Bevy Smith's Tips to a Better You!

BET Beauty Lounge: Bevy Smith

Bevy's Fab 10 - While sipping champagne and getting her brown eyes dusted with a smoky emerald hue, Bevy Smith, our favorite lifestyle aficionado and fashion insider, graciously detailed her top 10 tips to staying fabulous. Her inspirational advice will definitely help you close out 2010 with a bang!

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Bevy's Fab 10 - While sipping champagne and getting her brown eyes dusted with a smoky emerald hue, Bevy Smith, our favorite lifestyle aficionado and fashion insider, graciously detailed her top 10 tips to staying fabulous. Her inspirational advice will definitely help you close out 2010 with a bang!

All You - Be yourself. Love yourself. Embrace yourself. Three key things.

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All You - Be yourself. Love yourself. Embrace yourself. Three key things.

God's Gifts - Work everything that God has given you because He’s given you oh so much! You may not even realize it. Just take an honest assessment of yourself. Look in the mirror and appreciate what God has created.

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God's Gifts - Work everything that God has given you because He’s given you oh so much! You may not even realize it. Just take an honest assessment of yourself. Look in the mirror and appreciate what God has created.

Fab Friends - Ask your valued friends, ‘What do you love about me?’ Start embracing those wonderful things they say about you.

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Fab Friends - Ask your valued friends, ‘What do you love about me?’ Start embracing those wonderful things they say about you.

We Rock! - Enjoy those positive affirmations because they’re true. That’s why I loved “Black Girls Rock,” because the entire show was an affirmation.

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We Rock! - Enjoy those positive affirmations because they’re true. That’s why I loved “Black Girls Rock,” because the entire show was an affirmation.

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Dress For You - Learn how to dress for your body type. It’s one thing to be a size 10 and want to wear a bustier, but maybe you should have a shaper on underneath. Understand the way your body looks in certain garments.

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Dress For You - Learn how to dress for your body type. It’s one thing to be a size 10 and want to wear a bustier, but maybe you should have a shaper on underneath. Understand the way your body looks in certain garments.

Flatter Yourself - Your body shouldn’t just be running amok in your clothing. I know from experience.

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Flatter Yourself - Your body shouldn’t just be running amok in your clothing. I know from experience.

Get Glam - For special occasions, get yourself a little glam squad. Not everyone can afford a celebrity makeup artist, but you can always go to your local makeup counter for events like your birthday or your husband’s promotion.

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Get Glam - For special occasions, get yourself a little glam squad. Not everyone can afford a celebrity makeup artist, but you can always go to your local makeup counter for events like your birthday or your husband’s promotion.

Trust the Experts - When working with beauty professionals, don’t try to override their vision with your demands. Have a conversation about your desired look and let them interpret it for you.

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Trust the Experts - When working with beauty professionals, don’t try to override their vision with your demands. Have a conversation about your desired look and let them interpret it for you.

Pamper Yourself - Pampering yourself is how you stay fab. It’s all about taking the pressure off of yourself sometimes. With all of the things we deal with on a daily basis, it’s absolutely necessary to pamper yourself.

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Pamper Yourself - Pampering yourself is how you stay fab. It’s all about taking the pressure off of yourself sometimes. With all of the things we deal with on a daily basis, it’s absolutely necessary to pamper yourself.

Believe in Yourself - It’s about believing in yourself. I mean, seriously believing in yourself, your talents, your dreams and your passions. That’s fabulous.

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Believe in Yourself - It’s about believing in yourself. I mean, seriously believing in yourself, your talents, your dreams and your passions. That’s fabulous.