floral print in the mix, it’s likely that you’ll have to cut the fabric off me! That was absolutely the case when I stumbled upon this…
Hey, B&B Friends. If there’s anything that I can honestly say I’m addicted to other than amazing beauty products, it’s definitely shoes. The right pair of shoes can instantly take any look from drab to fab. Speaking of fab, I got the chance to interview the amazingly talented luxury shoe designer Layla-Joy about her glam IYLIA…
Hi B&B friends! I have an on-and-off relationship with jewelry. One minute I’m obsessed with gorgeous statement necklaces and chunky brancelets and the next I’m only rocking small studs and nothing else! At the current moment I’m adorning my outfits with luxury pieces from none other than the uber-fab Rocksbox monthly jewelry subscription service. This box…