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Team Alicia or Team Mashonda ?

Swizz Beatz' estranged wife Mashonda is going public with her husband's alleged affair with singer Alicia Keys.The R&B singer has written an open letter to the Alicia on social networking site Twitter. The couple, who filed for divorce, have a two-and-a-half-year-old son together. The letter reads as follows:

After having a great evening with my son and enjoying some fun twit chat, I decided to sign off and get some work done. However, a few hours later I was advised that I should check @aliciakeys twit page. I've never reached out to her on twitter before. I feel our issues are a lot more serious than a website conversation. Not to mention that I've reached out to her many times in the beginning of this whole thing, as any wife would do. Unfortunately, I never succeeded in getting a response.
The 1st time I met AK, my husband introduced us to each other at an event. ( I have no choice but to call him my husband, until he is not anymore) In the messages that I sent to her (AK), I made it very clear that on the contrary of what she might be hearing, I am still married to my husband, living with him and just had a child. Its been two years and I still have not received a response. What I do receive, is constant displays of selfishness and disconcern to me and my son.  Continue reading by clicking "Read More"

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WIN WIN WIN another Baby Phat goodie hamper and other mystery items. It's Competition Time again ! It's still Woman's Month and we want to see our future fabulous female leaders. Post photos of yourself (if you are younger than 18) or your daughters between the ages of 4 and 18 on the Baby Phat Facebook page. Competition ends 31 August. The best pho...to will be selected as our winner and will be based on a combination of "likes" and which Baby Phat SA votes as the best photo.

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US Trends - Minx Nails ala Beyonce

Pop culture Queen Beyonce put them on the map back in 2007 and it seems like Minx Nails are still going strong for 2010.

The latest alternative to nail polish, Minx Nail is made of flexible film strips that are applied with heat and pressure. Unlike polish, Minx doesn’t chip, smudge or require drying time, and comes can be custom made to your liking.

Pictured above is Pop sensation Rihanna rocking Minx Nails on her latest video “Rude Boy” and Fergie wore a glittery version of them for the B.E.P. “Rockin That Body” music video. Find out what salons in your area carries Minx over at minxnails.com.

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Relationships: The Cruel Dynamics

“…I am all,that I need,I am smart about who I let in to my life…… I have observed a cruel, senseless evil among relationships that tugged at my soul and left me reeling with contempt.

It is a cruel dynamic among intertribal relationships that left me high strung and ready to dismiss a perfect union among female and male species. This has been confined to the concrete jungle of Johannesburg so I do not know if my sisters in other cities of the world can relate.

Men come from rural or peri-urban towns to the city of Jozi to work, armed with vague ideas of what city-life is like but with a cunning disillusioned desire to prove to their counterparts back at home that they will be making it against all odds.

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The Best Hair Treatment Ever

Possibly the best hair treatment ever made its rounds on the internet and fast became the go to treatment for hair disasters from dye jobs gone wrong through to crunchy ends from blow frying. The treatment affectionaly known as "SMT" is short for Snowy's Moisture Treatment. An internet long hair guru, "Snowy" concocted the treatment in her kitchen. And best of all - the ingedients are cheap and readily available in most households or at your local Dischem.

Follow the easy instructions carefully, and post your results in the comments!

10 Tips to grow black hair longer

Step 1: Use a gentle shampoo.

Many common shampoos contain harsh sulfates that can strip your hair, causing it to become dry and eventually leading to breakage. A good gentle shampoos is from the Organics range, else purchase a quality one from a hair salon. Harsh sulfates include:

• Ammonium Laureth Sulfate

• Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate
  
  

• TEA Laureth Sulfate

• TEA Lauryl Sulfate

• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

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To Catch a Rapist: Rape-aXe, a Female Condom with "Teeth"

South African Dr. Sonnet Ehlers has created what she sees as a new weapon of defense for women against what is said to be one of the highest rape rates in the world. The device is Rape-aXe, a female condom with "teeth." The hooks inside are designed to latch on during unwanted penetration so that, “it hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it’s on… If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter... however, it doesn't break the skin, and there's no danger of fluid exposure."

Ehlers has said that she has spoken to convicted rapists who have said that they would certainly have rethought their actions if they had known about Rape-aXe at the time of their crime. She hopes that when the device is removed (as it can only be by a doctor) there will be police on hand to arrest the perpetrator, establishing a punishment for a crime that has tended to remain normalized in South Africa and many other African countries.

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Do You Keep Money In Your Bra ?

Mazantri Creations has figured out how to make the brassiere more practical for the modern woman.

Introducing The Cleavage Caddy--an insert that you put in your bra which allows you to (discretely) carry all your personal items.

Not only is it made to fit women of “all shapes and sizes” and come in three colors (white, black and beige), but it has a lace accent to cover your cleavage and spruce up your attire.

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Review of The Diet Solution Program - Does It Work

The Diet Solution Program promises what every Diet Solution promises - weight loss etc etc.

With so many weight loss programs out on the market and on the internet today, what makes this program any different than all the rest?

Before we get to the program, the program was developed by a lady called Isabel De Los Rios is a nutrition and exercise specialist who helps people reach their weight goals and tackle conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol. The Diet Solution Program is a result of her own 15 year study and research from her own weight issues and her mothers illnesses.

Besides weight loss - it's also supposed to be good for "diabetics, it decreases  sugar levels, lowers cholesterol, increases energy, eliminates digestive discomfort and cleared skin conditions are just some of the few benefits other people have already experienced." This is what the website says.

Because it's my job to test diets - I tried the  program myself as I had some nagging winter kilos that weren't moving.  Well the results were both good and bad. Good in that I lost the weight that I was struggling to shift and felt quite energectic. Bad - was I felt that I lost too much weight in one go - which would be fine on a bigger frame - but I ended up looking anorexic - even though I felt alot of vitality and healthy. I wasn't exactly skin and bone - but I was losing body fat too fast. I tweaked this by eating more healthy "fats" and it was fine. Someone mentioned that my metabolism got a wake up call and all the energy I had was allowing me to burn the food off resulting in me getting too thin - so I changed it up a bit by also not excercising during the initial "detox phase" as this is when you lose about 6 kgs. I lost about 5kgs in just under 2 weeks- which on my frame was too much in such a quick period of time. Some people have lost more who stayed on it for longer.

Yes, I want to be at my ideal weight but I also want to maintain a healthy body at the same time and not have to resort to extreme, radical methods. The Diet Solution Program helped me lose weight and feel healthy and energized at the same time. I am now finally at what I consider my healthy weight. The best thing about this is not that I lost weight - but that the information is so stuck in my head that I don't think I'd gain weight again even if I tried.

That's my two cents - of course you have to try things for yourself and make up your own mind as all things don't work for all people.

If you want to take a look at the program - go here.

Does Diet Cold Drink Make You Fat ?

We all know by now that diet cold drink (aka "soda" or "pop" in some areas) is one of the most evil things you can put in your body... the nasty chemicals, the gut-fattening high fructose corn syrup, and a myriad of health problems caused by this carbonated cocktail worshipped by those that don't care about their health or body.

Surprisingly, many people falsely believe that "diet" soda is in some way a good thing for losing body fat.  In fact, I hear people all the time proudly state that they eat so healthy and only drink diet soda.

So let's set the record straight...Click to read more....