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10 Aug

How Black Women Can Achieve Olandria’s Bright ‘Love Island’

How Black Women Can Achieve Olandria’s Bright ‘Love Island’
Kim Nunneley/Peacock Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Bright under eyes and Black women are officially coupled up. And, for Love Island islander (and half of Nicolandria) Olandria Carthen, the look was her signature in Fiji. “Her bright under eye really lifts the entire face and it’s giving that snatched and wide-awake look that translates beautifully on camera and in real-life,” Fenty Beauty global artistry ambassador Naïma Bremer tells ESSENCE.  Sitting on and above her modelesque cheekbone structure, Olandria’s undereyes added sunkissed dimension to her sculpted features and deep skin tone. “It enhances the high points of the face bringing them forward and creating a lifted, highlighted effect,” adds MAC Senior Artist Deney Adam. “[It was] flawlessly finished but never overdone.”  Read on for more on...
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25 Aug

Sierra Mills On Self-Care While Filming Love Island –

Sierra Mills On Self-Care While Filming Love Island –
courtesy of Sierra Mills As we gear up for the Love Island USA reunion this evening, naturally we’re reflecting on the entire happenings from sixth season of the dating and reality TV show. Throughout the 36-episode season, over 30 Islanders attempted to search out love in a villa in Fiji––Kordell and Serena being the couple to be this season––or else, be dumped off the island. But with any dating show, your appearance on screen is half the job. As a fan favorite for her beauty moments, “I believe physical appearance plays a task on a dating show since it does influence your first impression or initial attraction,” former Islander Sierra Mills tells ESSENCE. Nevertheless, a damp villa within the South Pacific...
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