Tag: Product Reviews

Afrobella’s Big Reveal! Healthy Ways to Straighten Natural Hair

Afrobella’s Big Reveal! Healthy Ways to Straighten Natural Hair

| November 27, 2012 | 64 Comments

  In the past ten years, I can remember having my hair blown straight exactly once. It was in Trinidad at my mom’s hairstylist. He said he needed to blow my hair straight to apply highlights. When my hair was straight, my mom took her one and only camera phone photo – she was THAT [...]

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Behold, the Afrobella Avon E-Boutique!

Behold, the Afrobella Avon E-Boutique!

| October 9, 2012 | 2 Comments

Hello, Avon shoppers! Have you seen me on the site yet? Here I am!      One of the coolest things about being an Avon ambassador is the international reach of the brand. Avon is everywhere! I’ve gotten such sweet messages from all kinds of people from around the world, many of them Avon salespeople, [...]

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You Deserve: WEN by ChazDean Fall Ginger Pumpkin Seasonal Cleansing Conditioner

You Deserve: WEN by ChazDean Fall Ginger Pumpkin Seasonal Cleansing Conditioner

| October 5, 2012 | 10 Comments

This morning I needed to wash the busy week out of my hair. I reached for a product I’d been sent a while back but hadn’t yet tried — WEN by ChazDean Fall Ginger Pumpkin Seasonal Cleansing Conditioner. And lo, I was inspired to the point of poetry. I wrote a haiku to this seasonal [...]

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Fall Makeup, I am HERE For YOU

Fall Makeup, I am HERE For YOU

| August 31, 2012 | 12 Comments

I didn’t get it when I lived in a hot climate but now it’s going to be my third autumn in Chicago and I finally GET it. I get the anticipation of the changing seasons. I get the allure of autumn. It’s still sunny, but cool enough to layer. It’s the season for blazers and [...]

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How Do You Do Hair Removal?

How Do You Do Hair Removal?

| August 20, 2012 | 20 Comments

Most of the time on this blog if I’m talking about hair it’s all about preserving and celebrating the strands you have on your head – but this is about the other kind of hair. The hair that you wish wouldn’t grow as long or as thick. Bellas, let’s talk body hair. And let’s discuss [...]

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The Best Gel Eyeliners at Neighborhood Drugstore Prices

The Best Gel Eyeliners at Neighborhood Drugstore Prices

| August 16, 2012 | 15 Comments

Doesn’t matter the season. A classic cat’s eye (or Cleopatra eye) NEVER goes out of style. It’s my go-to look when I’m in a hurry and need to look classic and fashionable for an event. Spackle on some primer, dust on a little gold glimmer eyeshadow, and lay on a fabulous streak of liner along [...]

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Afrobella’s Nothing But Hair Favorites Giveaway!

Afrobella’s Nothing But Hair Favorites Giveaway!

| July 25, 2012

Who’s ready for a giveaway? It’s been a minute, bellas! It’s summer in Chicago, it’s insanely hot, and between the extreme temperatures and all the travel, my hair has been going THROUGH it. I couldn’t wait to get back from New Orleans and my Essence Music Fest adventures, to wash the Nawlins heat and humidity [...]

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