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		<title>Caress Girls Night Out Giveaway Winners AND Mixtapes!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently I&#8217;m gonna need a new way to judge the success of my giveaways. Now I&#8217;ll need to know &#8211; did I get lots of retweets? Lots of comments? And most importantly &#8211; was there a resulting MIXTAPE?? Or TWO? For the Caress Girls Night Out Whipped Souffle Giveaway, I asked you to leave a [...]


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		<title>Bon Bon Vie Winners!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;s special anniversary giveaway, offered by Shari Neal&#8217;s awesome new teeshirt line Bon Bon Vie&#8230;WOW, y&#8217;all! What a tremendous response! We got 63 comments! SO many creative and fun and inspiring answers! Shari stepped up and helped to choose three random winners. And without further ado those winners are: Atiya, who says &#8220;I love [...]


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		<title>It’s the Caress Girls’ Night Out Whipped Souffle Giveaway!</title>
		<link>http://www.afrobella.com/2010/08/20/its-the-caress-girls-night-out-whipped-souffle-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s more fun than a girls&#8217; night out? I&#8217;m a girly girl to the core when it comes to that stuff! I love getting dolled up and hitting the hotspots with my fave ladies. That&#8217;s why I can&#8217;t WAIT for Fashion&#8217;s Night Out in NYC! (It&#8217;s like the ULTIMATE GNO!) When I&#8217;m getting ready for [...]


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		<title>Afrobella Radio&#8217;s Hair Steamer Giveaway!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you missed last week&#8217;s episode of Afrobella Radio, you missed out on a lot! The music of Sister Nancy, the inspiring words of Kim Coles, and a fantastic giveaway! Click on the radio to hear last week&#8217;s show, learn the backstory behind Kim Coles&#8217; famous &#8220;woo woo woo&#8221; on Living Single, and for details [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.afrobella.com/2010/08/11/tune-in-to-afrobella-radio-tomorrow-for-an-interview-with-kim-coles/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tune In to Afrobella Radio for an Interview With Kim Coles!'>Tune In to Afrobella Radio for an Interview With Kim Coles!</a></li>
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		<title>Behold, Bon Bon Vie!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love seeing the passage of time, and what effects it has on our lives. Flashback to 2007. At the time I lived in Miami and needed a logo for my relatively-new-but-gaining-popularity blog. And Shari Neal was an up and coming graphic designer in Chicago. Shari submitted the winning entry to the Afrobella logo contest, [...]


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		<title>XCVI Giveaway Winners!</title>
		<link>http://www.afrobella.com/2010/07/22/xcvi-giveaway-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.afrobella.com/2010/07/22/xcvi-giveaway-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The entries for the XCVI giveaway came in on both Afrobella and on my YouTube channel &#8211; and WOW y&#8217;all gave me LIFE with all that fashion inspiration! Now I feel the need to dress up my XCVI Silver Queen Tunic Top even MORE! It is never easy choosing winners, and because of the size [...]


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		<title>XCVI Plus Size Giveaway!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effortless and eclectic, bohemian and confident. That&#8217;s how clothing brand XCVI describes their aesthetic, and it explains why I love them. That&#8217;s my style too! I have been a fan of the brand for a while, so when I had the opportunity to try out their Silver Queen Tunic Top, I was BEYOND excited. I [...]


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		<title>Olay Spa Day Winner</title>
		<link>http://www.afrobella.com/2010/07/09/olay-spa-day-winner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This may be one of the most difficult contests I&#8217;ve had, when it comes down to choosing a winner! I asked you why you deserved a spa day, and the answers just made my heart melt. So many of us are overwhelmed, stressed out, had it up to here. I heard from many of you [...]


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		<title>Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash Giveaway WINNERS!</title>
		<link>http://www.afrobella.com/2010/07/05/olay-total-effects-7-in-1-advanced-anti-aging-body-wash-giveaway-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[42 amazing, insightful comments on the Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash Giveaway post &#8211; bellas, you gave me so much to absorb! Without further ado, here are the answers from the ten winners. I learned SO much and was SO inspired by you all! Traci &#8211; &#8220;My top anti aging body tips: [...]


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		<title>Another Special Giveaway, Thanks to Olay!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bellas&#8230;WOW what a week this has been. My parents are in town, so between entertaining them and being the best Chicago tour guide I can be, I&#8217;ve been preparing for the launch of Afrobella Radio. So please forgive me for the lack of fresh posts this week. Can I make it up to you with [...]


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