I keep going on to the QVC to see what they have knowing good and well I am not buying NOTHING!!! I've already purchased and received the gifts I bought for myself Wanna know what I got?!?! So... I love Love LOVE the brand Mented a make-up brand for women (or people cause men wear make-up too and I try not to judge!) of color. The first thing I bought from them was a set of nude lipstick's. Nude never used to mean a color that anything near my shade, but they have so many to choose from. My favorite is Dark Knight a deep brown with subtle red undertones, like my skin! The other 2, Brown Bare and (I think) Foxy Brown ( I guess I should mention, I can't find the Foxy Brown one *sad face* ). So what I got was the curated box they had for Harlem, the show on Prime. In the box was a liquid matte lip, a blush, a mascara, and the Everynight eyeshadow palette. I also bough some Double Good popcorn and I have truly been savoring it because my entire ass needs to be on somebodies diet real soon!!
**SPOILERS**Harlem on Prime** watch it then come back...
Harlem on Prime is a series with Meagan Good and Boo boo kitty (Grace Byer) as the lead; the other 2 women I'm not familiar with. It was really slow going for me. Meagan (Camille) overacts MOST of the time and even though she has been doing this for quite a while, I always want her to just relax and just freaking act. And her eyebrows need to be softened, like are we still rocking the severe eyebrows like that?!? She is so freaking pretty, but those eyebrows are too much for the kid! Her character is a doctor (PhD) yet she makes some really dumb decisions and lacks confidence. Like bitch, you a whole ass doctor... GET IT TOGETHER!! Grace (Quinn) plays this ultra desperate woman who ends up on a group date/pyramid scheme when the dude after the fact asked her to pay for the lobster roll she didn't even eat!! I don't really want to go there, but Angie played to way to loud, inconsiderate Black woman which seemed like a horrible caricature of dark skinned black women. Like I had to really push myself past her initial scenes. And then there is Tye, the app creator of an LGBTQIA+ (cause the plus includes so much more) dating site, who ends up dating a white chick but then feels conflicted and then we find out she was married to a man. Rounding out the cast is Robert Ri'chard (they gave me some nice booty shots :), Andrea Martin (she had a few shows in the past, but she is so funny to me), the dude from The Have and the Have Nots, Whoopi Goldberg, and freaking Jasmine Guy! It took to maybe ep 7 or 8 for me to be like OK I see you girl!!! I mean not my favorite show but I would love to see it come back and the characters be developed even more.
We have had a resurgence of Black women led shows to include Insecure (even though this is the last season). First Wives club with Jill Scott, Michelle Buteau, Ryan Michelle Bathe. Season 2 had to make some Covid related changes so it wasn't nearly as good as season 1 but it is still a solid show. Run the World on Starz with Bresha Webb and Amber Stevens and 2 other ladies. This is a close second to Insecure to me. The music is AMAZING, done by Robert Glasper, so of course. Now my main gripe with all of these shows is, Black women do exist outside of New York City! I mean come on!! But I love how they seem to be making a comeback.
You know what, I'm tired of being scared! I want to live my life, go to places (like on a plane) I want to go without a fear of this damn virus. I want for the people who are contracting it now to not die!! I think I pretty much said the same thing this time last year. I am truly blessed to have never gotten sick!
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