I think the Clinique toner for dry skin is the only one that gets a thumbs up from the Beautypedia, because it’s alcohol free. I used to use the one for oily skin, and that shit was harsh. Now I use Thayer’s alcohol-free witch hazel, and that’s fine (and economical). When I finish this bottle, I think I’ll try…

I’m in the Caribbean. But I am hoping that if they get enough attention in the US and Europe, they might get invited to one of the various jazz/soul festivals that are held in my part of the world and I can get to see them that way. A kind of trickle-down effect for good music.

I’m not in the States. *sadface* Please go and fangirl like crazy on my behalf as well as your own!

oops, wrong place.

Okay. Sorry I didn’t pick up on your insinuation. I’ve never seen them live either.

Ibeyi is two people, though. Twins, as the article mentions. On the point of them being fucking awesome, you are totally correct.

Ibeyi! I love their music and I love the references to Afro-Caribbean religious traditions in both the music and their lyrics. I first learned of them through a Tumblr friend about a year or so ago when she posted a couple of their songs and videos, and it sparked a great conversation about the practice of West…

I started reading your comment before realizing it was part of a thread, and for a couple of seconds I thought

I was going to beg someone to make beatzbyhagrid.tumblr.com, but somebody already has.

LOL @ Miley’s reaction here (I was hoping the video would embed, but oh well). That shit was real, or if it was a joke Miley wasn’t in on it.

You make a good point.

Good point; and it didn’t even occur to me to put a link to BGLH in my initial comment either. Here’s one now:

You can direct your psychoemotional energy rays in whatever direction you think is best, of course (but, please not towards me!). I’m not too fussed about how the YouTuber in question does or does not choose to paint her face, honestly. I just found that, given the context, that particular video was an especially odd…

Some (most?) of that PopSugar post is so ill-informed. She has an Afro-Guyanese Tribal make-up look there, never mind that (1) there is no tribe of Afro-Guyanese people. and (2) the make-up tutorial in question is actually by a woman of Indo-Guyanese descent (Indo-Guyanese are the majority ethnicity in Guyana) doing…

Actually, BlackGirlLongHair did a similar post to this the very day before the PopSugar post that included many of the same looks. So it’s not true that black women didn’t take the chance to make a post like this. In fact, the timing of the PopSugar post has me wondering if they didn’t “borrow” inspiration from BGLH.

I want to know what highlighter/illuminator she has on in that pic, it’s gorgeous. Glowy and natural-looking. Highlighters are my new jam, and I want it.

I like to imagine that Wiz wants us to know that despises sparkling water so vehemently that he isn’t just like fuck that shit, he’s defiant about it, like FUCK THAT SHIT! *black power fist*. You know?

The one in The Bahamas is Junkanoo. In Barbados, the whole season from late June to early August is Crop Over, and Kadooment is the big jump-up first Monday in August. Kadooment is the climax of Crop Over. Some people call Kadooment “Crop Over”, but strictly speaking that’s not right. Kadooment is one day (and…

The Machel show was a private promotion, although a lot of people seemed to think it was Cohobblopot under a new name. I think that the NCF could probably stand to think about how they relate to private party and events promoters during the season, and see how they can integrate them into activities and address the…