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cause we like to partay!: win a trip to new york fashion week + a rock and republic makeover

January 25, 2012 FASHION

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 [...]

rock this!: art walk jacket

January 24, 2012 daily dose of FLY

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 [...]

qhemets biologics burdock root butter cream product review 1/2

January 24, 2012 creams + puddings

(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 [...]

2012 beauty plan part 1.1 | prime time

January 20, 2012 skin care

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 [...]

[VIDEO] brandy co-signs wendy williams: “your baby is going to have some good hair”

January 20, 2012 HAIR LUST

Wendy: “If you have a baby with him the baby will have good hair.” Brandy: “Yes.” recently, i watched one of my favorite entertainers of all times sit down to have a chat with wendy. i love me some brandy and know almost all of her songs by memory. [sings] “i ain’t even gonna front…i [...]

classic kinks on the catwalk | pat cleveland

January 20, 2012 kinks on the catwalk

Lets go back, way back….well to 1967, when a curly haired, soon-to-be supermodel in the making was spotted by Vogue in New York City. Pat Cleveland went on the reinvent the runway walk with her signature strut, extreme poses and amazing curls. She ruled the roost throughout the 1970′s after making a name for herself [...]

real talk: could a ‘kiddie perm’ ever be considered child abuse?

January 20, 2012 Cocktails & Conversations

Ok I’m about to come at you from a different angle than may have previously been offered here in the natural hair community…and to the topic at hand, my answer is simple: Who am *I* to judge? From circumcision to ear piercing to nail painting – a few things, of purely cosmetic nature, that parents [...]

it’s a hiring party!: KISFORKINKY editorial internship

January 18, 2012 FASHION

GREAT NEWS! This position has been updated to include applicants from all over the US! If you are based in NY please apply soon as in-person interviews will be conducted the third week of this month from the 22nd-25th. Love KISFORKINKY? Of course you do and here is your chance to work with the natural [...]

rock this! | grace snake skin satchel

January 16, 2012 daily dose of FLY

Loving this grace snake skin satchel and overall denim look? CLICK ON ANY PIECE OR LINK ABOVE TO SHOP! it’s easy to get lost in denim. you put on one piece and it feels like you need to pile on even more denim just to make it work. i say, take a breather and think [...]

at home hair spa: triple phat coconut custard hair masque (i’m going in)

January 16, 2012 at home hair spa

There are times when you need a hair product to work it’s magic on the outside. You know, hang out on the cuticle like a club bouncer keeping the riff raff from slipping past the velvet rope. Then there are times when you need the product to stop playing games and get it in. With [...]

cocktails & conversations: new year, new you, new natural hair attitude + when good hair happens to bad people cocktail

January 14, 2012 Cocktails & Conversations

“Dear Lola, I don’t need your advice. I just need to vent. I am so sick and tired of my cousin, Kris (names changed), and her “good” hair. Before you get rowdy about my choice of words, let me explain. Kris’s hair is just as nappy as my own hair. However, I call it “good” [...]

2012 beauty plan part 1: pretty is as pretty does

January 14, 2012 makeup

It is the second week of 2012. You’ve proclaimed that this is your year in love, life, career and beauty and made the New Year’s resolution to get fit, eat a salad a day and wear makeup to work every single morning. Renewing your beauty routine could be the motivation to keep your complete self-improvement [...]

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