FILO ESTILO - Special Gifts for Your Loved Ones On V-Day!

 

Valentine's Day 2025 is coming up soon.  And I have the perfect gift for you and your family. The FILO ESTILO store on Amazon sells these loved themed fleeces and sherpa blankets.  They are cozy, warm and covered in positive messages.  Besides mom themed blankets, they also have Dad, Sister, Abuela and more. 

                        Happy Valentines Day to everyone!  

                                    Stay warm and cozy.

SLAYYY Hair Supply

Hello Natural Beauties.  I wanted to share a great brand of braiding hair by SLAYYY!  If you are looking get your hair braided; or braid the hair with your loc's for a new look, SLAYYY is the place to go.  

The hair brand is by Diann Valentine who founded SLAYYY Hair in 2021 Diann V.  The hair feels soft and easy to work with. 

I've had locs for quite a while, but hope to do some fun styles with the hair that matches my hair color. The color of this hair I choose is SLAYYY Spice (#30).

"Diann Valentine founded SLAYYY Hair in 2021 after years of wearing braids and experiencing increased itching, scalp irritation, scabbing, and breakage regularly with her own scalp. Determined to find a healthier and non-toxic solution, she started developing what has become known as the SLAYYY Secret Sauce. After two years of intense research, trial and error, and invaluable feedback from the strong community of braiders around the country, SLAYYY was born. “Women deserve more care and respect for our contribution to the hair and beauty industry, and I’m so proud to champion this movement on behalf of my sisters and now able to offer black women a superior product while wearing protective styles.," says Diann.

In addition to SLAYYY, Diann is also the President and Creative Director of Glow + Flow Beauty, a beauty retail concept store with locations in Inglewood and Hawthorne, California. Glow + Flow Beauty is reimagining the shopping experience for black women and creating an environment in urban neighborhoods where they feel at home as valued customers. The expansion plan for Glow + Flow Beauty involves a franchise model of land and business ownership through collaborating with black women, financiers, and organizations. Diann believes that the best way to change the trajectory of a community is for the residents to own it, and every urban community needs a Glow + Flow.

Before entering the beauty space, Diann enjoyed an illustrious career as an internationally acclaimed wedding and event designer, having produced a plethora of celebrations for celebrities, high-net-worth individuals, and Fortune 500 companies across the globe. Her achievements include being a two-time author, international public speaker, and television host working to turn dreams into reality for women in love and those looking for love. With a flourishing business and career, Diann has achieved numerous accomplishments and has inspired many during numerous domestic and international public speaking engagements. Her love of personal touch and human interaction allows her to excite audiences and mesmerize them with her years of production and life experiences wrapped in an electrifying smile.

As a proud black woman, Valentine is a pioneer. With many titles above her head, Diann is just getting started. Diann Valentine lives in Los Angeles with her husband and business partner, Damon Haley."

Flexible Textured Loc Wrap by DivaDeluxxe!

I am so excited to be loc'd again.  Although I love my hair in all ways - both loose and loc'd natural hair.  

I recently dyed my hair ginger.  And it's new for me because I have never made such a big change with hair color before.  What a refreshing change.  💕

Before I dyed my hair, I already had several loc wraps from DivaDeluxxe that I absolutely loved. But they where in my old color which was 2B (dark brown).  I took a chance and reached out to the Etsy store owner and asked if she would be able to do a color match for the Flexible Rose Quartz love adorned textured loc wrap.  And she said yes!  I received my loc's wrap today and its gorgeous. Thank you for this great loc accessories Diva D.

Gorgeous Design!

 Loving this hairstyle design via Emily Cotton's 30 Gorgeous Hairstyles For Short Natural Hair You Can Try.

Short Hair- Don't Care!

Short hair can be so fun!  I have been trying hard to grow my hair out for some time.  But it is always a great feeling to know if I ever decide to do something different - that I have some fantastic and stylish options.  If you would like to see some options for short hairstyles, check out Pinterest!

  

 

Community Art Work - Mensen

This artwork really speaks to me. It shouts community, love, warmth, family, respect and more.  Menen is a great artist that does illustrations, portraits, murals and.  To see more go to artwork by Mensen.  And read about her on her about me page. 

