
Polished for Days: Reflection and Vapid.: Pestilence
I’m still rocking the shorties, y’all. I did this mani right before my website launched and kept going back and forth with whether I would post it. It’s not a perfect mani, but who cares? I could sit here and tell you everything wrong with the mani, but what would

Welcome to LegallyBlackBeauty.com!
In June, I decided to finally start building a website. Long ago, before I even started my Instagram page, I dreamed of starting a blog where I could discuss makeup and post swatches. Y’all know by now, either from personal experience or from hearing me complain, that swatches on dark

Terra Moons Cosmetics: Iridescent Chameleons 2020
Terra Moons Cosmetics is the master of iridescent chameleons. The shadows in their first set of Iridescent Chameleons quickly became everyday eyeshadows for me. No matter what look I’m going for, I can pop one of those bad boys in my inner corner and turn my look up a notch.

10 Favorite Palettes for Fall
It’s FALL! My favorite season! And to celebrate, I’m going to do something I’ve been meaning to do literally since I started posting makeup seriously — rank some fall products! Now, I would not consider myself someone who strictly follows seasonal trends. I wear whatever colors I want year-round, although

Devinah Cosmetics: Matte Eyeshadows
Sometimes you can’t stand to see a swatch party end. Thankfully, the good ol’ Internet allows us to relive the past — for better and for worse. But let’s focus on the “for better” side of things for now (we can always chat about those embarrassing photos from 2007 that

Zoya: Shawn and Starrily: Magma
So, excuse my nubs here. I had a break on my pointer finger right before this mani and unfortunately that means I’m living with nubs for a while. I also didn’t clean up this mani before taking pics — don’t cancel me, I was just immediately obsessed with these colors!