Like assorted gift-wrapped candies Black women come in an array of colors and flavors from honey brown, to peanut butter, to dark chocolate, red, yellow, high yellow and black. Some say, “the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice” but to each its own.

When I hear about businesses that aren’t affected by the recession, the first one that comes to mind is the tattoo industry. Let’s all be honest, getting a tattoo has become almost as natural as your everyday grooming. This is a fad that is surely one of the most memorable trends to join in on but one of the most expensive to forget and remove.