Dolls by Angela Sutter & Annette Himstedt

I have always had a fascination with ethnic dolls that have features that reflect what an African or African American Woman, Man, or child would look like.  So when ever I see dolls that have features that  representation the culture, I like to share it.

Dolls by Annette Himstedt
Here are a few doll's from Annette's doll collection.

 

Dolls by Angela Sutter
Here are a few dolls from Angela's doll collection online yesterday.  Although they are beyond expensive (2k each... ouch!), they are still lovely dolls.

What do you think?!?  

Inspirational photo of the day

Model: Nkonye

Hair: Khamit Kinks

Makeup: Tanisha Barnes

Photographer: Keston Duke

Taking up Photography

Hey all! Ok... so I am starting a new phase in my life. I just went through some major changes, and I am a little sad, nervous and happy all at the same time. I am basically back to a point in life where I feel like any thing is possible. Yes - even at the ripe old age of 35, you can still have dreams... lol. One of the things that I have tapped into is my joy for photography. I think if I had it all to do over again, I would have pursued photography as a career. I really love observing people, nature and just my surroundings. I have never taking classes and I have not been trying to be a photographer at all. So here are some shots that I took that are in no way professional, but still beautiful. I hope you like them. All of the shots were taking by me throughout the Bay Area. Any photographers out there - I would love your input. At some point (even as a hobby) I will need to practice taking pictures of people! That will be fun...

 

 

 

If we have an photographer's that read Naturally Beautiful Hair blog and or website, and you want to share you work, email me at naturalhairbeauty@gmail.com.

Goapele's New Website

For all of my fellow Goapele fan's.... Goapele (pronounced Gwa-pa-lay) as updated her website and it's worth checking out. Also if you will be in San Francisco tomorrow evening, the singer will be having a Website Release Party For The Re-Launch Of GOAPELE.COM.  To see more details go to her Event's page. She is an amazing singer from the Bay Area and has been a huge natural hair inspiration for me, throughout my journey. To see more of my stories on Goapele, click here and here. To check out her music, click here.