If you're in the beauty community or YouTube scene, at some point you must have heard a sliver of the ongoing meltdown involing Tati Westbrook, Shane Dawson, Jeffree Star, and James Charles, colloquially known as Dramageddon. Because of the fact that there has been more than one instance of Dramageddon, I've added the year to …
Ms. Breonna Taylor
Tomorrow, you would have been celebrating your 27th birthday. Instead, your murderers are still walking without repercussions for their sin against you and your lover Kenneth Walker. Sign the Petition: Justice for Breonna Taylor
Ways to Help the Black Lives Matter Movement
(via Reclaim the Block (whole list available here) / Esquire as featured on Yahoo! Life) Take the time to sit down and think of instances where ignorance / prejudice kept you from doing better towards the black community - donating / retweeting / reposting can only go so far, but self-awareness and self-improvement go the …
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BBA Musings # 2 – Online Browsing is the New Window Shopping
Window shopping used to be a pastime reserved for trips to the mall or as a means of detaching yourself from the routine of every day - but with the advent of the Internet, we've now turned to a new window - a strictly electronic version of whatever browser we use.
BBA Musings # 1: Dermaplaning / Shaving
My brows have a blunt way of reminding me of my self-neglect by simply growing. It didn't matter what direction they pointed to - just that they grew. And grew. To the point where I didn't recognize myself when I stared at the mirror, when I could afford more than a quick glance at my …
It’s THAT Time of the Year
Where Tarte and Too Faced try to outbid each other as to who can pop out the most makeup product(s) for the holiday gift giving craze (with Urban Decay coming in fast from left field), there's a big push to post the best holiday look (and inadvertently creating a sense of anxiety to meet or …
BAFT / TRE : Reading Really IS Fundamental
Today's entry was prompted by a quick glance at this little bugger below: I picked this up during the good ol' days when e.l.f. standalone stores still existed (Pepperidge Farm remembers). This particular foundation was designed for people with oily skin (and I wasn't too fond of the other type of foundation that was available. …
Frank on Depression: Makeup Edition
Is it possible to be depressed from makeup? Yes. Yes it is. Maybe depressed isn't the right word, but I definitely don't feel the joy of makeup anymore... at least, not like in the beginning. And I have to remind myself that I can't always be euphoric with makeup - it's not healthy. And someone …
Still Here!
Just dropping a quick entry to say hello, and if you're affected by the heatwave, that you're okay. It's really hot. I've also been on whirlwind adventures, with one involving a glam-up that miraculously withstood the humidity of the Philippines.