My entire life has been a Black Lives Matter Poster. I’ve had to defend my blackness and worthiness since I set foot in school, the first setting where I didn’t have my parent’s protection. In first grade one of my classmates, a lighter tone Dominican claimed I was ugly because I was black, and she … Continue reading I am the Poster Black Lives Matter
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Black Latina – Happy Black History Month
Hello Pretties, Happy Black history month. I have been absent from my blog for a few months, during that time a lot has happened one of the major events was having the opportunity to visit Cartagena Colombia. Wow, what an experience that was. As a black Latina it was such a welcoming environment as Cartagena … Continue reading Black Latina – Happy Black History Month
Seamstress Diaries
Hi pretties, I hope you are all doing stupendous, it's been way too long since my last post so I want to check in, say hello and show you a bit of what I been up too. Initially when I started this blog I said I would share my sewing projects but I really haven't … Continue reading Seamstress Diaries
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
‘Tis the season to be Jolly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la’ Happy holiday’s pretties, I hope you are all enjoying the holiday festivities and feeling the fuzzy holiday spirit. In NYC there is a ton to do at this time of the year, the most popular among holiday enthusiast and tourist is the Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller … Continue reading Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Too Black to be Spanish Too Spanish to be black
I started beauty blogging specifically because I couldn't completely relate to any of the bloggers I came across at the beginning of my natural hair journey. Even though I was searching for hair tips like most when following a blog it is the chemistry or connection you feel to the blogger that keeps you coming back to their videos or … Continue reading Too Black to be Spanish Too Spanish to be black