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Skyy Hadley and Lauren B. Beauty Products

Spring is arriving, and that means warmer weather and no more dry hands. Luckily, you can keep your hands and nails in-tact and looking healthy with these tips from Skyy Hadley and products from Lauren B. Beauty!

Many people don’t realize, but taking care of your cuticles is the best way to keep your nails looking their best. Skyy Hadley, owner of As U Wish Nail Salon, is a firm believer in tending to your cuticles for strong and lustrous nails. Follow her tips below for the best results:

  • Always use a cuticle oil/cream. Having dry, scraggly cuticles is not a good look and may even make you want to pick them, which can lead to a bacterial infection. Using a cuticle oil can make your manicure last longer. Keeping the nail beds and areas around your nails moisturized will make the nail polish stay in place longer. A cuticle oil is a great way to make a two day old manicure look like you just walked out of the salon
  • If you don’t have cuticle oil or cream available, you can use anything from your kitchen! Olive oil, baby oil, or even Vaseline are quick go-to solutions
  • NEVER cut your cuticles, they should only be pushed back. Cuticles are designed to protect your fingers from infections, and bacteria. You should only cut the dry skin around the nail and not the actual cuticles themselves

To keep your hand and nails looking and feeling fabulous, these luxurious products from Lauren B. Beauty are the ultimate in nail care innovation

  • Lauren B. Beauty Cuticle Oil ($20)
  • Lauren B. Beauty Nail & Cuticle Balm ($30)
  • Lauren B. Beauty Nourishing Hand Crème ($24)
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Tweak Your Hair At Home – Quick Beauty Tip

As much as we love going to the hairdressers to give our hair some oomph, it can be a costly affair. After all, soon as you add extras such as hair treatment and dye, the price can rocket through the roof. And trying to get an appointment can be tricky too. After all, the demands of work mean we are left with little time to get our locks cut. However, you don’t have to go to the hairdressers to tweak your hair. In fact, here are some ways you can alter them at home so that you can skip the hairdressers!

Feature Photo from The Latern.com

Brave the scissors yourself

Cutting their own hair might fill a lot of people with dread. After all, if you are not great with scissors, you might end up with a lopsided cut by the time you are done! However, if just a tidy up is what you are after, you could do this yourself. Of course, if you are going to cut your hair at home, get some scissors, which have been designed to cut hair. And get a good mirror that will let you see every angle of your hair. It would also be good to get a friend or family friend to help you out. After all, they can do the back of your hair, which you won’t be able to cut easily. And make sure you get some help online before you start cutting. This article, for example, is helpful to ensure you do a good job with the cut.

 

Opt for easy-to-use hair extensions

 

A lot of people think their only option when it comes to hair extensions is to head to the hairdresser. But while it is one option, it’s definitely not your only choice. In fact, there are a lot of sites, which sell hair extensions that you can easily put in at home. For example, you might want to go for tape in hair extensions that come ready cut and taped for an easy fit. And they can last up to a year, so you won’t need to keep applying them. Therefore, look online to save yourself a lot of time and money!

Dye your locks in the bathroom

You might be considering changing the color of your hair. After all, it can boost your looks and help you to turn heads. But rather than going to the colorist to do it, you should consider dying your hair at home instead. After all, a lot of the packs are just as good as what they use at the hairdresser. And as long as you do it properly, you can ensure it looks great. Just make sure you protect your lovely bathroom before you get started. Put towels on the floor and around your bath to protect it from the dye. And it’s worth getting a friend or partner to help you with the dye! And whatever you do, make sure you use the tester. After all, it will stop you from making an error that will leave you with irritated skin.

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Rimmel London Magnif’Eyes Eye Contouring Palette

Just in time for Spring, Rimmel London’s adding fresh new products to their collection! Rimmel London is introducing their amazing and first ever Eye Contouring Palette in three amazing color combinations, allowing you to customize your eye look with an array of amazing shades in any hue that suits you!

Get ready to take your eye-look from day to night! Rimmel introduces new Magnif’Eyes Eye Contouring Palette, a twelve-pan all-in-one pressed eyeshadow, liner and highlighter kit. Now it’s easy to create endless contoured eye-looks, just like a beauty pro.

