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Gorgeous Naturals, Howard University, and the Ford Fiesta
Back in February, I had the opportunity to be part of something really special. I went to Howard University to cover a unique casting call for Ford Focus – their Inspired By Color event was SO Afrobella-tastic. I was absolutely astounded by the beauty of the aspiring models – all students at Howard with SO. [...]
Afro-Inspired Art, From France With Love
One of my favorite things to do online, is search for afro-inspired art. Many images are cliche. And every now and then, you find something genius. IMO, this is the latter. I stumbled across the button-art of Anouchka Potdevin via Apartment Therapy and HAD to look her up and share with my bellas. Anouchka Potdevin [...]
You’re Reading The Best Fashion or Beauty Blog!
According to YOU and the folks at the Black Weblog Awards, anyway! I won both the popular and the judges vote for the first ever Best Fashion or Beauty Blog category. And I was up against some strong competition! I really want to express my heartfelt thanks to you for reading and supporting and loving [...]
Tyler Perry’s “Colored Girls” – Will You See It?
So much has been written about Tyler Perry’s upcoming film adaptation of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, penned by Ntozake Shange and loved by so many. This photo of the cast has just emerged, to give fans something to anticipate. From left to right: Anika Noni Rose (as [...]
Feedburner is Fixed!
Bellas – for a while I got some messages from you about an issue on the site. The RSS feed wasn’t working for some random reason. Honestly, I know so much more about the creative side of blogging and so little about stuff like that…I had no idea how to fix it. Until tonight, when [...]
Karen’s Body Beautiful and the Cutest Manicure Ever
I realize it takes me like a good month to catch up on life after I get back from a trip to New York City. It doesn’t even matter how long I’m there for – I went to NYC for a whirlwind weekend in August and I STILL haven’t fully unpacked my makeup bag or [...]
My Monday Manicure – Nail Art FTW!
My experiments with nail art have been hit or miss thus far. And a recent experiment was such a miss, I was like – lemme just stick with bold bright nails and keep it moving. Clearly I don’t know what I’m doing with nail pens or mini paintbrushes. But last Friday, I was lucky enough [...]
