Happy Valentine's Day!

I just wanted to take the time out to wish a very Happy Valentine's Day to all of my followers. I truly love you and appreciate you for reading my posts. Between work and grad school I'm going to try and post more but I'm either tired or miss the mark. I want to give you quality and timely posts. Doing the best that I can!

xo

Candice Olivia

What You Won't Do Is....

Dear Ashanti,

What you won't do is show up on a red carpet looking as if you were dressed by a kiosk in the middle of the mall. What in the ball room dancer Halloween costume do you have on? This dress looks like the losing look on an episode of Project Runway.

If you haven't noticed Beyonce's thighs are on the hot list this week, not yours. Put them away. We aren't checking for them.

You have a new song out and that's fine. You're making your press rounds. However, this was just beyond unnecessary...and I haven't even made it to your makeup yet.

Now to the makeup! The colors are off. The shadow used on the lower lash line is not complementary to her ensemble. I'm not a fan of the lip color either. The monochromatic nature of the lips, cheek and dress bothers me.

Just my opinion...but do better!

xo

Candice Olivia

Product Review: Lucid Cosmetics Glosses by Jennifer

I recently purchased  two lipglosses from the partnership line between Lucid Cosmetics and by Jennifer of Basketball Wives fame. After I posted the pictures to my instagram page I promised followers a full review of the product.

Let me just note this is the first time I have purchased a "celebrity line" and I normally don't for good reason. I think people need to stop always trying to create lanes and just stay in their own. BUT I felt the urge, had some extra money and I did it.

The two colors that I purchased were "The Hills" which is a peachy coral color and "SOBE" which is a hot pink. My initial reaction when ordering them was that they were quite pricey. At $18.50 a piece I really wanted to be wowed. Shipping and handling was also high at $7. You can do the math...

Once I received my products roughly a week later, I wasn't impressed with the packaging. While the tubes are fairly flat, they are still a bit too big for my taste. I opened the tubes and turned off by the smell of the gloss as well as the applicator. The scent associated with the gloss honestly reminds me of the first gloss your mother let you buy from the beauty supply store or the dollar store. You thought you were cute but that mess smelled from here to the high heavens. Not a good connotation to me.

The gloss itself, however, is quite creamy. The formula isn't too sticky and my lips felt conditioned.

Overall, while I don't regret the purchase, I probably won't be buying anymore. I can get NYX lipglosses that do the same thing and a fraction of the price minus shipping and handling. OK gloss...but not worth buying.

So don't expect me to buy LaLa's line unless you send it to me. *shrug*

xo

Candice Olivia

Couture Du Jour: Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow looks absolutely amazing in this Harper's Bazaar shoot. Looks like she's trying to take over the sexy shoots Beyonce was doing before baby Blue arrived. I'm sure she was channeling her inner Beyonce as she was working this shoot. Yoga and pilates are doing her body good!

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Something I Regret Buying: Rose Bud Salve Lip Balm

I was making a purchase in Sephora and wanted to take advantage of the small samples and items that you can get while standing in line. I normally like what I get. Well not this time. I decided to pick up the Rose Bud Salve lip gloss tube. It was only $8 so why not.

I've heard a lot of people talk about the balm in the tin container and say that they love it. I didn't want to get that one because I honestly didn't want to have to stick my finger in anything.

I absolutely hate it. The consistency is terrible. It makes my lips look really greasy and I hate the feel. The beau said I looked as if I had eaten a bucket of fried chicken. It's not a good look, taste, feel. It's just not good.

I will stick with my Burt's Bees Wax lip balm as I have done for the past 12 years. Some things just aren't worth changing.

Have you purchased a product that you now can't stand or regret purchasing? Let me know!

xo

Candice Olivia

Nicki Minaj "Stupid Hoe" Video

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Oh Nicki Minaj...no one talks about Lil Kim's non factor ass but you. And you continue to talk about her like we even care. She's not on your level anymore and we get it. So let it go!

With that being said, Nicki has released a video for her Lil Kim diss song "Stupid Hoe"...and I think the only stupid hoe in this event is Nicki...she looks a mess in the video. While I like the fact that Nicki Minaj is theatrical and outside of the box I'm very disappointed with the egregious makeup violations that I see in the video.

Her brows look terrible, the nose contouring is atrocious and the bleeding circus lips sans a lipliner is appalling.



But hey these are just my own opinions. You can be the judge *shrugs*

xo

Candice Olivia

Red Carpet Love: TJ Holmes

Need I say anything about TJ Holmes?!? Oh.... I didn't think so.

xo

Candice Olivia