Rimmel has put everything you need for multi-dimensional eye looks in one handy kit. A spectrum of stay-true shades with a soft, double-ended applicator.

The line-up is a mix of twelve high-shimmer and matte shadows, which offers the perfect complementary colour range for infinite creations. Sculpt, shade and define your eyes to create day to night, and nude to daring looks. The beautifully blendable, ultra-smooth powder can be used on the lid, in the crease of the eye and as a liner to enhance and magnif’eye your eye color and shape. The non-crease, non-fade formula has serious staying power for eyes with lasting impact.

 With three on-trend shade combos to choose from, there’s a kit for every Rimmel girl:

Keep Calm & Wear Gold offers a molten mix of gold and copper hues with pale taupes to highlight and rich coffee and grey blue colors to define. Ideal for an edgy-elegant daytime eye. Or build-up the drama to create shimmering party looks.

London Nudes Calling spans an array of warm blush tones from beige through tawny to taupe to rust and plum. It’s easy to create a multitude of wear-anywhere nude eye-looks that look natural or intense.

Grunge Glamour is the perfect palette for a sultry smokey eye. Neutral greys and browns are set against fierce, bronze and pewter hues for irresistible eyes. Be as subtle or as bold as you dare.

Presented in a chic transparent case, Magnif’Eyes Eyeshadow Palette has a contemporary look. The lid is see-through to reveal the full array of shades inside as well as two duo sponge applicators.

Get creative! Design limitless eye-looks to take you from day to night with a single kit, with Magnif’Eyes Eyeshadow Palette. Get the London look.

Price: $7.99

 

 

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Spring Beauty Essentials and Products

Spring is approaching and that means it’s time to celebrate warmer weather! See below for products that will help you be Spring ready from head to toe!

Infiniti PRO by Conair Ultimate Root Booster Collection ($9.99 at Target.com and Ulta.com)
A collection of six root-boosting brushes, each designed with a vented barrel for up to 50% more airflow for ultra-fast drying. The Triangle Airflow Bristle™ design lifts hair right at the roots, creating unparalleled volume, bounce, and body.

Scunci No Damage Hair Elastics ($3.84 at Target.com and Walmart.com)
Slide into any situation without worrying about hair slippage! Our No Damage elastics, the perfect companion to have on you, and with you each day.  These soft, metal-free elastics hold ponytails tight while working or playing. Easy to take with you for an instant style change.

The Makeup Drop ($20.00 at makeupdrop.com)
The Silicone Makeup Applicator was designed to completely eliminate wasted makeup. While sponge applicators soak up large amounts of makeup during application, the MakeupDrop™ perfectly applies and blends your foundation, blush, highlighter, and concealer without absorbing one drop! Only half the amount of product is needed as compared to a traditional sponge or brush applicator.

DDF Skincare Brightening Cleanser ($39.00 at ddfskincare.com)
A blend of six natural skin brighteners in a foaming glycolic and salicylic gel to help noticeably minimize uneven skin tone and target age spots. Excellent for face and body as part of an overall hyperpigmentation program. Also effective in helping minimize post blemish discoloration. Licorice scent.

PHILIP B. Rejuvenating Oil ($34.00 at philipb.com)
Packed with ultra-light essential oils, our legendary conditioning treatment sinks in instantly to transform even the driest, most frazzled hair, leaving it bouncy and gleaming.

MALIN+GOETZ Revitalizing Eye Cream ($92.00 at malinandgoetz.com)
Powered by marine algae and peptides, MALIN+GOETZ’s luxe Revitalizing Eye Cream is a potent multitasker that addresses all major eye concerns, including fine lines and wrinkles, dark circles, puffiness, diminishing firmness and loss of radiance. The lightweight formula has an incredibly soft and silky texture that leaves the under-eye area looking radiant and feeling luxuriously cushioned. Intensely nourishing, hydrating and perfectly pampering, it’s the ultimate eye cream for total revitalization – MALIN+GOETZ’s most advanced ever.

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COVERGIRL OUTLAST ALL-DAY Soft Touch Concealer: Review

COVERGIRL has a new collection titled the OUTLAST All-Day product line.  This advanced formula was perfect because I have been searching for makeup that will give a flawless appearance.

