Megan Stewart

It’s time to get rid of the old and bring in the new. This is the best time to start incorporating new organizational habits in your home as you are bringing in new items. And where is the best place to buy anything… AMAZON! Here are the top items on Amazon to organize and declutter your home.

The Lip Bar has been striving to change the beauty standard with its bold colors since it was founded in 2012 by Melissa Butler. She started making lipsticks in her kitchen because she was tired of the traditional beauty standards. Even after being turned down on the TV show “Shark Tank”, The Lip Bar products have been featured in numerous magazines such as ELLE, Ebony, & Glamour and have just launched in 450 Targets stores in the US. They not only have tons of bold and bright lip products but also a range of Face and Eyeshadow products.

Soul Bounce is a soul music website that reports on the past, present, and future of soul music. They have received a Soul Train Award, 3 Black Weblog Awards, and was named in the Ebony Magazine Power 100 in 2011 And if you sign up for their newsletter emails, you get up-to-date news about your favorite R&B & Soul artists. Just this week I found out about new music from one of my favorite artist from the newsletter that I had not heard any where else.

Now the beauty industry is expanding and making more strides to include people of all skin tones. Although we have come a long way, most well-known brands still lack in the shades and tones that compliment women of color. Most of them have only a hand full or no products that are “dark-skinned friendly”. For that reason, many new Black-owned Beauty brands have popped up over the years and have stepped up to create products with colors and shades that are directly geared toward women of color.