Same here.... no more creamy crack (aka - perm) for me.... :-).

I love this digital painting of my portrait by artist Alejandra!  The details are amazing. I love my eyes and I love how she made my loc's a little fuzzy. Very realistic. Great work! And get this, it only cost me $10 dollars!  Yes that's right.  This talented artist will will do a digital painting or sketch you, a family member or a friend for $5 dollars (black and white) or for $10 dollars (in color), from the chest up.  To see this great offer, check out her page - Alerafa on Fiverr.com.   

Here is more about Alejandra:  "Hi, my name is Alejandra and I'm from Argentina. My gigs in Fiverr are related to digital painting, which is one of my favorite hobbies."  You can also see Alejandra's work on deviantArt. 
I want to say thank you to Sebrina Gaisie for hosting a giveaway on the Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog. She loved all the answers from everyone that entered the contest and says thank you for your time and effort.  She has chosen 3 winners of the Body, Face & Hair product giveaway -

1.) Hair Care Products - Solange Dowden
2.) Bath & Body Care Products - Johnetta Tucker
3.) Skin Care Products - BeauTi_Renee

Congratulations to Solange, Johnetta & Renee!!!  Each winner will receive a product set of 3 items. For the three winners, please email Sebrina directly with your shipping address to gaisie.bodyessentials@verizon.net; and please cc: me at naturalhairbeauty@gmail.com on the email so that I know that each winner has claimed their prize. Please reference your blogger username. Thank you everyone that entered the contest. Please check for more future giveaways.
I am excited to be able to try out some new body and face products from Gaisie Body Essentials.  Sebrina Gaisie, founder of the company, created the products out of frustration of only finding products on the shelves that had cheap materials and harsh chemicals.  Sebrina’s body, face and hair products are made using natural ingredients. Here are some of the products that I am using now - 

Vanilla Bath & Body Oil - The oil blend uses Sunflower, Coconut, Jojoba & other natural emollients to help nourish & soften your skin. 

Vanilla Body Lotion - The lotion uses Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil & other natural emollients to soften your skin. Green Tea Extract is infused into the formula for its anti-oxidant & anti-inflammatory properties. 

Green Tea Facial Wash - Gently cleanses the skin without drying it out. The addition of Jojoba Oil, Avocado Oil & Aloe Vera Juice helps leave your skin feeling soft & moisturized even after the cleansing process. Green Tea Extract is infused into the formula for its anti-oxidant & anti-inflammatory properties.

Green Tea Facial Moisturizer - The moisturizer uses Jojoba Oil, Avocado Oil & other natural emollients to soften your skin. Green Tea Extract is infused into the formula for its anti-oxidant & anti-inflammatory properties. Aloe Vera Juice is added for its moisturizing effect as well.

Olive Nourishing Oil - The oil blend uses Olive, Coconut, Meadowfoam & other natural emollients help to condition, thicken, soften & strengthen your tresses hair.


I found some beautiful art work by an artist named Evita. Her online shop is under vacation status, but here is a link to her Etsy shop. 
- Original photo Photo Source.

Gorgeous young model showing off her beautiful natural hair.  
~ Name or original source unknown 


For any one watching this season of 'Big Brother', you will know about last nights airing of some pretty horrible remarks made by some of the cast.  Aaryn Gries, GinaMarie Zimmerman, Spencer Clawson and a few more of the cast mates made racial slurs against African American and Asian people. There are also so gay slurs and comments promoting violence against women.

"GinaMarie Zimmerman, was heard insulting African-Americans and equating them to “tokens.” When she referred to an African-American housemate as dark, another contestant, Aaryn Gries, responded, “Be careful what you say in the dark; might not be able to see that bitch.” About an Asian-American participant, Ms. Gries was heard saying: “Dude, shut up. Go make some rice!” Ms. Gries was also heard criticizing an openly gay contestant, using an epithet to argue that no one would vote for the participant. Another contestant, Spencer Clawson, has uttered words, unpublishable here, targeting gays and women. During the live feed this week, Aaryn Gries and GinaMarie Zimmerman were caught making offensive racist and homophobic comments directly against black contestants and another of Asian descent. These comments included labeling one contestant a “queer,” saying of the Asian contestant, “she is the first Asian I know who doesn't do nails,” and calling welfare “n***er insurance.” "  - The New York Times & The Hollywood Reporter

Watch this montage of horrible comments and "jokes" from some of the cast - 

   

The news of these statements have traveled globally to places like Germany, France, Italy & Spain. Julie Chen, host of Big Brother, addressed the racist comments on 'The Talk' -

 

"In the meantime, the controversy has proved costly to Ms. Gries and Ms. Zimmerman. The modeling agency that represented Ms. Gries has dropped her contract — unbeknown to her, of course, since the people in the house don’t hear from the outside world — and she has been nicknamed “Klan Barbie” by some followers of the show. Ms. Zimmerman has lost her job as a pageant coordinator. “We are actually thankful that this show let us see GinaMarie for who she truly is,” her employer said in a statement, “as we would never want her to be a role model to our future contestants.”

Go to Change.org to sign the petition to have the main source of the hateful comments, Aaryn Gries, removed from the Big Brother 15 House.

Sources:

The New York Times
The Hollywood Reporter
The Inquisitr Article 1 & Article 2
Big Brother on Facebook

I am glad to see that there are more dolls on the market that are diverse in skin tone and hair, just like our children.  ~ photo shared on Facebook.


Gaisie Body Essentials has partnered up with the Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog to bring you this great giveaway. There will be 3 winners chosen. Each winner will when a set of 3 products, that will included a hair care product, a bath & body care product, & a skin care product. Here are the 3 sets that will be given away:

1.) Hair Care Products - Shea Moisturizing Shampoo (8oz.), Avocado Deep Treatment (8oz.), & Shea Styling Smoothie (8oz.).

2.) Bath & Body Care Products - Vanilla Body Wash (8oz.), Vanilla Body Pudding (8oz.), & Vanilla Bath & Body Oil (8oz.).

3.) Skin Care Products - Green Tea Facial Wash (8oz.), Rosewater Facial Toner (8oz.), & Green Tea Facial Moisturizer (8oz.). 2.)





To enter this contest, please do the following things -

-  Like Gaisie Body Essentials on Facebook.
-  Join Gaisie Body Essentials mailing list.
-  Respond to this post explaining why they want to win one of the giveaway beauty care sets.
-  Follow the Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog

This contest will end on July 15, 2013. Best of luck to everyone!!

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