I'v had several opportunities to get dope photos taken (see here, here and here), but when the team at Studio 821 offered to help me out with new headshots, I jumped at the offer.
Rather than the traditional smiling-with-my-arms crossed photos, I wanted to do something more colorful and beauty-focused. My usual MO is neutral colors and a basic facebeat, so I was counting on the genius of makeup artist Trina Paul of Pout Studio and photographer Michael
December 13, 2016
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Beauty
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tamia
Whenever the season changes, I try to update my "beauty regimen", which is really just basic hygiene but it makes me feel fancy to call it a regimen. Here are a few of the things I've added to my high-end arsenal of soap and water:
PCA Skin A&C Synergy serum // If my skin is looking dull, I pat this on after washing for a few nights and immediately notice a difference.
Maison Louis Marie Bois de Balincourt fragrance //
December 23, 2015
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Beauty
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tamia
I love the idea of makeup--transformation, enhancement, etc.--but am usually pretty lazy about actually using it. My daily routine is pretty simple: I make sure my skin looks good, my lashes are curled, and hurriedly swipe on a lip stain as I’m rushing out the door. Sometimes I’ll do a red lip or a basic cat eye, but these are the products I manage to use regularly:
1 > YSL Touch Eclat in 6.5 | I
November 3, 2015
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tamia
I’ve always loved the idea of red lipstick. A bright red pout has been the signature of classy broads for the better part of the last century, but my aversion to re-applying (seriously, who has time?) meant that it just wasn’t realistic for me. I stuck to lip stains and minded my own business.
But one day, when I stopped by Ulta to buy beauty products I don’t need, the crew at the counter excitedly pulled
October 13, 2015
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Beauty
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tamia
My manicure game is confusingly, disappointingly inconsistent. My nails are either long and curved like a prowling cat’s claws, or they’re a keratin graveyard of cracked and broken nubs. My solution for what is likely an easily addressed problem is not regular upkeep or professional manicures or anything that would involve personal responsibility on my part. No, my solution is to cover up the mess with a slapdash coat of polish and pray that no
