Beauty Diaries: Best Highlighters for Darker Skintones
Today’s beauty diaries post is all about highlighters, one of my favorite products to apply!
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Flexin my complexion
I can’t lie and say being a woman of darker complexion hasn’t come with a strong number of challenges. Internalized racism, hyper- sexualization, and microagressions are just a few of the issues I am faced with daily, just trying to navigate around town.
But this post isn’t going to be all about that. This post is a celebration of my melanin, of my skin. Black is so beautiful and it’s important to continue to repeat and exclaim this affirmation because the way this world is set up…we just don’t hear it enough.
A Re- Introduction to the Beauty Diaries Series
I distinctly remember one of my first experiences with beauty products. It took place at a grade school science camp, one of my first “sleep away” camps. I was super excited to be on my own..which really meant away from my parents and with my friends. (more…)
Happy birthday to me – over the hump
Just this past week I celebrated the birthday which officially put me in the “25+” category. As a newly minted 26 year old, I can’t decide if I’m excited, scared, or annoyed about: being 4 years away from 30, still trying to get the hang of this “adult” thing and the prospect of my metabolism dropping drastically. 
My mid twenties have definitely come out swinging. Learning to prosper and flourish as individual has been matched with being forced to learn how to quickly get over disappointments, fail forward, and become more self reliant. (more…)
Learning how to be unapologetic
As I mentioned in my last post, moving to a new city, especially one like NYC, has been pretty hard on me. But, it has also forced me to grow in ways I never could have imagined.
One of those areas of growth revolves around self love, and that includes self appreciation, self understanding, and self awareness..because to put it simply, I have been spending a lot of time by myself. And slowly but surely, I have begun to understand that there are certain things about me that are just part of my personality and they probably aren’t going to change….and I shouldn’t have to apologize for it.
