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Product Review Week!

Hello Family! This week kicks off the long-awaited product review week (that I was supposed to do last week but life happens). I'll be reviewing hair, makeup, household, and toddler products. Without further ado, let's jump right in it! Hair review Over the past several months, I've tried a variety of different products for my hair and Bear's. I'll separate the products into different posts so you don't get confused by all
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Fall 2016 Nudes and Browns

I finally did a long-awaited nude lip swatch review. I'm still getting used to do makeup reviews on YouTube so bare with me a little as I make adjustments! Anyway, here it is! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMfQokDk-OE&w=560&h=315]
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Makeup, Dirt, and Conquer: Is Clinique the Answer?

As you can tell by my latest blog posts, I love wearing makeup. I love experimenting with my look and coming up with all sorts of cool things. I never wore a lot of makeup in the past so a part of me does feel I'm making up for lost time but you're never too old to explore, right? The side effect of wearing makeup is the dirty deed of
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Is BlackUp Cosmetics Fantastic for Your Lips?

I've meant to use this meme for a while and finally found the reason for it. Anyway, this post is about BlackUp Cosmetics. While it's catered to women of color, it's unclear if it's actually Black-owned (I heard it was and then I heard it wasn't). Recently, I test-drove their Lipshine in 08. Here's my review: Price: It's pricey. It's $19. This is a splurge.  Smell: Doesn't smell like anything and that's a great thing! Consistency: It
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Are Your Lips Excited to be Too Faced?

Too Faced is a new to me brand I just discovered this year by accident. I was in the mood to spend some money on makeup and voila, entered Too Faced. I've heard a lot of great things about the Melted Chocolate brand of theirs so I decided to try a new color. First things first, let's review: Consistency: It goes on relatively easy. Smell: It does smell like chocolate! Taste: No taste. Feel: Very smooth, even after
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#ThrowbackThursday: I Rock Rough and Tough with My Afro Puff

[gallery ids="4345,4346" type="rectangular"] Gosh, I don't remember exactly when this was taken other than it was a couple of weeks ago. The day I did a braid-out with no heat (I'm really not a fan of heat and really, really don't want to use heat in the summer if I can avoid it). So yeah..pretty happy at how big my hair is getting. I'm tempted to actually do a blowout to see the
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My Two-Year Natural Hair Journey! Bliss! Frustration!

So, let's go on a journey, shall we? Let's take it back to 2014. I just gave birth to Bear in November 2013 and was enjoying the perils and joys of motherhood. Sometime in the spring, I noticed the one thing so many have warned me about - postpartum hair loss. And not a little. A LOT. I was debating for a while to chop off my hair, even as far back
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Mixed Chicks' New Makeup Line Stunned Me Beautiful

Summer is the time I think most women like to experiment with their looks. One, it's too hot to be doing anything heavy. Second, sun-kissed is the way to go. Let that melanin shine (and if you don't have a lot of melanin, get your tan on!). [caption id="attachment_3837" align="alignnone" width="684"] Click on the picture to purchase! [/caption] Mixed Chicks recently came out with a makeup line and I have to say,