24 May 2012
Rihanna's 'Locs'
Rihanna rocked faux locs at the American Idol Final last night, Rih Rih wore waist length synthetic locs with a straight fringe for her performance on the show reminiscent of a Camden cyber goth....which I assume is the look her stylists are
Aubrey Organics Sun Care
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| Pre Order The Swim Suit HERE |
At last a few day of sun! after the coldest may in a while the sun has finally decided to grace us in the UK! and I'm so unprepared however Aubrey Organics is on hand with the essentials such as sunscreen. Aubrey Organics was the first brand to come up with an all natural sun care line back in the 70's and now have reformulated the line infused with natural minerals and organic ingredients stock up here
Solange Knowles: Skort Suit
Ms Knowles supports European fashion talent by wearing Flaminia Succucci a recent Central St Martins Graduate, Solange wore the 'skort' suit to the MoMA Garden Party, where she also DJ'd.
23 May 2012
Giveaway Sponsored By Karizma Inc
Yes another GIVEAWAY! I know I'm spoiling you!
this weeks giveaway is sponsored by Karizma Inc
For the chance to win an item from the Karizma Boutique visit karizmainc.bigcartel.com and pick out your favourite item, comment below on the Item and why you love it! the lucky winner gets their chosen piece!
plus if you want to get your name put into the hat again LIKE Karizma Inc on facebook and comment "second chance"
Karizma Inc. was founded by Lakisha Roby, a designer, stylist and long-time style enthusiast. Inspired by her sassy and chic grandmother, Roby incorporates her love for edgy, vintage and earthy aesthetics into Karizma’s designs to give forward-thinking women an accessory line to call their own. Roby studied Fashion Design at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and has worked in fashion retail since 2004 and as a Merchandiser since 2006. Alongside her grandmother, Roby's style icons are Lisa Bonet for her vintage-bohemian style and Solange Knowles for her vintage-punk style.
Karizma Inc. specializes in intricate, forward-thinking designer earrings, necklaces and hair accessories, with special attention paid to detail, to assure that each piece is as unique and individual as its customer. Whether it’s from the Voodoo Collection, the Unbuttoned Collection, the Afro Punk Collection or any future collections, Karizma’s inventory is guaranteed to be at the forefront of fashionable and innovative accessory lines. Karizma Inc. can be found at karizmainc.bigcartel.com.
22 May 2012
Win Tickets To The Mixtress Summer Event
After the success Manestream Beauty's Cut, Colour & Style event, the event organisers are back with The Mixtress Event and want to give two Natural Belle readers the opportunity to attend.
You can enter by commenting on the Manestream Beauty Facebook Page
"I'm a Natural Belle Reader and want to attend the Mixtress event"
or
You can enter by messaging @ManestreamBeaut
"I'm an @naturalbelle Reader and want to attend the Mixtress Event"
You can enter both ways to double your chances of winning!
You must be available on Sunday 24th June 2012
This event is based in the UK so you must be able to get to London
You must be over 16 to enter
Tickets are non transferable
Hair Talk With Louisa Of Afroblush
Firstly introduce
yourself? Where are you from and what do you do?
My name is Louisa, I
often get called afroblush, but that’s just the name of my blog. I
am a researcher, writer and blogger. I love things on the topic of
fashion, culture, Africa, art, design, beauty and generally
lifestyle.
How long have you
been natural?
I have been a natural
for just over one year. It’s my third time to go natural, I have
relapsed in my last two attempts, but I have so much love and respect
for my hair now, I cannot go back.
Green Baby
I'm loving Green Baby, the leading eco friendly baby company established in 1999, it's a one stop shop for ethically responsible baby items from nipple balm to cute (non twee) baby rompers! I'm loving this site mainly because it's has a great selection of non gender specific clothing (you don't know how sick I am of lemon yellow!!) I'm loving the striped rompers and sleepsuits and currently Green Baby has up to 75% of selected lines
Say It With A T-Shirt?
This morning I found a link to this site from a reader in my inbox! The Swirl Syndicate is a website dedicated to multi racial slogan tee's for teeny tiny people. The brand wants to show the richness of having mixed heritage with slogans 'I'm swirled', 'cafe con leche' and 'she's my mommy, not my nanny'......I'm in two minds about the slogans though I get the tongue in cheek references I'm not sure about having my baby's ethnic origin emblazed across his/her chest. To me the tee's defeat the purpose and boarder on racial stereo typing whilst highlighting 'otherness', would it still be cute if a white baby wore a 'Caucasian' t-shirt? I think teaching children cultural pride starts at home and parents have a duty to amerce there child in it's cultural heritage whatever that may be. However the Tee's are really popular and lots of parents adore them.
what say you?
21 May 2012
Back to the Beginning
“It’ll
cost £40…Yeah, yeah it used to be £30, but I was doing you a
favour at that price. And can you pay me in advance? I’m broke so
transfer the money tomorrow into my account and I’ll do your hair
next week, when I’m free” she commanded. In a melancholy haze I
took her bank details, motivated by the ragged state of my hair, the
narrow window of opportunity I had to redo it before the working week
began again and an almost drug like dependence on her to fix my hair,
ergo me (your hair is your beauty is it not?). I asked a white
colleague what she thought; her bemused expression said it all. In
her world you make an appointment, you go to a salon, you are quoting
a price and that is what you pay only if the service is satisfactory.
Enough was enough.
19 May 2012
Cos For Excitement....
There are some shops that as I walk through the door I like to pretend I have
transported myself into my very own walk in wardrobe Mariah Carey cribs style. Cos has long since been one of my favourite places for mix and match investment pieces and relaxed tailoring, but one look at
their Spring Summer 2012 campaign sent my heart a flutter. It offers quality, cut and design taking a nod to the idea that simplicity can still make a statement, it's all in the detail.
Here are some of the
staple items that have now been added to my ‘want it,
need it, must own it’ list.
xoxo
Stacey Fashion Ed
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