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“Say Yes” to Ava DuVernay And Fashion Fair!

October 29, 2013 by afrobella 7 Comments

“Say Yes” to Ava DuVernay And Fashion Fair!

  How amazing is Ava DuVernay? In the dazzling span of her film career, she’s blazed a trail and changed the game. She was the first African-American woman to win the Best Director Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, for her film Middle Of Nowhere. Her first feature film, I Will Follow was critically acclaimed…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Makeup, Pop Culture, Style Tagged With: Ava DuVernay, beautiful black women, Beauty, beauty inspiration, celebrity makeup artists, Fashion Fair, film, makeup, movies

Whitney Houston, Beauty Icon

February 11, 2013 by afrobella 4 Comments

Whitney Houston, Beauty Icon

  Do you remember where you were, when you found out? I do. I was standing backstage at Texture On The Runway, such a fabulous New York Fashion Week event. I was waiting to be interviewed by Corynne Corbett for Essence, when Dickey of Hair Rules came backstage and said five words I won’t ever…

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Filed Under: Featured, Life, Pop Culture Tagged With: beauty inspiration, Black Beauty, black beauty history, Featured, full-pic, icons, Pop Culture, RIP, whitney houston

Moments of Black Beauty History – Grace Jones Island Life Cover Photo

February 4, 2013 by afrobella 11 Comments

Moments of Black Beauty History – Grace Jones Island Life Cover Photo

The woman is in her 60’s and still nobody does it better. The one and only Grace Jones has aged like only the most high quality wine. Today, let’s look back to one of the images that made her an icon. The album cover for Island Life. Grace is GORGEOUS. Sinewy. Sleek. Her skin is…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Body, Featured, Pop Culture, Randomness, Style Tagged With: beautiful black women, Beauty, beauty inspiration, black history month, grace jones, icons

28 Moments in Black Beauty History. Josephine Baker’s ZouZou

February 1, 2013 by afrobella 5 Comments

28 Moments in Black Beauty History. Josephine Baker’s ZouZou

Today is Februrary 1, the official beginning of Black History Month. Every day this month, I will feature a snapshot of black beauty history. Expect to see images, products, tastemakers, artists, models, and films that have shaped the world of fashion and beauty today.  I can still remember like it was yesterday. I may have…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Issues, Pop Culture Tagged With: beautiful black women, beauty icons, beauty inspiration, black history month, Featured, full-pic, Josephine Baker

RIP, Helen Gurley Brown

August 13, 2012 by afrobella 4 Comments

RIP, Helen Gurley Brown

As crazy as this may sound, Cosmopolitan was one of the first magazines I remember reading. I knew I was far too young to be reading that stuff, but I couldn’t stay away. Those primary colored covers featuring super glamorous women — especially in the Eighties when supermodels seemed like a breed apart. I was…

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Filed Under: Featured, Life, Pop Culture, Style Tagged With: beauty inspiration, Featured, full-image, Helen Gurley Brown, Pop Culture, RIP, Style

Jody Watley On Life, Music, Beauty, Billy B and Being an Icon

May 18, 2012 by afrobella 14 Comments

Jody Watley On Life, Music, Beauty, Billy B and Being an Icon

When you think of Jody Watley, very specific visuals might come to mind. Sleek hair. Bangin’ brows. Hoop earrings. A matte red lip. When I visualize Jody Watley, I always envision her in an all black ensemble. And for me that’s entirely because Jody Watley was one of my earliest beauty icons. Her Eighties hits…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Hair, Makeup, Pop Culture, Skin, Style Tagged With: Beautifully Aging Bellas, Beauty, beauty advice, beauty inspiration, Billy B, Featured, full-image, icons, Jody Watley, Reviews, Style

Afrobella Art — Curating An Artful Eye

February 9, 2012 by afrobella 8 Comments

Afrobella Art — Curating An Artful Eye

In the interest of furthering the Afrobella Art series under a knowledgable and well curated eye, I’ve turned over the reins to a new monthly contributor. Bellas, meet Veronica Marshall. She is a self-described interior design junkie, obsessed with all-things home décor, antiquing, midcentury modern design, and collecting art by emerging artists. The owner of…

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Filed Under: Featured, Issues, Style Tagged With: Afrobella Art, Art, beauty inspiration, inspiration

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