Like most little girls, I was enamored with watching my mom, aunts and big sister get dolled up. I would stand in front of my mom's mirror and lovingly touch her bottles of perfume, powders, lipsticks, etc.
In elementary school, I would flip through the pages of Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Essence and revel in all the beauty and glamour that I couldn't yet participate in. In high school when I was finally allowed to wear a bit of paint, I tried all the beauty fads (yes, even the Chola-esque frosted lipstick rimmed in black liner). By college, I knew what worked for me, beauty-wise and I set out to maintaining my own beauty through diligent skincare.
Over time, I became a self-taught student of what it takes to have good, healthy skin which I believe is the foundation for a well executed makeup look. For me, wearing makeup and trying new beauty products is more about fun than creating a facade.
I have wanted to start a beauty blog for a while now, but something always took precedence, whether it was my husband and son, my job, grad school or simply life in general. It wasn't until I realized that when your life is so full, there is no such thing as the "right time" for anything. So, here we are, my first post!
This blog will be a collection of thoughts, reviews and discussions mainly on beauty, but it will also feature posts on the people and things I live for (family, being a wife and mother, home and travel) and the things I love (fashion, culture, art, music and literature). Basically how I maintain my own beautiful life.
I welcome you to join me on this fabulous new journey!
Kiki
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