Naturally Beautiful

For a while now I have been toying around with the idea of going natural. My hair is already natural in a sense. I don't have a relaxer and I have been free from chemicals for at least a decade. Now, I want to take it a step further and sport a sort of wash and go style. My hesitation: what will upkeep be like? What products should I use? How should I style it? To that end I have been looking at these style divas for inspiration. They all have a unique look that certainly works for them. Maybe there's something here I can pull from to rock a natural that is so me!

Let's start with Tracee Ellis Ross... the former "Girlfriends" star continues to stand out with her versatile locks.
Then there's new Bad Boy artist Janelle Monae. She's taken the natural to a whole other level with her pompadour.

India Arie always delivers. She somehow always finds a new way to rock natural hairstyles.

Ms. Badu hasn't disappointed from day one. Even going so far as rocking a dreadlocked weave early in her career. Only Erykah!

Do you have a favorite natural diva? Or any suggestions for rocking a natural do fabulously?

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Natural Goodness

I have been searching around for something to give my friends who are expecting a little bundle soon. I’ve come across many products that I’ll definitely stash away. I have one more to add to the list. Korres has a new product aimed at the mommy-to-be set. It’s an almond and avocado anti stretch mark cream. It’s filled with good stuff like shea butter, sunflower, almond and avocado oils and vitamins. They tout their ability to prevent stretch marks. It’s also supposed to make it 30% easier for your skin to return to its initial state after using the product twice a day for 3 months. That seems easy enough. While I’m not a mommy-to-be this is good to know in advance. I’ve talked about Korres before. This company makes all natural products that are good for you and good to you. I’m already addicted to their lip gloss and lip butter. Their almond and avocado anti stretch marks body cream will be added to the baby shower bag of goodies.

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Kissable You

I was in Las Vegas this past weekend and it was a scorching one hundred and seven degrees. Even in the extreme heat, I had lip gloss on the mind. Not just any lip gloss, mind you, it had to be natural. I had my eye on the Korres brand for a while. I stumbled into Sephora for the air conditioning and stayed for the lip gloss search. After looking around for a bit, I asked one of the sales people for a natural lip gloss. The first thing to roll off of her lips was Korres. She said it was probably the most natural product I would find. Their slogan is, "active ingredients that benefit your skin, used the way nature intended."I looked them over and walked away with a lip gloss and lip butter. They are made with all kinds of good stuff including a little cherry oil that makes it smell oh-so-good! One thing I really appreciate is there is no sticky goop all over my mouth. Most glosses leave my lips way too sticky. So much so, that whenever the wind blows my hair is stuck to my mouth. Not good. That's not a problem with Korres. The company makes all kinds of products for skin care and I'll be checking them out in the near future.

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Natural Pucker

As the search for natural continues... I stumbled my way onto a lip color that convinced me going natural can look sooooooooooo good! Bare Escentuals lip gloss has made me a believer! I tried te gloss in Foxy Brown... the shade was calling my name, what can I say? The gloss goes on smooth and isn't super sticky. The shade I chose is pretty natural and can be worn alone or with a little lip liner to make it pop. Other noteworthy shades that suit the season are Purr and Glee. Get your foxy brown purr on and be filled with glee!

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