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…
HEY HEY!! So, as I told my Instagram followers, I just wanted to thank everyone who has been showing ToBNatural so much love since I started this blog almost a year ago. I recently hit 2,000 Instagram followers and Facebook is gradually climbing towards 4,000 fans- the support has been amazing! Over the course of the year, I have acquired A LOT of products by various means and quite frankly, I have more than I know what to do with! “Sharing is caring”, right?! So, what better way to say “thank you” than to share items from some of my favorite brands with my lovely followers! For this giveaway I will be selecting not one but FOUR winners!! Here’s what you’ll get… My first place winner will receive this FULL SIZE set of EDEN Bodyworks Coconut Shea products complete with CoWash, Leave-In, Pudding Soufflé, Curl Defining Creme (not shown) and…
On June 25th, up and coming female entrepreneurs gathered at Polish Bar of Brooklyn for Cocktails & Connections, a beauty industry mixer where they would be able to network and learn from the success stories of some of NY’s top beauty mavens. Although experiencing record temps in NYC there was nothing but positivity in the room. Speaking of positivity, a portion of the proceeds from the event was donated to Petals-N-Belles, a non-profit organization headed by Damali Elliott which is committed to empowering young girls in various areas of life… how cool is that?! The lineup went something like this… Essence.com’s Nicole Melton and celeb stylist Ursula Stephen were a pleasant surprise! Each special guest spoke candidly about the experiences that led them to the job of their dreams. #dowhatyoulove (one of my favorite things to hashtag!) seemed to be the running theme as each spoke of their rise to success in…
Summers in New York always bring lots of fun stuff to do with the fam! The International African Arts Festival returned to Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park Thursday July 4th through Sunday July 7th and this would be my first time attending… YIPPEE! With temps in the 90s over the past week, I needed to keep things light and airy so I would be comfortable while taking in the sights. What better way to do so than with an über-colorful, flowy kimono maxi dress. I got this one from H&M last year… LOVE the abstract print! I paired it with some “shine bright like a diamond” sandals and my straw I-wear-this-with-everything tote. Dress- H&M, similar here | Sandals- Target | Straw Tote- H&M, similar here | Sunnies- H&M, similar This kimono maxi dress is really one of my best options in this heat… What’s your favorite thing to wear to stay cool in…
Hey people! So, yes, ya girl repped for the NY in the DMV for International Natural Hair Meetup Day (INHMD). Well, what had happened was… I was actin’ like I had all the time in the world to get a ticket so by the time I got good and ready to do so, the NY events were all sold out! 🙁 Welp, no big deal. This was the perfect opportunity to hop on a bus and head on down to Virginia to support Pamela of Koils by Nature and finally see celeb stylist Felicia Leatherwood in action at her Loving Your Hair With Natural Care Workshop (did you catch my interview?). I had also learned that Miss INHMD herself Adeea Rogers would be in the house so DMV, here I come! I was greeted with smiles and a hefty goodie bag which was loaded down even more with two FULL-SIZED…
