Who is The Concrete Brunette?
I am a 36 year old wife and mother. We share our home with 3 cats and the occasional fish. I've been a beauty junkie for as long as I can recall; with my first real beauty memory being of a summer in my pre-teen years, when I'd spent a lot of time out in the sun. I fell in love with the flush of color on the apples of my cheeks and bridge of my nose. Back then I had never heard of bronzer. I remember standing in my Mom's bathroom putting Cover Girl Cheekers blush on my face in secret. Blending it in across my nose and cheeks to maintain my sun-kissed look. I never divulged my secret. I was 11-years old and have been hooked ever since.
Prior to starting The Concrete Brunette, I ran a website called Freshfiles.net dedicated to the cosmetic brand Fresh. It contained reviews, photos, tips, and general information about Fresh. If you're familiar with the brand, you know they have a very limited amount of cosmetics. They are more well known for their fragrances and skincare. Back in the day, they carried a full line of makeup, from lip liners and lipsticks to cream eyeshadows and blushes. And while I loved most of the skin care, body products, and fragrances, I was mainly interested in the makeup. So, naturally, when the makeup was discontinued the site was shut down.
I've wanted to start a blog for some time now, but did the world really need another beauty blog? I thought, in order to have a successful blog I needed to come up with a new concept or idea to set my blog apart from the rest of the beauty blogs floating around in cyberspace. Basically, I thought I needed to reinvent the blog. Not being able to come up with some seemingly brilliant idea to have the internet's most original and purely awesome blog, I gave up.
The desire to have a blog of my own kept nagging at me until one day it hit me. I don't have to reinvent the wheel, so to speak. Each blog I follow is unique because each person is unique. Each writer has his or her own style and goals. And I can read 20 reviews of the newest Chanel gloss and not one will be the same. I'll get some piece of information that will be original to that blog. And so The Concrete Brunette was born.
What will you find on The Concrete Brunette?
This is a beauty blog. So obviously you'll find information on all things related to beauty. But you will also find bits of fashion, food, humor, and anything else that I am loving and want to share with my readers.
What brands do you feature?
I tend to favor high end and niche brands for the most part. But there are no rules. I LOVE trying new brands and finding new treasures. Some of the brands that I adore and you will see often here at The Concrete Brunette are: Edward Bess, Le Metier de Beaute, Chanel, Bobbi Brown, YSL, Dior, Rescue Beauty Lounge, Chantecaille, Sisley, Guerlain, Laura Mercier, Paul & Joe, Lancome, NARS, Butter London and Rococo Nail Apparel. This is in no way a complete list, of course, but you get the idea.
Are there any brands or things you won't see at The Concrete Brunette?
Things you won't see at The Concrete Brunette. Hmmm... Well for starters, you may not see correct grammar and punctuation. I'm a horrible speller, that likes to capitalize words just because they "look like they should be capitalized" and can write a run on sentence like you would not believe. And punctuation? Forget it. But, thankfully, my sweet husband agreed to be my editor. Bless his heart. Turning a two thousand word sentence into paragraphs is no easy feat. Without him there would be no Concrete Brunette. Well, there might be, butitwouldbejustonelongsentencethatneverended.
I hope you enjoy the time you spend here and check back often.
With Love,
TCB
