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• Nothing But Natural Beauty at the Essence Music Festival!

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  I went to New Orleans with two missions in mind.

  #1 – to thoroughly soak up and enjoy the splendor of my first ever Essence Music Festival! And

  #2 – to capture the many stunning natural hairstyles I was bound to encounter during three amazing days of culture and music!

  Together with [...]

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• Nothing But FUN at the Essence Music Festival!

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  For years I’d heard that the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans was an event to be saved for and anticipated eagerly. The legend of this annual celebration of live music and African American culture is huge. Every year it attracts many of the biggest stars in the entertainment industry. [...]

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• Ask Afrobella — Little Girls, Natural Hair, and Summertime Swimming!

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  I’m ashamed to even acknowledge the last time I wrote an Ask Afrobella, and I’ve let the questions stack up. Let me get back down to work with a fresh new post for you!

  When I was a little girl, I was afraid of swimming. Not many of my family members [...]

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• Get Shellac Manicures at the Taste of Chicago!

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  Once you experience a no-chip manicure, it’s SO hard to go back. Once you’ve discovered the freedom of perfectly dry, manicured nails within a second of having finished painting them, once you’re able to get your money out of your wallet post-mani without destroying your nails….you’re HOOKED. And it lasts [...]

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• On My Way to New Orleans for the Essence Music Festival!

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  Bellas, by the time you read this I should be in the French Quarter!! I’m going to the Essence Music Festival!

  This will be my first ever time at the popular annual event and I’m covering all of the happenings thanks to my awesome sponsors, Nothing But hair [...]

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• Top Five Favorite Moments of the BET Awards

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  I can’t hardly keep up with myself. The past four out of five weeks, I’ve been somewhere on a trip. I have SO much to write about for you! Expect a whole lotta catching up in the next few posts!

  First things first, last Sunday I was amongst the stars at [...]

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• What I Wore During BET Awards Weekend in Los Angeles!

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  Trips to Los Angeles always throw off my sleep schedule. When I got home from LA I said “yay! I’m going to write all these blog posts and get stuff done!” And then I took an epic five hour nap. It was almost 2 am when I started this post [...]

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• Today is No Shame Day

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  Bellas, allow me to introduce you to my friend Bassey Ikpi.

  She is an AMAZING woman. Super smart, super funny, brave and outspoken and fabulous and SO talented. You might remember her from Teen Summit back in the day, or Def Poetry Jam, where she set the [...]

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