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LaLa Anthony Celebrates Makeup Launch With Basketball Wives

By Popular Critic | Published on February 1, 2012

LaLa Anthony premiered her makeup line ‘Motives for La La’ last night at a launch party aboard a luxury yacht. La La was joined by a few girlfriends and Basketball Wives – not the ladies from VH1’s reality show – actual wives.

The guest list included Adrienne Bosh (Chris Bosh’s wife) who showed off her baby bump, Savannah Brinson (LeBron James’ fiance), Jenine Howard (Juwan Howard’s wife) and Trina.

Last month LaLa revealed her beauty line in conjunction with Motives’ owner Loren Ridinger(left in white jacket) will include lipsticks, lip shines, eye shadows, blushes and shimmer with a focus on providing options for women of color. It’s a well known fact that major cosmetic brands are lacking in variety for women of color – LaLa has dutifully stepped in to help close that gap. The line will debut at Market America’s 2012 World Conference this month.

Earlier this month Anthony revealed her enthusiasm for the launch, “Having my name on a cosmetics line has always been a dream, one I’m excited to share. Every girl always tries to find that perfect color or shade that suits their personality, and now she can do it easily and affordably.”

Are you excited about LaLa’s new beauty line? See more pictures from the launch party below:

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