Brown Girl Gumbo

Just when I thought that it couldn’t get any better than Vaseline’s Cocoa Butter Gel Body Oil that I recently discovered and wrote about a few weeks ago, they have another one that’s even more delightful – the new Vaseline Aloe Fresh Moisturizing Daily Body Gel. When I saw the commercial for this gel I couldn’t wait to try it!

Although it’s a bit more gel-like in consistency than it’s popular more fluid sister product; it still goes on smoothly and instantly moisturizes skin making it soft and supple. For those of you who don’t like the scent of cocoa butter this new Vaseline product would be a great alternative. I like both products, but I must admit that I find the scent of the aloe one to be more refreshing.

Vaseline Aloe Fresh Moisturizing Daily Body Gel available at drugstores nationwide for $5.99

Have you tried the new Vaseline Aloe Fresh Moisturizing Daily Body Gel? If so, what are your thoughts? For those of you who have tried both gel oils, which one do you like the best? One lucky winner will win a bottle of the new aloe one. Just leave a comment and a winner will be selected randomly and announced tomorrow.

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Any professional makeup artist will tell you that blending is essential to creating a flawless look. That’s why I opt for blush and bronze duos to create a gorgeous effortless glow.

Most duo blush/bronzers are part shimmer for defining and highlighting cheekbones, while the other half serves as the pigment to give a beautiful flush of color to cheeks. The perfect combination of color and shimmer is super flattering on most BG skin tones. As you guys know, I have a serious blush/bronzer addiction. Currently, I’ve been using the Too-Faced set found below.

Do you wear duo or maybe even multiple blushes/bronzers?

Check out some of these:

Too-Faced Bronze & the Beautiful available at www.sephora.com for $35

IMAN Blushing Duo available at www.drugstore.com for $10.99

NARS Highlighting Bronzing Blush Duo available at www.sephora.com for $37

Sephora Blush Me Twice available at www.sephora.com for $8

Benefit 10 available at www.sephora.com for $28

Philosophy The Supernatural Mineral Blush Duo available at www.sephora.com for $25

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BGs with beautifully sculpted brows!

When I was younger people always complimented me on my eyebrows. They always assumed that they had been arched because of their seemingly well-groomed shape. Apparently all of those compliments fell on deaf ears because during my early 20s, I decided to have the “professionals” pluck away at my natural arch.

Ever since I had them tweezed and waxed, they grow in much bushier and more disorderly than my “virgin” brows. I guess I should’ve left well enough alone, but hey, what can you do? Now I rely on visits to the salon and products like these to keep my brows looking beautiful!

TIP: For a natural arch, always use brow powders, as opposed to pencils, which create sharp, unnatural-looking brows. Also, use shades that are slightly lighter than your hair color. If you’re in the L.A or New York City area, make an appointment at the celebrity favorite, Damone Roberts Salon for red-carpet ready brows.

What do you do to keep your brows looking well-groomed? Do you tweeze, wax, or thread?

Sephora Arch It Brow Kit available at www.sephora.com for $35

Amazing Cosmetics Eyebrow Gel available at www.sephora.com for $14

Brow Ex-Press Kit by Anastasia available at www.sephora.com for $38

Duo Eyelash & Brow Comb available at www.sephora.com for $5

LORAC Take A Brow Set available at www.sephora.com for $22

**BTW, The winners of Lisa Nichols’ book, are: Laquita, Seymone, Mel, Dejoi, and Bianca R. Congrats and please email me your mailing addresses! 🙂

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