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Tia Mowry gets Braids and Introducing JJ Braids

Woot! Look who got some hot and bold godess box braids!!! Tia Mowry!

One half of our fave twin moms and Bellyitch Blog alums is adding some edge and twist to her look with this brave style! She shared this above image to her fans and followers of her Facebook page account recently.

We love it!

This is a great time then to introduce Bellytich Blog readers who are interested in or who can wear ethnic braided styles to my new braided hair blog, JJ Braids.

I only created JJBraids.com this week after getting numerous queries and requests from friends, family, strangers, in person and in social media, about my various braided styles.
“What is that style?” “What type of braided extensions is that?” “What texture is it?” “What is the length?”” How much did it cost?”” Who did it?”
In this new blog, I answer those questions of the various braided styles I’ve worn over the past 10 years consistently and regularly. 
In coming weeks, I will add links to shops where one can get their hair done in a similar style and links to online resources to purchase the hair.
I hope it can be a resource as I noticed that there really isn’t a similar website or blog out there like it. 
If you are on Facebook, I invite you to join the spanking brand new Facebook page.
If you are on Pinterest, follow the JJ’s Braids Pinterest page where I will be adding more styles from around the web. 
I plan to launch a Twitter and Instagram version too soon so you can keep up dependent of the choice of social media you frequent most. 
Thanks friends and do share! Much appreciate it!

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Alyssa Milano questions breastfeeding v. nude Kim Kardashian cover double standard

Thank you Alyssa Milano for calling out the double standard in American culture over breasts.
In a recent tweet addressing Kim Kardashian‘s nude cover photos for Paper magazine, Milano tweeted,
“Wait! I don’t get it. No disrespect to Kim but… people are offended by my breastfeeding selfies & are fine with her (amazing) booty cover? “
Yes girl. This is A-merica!
In October, many took to social media and the blogs to express their disappointment, disdain or disapproval for the Mistresses alum’s decision to share a selfie of herself while breastfeeding.
It also reminded me of all the shaming a college graduate got for nursing her hungry baby right after getting her diploma, then sharing a pic a friend snapped of her on a breastfeeding support Facebook page.
The image created a lot of controversy by those wishing she would cover up.
Interestingly enough, it is probably fair to assume that those who were decrying breastfeeding moms in public are the same ones who probably wouldn’t think nothing of Rihanna wearing a sheer dress that same month which revealed much of her bare breasts. 

Answer: All of them

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‘Mad Men’s’ Jessica Pare expecting first child

I just got into the show Mad Men ( um like 7 years later as it’s heading to its final season) so I was happy to learn, belatedly, that Jessica Paré who plays Megan Draper on the hit AMC show is expecting her first child. She wore Serbian designer Roksanda Ilinčić‘s pink and green color-block crepe gown .
The Canadian-born actress revealed her tiny bump for the first time this Monday on the red carpet to the Scotiabank Giller Prize event at Toronto’s Ritz-Carlton hotel.

A photo posted by johnkastner (@johnkastner) on Sep 9, 2014 at 7:01pm PDT
Pare, who grew up in Quebec with a big Catholic family, revealed the pregnancy on Instagram in September in a photo featuring her boyfriend John Kastner with his daughter Summer Lee wearing a shirt saying “I’m going to be a big sister!”
It will be the first child for the two-time SAG Award nominee’s first child.

photo: Starcast

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We loved Carrie Underwod’s look at the Concert for Valor

We loved Carrie Underwood‘s look at Tuesday night’s Concert for Valor in Washington, DC on Veterans Day. She dazzled in an Alice + Olivia coat,  knee-high fitted velour Amanda Gregory boots in a sensible heel for a mom-to-be and  a fab scarf by Halogen. She accented the look with

Vincent Peach earrings.

E! reports:

Pregnant Carrie Underwood wowed the crowd at The Concert For Valor in Washington, D.C. on Veterans Day, singing a song that has brought comfort and hope to scores of military families, and also recently shared a touching personal story to mark the bittersweet holiday.

