It Girl Fam,
I recently attended African Pride’s Ultimate Beauty Social held
at Art Revolution in Chicago – high ceilings,
amazing art work, open loft space, dark wood, floor-to-ceiling windows, and exposed
brick. Beautiful! It was a fun,
engaging, and intimate gathering of beauty, style, and hair bloggers in the
Chicago area. Camila Crews, African
Pride’s Content Manager, moderated a discussion with bloggers Vaughn Monroe
and Rachel Odem. We laughed, shared our
hair challenges and victories, and talked about what’s new with African
Pride.
I don’t remember my mother using African Pride on my hair,
but I do remember seeing the brand as a child.
African Pride seems to be refreshing the brand and the product line with
options for both relaxed and naturals.
Another major selling point is that each product is priced at $3.99 or
less.
Immediately following the social, African Pride kicked off “A
Mother’s Love” event – a celebration of mothers and daughters as a nod to
Mother’s Day. It was a fully integrated
experience for women of all ages and open to the public – including face
painting for the little girls, beauty makeovers for the big girls, and product
giveaways for everyone. The light bites
provided were delicious. And I can’t say
enough about the candy station…it was a blast from the past. Who remembers
Lemon Heads?
But the real draw of the evening was Mary Mary! Yes yes y’all! Mrs. Tina and Erica Campbell stopped by to
bless us with their wisdom and challenges related to business, marriage, family,
and motherhood. It was an inspirational
session nicely moderated by Sonya Blakey.
Rachel Odem, thank you for the invitation!
Below are pix and a video from the event.
Enjoy!
Product giveaways from African Pride. Very nice!
The dress made out of Skittles & Skittles wrappers
took the candy station to another level.
A 'Mock' Face beat by Big Girl Cosmetics!
I'm a big kid. I couldn't pass up the face paint. What do you think?
Sista-friend Dr. Renee
Crowd enjoying the atmosphere and anxiously awaiting Mary Mary.
Social media guru Lindsey Adams & natural hair blogger Michelle B.
DJ Protege kept the music hot all night.
He's haute as well...dressed to the 9's. Love his style.
Mary Mary being interviewed by Sonya Blakey.
(Picture will be replaced with a better one. I promise!)
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I tried the African Pride giveaways. I used the bouncy curls pudding as my leave-in conditioner/smoother for my wash and go and have been using the moisturizing lotion as my daily dressing this week. I would give both products a thumbs up. My curls are elongated and looser than with my normal products. My hair looks and feels more like hair: less stiff, fluffier. There is a bit more frizz than I like but I've been using the moisturizer lotion each morning to help with that. Of course that means I am spending more time n my hair in the mornings than usual. So, I give the products a 7 and may add the lotion to my normal regimen.
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