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I am excited to talk about a new book called The New Braiding Handbook by Abby Smith.  This is a great book that shows you step by step how to create 60 modern twist, braids and hairstyles. Each picture is detailed, in color and easy to understand. Perfect for moms or just any one looking to do something new. Although the styles are shown on straight hair, some of the style techniques can be adapted to use on ethnic natural hair textures as well. 

"Braids, knots and buns, oh my! Introducing “The New Braiding Handbook,” a full-color guide that will help you master the trendiest twists, fishtails and updos. With easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step photos, you’ll master gorgeous new looks, including the Waterfall Braid, Fishtail Bun, Twisted Bohemian Updo, French Braided Pompadour, Celtic Knot, Topsy Tail High Bun and so much more. This book will give you the perfect look for every occasion, whether you’re meeting your besties for brunch, attending an important meeting or walking down the aisle! It’s also packed with tips for eliminating pesky hair problems—split ends, slow-growing tresses, oily hair, etc. With “The New Braiding Handbook,” you’ll have locks to envy!"


Abby Smith is giving away one book to one lucky follower of the Naturally Beautiful Hair blog.  To enter this contest, in the comment section below, tell us the following -

- Why you enjoy creating new styles?
- What style you like the best from this page that shows styles from the book?
- The winner must also be a follower of the Naturally Beautiful Hair blog.

The contest ends in two weeks on June 6th at 10 pm.  To learn more about Abby and her book, go to Twist Me Pretty.


 
**Update!   The winner of this contest is Betsy Foust.  Thank you for entering the contest. Please send your shipping information to naturalhairbeauty@gmail.com. 

I just received my new GirlyGoGarter® and I love it!  It is a cute way to keep your keys, ID, cash and more, with out having to carry a purse. I tried it on and it feels so comfortable.  Here is more about the garter belt that seconds as a purse -  "The GirlyGoGarter® is a sexy, lacey garter with pockets that adheres to your upper thigh with patented GentleFlex™ Grippers. There are two types of pockets on the GirlyGoGarter®: easy-access (on the outside, just within the lace) and lock-flap (on the inside, against your thigh). Both types of pockets keep your money, I.D., lip gloss, mobile phone, keys, passport and all of your essentials safe, secure and right at your fingertips." - GirlGoGarter

The GirlyGoGarter® is giving away one Hot Pink GirlyGoGarter® in size 1 (fits sizes 14 to 18).  To enter this contest, follow these two steps:

• Be a subscriber to this blog
• Reply to this post telling us why you love the GirlyGoGarter®

NZinga of Infinite Art Tees is hosting a giveaway for 3 T-shirts for three lucky winners!  She is giving away the Divine Spirals, Big Curly Fro & Blonde Bombshell T-Shirt.  To win this contest, follow these two easy steps:

• Subscribe to the Infinite Art Tees email list
• Be a follower of the Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog

There is a survey listed on the Infinite Art Tees website, but it is not required for you to fill it out, in order to enter the contest.  To read more about NZinga, please go to her about the artist page.  She will be picking the winner. For any questions about the contest, please send emails to infiniteeart@yahoo.com. This contest ends on December 13, 2013. Best of luck!

Thank you everyone that entered the Makeup Giveaway contest.  There where so many great entries that it was hard to choose just two winners. So I choose three!

The first two winners that will win the giveaway package 1 & 2 is Alex and Beauti_Renee!!! Whom ever emails me first, can choose what makeup package they want. The second person that contacts me will get the remaining package left. The third winner is Johnetta! You have won Revlon's blackened brown lengthening mascara and some nail art stickers (white, colorful or black nail art stickers). Please email me at naturalhairbeauty@gmail.com, to claim your prize.

Thank you to everyone that entered the contest. Stay tuned for more giveaways on the Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog.