The 31-year-old country star showcased a winter wonderland-inspired look on stage at The National Mall, wearing a black, long sleeve, empire waist, flowy, tuxedo-collar coat dress with a speckled skirt that draped over her growing baby bump, paired with an ivory scarf and black, stiletto over-the-knee suede boots. She is expecting her first child, a baby boy, with husband Mike Fisher, 34, in spring 2015.

Tuesday’s Veterans Day concert aired on HBO and also featured performances from Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Zac Brown Band, Metallica, The Black Keys, Rihanna, Eminem and fellow American Idol alum and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson.

Underwood sang her 2013 single “See You Again,” her 2006 hit “Before He Cheats” and her new song “Something in the Water,” backed by the Singing Sergeants of the U.S. Air Force, Time magazine reported.

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photo: Getty for HBO

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‘Coming to America’-themed baby shower, birthdays, weddings, fashion are a thing

 
The pop culture cult classic film “Coming to America” turned 25 last year. Remember that movie? 
 
About Eddie Murphy‘s character, a prince from the fictional African nation of Zamunda who would have adult flower girls sprinkle petals on the ground as he and his dad King Jaffe Joffer (played by James Earl Jones) walked? 
 
Yeah that movie.  
 
In the movie, Prince Akeem renamed Randy Watson, traveled to Queens, NYC  to find a bride and pretended to be a poor former goat herder and took up a job at the fictional McDowell’s fast food restaurant.
 
We’ve seen an increase in ‘Coming to America’-themed events lately. 
 
 
Friends and family of Washington DC-area based soul, jazz singer Green Tea Soul who is also a baker, mother, fitness guru, Zumba instructor, motivational speaker and blogger threw her a coed coming to America baby shower for her and her husband
 
 
Cute, eh?

Congrats, mama!

It’s a popular theme.

Flashback to September this year, mom-to-be Alicia Keys threw her husband Swizz Beatz a “Coming to America” 36th Birthday party.

See the video HERE.

Bravo TV‘s Real Housewives of Atlanta Kandi Burruss’ October 2013 wedding to  TV producer and reality TV star of Kandi’s Wedding Todd Tucker hadComing to America-like dancers prelude their entrance. It’s an ode to the wedding scene at the end of the movie.

And just this Halloween, Bellyitch friend  and DC socialite Diane Tackie dressed as actress Shari Headley’s character Lisa McDowell from that movie in a Coming to America themed Halloween party.

And I only just recently noticed that designer Jeremy Scott for Moschino featured the logo of the fictional McDowell’s burger joint, a humorous rip off of McDonald‘s in the movie, in his Fall 2014 line.

Fun stuff!



9 Times Alicia Keys proved she may be the hardest working pregnant musician

I see Carrie Underwood out here grinding, hosting award shows, performing at concerts all throughout her first pregnancy and I think to myself, “now that’s the hardest working pregnant musician right now.”
Then, last night, I spot Alicia Keys a month and a half from her due date on stage across the pond in Glasgow, Scotland pounding on a baby grande!
I think to myself, well Keys is a true contender with all the globe trotting and bi-coastal criss crossing she has been doing this last trimester in her second pregnancy. 
Above is a photo collage of 9 times, the mutli-Grammy award winning, platinum selling artist was out there grinding for causes, promoting her new single “#WeAreHere” and performing or making appearances at events worldwide.
1. On September 16 Keys who truly broke out with her hit 2001 song “Fallin” appeared  on the The Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show in New York City
2. The “Girl on Fire” singer performed during the Ruby Dee Memorial Service at Assembly Hall of the Riverside Church on September 20, 2014 in New York City during the day.


