Christmas Day is right around the corner. If you haven’t started your holiday shopping yet, this is your day to do as much online shopping as possible. I’m here to help! Before I get into my natural hair holiday shopping guide, allow me to share two similar guides with you. Buzzfeed is one of my…
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Quvenzhané Wallis Deserves Better
Last night’s Oscar broadcast was more or less what I expected. Standard issue sophomoric humor and frat boy irreverence set to music and soft shoe dance routines by Seth McFarlane, check. An excessively long broadcast that felt every second of three hours long, check. Glorious gowns and fantastic performances by a few of my…
Why Don’t You Wear Makeup?
When I was a teen, I went through a virulent and outspoken anti-makeup phase. This lasted for all of two years and was reflective of my mental state at the time (I was also dealing with general teenage angst and unhappiness, and an eating disorder I’ve thankfully managed to leave behind). I kept myself busy…
Would You Spend $4000 to Make Your Hands and Feet Look Younger?
For Glam.com. You can put on makeup, slather on expensive creams and gels, get injectables, or get plastic surgery. There are any number of things you can do to slow the signs of aging for your face and certain parts of your body. But there are certain body parts that inevitably will reveal what a…
Treat Your Feet!
Your feet are the working class heroes of your body. The journeymen. They’re probably the hardest working parts of your body. And if you’re like me, you don’t take care of them the way they deserve to be taken care of. Let me talk to you about my feet. Cause recently we’ve been having issues….
A Special Giveaway From Lexus To You
Two giveaways in one week? What am I thinking? Bellas, if you live in Washington DC or nearby, I’ve got a special giveaway for you! But it’s only a one-day thing! And it’s not a car. Lord knows, I wish it could be. Lexux has been hosting some truly fabulous events around the country —…
Black Woman, Know That You Are Beautiful
The March issue of Glamour magazine features a six-page spread titled Your Race, Your Looks.” The article is a response to the publication’s professional hair debacle of last year. In November, Glamour magazine rounded up a panel of esteemed journalists, beauty entrepreneurs, and academic figures to discuss the current state of the depiction of black…
Consider Yourself Bronzed!
I only have ten bronzers in my hands. Permit me to get my Tyra Banks on as I announce the winners. Amber Xenanic Thecla Angelica Greenstar ladybugfromthechi Brandi Sunshine ceecee, and last but not least — Berrybrowne – you asked the Ask Afrobella question that led to the giveaway, so you deserve one! So ten…
I Learned How to Make Pasta from Scratch
This is the beginning of a series of projects I’m going to share with you, my adventures in trying new things and how they turned out. First up, making pasta from scratch, with the new tools I got from Abt Electronics!
Stocking Stuffers Galore –L’Occitane Advent Calendars Make Great Gifts!
This post is in partnership with the CJ Affiliate VIP Content Service, and sponsored by L’Occitane There’s a debate at our home every year, right around this time. Call it The Great Tree Debate. My husband is in the Tree-After-Thanksgiving-And-Never-Before camp. I’m in the I-Was-Born-in-the-Caribbean-So-We-Can-Christmas-When-We-Want camp. Right now, the Christmas tree is lit and resplendent…