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Indie Beauty Brand Love — 2019 Holiday Beauty and Hair Gift Guide

December 17, 2019 by afrobella 9 Comments

Indie Beauty Brand Love — 2019 Holiday Beauty and Hair Gift Guide

I can’t believe it’s almost here! Are you ready for Christmas yet? It’s ALMOST but not quite too late to get that last minute shopping in. Without further ado, here’s my list of independent, mostly Black owned, mostly woman owned brands who are making skincare, body care, beauty and hair care products you will love! Adwoa…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Hair Tagged With: Beauty, best hair products, Felicia Leatherwood, holiday, Honey Baby Naturals, Honeycat Cosmetics, Hue Noir, indie beauty, indie brand love

My Picks — 8 gifts Under $25 from Cost Plus World Market

December 9, 2019 by afrobella 6 Comments

My Picks — 8 gifts Under $25 from Cost Plus World Market

There are plenty of stores I barely remember visiting for the first time. But I will never forget the first time I stepped into a Cost Plus World Market. I was absolutely amazed by the range, the character, the quality of stuff they had for sale. Furniture with style! Cool home décor and kitchen goods!…

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Filed Under: Featured, Food, Reviews Tagged With: food, gift guide, gift ideas, home decor, world market

Afrobella’s 13th Anniversary — My Thoughts on Longevity and Gratitude

September 27, 2019 by afrobella 2 Comments

Afrobella’s 13th Anniversary — My Thoughts on Longevity and Gratitude

August 13th marked 13 years of Afrobella.com. Back on August 13, 2006, a really good friend encouraged me to consider blogging. We stayed up all night drinking wine and talking about what my site would be. That night, I bought a domain. My first post went live on August 14, 2006.  And I’ve been meaning to write…

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Filed Under: Featured, Issues Tagged With: afrobella, Afrobella Anniversary

Laundry For Modern Living – How I Upgraded my Laundry Room with Grove Collaborative

May 9, 2019 by afrobella 2 Comments

Laundry For Modern Living – How I Upgraded my Laundry Room with Grove Collaborative

This post is sponsored by Grove Collaborative Ever since I started doing my own laundry, it’s been a big heavy pain. Literally. When I didn’t have my own washer and dryer, it was a question of lugging my heavy, full laundry basket and laundry detergent down to the laundry room or to the laundromat. Now…

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Filed Under: Featured, Life, Reviews Tagged With: ad, Grove Collaborative, laundry, Life, lifestyle, Sponsored Post

Sometimes It Snows in April – Thankfully, I FINALLY Found My Perfect Winter Coat

April 27, 2019 by afrobella 2 Comments

Sometimes It Snows in April – Thankfully, I FINALLY Found My Perfect Winter Coat

  As of May 2019, it will officially be a decade we’ve been living in Chicago. That’s right – it was May 2009 that my husband and I packed up our lives in Miami and moved to Illinois. In those early days, we made camp at his parents’ place in New Lenox (it’s near Joliet)….

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Filed Under: Featured, Style Tagged With: LL Bean, plus size cold weather, plus size cold weather fashion, winter coats, winter fashion

New Orleans Gets the Spotlight For Professional Black Girl Season Two

April 8, 2019 by afrobella 3 Comments

New Orleans Gets the Spotlight For Professional Black Girl Season Two

Dr. Yaba Blay is a woman I admire on several levels. You know the kind of woman who achieves all the things, inspires others, somehow keeps multiple plates spinning and looks gorgeous and undeniably cool while doing it all? She’s THAT kind of Professional Black Girl. Just by way of introduction, Dr. Yaba Blay is…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Issues, Pop Culture, Reviews Tagged With: #PrettyPeriod, #ProfessionalBlackGirl, beautiful black women, Dr Yaba Blay, media, Pop Culture, Professional Black Girl

Children’s Books Are The Future — What Is Light? Author Markette Shepperd on Inspiring Black Kids

November 15, 2018 by afrobella 50 Comments

Children’s Books Are The Future — What Is Light? Author Markette Shepperd on Inspiring Black Kids

Children’s books are such a fascinating area of Black literature right now. So many new books, new authors, new opportunities – it’s beautiful to behold and so inspiring! After years where there was a dearth of reading material intentionally by and for black boys and girls, we’ve come into a beautiful time of inclusivity, diversity…

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Filed Under: Featured, Issues, Pop Culture, Reviews Tagged With: afrobella interview, Afrobella Kids, authors, children's books, Interviews, kids, kids stuff

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