I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be hosting my first ToBNatural event: The Healthy Hair & Beauty Affair! The aim of this event is to bring you a fun mix of natural hair education and all things beauty. Representing Original Moxie, our special guest, YouTube sensation CharyJay, will demonstrate a simple style using products from this all-natural brand. See my Original Moxie review here! Learn how to transform your look in a matter of minutes with natural hair care pro Simeko Watkins-Hartley of Meko, New York Natural Hair Care Spa. Meet natural hair pioneer and celebrity stylist Anu Prestonia of Khamit Kinks Salon! My homie and super talented professional MUA Valerie P. Joseph aka MrsMakeup will show us how to create a simple, everyday face and looks forward to answering your makeup questions. While you shop various vendors, enjoy some tunes provided by DJ Rich Nice and light catered…
You bring it, she paints it! Your favorite “Afro Artist” Ashley White aka Ash the Painter will be in Orange, NJ this evening at Meko, New York Natural Hair Care Spa & Boutique hand-painting your tees, sweatshirts, tank tops… whatever! Word on the street is she might even sing a lil bit. 😉 For $35, Ash will be painting “Autumn Attitude” (above) on whatever article of clothing you bring in. But wait, there’s more! From each painting, Ash will donate $5 to Simeko’s Born to Be a Natural Leader Teen Workshop Program which aims to help young women build self-esteem and embrace their natural beauty all the while helping them develop valuable career skills. Good stuff, huh?! Head on down after work and watch Ash as she turns your apparel into a gorgeous work of art. 5:30 pm-8:30 pm Meko, New York Natural Hair Care Spa & Boutique 616 Freeman…
Come on out and join Sabrina and Sharon of Natural Partners in Crime on Sunday September 29th for a little twist on the natural hair event… Cues & Curls! Some of your favorite New York natural hair enthusiasts (yes, including moi!) will convene at Slate NYC for a game of pool, light refreshments and mingling. Grab your girlfriends and join us! Get your tickets here. In the meantime, check out the venue and sponsors in this cool video announcement from your hosts! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz7-K16J7_c&w=520&h=315] See you there!
Come hang out Monday August 5th at the chic Bauble Bar in SoHo NYC and find the perfect jewelry to complement your kinks, coils and curls! Join Krystal of The Feisty House for her very first NYC event on Monday from 6:30-8:30 PM at the BaubleBar Pop-Up at 131 Greene Street where you’ll enjoy music, lite bites and amazing jewelry. ALL are welcome whether natural or not. If you’re a jewelry lover, come on down! With my tight budget, you’ll probably catch me doing nothing more than browsing… but it’ll all be worth it to finally meet my FAAAVORITE fashionista + naturalista, Cynthia of Simply Cyn. Woop-Wooooop! RSVP here! I hope to see you there! xoxo Toia B. #31WriteNow
Happy Tuesday y’all! The International African Arts Festival in Brooklyn took place over four gorgeous (but HOT!!) days and brought out all types of gorgeous natural beauty. Although I am usually super eager to attend festivals, fairs and other free events to take in some culture, I don’t do so very often… weird, right?! Well, for that very reason, I decided to attend two days of the festival, the first and last, to take in as much as I could {see my fashion pics from day one here}. Of course, I had my Nikon in tow with the goal of capturing some of the beautiful hair I was sure to see as I roamed Commodore Barry Park. I wish I could’ve gotten a lot more shots but I’m happy with the ones I DID get! Take a gander… The next event I PROMISE to get more hair AND fashion pics! I…
