EDEN Bodyworks Products Giveaway!!! #BrunchWithEden

Hey ladies! :-) Hope you are enjoying a relaxing evening. I know I am. Khloa's sleep after an exhausting day of 2 brand new teeth growing in. Poor child. If you follow me on Facebook & Twitter, then you already know EDEN Bodyworks will be in Houston this Sunday, May 20th for #BrunchWithEden where they'll be celebrating their new jojoba line. I'm very excited to be apart of the Houston Host Committee for this spectacular event! As you know, I'm already giving away 2 tickets for the brunch on Facebook & Twitter, but why not kick it up a notch with some PRODUCTS!! :D I'm celebrating early!

I love showing you guys just how much I appreciate you & I love partnering with great brands like EDEN Bodyworks! Their products have received rave reviews across the internet. They were even listed on Essence Online New Product Lines To Try recently. Also, here's a video MsVaughnTV did including them in her March Favs! You may remember me featuring her as a Healthy Hair Icon last year.



.... so I for one am definitely excited to try them out.

 Here's how to win the products. Leave me a comment on this post telling me what your favorite hairstyle is! That hairstyle that makes you feel like the prettiest woman on this planet. The one where when you're about to leave the house you take one last look at the mirror & say, "I know I'm bad." ;-) There will be one winner. Haven't picked a cut off day yet so enter away ya'll! ;-)

 Follow EDEN Bodyworks:
Site: edenbodyworks.com
Twitter: @edenbodyworks
Facebook: @EDENBlog

Oh & here's what you'll win!! Forgot to include a pic....

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.....and the winner is Curly Chellez!!!! Send me your info ASAP to thehairgurl@yahoo.com! Congratulations! Thank you to all of the ladies that entered!!! :D

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'Fro Fashion Week- Pt. 1 Arrival & Bloggers, Brands, & Brunch!

 My traveling outfit....

On February 3rd (Friday), I flew to the city that's always having a hair event: Atlanta! 'Fro Fashion Week was underway! :-) Seriously, it seems like they are ALWAYS having something out there. The flight there was crazy though. I experienced turbulence for the 1st time & that alone made me never want to take another flight....ever...again in life. : \ I was so scared! I had my head down the whole time praying to God. This was my 1st time away from Khloa & I just wanted to make it back in one piece. Mind you, the turbulence came after the plane leaving late due to the bad thunderstorm we were having in Houston. My nerves were racked to the max by the time we landed in Atlanta.  I didn't get a chance to stop at my favorite airport store, Bijoux Terner, but I didn't care. I just wanted to get to Hotel Melia and relax. Here's something that made me smile though: My driver told me that "men love for women to wear their hair wild like mine." :-)

 My sis got me this bag for Christmas. It's like my new diaper bag. The gray one is getting raggedy. lol

I really liked this pillow. So cute.

The view from my balcony!! I was in love with it.

 I somehow ran into Afrobella while looking for my room. Such a pleasant surprise. :-) She looked gorgeous. Ordered a burger & fries from the bar downstairs & retreated to my room. Total relaxation. Then, I proceeded to mistakenly oversleep for the much awaited "Bloggers, Brands, & Brunch" gathering. :-( I got there near the ending. Because I'm a #newmama, sleep is a luxury for me. I definitely never get that much consistent (key word) sleep. I'm always waking up now. However, I was kicking myself for being so late. Afrobella, the keynote speaker, gave some excellent blogging tips. So I didn't miss everything! She's such an inspiration because she's truly living her dream. I wish I'd had more time to talk with her over the weekend. 

Trina from Baby Shopaholic! You guys may remember the feature she did on me way back when I was preggie. :-) She donned a pretty curly 'fro in commemoration of  'Fro Fashion Week.

Afrobella doing an interview. Her skirt was so pretty & eye catching! I know I kept staring at it. lol

The creator of The Pursuit of Nappiness! Her hair was beautiful!

The view....

