Lula magazine and more clothes for sale...

I just wanted to let you know that I am selling the two previous issues of Lula magazine over in my shop, as I have mentioned before. I am also selling clothes (including a brand new dress). So if you are interested you should go and have a look! Also, the things won't be available for very long since I am soon moving, and for that reason I'm also trying to sell everything other places.




And - just to let you know - the prices have been lowered on all of the items in my shop.

Solange Knowles Best

Solange Knowles is not only embracing her new TWA, but she is definitely rocking the style. Check out these pictures from the 2009 MTV Awards, photos taken at Bryant Park, and her photo shoot for Honey Magazine.

Source: Just Jared, Zimbio & Thierry Baptiste

L.A.M.B ‘Zan’ Sandals

Only in my dreams would I have a reason to wear shoes as hot as these!

But it's nice to dream... :-P.

- Source: highsnobette

Braided Headband

I found this cute braided headband by Conair at the local CVS Store (formally Longs Drugs). I thought it was cute, so I bought it at $7 dollars, which is kind of high for a headband. But decided to get it because it looked like it would last for a long time. The only problem is that the little brown elastic band on the bottom, wasn't big enough - that thing was way to tight when I put it on for the first time. So I cut off the little brown band at the bottem of the headband, and tied on my own little slim black hair tie. It fit much better.

Hair Art

Another cool style by Thierry Baptiste

OMG!!! Eye Candy - Cowin

Here's some eye candy for you. The picture above is model Cowin. He is a featured model on B. Breezy's myspace page.

B. Breezy is also a model, as well as a photographer.

Spinach soup.

Recently I've been making this soup at least once a week, but it is so good that I could eat it daily, really. It is a simple and fast soup to make, which also calls for very few ingredients - and what could be better than that?!

Here's how to go about making it:

You need:

- one medim-sized onion
- three cloves of garlic
- frozen spinach
- water
- butter
- flour
- cream
- salt and pepper


1. Thaw frozen spinach. I used about 800 grams since I wanted soup that would last for a few days.


2. Chop the onion and garlic into small pieces.


3. Sauté in a pan on medium heath for 5-10 minutes.


4. When the spinach is thawed, add it to the pan and fill up with water. (Sorry about the blurry photo).


5. While the soup begins to boil melt about 50 grams of butter that you mix with a couple of teaspoons with flour. To that you add a little bit of cream. Add to the soup and stir well.


6. Let it boil for ten minutes and season with salt and pepper as you see fit.


7.Ready!

My new office... :-)

This is so off topic. But I am so excited!! I have my very own office for the first time.

For my folks on Facebook, sorry for the repeat of info... lol. Last year, I was working from home. But that project came to an end. So now, I am back to the nine to five. I am really enjoying my new job - and hope that I will stay with this company for a long time. Anyway - absolutely nothing to do with Naturally Beautiful Hair. But I am really happy about having a little space to call my own. I am glowing from the inside out. And hoping that I am not jinxing myself right now. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that I will have a long and successful career with my current company. Have a good weekend everyone!

Make up Artist Aakua-auset

I really like Akua Auset's earthy, colorful and beautifully put together website. Akua is a healing beauty artist, author & social entrepreneur.

"I'm on a quest daily to be a goddess, inspiring life in everything I touch." A noted celebrity makeup artist, Akua Auset (Ah-koo-wa Ah-set), has groomed and transformed faces for hundreds of TV, film, music videos and magazine projects. Akua, often a celebrity special request has worked on projects with Michael Jordan, Jill Scott, India.arie, Vivica A. Fox, Brad Pitt, Laila Ali, Blair Underwood, Natalie Cole, Pam Grier, Cheryl Tiegs, R. Kelly,Usher, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Kid Rock, 50 Cent and Mos Def, specializing in a term she has coined "the healing beauty arts." - Source

Wearing my self-made dress!

I finally managed to get around to sewing the hem and fixing the collar on the dress I made at the sewing course I took part in for a few weeks in the autumn. I'm so pleased to finally be able to wear it, and it's so much fun to wear something you've made yourself (even if I know it still isn't perfect with it being somewhat too big at my back).



I also want to apologize for being such a bad blogger as of lately - I am moving to Israel in less than a month and there is so much too fix before that can happen (I often think I'm going to get crazy dealing with everything), and I am also trying to work a lot so that I'll have some money while I'm there. Until then, I will be trying to blog as often as I can - if the weather continues to be mild like today that shouldn't be too unachievable (except that it would mean that I'd get wet if I sit in the snow!)




Self-made plaid dress, tights from Gina Tricot, shoes from Kipper, whistle necklace from Les Jumelles Boutique, and hair band from Vero Moda.

PS: Before I forget, I hope to be able to put up some more things in my shop that I need to get rid of before I move. That includes two mint issues of Lula magazine (the recent one and the one before that). Would any of you be interested in that?

Jedidah Hand-Made Jewelry Art

Beatiful hand made jewelry by Jedidah.

Natural Beauty Spotlight - Kamanyi

Today's Natural Beauty Spotlight is Kamanyi. She is in the music industry - as 'Kammi Kazi', she creates and sells her own beats to musicians, with in the music world.

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. on this day and every day...

Strength to Love, 1963

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

The Queen has spoken!

Hello everyone! There was a great response to the Queen Wisdom's Headwraps post back on January 7th. A lot of you love her head wraps, and wanted to know an alternative way to get in contact with this talented lady, outside of Myspace. Well she has replied with the following info:

You can reach her at wisdomborn@gmail.com to place an order. You can view her inventory here. She accepts payments via paypal and is open to receiving money orders if needed.

"Most of the crowns u see on myspace" or on the slide show "are 30 plus the shipping. I do custom orders too...which may or may not cost more depending on the availability and fabric. They are made with natural fibre materials and are all designed to wrap in the styles u see. I also do free online consults when my clients receive their wraps to make sure they have a good grasp of it."

And of course, those of you that do have a myspace page can go directly to her page.

250 plus Subcribers!!!

Naturally Beautiful Hair blog has reached more than 250 Subscribers, and tons of new readers everyday. I love being a part of this natural hair community. Thank you for the continued love, comments, information and support.

~ Karen ~

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Supermodel Gelila Bekele

~ East African Supermodel Gelila Bekele ~

Thoughts from Gelila -

"I am an east African, learning how to wear my body, and trying to be the best ME! Enjoying life, learning simplicity, and at this very moment - I am just a sponge. I have encountered many things, and through time I have learned, human beings are not programmed to endure a predestined life… Life goes on – relationships change, friendships grow, acquaintances flourish … "

To read more about Gelila, check her out on Myspace or click here for my links on google.