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How Do You Clean Your Makeup Brushes?

Beauty/Featured/Makeup/Reviews/Skin
June 28, 2011

Bellas, question time – how often do you clean your makeup brushes? C’mon, you can tell me! Here’s my embarrassing, shameful but true confession…I don’t clean my makeup brushes nearly often enough! I use them daily and I’m honestly embarrassed to tell you how often I take the time to deep clean my makeup brushes… read all

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Hi, My Name Is…

Ask Afrobella/Featured/Randomness
June 27, 2011

I’ve been writing posts more-or-less five days a week for five years right here at your friendly neighborhood Afrobella.com, and over time I’ve assumed a certain familiarity. But lately I’ve been hearing from brand new bellas who discovered Afrobella by hearing about me via The Michael Baisden Show, or from the news about the MAC… read all

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Afrobella Interviews Jill Scott — Wisdom, Wit, and Light Of The Sun

Beauty/Featured/Jams/Pop Culture
June 23, 2011

During my interview with Jill Scott, she impressed me as a woman who can’t be reduced to a soundbite. Jill Scott gives a thoughtful, considered answer to every question you ask her. Excerpting one sentence or snipping a quote won’t work. When Jill responds to a question, there’s nothing flippant or offhanded about it. When… read all

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All Of My Purple Life and the MAC Bloggers Obsession Collection, On Sale TODAY!

Beauty/Featured/Makeup/Reviews
June 21, 2011

Today’s the day. It’s the summer solstice. June 21. Today, the MAC Bloggers Obsession collection will be officially on sale! And now YOU TOO will be able to rock All Of My Purple Life. If you visit MACCosmetics.com, you’ll find All Of My Purple Life is the first lipglass in the tinted lipglass category. Last… read all

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Afrobella on Michael Baisden!

Afrobella Radio/Featured/Pop Culture/Randomness
June 20, 2011

Last week Thursday, I had the honor of being interviewed in a brief segment on The Michael Baisden Show. And bellas, I don’t think it could have gone ANY better! The original topic was all about why women cut their hair after a relationship. But soon it turned into a let’s-learn-more-about-your-awesome-blog and I loved listening… read all

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Rihanna’s Concert Hits Chicago!

Featured/Pop Culture/Randomness
June 17, 2011

Bellas, I’m still on a high from Rihanna’s concert in Chicago on Wednesday! Thanks to my friends at Roc Nation, I came back from the Bali Style Summit in NYC (more to come on that soon!) — got off the plane, showered and changed into my fiercest outfit, then headed over to see Rihanna, live… read all

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All About The Butters

Beauty/Featured/Hair/Skin
June 14, 2011

A YouTube video by Heady 1313 recently made the rounds of social media and the blogosphere, stirring up controversy and laughter in its wake. Provocatively titled “I Am So Pissed At Black People Right Now,” the video wasn’t about some hot-button racial issue. It was about The Butters. As in shea, cocoa, mango, etcetera. When… read all

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Natural Hair Diary — Alycia Carter, Attorney

Hair
June 9, 2011

Hey Bellas! Consider this a new transition (ha! get it?) in the Natural Hair Diary. The weekly series is going continue showcasing your beautiful curls, favorite tips, best products, and hair inspiration over here at Afrobella.com, so please continue to submit yourselves and share your stories with me! This week’s Natural Hair Diary comes from… read all

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The Makeup Show Chicago MUA Ticket Giveaway!

Beauty/Makeup
June 8, 2011

As I just mentioned in the previous post, I’ll be at The Makeup Show Chicago this weekend. What I didn’t mention is that I’m not just attending, I’ll be speaking! I’m one of the speakers in The Makeup Show’s Industry Insider Pro Pods, where industry professionals, pro artists, top beauty bloggers, agents, photographers, beauty editors… read all

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The Makeup Show NYC & the Three Brands MUA Meagan Shea Fell In Love With!

Makeup/Reviews/Skin
June 8, 2011

Meagan Shea is a hardworking makeup artist, and when she isn’t beating faces in the DC and Maryland areas or being a busy honeybee at Oyin, she’s a-traveling the land to further her craft! When Meagan told me she was attending The Makeup Show NYC, I asked her to clue me into the three brands… read all

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