As a Goldman’s protege, Meredith began assisting the First Lady before taking the job full time. Her job desrciption includes “advising the first lady on her wardrobe and acting on her behalf in arranging for purchases, including considering the best offered price, and buying on discount if discounts are available”.

Congrats to Meredith! Hanging out with the President and First Lady all day? Sounds like the perfect job to me!

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Reggie Bush Spotted With Mystery Woman

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Are Reggie & Kim Playing Games With Us?

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Maureen Allaben, the spunky set stylist for comedian Mo’Nique’s talk show was killed by her husband who stuffed her body in the trunk of his vehicle and drove around with it for 2 days.

After killing his wife, Dennis Allaben drove from the couple’s home in Tucker to Virginia and told his relatives there on Monday about the murder. Allaben dropped off the couple’s two children at the relatives home before returning to the Atlanta area. It isn’t clear if the children were aware their mother’s body was in the trunk.

The AJC reports that Allaben walked into the Clayton County Police Headquarters on Tuesday and turned himself in.

“He just showed up at [Clayton County] police headquarters and said he’d killed his wife,” Police Chief William O’Brien said.

Police recovered 43-year-old Maureen Allaben’s body, which had been wrapped up, from her husband’s blue Ford pickup. Dennis Allaben, 46, who tested underground storage tanks, is now in custody at the DeKalb jail and charged with murder.

SMH!!

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(From BlackDoctor.org) — As a woman who religiously stays in the salon chair, almost nothing surprises me more than how many beauticians and stylists run themselves into the ground! Here you are, the face of a billion dollar a year beauty industry, yet far too often you look like it’s been an eternity since you’ve had your behind in anybody’s chair yourself. How can you expect anyone to want you to put your hands in their hair when yours looks a hot mess? Well…all that ends now.

It is my sincere hope that through this series you will be motivated to make powerful changes in your life that will not only positively affect the way you live, but that will inspire the clients you service as well. As we move through this series, I will provide you with the tools and techniques necessary to be a motivating force in your client’s lives by helping you recognize the power and beauty that exists within you.

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As a stylist, it is important to understand the influence that you have on your client’s lives because for many of them, you are the closet thing to a therapist that many of them will ever see. I mean, think about it, they come to you week after week, sit down in your chair and open their mouths and hearts to share their innermost personal thoughts, feelings and experiences with you. You laugh together, shake your heads and suck your teeth together and sometimes, you even shed a tear together. When they get out of your chair, their hair is not the only thing that’s different. Both of you have been changed by the experience – the question though is, “How?”

Who is the person that they are sharing themselves with? Are you that fictional character who “has it all together,” or are you someone who, just like them, is constantly growing and evolving into the best person you can be? Wherever you are on your journey, remember, real growth starts from within. Prepare yourself. Our journey is about to begin…

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HelloBeautiful recently sat down with Tameka Foster to talk about her lucky break into the fashion industry, her relationship with Lauryn Hill and her attempt to save teen girls. Check back next week to read what Tameka has to say about coping with divorce.

HB: How did you get started in the industry?

Tameka: I went to FIDM. I majored in fashion merchandising, with the goal of becoming a buyer or possibly someone that owns their own retail boutique. That’s what I did first. While I was in school I worked as a dresser. I did fashion shows, like just behind the scenes at Giorgio Armani shows and things like that. After that I had a friend, his name is Todd Russo. He’s actually married to Faith Evans now. He was working at a company alongside Michael Bivens called Biv Ten records. They had a group called Subway and 702. He actually asked me to style them. And was funny because I didn’t know anything about styling to begin with, I was on a wing and a prayer.

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HB: Your big break began with Lauryn Hill? Am I correct?

I was on an elevator in the Bellage hotel in LA actually going to a photo shoot, and I was carrying all these wardrobe cases and bags. And when I got on I noticed there were like big body guards. And I turned around and it was Lauryn Hill. This was when the Fugees were at their peak. And ironically, she and I had on the same exact shoes and we both had an arm full of bangles. I mentioned the similarities and we laughed because we both had on the same shoes. I said “If you ever need a stylist…” It was a shot in the dark that ended up coming into the light because Lauryn’s stylist at the time failed to send her FedEx package for the VMAs, which were the following day in LA.  Thank goodness. So, her assistant called me and said “Hey we met you yesterday, Lauryn needs some looks” and I ran out like a bat out of hell to get everything together for the show. She called me one day out of the blue a couple of years ago asking me if I saw any hot boots. She thought I was still a stylist. But no, I haven’t spoken to her in a couple of years.

