Tanisha Renee Brown is one of those natural born singers, you know the kind that sings almost effortlessly. To be honest, I never been much of a Sade fan until I heard Tanisha's incredible covers.  A few months back she did a YouTube cover of Sade's No Ordinary Love. After hearing this cover, I felt that she brought this song to life and hearing it through her own unique style helped me to find the beauty in the original making of the song.


Now she has recently posted, Sade's By Your Side, and the vocals are amazing. Tanisha has taken a big transformation  from her formally dark brown tresses to a bold golden fro. I love the new look, it takes me back to the days when I was a former Goldie Locks myself.







Her single Live Loved drew me in from the moment I heard the first notes from the guitar strings and the first lyrics that she sang so beautifully. 
"I want to walk by the word that you speak. I want to breathe, because you're breathing in me. And I want to fall in the promise you give. I want to live, because you are living in me"- Tanisha Renee Brown

Tonight, Rachel Crow has left the X Factor competition after battling against Marcus Canty. The judges were left at a deadlock and the results were left up to America's votes, and sadly Rachel had the least amount when compared to Marcus's scorecard.

For those who stay up on the latest happenings in the natural hair world via the internet most of you are familiar with Pi Nappa Kappa, the first natural hair sorority. If you are not, they are a sorority that is striving to gather 10,000 members by December 9, 2011, in efforts to encourage women to embrace their natural hair by forming a sisterhood.


The support of this group has not been universal however, some say that a sorority is not necessary and groups do a fine job on their own of teaching women the beauty of natural hair styles.

"I'm perfectly happy being nappy without having to attach Greek letters, especially made up ones, to create a sisterhood over hair. I just don't think it's that deep" says Ashley Smith, a Howard University Sophomore.

Why I happen to hate sororities,

1. They are super cliquey
2. You are essentially paying for friendship
3. You never should have to prove yourself to anyone, why should I pledge to be part of your clique, why not just be my friend, and like me for who I am?

Pi Nappa Kappa is the one case, where I am in support of a sorority. There are no cliquey girls asking you to prove yourself to them, the membership is free ( you are not paying for friendship), and they are encouraging women to love who they are, nothing wrong with that in my book.


Their first meetup will take place December 10 -11, 2011 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. If I were able to, I  would fly over there in a heartbeat, because I know they are going to have an amazing time. In my experience, the natural hair events that I have hosted with Black Naps have sparked some great friendships with incredible people for me. Any organization that is in favor of promoting positive relations between black women has my full support, and for the people who do not care for it, well everyone has their critics. 

So I'm still rocking my press n' curl minus the extensions and doing a good job of avoiding the heat. Kinky curls are beautiful but if I pay $70 for a hair do please believe I'm going to make it last. I got into the shower this week, and this one portion in the back of my hair got wet and I was sure my hair was totally ruined. Then I got to thinking, a good roller set will do the trick without me resorting to using the flat iron.


I needed to use a product that was light, moisturizing, and wouldn't leave me with lifeless flat hair. Jane Carter Solution Revitalizing Leave-in Conditioner did just that. To keep my press fresh, all I have to do is mist the ends of my hair with this fabulous leave-in, set my hair with medium to large size rollers, and within 10 minutes my hair routine is done for the night.


Day after day this product pleases me, by waking me up to full bouncy curls. Oh, and that frizzy section in the back that happened to get wet, is no longer a problem. The conditioner and the roller set smoothed that bad boy out without me putting anymore stress on my hair. The smell of the Jane Carter's leave-in is pretty sweet too, it has a light flowery fragrant smell that I absolutely love. Out of all the products from her line, this is my favorite product from her collection.

After Astro left the competition tonight it came down to a showdown between Marcus Canty and Drew Ryniewicz; the results were outrageous! Drew leaving the competition has to be one of the worst events that ever took place during this race for the $5 million dollar jackpot.


While I started off liking Marcus, after L.A. Reid told him what he should be and he followed suit I grew tired of him immediately. What's funny is that he claims that he wants to make him into the next Bobby Brown, but for once I agree with Simon on something, "The world only needs one Bobby Brown". Why would L.A. even want Marcus to strive toward that anyway? I mean he is acting like Bobby is some prize, after his one solo album where has career even gone?


L.A. tries to make Marcus into this huge sex symbol by putting him in these obnoxious outfits and having him gyrate all over the place. What spark Marcus had is totally gone because it has been eaten up after listening to what L.A. thinks that he should be. Now he gets on stage huffing and puffing hitting sour and sloppy behind notes and I am definitely not feeling it.


People truly have lost touch with what music really is if they feel you have to constantly be singing a dance hit to make good music. On its own Drew's voice has a unique quality that you do not hear all the time, while on the other hand Marcus sounds like any other dude who sings R&B or "The Next Bobby Brown".


The judges should not be voting, America should be making the decision. After all, we are the ones who will be buying the CDs right? I am curious as to how it would have went down if they actually went by the votes like they should have.


Anyways, my two ♥'s are still in the competition: Drew, Melanie, and Rachel.


The survival battle



Marcus Canty



Better than his usual hurt performances, but some of those notes were rough!

Farrah Fawcett Hair Tutorial Using Clip in Weaves on Pressed Hair

Farrah Fawcett Inspired Layered Hairstyle

Farrah Fawcett, was well known for her vivacious curls filled with body and her stylish layers. This famous vintage hairdo is still adorn by women decades after its birth. When I first tried out this look it was more of an experimentation, and to my surprise I ended up loving this style on me.


Achieving this look is fairly simple, and I didn't have to resort to using heat on my hair or my weave to do it. It involves a little preparation but its a pretty easy style to do.



Supplies You Will Need:

• Medium to Large Sized Plastic Rollers
• Leave in Conditioner Spray or Setting lotion
• Satin or Silk bonnet

Instructions:


1. If you are wearing a clip in weave or extensions make sure they are fresh so they can be full of bounce. If your weave is still in pretty good shape you can simply run cool water through them to make sure they are free of residue, and set your hair using rollers.

Roller Set Your Hair in Large Sections

2. Rolling your hair will only take about 5 to 10 minutes max. You want your hair in larger sections and medium to large size rollers for fullness. Apply a good leave in conditioner or setting lotion only to your ends to avoid kinking up your roots. I used Jane Carter Solution Revitalizing Leave in Conditioner, and I must say that I am pleased with the fabulous bounce my hair has.

Roller Set Clip on Extensions

3. Protect your hair with a silk or satin bonnet and get that much needed beauty sleep. In the morning start applying tracks working from your back section and then working your way on up. Once you have blended everything in, your style is complete.