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Beauty Question: Can Facial Scrubs Damage My Skin?

Arianne SuggsUpdated on August 5, 2015July 28, 2015Leave a Comment

Beauty Answer: As much as we would like to say all scrubs are harmless and do exactly what they advertise the truth is we cannot. Like many products its not the idea behind the product that’s bad, it’s what is in it. Do you know what is in your favorite facial scrub?

We always recommend taking a closer look at the ingredients contained in your beauty products. These days it is not always wise to simply grab anything off the beauty aisle before taking a deeper look into things. Speaking of deep the whole reason why women use facial scrubs is to deep cleanse their skin. In order for this deeper cleansing to take place a coarse texture is needed to exfoliate the skin which involves the removal of dead skin cells.

Nevertheless, many mainstream products contain jagged particles made from walnut or apricot seeds. At first, that could sound quite harmless, safe and all natural. However, those particles do not cleanse skin but rather cause tiny incisions in your skin. The little bitty cuts may not be noticeable, but they are big enough to allow bacteria to seep in and wreck havoc.

What could be the result from these tiny skin tears? Such cuts could lead to inflammation, redness and yikes… more blemishes! Therefore, it is important to only use products that contain ingredients that are safe and nourish skin.

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Beauty Question: Is Steaming Good or Bad For Skin?

Arianne Suggs July 23, 2015July 23, 2015Leave a Comment

Beauty Answer: We totally understand, most likely you are someone who would like to rid your skin of acne without causing any scarring. The number one mistake that most make with pimples is to disturb them by pinching or squeezing. This method of removing acne is not very effective and in many cases can cause more harm than good.

For this reason women have turned to other options such as steaming in order to safely remove their blemishes. Steaming is actually a beauty method used by cosmetologist in order to remove acne like pimples or blackheads. How is steaming helpful in removing these forms of acne? The steam encourages surrounding skin to become more soft and supple. This thus causes any bacteria, hardened oils or dirt to be easily removed from your skin.

Steaming is a process that is highly recommended to be handled by a trained professional. Moreover, in some cases cosmetologists couple steaming with the needle method. A cosmetologist will use a sterilized needle to gently apply pressure to whiteheads. This gentle pricking will cause pus to ease on out. Therefore, steaming and whitehead removal via needle are best handled by trained individuals and are deemed the safest options for ridding skin of acne.

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Late Night Beauty Call: Lauren Nicely

Arianne SuggsUpdated on July 23, 2015July 23, 2015Leave a Comment

We just happened to be strolling the Explore page of the gram when we came across tonight’s beauty. Immediately we were taken back by several of her stunning makeup looks. Her style and vibe had a very natural feel to it yet she combined bold elements that only enhanced her radiant looks. So then, for these reasons we had to give home girl a call!

Everyone meet Lauren Nicely, a successful makeup artist who even holds her own classes! We’ ll just get right down to exactly what we liked… everything. From the brows that were simply perfection to her bold eye makeup we wanted every look that she displayed. It was difficult but we narrowed it down to two looks in particular.

1. Bronzed Beauty– If we were a princess needing to be awakened by love’s true kiss we would want Prince Charming to catch us looking like this. The golden orange tones of the eye makeup makes her skin look so lush!

2. Purple Passion– Yasss honey! Purple is so royal and official, the vibrant hue is just so gorgeous to look at. The color pops ensuring that the eyes will be the stars of the night.

Our beauty’s Instagram: @lonicely

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Rihanna to Release New Fragrance “RiRi”

Arianne SuggsUpdated on July 22, 2015July 22, 2015Leave a Comment

Rihanna has the fashion world wrapped around her glamorous finger and is now turning her attention back to the beauty realm. Rihanna has just announced that she soon will be releasing a brand new fragrance to the masses. The soon to be sought after fragrance has been aptly entitled, RiRi, a nickname often used by her adoring legions of fans.

Rihanna revealed via social media how thrilled she is about her upcoming beauty venture. Rihanna took to Instagram stating,

“Excited to announce my newest fragrance “RiRi”… Coming soon! #ThisIsRiRi”

In just hours with almost half a million likes and over 13,000 comments fans expressed their feelings regarding Rihanna’s latest reveal. Most seemed just as elated as our RiRi about the news. Here are just a few thoughts fans had to say about the ad for the RiRi fragrance.

“AAAAAAARRRGGGGHHHH SOO BEAUTIFULLL.”

“Disney Princess!”

“Barbie.”

“So cute!”

“U look like a Barbie, so stunning.”

“actual perfection tho.”

We have to agree with the above sentiments Rihanna does look like a Barbie and stunningly beautiful. Besides Barbie we thought the ad had a fun Material Girl vibe. Nevertheless, now Rihanna has girls the world over wanting to be pretty in pink…including us!

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Beautiful Black Women: Rihanna at 1OAK Nightclub in NYC

Arianne Suggs July 21, 2015July 21, 2015Leave a Comment

Rihanna has been lighting up NYC with her glorious fashion presence for weeks now. Whether it’s been a trip to the gym, studio or out for a fabulous night on the town Rihanna has been an absolute stunner. Where has the singer been spotted as of late?

