Black clean beauty expert releases snazzy spring lip line
If it weren't for the pandemic, I was planning to mail some of these samples to a young Black friend in Pennsylvania. I didn't have postage, though, and would have had to go to the post office. She said not to bother, "your health is more important." I then had the opportunity to examine why I wanted to compare the looks of lipsticks on our different skin tones - I am a subtle olive and she a deep mocha. I recalled when, as a little girl, she was dragged all over New York visiting Sephoras with me. I would travel in from Connecticut for the occasion, apparently feeling that as her former tutor I also had an obligation to introduce her to make-up. That decade of my life is what made me smile when this press release appeared. Philadelphia's Deidra Smith is a Black entrepreneur whose recently launched MDee Beauty is sizzling. Not only has she been promoting other Black and female entrepreneurs since 2009, but she has multiple businesses herself. With a variety of ...