New York, DC, Boston, and other Northeastern dwellers, Listen Up! The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation is looking for struggling fashionistas for a fun, all expense makeover plus weekend trip to Philadelphia!
Yes, I’m still finding difficulty in getting my mouth to close after coming across these stunners:
Giuseppe Zanotti kills it everytime, and definitely doesn’t disappoint with this shoe. These headturners will set you back $1,150, but you know what they say: spend a little, save a little, right? You can check them out here…while hating the model who got to wear them.
It’s funny, a large majority of my French friends of African descent really didn’t find the Paris Vogue Lara Stone editorial offensive at all. Because they don’t have the same history of struggle in Europe, they weren’t quick to cite the race card– they viewed the blackface photos as bizarre at worst.
Which brings us to V. This is an American magazine, so they should know better, right? Or is there something we’re missing here? Is painting your skin another color simply a new fashion trend?
So while the site was updating to rid itself of 500 Errors, we tapped Danielle of one of the most thorough beauty and style blogs, TheStyleandBeautyDoctor.com, for a fun post! She blesses us with a few tips about the do’s and don’ts of wearing concealer, inspired by this pic of Taraji P. Henson:
Jodi, my Jodi *sigh* When used correctly, concealer can help you fake the look of a full night’s sleep, cover up that pesky dark spot a sneaky pimple left behind, or even highlight your brow bone area. However when used incorrectly, you run the risk of the “reverse raccoon†eye that has sadly put its tight grip on our girl Taraji Henson.
I’m sure you Taraji fans out there are wondering how does this happen and how you can avoid it like the plague. Well, The Style and Beauty Doctor has got both the diagnosis and the cure to this makeup faux pas:
1. Apply foundation first and then concealer. Sometimes you can conceal the area with just foundation and won’t even need concealer. Layering too much makeup on an area actually does the opposite; instead of concealing the area, you draw more attention to it.
2. Put concealer on with your fingers or put a bit of it on the back of your hand and then use a concealer brush or makeup wedge to apply it. This helps to warm the concealer so it will go on the skin smoothly.
3. Never use an undereye concealer more than a shade lighter than your skin tone (this is the unfortunate tip the Oscar nominee skipped). You will only make the undereye area appear more obvious (ok, and tragic).
4. Set concealer with a light dusting of loose powder. Try Becca Fine Loose Finishing Powder (this is my holy grail powder since it comes in tons of shades, covers beautifully, but wears like skin—it is soooo worth every penny)
Check out three of the best concealers I’ve ever laid my hands on. They’re great since they come in varying shades for women of color and conceal like nobody’s business.
Women of color should choose a honey-yellow or salmon based concealer when covering the under eye area. Honey-yellow and salmon colors help to cancel out dark spots and redness.
Now that you’re armed with tools for great concealer, don’t let Taraji’s misstep happen to you.
My dearest Bombshells,
I can’t apologize morefor our outage last week. The Fashion Bomb web team was trying harder than ever to handle our persistent 500 errors, and it seemed they were a bit overwhelmed technically:
If it were up to me, it would have never happened, but sometimes things are beyond your control…and you have to roll with the punches.
Check in soon for all the hotness we have saved from last week plus even more celeb style, looks for less, and fashion fun!
We missed you!!!!
xoxo,
The Fashion Bomb
PS We are actually looking for a *new* webmaster. If you think you have what it takes, shoot us an e-mail at thefashionbomb@gmail.com. Thanks!
So I was on AOL Black Voices and stumbled across an article about a new brand of Oprah certified jeans called CJ by Cookie Johnson:
The brand, described as, “The perfect jeans for real women with real booties,” was created in collaboration between Magic Johnson’s wife, Cookie, and Michael Glasser, founder of Seven For All Mankind, Citizens of Humanity, and Rich & Skinny. Ranging in price from $140-$200, the jeans have lots of fabulous stretch, and go from a size 2-18.
The comments on the post exploded, as most women said that $140+ was way too much to spend on jeans. They maintained that you could get the curvy denim look for less with more affordable PZI’s. It made me think: what kind of jeans do you guys prefer?
I’ll admit, I was a slave to Seven for all Mankind for a long time–I loved their cool whiskered materials and ample stretch! But as I threw out my favorite pair most recently thanks to a completely rubbed away thigh area, I had to reconsider those $150 + expenditures. I just bought a pair of Hudson jeans, but they’re pretty pricey too…my little sister swears by Forever 21 denim, but I’m not sure.
