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Black Owned Fashion Label That You Need To Know About: ReOna

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Hello fashion lovers, and Happy Monday to you all. To make sure that I can fully relax for this week, I wanted to make sure that I can give you a fashion blog post this week.  Reona is a brand that I found out about on the Black Owned Everything Instagram page, ReOna is a women's ready-to-wear label offering transitional, functional, and clean designs. They believe clothing should be effortless, minimal, and comfortable. They wanted to create quality-made garments that can easily transition from morning to night, that transcend from season to season.  Their design process encompasses minimal silhouettes ensuring comfort and quality at the forefront. They keep in mind how their clothing will make you feel and believe when you feel good about what you are wearing, you ultimately feel confident inside and out. Their products are manufactured and produced in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Dongguan, China. They carefully handpicked their partners that are known for their exceptional q...

On My Beauty Wishlist: Eadem Cloud Cushion Airy Brightening Moisturizer

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 Happy Monday beautiful people, I hope that all of had an amazing weekend. It's my birthday week, (Thursday is my 33rd birthday.) and I wanted to make sure that you guys had something to read while I'm taking the week off. I did a blog post about the Black/Asian-owned Eadem before, but I recently came across a new product from them a few days ago. The Eadem Cloud Cushion Airy Brightening Moisturizer is a light-as-cloud, yet ultra-hydrating moisturizer with peptides, ceramides, and snow mushrooms to rapidly soothe the skin barrier, while visibly plumping and brightening. It features 3-Plant Ceramides, Tetrapeptide-30, and Niacinamide.  The Cloud Cushion Airy Brightening Moisturizer quickly soothes sensitized skin, rashes, and redness. The texture is light-as-a-cloud, plush-to-touch, cushiony, and sinks right in—revealing velvety, no-residue, visibly bouncy skin. It layers well under makeup without pilling or clogging pores and is dermatologist-tested and -approve...

On My Beauty Wishlist: Juvia's Place The Nubian 3 Coral Eyeshadow Palette

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  Happy Thursday/Friday eve beauty lovers and friends, I hope that all of you are doing well and ready to enjoy your weekend.  While I was on the Juvia's Place website looking for an eyeshadow palette to talk about for a different blog I was doing and I noticed the Nubian 3 Coral Eyeshadow Palette and fell in love with the palette itself. This palette is described as an ultra-flattering and seriously fierce array of peachy neutrals and muted hues that transform every eye look. This eyeshadow palette is the highly-wearable, all-day dose of understated yet high pigment color that you've been dreaming of, and features an exciting range of show-stopping shades--like creamy coral, shimmering chrome, and velvety auburn. The price for this palette is $20.00.  https://www.juviasplace.com/collections/eyeshadow-palettes/products/nubian-3-eyeshadow-palette-coral Beauty lovers, I hope that all of you have enjoyed this beauty blog for this Thursday, I love you all so much, and until n...

Black Fashion Label That You Need To Know About: Marrisa Wilson

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 Happy Tuseday fashion lovers, I hope that all of you are doing well and had a great weekend with all of your loved ones. Let us all work hard and finish all of the things on our ever growing to-do list.  I was watching a short five minute video on Marrisa Wilson talking about her Spring/Summer 2023 Ready-To-Collection and I fell in love her designs. Marrisa Wilson New York is built around the philosophy that all women should be able to effortlessly express their unique personalities. By combining relaxed styling and made-for-movement fabrics with bold textiles and vibrant print artwork all developed in-house the Marrisa Wilson collection is created for real women who live real lives. With a focus on quality and functionality, and a colorful, optimistic aesthetic, the brand is an extension of founder and creative director Marrisa Wilson’s personal belief that high-end fashion can still be attainable and inclusive.  This dress is from her Spring/Summer 2023 Ready-To-Wear C...

