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Franchesca Leigh: comedian. singer. designer. questions, comments, feedback or stalking requests? email me chescaleigh@gmail.com

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Mar
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J*DaVeY - Get Together

I’ve been listening to J*Davey non-stop this week. Why am I just now finding out about them?

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J*DaVeY

J*DaVeY

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Mar
17th
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Chesca’s amazing FREE custom Keds contest!
I want to give you an awesome pair of FREE custom Keds from www.zazzle.com!

CONTEST DISCLAIMER
$65 of the net Zazzle PRO-Ked Shoe sale price will be deducted when the coupon code is applied at checkout. Shipping and handling (S&H) charges will apply to orders being shipped with this offer, and the promotional credit cannot be used to offset S&H charges. This offer is valid from March 15, 2010 through April 20, 2010 at 11:59pm PST. Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special pricing offer. This promotional offer may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in this offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only. Coupon code may only be used once. REMEMBER, these codes only work for orders within the U.S. and do not apply to shipping and handling. CONTEST ENDS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31st 2010!!

FULL DISCLOSURE: this contest is sponsored by zazzle.com. The company was kind enough to offer me a pair of shoes along with 4 product codes to give my viewers and blog readers.

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Mar
11th
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Pieces from Sika’s Spring 2010 collection www.sikadesigns.co.uk/

One of my readers pointed out how many lines are unfairly generalizing African prints this Spring. Well, she’ll be happy to know that Sika’s fabrics hail from and are inspired by Ghana West Africa. According to The Sika press page, “All pieces are hand-made by local seamstresses in Ghana using traditional techniques such as tie-dye and batik and the income received from their sale goes back into the local community.”

Not only are these pieces gorgeous, but the image graphics are wonderful as well! I also like that the line gives back to the West African community. Thanks to reader Selo for encouraging me to learn more about where these beautiful fabrics come from, along with Camille for sharing the link.

Pieces from Sika’s Spring 2010 collection www.sikadesigns.co.uk/

One of my readers pointed out how many lines are unfairly generalizing African prints this Spring. Well, she’ll be happy to know that Sika’s fabrics hail from and are inspired by Ghana West Africa. According to The Sika press page, “All pieces are hand-made by local seamstresses in Ghana using traditional techniques such as tie-dye and batik and the income received from their sale goes back into the local community.”

Not only are these pieces gorgeous, but the image graphics are wonderful as well! I also like that the line gives back to the West African community. Thanks to reader Selo for encouraging me to learn more about where these beautiful fabrics come from, along with Camille for sharing the link.

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Mar
9th
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Spotted in the April 2010 issue of Essence magazine
It’s all about Turbans and African prints people!!!!
Spotted in the April 2010 issue of Essence magazine

It’s all about Turbans and African prints people!!!!

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Mar
8th
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P90X week 8 review

new job = new schedule, new temptations and new challenges.

so last week was pretty much a joke. i worked out ONE DAY. and i’m feeling pretty crappy about it. but, my new job is mostly to blame. and in the big scheme of things, a new job is just as important as my fitness regimen. so it’s not all bad. first off, how do I manage to work out with my new schedule? I’m working from 9:30 - 5:30 which isn’t bad at all, except I now have to wake up a lot earlier to make it on time, and the rush hour commute to and from work is no fun. not only that, but my new job is sooo demanding that by the time I get home I’m EXHAUSTED. I’m literally running around ALL DAY. and the last thing I want to do is come home at 7pm and workout for an hour and a half! also, my office has a ridiculous cafeteria filled with affordable delicious food and there are always meetings going on with tables full of free endless sweet treats. so you’d better believe i indulged last week. I was like, “woo hoo! new job and yummy free food! yaaay!” It’s easy to stay on your diet when you don’t have money to eat out and you’re stuck at home all day with a fridge full of healthy food….

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Mar
7th
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Mar
5th
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Black Girl Long Hair Style Icon - Franchesca Ramsey
This week I had the honor of being featured on one of my favorite blogs, Black Girl Long Hair.
Black Girl Long Hair Style Icon - Franchesca Ramsey

This week I had the honor of being featured on one of my favorite blogs, Black Girl Long Hair.

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Mar
4th
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seaswallowme asked: Its seems that the ends of my dreads keep thinning out and breaking off, I thought it might be because my hair is dry so I have done oil treatments and put a special kind of salve on it that I got at Sallys Beauty Supply that is specifically for dry hair but nothing seems to work:/ do you know what I can use or what is causing this?

the parts that are thinning, are those locs that you’ve colored? if so, that’s most likely the problem. it’s extremely hard to successfully color locs because of the way they hold moisture. often times there is dye left inside long after they’ve been washed and over time that will cause the loc to thin and break. that’s why my locs are so many different lengths and why i caution people against coloring their locs themselves. i’ve lost the ends of quite a few of my highlighted locs, but thankfully my hair is long enough that it isn’t noticeable.

off the top of my head, i don’t know what can be done to fix it but you might want to consider going to a loctician, as i know many of them offer loc repair services. i doubt it’ll be cheap, but it’s certainly worth looking into.

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