Shaina Brown

Beauty trends that need to die before 2016 is over

Beauty trends that need to die before 2016 is over

It's the middle of the year, and already there are some beauty trends that honestly need to cease. The very bad habits of 2015 have rolled into 2016 and I am honestly not having them seep into 2017 (aww hell naww!) These are five of the beauty trends...

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MAC Studio Fix DUPE???

MAC Studio Fix DUPE???

Lord Jesus take me NOW! Well not just yet... I have all this awesome makeup to play with! Chocolate ladies, I am soo excited to introduce to you, a MAC STUDIO FIX DUPE! WHATT? YES!! So NW58 is the darkest powder shade of the studio fix line. Im not...

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Freeman Face Favs!

Freeman Face Favs!

I dont know about you but I luuuvvv me some inexpensive products that actually work! Most facial products that boast awesomeness tend to be very expensive and if they are cheap, they tend to be of very poor quality. Not so for the Freeman line of sk...

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Highlight, Contour & Slayy! - The Beauty Lesson

Highlight, Contour & Slayy! - The Beauty Lesson

Last week I wrapped up my 3rd makeup workshop,Highlight, Contour & Slayy! This class was for my chocolate sisters who had a hard time defining their features, because they just didnt know it was possible, or they didnt know what products to use so...

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Nail Polish of the Week Ep. 7 - Take a Hike!

Nail Polish of the Week Ep. 7 - Take a Hike!

Hello my beauties! It's been a long time since I have done #NPOTW and for good reason, but that doesn't mean I stopped painting my nails! My old camera died about 2 months ago and just recently I got a new one, so Im BACK WITH BETTER EPIC PICS!! (In...

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The Beauty .... and the beast...

The Beauty .... and the beast...

Wash your face with this to make your face radiant! Scrub with that to remove dead skin! Use this product and it will make you look beautiful! Blah blah blah! Some of us spend so much money on every beauty trend that passes, but do we spend that sam...

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Plus Fifty & Flawless!

Plus Fifty & Flawless!

The Mature Women's Seminar At times doing makeup on mature skin can be very intimidating for makeup artist and mature women themselves, and for this reason I decided to conduct this seminar. In this seminar, with the help of my lovely model and atte...

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Undercut Tattoos? WHAT??

What in the world is that?! Well it seems to be the big buzz in the hair styling arena, but to tell you the truth is isn't actually really new. Men have been rocking this style for ages! Of late, (just to name a few) Brad Pitt, Bruno Mars, Miguel,...

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Curly Lashes Vs. Falsies

Curly Lashes Vs. Falsies

How to win the ULTIMATE BATTLE!! Let's face it. We curly lashed girls have the MOST annoying time trying to apply falsies. At one point after trying so many times, I just gave up and said that lashes are not for me. Some times you just want to add a...

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I just wanted to wish you beauties a very successful and love filled new year! Thank you to all those who have read and continue to follow my blog and support Beauty by Shaina and as always I will be bringing you great tips and new content frequently...

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My Workshop!

My Workshop!

Sooo many days later I can finally sit to write this blog post! My workshop that took place on November 29th went well. I didnt get the turn out I would have liked but it was my first and you only learn and get better from there! I had two students,...

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Nail Polish of the Week Ep. 8 - Halo Hues!

WOW guys! It has been a hella long time since I've posted any #NPTOW! So since it is nearing Christmas time,it is time to bring out the glitters, shimmers and holos! This week I am wearing the Color Club Halo Hue in 'Miss Bliss'. It was part of the H...

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Dark and Beautiful

Dark and Beautiful

When I hear women of dark skin say that they hate colour on their skin, I get upset as there is this misguided notion that women who are dark skinned shouldn't wear colour because they are dark. That is one of the most cantankerous statements I have...

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Mature Skin Makeup Don'ts

Mature Skin Makeup Don'ts

...with Do's for comfort The way you did your makeup in your teens or your twenties shouldn't be the same as you do it in your forties, fifties and beyond. Earlier this year I did a beauty blog post on Steps to Radiant Mature Skin [https://shainabrow...

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Freeman Charcoal & Black Sugar Polishing Mask Review

There has been so much buzz about this product that I had to go get me one! Man! I must tell you, I have no regrets! It's one of these facial products you can ACTUALLY feel working! This is how Freeman Beauty describes their product: "Pollution…debr...

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Clay Hair Mask? What??!

Clay Hair Mask? What??!

Disclaimer The following blog post was an experiment and not meant to be anything too serious. If you are just as nutz as I am and willing to try, go right ahead. :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

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Nail Polish of the Week Ep. 7 -Orly, Purple Crush

Nail Polish of the Week Ep. 7 -Orly, Purple Crush

Ok maybe not the week because I have had them on since Friday and I'll change them again soon. Let me please first bow to the Orly Gawds and thank them for making such blessings of polish. Pricey AF but hey, when you got great stuff you got to cough...

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Getting rid of blackheads at home

Getting rid of blackheads at home

Let's face it. Our skin is not perfect but we must make it our duties to take care of that canvas! I cant tell you how many times during the past few weeks, women have asked me what they can do about their black heads. These can be very unflattering...

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