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EBONY MAGAZINE September 2015 Cover & Feature Spread “Black MOdel Moment” / “Made You Look” Photographer: Shamayim Wardrobe Stylist: Marielle Bobo Market Editor (Stylist): Ericka N. Goodman Style Assistants: Asatou Sohna, Tiara Ottley, Montrose Waite Makeup: MAC Cosmetics Senior Artist…
I was so excited when I got the call from my agent, letting me know that I had been booked to do the September 2015 cover of Ebony magazine. When I read the callsheet and saw that I would be…
On this episode of ‘What is my life?!?’… I’ve been on a weeklong gig assisting one of my mentors, right? Today was the last day of the gig and I was dressed in full on Michelle Tanner get up- because,…
[5] The Policing & Censoring Of Our Activism. This one really hits a sore spot for me. I am not just a makeup artist. I am also a human rights activist. Activism is not something you just do in your…
[3] People Disrespecting Our Colloquialisms, Dialects, and Slang. Yaaaaaaassss! She is BEAT to capacity! Brows on FLEEK! BAE looks gorgeous in that red lip! How many of you understood what I just typed? For the un-hip, the words yaaaasss, beat,…
Being a makeup artist is generally an exhilarating and rewarding career path, but it also comes with a unique set of obstacles and annoyances when you are a person of color. While I could come up with a laundry-list of…
[5] WAIT FOR SHARPENING TO BE COMPLETED. Tweezerman says it takes 4-6 weeks for sharpening. In my case, it took about 2 and 1/2 weeks for my tools to be sharpened, and then another week for me to receive them….
[3] PACK YOUR TOOLS & SHARPENING FORM, THEN MAIL THEM! Tweezerman International, LLC 2 Tri Harbor Court Port Washington, NY 11050-4617 [4] WAIT FOR RECEIPT CONFIRMATION. Once Tweezerman receives your order, they will send you a confirmation number.
These are my babies. Beat up, worn down, and ready to go on home to glory. Listen, I have thrown away so many tweezers and nippers, it’s shameful. Now that I’ve aired my shameful, wasteful ways, here is how…
Dull tweezers are the bane of my existence. Seriously. Like, when tweezers go from the precision of a surgical knife, to the precision of a pair of chopsticks, it’s time to replace them. But why replace them when you can…