Fellow b5media blogger Julie Bonner is hosting a challenge on The Snarkstress, and I’m jumping on board.  It’s called “The Snarkstress Challenge” and each week Julie will ask her readers to step out of their beauty and fashion ruts.  Sounds like fun, right?
In keeping with the celebrity trend of the moment, the first challenge was simple… to wear and/or buy a scarf.  So below is a photo of me wearing a black “Pashmina” scarf (and a cute black and white stripped turtle neck I scooped up at Forever 21 for only $8.50) during my dizzying four-day stay in Las Vegas.
 
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All around b5media’s Beauty & Style Channel, the Splendicity bloggers have put together some amazing holiday gift guides. Everything from makeup and skincare products to little black dresses and accessories, we have it all.
Let’s go shopping!

Beth at Aging Fabulous offers a selection of terrific beauty gifts.
SP shows you some terrific handbags at Banging Bags, fabulous stocking stuffers at Shopaholics Daily, and even more holiday gifts at Style Her Hair.
Nikki shows us some wonderful little black dresses at Celeb Look.
Gayla features some adorable gifts for your pets at Couture Critters.
Aly offers beauty products for holidays at eBeautyDaily.
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As an African-American woman, it’s hard for me to put into words how proud I am that Barack Obama has won the presidential election.  Yes we can and did!  I’m equally amazed that America will now have a black First Lady and first daughters.  Michelle Obama and her girls, Malia and Sasha, are beautiful and I can’t wait to see how their flair for fashion evolves over the next four years. Michelle’s fashion sense is pretty bold — from the darling, Donna Ricco black and white flower sheath she wore on “The View” to the hip-hugging purple dress she wore …read more

Hello fellow hot mamas,

I’m thrilled to be the new editor for Hot Mama Daily. Each week I will bring you the latest in beauty, style and fashion news and trends for women of color.  Since I’m equal parts budget style expert and pop culture enthusiast, I’ll also give tips on where to find the season’s looks for less inspired or designed by women of color, and juicy celebrity beauty and style commentary.
I recently met designer Tracy Reese at a presentation of her Spring 2009 collection at her Manhattan boutique.  Besides that fact that we share a first name, Tracy’s success truly …read more

From the Splendicity community, comes this week best in beauty, fashion and shopping.
FASHION
The Well-Heeled Society highlights a worthy Breast Cancer Awareness event: Shoes That Inspire, where you can buy a $10.00 raffle for silk Peter Fox shoes, hand-painted by Tracey Asai.
BEAUTY
A Touch of Blusher counts down the best 10 fall 2008 makeup collections.
Steeping Beauty has a low cost fine mist spray by Evian.