Monthly Archives: March 2013

The 1st Annual Beauty Empowerment Panel at Spelman College

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

I had the pleasure of attending the 1st Annual Beauty Empowerment Panel at Spelman this week. The event was outstanding. Presented by Design Essentials Natural, the topic was Black Hair in the Media. On the panel were a bevvy of natural hair advocates including professional stylists, a radio personality, popular bloggers, you tubers and beauty entrepreneurs. from the flyer: Featured Panelists and attendees will discuss how the representation of black hair impacts pop culture and self esteem, including the acceptance and non acceptance of … Continue reading →

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Hair Dish with Jane Carter

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Hey! I heard that Jane Carter would be at Whole Foods discussing natural hair and doing product demos!!! Every single time I have run into to Jane Carter she has always been super nice. It was awesome to see her outside of a hair show with an intimate audience of people interested in her products. Along with Tress Talk, Jane told us all about her products and demonstrated them for us. Since we are already fans of the Jane Carter line, we were happy to … Continue reading →

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Natural Beauty at Georgia State University

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

I had the pleasure of visiting Georgia State University last week along with Naturally Me! Media/Tarin Boone to meet and greet with some of the beautiful naturals that go there. We had a great time hanging out in the “quad”! It was awesome to see just how many naturals there are at Georgia State. From High Puffs, to Locs, to FroHawks, we saw it ALL! The young ladies were all eager to talk to us, take photos and uber excited about receiving their Curl Unleashed … Continue reading →

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Fro Fashion Week Recap! Spring/Summer 2013

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Fro Fashion Week. Fro Fashion Week. Fro Fashion Week! ::screams!!:: Fro Fashion Week is Atlanta’s premiere celebration of Natural hair, black beauty and fashion. This week long event is the brain child of Ms. Tarin Boone and was created in 2011 as an answer to the typical hair shows that exist here in Atlanta. Since its inception Fro Fashion Week has done nothing but grow and prosper. In my opinion its the best that the Atlanta natural hair community has to offer. Held bi annually, … Continue reading →

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Recap ~ I Love Me Because… I’m Different!

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

Memories of the I Love Me event still linger with me as I type this post. I can still see all of the smiling faces and I can hear the excited voices of all of the kids that were in attendance. I am so thankful to Julia Davis of Truchatonline.com for allowing me to plan and co host this event with her. I Love Me events are her brainchild and have been a part of Fro Fashion Week since 2012. All of the kids had … Continue reading →

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