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		<title>Oyin Supports Responsible Reform for Safer Cosmetics!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bellas &#8211; in my time here as a blogger, I haven&#8217;t featured many guest blogger posts. I blame that on my inner control freak. But every now and then we have to admit that we don&#8217;t know everything about everything &#8211; and the issues surrounding the new proposed bill called the &#8220;Safe Cosmetics Act of [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.afrobella.com/2008/12/02/cast-your-vote-in-the-indie-beauty-awards/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Cast Your Vote in the Indie Beauty Awards!'>Cast Your Vote in the Indie Beauty Awards!</a></li>
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		<title>Gorgeous Naturals, Howard University, and the Ford Fiesta</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in February, I had the opportunity to be part of something really special. I went to Howard University to cover a unique casting call for Ford Focus &#8211; their Inspired By Color event was SO Afrobella-tastic. I was absolutely astounded by the beauty of the aspiring models &#8211; all students at Howard with SO. [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.afrobella.com/2010/07/20/ask-afrobella-teenage-love-and-natural-hair/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ask Afrobella &#8212; Teenage Love and Natural Hair'>Ask Afrobella &#8212; Teenage Love and Natural Hair</a></li>
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		<title>Afro-Inspired Art, From France With Love</title>
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		<comments>http://www.afrobella.com/2010/09/07/afro-inspired-art-from-france-with-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[afro art]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite things to do online, is search for afro-inspired art. Many images are cliche. And every now and then, you find something genius. IMO, this is the latter. I stumbled across the button-art of Anouchka Potdevin via Apartment Therapy and HAD to look her up and share with my bellas. Anouchka Potdevin [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.afrobella.com/2009/10/09/the-wigs-at-louis-vuitton/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Wigs at Louis Vuitton'>The Wigs at Louis Vuitton</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.afrobella.com/2009/04/20/how-serious-is-your-hair-love-affair/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How Serious Is Your Hair Love Affair?'>How Serious Is Your Hair Love Affair?</a></li>
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		<title>You’re Reading The Best Fashion or Beauty Blog!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.afrobella.com/2010/09/03/youre-reading-the-best-fashion-or-beauty-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to YOU and the folks at the Black Weblog Awards, anyway! I won both the popular and the judges vote for the first ever Best Fashion or Beauty Blog category. And I was up against some strong competition! I really want to express my heartfelt thanks to you for reading and supporting and loving [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.afrobella.com/2010/08/02/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: It&#8217;s An Honor To Be Nominated!'>It&#8217;s An Honor To Be Nominated!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.afrobella.com/2009/09/08/black-weblog-awards-winner-3-years-running/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Black Weblog Awards Winner &#8211; 3 Years Running!'>Black Weblog Awards Winner &#8211; 3 Years Running!</a></li>
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		<title>Tyler Perry’s “Colored Girls” – Will You See It?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.afrobella.com/2010/09/03/tyler-perrys-colored-girls-will-you-see-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So much has been written about Tyler Perry&#8217;s upcoming film adaptation of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, penned by Ntozake Shange and loved by so many. This photo of the cast has just emerged, to give fans something to anticipate. From left to right: Anika Noni Rose (as [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.afrobella.com/2008/12/08/about-that-harajuku-girls-giveaway/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: About that Harajuku Girls giveaway&#8230;'>About that Harajuku Girls giveaway&#8230;</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.afrobella.com/2009/07/16/colored-mascara-is-it-worth-it/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Colored Mascara &#8211; Is It Worth It?'>Colored Mascara &#8211; Is It Worth It?</a></li>
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		<title>Feedburner is Fixed!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.afrobella.com/2010/09/01/feedburner-is-fixed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.afrobella.com/?p=3948</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bellas &#8211; for a while I got some messages from you about an issue on the site. The RSS feed wasn&#8217;t working for some random reason. Honestly, I know so much more about the creative side of blogging and so little about stuff like that&#8230;I had no idea how to fix it. Until tonight, when [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.afrobella.com/2009/11/27/chicago-come-for-cocktails-and-conversation/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Chicago! Come for Cocktails and Conversation!'>Chicago! Come for Cocktails and Conversation!</a></li>
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		<title>Karen’s Body Beautiful and the Cutest Manicure Ever</title>
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		<comments>http://www.afrobella.com/2010/09/01/karens-body-beautiful-and-the-cutest-manicure-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I realize it takes me like a good month to catch up on life after I get back from a trip to New York City. It doesn&#8217;t even matter how long I&#8217;m there for &#8211; I went to NYC for a whirlwind weekend in August and I STILL haven&#8217;t fully unpacked my makeup bag or [...]


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		<title>My Monday Manicure – Nail Art FTW!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My experiments with nail art have been hit or miss thus far. And a recent experiment was such a miss, I was like &#8211; lemme just stick with bold bright nails and keep it moving. Clearly I don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m doing with nail pens or mini paintbrushes. But last Friday, I was lucky enough [...]


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		<title>Caress Girls Night Out Giveaway Winners AND Mixtapes!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently I&#8217;m gonna need a new way to judge the success of my giveaways. Now I&#8217;ll need to know &#8211; did I get lots of retweets? Lots of comments? And most importantly &#8211; was there a resulting MIXTAPE?? Or TWO? For the Caress Girls Night Out Whipped Souffle Giveaway, I asked you to leave a [...]


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		<title>Want Of The Week: Low Heeled Shoes from Scarpasa.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve come to some sad realizations about myself as a fashionista. I can do some pretty great makeup, I&#8217;ve got a decent accessory collection, and I know how to pull an outfit together more or less. But my shoe game is weaker than weak. And it&#8217;s all because of my flat, flat feet. As [...]


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