3.  Then she schlepped across country to perform onstage during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada that same day but at night. What?!!?
4. The Secret Lives of Bees actress then headed back to New York City the next day to  the 2014 Social Good Summit at 92Y on September 21 in New York City.
5. The following week, the Billboards chart-topper was back in New York City at the 2014 Global Citizen Festival to end extreme poverty by 2030 in Central Park on September 27.
6. The  next month, Egypt’s mom and dad Swizz Beatz attended the Angel Ball 2014 at Cipriani Wall Street on October 20, 2014. 
7.  Keys was spotted backstage during We Can Survive 2014 on the left coast at the Hollywood Bowl on October 24, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
8. Then was out again with the hubster at the Keep A Child Alive‘s 11th annual Black Ball at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 30, 2014 in New York City.
9. Last night, Keys performed during the outside broadcast of the MTV EMA‘s 2014 at the 02 Academy on November 9, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Phew! If anyone every tells you pregnancy is a fragile and delicate condition and that pregnant women need to slow down and take things slow, show them this post! That girl is on fire!

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Not Blake Lively: The Battle for the Most Stylish Pregnant Celebrity

So…this weekend Gossip Girl  actress Blake Lively was spotted out and about in New York City in some pretty fab looks. Many fashion outlets (US Weekly, Harper’s Bazaar,  Cosmopolitan) are declaring her the most fashionable pregnant celebrity ever….

collage courtesy US Weekly















*eye roll* Cry? Really, Cosmo??





Anyway, not so fast! 
Lively, who is expecting her first child with husband Ryan Reynolds, did look fab in her Michael Kors  cropped top and white flare embroidered daisy skirt, topped with a Thomas Sires coat and accented in vintage Christian Louboutin pumps and a bold turquoise statement necklace. 
But I’m not gonna cry tears of joy over it.
As a matter of fact, I still maintain that Miroslava Duma former editor of Harper’s Bazaar Russia was the most stylish pregnant “celebrity” ever.
And I also maintain Instagrammer Up Close and Stylish  who boasts over 1 million followers was the most stylish social media celebrity when pregnant and is still unseated. 
That’s my opinion. Anyone beg to differ or have proof otherwise they’d like to share? Hit me up in the comment section. 

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Celeb mom and babies on Instagram (Photos)

This week and in recent weeks, celeb moms and their fans shared photos of them with their little ones in social media like…Beyonce and Blue Ivy above….
Fergie and son Axl.
Lil Kim and Royal Reign during Halloween
Hilary Duff and son Luca. 
Adrienne Bosh and daughter Dylan who just turned one.
Kim Kardashian and North West at the airport. 
Ali Larter and son Theo.
Ciara and son Future. 
Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett and son little Hank.
Eva Marcille and Marley. 

‘Snooki and JWoww’ new season is all about the girls’ respective pregnancy

Former Bellyitch Bumpwatch moms Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and her bestie Jennifer “JWoww” Farley have done a 180 on the fourth season of their MTV hit show  Snooki & JWoww.
At the beginning of the season which debuted this past November 5th, Farley is nine months pregnant and Polizzi is three months along. So the season is about the girls trying to still be their fun and crazy selves whilst carrying their respective bundle  of joy! 
As we know, since taping, olizzi has given birth to her second child, daughter Giovanna Marie LaValle and Farley welcomed her first Meilani Alexandra Matthews
What a far cry from their days on The Jersey Shore. And I am so old, I remember waaaaaay back when I was a young MTV regular viewer and the Jersey Shore was just a short short 2-4 episode docu-series about a group of kids on their summer break.
I could not imagine back then, it would have become such a hit reality TV show and would have spawned such mega reality TV stars, all who have matured quite a bit before our eyes.
Anway, check out Zap2it’s interview with the two where they dish about being pregnant together.

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Carrie Underwood’s Best CMA Hostess Looks

So….while I wasn’t that crazy about mom-to-be Carrie Underwood‘s red carpet look last night at the Country Music Association‘s 48th Annual CMA Awards went down last night, November 5th at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
She did redeem herself in a variety of looks, totaling about 10 altogether while presenting with Brad Paisley including a gorge crimson one shoulder draped gown, a playful blush baby doll empire waist dress, a cute shimmery silver minidress, a flowy  Scarlett Ohara powder blue gown and an elegant sequined midnight blue evening dress.
Kudos mama! Underwood and her husband Mike Fisher are expecting their first child together. The couple announced the pregnancy this past September. 

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