Archive: May, 2011

27 May

Dark Girls…Rise!!

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I share this video with my readers to highlight a significant problem within the black community (African, Caribbean, African American, African Canadian). I am a big supporter of diversity in beauty and ethnic beauty in general. I am also someone who grew up knowing the pain that comes from not being accepted aesthetically by people [...]

26 May

Product Review: Gents, will you get NAKED?

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I came across a really cool product that I had to share….NAKED!  Now before you get the wrong idea, I am referring to a A Boxer Brief The founder and CEO, Mr. Joel Primus ignited his empire in 2008 and since then.With celebrity spokesman, Mr. Bruce Turner…. it’s hard not to notice the brand. A little [...]

25 May

The Big O-Saying Farewell to the Oprah Winfrey Show

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I write this post with sadness, but I also have feelings of delight. The Oprah Winfrey show has come to an end and 25 years after she was introduced to the WORLD, Oprah Winfrey walks off her famous stage leaving the world completely mesmerized. I grew up in the 80′s, 90′s and 2000′s watching Oprah [...]

17 May

She left beauty wherever she went…Diversity rocks!

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Every so often I get a little worked up. I’m a sensitive soul and sometimes I just cannot resist making a point against what I believe to be injustice or just plain old ignorance. Yesterday I read  a few blog posts about a controversial article written by a man named Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa titled  “Why [...]

16 May

Cannes Film Festival- Our Top picks

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Heya Everyone! The 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival is underway again and always on fashion’s train….C’est Moi.  Well surfing the web for the festival’s highlights, I was beyond enthused with the fashion highlights below. These are my top picks….in random order: Aishwarya Rai: The Most Beautiful Woman On Earth.  Aishwarya is stunning in Armani Prive [...]

13 May

Scintillating (Summer) Must Haves…Iman Cosmetics

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Courtesy of IMAN Cosmetics (available exclusively in Canada at Sears, and Target for American customers. Summer is here (well, almost) and time for vamping up your bronzed goddess exterior. IMAN Cosmetics is the go-to choice for women (and men) of colour, here are my tried and tested picks: First, Skin care is of the utmost [...]

07 May

Unforgotten Beauty- Katoucha Niane

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Hello everyone, This past February marked the three year passing of one of Haute Couture’s most valued and unappreciated figures…KATOUCHA NIANE, she was the muse of the LEGENDARY Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint-Laurent aka Yves Saint-Laurent, who also transitioned three years this coming June.  I wanted to give Katoucha her own post but, Monsieur Laurent [...]

06 May

Be in the BEAUTY of your colour!

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Something interesting happened to me on Saturday as I attended an entrepreneur fair in Milton devoted to mothers who own and operate their business, I fell into an interesting conversation that I have gotten into before. The only difference is that this time I engaged in the conversation it was from the perspective of the [...]

05 May

Studio 1686- Gotta Love ‘em

Heya Everyone! The main aspect I LOVE about fashion is that there really are no rules; you can blend haute & low, vintage & modern, ask Ms. Wintour herself, so lucky for all you Toronto fashionistas, Studio 1686 is the spot. Check out this blog to write up about their tucked away little shop in Parkdale: [...]

05 May

Kryolan Cosmetics…is the rule!

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Hiya Everyone, So, on Monday night the winner of season 3 of Rupaul’s Drag Race was crowned, and as some of  you may know it was Raja aka Sutan Amrull, once the creative make-up lead from America’s Next Top Model.  Anywhoo, a part of his prize pack was a LIFETIME supply of Kryolan Cosmetics…..I have [...]