Pinterest Challenge #1

Y'all, I don't know how use Pinterest or is Pinterest like a verb, and you just Pinterest? Either way I'm not good at it and I've had an account for a year.  After being sent a look from Pinterest I decided to take on a week-long Pinterest challenge.  I've noticed that much like most beauty boards it's mostly whyte women with the perfect blending technique and glitter that looks like Jesus put it on there himself.  I want to invite all of you ladies to take up a the Pinterest challenge with me, so you can learn not to be intimidated by makeup and to dazzle the internet with your beauty. 

Starting off easy, I used colors from the Morphe Brushes 35O Color Nature Glow palette on the eyes.  For the lips I used MAC Matte lipstick in Lady Danger lined with MAC Lip Pencil in Chestnut

I plan on pulling this off and would love to have you ladies be a part.  Scour Pinterest for some looks you'd like to wear and send them to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com with photo and product info!

Vision Bored

You ever wake up some mornings and think "Is this what I'm supposed to be doing with my life?"  I do sometimes, and I have to wonder if it's because I'm not dreaming big enough.  You know how they say if your dreams make sense then you're not dreaming big enough, or something like that, do you guys think that's true?  It always seems just a little difficult to get myself off the ground because my dreams are huge and procrastination is delicious.  Creating small goals for myself has helped me a bit but I can always use the encouragement, even if it's to get to work on time (which I have yet to accomplish this week) or finally work out on a consistent basis.  Even when it comes to makeup, I feel like I'm in a color rut, and I need some new combos to brighten up the day.  Maybe recognizing it is a small step in making changes and getting a new perspective. 

ColourPop all over: Lid: Game Face; Crease: Drift; Outer Corner: Plaid. On the lips is ColourPop Ultra Satin Lipstick in Prim

What color combos are you looking forward to this Spring? Send it to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com!

Wimminz Work

March was real; and unfortunately that millionaire oil baron that was supposed to come and take me away from this life didn't show up, so there's that. But I did get new makeup, thus life can move on.  Life requires so many things from us: time, patience, compassion, maturity, commuting, not walking out of work, not sending in a bag of poop to Sallie Mae HQ, etc.  It's important to remember in the work that you do, to devote some of that work to yourself.  Your boss, boo cakes, lil ones, younger sibs, Mee Maw n' dem are only good if you're good to yourself, so take the time to engage in some wimminz work and make sure that woman is you.

New stuff alert!! Went with ColourPop's Empire with ColourPop's Telepathy in the inner corner for some color on this windy day.  On the lips I have Stila All Day Liquid Lipstick in Patina lined with MAC Lip Liner in Chestnut

Willl I blog tomorrow? Let's hope.  It always helps when I get submissions. Send your favorite Spring looks to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com

Christina Aguilera

So I'm watching the Voice yesterday (because I DVR it to avoid the commercials and get it down to an hour) and we're on the final contestant. A comeback kid. He was on the previous season but didn't make it because of a wrong song choice. So he comes back and sings "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins and kills it. Naturally Christina Aguilera hears it and hits the button, they make eye contact, they nod in agreement. Anyway Blake pops in and they battle it out a smidge and Christina says she wants to do a duet with homie to this song. Chile. Christina MURDERS this song, str8 body bag. I say all this to say, you know how in life ppl can sleep on you, underestimate your talent, forget that you're not the one, or pretty much count you out? All you need is that one time to Christina Aguilera on these hoes so ppl can know how f*ckin fierce you are. Every once in a while I make the fool ass mistake of wondering why Christina is on the show and then she comes in to slay my life, get me together, and keep me cute. Somebody is doubting your skill and talent today. Don't let them, please Christina Aguilera on their ass today so you they can know how bomb you are. 

Feeling Friday in Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick in Heathers w/ ColourPop's Drift, Lace, and Coconut on the lid, crease, and other corner respectively

It's the weekend y'all! How do you plan to stunt on folks? 

Send it to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com!

Reply All

So I know y'all have seen this in your email.  Right after your sip of coffee, right after your bite after your bite of breakfast, you catch an email.  And it's a group email. Awesome.  Emailer one sets it off. Cool we got it. And then, and then the group jagoff hits "reply all" and then what started off as a simple email because a mudslide of passive-aggressive fuckery that lasts 20 emails too long.  And all you can do is hope that you can stay out of it, you pray to baby Jesus to cover you and keep you shielded from the all-out nonsense of this e-communication.  BUT YOU WON'T BE! because the devil be busy even at 8 o'clock in the morning.  ProTip: if you find yourself on a group email and you only need to respond to one person, resist the urge, tame the beast in you that is calling you to reply-all and hit reply, your fellow emailmates will thank you.  Additionally, if you find yourself writing "Aight whatever" in what is supposed to be a professional email in a reply-all, log the entire hell out of life and take a 5 minute break from technology, because you don't deserve it.  Remember unless you want everyone reply, don't reply all. 

Before Reply-All ruined my morning, I pulled out the March Jacobs Beauty Creme Lipstick in So Rouge on the eyes I pulled out the Morphe Brushes 35O palette 

What are you wearing while rolling your eyes? 

Send it to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com!