Beauty

Women (sometimes) make hair, makeup, and skin-care choices guys hate. Allure polled a few men and they revealed the top beauty buzzkills to avoid. CAKED-ON BASE Painting layers of foundation, tinted moisturizer, concealer, and powder on your face will rub off on your collar…and his. Stick with a lightweight foundation, remove any obvious makeup with […]

Everyone knows that the best part of any Hollywood awards show, especially this year’s Golden Globe Awards, is not the handing out of the coveted statues, but the parade of celebrities who play it up for the cameras on the red carpet before the show. Sunday night brought out the best between the usually-hated paparazzi […]

via: cnn.com Actress Michelle Williams talks to Piers Morgan about how emotional it was for her to play Marilyn Monroe. See More

A Houston woman was arrested and charged with practicing medicine without a license, and is also accused of illegally having two different prescription drugs. Houston Police Department investigators said Maria Lorena Teran owned and operated a cosmetic clinic in far west Houston near State Highway 6. Teran was injecting faces and other body parts with […]

Beauty

The little black dress has staked its claim in just about everyone’s wardrobe for good reason – it transcends time therefore making it a classic. But while we’ve come to appreciate what the little black dress has represented to us over the years, the anything “nude” trend has jetted to the forefront of everyone’s consciousness as […]

My mother adorned with flowers whatever shabby house we were forced to live in. She planted ambitious gardens. Before she left homes for the fields, she watered the flowers, chopped up the grass, and laid new beds. Because of her creativity with flowers, even my memories of poverty are seen through a screen of blooms. […]

Did you know you can eat your way to better looking skin? Keep your skin looking younger—for the rest of your life—with these 4 foods: Strawberries: Eating more vitamin C-rich foods, such as strawberries, may help to ward off wrinkles and age-related dryness, suggests research from 2007 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vitamin […]

Beauty

“Good hair is the kind of hair that stays on your head.” That’s often what I say in response to any kind of hair discussion, unless, of course, you are bald by choice and proud of it. Michael Jordan and Tom Joyner are excellent examples of that. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=blog_inner/28014/6546626/Nikki_Woods

Ladies, don’t get caught out there with a hairy anything unless you consider “stubble” sexy. We already know that the Oscar-winning actress, Monique does. Today’s lesson is all about what products you can use to treat your precious skin after you’ve shaved, waxed, or even after you’ve committed to paying the big bucks ($200 a session or more) to have […]

With only three weeks to go before it’s officially Winter, it’s a perfect time to introduce three products to ease you into the not-so-favorite time of year (for some people at least). As the temperature gets cooler and cooler, our hands tend to get drier and drier, so to combat that ill side-effect, try L’Occitane’s Shea Butter Mini Hand Cream ($10, […]

The upside of pregnancy is that a beautiful life is growing inside of you. The downside is that unsightly stretch marks from the beautiful nine month journey are now making themselves visible on your stomach & breasts and you’re now left wondering if there are targeted products that pregnant women can use to treat these issues. The answer is a […]

One holiday must-have list just isn’t enough! Part II offers even more beauty products that makes gift-giving that much more enjoyable. Color’s the name of the game and Physician’s Formula has taken a bold step in this direction with their Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Shadow & Liner Pop Collection (seen here Pop Hazel Eyes & Pop Green Eyes, $10.99, […]