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What My New Media Expo Experience Taught Me

What My New Media Expo Experience Taught Me

| January 17, 2013 | 11 Comments

One of the things I’m learning about blogging as a career – there is no set road ahead of you. Many of us are figuring things out as we go along and finding opportunities in unexpected places. Take for example, my recent trip to Las Vegas. I was brought to Vegas to speak at the [...]

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The Sam Fine Fashion Fair Collection is FINALLY Available!

The Sam Fine Fashion Fair Collection is FINALLY Available!

| January 15, 2013 | 12 Comments

The excitement has been building since it was announced in 2011, that respected, acclaimed celebrity makeup artist Sam Fine was taking over as Creative Makeup Director for Fashion Fair Cosmetics. Ever since then makeup lovers have been wondering – when will there be a Sam Fine Fashion Fair collection? What would a Sam Fine Fashion [...]

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Halle Berry at the Golden Globes. Get the Look!

Halle Berry at the Golden Globes. Get the Look!

| January 14, 2013 | 9 Comments

How does she do it? How does she KEEP doing it? Halle Berry is as radiantly gorgeous as ever. In the words of Luvvie, she looked “..like angels licked her face this morning.” Halle STAYS slaying. BEHOLD. Her patterned, cut out Atelier Versace dress is getting mixed reviews but you know what isn’t getting mixed reviews at [...]

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Kerry Washington at the Golden Globes. Get The Look!

Kerry Washington at the Golden Globes. Get The Look!

| January 13, 2013 | 1 Comment

At the 2013 Golden Globes, Scandal and Django Unchained star Kerry Washington went for a classic, sleek, restrained look – blunt bangs, slick, straight hair and a nude Miu Miu gown. Makeup artist Carola Gonzalez gave the scoop on her Lancôme makeup! Photo courtesy Lancôme. For Kerry’s face, Carola used Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra 24H Foundation in Suede [...]

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Medicinal Bubble Baths. Take One Today!

Medicinal Bubble Baths. Take One Today!

| January 13, 2013 | 4 Comments

Your boss turned your stress level all the way up to ten. You got an e mail that worked your last nerve. Your kids won’t take that nap you were really hoping they would. You need some therapy and a massage and an escape from everything that’s weighing you down. A vacation can’t come soon [...]

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I’m Speaking at Blogworld’s New Media Expo! Vegas, Here I Come

I’m Speaking at Blogworld’s New Media Expo! Vegas, Here I Come

| January 4, 2013 | 4 Comments

Hey there! It’s the first week of this bright, shiny, brand new year and already I’m writing to you from an airplane. I’m on the way to Las Vegas, where I’ll be speaking at Blogworld’s New Media Expo! My session is on Tuesday morning and it’s titled How To Actually Grow A BIG Brand And [...]

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Honest, Funny, Awesome. Afrobella Interviews Heather Headley

Honest, Funny, Awesome. Afrobella Interviews Heather Headley

| January 2, 2013 | 13 Comments

  Before I read the May/June 2012 issue of Caribbean Beat (the official in flight magazine of Trinidad’s Caribbean Airlines), I thought of Heather Headley differently. Undeniably beautiful, talented beyond words, and an accomplished singer with her own albums and Broadway legacy. She’s worldly, and incredibly talented. Heather Headley is a superstar. Before I read [...]

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