Hey Beauty Dolls, Before you can get a full face luxury slay, it's important to take care of your skin first. Also, when buying makeup, its important to know your skin type to see what products best work for you. It's pretty easy figuring out your skin type. You're either normal, dry, combination, or oily. … Continue reading The Importance of Knowing Your Skin Type
Battle of the Finishing Sprays
Hey Beauty Dolls, So I'm taking a break from the "Weave Been Wondering" series to talk about finishing sprays. Specifically I want to let you know which one i prefer out of three popular brands. First off, a finishing spray is NOT a setting spray. Setting sprays help to set and prolong your makeup. Finishing sprays … Continue reading Battle of the Finishing Sprays
Weave Been Wondering: Virgin Hair Edition
Hey Beauty Dolls, The next part of our "Weave Been Wondering" series is all about virgin hair extensions, more commonly referred to as bundles. Shopping for virgin hair can be very difficult. There are so many types, textures, and places to shop from. Before investing in some not so cheap hair, let me help you … Continue reading Weave Been Wondering: Virgin Hair Edition
Weave Been Wondering: Beauty Supply Store Edition
Hey Beauty Dolls, To start of this series of "Weave Been Wondering", I think its appropriate to start off by debugging a couple of common beauty supply store myths. 1. Beauty supply hair is cheap and lacks quality. Rebuttal: Not all beauty supply store weave is cheap and just because it's cheap, doesn't mean it … Continue reading Weave Been Wondering: Beauty Supply Store Edition
Let’s talk Bundles…
Hey Beauty Dolls, Okay so besides make-up clearly being a medical addiction for me, I have this thing for weave. It's so amazing and so scary all at the same time. It seems like everybody and their mama is selling hair. Some people are selling legit bundles and others.... well they're selling a bundle of … Continue reading Let’s talk Bundles…
Story Behind the Names
I want to give a little background behind my names that I'll refer to back and forth throughout the site. You'll often see me refer to myself as either Beauty by Ari or MalibeauxAri. Both are me. Beauty by Ari is my personal brand that I've been using for over a year now. I use … Continue reading Story Behind the Names
Live, Eat, Breathe Make-up
Makeup isn't just a hobby to me. I research it. I want to know everything about it and its history. I want to know every type of product and what it's made of, how it's used, and how it can modified. I look through the chemicals and know why certain base ingredients are in certain … Continue reading Live, Eat, Breathe Make-up