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Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sales 2015 + Black Owned businesses! For beauty + natural hair

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Hey!

I hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving in the US and enjoy the company of their family and friends.

So here are some of the sales that are going on for the upcoming holiday. I will be updating these regularly so check back often!

Updated: Nov 27th @01:18am – added some beauty

BEAUTY

Gleam by Melanie Mills

From: Nov 25th to 30th. Discount: 65% off Code: Black15 Excludes bundles and kits.

Smashbox

Friends & Family

From: Nov 21st 3AM EST to 30th 2:59AM EST. Discount: 25% off US$50 or more. Free shipping US Code: HOLIDAY15

Laura Mercier

From: Nov 24th to 29th. Discount: 25% off Free ground shipping in the US with orders over $100

Melt Cosmetics

From: Nov 27th only. Starts: 12 midnight PST Discount: 30% off entire order. No code needed.

Illamasqua

From: Nov 23rd at 10AM GMT to Nov 27th at closing (in stores in the UK) and Nov 23rd at 10AM GMT to Nov 30th at 10AM GMT (online). Discount: up to 70% off nail varnishes and lip glosses. No code needed

Sigma Makeup

From: Nov 26th @ 12am CST to Nov 27th @ 11:59pm CST. Free Worldwide shipping (Standard Shipping). Also: Cyber Monday sale From: Nov 30th ONLY 12am -11:59pm CST Discount: 20% off Code: CYBER2015

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics

From: Cyber Monday Nov 30th Discount: $6 for the original Lip Tar packaging. Free U.S. Ground Shipping for $50 or more. On Black Friday: launching F/W collection “ Asphalt World”. Limited Edition

ColourPop Cosmetics

From: Nov 25th @ 5AM PST to 29th @11:59PM PST. Discounts: $20 off $100 or more. $15 off $80 or more. $10 off $60 or more. $5 off $40 or more.

tarte

From: Nov 25th to 27th. Discount: 25% off. Code: FRIDAY

Senna Cosmetics

From: Nov 27th to 29th. Discount: 20% off plus Free Shipping over $50. No code needed

Becca Cosmetics

Friends & Family

From: Nov 27th to 30th at midnight PST. Discount: 20% off with $50 purchase. Code: FAMILY15

Eve Pearl

From: Nov 27th to 30th . Discount: 40% – 60% off. Free Shipping over $50 domestic and $200 international. Code: BPTY2U

OFRA Cosmetics

From: Nov 27th to 30th . Discount: 50% off. Code: OFRA50

Whole Body Department @ Whole Foods

From: Nov 27th ONLY. Starts: Open to Noon (local time) Discount: 20% off (includes sale items). In Store only.

Eden Body Works

From: Black Friday only, Nov 27th. Discount: 30% off all orders over $30. Code: blackfriday

Mally Beauty

From: Nov 26th to Nov 29th @11:59pm. Discount: 30% off. Also Free Shipping for orders over $50. No code needed.

AJ Crimson Beauty

From: Friday Nov 27th only. Discount: 50% off everything. No code needed.

Magnolia Makeup

From: Friday Nov 27th only. Discount: 50% off everything. Code: Blkfriday15

NATURAL HAIR

Oyin Handmade

From: Nov 27th to 30th. Discount: 25% off sitewide Free Shipping & Handling for domestic orders over $50. No code needed.

Darcy’s Botanicals

From: Nov 27th to 29th. Discount: 25% off sitewide Code: thankyou

CocoCurls

From: Nov 27th only (24 hours). Starts: 12 midnight Discount: 20% off, Free Shipping over $40 (US only) No code needed.

November 16, 2015 / Noire Tropical Beauty / 0 Comments

The year is fast approaching to a close, but this might be the most exciting time of the year! At least in the US, it’s when everyone is going to have massive sales just in time for Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas. Many business wait for this time to have their deepest discounts and it is a great time to pick up that high priced item you have been looking at all year. Or this is the time to stock up on all of your favourite hair care products. I usually get the jumbo sized versions of my holy grail products that last me for more than a few months into the new year. I also take advantage of the discounts to do all my Christmas shopping!

I will be compiling a list of beauty, makeup and natural hair related sales and discounts that are happening during the week of Black Friday/Cyber Monday. Black Friday this year is on November 27, 2015 and Cyber Monday is the following Monday. I will include as many natural hair and related black-owned small businesses.

So sign up below, for my email newsletter to get these deals straight to your inbox!

Newsletter sign-up: http://eepurl.com/byBOSf

Also if you are a black/minority owned beauty or natural hair business and would like your sales to be included, let me know! Send me an email to noiretropicalbeauty@gmail.com

Laters!

