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Women’s History Month: List of Inspirations
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 owner! Naomi...
Self Made Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
March 20/2020: Mark your calendars! Get your NetFlix ready to watch the new mini–series Self Made, Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, starring Octavia Spencer, Blair Underwood, Tiffany Haddish, Carmen Ejogo, Garrett Morris and directed by Kasi Lemmons. It's...
Skin Prep for the Big Chill
Ice–Ice, baby! Cold weather dehydrates, making skin dry out, feel tight and itchy, and even crack. So change your skin management during these harsh winter months. Don’t let your skin whither; you can weather it! Bring it on! It’s essential to never to go outdoors...
Eight Skin Resolutions for the New Decade
New Decade: New You! Roar into the New Twenties with skincare New Year's resolutions! Promise that you will regularly practice these face-savers. Keep your Skin-Smart, healthy, protected and soft. Prepare and Protect Skin For A Everyday Skin Defense with a clean face,...
Flying Skin Reactions
Holidays are here! Time for traveling to family and vacations. Who doesn’t love an adventure? But who doesn’t love getting bad skin on an adventure? How to avoid developing or aggravating skin conditions while on the plane? LOW HUMIDITY REACTIONS: The filtered air...
Can Holidays Be Bad For Your Skin?
(Photo by Adrienn from Pexels) It's begun: the busy season of a variety of holidays, time off, hours snuggled up in front of the tv, family gatherings, open house potlucks and festive parties! You're probably only concerned about your waistline and the hangover...
DIY Fun: Pumpkin Facial
Can't get enough of pumpkin? Or do you have a pumpkin and don't know what to do with it? Time for a do-it-yourself fall harvest pumpkin mask treatment! Pumpkin Mask? No, that doesn’t mean you hollow out and wear a jack–o–lantern on your head! Whether it is a...
Don’t Let Halloween Scare Your Skin
Color blocking by Vargas Beauty & Arts Academy Avoid post-Halloween horror Skin! Use good skincare habits so that you don't still find green or blue makeup in strange places a week later. Failing to remove heavy makeup thoroughly is not a good thing! Old makeup...
Skin Type 2.0: What’s Your Complexion Reaction?
You've checked off your skin characteristics on the "What is Your Skin Type" page. You've figured out if you're normal, dry, oily or a combination skin type. Let's look beyond skin type and see complexion reaction types. THE LUCKY ONES: There are the lucky ones whose...
Summer Skin Recovery
Most of us enjoyed at least three months of sun-worshiping and hot weather. We spent hours outside, soaking up the rays (sometimes forgetting our sunscreen), digging in our gardens, being bombarded with salt water spray, soaking in chlorinated pools, and getting sand...
CurlFest, Isle of Hair-mony
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...
Clean Hands, Clean Face
If We Must Wash Our HandsBefore Touching a BabyWe Should Wash Our HandsBefore Cleansing Our FaceIf We Must Wash Our HandsBefore Inserting ContactsWe Should Wash Our HandsBefore Cleansing Our FaceIf We Must Wash Our HandsBefore Putting On MakeupWe Should Wash Our...
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Roaring into the 20’s!
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 of her...
“Ain’t Too Proud” to Applaud!
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...
The Makeup Show: the Must–Go Event for Professionals
I attended The Makeup Show press preview event at Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea. This will be a very exciting and timely show for professionals and students in beauty and cosmetics Sunday to Monday, May 5–6. James Vincent is Director of Education and Artistry. He...
Milestones of Black History and Women’s History Months: Female Beauty Industry Icons
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 one of...
Get Your Game Face On: Touchdown on Men’s Face Care
As far as most can remember, women have always been the target market for skincare, leaving men using bars of soap for everything: shower, bath, and shaving. This is why men tend to suffer from a variety of skin issues, including dry skin, oily skin, acne, premature...
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Pat Collins
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Brooklyn, New York