Natural Girls United! is hosting a fun giveaway. Two lucky winners will win a gift package of three makeups from Revlon. Here is are the packages:


Giveaway Package #1
Revlon Colorstay Eye Shadow Seren
Revlon Colorstay Eye Shadow Siren
Revlon Smokey Shadow Stick - Atomic Nucleaire







Giveaway Package #2
Revlon Colorstay Eye Shadow Addictive
Revlon Photoready Blush - Peach
Revlon Smokey Shadow Stick - Smolder Braise





To win, follow these steps:

1. Be a follower of this blog
2. Like Natural Girls United! on Facebook
3. Go to the Natural Girls United! website and tell us your impression of why having dolls that look like children and women from all cultures is important? Or tell us something interesting you learned from visiting the website?

This contest will end in two weeks on August 27th, 2013 at 10 pm.  After the two winners are announced, which ever winner that emails Natural Girls United! first at naturalgirlsunited@gmail.com, will be able to choose the makeup set they want first. The second winner that to responds will receive the remaining makeup package. Good Luck everyone!!

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 -


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.

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

Thank you to everyone that entered the Shabby Apple skirt giveaway! There were so many great response, but at last... only one winner can be chosen.

The winner of this giveaway is Treciä -  Congratulations!!  Here was her response:  "I think vintage is sexy! I like Shabby Apple simply because you can be sexy without showing TOO much. I mean sexy is confidence and their clothing does just that. give u 100% confidence."

I love this response and agree that being sexy has so much to do with being confident.  Treciä, please email me at naturalhairbeauty@gmail.com, with your shipping information.  To everyone else, thank you again for taking the time to respond. And please check back for more giveaways.

It's that time! Time to announce the winners of the Curls Hair Product giveaway!  There are so many great answers to the contest question, and it was so hard to choose five winners. I wish I had the hookup to give you all product-gifts from Curls. But I can only choose 5 winners.  The winners of this giveaway are:

Reid Cassy

Shabby Apple is an online dress boutique that specializes in vintage and retro dresses. Today, they are giving away a Hully Gully Skirt ($58 dollars retail) to one lucky reader. This cute pencil skirt has polka dots, with a bow at the waist. 

To enter this contest:

• Follow this blog
• Respond to this post telling us why you like Shabby Apple

This contest will end in two weeks on June 21, 2013.Good luck!

Check out todays big giveaway being hosted by CURLS hair products!! 5 lucky winners will win a hair care product set, that includes Passion Fruit Control Paste Whip & Creme Brule Curl Cream.

Passion Fruit Curl Control Paste Whip those edges in place with pure passion fruit! Allure Magazine's Best of Beauty Winner! This Allure Magazine Best of Beauty Award winner is a curly girl's best friend!! It controls unruly edges, curls, and kinks adds sheen and smooths the hair shaft. AH'MAZING... Pure Passion Fruit extract is added for extra shine and control with a light scent of fresh fruit. The paste is perfect for use on curly, kinky and frizzy hair. Give it a try...your curls will thank you! Creme Brule is a cream styler used to define and moisturize curls without hold. Moisturizes your tresses, define curls and tames frizz.

To enter this contest:
-  Respond to this post and tell us how you learned to love your texture?
-  Go to Curls on Facebook and like their page
-  Subscribe to this blog

The contest will end on Friday, June 14th, where a representative from Curls will choose a winner. Good luck!

Thank you to everyone that entered The Bronx Naturals Candle Giveaway contest. Mellisa, owner and creator of the soy candles has chosen a winner. The winner is Johnetta Tucker!!! Congratulations Johnetta. Please email Melissa at thebronxnaturals@gmail.com, with your shipping address information. To everyone else that entered, please stay connected with the Naturally Beautiful Hair blog and look out for more great stories and giveaways.

Thank you to everyone that participated in the Pure Ice Nail Polish Giveaway.  A wonderful representative from Pure Ice has chosen a winner. The winner is Hadespark!!! Hadespark - please contact me at naturalhairbeauty@gmail.com with your shipping address information.

For everyone that did not win this time, I am hoping to host another giveaway soon. So please be on the look-out!

Happy Holidays ~ Karen

Mellissa from the The Bronx Naturals Soy Candles is hosting a giveaway on the Naturally Beautiful Hair blog.  I love The Bronx Naturals Soy Candles because not only do they smell really good, but it's not to strong for someone like me, that has asthma. The candles have a great smell but is perfect for someone that has avoided candles in the past, because of the heavy perfume scents.

