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Sunday Night Weepies

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I Love You, SYB Babes

Hi ladies,I don't know how to say it. I guess I should just jump into it, since my keyboard is soaked with tears and my laptop will probably die in seconds. Next Tuesday, I will begin a full-time... Continue reading »

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AMAzing

AMAzing

Hi ladies,So, what were your thoughts on the AMA? Here are mine: * J Lo's performance was hilariously ill-advised (the champ is back? really?), and the fall before her Big Dance Break proved it. ... Continue reading »

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Rita to the rescue

Rita to the rescue

Hi ladies,Yesterday, I had the distinct pleasure of getting my hair colored by one of the industry's most legendary colorists and favored Oprah guests, the lovely and talented Ms. Rita Hazan. She's... Continue reading »

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Happy First Birthday, La Lina!

Happy First Birthday, La Lina!

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Aint Nothin' but a Party

Aint Nothin' but a Party

Hey ladies,Hello! New mascara obsesh! Bobbi Brown's brand new Extreme Party Mascara ($22) means business. It makes my lashes crazy-big, super-lush, blacker-than-blackety-black...but wait, that's... Continue reading »

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This is see-wee-ous!

This is see-wee-ous!

Hey ladies,Last week, my Fairy Godmodel, Iman, invited editors and bloggers to her showroom to present the latest and greatest from Iman Global Chic, her bestselling accessories, jewelry and clothing... Continue reading »

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Precious Monique!

Precious Monique!

Hey muchachas,Okay, so I don't have the balls to see Precious just yet (**ducking tomatoes**). I don't know, something about the profound sexual and emotional abuse in the story just really brings... Continue reading »

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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Hi girls,So yesterday, the legendary makeup artist--and Cover Girl/Max Factor spokesperson--Pat McGrath held her bi-annual recap of beauty trends from the collections. Her overview was genius, of... Continue reading »

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GAGA FOR GAGA!!

GAGA FOR GAGA!!

Girls,So, um, last night MAC threw a super-exclusive little fete celebrating their two new spokespeople, Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga (check out WWD's piece on the event). I was there. I WAS... Continue reading »

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Post-H'ween Hydration

Post-H'ween Hydration

Hey girls,How was your Halloween! What was your costume? I was particularly proud of mine! One of my Halloween parties was my girlfriend Abby's "Come as Your Most Hated Celebrity" soiree, and of... Continue reading »

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Cocktails and Perfume...Happy Halloween to me!

Cocktails and Perfume...Happy Halloween to me!

Hola chicas,Last night, me, my darling Karen from PurpleLab, and her incredibly game hubby, Todd, stormed a masquerade ball/launch party for YSL's new Parisienne fragrance...and it was very... Continue reading »

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I'm SO In Style!

I'm SO In Style!

Well, well, well. Guess who's in the November issue of In Style? And guess who's so late to this particular party? I hadn't been on Twitter in awhile because of my eye sitch (I also hadn't read... Continue reading »

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MAC Glimmerglass Gets a Second Chance

MAC Glimmerglass Gets a Second Chance

Hey girls,So, the other day my baby sister Lauren (of AOL Black Voices fame) came over to watch the premiere of So You Think You Can Dance. This show is very important in my family. Anyway, she... Continue reading »

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Princess Tiana and Lina Bean

Princess Tiana and Lina Bean

Hi ladies,I feel SO much better! Thanks for your well-wishes and advice. Turns out, my swollen eye wasn't a reaction to cheap "papier m hygiĆ©nique" at all, it was some crazy infection (no doubt... Continue reading »

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First Family Fierceness

First Family Fierceness

Hi SYB Babes,Okay, I'm weeping uncontrollably. My goopy eye medicine is all over my face (FYI, the doc prescribed this topical antiobotic, Ciloxan, that's kind of working but is totally gross). I'm... Continue reading »

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Eye-yai-yai Part Deux

Um, I can barely get my eye open, so anything I write will be a foggy, unfocused mess. I went to my primary care physician yesterday, and she demanded that I see (haha, yeah right, "see") a proper... Continue reading »

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Eye-yai-yai

Eye-yai-yai

This is what happens when you're cheap, and opt to wipe off your mascara with eye makeup remover-soaked TOILET PAPER, and not a fluffy cotton pad or cotton ball. My right eye is totally swollen and... Continue reading »

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Zahara, French Vogue, & the Controversial World of Black Beauty

Zahara, French Vogue, & the Controversial World of Black Beauty

Hey ladies,So, there's a bunch of interesting stuff happening in the world of black beauty. Did you guys read Newsweek's editorial on Zahara's 'do, "Zahara Jolie-Pitt and the Politics of Uncombed... Continue reading »