First Oprah's Hair, Now Beyonce's Hair!!!!

And here I thought this week would be known ...The week that was Oprah and her fabulous hair. How naive of me cause this latest stunt chop by Beyonce' has left most saying Oprah who? Of course rumors abound as to whether the pics are real or if as did Oprah, Beyonce' is sporting a wig. Personally, it looks real to me and she was waaaaaay past due for a change. I literally just spoke on air with guest and Celebrity Natural Hairstylist, Felicia Leatherwood to being tempted myself to chop, chop again on last nite's #BagLadiesLIVE before this news even broke and this stunt chop is tempting me that much more. But a few questions come to mind (feel free to answer):

• What will the millions of women who invested in weaves in an effort to mimic her tresses now do?
• How many will follow Beyonce's lead and run to the hills their stylists for a chop?
• Will Jay hold a press conference to profess his feelings on her new look?
• How will Beyonce' supplement her shows minus the wind machine and her tresses blowing feverishly in the fake wind?

Just curious is all. What do you think about the look? Would you rock it?

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All New Beauty Talk Tonite with Celeb Natural Hairstylist, Felicia Leatherwood!

I mean look at that face!! How can you not look at this pic of tonite's guest, Felicia Leatherwood and not wanna know everything she knows about natural hair? August is kicking off with my most popular segment (your fave), Beauty Talk with Celebrity Natural Hairstylist, Felicia Leatherwood. I look at this pic and just wanna chop, chop ...Again!

From taming the manes and tresses of girls "around da way" to now being one of the most sought after natural hair stylists, Felicia Leatherwood is lending the voice of natural hair expertise.

With a celebrity clientele to boot, Felicia Leatherwood is dishing on how she got her start and how she built her clientele to her passion for conveying the message of confidence and her "Loving Your Hair with Natural Care" workshop series. And we surely won't let her get away without providing some expert tips on hair care solutions and style trends.

Tune in live at 7:30p EST online at www.bagladiesradio.com/listen or eavesdrop at 347.327.9510 opt. 2

Live at 7:30p EST online at bagladiesradio.com/listen or dial in at 347.327.9510 opt. 2
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The Week That Is Oprah and ...Her FABULOUS Hair!

How much do you wanna bet that this week will come to be known as such? The September issue of O, The Oprah Magazine dropped and all of us (myself included) are *swooning* over Oprah and her fabulous hair (well it's a wig but hers as long as she's wearing it), but lest we forget that equally as fabulous orange dress! I could care less about the photo-shop rumors. Oprah looks great! And the voluptuous cleavage. I tried to find the deets on the dress but all references were "orange dress."

However, how Oprah was able to maintain that posture sporting as reported by UsWeekly, a 3.5 lb wig, I will never know. Per Oprah, "I wish I could say it was all mine. In fact though, it's borrowed. And it feels like carrying around an extra head."

Celebrity Hairstylist and previously featured Bag Ladies Radio guest, Kim Kimble lent Oprah a much needed hand and shipped the wig to Oprah for the June 1st NYC photo shoot in a custom-made bright pink box no less. Kim Kimble has her own wig line and believe wigs to be crucial to maintaining good hair health. Listen here OnDemand to the Bag Ladies Radio segment featuring Kim.

The cover states, "Let's Talk About Hair!" and as Oprah says, "there's one thing that all women can relate to when it comes to hair. We love it when it looks great. We can't stand it when it looks not so great. And we all want it to tell the world something about us." Agreed!

And tomorrow's dish could not have been more right on time now that Oprah has set the world a'buzz about hair. A testament to the word of O. On tomorrow's #BagLadiesLIVE, we are dishing with Celebrity Natural Hairstylist, Felicia Leatherwood about all things if you haven't already guessed it, hair! Please note, this show was scheduled way in advance but since everybody is talking about hair, why not tell you that we are talking about hair too.

Visit Bag Ladies Radio Show on FB for more details. Tune in live tomorrow at 7:30p EST. Listen online at www.bagladiesradio.com/listen or dial in and eavesdrop at 347.327.9510 opt. 2. Follow the show live via Twitter @bagladies and to ask a question of Felicia or share commentary for an on-air shout-out, tweet me @bagladies attach #BagLadiesLIVE.

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A 20% Discount to Blogalicious 2013? It's a Bag Ladies Radio Exclusive ...

I am siked to be able to extend to all my Bag Ladies Radio listeners, followers and fans a discount to this year's Blogalicious 2013. If you missed the shout-out by Blogalicious Curator, Stacey Ferguson on last week's Power Hour, visit www.bagladiesradio.com and click Listen to catch up OnDemand/iTunes.

Onto the good stuff!! To redeem your not 5, not 10 but 20% ticket discount to Blogalicious 2013 going down in the ATL from October 3rd - October 5th, you must visit this Bag Ladies Radio official link:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5652380422/blogaFIVEbags/3526088039
Once there, enter promo code: BLRfriend (please note: the code is case sensitive)


Blogalicious is one of the largest annual social media events celebrating diversity in blogging. Bag Ladies Radio is this year's official media partner. But look to the left. That's moi in the hat. This is a pic shot from last year's #Blogalicious12 in Vegas. Obviously my sharing totally takes away the premise of "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." But my point is that as much as Blogalicious is a worthwhile investment in your brand/your biz, it's a straight up PAR-TAY too! Don't say I didn't tell ya!

Please be sure to leave a comment and let me know if you're coming. Myself and the #BagLadiesLIVE cast will see
you in October!!

