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Music star Tené Williams shares her best mane moves!


Weave Couture Weave Couture

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Hair Color Now Hair Color Now

A chocolate brown hue is so rich! Make this delicious shade your next color move.


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Photo Credits

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Housewives: COURTESY BRAVO. Tasha: COURTESY TBS. VV: ARI MICHELSON/EMI. Role Model: PORTRAIT ART BY LEO RUCKER. Clip: HAIR: TONI MOORE/LE TRES CHIC FULL SERVICE SALON & SPA; MAKEUP: SHEILA HOLDEN; PHOTO: KEIF SAVAGE/WWW.SALONSOURCEMAG.COM. Home Styling Guide: HAIR: MELINDA PEARSON/IMAGINATIONS BEAUTY & DAY SPA, ABERDEEN, MD; MAKEUP: ADOLPHIA JOHNSON; PHOTO: JONATHAN MARTIN/WWW.MYSALONSTYLE.COM.


Hairstyle Gallery

Fresh Fashion: HAIR: LESHANIA MANIGAULT/F. SALON, BRONX, NY; MAKEUP: SHAKYRA LASHAE; PHOTOS: KESTON DUKE/WWW.KESTONDUKE.COM.
Pin-Up Pretty: HAIR: NATALIE AMANI/HEADLINE HAIR STUDIO, JESSUP, MD; MAKEUP: ARIS HOWARD; PHOTOS: TORRANCE PATRICK/WWW.TORRANCEPATRICK.COM. Gorgeously Glossy: HAIR: ANGIE WILSON/PHENOMENAL YOU HAIR CARE, CHARLOTTE, NC; MAKEUP: CHANDRA PEAK; PHOTOS: CHIP FOUST/WWW.UNIVERSALSALONS.COM.


Celeb Chat

PHOTOS: COURTESY PR.


Celebrity Stylist

PHOTOS: COURTESY MICHA BROWN.


Weave Couture

HAIR: ANGE KOVAKO/UPSCALE HAIR SALON, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC; MAKEUP: TIERRA DAVIS-GREENE; PHOTOS: CHIP FOUST/WWW.UNIVERSALSALONS.COM. Boogie: COURTESY DR. BOOGIE/WWW.BOOGIESECRETS.COM.


Braids & Natural

HAIR: CARLA PREYER/INNER BEAUTY HAIR DESIGN, SACRAMENTO, CA; MAKEUP: SHEILA HOLDEN; PHOTOS: KEIF SAVAGE/WWW.SALONSOURCEMAG.COM. Chrisette: MIRANDA PENN TURIN.


Celebrity Media

PHOTOS: FRINGE: FADIL BERISHA; CROWNING, CLOSE-UP, PRIDE: PATRICK PRATHER/COURTESY MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION.


Haircolor Now

Chocolate Brown: HAIR: MOCHA: SHERMICA FABERS/UPSCALE HAIR SALON, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC; BRUNETTE: KIMBERLY JOSEPH/KIMISTRY HAIR STUDIO, HOUSTON, TX; RAVEN: TAMMY HEROD/TAMMY’S HAIR GALLERY, OXFORD, MD; MAKEUP: BRUNETTE: KRISTIN JONES; RAVEN: ENRIKA WILDS; PHOTOS: MOCHA & RAVEN: CHIP FOUST/WWW.UNIVERSALSALONS.COM; BRUNETTE: DEXTER COHEN/INTERNAL EXPEDITION IMAGES.


Makeup Musts

PHOTOS: COURTESY TERRELL MULLIN.


On The Scene

PHOTOS: COURTESY AHBAI.


Dates & Places

PHOTO: AIRICK LA PRATT.

Ask A Stylist

JACQUELINE TARRANT PHOTO: STEVEN LEDELL

MODELS IN PHOTOS USED TO ILLUSTRATE STORY ONLY.


Rihanna’s Style Journey

PHOTOS: BOB, ‘HAWK, SHORT & POMPADOUR: COURTESY ISLAND DEF JAM; RED: COURTESY PARLUX FRAGRANCES.

Disclaimer

THE INFORMATION IN THIS WEB SITE IS MEANT TO INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HAIR CARE AND BEAUTY. BECAUSE EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, THE IDEAS EXPRESSED ON THIS SITE CANNOT BE USED TO DIAGNOSE OR TREAT INDIVIDUAL HEALTH/HAIR CARE & BEAUTY PROBLEMS. A HEALTH CARE/HAIR CARE AND/OR BEAUTY PROFESSIONAL AND/OR BEAUTY PROFESSIONAL CAN BEST GUIDE YOU.

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