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Colour complex in our African communities

Around the world there has been a correlation with skin color when it comes to beauty.  Colonization and slavery of various racial groups  led to the belief of one skin color dominating another.  This is a thought that has continued long after slavery was abolished in many nations.  Many cultures believed that very pale skin was more attractive because it meant you were wealthy and did not have to work outside in the field

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Curls Rock, Köln: erster Workshop für “Natural Hair” einen Erfolg

Unter dem Motto Curls Rock Curls Rock veranstalteten Marlies Akosombo (Natural Hair is Simply Passion) und Irene Evadine (FebMart) den ersten natural hair Workshop in Köln. Highlight war der Besuch von Promi Stylistin und Kosmetikerin Felicia Leatherwood, die den Besuchern wertvolle Tipps zur Haarpflege und Produkten gab. Wusstet ihr zum Beispiel, dass Spiritualität ein wichtiger Grundstein für gesundes Haar ist? Felicia Leatherwood gab Maischna Magazine einen Eindruck in ihren Haarphilosophie.. Felicia Leatherwood (Part

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Curls Rock! First natural hair workshop in Cologne a success

On 29.09.2012, Marlies Akosombo (Natural Hair is Simply Passion) und Irene Evadine (FebMart) held the first natural hair workshop in cologne, Curls Rock. The highlight of the day was celebrity stylist and cosmetician, Felicia Leatherwood, who shared some golden advice on hair care and appropriate products with the guests. Did you know for example that spirituality plays a vital role for healthy hair? Felicia Leatherwood shared her hair philosophy with Maischna Magazine.

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Poor organisation, great initiative!! The Miss Africa Contest 2012 in Essen-Germany

After the widespread promotion for the long-awaited, first ever Miss Africa Beauty Show, the event’s implementation last Saturday in Essen-Germany, was not up to expectations of it’s audience. Faces of Africa, as the show was dubbed featured 13 contestants from Cameroon,Congo, Ivory-Coast, Kenya, Sierra-Leone, just to name a few. Right from the disorganised programme to the poor lighting, terrible sound and almost hostile moderators, the event was certainly wanting in many

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