About the Author

Growing up in the 80's when global ideals of beauty had not yet been adopted, Tamara endured constant teasing from her schoolmates because her skin complexion was too dark and hair too short and nappy for thier liking. Her defense mechanism became a sad acknowledgement and acceptance that she was not pretty to other people, only to herself. Her family members insisted that their opinions of her looks were simply their opinions and that she was beautiful. Tamara spent hours in the mirror analyzing her skin tone and admiring its smooth dark chocolate appearance often wondering what was so abominable about it. She couldnt find a thing wrong. Her mom, a beautiful petite woman would send her eldest daughter to the local beauty supply store to pick up her foundation, powder and lipstick. That's truly when her obsession with beauty products began. In 1998 Tamara became a Certified Makeup Artist and shortly thereafter embarked on a successful and ever-evolving career in the beauty business. In 2005 she was appointed Beauty Editor of Jewel Magazine which inspired her to create a weblog dedicated to all things beauty. Glamamara is born! Tamara Delbridge maintains her career as a freelance makeup artist while managing her online beauty shop at the Open Sky project. Here are just a few of the projects she has worked on and people she has worked with. ADS & COMMERCIALS Apple Bottoms campaign Burger King Coca Cola Dr. Miracles Hair Products JLM Court Nissan Optimum Online Pelle Pelle campaign Roc Nation- Skull Kandy Sensational Hair Company Verizon Vision apparel Wal-Mart CELEBRITY LIST April Woodard Amanda Diva Amel Lauriuex Angie Stone Audra MacDonald B. Smith Beverly Bond Big Tigger Charlie Murphy Egypt Eve Floetry Foxy Brown Free Gloria Velez Joe Budden Julissa Bermudez K Michele Kerry Washington Katone Keke Palmer Kid Cudi Lil Mo Loon Marcus Sammuelson Mashonda Melyssa Ford N’bushe Wright Nelly Nicole Wray Pharrell Phylicia Rashad Remy Ma Rita Ora Rosie Perez Robert Townsend Sean Combs Sean Paul Shanda Sunday Carter Taraji Henson Terry Dexter Sharissa Sheryl Lee Ralph Soledad Obrien Sunny The Roots Treach Usher Wendy Williams FILMS Little Kings National Anthem Never Again Rubout LIVE PERFORMANCES Lincoln Center presents Abby Lincoln Never MTV Music Video Awards Show (2001 & 2006) MTV2’s Women of Hip Hop Tour Muhammad Ali Award Ceremony One World Jam Rah Digga Promo Tour Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2002 – present) Showtime at the Apollo V day Vagina Monologues MAGAZINES Arise Magazine Black Enterprise Magazine Bridal Magazine Brides Complex Edge Essence GQ Groove Harpers Bazaar Today’s Black Women Vibe Vibe Vixen YRB MUSIC VIDEOS Fat Joe featuring Ashanti Fat Joe featuring R. Kelly Hersanity Wyclef Jean PHOTO-GRAPHERS Anthony Barboza Berman Fenelus Chin Kia Shin Garth Aiken Hasaan Kinsley Howard Huang John Ricard Johnny Nunez Keith Major Leo Marshall Marc Baptiste Michael Scott Jones Peter Chin Rob Forbes Ron Cartarsy TELEVISION 9/11 Documentary America’s Next Top Model (Season’s 2 & 3) BET’S 106 & Park BET Awards BET’s Blue Print Wyclef Jean BET Honors BET’s Spring Bling BET’s How I am Living Special BET’s The Center BET Style CBS’ College Sports News Carson Daly Craig Kelbourne- live performance Sharissa Good Morning America Grammy Awards (2005) Jay Leno – live performance Sharissa Jimmy Kimmel Live Lifegame Live with Regis and Kelly MTV’S Man and Wife Show MTV Tr3s MTV2’s Video Honeys Montel Williams Show Starz ‘s On The BSide Starry Nights @ Cinematheraphy The People’s Court Trackers VH1’s Behind The Music Busta Rhymes Why Us, Why Here, Why Now WEB ChicsRockCharms.com Julissab.com Melyssafordonline.com StyleCaster.com