Me & Eboni from The Fashionista Next Door! I've been following her blog for sooo long. She's even been featured on HG a few times. It was so nice to meet her in person! When I was seated, she whispered to me from across the table & waved. I was thinking in mind, "Omg, that's Eboni!". LOL! I love meeting people from online in real life. It's so exciting to me!!! I'm like a kid. lol She gave me some GREAT styling tips that I'm gonna put in my Part 2. ;-)

Twist out! Bought this dress just days before leaving for $3 at Rue 21. :D

I met Kim Coles! :D

Afrobella, Kim Coles, & Felicia Leatherwood!

Had to get a close up of Eboni's bantu knot out. I'm always amazed at the pretty ringlets her bko's create!

At the brunch, I also met a couple of ladies who follow my blog. I wish I'd gotten a pic with them. I gotta tell you guys about the rest of the weekend in the next post. I'm hoping all of it will fit. I have sooooooo many pics & I can never decide which ones to post...because I want to post them all! LOL If not, I'll make a Pt. 3! ;-) I promise I won't make you guys wait for the rest...I've already started the next post! :-) As always, you can check out the Facebook page for more photos. Still in the process of posting the rest of them!!

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'Fro Fashion Week Schedule of Events

 Are you coming?! You guys already know I'll be there. ;-) If you'll be there, what event are you looking forward to the most? I'm looking forward to all of them!!

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Quick Do You Naturally Expo Recap

I'll be giving away a BB Tropical Roots gift set at the Summer Affair!

Didn't get a chance to ask the artist's name, but these are fly, huh?

I was sweating profusely. It was hot in that gym....These were the lovely ladies of Sporty Afros. They were so sweet!

 L.Michelle & I. L spoke on a panel discussion about natural hair & even gave me a shout out! I tried to take pics of the panel, but they all came out dark. : \

As usual, Khloa was the star of the day. haha.

So the roadtrip to Austin went well. We left Houston late in the morning due to being extremely tired. Yes...we're still adjusting to Khlo Face ya'll. I thought there would be more vendors at the expo, but I didn't sweat it because I got to finally meet L. Michelle. We know each other through our blogs & it was great to meet her in real life. She'll be at the Summer Affair so you ladies will get the chance to meet her as well. In the meantime, check out her blogs My Hair is Me & Musings of L.Michelle Of course, we talked like we'd been knowing each other forever. I can ramble, lol. Did I ever tell ya'll that the hubs said that I blog because I talk a lot?? A little truth in it. ;-) #thecolorpurple

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Do You Naturally Expo in Austin, TX

The hubs, Khlo Babe, and I may be road tripping to Austin, TX for this! #ohyeah We've been wanting to visit some other cities in TX (like San Antonio & Austin) so this would be perfect & it's only a few hours away. We've already been to Dallas so Austin what's up?? ;-) Hey L. Michelle! 

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Curly Pool Party 2011 -July 23rd

Naturally Curly & Natural Selection are hosting a Curly Pool Party in NYC this summer! I'm not attending (boooo), but I thought I'd post for the natural ladies who might be interested. Do I have any readers in the NYC area? Click here for more details on the event. :-)

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Texas Black Expo 2011 Summer Celebration

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I'll be attending the Texas Black Expo 2011 Summer Celebration this weekend & I'm so excited! I didn't know if I would be attending at first...didn't want to leave my little Khlo Star at home. This will officially be my 1st time being away from her for more than a couple of hours. *sigh* but.....It's time for me to get back in the groove. I've been in the house wayyyy too much since Khloa's been born. Katie Mac over at The Mac Styles  & Tamara from Natural Hair Rules!!! will be joining me there. :D You may remember these ladies from the Houston Meet & Greet I hosted at the end of March. Tamara, from Natural Hair Rules!!! is not only hosting the natural hair meet up at the expo, but she's speaking at a workshop on Saturday entitled: What Not to Wear in Your Hair: Shopping Effectively for Healthy Natural Hair. There's also going to be other hair care workshops AND a hair show. Come out and support! Check out TexasBlackExpo.com for more details & the schedule.

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The natural hair meet up starts at 11:00am.  The 1st 200 attendees will receive a gift from Naturally Curly. If you see me, don't forget to say hi. :-) Can't wait to meet ya'll!

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