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My Favorite Tweets from Listeners of Last Nite's Bag Ladies Radio

Last nite's beauty dish was kicked up to the 10th power because of how actively engaged my listeners were which I ALWAYS love. The tweets had me cracking up even after we wrapped the show. I always encourage listeners to share in the live dish while listening by tweeting @bagladies during the show. These were my faves:

@BagLadies hey single ladiess!!!!!! brazilian and bikini waxes are for us too! #bagladiesLIVE
— Yummy411 (@Yummy411) August 1, 2013

@Yummy411 @BagLadies - yesssssss. The one time I was happy to be celibate.
— DailyGreenDiva (@dailygreendiva) August 1, 2013

@BagLadies Yall said what I think about all the time on this eyelash craze...love it HA!
— Kamisol Imaging (@Kamisolimaging) August 1, 2013

@BagLadies I almost hate eye lashes on women because it seen so many bad ones. :-) #saveOurSisters
— Mr. GEE JAMES™ (@CMediaUSA) August 1, 2013

Not a fan of the bright lip colors like lavender or neon yellow! There needs to be a happy medium. #bagladiesradio @BagLadies #beauty
— WElevationMag (@WElevationMag) August 1, 2013

Wait!!!!! I just got a shout out Ha! Listen that just made my night @BagLadies #BagLadiesLIVE
— Mommywithaplan (@mommywithaplan) July 31, 2013

@BagLadies @ErinScandalous @styleandbeautydoc the hour and a half went by wayyy tooo fast! great talk ladies! #beautytalkLIVE
— Yummy411 (@Yummy411) August 1, 2013

And to those who tweeted that the hour and half on air was not long enough, thank you!!! I gotta be careful cause anytime we get to dishing on fashion and beauty, it can easily be an all nighter. We had to wrap it up with literally only 1 minute of airtime left. BlogTalkRadio was about to give us the boot!

Shout-out to Erin Bailey from www.ScandalousBeautyOnline.com for hanging out with us and lending a voice to last nite's dish. Press play to listen to last nite's show OnDemand.

Listen to internet radio with Erin Martin on BlogTalkRadio

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I'm Craving Some Beauty Talk ...

#BagLadiesLIVE is going down tonite. Myself and cast have alot of catching up to do ...From what went down in the Chi-Town for #BlogHer13 to what's to come in the ATL for #Blogalicious5.

And we got a hunger, a thirst, a craving for some Beauty Talk. One of our fave topics of dish. We are kicking it with our girl Erin Bailey of www.ScandalousBeautyOnline.com, named one of the "Top Black Beauty Bloggers" by Essence.

Tune in live online, 7:30p EST @ bagladiesradio.com/listen or dial in and eavesdrop at 347.327.9510, opt. 2

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Behind-The-Scenes of my Photo-shoot with Tiffany Josephs Photography

I had been putting off updating my head-shots for far too long. Upon meeting Tiffany Josephs at INHMD-DC (click here for my previous published post), during which she snapped some gorgeous shots of me participating in a panel, I immediately hit her up about shooting my head-shots. My last shots I had short hair, an "even steven." I have locs now for the second time around and I'm a bit just a tad more "voluptuous." Yeah, that's the word.  Anywho, Tiffany although I asked, she graciously offered rather to shoot me. We nailed down a date and this is a sneak peek of some of the candid moments. 

What started out as one look, turned into three looks, alot of fun and fabulous results. It was nostalgic for me, flexing my "wardrobe stylist" muscle. I used to do it on a freelance basis ...Back in the day. And it's one thing to outfit yourself to go out or do whatever but for a professional shoot, the attention to detail and efforts to coordinate are on a whole other level. 

 Look #2 - I just feel like this shot totally captures me in my essence. I'm ALWAYS laughing at ...Sumpin.
Dress: Kardashian Kollection / Neckwear: Target / Earrings (Studs): Charming Charlie / Neon Pumps: Shoxie

Look #3 - I can admittedly say I was likely being vain in this shot. I love this jumper! Also another Kardashian piece. It's just effortless and flattering. And I love anything leopard print. This was the last look and we were just playing at this point with extra time and per Tiffany's instruction, "just throw something on!"
Jumper: Kardashian Kollection / Neckwear: My own stash / Earrings: Charming Charlie

Kudos to my hairstylist and Loctician, Salih Watts of LocLov.com.  I had an idea in mind when I saw him the day prior and he executed perfectly. I just love the angle of this shot and how it shows the definition of my locs. I was probably running my mouth in this shot about ...Sumpin.

Look #1 - I think I was just trying to make sure nothing popped out of place in this one. Blame it on the "voluptuousness."

Dress: Calvin Klein / Neckwear: Traci Lynn / Earrings: Charming Charlie

Look #2 - I look totally less the "voluptuousness" and trim and slim in this shot. If only ...The power of angle and lighting.

Look #2 - Your guess is as good as mine. One of those totally oblivious moments. This look was a total pop of color. I just wanted to go in a total opposite direction from Look #1. 

The grainy texture of this shot is amazing. I saw it an immediately thought of Spike Lee for some reason. Like "She's Gotta Have It look." I love it. Oh, and I look slim.

My good girlfriend and MUA, Stephanie McKenzie of PamperingJunkes.com, couldn't be on set during the shoot. We were initially only planning to shoot one look. So as we continued the shoot, I had to make sure my face stayed "beat" and nothing slid to the floor.

And to think, these are just the candid, untouched shots. What do you think? 

I can't wait to share the other shots. I will follow-up this post with a Part 2 that covers why I chose the looks I did and more. I ❤ Tiffany Josephs Photography. It was such a pleasure and a privilege to shoot with Tiffany. You will love her too. You can contact Tiffany via her website at www.TiffanyJosephsPhotography.com. Tiffany does a great job of setting the mood and establishing comfort and really works with you to achieve what you want. I can't wait to shoot with her again! The next time around, my kids will participate. Pray for me now :-).

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