LOTD: Lupita Nyong’o’s US Vogue October 2015 cover + opulent autumn look

October 19, 2015 / Noire Tropical Beauty / 0 Comments

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Lupita Nyong’o US Vogue October 2015. Makeup by Nick Barose for Lancome and hair by Vernon Francois. Image source Huffington Post

When the first pictures of the October Vogue cover crossed the news feeds, we all collectively gasped and shouted ‘Yaaaaasssssss!’. ‘Yaaaaaaaasssssss!’ Lupita slayed! The look is not overly fancy but super luxurious and I knew instantly I had to recreate the look. Although it is 2015, seeing a woman of colour in on a major magazine cover is still quite uncommon and they often share covers during the same month. So *obviously* , I had to go out and buy it. As I flipped through her spread, I was so impressed! She is not a model, but between the herself, the stylists/artists and who ever organised the shot did a fantastic job! They knew exactly what would look amazing on her! And could we for a moment talk about her skin? Gawd! Like butter! Just proves that amazing skin and skincare should be the focus of your beauty routine. And her hair! Love when she wears a side part and I also love that she is always switching it up. You can totally have short, natural hair and it can be so versatile.

So I selected the picture of Lupita in the gorgeous blue dress by Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci Haute Couture.

UGHHHHHHH! This dress! This look!! Source

The focus of the makeup look was flawless skin and deep aubergine lip, but there was also a hint of green colour surrounding the eyes. It’s a very wearable look, not overworked, not over contoured/highlighted, but is bold and packs a punch!

Here is what I came up with.

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October 14, 2015

NoireTropicalBeauty MUFE Ultra HD foundation dark skin review

Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Invisible Cover Foundation

I don’t wear foundation about 99% of the time, but when I do, I look for something that helps me even out my skin tone and that feels like it is almost not there. My philosophy, at least when it comes to foundation is, less is more. I know that everyone right now is about that full coverage….but I’m not here for that. I want my skin to look flawless…but like I was born like that. Enter the Ultra HD Invisible Cover Foundation on dark skin.

Make Up For Ever has already established themselves as the leaders in both waterproof makeup and products that have amazing performance under the newest video technology. Over the past few years, MUFE has be reformulating their entire line to get ahead of the changes in TV and film. They have already brought out an entire new line of gel-textured eye shadows, which by the way, are mind-blowingly good!

NoireTropicalBeauty MUFE Ultra HD foundation dark skin review

The Details

This is an update to their original HD foundation, and this time they have made it even lighter in weight and added hyaluronic acid which helps make it suitable for all skin types. It aims to give flawless, next best thing to skin coverage when viewed in 4K and 8K technology. So what are 4K and 8K? Right now standard HD video is 1080p, and basically 4K is four times better than HD and 8K is 8 times. So it’s called UHD (Ultra HD). So if you think you can see every pore and wrinkle now, wait until UHD becomes more common!

Back to the review. So the existing line was reformulated and the colour range was also expanded to a fantastic 40 shades! 4…0 shades! There are few companies out there that boast of so many. If you find a line with 20-25 shades, you would consider that luck. They have also renumbered and broken the line up into Y(yellow based) and R(red based) shade. If you look at some of the bottles, they have also included the corresponding shade number from the older line. I picked up shade R530 which is shade 180 from the old line. I love that they have not forgotten us darker ladies and have given us such a selection.

My shade: R530=180

Packaging

Love the pump top!

The UHD comes in a cylindrical, plastic bottle with a pump top and it contains 30ml of product which is pretty standard. This makes dispensing much easier to control and you won’t run the risk of wastage from having to decant or breakage of the bottle. The pump works quite well and dispenses a small amount of product.

By the way, check out my video review or keep reading below the fold for more!!

Holiday 2015: NARS x Steven Klein Color Collection

October 12, 2015 / Noire Tropical Beauty / 0 Comments

Whoa! This is a massive, huge collection…

THE COLLABORATION:

FRANÇOIS NARS + STEVEN KLEIN Fashion. Photography. Power. Play.
François Nars and Steven Klein come together with design legend Fabien Baron to create an exquisite fantasy played to extremes.

THE VISIONARIES:

TWO ICONOCLASTS. ONE FANTASCENE.
“Steven is an iconic fashion photographer. His work defies the rules of photography—it’s arresting and provocative. It pushes boundaries and elicits a reaction. I like that. He perfectly embodies the spirit of NARS.” —François Nars Founder & Creative Director

“I’ve always had the highest regard for François’ work. He is the pioneer of moving from one of the greatest makeup artists to creating great makeup. It is super exciting for me to collaborate using my photographs and joining them with his cosmetic genius.” —Steven Klein, Photographer

COLOR COLLECTION:
Rules and roles are yours for the taking with an exclusive collection set to full screen.

LIMITED EDITION KILLER SHINE LIPSTICK, USD$29
Daring color with dramatic luster. An addictively creamy new lipstick formula that glides and gleams.