Updo with Cornrows *Easy Tutorial*

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Yes, We've done it again! A super easy to follow tutorial of a updo that is perfect for almost any occassion as long as water is NOT involved! LOL!

*Styling Tip* If your childs' hair isn't long enough to wrap around the ponytails, just do 3 sections in the middle and leave them out with afro puffs! That would look amazing!

Hair Accessory SALE!

www.snapaholics.com

Hey Girlies! It's the perfect time to stock up on hair accessories! Our freinds at Snapaholics are having a 20% off sale now. It's the perfect time to try the Bead Barrette and other cool accessories.

The sale is from September 23-26, 2014. Use coupon code "fall2014" at check out to get your discount!

Head over to www.Snapaholics.com Now! You don't want to miss this sale!

*Video Book Review* Naturally Me! by Crystal Swain-Bates

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We have reviewed several of her other books HERE.

Here's where you can connect with Crystal Swain-Bates:
Buy Her Books HERE
Like Her on Facebook
Read Her Blog 
Tweet Her @CSwainBates
Follow Her on Instagram @goldestkarat

Naturally Me! *Book Review* by Crystal Swain Bates

First let's talk about the Author. Crystal Swain-Bates is a native of Atlanta Ga. She is an author and owner of Goldest Karat Publishing, a boutique black-owned publisher that aims to fill the diversity gap in traditional publishing by providing readers with high quality books featuring characters of African decent.

The book that we are reviewing today is Naturally ME! This book can be purchased HERE!

Brown Girl with her autographed book Naturally Me!

I love, love, love this book! Mainly because it includes our BOYS!! Yeay!! It instills confidence in our natural girls and boys by showing them in beautiful illustrations that it's perfectly ok to be you!

The story line is fabulous, the pictures are fabulous, this BOOK is totally fabulous! We are huge Crystal Swain-Bates fans and she has certainly done a great job once again. This book was written in a fun whimsical kind of way that keeps kids interested from page to page.

It is a very easy a quick read for kids of all ages. And did I say the pictures are totally awesome? You can't go wrong buying this book because the message is what every kid needs to understand that it's ok to be you. You don't have to be like everybody else to be perfect and great!

The video review done by Brown Girl, (posting soon) will show you a few of the beautiful pictures in the book as well as give you here opinion of the book!

If you haven't purchased a Crystal Swain-Bates book for your little one, you are really missing a treat. Crystal's books include the self-esteem boosting children's books "Big Hair, Don't Care", "The Colorful Adventures of Zoe & Star", "The Colorful Adventures of Cody & Jay", "Supermommy", the natural hair inspired coloring book "Color My Fro", and the natural hair resource guide "How to Go Natural Without Going Broke".

We have reviewed several of her other books HERE.

Here's where you can connect with Crystal Swain-Bates:
Buy Her Books HERE
Like Her on Facebook
Read Her Blog 
Tweet Her @CSwainBates
Follow Her on Instagram @goldestkarat

My VoxBox from Influenster/Product Review

Hi Girlies,

I just want to share with you a cool site that I found to be very cool. It is called Influenster. They select people to review complimentary products. It's a pretty cool way to read and write reviews on products, stores, etc. that you have tried or are interested in trying. If you are a huge social media user and you like to review/test new products, you should check it out!

There is no guarantee that you will be chosen to receive a voxbox, but it's worth a try! I did!

I came across it on Instagram and thought that I would give it a try. I received my first voxbox on today of Degree MOTIONsense invisible deodorant to try. I was very excited about trying it because I use Degree everyday.

So far I'm loving it and I'll update this post in a few days to let you know if the 48 hour new improved protection really works!

Note: "I received this product complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes." 

You can purchase this now at Walmart! #DoMore

To learn more about Influenster and how it works, check out the site and like their Facebook page.

Note: "I received this product complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes." 

UPDATE September 24, 2014: PRODUCT REVIEW

I've been using the new Degree MotionSENSE deodorant for a little over a week and I am very pleased with it.

The fragrance that I have is Fresh Energy. It smells very good. It's a clean fresh smell. It rolls on smoothly. After it sets, it is mostly clear. I do have a few white lines in the crease areas where I put more product. But if I rub it in, it goes away and you can't see the deodorant.

It keeps my underarms dry and fresh the entire time I wear it. I've been outside at my son's high school football games, I've been outside at my daughter's little league (cheerleader) football games in the scorching heat and It has keep my underarms smelling fresh in spite of my heavy sweating.

I have put this deodorant to the test and I am pleased with it. It will be my deodorant of choice from now on!

Fancy Zig Zag Tutorial on Natural Hair

Brown Girls Hair

This tutorial was requested. We initially did this hairstyle in 2010 HERE! Since the original post only included pictures, and this style is very popular, we decided to do a tutorial of it!

If you have done this style or plan to do it, PLEASE share your pictures with us on Facebook and Instagram! On Instagram use #BrownGirlsHair

We'd love to see them!