by Pat Collins | Jul 25, 2020 | Fashion, New York, summer, travel
Venturing out more this summer, visiting the windows at Bloomingdales, the first place I worked after coming to in New York, where I worked as a fragrance model and began my 30 year career in cosmetics after college! New York City was so quiet this month when I...
by Pat Collins | Mar 27, 2020 | Beauty, Blog, Fashion, Makeup, Skin, SkinCare, throwback
Happy Women’s History Month! I’m spending the month of March thinking about role models in my life and others who have inspired me over the years. Of course my Mother tops the list! Hard working immigrant from the Bahamas who went on to be a Florida home...
by Pat Collins | Aug 2, 2019 | Africa, Beauty, Brooklyn, Costume, Entertainment, eyes, face, Fashion, Hair, health, Makeup, New York, SkinCare, Wellness
In 2014, five women who embrace their naturally curly hair held their first CurlFest event in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. This year, the women, called the CurlyGirl Collective, took over an entire island! Attendance at #Curlfest2019 is so big that it had to be held on...
by Pat Collins | Jun 23, 2019 | Beauty, Entertainment, Fashion, Hair, Makeup, New York, summer, throwback
Had great fun at the 14th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party Countdown to the Twenties on New York City’s Governors Island on Father’s Day! My outfit was a combination of things old and things new! My daughter made my hairpiece. I wore my mother’s watch and carried one...
by Pat Collins | May 10, 2019 | Broadway, Entertainment, Fashion, Hair, Hollywood, New York, throwback
Ain’t Too Proud deserves all its 12 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical! Ain’t Too Proud on Broadway: This musical journey is my childhood journey. It’s the story of The Temptations, Motown’s greatest vocal group in history. You could feel and see the...
by Pat Collins and Cee Brown | Mar 8, 2019 | Beauty, Blog, eyes, face, Fashion, Hair, health, Hollywood, Makeup, manicure, Nails, Skin, SkinCare, throwback, Wellness, wrinkle
As Black History Month flows into Women’s History, it’s time to talk about important Black women in beauty from past to present. My 25+ years in the cosmetics industry includes crossing paths with a couple of the icons on this list, leading me to work with...
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