A few weeks ago, an online store by the name of Buy Beauty.com sent me a sample package of some of their products. The basket was chock-full of stuff, some of which tackled beauty issues I don’t have. So the lip plumper and eye cream, I passed along to some of my equally analytical beauty…
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The Definition of Natural
Leela James is fierce. She’s beautiful, and she’s redefining R&B. She speaks from the soul, and I only see big things coming for her. I adore her voice, she’s got a beautiful, bruised melodious instrument that really captures the listener’s ear. For proof, check out her soulful cover of No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak”, or my…
Preparing for Halter Season
You’ve got the shoes, the accessories, the pretty makeup… now all that’s left to complete your holidazzle party look is the perfect dress. But wouldn’t you know it – most of the prettiest holiday gowns are either backless or nearly there. For example, peep this beautiful lace babydoll number that I spotted over at Urban…
Get Kinky!
I get so many e mails and messages about Miss Jessie’s products. It’s one of the popular search queries that brings people to my site. Let me tell y’all something – Miss Jessie’s might be great stuff (I don’t know yet because I refuse to spend that much money on a hair product), but instead…
Set Your Tivos!
Here’s a great reason to have cable, and an even better reason to set your digital recording device well in advance – on Thursday November 30 at 9, the Sundance channel will premiere Iconoclasts: Dave Chappelle and Maya Angelou. Oh, they are adorable together. I can’t wait to see two of my absolute favorite celebrities…
Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
Today is Thanksgiving in America. When I first moved here in 1998, I viewed the holiday as a day to enjoy a lavish meal with family, leading into a weekend of shopping overindulgence. While it definitely is that (and I’m looking forward to enjoying the festivities), Thanksgiving is also a great day to reflect and…
What’s Your Holiday Look?
‘Tis the season, bellas! I have two holiday parties to attend in Miami (sad to say, both on the same day. Every year, both of our office parties are on the same day! So we have to go to one first, then spend the rest of the night at the other. So annoying) and at…
R.I.P, Ruth
I know we’ve had a spate of sad celebrity deaths recently – Gerald Levert, Ed Bradley, Jack Palance… but Ruth Brown passed away yesterday and I found myself particularly moved. In her heyday, she was fiesty and funny, sexy and forthright. You can hear her influence in the hoot of Little Richard and the wail…
Friday Teaser
I’ve been running myself ragged, y’all. I have a full time job so as much as I want to write and post Afrobella stuff all day, I gotta pull up my brakes sometimes and pry myself away. Because I stayed out late last night at my friend Jason “Fitzroy” Jeffers’ concert shindig, I’m fresh out…
Meet The Makeup Girl!
My background isn’t in cosmetics, I just have a fascination with the products and with the industry. So I always need to turn to my fellow beauty writers and bloggers to make sure I’m saying the right thing. Whenever I’m researching a product, I turn to Makeup Alley, but when it comes to getting advice…