Teyonah Parris hits the red carpet with another fierce updo at the Mad Men Season 6 Premiere in L.A. Y’all know I just loooooovvve a huge bun almost as much as I love an obnoxiously large pompadour and this style right here seems to be doing double-duty. Like her S.A.G. Awards ‘do, Teyonah has caused quite the commotion (in a good way!) with this DaRico Jackson creation. The hair tops off the perfect silhouette created by this amazing high-neck, body-hugging dress by J. Loren. With gold detail and see-thru side paneling, this dress is saying “HERE. I. AM!” There’s a lot to be said about a woman (or quite possibly her stylist) who knows what shapes are flattering to her body. I have yet to see Teyonah miss a beat. Hitting a few inches below the knee, the dress is just the right length to be rounded out by these…
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Being that this was an event hosted by miss Curly Nikki, I knew there would be tons of media and lots of pic-taking! Therefore, even more so than usual, putting together a comfortable yet super cute outfit was a must. Soooo… this outfit idea literally came to me in the shower (LOL) only a few hours before it was time to get ready. If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you mighta seen these pics in your feed: My inspiration was this cool, semi-funky, comfy-looking outfit on Esperanza Spalding… a go-with-anything chambray denim button-down, jeans and a blazer ← Anyone who really knows me understands how much I live for blazers! Cute, huh?! I thought, “what haven’t I worn in a while”? The coral H&M jeans and purple Zara blazer came to mind. Surely those two would go together! Once I had it all figured out, it reminded me of this…
Dark & Lovely has a NEW product line specially formulated for us natural gals and they brought it to NYC in style with a “Curl Power” celebration on February 20th (this post is SUPER late!) hosted by the lovely Curly Nikki! Follow me… Ok, so the festivities were set to begin at 6:30 pm and my little sister and I arrived at Arena around 5:45 pm. There were maybe… 30-35 chicas on line, not bad. We could clearly see the door from our spot so we were cool! The line started moving pretty quickly with security letting in a few at a time at a regular pace. After signing the waiver about photography/videography etc., we went in and were led to the private karaoke room downstairs to check our coats and wait to go up to the main event at showtime. Some of the curlies did the karaoke thing LOL!…
Jill Scott. Teyonah Parris. Kim Coles. These beautiful, talented women grace red carpets with such style, not to mention gorgeous hair. Meet the talent behind said gorgeousness, Los Angeles native, celebrity natural hair stylist and creator of the Loving Your Hair with Natural Care Workshop, Felicia Leatherwood. I had a chance to chat with Felicia on the phone last week as she was doing what she does best. Even with hands full of shampoo, she took a few minutes out of her busy day to speak with me a bit about her career, her journey and her love for hair care… One of the first things I’m always curious to find out from stylists is how long they’ve had an interest in hair. “Oh, wow. I’ve always liked hair”, Felicia reminisces, “even as a small child, from about nine years old.” So, one might wonder, ‘how do ya go from…
Say WHAT now?! Yes indeed. Now, I have a few ways to turn a “my-hair-got-an-attitude-today” day into an ”oooh I look key-yoot” day but my all-time favorite has got be HEADWRAPS… here is where hair and fashion connect! This is one of the most stylish ways you can tuck away those tresses that, on some days, will not behave. While some of us have probably been rockin’ basic wrap styles for some time, we’ve seen a powerful resurgence of this trend in recent years from some heavy-hitting, super inspirational fashionistas- Can you say June Ambrose? How bout Solange? Four words… Them girls betta WERK! A headwrap is nothing but a piece of fabric or scarf wrapped around the head and styled in a variety of ways. Besides being a fashionable quick fix to hide misbehaving hair (or hair that ya just don’t feel like doing a thing with!), headwraps can also be used as a protective style option, keeping…
