Shaina Brown

Recent articles by Shaina Strawberrie

Shades of Melanin EP 1 - Food by Chamion

Shades of Melanin EP 1 - Food by Chamion

Earlier this year I decided I wanted to do something different on my blog/website. There are so many women doing fantastic things business wise who are not well known, and I want to discover them and share them you. As many of you know I always repre...

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Wholesome You Hair Products - Review

Wholesome You Hair Products - Review

A few weeks on IG I commented on Wholesome You's Instagram post about a giveaway she was having. Normally with these things, I comment and whatever happens, happens. Low and behold, last week Tshenelle tagged me to the company's FB page post congratu...

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YOUR NEW BEST BLEND? - GEMBLENDER!

About 4 months ago, I began sharing images of this lil gem right there on Facebook: A lot of people stated asking what it was, what it do, where did it come from and so on. This lil makeup tool here is THE Gemblender made by the one and only Destiny...

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Shower Time Routine

Shower Time Routine

(...and no there will be no nudes here lol) I hope you didnt miss me too much, but last time I blogged I gave you the scoop on the konjac sponge which I love and my skin care routine. I know you are probably looking at the caption like "What?". This...

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A beauty company FILTERED ME!

A beauty company FILTERED ME!

A week or so ago I posted my Wild Thoughts Inspired Makeup Look [https://shainabrown.com/wild-thoughts-makeup-look/] on my social media accounts and it did attract a decent amount of views. So much so that cosmetic company Styli-Style shared my make...

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Wild Thoughts Makeup Look - Dark Skin

Everyone is going wild wild wild for Rihanna's makeup look in the 'Wild Thoughts'! What makes this look so appealing is the contrast of the teal eyes and the gorgeous orange-y red lipstick. The only thing I wished was that the teal showed up as inten...

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Nail Social-Nail Brand Review!

Hey nails lovers! Recently I was sent some polishes by Tasia Collins, the CEO of a new indie brand of nail polish, Nail Social - Nail Brand. These polishes are hand made, black-owned , 5 FREE and straight outta Detroit! Tasia has loved nail polish e...

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About that konjac sponge...

About that konjac sponge...

Approximately a week ago I got my first konjac sponge, after hearing so many raves about it in the past. It got mine at Sassy Suite for $15.00TT and proceeded to use it the same day. What is konjac? The Konjac potato or Konnyaku is a perennial plant...

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Hair Discrimination | Shea Moisture

Hair Discrimination | Shea Moisture

Facebook post edition This post was inspired by the recent Shea Moisture "Hair Hate " campaign AD controversy. I am all for business's especially black business's expanding their demographic. However, in this instance I seemed as if Shea Moisture sid...

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Birthday Glam - Slay Collaboration

Shaina Strawberrie & Sweet King Jazzy Baptiste Hey gorgeous'!! TODAY IS MY FRICKIN BIRTHDAY!!!! What better way to celebrate it in collaboration with someone who shares the same birth date as you! Ok ok ok... so you probably wanna know how this all...

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My Skin Care Routine

My Skin Care Routine

This is probably my most anticipated blog post EVER! So many of you have asked me what I do to my skin and how I keep it looking so gorgeous. I am an avid makeup wearer so I have to be very strict with my routine so I am not susceptible to breakouts....

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Getting Started

Getting Started

The beginners makeup class It is always a pleasure to introduce novices to the makeup world. Last week I began cycle one of my two part makeup class that is targeted to help women who have no idea about makeup, 'get started' on the basics of makeup a...

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Curly Lashes Vs. Falsies VOL II

Curly Lashes Vs. Falsies VOL II

I couldn't be more happy to finally do my first collaboration of the year AND bring to you my new method of applying faux lashes! One year ago (has it been THAT long?) I blogged about how I apply my faux lashes [https://shainabrown.com/curly-lashes-...

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My Beauty Sponge Dupe Experience

My Beauty Sponge Dupe Experience

The back story A few years ago when the beauty blender came out, I decided to try a no name brand dupe. I paid $40TT for it and I was so excited to play with it. All hell broke loose when I followed all the user instructions like the original and it...

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La Girl Pro Coverage Illuminating Foundation - Review

La Girl Pro Coverage Illuminating Foundation - Review

The long awaited review that every YouTuber in the universe has vlogged about! While at it, I shall take this time to shout out my Youtube bestie Destiny Godley [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWtioFCq3WHpML2pjQSJrIA]. GO SUBSCRIBE and watch her vi...

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My castor oil experience with dreads

My castor oil experience with dreads

Facebook edition My 3 month loc anniversary was a few days ago and I want to go a little in-depth about how CASTOR OIL has helped my hair significantly! When I started my locs, my scalp was itchy an extremely dry; it was most embarrassing. Coconut oi...

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Mixing Foundation with Powder?

Mixing Foundation with Powder?

Facebook post edition Uploaded to Facebook, Jan 16, 2017 A long time ago a friend of mine told me that she tried using a translucent powder before applying her makeup. She liked the results, so I tried it, but I didnt get the finish I expected so I...

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