Chrisette Michele always manages to look soft, yet simultaneously flashes us with a little edge that isn’t off-putting or unapproachable. Gotta love her! Get your version of this look by following these steps: Apply a primer to your eyelids so the color doesn’t wipe off. Next, brush a warm, neutral shimmer across your eyelid and a light shimmer shade...
We have a mini celebrity in our midst, Shala Monroque – the Editor-at-Large for Pop Magazine. Shala has been in our fashion cross hairs for some time now, and has made an impression on many within the fashion and art worlds because her approach to style is not one as a trend follower, but as a trendsetter. Named one...
I always thought Tatyana Ali was a cute girl from her early days on the show, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. But it wasn’t until I saw this recent picture of her that I saw her as a beautiful woman. Long gone are the pigtails, and before us stands a chic style star. This is an example...
The star on Saturday’s red carpet for the 2010 VHI Hip Hop Honors was hands-down, Brandy. It wasn’t until this season of the Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business show that I started to covet Brandy’s style. Fashionable outfits and Brandy’s many beautifully-styled wigs have helped this mini diva really perfect her look. You’ve come a long way baby. Now you can buy the look of Brandy at...
When Audra McDonald is on screen (as one of the actors on the television drama, Private Practice) or dressed up for a press event, she forever wreaks of class and grace. While the majority of us don’t have Hollywood money to look this perfect, we still want to look as pulled together as those on the silver screen without going broke doing so. If...
A self-described fan of bohemian couture, the soulful songstress, Maya Azucena is the real deal in my book. As a performer who tours the world over, Maya knows the importance of looking her best on stage and in pictures as evidenced in this Billie Holiday-esque shot. In a recent interview with Maya, she clued me in on what some of her fave beauty...
The power of makeup never gets old to me. I’m still awed at how the gentle application of a blush or the intentional rimming of one’s eye with black eyeliner transforms the average person into an absolute stunner. Like me, you should look at makeup as an extension of your personality. From barely there color that...
MAC Cosmetics in Soho, NYC had the perfect formula for success this past Thursday: a fashionable cutting-edge performing artist + their cutting-edge cosmetics = one hell of an event as part of Fashion Week’s first-ever “Fashion’s Night Out”! Billed as a Global Celebration of Fashion, “Fashion’s Night Out” kicked off Fashion Week 2009 last Thursday to stimulate the fashion economy through a range of...
NeNe Leakes does an excellent job of keeping her “eyes poppin’ and lips bustin’ as she transitions her look from day to night. What makes her day-to-night looks work? COLOR, and lots of it. Once you’ve prepared your summer skin for the fall season you can transform your natural, barely-there summer look into an awesome autumn...
During President Obama’s first 100 days, I was glued to CNN and MSNBC to track the comings and goings of get this, not President Obama, not even Michelle Obama, I was trying to get a glimpse of the Obama Social Secretary Desiree Rogers. She apparently has been touted (and I have to agree) as one of the best-dressed women...