Take a look at some celebs that Tameka has styled:

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HB: How do you feel about the way the media portrays celebrities?

Tameka: I have a hard time believing anything I hear. I’m one to believe that usually there is 15 to 20% truth in most of what you read, unless it’s like a direct quote. And a lot of the stories end up being convoluted, they muddy the facts of everything. The headline is always something striking. Like, “Tameka strikes back at the bloggers.” I’ve never contacted a blogger in my life. I always say we’re in a very Jim Jones-esq era. And I say that because you remember how everyone went to Guyana, and they drank the punch. So I’m like “Are you guys are drinking the KoolAid.”

HB: What sparked your interest to start the “Lost Ones” charity?

Tameka: I have five sons, and I’m always concerned with the type of women they will end up with as far as morally, from an education standpoint. When I was growing up, there weren’t many people to mentor besides family members. My childhood was cool.  I was about 13 when my parents split up, but it was good, I had a big family. I had uncles that definitely did not spare the rod, they didn’t care. They would spank you in church or wherever if you were acting up. You got checked no matter what.  When I see girls now, like if you go to a cookout or barbecue, and there’s music playing, you’ll see girls, just shaking and dancing like they’re grown and they have more experience, it’s scary. At my son’s football game, the girls’ shirts are tied up in the front, they’re jeans are low and tight. I’m talking 11 or 12 years old!

HB: What goals do you hope to achieve with this non-profit organization?

Tameka: The goal is to mentor them by having different professionals in different fields come in, and actually speak to them. We’ll have a gynecologist come in and talk about sexual health and red flags to be guarded against. Then we’ll have a fitness person come in to show them how to keep their bodies in shape. And then we’ll have motivational people will come in to tell them that they can do anything that you set your mind to and prove their adversaries wrong.

Tameka shows her charitable side

Check out Chrisette’s “Epiphany” video.

For even more Chrisette, click here to read the lost tapes: an exclusive interview with the singer herself.

Just days after celebrating her birthday, Queen Latifah is being sued by her stylist and make-up artist.

Celebrity cosmetology consultant Roxanna Floyd said she lost 700,000 dollars when Latifah failed to pay her for work she did between July 2005 and February 2008.

Latifah says sex with men is gross.

In a separate lawsuit, celebrity fashion stylist Susan Moses said she was cheated of 300,000 dollars during the same period.

The lawsuits were filed on Monday in federal court in Manhattan.

It was ladies’ night at Queen Latifah’s birthday bash this weekend!

We love seeing Taraji with her simple makeup choices and her hair is always on point.

New York-based celebrity hair stylist, Dante Blandshaw shares expert tips on how he used Aveda products to achieve Taraji P. Henson’s look for the Oscar Awards:

• “I started with Aveda Brilliant Shampoo and Aveda Brilliant
Conditioner to soften Taraji’s textured hair,” said Blandshaw. “I love
the Aveda Brilliant line because it provides a smooth shine to textured
hair and reduces blow dry time.”

• Prep hair with Aveda Brilliant Damage Control to protect from heat styling.

• Blow dry hair straight using a paddle brush.

• After blow drying, add a dime-sized amount of Aveda Brilliant
Universal Styling Creme to add additional shine without weighing hair
down.

• Flat-iron hair to create the foundation for a smooth, sleek red carpet look.

• Using 1.5” and 2” barrel curling irons, curl hair throughout to give bend and movement, accenting the layers in the cut.

• Slightly curl the front to create a soft, side-swept bang for added height and fullness.

• Comb hair through with a wide-tooth comb.

• Spray with Aveda Air Control Hair Spray for a light finish. “Aveda
Air Control Hair Spray is a perfect complement to this look because its
lightweight formula provides lasting hold and shine without weighing
hair down,” said Blandshaw.

Click here to see Taraji on the red carpet.

Click here to see our Oscar’s winners and losers.

Hairdressers are sitting on the edge of their styling chairs wondering who will be chosen to style Michelle Obama’s hair.

Hairdressers are up arms over who will get to style the Future First Lady’s tresses.  From sending DVD’s to welcome baskets with hair products, stylists are lining up to have the honor of working with Michelle. Read more here.