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BLACK PEOPLE NEED SUNSCREEN TOO! Ok I’m done yelling, but seriously: just because you have dark skin doesn’t mean you don’t need sunscreen. We have a harder time finding sunscreens that look good on our skin and don’t leave a ghostly white cast. Today I’m sharing 4 sunscreens that actually WORK on our skin, from…
I had the idea to share this after I made a couple mistakes at work recently. Simple things that were preventable but still caused more work for my department, which made me feel bad about myself afterwards. Impostor syndrome started creeping up and making my mind race with negative thoughts. [That’s the idea that you’re…
My project pan, inspired by Beauty News, is a plan to completely use up beauty products to get them out of my collection. I don’t want to waste them and just throw them away if they still work fine for me. It’s also a way to remember if something actually works, or if you’re just…
I’m all about taking good care of my skin and wearing minimal makeup, so it’s surprising that I haven’t tried Glossier products before now. Their tagline is “skincare first, makeup second” which is what I’m all about! I ordered 3 products on May 31st and received them on June 2: the Milky Jelly Cleanser, Stretch…
In June, I started looking for new nail polish brands to support after leaving Jamberry (their lack of response to Black Lives Matter was the tipping point for me). A list of Black-owned nail brands started going around Instagram, and I placed an order from OOO Polish. They were started in 2016 by a Black…
