Link of the day - Franchesca's Headband/Necklace

Franchesca found a great accessorie online. It is a bendable necklace that can also be worn as a headband.

Necklace/Headband

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Bulgari, 125 ans de magnificence italienne

Another reason to celebrate diamonds...The Bulgari 125th anniversary! To honour the long history of Bulgari a huge exhibition is held at the Grand Palais in Paris. The exhibition is divided chronologically into periods and the visitor can retrace the main chapters of Bulgari's history, from the first shop opening in 1884 to the modern day. The history will be illustrated with 600 masterpieces of jewelry, including Bulgari's own vintage collection. The exhibition is opened until 12th January 2011, if you happen to be in Paris the next few weeks, don't miss this opportunity!!!

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Giveaway!! Cranberry Satin Flower Headband

For a chance to win the Cranberry Satin Flower Headband, you must follow LaShay on twitter and become a fan of her facebook page. Once you have completed these steps, please reply to this post telling us how you would rock this cool accessory! The contest will end on December 18th, at 10 pm.  After LaShay picks the winner, the person's name will be posted on the blog the following week.

About LaShay:  LaShay Carr was inspired to create accessories while on the hunt for an amazing hair piece for her wedding. After finding out how overpriced hair accessories were, she decided to make her own, thus the beginning of her accessory company. Hotdogs & Poodles specializes in handmade earrings, hair clips, headbands, and for the fashion forward lady on a tight budget. Currently, she is in the transitioning stage of becoming natural and can't wait to wear her headbands and hair clips in a soft curly afro.

http://www.hotdogsandpoodles.com

http://www.etsy.com/shop/hotdogsandpoodles

http://www.facebook.com/hotdogsandpoodles

http://twitter.com/lashaycarr

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Hat So Me - Holiday Discount!!

Suzanne, from HatSoMe, has offered all Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog readers a holiday discount. Read more about Suzanne's inspiration behind the Silk and Satin lined hat and scarf line:

"The idea to create this line of hats, came from my own frustrations from having my hair damaged every year from wearing unlined winter hats. This year I decided to do some thing about. I created HatSoMe.com with the vision of pairing fantastic and stylish winter hats with silk and satin linings.

Offer: 10% off order of $25 or more, plus free shipping on all US Orders

Expires on: 12/31/2010

Offer Code: NaturallyBeautifulHair10

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Bags by MIYA

MIYA BAGS

Family owned and designed oversize bags. 

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Younikness - Jewelery & Accessories

Fabiola Bernard , owner and designer of Younikness,  founded the one of a kind, handcrafted accessory line in January 2010.

"What really motivated me to start making accessories was me going natural and seeing other natural ladies with their naked hair. Natural hair is beautiful on its own but adding that flower or that bow to your hair will definitely accentuate your hair and complete your look."

To see more great jewelry and accessories, go to  Younikness.com

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Boutique de Bandeaux Headbands

These gorgeous headbands are from Boutique de Bandeaux. 

"We specialize in handmade couture-inspired hair accessories for thick, curly, & kinky natural hair. We use vivid colors and over-sized pieces to ensure our accessories they stand out in your voluminous tresses. Our designer headbands are not only crafted to be fashionable, but big hair friendly!" - Source

 

Twitter: http://twitter.com/bdbandeaux
Facebook: http://facebook.com/lapetiteboutiquedebandeaux
Blog: http://boutiquedebandeaux.wordpress.com

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QuellyRue Designs

Happy Friday everyone!!   What a great way to end the week on Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog with this spotlight on QuellyRue Designs on Etsy. This shop has some cute and colorful designs. To see more, click on the links below -

QuellyRue Designs 

Hand Crochet and Artistic Fancies

QuellyRueDesigns.etsy.com

facebook.com/quellyruedesigns

quellyruedesigns.tumblr.com

QuellyRueDesigns.blogspot.com

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Diamonds NY

As this year slowly transitions intoanother beautiful fall season, jewelry collections take a cue from MotherNature with their rich tones and wispy accents. Although it is most often known for its diamonds New York isthe ultimate scene for all jewelry trends. This fall, you can expect to see bold prints and bursts of colorlingering from the summertime- with layers and warming accessories creating theperfect look for a breezy afternoon.  Youcan re-vamp any summery dress with a belted cardigan, thin layered chainnecklaces, and even heels with socks. Just as nature slowly transitions into winter- your very own look can dothe same.

One of the most alluring ways to reflectnature’s bounty is with earth inspired jewelry. If you don’t want to splurge on a natural diamond in NY-the everyday city gal can dazzle in stunning gems.  Celebrities, fashionistas, and stylish ladiesalike, are wearing jewelry in warm fall hues in order to keep their warmglow. 

Bold colors are the signature traits ofthis year’s gemstones and there is sure to be a stone to match any individualtaste.  For your own jewelry, you maychoose from a collection of designer jewelry, or from antique collections tomatch your taste, and there are certainly many options of stylish designs andcolors in both arenas.

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RE: Flowers From Fatima

I did a post a while back on a young lady by the name of Fatima. At young age of 21, she has created her own business. She creates beautiful handmade flower accessories.  I was so impressed by this young lady that I wanted to support her business. So my shipment came in yesterday, and I love my flowers. Check it out:

I also got a really cool t-shirt that says "Where there are flowers, there is life", and it fits perfectly!  I love my items from Fatima's Etsy Shop.

Check out Fatima's Esty Store:  http://FlowersFromFatima.etsy.com.
My recent post on her: Fatima's Flowers

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Ray Loc Soc's

Here are some great videos from Ray's Loc Soc's that show how to wear loc soc's.  To see his collection and where to buy the loc soc's, go to SocLocSoc.

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Crocheted earrings from Fatemeh's Etsy Store

I meet Fatemeh, creator of Fatemeh's Jewelry and Accessories at the San Francisco Natural Hair Event I attended in SF last month. I had a chance to see her beautiful handmade collection of earrings and hair accessories. I received my pair of beautiful blue crocheted earrings from Fatemeh last week, and wanted to share it with you. I think they are so cute and very unique!  They definitely stand out from any other earrings that I own.  To see more of Fatemah's collection, check out her Etsy Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/fnggrant

 

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Thalia's Hair Jewelry

I just received my beautiful hair jewelry from Thalia's Creations, and I am in love! Each piece that I received is beautiful in its own way and is very well made. I can tell that I will have these unique loc adornments for a long time. I am so excited to get a chance to wear these pieces, to really show of my loc's.

To see more jewelry from Thalia, go to her website Thalia's Creations. All of the jewelry is designed for Loc's, Sisterloc's and braids.

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