Mega Metallics

Get the look with Bobbi's NEW Metallics Collection, four chic palettes filled with lux, high-shimmer shadows that stay crease-free for all day wear. Shades wearable for any skin tone available exclusively in these palettes. Priced at $45. Just in time for fall so get yours now! As you can see they're hot and guaranteed not to last!

Velvet Plum Burnt Sugar

Forest Midnight

Carol's Daughter

Check out The Tyra Show tomorrow as Carol's Daughter will be the scheduled topic. Looks like they are going to be stirring something up!

How To: Smokey Eyes

Here's a great video I came across on how to achieve the smokey eye in 5 minutes!


















Get It Smokey Girl!

Fall Lips

So the look for fall is BOLD, RED lips. Here are a few that will make your face go PoP!

Chanel

Fire

Lover

CoCo Red

Nars

Heat Wave

Jungle Red

M.A.C.

Lady Danger

Lady Bug

Russian Red

Dubonnet

Eager

Glam

MAC Red
Ruby Woo

Giorgio Armani

Matte Silk Lipstick #9

Armanisilk Lipstick #'s 10 & 12

Stila

Michaela

Mary Kay

Red Salsa

Make Up For Ever

*Hollywood Red

*Blue Red

*Orange Red

*Fluorescent Blue Pink

*Fluorescent Orange Pink

*Cherry Red
Intense Red

Vincent Longo

Fore-Plush

La Prima

Hottie

Ouch

*denotes lip lacquer

Here's to many fall kisses...MUAAAAH!!

NATURAL Glamour

It's been a very long time since I've purchased Glamour. The latest issue features a discussion- "Do's & Don'ts of Corporate Fashion," which advises readers to use Kimble leave-in conditioner, along with a flat iron, followed by a curling iron with spritzer, topped off with some extensions to achieve "Mary J. Bilge's loose beautiful curls." Of course the Glamour editor who is conveniently unidentified, presents a slide show to a New York law firm as her way of shedding some light on the topic according to this month's American Lawyer magazine.

"First slide: an African American woman sporting an Afro. A real no-no, announced the 'Glamour' editor to the 40 or so lawyers in the room. As for dreadlocks: How truly dreadful! The style maven said it was 'shocking' that some people still think it 'appropriate' to wear those hairstyles at the office. 'No offense,' she sniffed, but those 'political' hairstyles really have to go."

Mark Walker, managing partner of the law firm Cleary Gottlieb's who wasn't at the lady luncheon, attempts to end this pleasantly by sending everyone an email pointing out the stupidity of the Glamour editor and fashion magazines:

"As for the identity of the editor, neither Cleary Gottlieb nor Conde' Nast Publications Inc. (publisher of 'Glamour') would say. Indeed, almost all of the half-dozen 'Glamour' editors contacted for this story professed not to have ever set foot in a law firm. 'Clearly what?' asked several. And Walker states he has no idea whether the editor who sparked all the controversy is a well-known fashionista. In fact he adds, 'I really don't know people in the fashion industry.'

Wow, speaking from experience and the fact that I sport a huge afro and have been for the last 4 years or so in the corporate world, seems to get over fine nowadays. However, that wasn't the case a few years ago. At one point early in my career, it did take a long time for me to land a position. I sought out advice from my friends and family and they did ask me did I think it was because of my hair that I wasn't getting hired? I said of course not but took into consideration what they were conveying. I decided to wear a wig to an interview and to my surprise, I got that job! A few weeks into the position I took that cap of a wig off, and showed off my natural tresses. My boss and a few of my co-workers approached me asking, "why didn't you wear your hair like this during your interview?" I thought, "are you kidding me?" What I really wanted to say was, "If I did wear my afro, would I even be standing here today having this conversation with you?"

Is this what it's really coming to? It doesn't matter anymore if you have twelve degrees to qualify for the job, you have to be in the image and likeness of fried straight hair, curled hard, with split ends, drizzled down with a fruit scented holding spray? Why should it matter when you look at the African American woman in your office that's wearing her beautiful crown and manages to get the job done not enough for you to be satisfied? Funny, because if the unidentified editor felt that her opinion was right on, why is she choosing to remain anonymous?

Years ago, there weren't as many African American women wearing their natural hair as there are today. We've come a long way and it's a beautiful thing! As always said, what was in the beginning, shall be in the end.

Hot Off The Press Beauty

It's been a long ole time! Needless to say, I'm back and ready to get to it! Here's some beauty newness for you:

*Supermodel Alek Wek will release her new book August 28th entitled 'Alek: From Sudanese Refugee to International Supermodel'...A definite must have!

*Bulgari will be launching a skincare line in Italy that's set to be out mid October. Not sure when it will sweep into the U.S.

*Keisha Nash-Whitaker and celebrity makeup artist AJ Crimson are joining forces to launch a set of lip glosses called Kissable Coutoure

*Benefit has released a face brightening primer-"That Gal" Use this to help your foundation glide on easier.

*Whipped Body Delights available at Sephora. These skin-smoothing body butters are enriched with Shea, Avocado, and Mango Seed butters. Available in four assorted buttery delicious flavors!

*Lancome Courbe Virtuose Divine Lasting Curves Mascara (wooh, that's a loooong name) has an eyelash curler effect mascara that's noted to last up to 12 hours!

Get Your MAC On

Last week, MAC did a live chat with Eve and her personal makeup artist, JJ. There were countless blogs that posted the conversation. Here's what I got out of it that stood out the most:

1. Golden Bronze Loose Powder..gets you that fresh, glowy highlight. Use powder brush 150 when applying.



2. JJ's favorite brushes: 252 & 224



3. Bang on Blue..great eyeshadow, mix with electric eel for a royal blue treat!



4. On the daily: Smoulder eye pencil & Golden Bronze Powder



5. Mascara application: Fibre Rich Mascara and then apply Mascara X for thickening & lengthening lashes



6. Favorite lip gloss of the collection: She-Boom lipgelee



7. Best lashes: #7



8. Face & Body Tint..uses at night for the deifinite dewy, flawless look. Apply with fingers or a sponge



9. Perfect nude lip pencil: Subculture

Until next time pretty chicas!

Set the Foundation

During this time of year, my skin color changes. It gets darker of course and my foundation is not the perfect wintery shade I've been using pretty much up until now. Below, I've listed a few brands of foundation with the first 2 being the ones I frequently use:

• Mary Kay Medium Coverage Foundation Shade 500
• Ben Nye Loose Powder in Sienna

Top 3 to try:

• Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation
• Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation
• MAC Face & Body

So I've made it a point that's long overdue to go out and try some new foundations to see what other coverages will work best! Also, I've heard a lot about foundation primer and wondering if there's really a difference using that? Does primer lift shine or should a matte foundation be used? For those of you out there, please feel free to leave a comment with your favorite brand(s) of foundation!

Ciao Bellas!