I used to be such a tomboy back in the day. Teeshirts, jeans, very little makeup. That was me all day every day. Then in my sophomore year of college, I started wearing skirts and realized I looked good in them. And from there it was a slippery slope to complete and utter girliness. Now,…
Beauty
Event Recap: My NYFW Natural Hair Blogger Meetup in NYC!
It all started on Twitter, when I mentioned I’d be in town for New York Fashion Week. First one natural hair blogger mentioned they wanted to meet me. Then another. Then I said – what if I had some kind of natural hair blogger meetup during Fashion Week? After that, the concept snowballed into something…
Event Recap: Cocktails and Couture
I missed the first hour of Cocktails and Couture because I was my typically slow self and catching a cab in NYC is a hellish experience for me. But I wasted no time in hugging, meeting, greeting, and celebrating my beauty and fashion blogger besties as soon as I got there! Here I am with…
Oyin Supports Responsible Reform for Safer Cosmetics!
Bellas – in my time here as a blogger, I haven’t featured many guest blogger posts. I blame that on my inner control freak. But every now and then we have to admit that we don’t know everything about everything – and the issues surrounding the new proposed bill called the “Safe Cosmetics Act of…
You’re Reading The Best Fashion or Beauty Blog!
According to YOU and the folks at the Black Weblog Awards, anyway! I won both the popular and the judges vote for the first ever Best Fashion or Beauty Blog category. And I was up against some strong competition! I really want to express my heartfelt thanks to you for reading and supporting and loving…
Caress Girls Night Out Giveaway Winners AND Mixtapes!!
Apparently I’m gonna need a new way to judge the success of my giveaways. Now I’ll need to know – did I get lots of retweets? Lots of comments? And most importantly – was there a resulting MIXTAPE?? Or TWO? For the Caress Girls Night Out Whipped Souffle Giveaway, I asked you to leave a…
Afrobella’s Top 5 Favorite…Cover Girl Makeup Items
Hey! Ho! It’s a makeup video! I’m doing something a little new over on the ol’ YouTube channel – taking my 5 things lists over there. And for the first week I’m doing a top 5 dedicated to a makeup brand I often take for granted. I’m talking easy, breezy, beautiful Cover Girl. I know…
It’s the Caress Girls’ Night Out Whipped Souffle Giveaway!
What’s more fun than a girls’ night out? I’m a girly girl to the core when it comes to that stuff! I love getting dolled up and hitting the hotspots with my fave ladies. That’s why I can’t WAIT for Fashion’s Night Out in NYC! (It’s like the ULTIMATE GNO!) When I’m getting ready for…
5 Fave New Body Washes
Recently we had houseguests in town and one of the main topics of discussion became our bathroom. Specifically one corner of the shower stall, which is cluttered with no less than five body washes at the moment. Oh hello, shower cat! “Why do you have so many?” asked my friend John. “Because I am a…
Stop The Shining
My T-Zone has been the bane of my existence since high school. In every photo I took, there it was – shining bright and stealing all the attention. Dealing with the oiliest area of my face has taken years of trial and error, y’all. But finally I’ve found some products that work well enough on…