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BEAUTY, PRODUCT REVIEW

Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge

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Good morning Beauties,

Today I wanted to share a beauty product that I’ve recently tried and am loving!  If you’re anything like me and do not clean your makeup brushes every day (I clean mine weekly) finding a brush to apply your foundation daily without a ton of product buildup can be tough. I know all about this struggle! From the standard flat foundation brushes to the round flat foundation brushes, the product buildup in the brushes just makes the application process thick and not at all smoothe. That’s what lead me to Walgreens in search of something else. 

And because Walgreens never disappoints me, that’s where I came across the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge. The #1 branded makeup sponge!

  
I hadn’t previously tried a product like this so I was anxious to see if I experienced the same thing.  I am so excited to say that despite applying my foundation every day for a week without cleaning the sponge, my application process does not at all feel thick or cakey with this product. It’s also super easy to clean. I just use soap and warm water.

Although I primarily use this product to apply/blend my foundation, you can also use it to highlight & contour.

  
The flat edge side also works really well for perfecting. 

   
 
I am seriously loving this product! Of course I have a demo for you. If you’re interested in seeing how I use the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge click here. 

XOXO

~TJ

BEAUTY

New Brow Favorites

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Good morning beauties!

Nothing puts a face on point like great brows and a bold lippie. I love trying out new brow products and lippies. Lately I’ve tried out a few new brow products and have settled on the two I’m going to talk about today as my favorites.

Here they are! Brow This Way Gel by Rimmel London and Milani Stay Put Brow Color. Both of these products are inexpensive but amazing and you can find them both at my favorite drug store, Walgreens.

  
I adore using these products together. Here’s my usual step by step

1. Line my brows with a brown pencil by Jordana Cosmetics 

2. Fill in my brows with the Milani Stay Put Brow Color. It’s really thick in consistency and the brush it comes with is nice and sturdy

  
3. Lastly I go over my brows with the Rimmel Brow This Way Product. This product goes on wet which was a bit odd for me initially but when it drys it provides such a nice finish.

  
Together these two products help my brows stay on point. Today’s makeup look is staring these great brow products and this bold Milani Cosmetics lippie in the color Matte Iconic

  
 

  
  
  
  
 

Well, that’s it for now!

XOXO,

TJ

BEAUTY, INSPIRATION, NATURAL HAIR

Fearless Textures Tour

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Hey luvs!

Today I wanted to talk a little about the event tour I’ll be having this year. One of my biggest goals regarding my brand this year is to meet some of my followers/supporters. I engage with so many of you on such a regular basis that I really want to see you! So what I decided to do was set up some opportunities to make that happen.  

Rather than just having a typical meetup I decided to put more purpose behind these events. You all know that I am all about fearlessness and inspiring you all to be fearless, hence the name “Fearless Textures”

With these events you’ll have the opportunity to ask me questions, get inspired in a more intimate setting and win lots of prizes! Plus I’ll be making a big announcement at my first event for the tour which brings me to the schedule. Here is where I will be and when

Tampa – May 28th

Atlanta – August 6th 

New York – September 3rd

Tickets for my Tampa event are available here.

I am soooo excited about the opportunity to spend time with you all. If you are in or around any of these cities please come out!

Stay tuned for more info on my Atlanta & NY events

XOXO

~TJ

BEAUTY, NATURAL HAIR, UNDERCUT

Spring Makeup Look

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Good morning beauties❤️

Today I’ve got a vibrant spring time makeup look to share with you all. Spring is almost at its end but this look can easily transition over to summer. It’s a blue eyeshadow and pink lip combination.

   
  

  

I love these colors together. The hair is the same twist out I talked about yesterday. You can check out that post here if you missed it.

If you’re interested in the deets on this super fun spring look click here. 

XOXO

~TJ

 

BEAUTY

Marshmallows and Wings

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Happy Friday Luvs,

Today’s post is about yesterday’s glam look. It was actually pretty simple but really beautiful. At least I loved it…lol. The highlights were a wing liner using Wet n Wild MegaLiner and my new ColourPop Cosmetics Ultra Satin Lippie in the color Marshmallow. If you missed my ColorPop Swatch video you can see it here. Here are some pics.

XOXO

~TJ

   
    
   

BEAUTY

ColourPop Lip Swatches

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Good morning luvs!

I recently got some new lippies from ColourPop Cosmetics. I absolutely adore their lip products. This round I decided on a few more of their Ultra Matte Lippies (I already have 4) and some of the newer Ultra Satin Lippies. Let me just tell you, the did not disappoint!

Check out these vibrant gorgeous colors

   
    
    
   
Want all the deets on these beautiful colors? Watch my swatch video here.

XOXO

~TJ

BEAUTY

Sunrise

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Hey luvs!

I had the pleasure of trying out a new lippie from an up and coming brand. Kerry Kosmetics has some beautiful lip colors that are super vibrant and glide on perfectly. 

I tried out the color Surise. It’s a stunning orange shade, great for the spring and summer seasons. After coming off of a long weekend spent with just me and by boys this gorgeous lipstick is helping me get my life today!

   
 

There are a total of  20 colors in this Luscious Lipstick line. To check them all out click here.

 

XOXO

~TJ 

BEAUTY, NATURAL HAIR, Tutorials, UNDERCUT

Teyonah Parris Inspired Vintage Look

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Hi luvs!

I’d never attempted to re-create a look before but when I saw the picture below of Teyonah Parris’ beautiful vintage look for the African American Film Critics Gala in January, I thought this was one I definitely wanted to give a try.

   

 Styled by the extremely talented Felicia Leatherwood, who I truly admire, I started thinking about how I could even remotely do this style justice. Well last week I went in on both the hair and makeup and here is how it turned out

   
   
Not bad right!? I was pretty pleased so you can only imagine my excitement when both Felicia Leatherwood AND Teyonah Parris said they also adored my finished product😝😝😝

   

   
Absolutely made my week! Want to see that step by step on how I got this entire look (hair & makeup)? Just click here.

XOXO

~TJ