Get your softest tissues and your most waterproof eye makeup ready for this Sunday evening, bellas. This weekend’s season premiere of Extreme Makeover – Home Edition is a very special tearjerker. I know, I know. I hear you. “Um, every episode of Extreme Makeover – Home Edition is a tearjerker. What makes this one so… read all

Since moving to Chicago I’ve had the pleasure to encounter some truly remarkable people who have inspired me to do more and be better. Among those people are the Watkins sisters. The two of them are so passionate about being the change they want to see in the world. You can’t help but be inspired… read all

Today is Earth Day, and the celebration isn’t just going on at your local park. I’m celebrating Earth MONTH right here, and you – lucky, beautiful bella, you – might win an amazing prize pack from Aveda! I already let y’all know – I’m an Aveda Water Warrior. This month I’m partnering with the eco-conscious… read all

It’s been 40 years since Marvin Gaye released the poignant Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), but the lyrics remain as scarily relevant as ever. Radiation on the ground and in the sky. Fish full of mercury. All of that awful stuff, worse than ever before. One change for the better in the last 40 years… read all

Last year it was spectacular and this year promises to be just as fabulous! The Red Pump Project‘s Rock The Red Fashion show takes place Thursday, March 24, 2011 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM – that’s next week! OMG where did this month go? Some of your favorite Chicago bloggers will be there to… read all

Together with the other bloggers and brands who generously donated products for the BeautyBloggers.org auction, we raised a collective $4,916 for Doctors Without Borders. I’ll be shipping out the items I donated ASAP. Thank you SO much for supporting the cause!

The holiday season is all about giving – and it’s even cooler when the gift you give, also gives back to a charitable organization. If you know where to look, there are some absolutely lovely and fashionable presents you can get for your loved ones, and the purchase will also benefit a cause truly worth… read all

The holidays are a time to shop and a time to celebrate, but they also should be a time to give. And a time to love and support the less fortunate. In the spirit of giving for the holidays and beyond, I’m going to be featuring a whole lotta charitable initiatives here on Afrobella. Tis… read all

So many of us are blessed. And so often, we don’t think about our blessings. Good health, having all your loved ones around you, having a roof over your head, a house full of peace and love, heat, clothing and even the ability to serve your own Thanksgiving dinner, or do that Black Friday/Cyber Monday… read all

Recently, gorgeous and fabulous fashion designer had what Oprah might call, an “aha moment.” No, it didn’t come during my interview with her about plus size fashion (although I’m hoping inspiration struck there…HEY Rachel!). And it didn’t happen last night when she was on Project Runway. (did you see her? HEY Rachel!) Rachel’s moment came… read all