Monthly Archives: November 2013

MIY (Make it Yourself) w/ Pura Body Naturals

I spent a wonderful afternoon with Santeyonne and her MIY (Make It Yourself) crew. For those of you who don’t know Ms Santeyonne Powell, she is the owner of Pura Body Naturals. Pura Body Naturals is a wonderful line of handmade, all natural hair and body products that contain ingredients from the Amazon Rain Forest. (I am a huge fan of the Cupuacu Hair Butter!) They are locally owned and operated and have been a very generous supporter of Our Natural Kids since its inception … Continue reading →

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Verizon Ambassadors SE Voices Program

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Disclosure: I am participating in the Verizon Ambassadors SE Voices program and have been provided with a wireless device in exchange for my honest opinions about the product. I am excited to be a part of the Verizon Ambassadors SE Voices Program. Through this awesome program I get to try out one of their top notch devices and report my experiences to you. I chose the iPhone 5s because I already had the 4s and I was eager to see the differences. When the phone … Continue reading →

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Rising Above It: Breaking the Cycle of Divorce

Rising Above

This post is brought to you by the makers of Pine-Sol® Products. I have partnered with them to spread the word about the ‘When Life Gets Tough, Women Rise Above It’ campaign and sweepstakes. To enter the sweepstakes, visit www.womenRiseAboveIt.com. All opinions and stories are my own. I come from a line of divorced people. That used to be the line that I gave men whenever they asked me to marry them. It wasn’t until my last offer of marriage that I began to understand … Continue reading →

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T.D. Jakes Presents Mind, Body & Soul featuring Jai Stone

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There is a quality show airing on BET right now called T.D. Jakes presents Mind, Body & Soul. I was fortunate enough to be able to sit in the studio audience for the episode that features Essence blogger, branding expert and all around dynamic chick, Jai Stone. The taping was actually 6 months ago. If you know Jai then you know that she is a very matter of fact and straight to the point type person in other words, she keeps it real real. She … Continue reading →

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11th Annual International Shea Butter Convention

Shea Butter Flyer Front

It was more than anything I could have ever imagined. It was more than just a convention. The 11th Annual International Shea Butter Conventions is aptly themed: “Create Locally, Connect Globally: Developing International Business Opportunities for Grassroots Women in the Shea Sector.”   This annual convention lasts for 2 days. I was in attendance on Saturday, Day 2 and got to sit in on the Shea Academic Symposium which was moderated by Dr. Issafu Harruna, PhD. I won’t lie, it was way above my level … Continue reading →

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Natural Hair ATL Road Trip sponsored by Kia

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I got together with a few of my friends to take a lil road trip through Atlanta and boy did we have a ball! We rode in style in a Kia Sorento provided by our good friends over at Kia. The brainchild of Swarthy Daisy, the Natural Hair ATL Road Trip was organized as a day long tour of various natural hair salons in Atlanta. The travelling group consisted of Swarthy Daisy (host) The SistahChick (speaker) Kiki of MahoganyKnots (speaker) and Pamela of Koils by … Continue reading →

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