The trailer for new documentary Dark Girls surfaced late last week. It's about the complexities of dark skinned black women. It only seemed intriguing to me based on the twitter conversations I saw, so I had to view and of course make my own opinion. I know too many beautiful black women, of all complexions, who are proud of who they are, so this story doesn't resonate for … [Read more...] about Dark Girls Documentary
New S&V Series: Caribbean Blogger Spotlight
Introducting the Caribbean Blogger Spotlight! I’ve created this new weekly series on Style & Vibes to highlight some great Caribbean bloggers that you may or may not know (so many great ones fly under the radar). I thought I’d start off with myself, to give you guys some insight on why I started this blog in the first place. When did you start blogging? I started … [Read more...] about New S&V Series: Caribbean Blogger Spotlight
Beyonce’s Billboard Music Award Performance
I have to tell you I wasn't crazy about Beyonce's new single "Run the World (Girls)", but I must say her performance on the Billboard Music Awards was pure greatness! The response on the song has been lukewarm (except amongst those crazy Beyonce stans), but I'm pretty sure this performance gave it some staying power. Do you like Beyonce's Run The World (Girls) More … [Read more...] about Beyonce’s Billboard Music Award Performance
Behind Those Books: A Closer Look at Urban Fiction
On Friday May 27 at 8:00pm at Tribeca Cinemas, The Urban Book Source in association with director Mills Miller and producer Kaven Brown presents, Behind Those Books, a film exploring the rhyme and reason of the fast growing genre of urban fiction. The documentary screenings will kick-off a host of events taking place in New York City during Book Expo of America (BEA) weekend. … [Read more...] about Behind Those Books: A Closer Look at Urban Fiction
Beauty Review: Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie
I recently came across Shea Moisture while browsing in Target. I actually first spotted Kinky Curly in the aisle, but Shea Moisture's Curl Enhancing Smoothie's nicely design label caught my attention. I started reading the ingredients, check out the price ($9.99), which wasn't bad in comparison to a lot of curly hair products, and decided to try. We curly girls know that our … [Read more...] about Beauty Review: Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie