Hair & Beauty Direct Blog

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Quote: A beautiful poem called Black Beauty, written by the Somali poet Ilhaan Qassim

1 year ago

Black Beauty just like me…
You carry yourself with such divinity
So as not to care that others can see your supreme femininity

With skin so deep brown complexioned
And eyes of a light brown confection
With lips of a strawberry hue
And hair made of curls oscillating in a unique groove

With curves so round and sublime
That a sculptor could never construct in the abyss of time
With a voice so appeasing and crystal clear…
That one could forever wish for that hum in their ear
With a knowledge base so profound
That what your mind lurks can nowhere else be found

Black beauty just like me…
Maybe in time the world will learn to embrace your perplexity
But for now you will remain a Somalian deity
Consuming the eyes of those who glance your way with utter passion
You bring to this world a certain enigma
As you display to the world your lesson…
That life can be hard, but you stay strong and keep to your essential duty
Keep family, culture, religion and love
Because you’re a magnanimous black beauty just like me.

Video

1 year ago

A collection of 200+ black natural hairstyles that you can use for inspiration in your search for a new hairstyle.

We know how difficult it can be to choose a new hair style here at HairandBeautyDirect.com, so we thought we’d throw this together to help you along the way. Enjoy!

Quote: Written by Ossie Davis - found @ the amazing blog http://naturallyobsessed.onsugar.com/

2 years ago

Beauty

I find, in being Black,
a thing of “Beauty”;
like a joy; a strength;
a secret cup of gladness …
a native land in neither time nor place …
a native land in every Black face!

Be loyal to yourselves;
your skin;
your hair;
your lips;
your speech;
your laughing kinds
are Black kingdoms,
vast as any other.

Words: Hair and Beauty Direct is open to the public!

2 years ago

Hi, my name is Lewis and I am the content editor here at Hair and Beauty Direct (HBD). You have found HBD’s official blog. To give you a little bit of information about what we do and why you should be as excited as we are about the launch of HairandBeautyDirect.com - I have included a summary from our about us page below. This blog will be used to keep you in the loop with regards to Hair and Beauty Direct and what’s going on at our HQ as well as the black hair, beauty cosmetic and other related industries.

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