Hi Beautifuls! I know, I know. I’m not even going to make any excuses. But, if you’ve been checking out my other site, you know that I’ve been having a “creativity crisis.”

I’m slowly, very slowly, returning to posting here, so bear with me. I will say that getting back to rashonista.com gives me a chance to have some fun on the Web. Whooda thunkit?

So, on to what I’ve dug up:

According to reports, Strangé is about to make a comeback.

The Independent says: “A music industry source claims that Jones, 59, hopes dramatically to resurrect her career and has worked on material for an album, with the help of her 39-year-old on/off fella’ Ivor Guest, the music-producing 4th Viscount Wimborne.

‘It has been touted to at least one label,” the source says, “and is meant to be a remarkable record, although I haven’t heard it.” We shall have to wait.’”

The snarky blurb on the news website also said that Jones was contemplating an autobiography. Folks can trip off of Grace Jones all you want, but I love the woman. I love her voice, style and “I don’t give a damn” attitude.

And she’s 59.

Shoot, I hope I’ll look that good.

Thandie Newton looked - interesting - last week at the Somerset House Ice Rink re-opening in London. Her outfit looks like that costume she word in Beloved when Sethe found her under the tree. Perhaps I’m jealous: I can’t pull off wearing a hat like that.

I will say though that if you’re going to dress in all black, take a note from Newton and accent it with a bright color. The shoes and the handbag (you can’t see it, but it’s red also) give what could have been mourning outfit some umph.

On another note, yes, I’m reading all of the comments on my post about Pantene’s Relaxed and Natural products. On one hand, it makes me feel better knowing that I wasn’t alone in my view that the product line - which is supposed to be geared toward women of color - is crap. On the other, this is an example of yet another company trying to jump on the ethnic bandwagon and take our money obviously without fully testing the product.

In the review pipeline: Lush’s Angels on Bare Skin and Miss Jessie’s Curly Pudding and Baby Buttercreme.

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