Innovative SPF Products

The first time (about 10+ years ago) my dermatologist told me to incorporate sunscreen into my daily skin care regiment, I looked at her like she had two heads. At that time I didn’t understand the importance of sunscreen during non-summer months…and as a beautiful brown woman of color, I definitely did not understand the [...]

Hyperpigmentation Series: ThisThatBeauty vs. Hyperpigmentation

Grab a cup of tea, a big bowl of (ThisThatBeauty’s fav) popcorn, glass of vino, yummy cocktail, or what ever it is you reach for when you settle in for a good read. This article promises to be the longest post in ThisThatBeauty history. I am often approached regarding my exact skin care routine. I [...]

Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions Liquid Makeup

Can you realistically expect your foundation to clear up your acne? I’ve never been one to promote skin care through cosmetics. For example, I like my sunscreen solo….not in my foundation. If my tinted moisturizer happens to offer an SP15, well that’s just gravy baby. But my “core” SPF protection is a stand alone product. [...]

Spring Trendspotting: Sun-kissed Makeup

Baby its cold outside but the bitter chill that is characteristic of January never stops the makeup obsessed from looking forward to Spring makeup trends. Like clockwork, every season about this time, Spring collections are launched. This season you will see many emerging color stories and trends. One Spring theme to catch my attention is [...]

Another Great Foundation

Hey gorgeous – Yesterday I wrote about my current foundation obsession, Makeup Forever Invisible Coverage High Definition Foundation. Yes, its High Def Foundation but its also very wearable and amazing for real life. This is truly my current go-to High Def foundation… But boy did I get a lot of flack and feedback from the [...]