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Sunscreen For Black Girls

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As a black woman I never thought I needed sunscreen. However, that all changed one afternoon after a visit to the doctor's office following my decision to get on Accutane to clear my acne. During this visit, I was told I would need to keep my self hydrated, my lips and face moisturised but most importantly use SPF 50. This was recommended to reduce my chances of getting sunburned.  There are of course additional benefits to using sunscreen (i.e. reducing your chances of getting skin cancer), which you can find more about here. However, finding the right sunscreen for my skin tone and skin type was not an easy process. I believe this because in large part beauty brands are aware that many black people do not use sunscreen which is why many of these brands don't cater to us. _________________________________________________________________________________ According to  The American Journal of Preventive Medicine , 63% of African-American never use sunscreen. __...

Will Drake and Nicki Minaj Get Married Already? Read more: Will Drake and Nicki Minaj Get Married Already? | Necole Bitchie.com

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Drake and Nicki Minaj get intimate on the set of Nicki Minaj’s “Moment 4 Life” video. Nicki Minaj has been wearing an engagement ring and shouting Drake out as her husband over the past few months. Could it be to build up anticipation for her new video? Written 02/11/2011 for NecoleBitchie.com

Lala Vazquez Spotted @ Planet Hollywood

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Lala Vazquez, who is currently gearing up for the new season of her reality show titled “Lala’s Full Court Life”, was spotted at Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square along with her husband Carmelo Anthony and son Kiyan. Lala wore a body hugging dark brown/black mesh bondage dress paired with a snake skin pair of Christian Louboutins. Written 02/06/2011 for NecoleBitchie.com

Pharrell Williams Makes Mascara Even More Sexy

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Pharrell Williams stars in Revlon’s ‘NEW Revlon Grow Luscious Plumping Mascara Commercial’. In the commercial above, Pharrell is seen serenading his co-star Jessica Biel who appears to be getting ready for a night out on the town. Jessica Biel tells Elle Magazine, [Pharrell]’s such a great person and I’m a huge fan of his music, so I was excited when he was chosen to participate, I think having someone like him incorporated into the commercial really makes it stand out. Written: 06/03/2011 for NecoleBitchie.com

Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon’s Ode To Hip Hop

Well, what do you know? Justin Timberlake can actually rap. Justin Timberlake dropped by “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” last night to discuss his latest role in the Social Network which is set to hit the box office tomorrow. Before the end of the show JT and Jimmy sang a number of hit songs from Run DMC, Snoop Dogg, Biggie, Kanye West and Jay-z. This wasn’t half bad… Written: 10/09/10 for NecoleBitchie.com