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Sep 21

Do You Really Love Your Hair?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 38 Comments

by Evelyn of Salon Naturelles Many of us profess to love our hair. We talk about it, blog about it, make videos about, and even buy the t-shirts. But do we really love our hair? How many of us are content in the day-to-day trials and tribulations that come with natural black hair? How many of us long for longer,…

Sep 11

I Got My Lips Done In a Harlem Apt.

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by Erickka Sy Savané of BitchesBrewBlog My fascination with lips began around 10 years old when I met Rachael at summer camp. Rachael had beautiful skin the color of cinnamon and the plumpest, prettiest top lip I had ever seen. Until then, lips were only noticed if they seemed too big for a person’s face, and usually that meant the…

Sep 11

15 Ways to Kill Your Spirit Ever So Slowly

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by GG of AllTheManyLayers "While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness." | Gilda Radner 1 – Pretend you don’t care. Tell yourself that you’re a realist and that dreams and visions and inspirational…

Jan 27

Share Your Natural Hair Compliments!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 488 Comments

*THROWBACK!!!* We all get them...and usually when we least expect it! While walking out of the grocery store, primping in the ladies room, or ordering a drink at the bar, you've most certainly been stopped and told how amazingly awesome your natural curls are. Besides putting some pep in your step, it confirms that all of your time, energy, and…

Sep 11

The Greatest!

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Model Learns the Art of the TKO Erickka Sy Savané of TheBitchesBrewBlog I was at my brother’s house the other day going through some stuff he had in storage for me when I came across an old box of modeling pictures. What struck me beyond the shock of how innocent I looked back then was that many of the pictures…