Natural Journeys: My Sisterlocks and stuff

Valana Minerals is a 'for us by us' line of high quality 100% natural and vegan cosmetics. Sistahpreneur Valerie, owner and creator of Valana Minerals, has entered a competition to win a business grant through Chase Bank and Living Social for business. Winning the grant would be a great opportunity! Would YOU help get her the 250 votes she needs to qualify for the next phase of the competition? Simply log into your Facebook account (I know you've got one!) to vote. 1. To vote, please visit this link and log in http://t.co/dBbpHmR5 2. On the bottom left side enter Valana Minerals in the “business name” box and click “Search” (note: You don't need to type the city and state because there is only one Valana Minerals.) 3. Then click “VOTE” With three quick steps, you can help Valana Minerals get to the next level. The voting process is quick. Now, if you haven't tried Valana Minerals go there now... do yourself a favor and r equest my VMDiscount Code by e...

Facebook | Valana Minerals : "Valana Minerals I'm so excited to announce this news! Valana Minerals will be carried in Whole Foods Market. The first store to pick up our entire line is the Sugar Land, Texas store. This is a big step in the evolution of the company. Thanks to all of our fabulous customers and everyone else who made this possible." When Valerie posted this status report on Facebook, I was soooooooooo thrilled for her and her business. Readers, I have got to tell you... if you are brown like me and have EVER wasted money on foundation, blush, lipstick, and eyeshadow because it just DID NOT WORK against your skintone... YOU MUST DO YOURSELF A FAVOR and check out Valana Minerals. I wear Valana Minerals DAILY now because it works for ME! It's just an amazing JOY for me to "beauty-up" behind makeup that not only MATCHES and COMPLEMENTS MY SKINTONES but is 100% vegan and natural. I'm telling you I'm like a preteen who is JUST now being all...

Perhaps you’ve seen my YouTube video and/or already know how much I LOVE my Valana Mineral makeup! Like me, if you have ever been frustrated with the mere three tone mineral makeup packages nationally advertised because the woman of color is not their target market…I want you to try Valerie Reed’s formulations—owner of Valana Minerals, a division of Afribaby LLC. When you do would you let me save you 10% on your purchases of $50 or more using my Valana Minerals Discount Coupon Code? All I ask of you is to help me get the word out about Valana Minerals and send this post to as many women of color you each know-- Asian, Hispanic, African, multi-racial and Arabic women all have similar issues. My desire –same as Valerie Reed’s-- is for all of us to display OUR beauty to the world and reap the benefits mineral makeup has to offer. I am one of Valana Mineral’s newest affiliates as so I’m prohibited to post the Valana Minerals Discount Coupon Code that wish to share with you personally as ...

It is no surprise that women of color have a variety of undertones. That being said do you know yours? My experience with foundations was that it NEVER matched my skintone. As far as I was concerned if it wasn’t brown, dark, or cocoa I was at a lost to really describe my skintone. I sure didn’t understand WHAT undertones were all about. (I often wondered how horrible trying to find makeup had to be for my TRUE “blue-black” sistahs. Then again, I’ve only known one “blue-black” sistah and honestly her skin was clear and beautiful naturally with nothing on it! …but isn’t that the point…WHAT WOULD SHE HAVE PUT ON HER FACE?!) I found that answering the following questions may help you identify your undertone for better foundation color selection. Section 1 -Is your skin tan to deep brown with golden, yellow , orange, or olive-green undertones? -Does exposure to the sun make you look golden brown? -Are the veins in your wrist mostly olive-green in color? -Does gold tone jewelry look best on...