Everything She Wants

It's your wedding day.  The last thing you want to worry about is last-minute grooming.  So here are some *beauty product picks from Everything She Wants  that will help you save and get you to the church on time. Skip the expensive teeth whitening your dentist is trying to sell you.   Go Smile 12-Piece Pre-Whitening Dental Swabs come in single-dose tubes of clear, flavorless gel, and the built-in applicator speeds up the whitening process. Photo credit: Tracy E. Hopkins It can be costly to get get a professional wax, and with the Bliss Poetic Waxing At-Home Hair Removal Kit you can get similar head-to-toe results at home.  I'm a fan of Bliss products, but haven't tried the kit yet.  So I suggest using it at least a couple times before the wedding. CellCeuticals PhotoDefense SPF 55+ provides anti-aging protection against UVA and UVB sun exposure.  This light, hydrating sunscreen is pricier than drugstore brands, but the added benefits ...

You want festive and flawless makeup for the holidays.  But women of color often have trouble finding the perfect match for our wide variety of skin tones (some shades leave us looking unnaturally gray or orange). So I asked several pros for holiday makeup tips you can easily recreate at home: 1. Working Day and Night Kathy Cabral, a freelance makeup artist for Youngblood , says by using your favorite brands your daytime makeup can easily transition to a glam girl look for night.  For day, one or two coats of mascara will suffice. A neutral shade of eye shadow and a very light application of eyeliner will finish the look nicely. For light-skinned women of color, peach, taupe, and subtle shades work well for eye shadows. For medium-brown women, mauve, brown, and gray are good choices. For dark-skinned women, deeper colors like rich violet, chocolate, and navy look best. Eyeliner should be applied to the upper lids and, if desired, very lightly to the lower lids. ...