RiRi was seen having some good times at the 10AK Nightclub in Southampton, NYC. Rihanna sported a strappy little black dress, curly updo and metallic heels. The sheer trend continues to go strong as Rihanna bared glimpses of her killer shape.

Beauty Notes: We always emphasis that nails can make a powerful statement as much as any piece of clothing. Rihanna’s gorgeous red nails packed just as much punch as her sexy gown.

And she wasn’t the only one spotted at 10AK:

Rihanna didn’t party it up alone she even grabbed a snapshot with model/actress and reality star, Cynthia Bailey.

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Get the Look: Pop of Color

Arianne Suggs July 14, 2015July 14, 2015Leave a Comment

Our 1966 Magazine contributor, DeAndra Giselle, owner of The B.A.R. Studio the premiere one stop shop for beauty artistry and relaxation has recently launched her own Youtube channel! DeAndra has worked on the set of numerous photo shoots and has brought the creative vision of fashion designers to life for their high production runway shows. You will love all of DeAndra’s tips and tricks to in order to achieve the hottest looks! Here is a newbie vid on how to add a pop of color to your makeup look.

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Beauty Snapshot: Lancome Celebrates 80 Years of Beauty

Arianne Suggs July 10, 2015July 10, 2015Leave a Comment

It was definitely a night of beauty as celebrities came to celebrate Lancome’s 80th anniversary. Over 1200 attended the lovely affair including Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o who dazzled in shimmery gown. Lupita wasn’t the only starlet in attendance as several glamorous ladies who have had a part in representing the brand came out to show their support.

Apart of the list of brand ambassadors included in the evenings festivities were: Julia Roberts, Penélope Cruz, Kate Winslet, Lupita Nyong’o, Lily Collins, Alma Jodorowsky and Daria Werbowy. Let’s not forget that Lancome is a front runner in the world of beauty so each beauty-lista showed off her own gorgeous makeup look to compliment the night’s French fashion theme. Lupita Nyong’o rocked a bold red lip (Lancôme’s Lips-Liner in Sheer Chocolat), thanks tof make-up artist Nick Barose.

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Streestyle: Rihanna in NYC

Arianne SuggsUpdated on April 17, 2022July 9, 2015Leave a Comment

Yesterday, there were several sightings of songstress, Rihanna in New York City. For her first look RiRi rocked black tights, sneakers, Thrasher tee, snapback and Fenty necklace. RiRi had been doing a little body maintenance at Titan gym and was quietly exiting the building. See, isn’t comforting that celebrities have to put in the work for their hot bods too?

Rihanna kept her relaxed chic vibe going as night fell upon The Big Apple. Her nighttime ensemble consisted of green sweats, gray shirt, gold hoops, tennis shoes and another snapback.

So why was Rihanna on the streets of NYC this week? It looks like the singer is conducting a little business while she is there. Rihanna was meeting with world renown producer Timbaland at a studio.

Beauty Notes: Knowing how to compliment or marry your nail color with your makeup can be very easy. A simple way to not create a color clash is by matching your lip color to your nail color. For her look, Rihanna chose a gorgeous red and the tint pops!

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Green Eyes

Arianne Suggs July 8, 2015July 8, 2015Leave a Comment

For the past two days the beauty world has been buzzing about the green eyeshadow seen on models during the Versace runway show. Green is not usually a tint that most women naturally reach for when creating their makeup look. Nevertheless, green is a great hue for girls wanting to explore color and move on from more neutral tints. Here are few tips to keep in mind to make this runway trend your very own:

1. When applying green eyeshadow for brown eyes it is best to use a green shadow that has blue undertones. The blue will accentuate the orange undertones present in brown eyes making them pop.

2. If you want a more subtle look apply green eyeliner to your upper and lower lash lines.

3. Black mascara will match green eye shadow well so do not worry about the colors clashing if you would like to punch up your lashes.

4. A nude lip color and bronzing the skin will compliment green eyeshadow very well.

5. Lighter skin tones can wear even very celery green shadows while it is recommended that darker skin tones go for emerald, evergreen and vivid greens to create the most stunning look.

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Chew on This

Arianne SuggsUpdated on July 7, 2015July 7, 2015Leave a Comment

Your parents probably told you to brush your teeth twice a day, floss and if they were sort of hardcore had you doing a daily mouth rinse too. Oral hygiene is important to keep your chompers healthy, but research is showing that a good mouth also can have an effect on your overall health. Therefore, keeping things clean and in top notch shape will only help make you a stronger individual.

Nevertheless, let’s just cut the bull and be real…who really sticks to such a routine day in and out? Schedules get busy, school is the pits, work is hectic and then we all have the rest of life’s concerns to deal with and get through. Most of the population may have the twice daily brushing down, but flossing or rinses may go out the window. So then, we are inviting one and all to chew on this, cucumbers.

Cucumbers due to their fiber and nutrients can benefit teeth as well as gums. These nutrients and fibers help to massage gums and remove bad, harmful bacteria from teeth. So an apple a day may keep the doctor away but a cucumber is the right little number for oral maintenance.