I think I cracked the code to making a successful product for the African American hair care market. Y’all ready? Name your product “African Magical Miracle Organic Super Gro Oil” and it will fly off the shelves. The contents don’t matter. You can just mix together a bunch of chemicals that don’t do your hair…
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Treat Your Tresses
After a ridiculously long and debauched Saturday night at a local landmark bar, my hair stunk like an overflowing ashtray on Sunday morning. Not only did it smell like the Marlboro Man threw up on me, but my curls were crunchy and hard and knotty. Ick. I spent my Sunday afternoon in beauty treatment rehab,…
Simply the Best
Every month, around what I will refer to as my Super Magic Girl Time, I start breaking out like crazy. I know I’ve expressed major skin concerns recently, but this week I woke up to discover a horrific constellation of zits stretching from my cheek to my chin to the dead-center of my neck improbably,…
Fabulous Happenings
Your skin looks tired. You’re stressed out. You totally need a facial, pedicure, and massage, stat. Lucky you, beautiful bella – it’s Spa Week for the East Coast and Midwest, so if you live in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Chicago,Dallas, Minnesota, or Miami, you can snag a fabulous spa treatment…
HIP HIP Hooray!
A few weeks ago, I was having a particularly bad morning when unexpectedly, the door rang. It was the Fed-Ex man, bearing a slender box. My day quickly did a complete 180. The good people at L’Oreal HIP sent me a package of makeup, ready for review! Suddenly it was the best morning ever! I’ve…
I Ain’t Saying She’s a Gold Digger…
But this Barbie ain’t messing with no broke Ken dolls. I kid the Milano Barbie; there are plenty of skankalicious blonde, white Barbie dolls. But I think this particular one looks like she would be rolling with this girlfriend, in this car, and heading out to the club to holla at this dude. What I’m…
To Poo or Not to Poo
Got your attention with that headline, did I? Fret not, readers. Afrobella isn’t delving into any distasteful subjects. We’re talking shamPOO, and the “no poo” method coined originally by Lorraine Massey, author of the book “Curly Girl”. I learned all about “no poo” on Motown Girl’s site, and of course I had to ask her…
Fruity Goodness!
Product junkies on some of the popular curly hair message boards are always nattering on about HG or Holy Grail products. I didn’t quite get the fuss until now. I think I found my HG, and I’m ready to testify! Garnier Fructis Curl & Shine products are the bomb! My friend Jessica swears by the…
Giving Credit Where It’s Due
I know I’m a little late to the party, but I want to show Angie Stone some love. She got over her defense mechanism and realized her teammates were trying to help her. I was so proud of her by the end of Celebrity Fit Club. Even though Angie didn’t lose as much weight as…
Goodbye to a Blaxploitation Legend
Rest in Peace, Tamara Dobson. I had a big Cleopatra Jones poster in my room, and she definitely inspired me as well as legions of women to be fierce and sassy and natural. I read the sad news this morning, and my heart goes out to her family.