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A sleek pulled back bun updo, as worn by Nia Long.Courtesy of our friends at Essence.com. Read about Nia Long talking about the Chris Rock movie "Good Hai...

Lauren's hair on Make it or Break it TV show is one of our favorites. We love braids and she always has the cutest braids. So here is another one of our replications of her hair.I started by making a french braid that started by hugging the front top of her hair and curved around her hair and ended just below the opposite ear.The picture below shows the braid from the back.Now pull the remaining hair into a low pony below her ear and include the braid.Then just make a cute messy b...

This is a lovely long hairstyle worn with a veil. Courtesy of Jen Huang PhotographyPatricia & CharlesHarlem,...

(Well, you've got to admit, that's not something you'll be reading on most other weblogs today.)Ten hours after the Apple iPad announcement, my overall reaction is that the product wasn't necessarily better or worse than I expected, but it was definitely different.I expected an upsized extension to the iPod Touch, with a focus on watching videos, browsing, and playing games. The device can certainly do all of that, but Apple spent a huge amount of time demonstrating features I didn't expect --...

Chris Dunphy (link) and I were 2/3 of the competitive team when we worked together at Palm. We did a chat session this evening watching a replay of the iPad announcement. With Chris's permission, here it is. This won't be of interest to all readers, but I thought some of you might like to see the raw reactions of two geeks watching Apple perform... Michael Mace: Thought of the day -- this might be Steve's last major new product category launch. Probably is, even if he lives to be 90. Not many...

I believe in the tooth fairyI believe in the Easter bunnyI believe in Santa, tooMy Grand daughter ask me this year, "Grandma do you believe in Santa Clause?" I replied without hesitation "Yes Kaylee I do believe."I believe in all things good. You might ask how the tooth fairy, the Easter bunny and Santa are good. In my experience they teach us at a very young age to believe in things we cannot see, touch or smell. They can lay the foundation for believing in greater unseen things as we mature. They...

This is a chic updo worn by Taraji Hens...

I need some time to think about it, but after listening to the feed of the announcement and chatting with my friend Chris Dunphy, my quick reaction is that the iPad is more like a PC than I expected. That's not necessarily a bad thing. I had been thinking of the tablet as a new, third category of devices focused on content consumption. The content play is in there, but focused on print only rather than video and other forms of media, at least for the moment. But given its features and software,...

Start by making a center part all the way down her head. I put the left side in a holder to keep out of the way while I work on the right side. Make a small part at the bottom and secure with an elastic (I am making 2 puffy braids up her head) Make a 2nd puffy braidThen secure all the hair on the right side into a ponytail.Do the same thing to the left side.Then I took another elastic and made sure I didn't pull the ponytail all the way throu...

Formal updo as worn by actress Aissa Maiga. Courtesy of our friends at Gorgeous Black Wom...

One of the easiest ways to embarrass yourself online is by making predictions for the record about an unannounced product. You're layering risk on top of risk -- not only might your predictions be wrong, but the information you're basing them on might be wrong as well.But it's fun so I'm going to do it anyway.Assuming that Apple actually announces a tablet product on Wednesday, here are four things to watch for...What does it do, and who is it for? Aside from being cool, the tablet will need to...

A youthful, floral updo with waves and twis...

I wish I knew the inside story on Google's recent confrontation with the Chinese government. At first Google's announcement looked like a principled, well thought-out stand in a long behind-the-scenes dispute (link). But as more details have emerged, it has started to look as if Google didn't think through the consequences outside of its core search business. In the mobile market, those consequences could be significant. Here's why...Google's Android OS has been gaining enormous support among...

This is a longer inverted bob style by the fantastic hairstylist Tonya Cryer at Stylist On Ca...

This hairstyle was taken from one of my daughters favorite TV shows Make it or Break it. This is our version of Lauren's hairstyle from the last episode.We started by making a poof in the center of her head.Then I split the remaining hair in half. I french braided the hair starting above the ear. Keep the braid up high because it is going to end up in a ponytail. Do the same to the other side. You will have what looks like 3 separate ponytails. The center poof and the 2 french braids.Then take...

Take just the sides of her hair and pull back to the center of her head. The center hair is left down under the elastic. Take the hair in the ponytail and pull it through to give the twist.Then we make loose ringlets in the rest of her hair....

To the previous post these are very similar this was the original hair style and then we decided to add the ponytail for a sports event. I forgot I hadn't posted this style yet so here it is.I guess the first place to start is making a poof in the top center of her head I secured this with bobby pins. Then I made a small french braid on the side of the poof. (I left a small amount of hair above her ear) as shown below.This is what the style looks like from the top. The poof in the center and then...

To get your spacing on this one it is easier to start with a poof in the front center of her head. Then make a small french braid on each side of the center poof.The picture below is the top of the head to see what was done the poof in the middle of her head and then the braids down each side (note: there is still a small amount of hair left down above her ears)The other side view.Then pull all the remaining hair up into a ponytailShe wanted a big bow so we clipped it on the side of the ponyta...

This is a lovely half up, half down style worn under a veil by a real bride. Courtesy of Sabrina Castro. Keep those beautiful pictures coming, ladi...

A lush, wavy updo with hair ornamentati...

Here's a lovely way to use the lovely hair clips and fascinators that are so in style right now. Choose a design that expresses your heritage and make it part of your elegant updo. Photo source: Unkn...

My daughter is getting old enough now that sometimes she has a hair idea she wants to try. This is one of those hairstyles. She got a new barbie for Christmas that had a similar hairstyle. First make your side part. Then pull a small amount of hair across the top of her head and secure just above her ear with an elastic.This is the side of her head with the elastic above her hair.Pull up the remaining side expect the small ponytail you maid with the elastic. Secure with an elastic.Take the...

This hairdo features dreadlocks in an upswept style. Courtesy of Natural Resource Sal...

So it has been such and honor that the Mom-Stuff team has chosen me to be on their blog tour.Here is the article they wrote about me.Mom-Stuff Blog TourToday is the beginning of The Mom-Stuff Blog Tour. We will highlight one mom blog each week for 15 weeks. We will introduce you to a different mom who loves to blog each week. We think you will really enjoy this. We are highlighting blogs that we feel are a great resource to our moms. We believe in supporting, helping, and educating each other in...

This sassy side-bun offers throwback, elegant style. Courtesy of hji.co....