“Did you see that Italian Vogue is having a black issue?” “When are you going to write about the all-black issue of Vogue, Bella?” I can’t tell you how many versions of that message I got when Stephen Meisel’s smoldering photographs hit the internet. And oh, are they ever amazing. Seeing those photos took me…
Beauty
An Expensive Addiction
Did you miss me yesterday? I had one of those insane-workload-followed-by-dentist’s-appointment days. In fact, I have another one of those lined up for today! On days like that, I feel like I need to wear a good luck talisman of some sort. My mom gave me a jade bangle some years ago and I never…
Afrobella of the Week: Chrisette Michele
I’ll tell you, in recent weeks it’s been getting harder to come up with an Afrobella of the Week. While there are still some obvious choices coming up in the not-too-distant future, so many women I could have sworn would be all-natural forever have switched it up and gone all weavey or straight on me….
One of the many beautiful things about being a black woman
We can wear the most glorious and bright colors, and totally pull them off. I found this photo of the gorgeous Liya Kebede on Supermodels NL, a comprehensive site of model news, business, and fabulous photos. I’ve been mining it for makeup inspiration since always-knowledgeable afrobella Coffy suggested it as a good link for makeup…
Afrobella of the Week: Erykah Badu
Let me take y’all back a few years, back to 1997. Remember the first time you saw Erykah Badu’s video for “On and On”? I do. She strutted on the screen in that green headwrap and commanded us to listen. Erykah was – is- such a breath of fresh air in the game. She seemed…
Afrobella of the Week- Dr. Loretta Long
All this talk about the definition of natural hair got me thinking about my own hair journey. I thought way back to my childhood, before I got my hair straightened for the first time. That brought back memories of my very first hair idols. When I was six, I wanted to be Diana Ross as…
Afrobella of the Week: India.Arie
I distinctly remember the first time I heard “I Am Not My Hair.” I was in Chicago with my husband and my sister-in-law, driving the minivan to the mall the day after Thanksgiving (Wow, I can’t believe this year has flown by so quickly!). Steve was flipping stations, trying to find something good. Can I…
Afrobella Of The Week – The one and only Jill Scott
Alrighty, I know calling this Afrobella of the Week is a total misnomer for two reasons. 1. I run out of gas by Friday or wind up too busy, so it really winds up being Afrobella of the Fortnight. But that doesn’t have the same ring to it, now does it? and 2. Jill Scott…
Afrobella of the Week – Wanda Sykes
Good grief, I am such a slacker. I haven’t named an Afrobella of the Week in two weeks! That’s what I get for giving myself another deadline, I suppose. I mentioned that the latest Afrobella of the Week would be an unusual choice. And I guess she’s not a beauty in the conventional sense, but…
Hot Fall Trend: The Jeweled Eyelid
I was logging out of my hotmail account the other day, when this picture caught my eye. I simply had to find out more. The photo accompanied this MSN article, that declares jeweled eyelids as in for fall. My question is: Did jeweled eyelids ever go out with the seasons? I think some beauty looks…