I’ll probably always be buying and trying new curly hair products, but I’ve found my Holy Grail for now. My hair absolutely craves Curls Milkshake. It leaves my tresses more moisturized and perfectly defined than any other product. After I reviewed a batch of Curls products, I became hooked. Now I’m dying to try the…
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What Condition My Conditioner’s In
* Just so you all know, this post was ready to go up this morning. But when I woke up, I had no cable, no internet, and because we have Vonage, no phone. Now that my situation is rectified, back to your regularly scheduled afrobella post. You’ll hear many an afrobella talk about abandoning shampoo,…
Much Too Much
So this has been a big weekend for hair in the news. First Britney Spears’ public meltdown begins in earnest, then I see this picture of Kelis’ new cotton candy ‘do over at Concrete Loop. Good grief. That picture of Kelis makes me want to slather on a deep conditioning treatment, sit under my steam…
Do My Eyes Decieve Me?
Amidst all of the other stars attending the Grammy Awards and pre-parties, I spotted this pic over at Crunk & Disorderly, and had to share. It’s Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party. And, wait a minute – is Janet Jackson rocking a natural here? The background is dark, I know……
Be Your Own Mixtress!
You keep spending money on hair and skin products that suck. A conditioner that fails to leave your hair in top condition. A sugar scrub that makes you almost slip and fall in the bathtub. Unimpressive toner, and shampoo that leaves your tresses coated with residue. What’s a bella to do? Instead of getting all…
Ask Afrobella – Help Me Transition!
Bellas, I’d like you to meet Katrina Coffee. She’s one of my favorite co-workers, and she’s a funny, smart, fierce sista who has just decided to go natural. Again. See, Katrina’s had a long and turbulent hair journey, just as so many of us have. She hasn’t had relaxer in over a decade, but the…
Afrobella of the Week — Anita Grant, Mixtress Divine
Honey and vinegar, bicarbonate of soda and extra virgin olive oil. We all know that household products such as these can be added to store-bought products (or used to whip up entirely new items), for a quick and relatively easy beauty boost. For some, it’s a home experiment. For Anita Grant, self-described mixtress and creator…
Natural Hair In The News
You know a phenomenon is near its peak when you find it being covered by mainstream media. Unlike Fung Shui, snowmen teeshirts, and “the hyphy movement,” or any other national phenomenon written about in the New York Times and Newsweek, I don’t think naturally curly hair is a craze that might sweep the nation and…
Measha Brueggergosman, Rare Opera Diva and Afrobella of the Week
I’ve made allusions to my job here, but today I will tell you all what I do. I’m the calendar editor of the Miami New Times, and my job is to write and put together the section that includes all of the hottest events in the city for that week. I love having my fingers…
Fun With Eyeliners
It’s been getting kind of heavy around here – which I like, but I gotta switch it up on y’all today. I have a backlog of products to review, so get ready for a lot of that in the coming week. The good people over at drugstore.com and beauty.com sent me some cool new eyeliner…