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My London Strength Of Nature Brit Beauty Afro Hair Show Experience!

My London Strength Of Nature Brit Beauty Afro Hair Show Experience!

| June 4, 2013 | 7 Comments

I’ve been blessed by readers and commenters from across the pond since I started this here blog back in 2006. I’ve always had the good fortune to know that Afrobella is read in the USA and the Caribbean, and also there are Afrobella readers in the UK, Europe and beyond. But knowing isn’t seeing and [...]

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Gorgeous New Jewelry For You To Get Into

Gorgeous New Jewelry For You To Get Into

| May 28, 2013 | 7 Comments

  My husband has learned over the many years of our marriage – I’m not one for generic jewelry. I’m not one who wants him to go to Jared and I don’t believe every kiss begins with Kay. I don’t generally go gaga for the pieces you see on display at the department stores. What [...]

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Every Woman’s Worst Nightmare

Every Woman’s Worst Nightmare

| May 22, 2013 | 51 Comments

  And now for something COMPLETELY different and a topic I don’t normally address…but this week I feel compelled to because of what I saw. Red calendar via Shutterstock   Picture this. I’m stuck at the back of a crowded bus headed down a busy downtown Chicago street. I look out the window and see [...]

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Natural Hair Confession – I Don’t Really Have A Hair Regimen

Natural Hair Confession – I Don’t Really Have A Hair Regimen

| May 21, 2013 | 26 Comments

  When I first went natural, it was all I thought about. I spent so much time in my first three or four years of natural hair, figuring it out. Creating a natural hair regimen can seem daunting at first. The products your hair responded to when it was relaxed, won’t have the same effects [...]

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Experiencing A Different Side of Vegas. Inside The MLife Experience

Experiencing A Different Side of Vegas. Inside The MLife Experience

| May 20, 2013 | 7 Comments

  I’ll admit it, I had a pre-existing prejudice against Las Vegas. It was cemented by the reputation the city had built for itself, branding itself as a perpetual bachelor party that catered to those interested in gambling and indulging in extreme, excessive inebriation. A place for people with something to escape and something to [...]

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Ten Realizations About Being In Your Thirties

Ten Realizations About Being In Your Thirties

| May 14, 2013 | 18 Comments

  Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of my friends freaking out about turning 30, or being 30. This year I turned 34, so I think I have a little perspective to share. Not a lot, just a little. Just enough to tell all of you to stop freaking out about turning 30, or being [...]

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5 Reasons To Look Forward To Summer

5 Reasons To Look Forward To Summer

| May 14, 2013 | 3 Comments

  FINALLY. Finally it seems like the heavy grey veil has been lifted off Chicago. The trees are green again. Flowers are blooming. Every neighborhood café is bustling. This is the time of year that reminds me of why we moved here. Spring has sprung and you can already feel summer coming up around the [...]

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