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Ask Afrobella: Little Boys with Kinks and Coils
You guys. I am terrible and I ask for your forgiveness. I haven’t done an Ask Afrobella in WAY too long. Instead, I chose the immediacy of Formspring and even there I’ve been letting questions just marinate. SMH at myself. Mea culpa, and I’m back to answer a question all about raising little kids to [...]
Rachel Roy Giveaway Winner!
48 of you commented on my most recent Rachel Roy giveaway — which included items from her Fairwinds jewelry and accessory collection, all hand made by villagers in Rwanda and Tanzania. But I can only choose one winner, and I chose a number at random… And that winner is #31 – KimberlyKeyosha who has her [...]
Happy Birthday, Aunty Opal!
Most families have at least one person like her — the warm one, the one with all the culinary skills, the one who is most likely to watch cartoons with the kids, or play games. The one who’s motherly without necessarily being your mom. In my family, her name is Opal. And she’s always been [...]
Win a Trip to Paris!
Everyone I know who has been, has fallen in love with the culture, the ambiance, the food, the romance of Paris. Someday, I dream of visiting and strolling hand in hand along Parisian streets with my husband. It isn’t my time – not just yet. BUT – thanks to my friends at Black Atlas – [...]
My Monday Manicure – Birthday Edition!
OK, it’s Tuesday night. Don’t judge me! Yesterday was one of those why-is-today-so-ridiculously-unproductive days. And today was more of the same. But last weekend was truly awesome. Last Monday was my birthday weekend. And my friends at Dove Visibly Smooth helped me celebrate! To help promote their amazing hair-growth-reducing deodorant, some of your favorite beauty [...]
My First Beauty Memory
My mother’s first beauty memory was one of observation. She remembers watching my grandfather’s sister, Auntie Ruby, as she sat at her dresser getting ready. “She would always have a huge flacon of 4711, and she would dab it behind her ears and on her neck. Being a six-year-old, sitting there and watching her was [...]
Want Of The Week – Boutique De Bandeaux
I love a pretty, feminine headband – nothing jazzes up an understated look better, IMO. But with oversized curly hair it can be hard to find one that fits, and if you find one that fits it can be hard to find a hair accessory that’s just the perfect size to stand out among your [...]