Symone Seven's Create Art

Symone Seven is the "Queen of Photoshop", and her beautiful Vogue glam & Disney themed artworks are fabulous!  I wanted to share her work for you to enjoy. 

You can see more of Symone's work on her website (where she also offers her photoshop skills for hire); and on IG at @symoneseven.

Brown Skin Girl "Harriet" by Crixtover Edwin

Gorgeous artwork! 

Brown Skin Girl "Harriet" by Crixtover Edwin

Carol's Daughters - Coco Crème Curl Collection

Carol's Daughter is a brand that I absolutely love.  They have products for all curly hair types and make quality products that are good for our hair.  March 16th 2021 was the first National Curl Crush Day, started by Carol's Daughter to "Honor the perfect, beautiful, wonderful Curls that make your exquisite crown." #Curlcrush!

COCO CRÉME CURL COLLECTION 

    

"NEW YORK, NY, March 16, 2021 –  “Curl Envy” is a real thing, according to new research* conducted by Carol’s Daughter, which found that 82% of Black Women admitted to having  experienced it. That is why the brand is challenging women everywhere to love their curls rather than wishing for someone else’s and has declared today National Curl Crush Day - a day to celebrate all curls and empower everyone to be their own curl crush by showing off their beautiful, natural hair."

Some of the great products included in the new Coco Creme Curl Collection hair care line are - 

Curl Shaping Cream Gel

Curl  Quenching Shampoo

Curl Perfecting Water Coco Mist

Curl Quenching Conditioner

To see more of Carol's Daughter, go to their Instagram & Facebook Page. 

Model Saje Nicole!

This is an absolutely gorgeous photo of Model Saje Nicole. She has beautiful hair and skin!

"Saje Nicole is a Model, Actress and Entrepreneur based in Miami FL. She is dedicated to showing women how to live their best lives through fitness, fashion, travel and everyday life advice. Saje’s mission is to inspire women to not only dream, but to go unapologetically after them. Saje enjoys sharing authentic, over the top, yet relatable content to her community that will empower and inspire them to live and thrive. We all live different lives, but ultimately have the same goals. To be the best version of ourselves."

 

See Saje on Intagram at @sajenicole. 

ANEWOW!

With having natural hair, one of the things I depend on to keep my hair healthy, are protective styles.  It gives my hair a chance to relax from constant styling, which can cause breakage, product buildup and dryness.  Anewow is a great company that offers satin-lined headwraps, headband-wigs, and more...  It also offers the option to look cute on the go!

More about their headwraps - "What's one of the most essential tools for retaining length and moisture in your hair? Satin. Traditional Headwraps can cause friction and dry out your hair. Our wraps Protect your hair by covering your strands in high quality, luxurious satin. Every single wrap is handmade by specially trained artisans right here in the US. Every seam is carefully constructed, and every knot is tied by hand. Your piece is ALWAYS an original work of art."

                                                   African Print Head Wrap With Satin-Lined

Cobalt Blue Wrap-Wig (2 IN 1)  &  Cinerous Wrap-Wig (2 in 1) 

Carol's Daughter Wash Way Delight

Carol's Daughter has a new line of product's called Wash Day Delight that in includes a shampoo that deeply cleanses your hair without stripping. It is sulfate free, silicone free, paraben free, no artificial colors and has a vegan formula. It also includes  conditioner that is a "unique jelly to cream formula that instantly moisturizes hair from root to ends."
The shampoo and conditioner's come in two heavenly scents: Rose Water and Aloe. 

I love Carol's Daughter's products and how everything is made for people with curly and kinky hair.

To learn more about Carol Daughter's, join them on their website at Carol's Daughter; and on nd join us on social media to share your reactions on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. #WashDayDelight.

You Go Natural Headwraps

I have been really excited about headwraps over the years. But now more than ever..  at the age of 45.  I am very comfortable with showing off the beauty and uniqueness of headwraps; and taking back the power of the history of headwraps.  Heads wraps can be styled in so many ways that often gives you the look of grace, wisdom and royalty. 

My latest headwrap is from YGN.  You Go Natural headwraps are great because they are a line of pre-tied, wraps, turbans and headbands that are lined with satin. Which helps to protect your hair from breakage. 

YGN is a blacked owned and operated by Monique Little.  And the business is located out of Dallas Texas.   Thank you Monique!