For the giveaway, one lucky winner will win one 11 oz Soy candle (you choose the scent), that comes with a gift bag and tissue paper.




To win this contest, you must do the following:

1. Go to The Bronx Naturals website and reply to this post telling us which scent you are interested in trying?
2. Like The Bronx Naturals Facebook page.
3. Be a follower of this blog.

The contest will end on  November 26, 2012. Good luck!

P.S. **Everyone that follows this blog will receive 15% off there entire purchase Use Code: D3115B!!

I love Pure Ice Nail Polish! I started wearing their nail polish last year, and I am excited to see the new colors they this year. For this giveaway, Pure Ice is giving away 3 bottles of nail polish!! The 3 polishes are:


Pure Ice Risk Taker
Pure Ice Glass of Bordeaux
Pure Ice Kiss me Here

And as a bonus, I am including 4 brand new unopened polished from my Pure Ice crackle nail polish collection. 2 sets of Platinum Magic Base Coat and 2 sets of Emcee Me!

• To enter this contest, please check out Pure Ice Nail Polish Sneak Peak photo album on Facebook, and reply to this post letting us know which of their new polishes you love the most. 
• To win, you must also be a follower of this blog.

The contest will end on Saturday, November 24th, at midnight. One lucky reader will win 7 nail polishes! Best of luck.


P.S. Here is a great photo from Pure Ice that showcases some of their new colors. Love it!

The winner of the Silk Hair Flower Giveaway is Betty J.!!  Congratulations Betty. Please email Fatima of Flowers of Fatima directly at flowersfromfatima@gmail.com.

Thank you everyone for participating. Please look out for more giveaways.

Great Giveaway just in time for Thanksgiving! Fatima from Flowers From Fatima is giving away a gorgeous silk hair clip called a Tangerine Ranunculus Hair Clip. The color of this flower is perfect for the Fall season, and will look great for your Thanksgiving holiday attire.  To enter the contest to win this hair flower clip, follow these three steps:

- Answer this question, by replying to this post: What is the first word that you think of when you see this style (Tangerine Ranunculus Hair Clip) from Flowers From Fatima?

- Like Flowers From Fatima on Facebook

- Follow this blog

This contest will end on November 3rd, at midnight. The winner will be announced the following week.

Bonus! For the next three days (October 23, 24 & 25) all of the Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog readers are being given a 40% off discount on their purchase from Flowers From Fatima. Use code "NaturalBeauty40" at check out!

Thank you to everyone that participated in the Osisi Earrings Giveaway. The folks from Osisi loved the response and choose a winner. The winner is Netta Tucker!!  Congratulations... :-).   To collect your prize, please email me at naturalhairbeauty@gmail.com, confirming your shipping address and blogger screen name.  Thank you again to everyone that entered the contest. More giveaways coming soon!

Thank you to everyone that entered the A Natural Hair Journey Book Giveaway!  The Author, Jenice, has chosen a winner - and the winner is LA Jefferson!

LA Jefferson - please forward your shipping address to naturalhairbeauty@gmail.com to receive your prize. 

OSISI is an independent fashion company focused on African-inspired designs. Their customers have the opportunity to buy and wear beautifully-crafted pieces made by top designers from Nigeria, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Uganda, and the US. They offer women's dresses, tops, pants, jackets, jewelry, handbags, skirts, and men's shirts. As one of the few African fashion retailers online, OSISI prides itself on culture, quality, and service. OSISI strives to provide their customers with impeccable service and a fantastic online shopping experience.

Today, OSISI is giving away some beautiful jewelry called Fan Earrings!
To enter the contest, follow these three steps:

- Like OSISI on Facebook
- Follow OSISI on Twitter or Pinterest
- Follow this Blog

Please leave a comment letting us know that you have entered the giveaway. The contest will end on August 24, 2012 at midnight.  Chioma from OSISI will choose a winner and the winner will be announced the following week, on this blog. Good luck!