Aside from having an unblemished face, I needed something to remove the shine and last for hours without fading away.

COVERGIRL sent the Soft Touch Concealer for a product review.  I was skeptical because concealer is a serious topic for beauty bloggers.  To my surprise, this product is amazing!  After staying up all night I needed makeup to camouflage my under-eye circles.

This concealer has a matte finish and doesn’t require a lot of application.

OUTLAST ALL-DAY Concealer #850 Medium/Deep

MATTE Finishing Powder #850 Medium to Deep | Natural Glow Foundation #875 Soft Sable

I forgot that I applied the outlast concealer (after looking in the mirror) and appeared “refreshed” all-day.  The Soft Touch Concealer inspired me to try the entire collection.  I was impressed with the OUTLAST ALL-DAY 3-in-1 Foundation and OUTLAST ALL-DAY MATTE Finishing Powder.

Bathroom Selfie | OUTLAST ALL-DAY Foundation, Concealer, and Finishing Powder

Visit your local Ulta Beauty, Target or drugstore and see the results for yourself!

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Get The Look: 89th annual Academy Awards

The 89th annual Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles last night and as always the styles didn’t disappoint.  Mimi Valdes, Tracee Ellis Ross, Mary J. Blige, and Gabrielle Union all slayed the Red Carpet, Viewing Parties, and After Parties with effortless/ fabulous looks! Below, find the step by step guide on how celebrity hairstylist, Larry Sims completed each look with Schwarzkopf GLISS, Schwarzkopf got2b and Smooth ‘N Shine!

Mimi Valdes

89th annual Academy Awards

How to Get the Look

 

  1. Start off by washing hair using  Schwarzkopf GLISS™ Oil Nutritive Shampoo & Conditioner
  2. Next, blow dry the hair out prepping with Schwarzkopf got2b Guardian Angel Flat Iron Balm 
  3. Start at the nape of the neck and the back center of the head adding in grey extensions to create a loose crown braid leaving organic tendrils around the hair
  4. Create a dip over the right eyebrow and secure with silver bobby pins.
  5. Use Schwarzkopf got2b Glam Force Hairspray for a firm hold to complete the look!

Tracee Ellis Ross

Elton John Viewing Party

How to Get the Look

 

  1. Start off by washing hair using Schwarzkopf GLISS™ Oil Nutritive Shampoo & Conditioner
  2. Diffuse hair and lightly used a bit of  Smooth ‘N Shine Instant Edge Smoothing Pomade to smooth out edges
  3. Lightly smooth Schwarzkopf got2b mess-merizing putty over hair for a texturized look
  4. Created a Dianna Ross inspired bun at the nape of the neck securing hair with a hook rubber band and bobby pins

Mary J Blige

Vanity Fair After Party

How to Get the Look

 

  1. Start off by washing hair using Schwarzkopf GLISS™ Oil Nutritive Shampoo & Conditioner
  2. Next, blow dry then flat iron hair. Prep with Schwarzkopf got2b Guardian Angel Flat Iron Balm 
  3. Use Smooth ‘N Shine Polishing Instant Repair Hair Polisher and Schwarzkopf got2b Glam Force Hairspray to finish the look!

 

Gabrielle Union

Vanity Fair After Party

How to Get the Look

 

  1. Start off by washing hair using Schwarzkopf GLISS™ Oil Nutritive Shampoo & Conditioner
  2. Next, prep hair with Schwarzkopf got2b Guardian Angel Flat Iron Balm and flat iron hair starting from the nape of the neck working towards the top for a smooth sleek texture
  3. Use a half inch curling iron and curl the front pieces away from the face. Use a mini flat iron to kick out the end of the hair and blow dry all over for a windblown undone look
  4. Complete the style with Schwarzkopf got2b mess-merizing texturizing hairspray for an effortless and flirty texture

 

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Get the Look: Nathalie Emmanuel for Vanity Fair After Party

Inspiration: Sultry, smokey eyes and a nude lip to compliment Nathalie’s black lace Monique Lhuillier gown.

