Comments on: Sam Fine’s Thoughts On Black Beauty Today

By: Caribbean Girl

Caribbean Girl — Thu, 20 May 2010 02:26:25 +0000

oooh typing quickly!!! Bella you are so… I was about to say lucky, but I think blessed may be a better word!!! Thwi is so cool. Please, if you can, tell Mr. Fine that Amazon does not have his DVD in stock, so he needs to rectify this asap… I would love to purchase a copy. Also, I read that he is going to be in Trinidad on 13 June – can you please, please, go on an info hunt and post some more details, especially where one can get tickkets?

By: KeShaJo

KeShaJo — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:46:23 +0000

You met Sam Fine????? I so envy you! =)Go Pat!

By: Mishara

Mishara — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:19:04 +0000

I have learned from and am so impressed by yet another one of your posts bella

@sandra…i love the perspective you have offered! I will now check out ARISE

By: crystal g.

crystal g. — Wed, 19 May 2010 07:06:01 +0000

I love how he’s honest, blunt, and humble. He is a master in the game of makeup and his makeup tips are ‘always’ helpful. I enjoy all the interviews and articles i read on him.

By: 2bnatural

2bnatural — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:43:04 +0000

I really enjoyed this. I appreciate that Sam Fine does not shy away from his opinions of prejudice or alienation of color in fashion and frequently speaks about it in interviews. Keep up the good work Bella and Mr Fine.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:02:59 +0000

Nice interview. He seems like a genuine and down to earth guy. It’s nice to see someone who is nice as they are talented. Kudos.

By: Rochelle aka @greenlightprjct

Rochelle aka @greenlightprjct — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:46:56 +0000

Wow! Great interview and responses/comments from Afrobella fans. I’ll say to them that they are being heard. All that you ask is coming. From your fingers to God’s ears!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:03:48 +0000

Great interview Afrobella. You are really on top of your game, keep up the good work and next time charge that battery.

By: Vonmiwi

Vonmiwi — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:31:43 +0000

@Sandra I have to agree with you how I find so many women looking for validation through the media.

I read so many blogs because there is something missing that I have yet to see in any fashion magazine and in all honesty while on my lunch break during one of my “dreamscapes,” I thought about that magazine that caters to the diversity that represents us all.

I’m not seeing it in the media that’s out here now. I love what Arise magazine has done when they found a niche opening and went for it because so many of the magazines that we grew up with have become People Magazine in living color. I’m not celebrity obsessed and I can only deal with the celebrities as the ones we should emulate and model our lives after to only a millisecond because I’m too old for that.

I watched Sam Fine work his magic at last years Essence Music Festival and I still have his first book which was written years ago.

In earlier times you knew of him, Fran Cooper, Russ Barnes, Reggie Wells,and Roxanna Floyd who did so many Essence covers and editorials and they taught many of us the techniques that are still used today to achieve a flawless look.

The only ones who can change our perception of beauty will be us and no one else. We’ve got to learn to love all that we’ve been blessed with in order to achieve any amount of self-love.

By: Kwana

Kwana — Tue, 18 May 2010 01:46:22 +0000

What a wonderful interview. Thank you so much for sharing it. He is such a genius. I’m a true fan.