CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS: WARNING: IGNORANCE & OUR PEOPLE!

Hey Blossoms,

I am a true lover of Youtube and the open platform it has to share opinions and ideas!

Recently I responded to African Export's Debate & Discussion video where she spoke openly on ignorance and gave her opinion on her thoughts of how it affects her and African American people.

The original Youtubers to open the platform are two friends that have a channel named OhChat.

One of the friends, Ann, came by my channel and left a video response from her personal channel, CandidAnn, to my video!

Here's her video response: You all do NOT want to miss it!!

WARNING!! CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS!!!!!!

‪Candidly Speaking: Ignorance affects us all‬‏ - YouTube

Oh Chat's original video which opened up the platform:

Here's African Export's video response to OhChat's video:

Here's my video response to African Export's video:

What's your opinion: Does ignorance of one or many affect an entire race of people?

Until Next Time,

Later Blossoms!

CELEBRITY INSPIRED MAKEUP MAKEOVER!

Hey Blossoms,

I'm back with another Sherry Blossom MUMO: MakeUp Makeover! This look was inspired by Kandi Burruss.

Kandi Burruss is a R&B singer, songwriter and record producer. She is best remembered for being a former member of Xscape. After Xscape disbanded, Burruss went on to help produce and write hits like TLC's "No Scrubs", and Destiny's Child "Bills,Bills,Bills" and "Bug A Boo" and even Pink's debut single "There You Go". Burruss was the first African-American woman to win ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year Award (2000). Most recently, she is best known for her debut in the second season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

A childhood friend of mine flipped through a hair magazine and decided she wanted to go with a makeup look that was worn by Kandi Burress.

In the photo Kandi made great use of purple, lavender and pink. I thought the look was fun and definitely doable so we began.

I did not get a chance to snap a before photo(sorry blossoms I will try harder to remember sometimes you just get caught up in the excitement of a makeover!)

So on my childhood friend, I used a stick foundation, filled in and shaped her brows(she didn't get a chance to get them shaped no worries I made the brows up to look as if she had just came from the eyebrow salon), I used MAC's stars and rockets eyeshadow(lavender color with a iridescent purple glow) on her entire eyelid and stopped just below her crease and blended the color out for a softer look.I also used MAC's star violet(purple color with lighter lavender flecks) along her lower lash line to complete the eyeshadow look and make the eyes POP with color even more, black mascara to upper and lower lashes to open up her eyes more by defining her lashes and lash line, blush and a berry and pink colored lipstick and clear lipgloss went on to finish the look! See the results! She looked gorgeous, Kandi Burruss inspired but still unique to her face and skin tone!

This look was definitely fun to recreate and my friend had fun as well. She's a wonderful girl! Always on the go, a young woman with a degree in Journalism, she is a managing editor and writer for www.africastyledaily.com. As usual, a happy client and my work is done(until next time!) Stay tuned for more Sherry Blossom MakeUp MakeOvers(MUMOs)!!!! Later Blossoms!