African Hair and it's Significance: Connecting to our Spirit

I thought this video was quite interesting. So I decided to share it with all of you! ENJOY! = )

How to Shape and Care for your Eyebrows

Let’s talk about brows–bushy, thin, barely there, and everything in between. This one is a bit long so grab a seat and a snack and let’s luxuriate.

Your eyebrows frame your face and believe it or not can help improve the appearance of your skin AND make you appear more youthful. Plus, what’s a fabulous eye look without equally fabulous brows? (hint: the answer is nothing).

But what’s the downside to not having beautiful brows? Let me first warn you that if you have little children in the room right now to put them to bed and brace yourself as you continue reading–yeah, it’s that scary.

The downsides of not having beautiful brows are:

*looking much older than you actually are
*facial features could appear much larger or much smaller than they actually are
*complexion can appear to have lost some of its brilliance

or look at this

OK—I was being over-dramatic, but I’m sure I made my point: your brows are everything.

Brow shapes have evolved over time and with changes in fashion. There was a time when thin was in when it came to eyebrows, but nowadays a thicker brow is the bee’s knees.

The ideal shape of your brow depends on your face shape.

As well as spacing between your eyes:
Close-set eyes: make sure your brows aren’t too short—you definitely want your tail as it helps make the eyes appear more evenly spaced
Wide-set eyes: leave more hair in the inner parts of your brow (though not as far as a unibrow) to visually “close up” some of the space in between your eyes

There are several methods in which to achieve your ideal brow shape…

Try plucking your eyebrows right after a shower. The heat from the shower helps to loosen hair follicles, making plucking easier and less painful.

Follow the guidelines in the picture for the correct way to pluck. If you want detailed “How to: Eyebrows” let us know!

Try plucking your eyebrows right after a shower. The heat from the shower helps to loosen hair follicles, making plucking easier and less painful.

Follow the guidelines in the picture for the correct way to pluck. If you want detailed “How to: Eyebrows” let us know!

The correct way of shaping your brow to your face is this, the start of your eye brow should be lined up with the inner corner of your eye. The ending point of your brow should be diagonal from the outter corner of your eye.

How To Prevent Dark Spots

Being brown isn’t easy (can I get an Amen). Though the melanin in our skin helps to protect us from many things, it also is the culprit behind those pesky brown spots that tend to show up right after you finally get a pimple to go away. *le sigh*

Can’t a girl just have beautiful, even-toned skin?

Well, yes and no. Once a dark brown spot rears its ugly head on your pretty face you should start treating it. Unfortunately if the spot gets too old, many over-the-counter treatments won’t be so effective and will need to enlist the help of a dermatologist. But even when you do catch it in time, you have to be both patient and diligent to remedy the issue.

More Clinique…

But we’re not out the gate yet. We should all know by now that we all need to wear sunscreen because although our melanin helps protect us from the sun, we are still susceptible to rare, more severe forms of skin cancer. Well, there’s another reason why you should slather it on–if you don’t, your dark spots will only get darker. If you’re concerned about how greasy and chalky sunscreens can be on brown skin, try Neutrogena Dry Touch Sunblock. You’ll get sun protection, moisture, and since its fast-absorbing, no more grease! And it’s waterproof. And it’s under $10. Score!

And if you were so inclined, there are a number of concealers out there that can cover brown spots while they fade away. Some of my favorite concealers include Becca Compact Concealer (seriously, this whole line is sooo on point with their foundations, concealers, and powders), Milani Secret Cover Concealer Stick (great coverage for a drugstore brand), Stila Perfecting Concealer (also works great for undereye circles), and Make Up For Ever Camouflage Cream (each palette comes with 5 different shades so you can custom blend your perfect shade).

More Make Up For Ever…

Be patient because unless you were born with continuously flawless skin, you’ll have to repeat this process to maintain your skin when new brown spots show up.
Good luck!

3 Photo Shoots NEXT MONTH\AUGUST & I am looking for YOU!!

M.A.D. Diva Makeup is currently looking to expand its portfolio. I am currently looking for models of ALL Ethnicities for 3 upcoming photo shoots in the month of AUGUST—2010

Here is the concept:
This shoot is mainly to build my makeup portfolio. All fashion designers, wardrobe stylist, & hair stylist are more than welcome to participate.

It will mainly be HEAD SHOTS, unless there are any designers that would like exposure for their fashion line(s). If so, we will do a few FASHION & FULL BODY shots as well.

The Photo Shoot Schedule:
8.10.10 @ 4:00 PM to shoot with SK Murray
Link to photography: “will post once I get it”

8.12.10 @ 3:00 PM to shoot with Seimone Loupe

8.22.10 @ 7:30 AM with Charrita Rainey

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST PAY THE $25.00 REGISTRATION FEE 48 hours prior to the shoot date.

Here is what you will get:
You will receive your release form to be signed, your makeup done for the shoot by me, Lynique & a photo cd THE SAME DAY of the shoot with your selected images. If you would like any images retouched, you can get with the photographer on that for an additional fee.

To complete the booking submission form, please visit:
http://www.maddivamakeup.com/booking and be sure to specify which day you would like to shoot.

Registration Fee can be paid via www.PayPal.com by going to the "personal" tab, and then "send money"

Payment Information: MAD Diva Makeup
PayPal E-mail: BookMissLynique@gmail.com