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Fall has finally approach us, and some women could be rummaging through their closet as I type looking for a sweater or a nice jacket to put on. I've done a little research for those in need of a fall wardrobe refill. Through out my surfing I found a few websites that will be able to assist you for what you made need this fall.

Every girl needs a trendy fleece textured coat in their closet. You can purchase this exact one at forever21.com for $42.80 (XS-L)

Add a some flair to the fleece with a cute cow neck sweater from Gap.com for 49.50 (XS-2XL), complete the outfit with some dark washed jeans and a cute pair of peeped toe pumps or knee high boots. (Preferably black)

REMEMBER: Accessorize, however, keep it very minimal. No need to over do it...the coat is enough! Do simple silver studs or small hoops with a few cute silver braclets. This combination would be great to wear out with friends, on a date, or to class.

Other websites that may better assist you on some style trends that will save you money are: express.com, oldnavy.com, and macys.com

The above ideas are just a quick glimpse on how you can match colors in your wardrobe and make them pop! Since it's still fall, you should try to incorporate fall colors into your style. Colors like brown, orange, and burgundy are really nice and can be worn with khaki, jeans, and black.

Beauty Spot

Throw out the flat iron, hot comb, and chemicals, because black women all across America are converting back to their original hair texture.


They are allowing their hair to grow out of their heads into tiny spring-like, corkscrew shapes. Some may wear their hair dreaded, corn-rowed, sister-locked, braids, or even in an afro.

During the civil rights movement and the era of the 60’s and 70’s, African-Americans expressed their political views and self love by wearing their natural locks.

In today’s society, you see minimal African-American women modeling the natural look; most women prefer to straighten their hair with relaxers.

However, in the past decade, the natural look has re-emerged. Celebrities such as India Arie and Jill Scott have been spotted on red carpets and music videos displaying their natural look.

Products such as Out of Africa, Taliah Waajid’s natural herbal products, and Carol’s Daughter have become a commodity to natural women, according to naturalproductsmarketplace.com; overall natural hair care sales are up 4.5 percent since April 18, 2009.

Natural hair products are used to replenish dry hair, moisturize chemically treated and damaged hair, and detangle kinks, according to carolsdaughter.com.

Despite all the products that have been marketed to help control frizz and overly dry hair, some women who make the choice to go natural, pay for it negatively in other areas, such as their jobs.

“Black hair has historically been a controversial issue,” according to Tania Pagett, a writer for Newsday, “especially when worn in its natural state in styles like afros, braids, cornrows and dreadlocks. Glamour magazine is still trying to put to bed an ugly matter that erupted five months ago when a former staffer made racially insensitive comments about the appropriateness of black women's hairstyles in the workplace.”

Hairstyles that are considered distractions are not acceptable in the workplace, according to some employers. But despite what corporate America may think of kinky and un-relaxed hair, natural women such as Jill Herzig, executive editor at Glamour, believe that as long as hair is neat and put together, there is no natural hair texture that is inappropriate for corporate America ."

F.Y.I. I tried it for a two years and couln't take it anymore. But for those women who can, I applaud you all!

No.1 for Thanx Janay!

This is my very first blog post for Thanx Janay! and I must say that I am extremely excited. I've been wanting to create a blog for awhile now, so I finally built up the nerve to produce one. This blog is strictly for the entertainment news lovers. Entertainment news, with minimal to no gossip at all. My hope is that this blog will inspire other inspiring journalist and bloggers to reach their full potential. With this blog, my mission is to focus on the facts and give you what you need to know about entertainment, fashion, beauty, and beyond!

With Love and Blessings,

Thanx Janay!