• Beauty,  Black-Owned Businesses

    Sanaa Lathan Selfies: Tips & Tricks to Get Her Look

    Want Sanaa Lathan selfies? There’s hope — get your best photos yet! Around three hours ago, I received an email on the Oxford Dictionary Word of 2013: “selfie.” Instantly, I thought of reigning selfie queen Sanaa Lathan. The actress is a sexy social media beast with a magnificent mane thanks to celebrity hairstylists Larry Sims and Kim Kimble, respectively. She was instrumental in hyping up her fans for The Best Man Holiday, the long-awaited sequel to 1999’s The Best Man. To quote Margena A. Christian’s “Return of the Black Pack” in the November 2013 issue of Ebony: For Holiday, Lee had to up the PR ante, but like a pro, he rose to the…

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  • Beauty Campaigns,  Beauty News

    Sanaa Lathan for Pantene

    Revealed in the beauty news section of the February issue of Essence Magazine, Sanaa Lathan is the face of Pantene’s Nature Fusion line! I am personally excited because I was so over the Relaxed and Nature collection but actually fell in love with the Nature Fusion collection a couple of years ago. And now that Sanaa Lathan, one of my favorite actresses, is now the face of the line, I want to show my support by buying some Pantene! I love how the ad spotlights her natural beauty and her soft, lush locks. I especially love the tagline: “It’s in our nature to be strong and balanced.” Sanaa Lathan for…

  • Beauty,  Hair

    Wrapping Hair: How I Mastered the Doobie

    Wrapping hair, do not care. Check out my Achieve Select TV Actresses’ Hair with Motions post. Wrapping Hair: Background Wrapping hair is a foreign concept to me. Normally, right before bed, I’d stuff my hair into one of the satin hair bonnets I’ve bought from my local beauty supply store. However, I’ve decided to try my hand again at mastering the perfect beaten, bedtime beehive, minus the wrap pins. Wrapping Hair: Conflict Easier said than done, but it isn’t impossible – in fact, I was able to suppress my rampant frustration to a minimum for a couple of weeks. This was my “Missy Elliot said I had to get my hair…