At the beginning of this quarantine, I saw my time at home as an opportunity to level up my makeup skills and get my skincare routine all the way together. And everything was all good… until it wasn't.
Thanks to Lil' Debbie snacks, White Cheddar Jalapeno Cheetos, and my favorite pair of sweatpants, I've had zero f*cks to give about getting fly and I know a few of my good sisters can totally relate. Although the stay-at-home struggle is real, Kehlani just dropped a tutorial that will have you ready to pull out your favorite palette and put your wrist to work.
In the latest episode of Vogue's Beauty Secrets, the 25-year-old singer dropped the details on her favorite skincare beauty products, her best-kept beauty secrets of all time, and the makeup advice she got from Cardi B, and xoNecole has all the details.
Kehlani, who battles with dry, blemish-prone skin, even more so since getting pregnant with her now one-year-old daughter says that it is imperative to keep the moisture on deck, which is why she includes hydration in every step of her routine.
Along with applying Honest Beauty Magic Beauty Balm to her dry areas, Kehlani said that she uses Biossance Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil and Dr. Dennis Gross Hyaluronic Marine Hydration Booster for added drip.
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Kehlani shared that after she gets her pores in alignment, she focuses on priming and prepping her skin to apply Pat McGrath's Sublime Perfection Foundation, which she says is a light, hydrating foundation for her sometimes fussy skin type.
After setting her brows with Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow Volumizing Eyebrow Gel, Kehlani uses Black-owned beauty brand The Crayon Case for a sunset-inspired beat that will give you the ultimate glow-up.
To finish off her routine, Kehlani highlights with Juicy Couture Bling Queen Liquid Highlighter and Laura Mercier Face Illuminator, contours with her Fenty Match Stick, and brushes away her Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder, a product that the singer says that she would marry if she could.
To see Kehlani's full routine, scroll below!
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The Finished Look:
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Yet, the 49-year-old's background sets her apart from other first ladies. Shaunie brings a unique perspective as a public figure, which stems from her previous marriage to NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and her experience in reality television.
In an interview with xoNecole, while promoting her memoir Undefeated, the Basketball Wives creator discussed what being a first lady means to her and how she has lived her life non-traditionally.
When asked if she had always been nontraditional, Shaunie revealed that throughout her life, she has made it her mission to better herself by learning from experiences and breaking harmful cycles.
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“I think that's just who I am. I can’t say I intentionally go against the grain. In the book, I talk about things from my childhood, like my dad being late all the time. I was totally opposite with my kids when they were in school. I was always there early. My mother is not affectionate, and she doesn't verbally say, ‘I love you,’ but she does things to let you know. That's the way she shows her love,” she said when describing her relationship with her parents.
“But because I missed that 'I love you' and hugging and kissing, I do that with my kids. I try to always give what I needed myself. There were basketball wives who weren’t very nice to me, so I went out of my way to make sure that once I was a wife that I didn't treat anybody else like that. No one was going to feel like that on my watch.”
Toward the end of the conversation, when discussing her first lady responsibilities and the pressures of upholding that image, the mother of five explained she isn't too hard on herself to fit the mold, given her significantly different background from most first ladies and her relatively new role.
“As far as being first lady, now, I'm not knocking how any first ladies decide to operate but I just knew that the idea of what that usually is was not me. And, to be honest, rightfully so. I'm probably the only first lady that created a reality show that has been on television since 2010. My life is not remotely close to that of most first ladies. We've experienced completely different things. Most of them have been pastor’s wives for a long time, this is all new for me. I come with an entirely different journey; that wouldn’t lend itself to being a traditional first lady,” she stated.
Shaunie's nontraditional approach appears to work in her favor, as she has been welcomed with open arms just as she is.
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