African American women often have a hard time finding the right makeup.  Some brands that shall remain nameless give us a gray or orange finish.  So it’s important to find the perfect foundation, powder, blush and eye shadow to compliment your complexion. Often that means blending a couple different shades to customize your doll face.
A few of my go-to brands for quality foundation and press powder are Black Radiance and Black Opal, found in your local drugstore, and Clinique and Christian Dior, found in your local department store.
And when it comes to eye shadow and blush, I can always count on …read more

By Guest Blogger Jeanne Dupuis
As a biracial woman, I have always had a hard time finding a foundation that would match my skin properly – they were always too dark or too light.  Revlon’s new Beyond Natural Skin Matching Makeup could mean the end of my troubles.  If you believe the claims made in the commercial (see below), the foundation goes on white but then self-adjusts to match your exact skin tone!  That’s incredible!  You still have to choose the shade closest to your own skin but that’s it!  This product also provides protection from harmful UV rays (SPF 15).
Even …read more