Archive for February, 2010
Eden Fantasy’s Valentine’s Giveaway Winners
Yikes! With all the craziness of the past week or so, I forgot to close this giveaway. Thanks to the few of you who entered, your responses were all so heartwarming! Without further ado, the winners are: liberationtheory Henr aO. circa1978 Congrats!! I’ll be in touch with you to get your $25 Eden Fantasy’s gift [...]
Say Hello to Vogue Black
I’ve hemmed and hawed about having big news and the best being yet to come…this is one of the things I’ve been talking about. I’m a contributor to Vogue Italia’s new site, Vogue Black! *cue fireworks and the chorus of Hate Me Now* And I’m not the only one! Andrea of Fly is also contributing [...]
My Skincare Solution — Jolie MD
I have had ups and downs with my skin. But recently, it’s been all ups. Totally delightful ups. For example, I strolled into my apartment building the other day, and a normally unobservant security guard looks at me and says, “you’ve got such beautiful skin.” That was a total first. And I have one product [...]
My Monday Manicure — Hard Candy Sweet P
Here’s a new weekly feature that I hope you enjoy! I love reading manicure blogs like my friends of All Lacquered Up, Clumps of Mascara, 52 Flavors, KarlaSugar, Seouldiva and Vampy Varnish. Unlike those bloggers, I’m not an expert at-home manicurist, or a regular manicure-recipient. In fact, my nails are often um…shall we say, textured? [...]
March Magazine Madness!
This year has been so rich with blessings already, and every day I have something new to be thankful for. For example… on Saturday my husband and I strolled on over to the nearest bookstore. He needed to get computer books. And I needed to buy a few of the magazines I’m featured in this [...]
Happy Birthday, Kurt. RIP
In my angstiest, angriest teenage days, I was a big Nirvana fan. Huge. Posters on my wall, staying up at night to watch the videos on Alternative Nation. I mostly kept the obsession to myself — not everyone at my school was into rock music. My alternateen existence was mainly shared with a few classmates, [...]
Alexander The Great
The word “icon” gets tossed around too lightly, too quickly. This month the world lost a true fashion icon, and under unbelievably tragic circumstances. This week it was confirmed that Alexander McQueen took his own life. He left behind a note, the contents of which are yet to be revealed. It’s hard to imagine the [...]
Tiger Woods – So. Over. It.
I should have never turned on the TV this morning. All the news channels were reporting on, had to do with the upcoming Tiger Woods press conference — you can read the highlights here. And now that it’s over, all the news channels are reporting on STILL has to do with the Tiger Woods press [...]
New Products for Healthy Hair
Originally posted at BVHairTalk. Longer reviews to come soon! No matter how you wear your hair, health should always be the watchword. It’s become more and more of a beauty concern. Finally, some brands are getting the message and delivering the goods. Here are some of the latest products on the shelves, that promise to [...]
Vanity Fair: The Beauty of Low Expectations
The current “Vanity Fair is racist!” brouhaha involving the shades-of-alabaster cover of their Young Hollywood has been covered quite well by a variety of other blogs and websites: From Jezebel: “What does “Young Hollywood” look like? According to Vanity Fair, it’s pretty, thin, female and white.” From USA Today: “Where are any women of color? [...]
Inspiration Via Maya
In the midst of achievement and success, sometimes you’ll also encounter jealousy, anger, and competitive energy from unlikely sources. That’s what I’m dealing with now, bellas. That kind of negativity can be disquieting to the spirit. On days when it gets to me, I tend to do as my mom suggests and shroud myself in [...]
Celebrate for a Cause
Friends in Chicago, the weather may be chilly and the streets may still be slushy — but I hope you’re still going out and about despite it all. Because on February 21, I’d love to meet you at a truly delicious event! My friend Courtney of the awesome food blog CocoCooks is part of a [...]
A Post Valentine’s Giveaway
I hope you enjoyed Valentine’s Day! We enjoyed a beautiful and romantic day here in Chicago. We spent the morning in Chinatown, attending the Chinese New Year parade. Yesterday was the first day of the Year of the Tiger, and Chinatown was densely packed with onlookers. You can see some photos from the day here [...]
Measha Opens the Olympics!
Did you see the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics? If you did, and you’re a longtime Afrobella reader, you may have instantly recognize Canadian opera singer and former Afrobella of the Week, Measha Bruggersgosman. I interviewed Measha back in 2007 when she was touring with the Cleveland Orchestra. It was such a pleasure to [...]
Aloha! My Hawaii Videos are on Black Atlas
Bellas! Fellas! Remember I went to Hawaii in January? My articles and videos are finally up on Black Atlas. This is an exciting first for me, and the fulfillment of a New Year’s Resolution. I’ve faced my fear! And these are my first real on-camera YouTube videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2EUpRt60MU I’m not loving myself on camera 100% [...]