On My Beauty Wishlist: Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Foundation

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  Hello again beauty lovers this Thursday/Friday eve, I hope that all of you are doing well and are ready to have fun this weekend.  I heard nothing but great things about Fenty Beauty and I've always wanted to try some of their products out for myself, including the Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation. It's a  soft matte, long-wear foundation that features climate-adaptive technology to fight the heat, sweat, and shine. Stay looking fresh morning or night with this buildable, medium to full coverage formula that is available in a range of 50 boundary-breaking shades. Features Climate Adaptive Technology that flexes with your skin in every environment to absorb oil instantly, reduce shine, and leave a matte finish. Non-drying, and sweat- and humidity-resistant. Instantly smooths and diffuses the look of pores and it's non-comedogenic. This foundation is priced at $39.00. https://fentybeauty.com/products/pro-filtr-soft-matte-longwear-foundation-430 Beauty lovers, I...

Black Fashion Label That You Need To Know About: Cochady

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 Happy Monday fashion lovers, I hope that all of you are doing well and enjoyed your weekend. The reason that I'm doing this fashion blog post today is that tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I want you all to enjoy it. I've been stalking the Cochady brand for a long time, and I should've put this on my ages ago. The story of Cochady is rooted in a passion for fabrics and sewing but also in family heritage. The brand was founded in 2020 by Coumba, the daughter of a fashion designer, Cochady opens the doors to a world where clothing offers women allure and confidence. Each one of their collections comes from meticulous work around the choice of fabrics, design, and assembly made in our Parisian workshops for a creation 100% Made in France. With its shoulder pads, as a symbol in reference to the 80s, the colorful collections are all imbued with a wind of freedom and self-assertion. The comfort, structure, and style, are an alliance around which our creative director declines...

On My Beauty Wishlist: Black Girl Jane Bahia Eau De Perfum

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 Happy Thursday/Friday eve beauty lovers, we made it to the weekend and I'm looking forward to it. I hope that you will enjoy your weekend whatever you do.  I should've put Black Girl Jane on my blog a long time ago, and I thought to myself since I'm profiling Black-owned beauty brands for Black History Month, why not tell you, lovely people, about them. Brown Girl Jane infuses the power of wellness into masterfully crafted fragrance, body, and beauty collections designed to boost mood and reduce stress. Inspired by the richness of diversity, our award-winning and solution-forward products are powered by clean, clinically-studied ingredients and luxuriously formulated to celebrate and support modern women. Named Refinery 29's Beauty Innovator of the Year and winner of Best in Beauty Awards by Instyle, Allure, and Popsugar, we are on a mission to make fragrance functional and supercharged for self-care.  The three women behind this brand make this what it is today, Ma...

Black Owned Fashion Label That You Need To Know About: Aliette

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  Happy Tuesday to all of my fashion lovers out there, I hope that you all had an amazing weekend and are ready to crush this week, with a fabulous outfit of course.   I have been a fan of Aliette for a long time, Aliette is a New York-based luxury fashion label that was founded by designer and fashion stylist, Jason Rembert. The contemporary womenswear brand Aliette bridges traditional design and tailoring with innovative fantasy. Think bold and vibrant colors, feminine silhouettes, and fine textures that will make you stand out with full confidence. Shop the latest collection from Aliette, ranging in dresses, sweatpants, skirts, trousers, and tees. The following two pictures are from the brand's Spring/Summer 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection, this collection reminds me of a young woman living her best life through her clothes.  The pieces from the Spring/Summer 2023 Ready-To-Wear Collection needs to be apart of an editorial spread in a fashion magazine such as Vogue o...

On My Beauty Wishlist: Range Beauty True Intentions Hydrating Foundation

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  Hello beauty lovers, and Happy Thursday/Friday eve to all of you. I hope that you are having a great day and are ready for your weekend ahead.  Foundations are NOT created equal, especially when you have sensitive, eczema-prone skin like I do. One day I was reading the November issue of Allure Magazine (They have gone digital) and I saw a new foundation from a brand that I never heard of before name Range Beauty. The brand makes sure that its products abide by The National Eczema Association and even keeps a Not For Skin List updated to ensure that its products always leave out ingredients that can trigger flare-ups and breakouts. Their Good To Skin List is packed with dermatologist-backed and clinically proven botanical extracts that help relieve reactive skin symptoms. They use nourishing, active botanicals that we know & love, such as calendula, chamomile, green tea, and argan oil. They also leave out synthetic dyes, fragrances, sulfates & talc for a soothing appl...