Beauty Diaries: Box Braids

I couldn’t let the month of April go by without a post dedicated to my beauty diaries! Today’s topic: box braids. Now I know, I know…I’m  hella late to the game but it’s only because I have literally gone my entire life wearing braids.  I didn’t get my first partial weave until I was 18 and didn’t start wearing them …

Black is Beautiful

In light of recent posts written by big time celebs Kelly Rowland and Brandy about the struggle to embrace their beautiful dark brown skin, it reminded of a post I wrote awhile back titled “You’re Pretty…for a Dark Skinned Girl.” I too, have struggled with having dark skin. I was blessed enough to have an amazing mother who told me how …