Black Super Gurl

And no this isn't a promo for the new show on the CW, because ya know there aren't enough shows with a white female lead but I'm sleep.  So I'm listening to this podcast my gurl put me on called The Read and it just giving me all kinds of life.  And so they were talking about Bree Newsome and her amazing black gurl magic and I just thought, Black women, we are really killing the game right now.  Now of course placing this within context we are still waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind our white counterparts.  However, we are coming into our own and I'm here for it.  We are being amazing and fearless and enterprising and  all around motherfathering bad ass and I just want us to take a pause and realize that.  So today make sure you let folks see the S on your chest and let them know that you're Black Super Gurl!

Also Happy National Lipstick Day! From me and over 50 tubes of lipstick I say flourish!

You already know that Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette had to make a return! On the lid I have on Dirty Sweet, in the crease is Whiskey and in the corner is Smolder.  For today I have on ColourPop Bichette and I threw ColourPop Yasmin into the mix  

As you know I love spotlighting the looks you ladies do.  Please send your favorites to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com

BBHMM

I feel like this is what Sallie Mae says every month to college grads around the country. Same goes for Sephora and the several different makeup companies I enjoy. That being said I am putting it in writing: I am not buying any more makeup until September 1st. Today is the last day. Which means y'all are gonna see some repeats but that's good. There's no reason to think you have to spend lots of money to look good or to get your makeup look you desire. I will need the help tho. Going cold turkey is hard enough, living vicariously might help me!

That windswept look you see is my AC cause it was hot as balls this morning.  On the lid I have on what's growing to be a favorite Kiko Milano #102 (Dark Pearly Gold), in the crease Drift by ColourPop, and Lace by ColourPop in the Outer Corner.  Now the lip.  I know it's a Fall red but I feel in love it's Maybelline Matte Lipstick in Divine Wine and yes hunny I feel divine.

I am going to be making adjustments to the blog and would love to hear your ideas.  As you know I love spotlighting the looks you ladies do.  Please send your favorites to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com

No Adulting Today

I am not adulting today. I don't give a French horn what happens.   I am tired of paying bills, and waking up at 6 a.m., and wearing pants.  So I'm just gonna do it today.  I'm running down the street soon as I get out of work, gonna run with my dog and maybe prank call some ppl.  It's crazy when you're 16 you can't wait to be 18, and when you're 18 you can't wait to be 21, and then somewhere right around 25 you're soul dies just a little bit and you just want to stop the adulting.  I remember when I thought being an adult meant staying up late and not having to listen to anyone.  IRL being an adult means thanking God for going to sleep on time and hoping to Gawd you have a good boss.  I am just not doing it today so in case anyone else is over adulting I invite you to find a coloring book, some crayons, and a juice box.  Down with adulthood!

New lipstick today! Loving Maybelline ColorSensational Rebel Bloom Lipstick in Orchid Ecstasy.  For eye makeup I have on MAC pigment in Melon, in the crease I have ColourPop in Hammered, and Password in the outer corner from the UD Naked Smoky Palette

It's Friday y'all! Make sure to check IG: blackgurlzboldlips and Twitter @Bgurlzboldlips for closer looks!

No Title

I had major writer's block today, in addition to actual work. Good thing Blogger suggested a title for me. S/O to you Blogger for providing the alley where I had no oop.  Now that I think about it, "No Title" is probably the best title for today.  Some things happen in life that you have no words for.  Whether it's a certain self-betrayal, or that strange feeling you get when you scratch the bottoms of your feet, or when people die in police custody and we're just supposed to believe it.  As a logophile, I pride myself on being able to always describe a situation or a certain emotion.  But I guess today no title will work cause there are things that are going on that just have no words.

Boobies! Now that's out of the way.  Today I went all Kiko Milano on the eyes. Lid #102, Crease #135, Outer Corner #134.  For the lipstick, an oldie but a goodie, Hourglass Opaque Rouge Lipstick in Icon

All It Takes is One

It's been a funky two days but that's okay. You know how sometimes you feel like folks just aren't getting you? Or all your efforts at work are yielding nothing? Or somehow even your outfits or face isn't working (this is not that day, thank you Heavenly Father). When things are in the poop it's hard to get out of it. And then like a flood of angels on gilded wings comes something or someone that makes it all better.   I was having dinner with a lovely friend of mine and she said some really positive things about me.  And it just made these last two days nothing to sweat.  When you're a misunderstood individual or an introvert like me, you often wonder if people are seeing you for your intentions and not just your actions.  Yes actions speak louder than words, but how often do people see what your intentions and unspoken qualities are?  It's those kind of situations or people that come in and make everything better, even if for a moment.  When in the poop know that all it takes is one to get you out.

Sunlight is the best light! Today's lipstick is Sangria Color Statement Lipsick by Milani Cosmetics.  On the lid: MAC Pigment in Rose; the Crease and the Outer Corner both come from the UD Naked Smoky Palette, crease Dirty Sweet, outer corner Whiskey

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