Control Curls with Control Paste

Control Curls with Control Paste

This month I have the pleasure of sharing my love for CURLS products with you. I am the official CURLS Brand Ambassador for the month of March. Every week you can look forward to reading product reviews featuring some of my favorite products from the CURLS collection....
Best Makeup For Dark Skin

Best Makeup For Dark Skin

Guest Post by: Trae Bodge of Retail Me Not For decades, there has been very little choice in makeup for women of color. All the major brands basically ignored those of us with “tan” skin, and just a handful catered to dark-skinned women (and not very well, I might...
Date Night Hair Tutorial

Date Night Hair Tutorial

Date nights are very important for my husband and I. We are the parents of three young children and if we don’t take time out for our relationships things start to get very boring around here:) On date night I try to put on  a little extra makeup and style my...
To Prime or not To Prime

To Prime or not To Prime

Guest Post by: Ruth Ann Miller Foundation primers are all the rage lately but they’ve existed for almost 2 decades. Although Smashbox frequently claims credit for first creating the foundation primer in 2000, the rightful claim goes back even further, to Laura...
Black Beauty Summit Recap

Black Beauty Summit Recap

I am so very thankful and appreciative  of  all of the love and support that was shown last week at the Black Beauty Summit. Hundreds of women from Chicago to Delaware and even Atlanta came out to celebrate Black History Month with Chicago’s largest natural hair...
Behind The Scenes at WCIU

Behind The Scenes at WCIU

Last week I had the pleasure of being a featured guest on WCIU’s top rated TV show “You & Me in the Morning.” The day started off with a challenge of driving in a snow storm. My assistant, daughter and I arrived at the studio at 7 AM, we were a...