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All Of My Purple Life and the MAC Blogger’s Obsession Collection is BACK For a Limited Time Only!
Bellas, what a wild and crazy amazing experience this MAC Blogger’s Obsession collection has been! The collection hit MACCosmetics.com on June 21, and I don’t think MAC was ready for the frenzy. My friends Temptalia and Lianne the Makeup Girl had their eyeshadows sell out within days, and my lipglass, All Of My Purple Life, [...]
Mean Stinks! Amber Riley Takes On The Bullies
As one of the stars on the megahit show Glee, Amber Riley is the ultimate high school friend-in-the-head we all wish we had back in the day. She’s fabulous, funny, fiercely loyal to her truest friends and has a voice so big and beautiful, words can hardly describe it. Mercedes rules! And the actress who [...]
Naturally Professional – Carolyn Edgar
The Naturally Professional series on Afrobella.com and CurlyNikki.com was created to make a positive statement. Our intent is to disprove false and long held beliefs that wearing ones hair in a natural style — including locs, sisterlocs, and loose natural hair — makes a person somehow not professional enough for a corporate environment. Natural hair [...]
RIP Amy Winehouse
Amy, Amy, Amy. I’m not even sure what else to say that hasn’t already been said over the course of this tragic weekend. Amy Winehouse’s death is incredibly sad but I believe even her most diehard fans would have a hard time calling it surprising. It was the news you never wanted to hear, even [...]
You Deserve — Shea Moisture Black Soap Shampoo and Conditioner
Summertime does some THANGS to my hair, y’all. The sizzling hot weather turns my coils into frizz so dense I could lose my wedding ring in the roots of my hair. My scalp gets to feeling hot and sweaty and icky. I get buildup and flakes. If ever there were a time to switch up [...]
Afrobella Bride – Lauren
My latest Afrobella bride is Lauren, who works as an architectural lighting designer. What’s that, Lauren? “I design lighting for architecture like schools, civic buildings, homes, retail, restaurants, parks, offices, theme parks, libraries, etc.” SO cool!! And Lauren’s wedding was equally cool. Lauren has locs, and during her wedding, as she says “my locs were [...]
Win Tickets To See Rihanna in Philly!
Rihanna puts on a really fun show, and there is no fellow island-girl bias when I say this. Trust. This year alone I’ve seen the gamut of live performances — from Janet Jackson and Beyonce, to Eddie Vedder and the Dave Matthews Band. I know a good live show when I see one. And I’m [...]
