Monthly Archives: July 2013


Afro’s A Celebration Of Natural Hair 1

Antoinette of Around the Way Curls attended a book release for the Afro’s – A Celebration of Natural Hair, thrown by Tamara Hood of LivelyHood (the event producer), and PR by Renae Bluitt of Crush Media/ the dope blogger of In Her Shoes Blog, and Susan Martin of MartinPR…and of course the author, Michael July. […]


Live in the moment

I virtually met Marenna while checking out natural hair photos on Instagram. She’s a natural hair enthusiast and a self proclaimed, part-time vagabond. I was born and raised in Michigan, have lived all over the US, and now currently work and reside in DC. Just like any other creative spirit, I […]


Naturally Happy Hair: India Benet 1

MULTITALENTED ARTIST INDIA BENET GRACES THE COVER OF NATURALLY HAPPY HAIR MAGAZINE 2013 SUMMER ISSUE India Benet, multitalented artist and daughter of R&B soul singer Eric Benet, graces the Summer issue of Naturally Happy Hair Magazine in her first editorial “Coming Into Her Own” debuting in June 2013. In this […]


The Natural Me

I created “The Natural Me” as a way to encourage African Men/Women to embrace our Natural Beauty, be it hair, complexion, features, etc…   We encourage the usage of natural products for our skin/hair because much of what is offered on today’s market isn’t made for our skin/hair, is possibly […]


Mocha Kid is taking over! 1

With a recent post from Essence Magazine, Mocha Kid Magazine is really making a name for themselves! [youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2yBHJaojug’]   Mocha Kid is an up-and-coming interactive magazine that is geared towards empowering, unleashing and glorifying the many physical shades of African American children.​ Their desire is to equip parents with the […]


Guest blogger Jor-El of Mane Man Blog gives a modern man’s point of view on Simple Luxaries Lotion Bar

I must say, when I read this article, my interest was peeked. I’ve not been introduced to lotion bars but am down with the concept! Jor-El shared, “The thought of a bar of lotion baffled me when I was first introduced to this product, but now that I’ve used it […]