last week i was in ny working on tons of new things for the blog. in between all of my running around, i had the chance to slow it down a bit and sit down with the motions team to have a bite and a couple of cocktails over new hair conditioners, serums and puddings in celebration of their new “naturally you” line of natural hair products.
as a teen, i was a motions girl and i could pick that yellow packaging off of the shelves of any beauty supply store while blindfolded. yeah, that’s how dedicated to the brand that i was. once i went natural, my affair went cold, so it was much to my surprise to find that a brand that i’d once held dear to my straight hair heart was offering up goods for curly-haired girls like myself.
myself and a few other natural-haired and beauty bloggers gathered at the mondarian in soho to take part of the luncheon – which i might add had some banging curry chickpeas (i have to try to make those myself). there was lots of mingling and mixing and hair talk, much of which i held with urusla stephens. yep, that ursula – rihanna’s hairstylist. we chopped it up for a bit – and you’d be surprise to know that [click to continue…]
I just know that your tresses are moist and buttery soft from the Triple Phat Coconut Custard Hair Masque I hit you with last time, yes? Now it’s time to lock it all in with this decadent and creamy Whipped Key Lime Coconut Butter. This mix takes a little more elbow grease then your average recipe, but trust that it’s well worth it.
To make this super delish and great smelling butter for your natural hair – we’re talking margarita hair party for your Bermuda mama style, mix the following lush ingredients and let’s get it (click the links to shop ‘em)! [click to continue…]
when i first started this blog, had you said to me that in a few years i’d be doing it full time, i probably would have laughed you under a table. at the time, the idea was nice, but surely not something that i thought was in my path. i loved sharing my tips and thoughts on all of the things i discovered while going natural, but blogging was a lot of work and in-between working long production days and enormous amounts of writers block, i didn’t know how long i could keep this up.
last year, as i broached 2012, i sat back to reflect on this blog’s upcoming anniversary and my transition from hobby blogger to full time. with a new year upon me and so many fresh ideas for the blog, i thought back on ways that i could make this space more personal and continue to enhance my experience in blogging while giving you more candid glimpses into my life – you know, so that you know i’m a real person and not some bald dude from uzbekistan going by the imaginary “second life-esque” guise of “kurlybella.” with almost three years under my belt, i can still count on one hand how many times [click to continue…]
Steve Harvey wants us to Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Ralph Banks says we should “marry out“, and now the latest survey conducted by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests that we are hyper-career driven workhorses who don’t prioritize marriage. It seems that everyone and their mom has an opinion regarding the so-called plight of the Single Black Woman. When did finding (and keeping) a companion require the help of so many “experts”? It’s no wonder some of us have simply adopted an I-Don’t-Need-A-Man mentality. But for all the PhDs and Relationship Gurus, I found that the most refreshing and no-nonsense gem came from none other than controversial rapper, T.I.
In a recent episode of Vh1′s T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle, the couple is discussing T.I.’s upcoming appearances, an unfinished album and many other obligations he needs to meet in an attempt to get his post-prison career back on track. Although clearly stressed, T.I. calmly turns to Tiny, mother of his children and wife of 18 months, and says, [click to continue…]
Welcome back to Makeup 101. Today’s topic, how to amp up your makeup. We’ve got the basics covered in parts 1 and 1.1 [be sure to check them out if you have not just yet] but now it’s time to bring it all home and take it from day to night. Take your natural makeup from the office to hours de vours in a few quick steps!
You’ve started the day with a great moisturizer, primer foundation, blush and mascara now it’s time to boost your radiance with a sultry smoky eye, liquid eyeliner and a flattering pair of falsies.
have you ever been in the presence of women who label themselves everything but a lady? it seems to me that recently “a bitch” is the thing to be. i’ve seen it first hand on too many ocassions. they boldly, proudly and loudly proclaim their high bitch status by saying things like, “i’m that bitch!” as they throw their arms up in the air as their head, hair and hands wildly wail about and puff their chest up as bodldy as a dodo bird. it’s a site to see, let me tell you. i’m always left wondering, the bitch of what? the bitch of york, the first lady bitch? oh wait that doesn’t go together. the bitch of insanity, your own imaginary island? what?
i don’t take kindly to calling myself or other women socially oppressive names in jest or as a proud badge of some sort, nor do i find it appealing to hear other women label women they may not like as bithes and hoes.
anyway, recently i was in the presence of someone who happened to be singing along to a nicki minaj song. i’m not the biggest minaj fan but i love her quirky fashion sense. let’s put it this way, i know more about what she wore last week than what she sings.
taking me completely by surprise, she proceeded to loudly sing along to the verse of nicki’s new song, “stupid hoe”, that goes a little something like, [click to continue…]
Whilst waiting at the bus stop on a cold raining night, minding my own business praying my preferred mode of transport would arrive already, that is when it happened when I spotted the most amazing Afro, atop a picturesque face mounted on a model figure…little did I know I had just been Julia Sarr Jamois. [...]
Hello lovelies. It’s your Fairy Model Mother here broadcasting live from a photo shoot. Ooo la la. I get a lot of questions from aspiring models who want to know how to get their foot in the door. Since it’s the beginning of the year and we’re all starting anew, I figured a quick refresher [...]
right now i’m in ny for work and am heading back to cali in a few days but that stay at home won’t be long. in about a week, i’ll be right back in ny prepping to attend fashion week. i’ve been frantically looking online for clothes to wear and styles to wear my hair [...]
it’s cold outside and the winter is settled in for at least a few more months. you’ve gotta go out because going “out” takes to you work and to school and to play so the trick to the cold is to mix it up. take in a play and dinner date or even better up [...]
(5/5) last month, i had the unfortunate experience of falling asleep and not wrapping my hair which i also lamented about on facebook. like the dry heat gods always do, they wreaked havoc on my tresses leaving me with a little more than my share of mats to deal with. my hair is very, very [...]
We are taking our beauty routines seriously this year. You’ve already got your list of goodies to buy from part one of our 2012 beauty plan series, where I covered all the bases from one of my favorite foundations for women of color to bronzers, blushes and mascara. But before we go any further, we [...]
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