Face: Kelsey applied Tom Ford Graceless Foundation Stick and NARS Soft Matte Concealer to Nathalie’s face where needed. She then created a bronzy contour with mark. Touch & Glow.

Eyes: The eyes were soft and smokey and Kelsey used a selection of shades from the NEW Avon True Color 8-in-1 Eyeshadow Palette in Nude Muse, applying the lightest shades of the palette on the lid. Next, she started applying the warmer, darker browns on the upper and lower lash lines as well as the outer corners of Nathalie’s eyes, smoking the shadow outward. To add more drama to the eyes she applied a few generous coats of NEW Avon True Color SuperExtend Nourishing Mascara to the top and bottom lashes.

Lips: As a finishing touch, Kelsey used NEW Avon True Color Nourishing Lipstick in Nude Truffle to complete Nathalie’s neutral, monochromatic look

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Get The Look: ESSENCE’s Black Women in Hollywood Awards

Last night marked the 10th anniversary of ESSENCE’s Black Women in Hollywood Awards! Gabrielle Union hosted the event and Danielle Brooks slayed the red carpet with her luscious locks!

Below, find the step by step guide on how celebrity hairstylist, Larry Sims gave each woman a sleek and fabulous with Schwarzkopf GLISS, Schwarzkopf got2b, and Smooth ‘N Shine!

Gabrielle Union

 

How to Get the Look:

 

  1. Start off by washing hair using  Schwarzkopf GLISS™ Oil Nutritive Shampoo & Conditioner
  2. Next, blow dry the hair out prepping with Schwarzkopf got2b Guardian Angel Flat Iron Balm 
  3. Take a feather razor and create a chin length textured bob
  4. Continue by using a dime sized curling barrel, wrapping hair loosely around the barrel in opposite directions leaving ends straight. Wrap pieces away from the hairline to give a water wave finish over the left eye
  5. From there, take a blow dryer to create a broken up textured look. Use Schwarzkopf got2b Mess-Merizing Hairspray to add more texture.
  6. Tuck hair really tight behind the right ear and make sure edges are laid down with Smooth ‘N Shine Edge Smoothing Pomade
  7. Use Schwarzkopf got2b Glam Force Hairspray for a firm hold to complete the look!

Danielle Brooks

 

How to Get the Look:

  1. Start off by washing hair using Schwarzkopf GLISS™ Oil Nutritive Shampoo & Conditioner
  2. Next, brush hair out with a round brush using Schwarzkopf got2b volumanic bodyfying foaming mousse
  3. Blow Dry hair and take a large half inch curling barrel and loosely wrapped around just ends of the hair in opposite direction and curl hair away from face to frame it. Prep with Schwarzkopf got2b Guardian Angel Flat Iron Balm 
  4. Use Mason Pearson brush and brush hair out for a soft finish
  5. Use Schwarzkopf got2b Glam Force Hairspray to finish the look!
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Allure.com features Women Who Broke Barriers in Beauty

There are some women who are trailblazers and open doors for others to follow.  Allure featured an article that sets this special group apart from the pack.

Black History Month: 8 Women Who Broke Barriers in Beauty written by Joane Amay showcases not only beauty, creativity and the ability to fulfill a need in the mainstream industry.

The article also makes readers appreciate diversity along with groundbreaking product lines.

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RG Cosmetics Collagen Collection Hair System – Product Review

There are several items on the shelf that are expected to give customers beautiful hair.  All of the hair care products are infused with essential nutrients that will stimulate the scalp to create healthy roots.  One of the latest beauty vitamins is called Collagen.  This is a protein used to enhance the skin but recently used in hair care products as well.

I had the opportunity to review RG Cosmetics, Collagen Collection Hair System. The system included a Shampoo, Mask, and Hair Midst.  This was no ordinary product line!

It’s suggested to (first) use the mask , shampoo the scalp, and apply the midst to lock in the vitamins. After using the system I could immediately recognize results due to the softness of my hair strands.  I am expecting to have healthier hair due to using this product consistently.  Stay connected to my social media because I will share photos of my hair care progress very soon!

Yes, this product line can be used on all hair-types; whether straight or textured the Collagen Collection will transform your hair!

Take a look at the “Then & Wow” pictures below: