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FAITH’s FASHION FAVs: RIHANNA IN PARIS (2013)

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TANYA MAJOR AKA MAJOR MUST HAVES

Major started her blog in 2010, sharing her outfits and providing inspiration to the predominantly African-American audience.

She often infused life advice and personal stories in her blog posts, creating a connection between herself and her readers beyond fashion.

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FAITH’s FASHION FAVs: CASSIE x BLANK MAGAZINE (2011)

The 80s and 90s really had a big impact on the 2010s, and you can really see it in these two photos from Blank magazine’s August 2011 spread, shot by Steven Gomillion and Leupold.

Cassie‘s style and photoshoots have always been super fun. I’ve been looking at a lot of old music videos and photoshoots of hers and l’ve noticed that she has frequently experimented with colour and style.

Her light glam is by Mylah Morales and her hair by Larry J Sims.

INFO:

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FAITH’s FAV LOOKs: SOLANGE (2009)

This look has seen the internet many times but it’s really one of my favourites.

INFO:

Solange Knowles performing ‘Sandcastle Disco’ on New Year’s Eve

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I 🩷 2000s Beyoncé

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FAITH’s STYLE SPOTLIGHT: CHXRRY

Chxrry in the Temptress Heel Covers by GAYLE.

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FAITH’s STYLE SPOTLIGHT: BEYONCÉ IN THE ‘NO ANGEL’ MUSIC VIDEO (2014)

No Angel (2013) is a track featured on Beyoncé’s 2013 self-titled album. This video was one of the many freestyle visuals for this album (directed by @LILINTERNET and creative direction by Ed Burke) and it’s one of my favourites, with one of her best looks.

Beyoncé wears:

Christian Louboutin Pigalle Plato Pumps in White Patent

The “Almost French” white swimsuit by Robyn Lawley

Basile and Pape “Yonce” Nameplate Necklace

With the MAC Retro Matte Litptick in the shade Flat Out Fabulous

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THE 2010s NATURAL HAIR DIVAS

these two videos on TikTok by @ginnyb33_ and @houseofdiva triggered memories of a specific type of woman in this era. When I was in primary school, I really loved reading blogs, specifically fashion blogs, and this specific look reminds me of the type of woman that was the creator and centre of these blogs that I held so close to my heart. I obsessed over their stylishness, artistic careers/interests, and experimental looks.

In primary school, I was not yet a natural hair girl nor was I planning on becoming one but, my mum definitely played a significant role in my perception of natural hair. I remember begging her to buy me a Little Mix doll and I wanted the Perrie doll she literally refused and said that she wasn’t gonna buy me any doll unless I got the Leigh-Anne doll with the Afro. I agreed, I remember receiving the doll and feeling so happy to have her because she was dressed similarly to the girls in these picture. I wish I appreciated her hair more, I feel like I would have if I also wore my natural hair at this time. But I’m thankful to my mummy for planting that seed.

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FAITH’S GUIDE TO GET THAT LOOK: FOXY BROWN

I've decided to start a series based around the prettiest and flyest black women! I've decided to start with the 'darkskin Christian Dior poster girl, ' Foxy Brown! Think 90s minimalism that isn’t shy of colour, Donna Karan, Gucci by Tom Ford, Christian Dior Spring RTW 2000, leather and coloured furs, iced out jewellery and the sickest heels you’ve ever seen, some bohemian style accessories, dark thin eyebrows and dark lips that match your black mini dress.

When Foxy took off in the 90s minimalism was all the rage, most rappers and R&B singers were in leather , denim sporting casual styles that were dressed up with gold jewellery and fur. Foxy adopted this style whilst adding her own flair. She was flashy and sexy but her style still remained simple and classic. Matching her lyrics, where she expressed her love for designer and high fashion, hyped herself up as a sex symbol whilst still being a classy lady.

HAIR

Foxy often wore sew ins with an invisible parting straight or wavy were her usual texture options. The invisible parting sew in has been a technique used by stylists since sew ins came on the scene.

But to add your own flair to this look, wear your hair how you feel best.

NAILS

Foxy's nail length often varied, but regardless of length, the colours remained neutral, sometimes black. Her commonly worn nails were medium length and nude-pink acrylic overlay (think getting your nails done and they put the acrylic on and apply a clear/light pink finish and don't paint it further)

THE FACE

Foxy's features were always highlighted without her ever putting too much on her face.

THE BROWS

Eyebrows can be thinned using an eyebrow razor, shaving cream and tweazers.

When it comes to makeup use an eyebrow pomade to follow the shape of your thin brows to define them.

BASE

Foxy always had a flawless skin-like base.

To achieve this you will need:

Primer

Fan/ something to fan yourself with

Foundation

Foundation brush

Lighter but not super light concealer

Concealer brush

Pressed powder

Setting powder

Powder Brush

Powder Puff

Bronzer

Eyeliner

Mascara/Cluster Lashes

Lip Liner

Lipstick/Lip Gloss

STEPS

After filling in your brows, apply primer to your face

#faithtip: apply a pump of primer to your finger and apply it to your laugh lines to help reduce the appearance of laugh lines

Fan your face dry

#faithtip: use a powder brush to apply baby powder all over your face, pay extra attention to lines and creases so your makeup doesn't crease too much

Your face will look super ashy after this step, but applying foundation will fix this

Do not put too much on or it will be too cakey apply small dots to each part of your face and apply a bit more where needed

Blend it in with a foundation brush

After blending in your foundation apply a concealer that is only slightly lighter than your skin tone to your under-eyes

Apply a little bit of bronzer along your hairline, your cheekbones and a little bit on your jaw.

Now use a powder brush to pat press powder into your face.

Then use a powder puff to apply setting powder your under eyes following your eye shape, your chin, your cupids bow and a clean line under your brow.

EYES

Foxy loves to highlight her eyes sometimes subtly, sometimes heavy.

Use an eyeliner pencil/pen/black eyeshadow and apply it to the outer corners of your eye, creating a small wing.

Then use a small eyeshadow brush to smudge it slightly, still maintaining the shape and direction of the wing

Now depending on how dark you want your eyes to appear use mascara on you eyelashes or apply individual lashes for a more dramatic look.

HOW TO APPLY CLUSTER LASHES:

Strip lashes can also be cut into smaller pieces or use cluster lashes

Dip them into glue and wipe off the excess

Use tweezers to hold the lashes

Pull the top of your eyelid upwards so you can see underneath your eyelashes

#faithtip: Wipe the glue on the part you are applying to then you can dip the lash in glue again before actually placing it underneath your lash

This make the lashes more firm and secure

Make sure it is not too close to your eye as this can be irritating

Fan your eyes if you can still feel wet glue

BACK TO THE BASE

Using a powder brush, brush away/blend out the loose powder, under your eyes

Blend VERY well, as the powder has been sat on your face for a while, so it will not move easily

Now apply setting spray to your face till it's wet

Fan your face till dry

LIPS

Foxy either loved a dark lip or dark lip liner

A common hack for this time was holding a lighter slightly close to your lip liner to melt it slightly, for smother application and darker appearance

FOR A DARK LIP

Use a dark black/marron/purple lip liner

Then apply a lipstick/lipgloss in the same/slightly lighter shade

DARK LIPLINER AND PINK LIP

Line your top and bottom lip

Appy a pink lip gloss or lipstick in the middle

Go over your lip liner if you must

Blend your lip liner slightly

Apply a clear lip gloss or keep it matte in true 90s essence

FASHIONS

OK! Let's get into Miss Foxy's fashions. Foxy's style is characterised by sex appeal, glamour and sleek minimalistic styles. Like her contemporaries, her style was glamourous whilst simplistic and classy.

TOPS

There are so many pictures of her wearing mostly sleeveless tops. Vests, halter tops, tube tops you name it. With or without a jacket. She often wore plain tops with not graphics or patterns on them but if there was any logo on the shirt it usually remained minimalistic.

TUBE/BANDEAU TOPS

HALTER TOPS

TANK TOPS

BOTTOMS

She wore a range of bottoms often dependent on occasion and weather.

MINISKIRTS

CAPRI'S

MID/LOW WAISTED JEANS

SHOES

Foxy in any picture is mostly seen in heels, boots, stilettos, wedges from Gucci, Manolo Blahnik, Dior etc. but she occasionally wore sneakers/trainers in pictures where she is seen in sneakers they are from Chanel. A popular sneaker at the time as well was the Prada America’s cup.

HEELED BOOTS

STILETTOS

SNEAKERS/TRAINERS

OUTERWEAR

Fur and Leather wear in rotation for Foxy, making her looks more glamorous.

FUR COATS

LEATHER

OTHER PIECES

LOGOMANIA

MINIDRESSES

BAGS

Her bags were often small or medium sized and she would often opt for a small shoulder bag or a medium-sized handbag that she could wear on the crook of her arm.

JEWELRY

Bangles, chains, hoops, dainty bracelets and watches and dramatic drop earrings. Foxy was seen in different metals not just gold or silver. Her accessories usually elevated her minimalistic looks, almost transforming the outfit into a new look.

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NICKI MINAJ MAKEUP: FAITH’S GUIDE 🎀🧁🍭

YOU WILL NEED

PRODUCTS

Primer

Baby Powder

Foundation/ Tinted Moisturiser

Concealer

Bronzer

Pressed Powder

Setting Powder

Brow Gel

Brow Pomade

Black eye pencil

Liquid Liner

Lashes

Lash Glue/ Bonding Glue

Highlight

Brown Lip Liner

Pink Lip Gloss

Setting Spray

TOOLS

Powder Brush

Concealer Brush

Bronzer Brush

Beauty Blender

Small Flat Brush

Eyebrow Brush

BASE

Apply primer all over your face

#faithtip: use a powder brush to apply baby powder all over your face

Your face will look super ashy after this step, but applying foundation/tinted moisturiser will fix this

Blend it in with a damp beauty blender - make sure the beauty blender is damp! otherwise the powder and foundation will me clumpy

#faithtip: dampen your beauty blender with setting spray for easier blending and a longer lasting base

After blending in your foundation/tinted moisturiser, apply a concealer that is only slightly lighter than your skin tone to your under-eyes

Apply some to your chin and cupid's bow

Leave your concealer to sit for at least 5 minutes

Blend well with a small concealer brush

Now apply either liquid or powder bronzer around your hairline and your cheeks and jawline

Smooth your bronzer out well with a brush

Now, use a powder puff to place loose setting powder on the areas that concealer was applied

Also apply a short line of setting powder underneath your bronzer for a clean crease

EYEBROWS

This step will be easier if your brows have a defined shape

Brush through your eyebrows with brow gel

Use a brow brush dipped in pomade, to draw a line at the bottom of your brow starting from the front of your brow to the end

Draw a similar line at the top of your brows

Fill in the space (don't fill in the very front of your brows to create an almost ombre effect)

Apply eyebrow gel on top

Then use a small brush to apply concealer underneath your eyebrows

Blend well with a beauty blender

Apply setting powder to under your brow

EYELINER

First apply primer to your eyelids

Add a small amount of baby powder

Then add pressed powder

#faithtip: First, use a black eyeliner pencil to draw out the shape of your eyeliner, then use the pencil or liquid liner to fill it in

Clean up the shape with a cotton bud or Q-tip, and use a brush or beauty blender to reapply the makeup you removed.

LASHES

Lashes that arent super heavy on the inner coners of your eye are preferred

I LOVE thick lashes but for this look make sure they're only super thick at the end/ in the middle

Select thick and long lashes/ lash clusters that suit your eye shape

#faithtip D-Curl lashes are your best friend

STRIP LASHES

But for this step apply glue to strip lashes

Wave the lashes around for a bit so the glue dries a tiny bit and feels a little bit sticky

Place them on the lash line and adjust where needed (using tweezers or fingers)

CLUSTER LASHES

Strip lashes can also be cut into smaller pieces or use cluster lashes

Dip them into glue and wipe off the excess

Use tweezers to hold the lashes

Pull the top of your eyelid upwards so you can see underneath your eyelashes

#faithtip Wipe the glue on the part you are applying to then you can dip the lash in glue again before actually placing it underneath your lash

This make the lashes more firm and secure

Make sure it is not too close to your eye as this can be irritating

Fan your eyes if you can still feel wet glue

You can add another layer of clusters for thicker lashes

BACK TO BASE

Brush the setting powder away with a powder brush

Brush the setting powder underneath your cheeks away with pressed powder

Apply highlighter to the tip of your nose, your brow bone and your cupid's bow

Make sure to keep the highlight application light and smooth it out

Spray setting spray all over your face

LIPS

Use a brown lip liner, slightly darker than/ similar to your skin tone, to outline your lips

Apply pink lip gloss to your lips

Then top it all off with clear lip gloss.

and DONE!

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2016 NATURAL GLOW: FAITH’S GUIDE

OVERVIEW

This one’s my personal favourite. Simple, yet effective. A look to enhance your natural beauty. The eyebrows are very 2016, the lashes are bold, but everything else is quite toned down and simple. This look is perfect for everyday and special occasions. You can also do it without foundation to make it even more simple.

PRODUCTS

Primer

Baby powder

Foundation, tinted moisturiser(can be done without)

Concealer

Setting/loose powder

Pressed powder

Eyebrow gel

Brow pomade

Highlighter

Lashes

Lash glue

Lip gloss

Setting spray

TOOLS

Powder brush

Beauty blender

Tweezers

Brow brush

STEPS

BASE

Apply primer to skin, (skincare should be done before this step) make sure primer is applied ALL OVER your face

#faithtip After applying primer, use a brush to apply baby powder to your skin

These two steps will keep your makeup intact for AGES and prevent a lot of sweating through makeup

Then apply foundation or tinted moisturiser and blend well with a beauty blender (you can skip this step to keep your makeup light)

#faithtip wet your beauty blender with setting spray for better hold and easier blending

Apply pressed powder with a powder brush and blend well with a brush

This look is quite light, so instead of under-eye concealer apply loose setting powder from under your eyes to your temples, using a beauty blender

Apply loose setting powder from the side of your lip to the side of your face, under your cheek

Leave the setting powder unblended for now

BROWS

One of the KEYS to this look is eyebrows, make sure your brows have a defined shape

Brush through your brows and shape them with brow gel

Use pomade and a small brow brush to draw a line on the bottom of your eyebrows, following the shape of your brows

Draw a line at the top of your brows following the shape of your brows again

Fill your brows in within the lines

Brush through your brows again with brow gel

After this, apply concealer under your brows

The concealer should look like you have painted an outline of your eyebrows

Blend this in with a beauty blender

Use a beauty blender to apply loose powder underneath and on top of your brows, let it sit.

LASHES

When I do this look I don’t apply lashes because I wear cluster lashes/extensions, I find it quicker and easier for me to get ready

People who wear lash extensions/clusters can also skip lash application

STRIP LASHES

But for this step apply glue to strip lashes

Wave the lashes around for a bit so the glue dries a tiny bit and feels a little bit sticky

Place them on the lash line and adjust where needed (using tweezers or fingers)

CLUSTER LASHES

Strip lashes can also be cut into smaller pieces or use cluster lashes

Dip them into glue and wipe off the excess

Use tweezers to hold the lashes

Pull the top of your eyelid upwards so you can see underneath your eyelashes

#faithtip Wipe the glue on the part you are applying to then you can dip the lash in glue again before actually placing it underneath your lash

This make the lashes more firm and secure

Make sure it is not too close to your eye as this can be irritating

Fan your eyes if you can still feel wet glue

BACK TO THE BASE

Using a powder brush, brush away/blend out the loose powder, under your eyes, under your cheeks and around your eyebrows

Blend VERY well, as the powder has been sat on your face for a while, so it will not move easily

After this, apply a gold/bronze tone highlighter on the tip of your nose, on your cheek bones, your brow bone and cupids bow

Apply in moderation and blend slightly with finger to avoid looking ashy

Now use setting spray (holding it not too close to your face) over your face 3-4 times

LIPS

Add more highlighter to cupids bow if needed

Apply Vaseline/lip balm for moisture

Apply clear lip gloss

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