Yes, another weekend has approached. I must admit that I am glad, because I need to go soak up some spring sun! I have been stuck in front of my computer dealing with three different assignments, not to mention updating this blog frequently! Needless to say, a girl needs the glare of the sun instead of a computer screen!
Actually, a friend and I have been invited by another friend to partake in the luxury of spending Saturday afternoon at one of the most siddity spas in the city! I can't wait, because I need a hot stone massage and mani and pedi like nobody's business!
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I have recently discovered for myself the magnificent musical West Side Story. I have always heard about it, but never got around to watching it entirely. When it came on a few weeks ago on AMC, I decided to record it. Boy, am I glad that I did. I have watched it three times already, this week alone. LOVE IT! The music, the dancing, and the story itself had me in awe. I'm so ashamed that I am 25 years old and just fell in love with West Side Story! Hey, I didn't hear about the movie 'Carrie' until I was 14 and in the ninth grade! I have issues!
For the past few days, I have been wandering about which shades of polishes I should start sporting this spring/summer. Currently, as I type, I am wearing a soft pink polish by Nubar called Cupid. I love the polish, but the fashion fibers in my body are telling me that it's not the color I should be wearing this season.
Today, I saw this picture of Lindsay Lohan (ignore the horrendous casual outfit) coming out a nail salon rocking some neon pink nail polish. It instantly took me back to junior high circa 1996 and the trend of acrylic nails slathered in bright, neon pink or green nail polish.
After the flashbacks to my junior high crush Michael and flirting with him while twisting my hair with my bright pink nails, I thought I wouldn't mind testing the bright pink polish water, again! However, I am just gonna test it on my toes, for now. That way, it'll be my little secret!
Therefore, I made it my mini mission tonight to go find some bright pink polishes. Here are the finalist!
I don't think you can ever have too many colored bags, especially this season. This Nine West bag is colored, patent, and a clutch! Muy perfecto, chicas!
Vanessa and Angela Simmons have started a footline based around pastries. The line is called the Pastry Footwear Cake Collection and inspired by various cake flavors.
There are four designs in the collection and each design is named after a cake flavor. Also, the shoes will come with a matching lip gloss named and flavored after the attached design.
A look at behind-the-scene launching of the line can be seen when Run's House returns April 12. I love that show!
I think it's a pretty dope concept, because I love girly sneakers! However, I hope that the shoe is not scented, because that will be a little on the corny side not to mention that artificial sweet scents can be a little nauseating!
Francesca's is one of my favorite little boutiques to stumble into and pick up a little piece of fabness every now and then. Since I am rarely in that part of the city, I decided to see what was on their website and what they have that's close to being "dunzo!"
Here are a few cute pieces that are on sale and close to being gone, so snatch one before there is nothing left! All of these items listed are on sale. So, you know the saying, "Here today, sold tommorrow!"
As much as I love shopping and virtually stalking fab finds, I equally love books! I feel that reading helps me keep my brain pumping since I graduated from college. I don't think that reading blogs and the ticker at the bottom of ESPN and CNN keep the brain cells multiplying!
Therefore, I decided it was about time I give my ever bulging bookshelves some competion to vie for my attention. Here is what I picked up as I desperately tried to avoid wandering into Macy's and hitting the bag/shoes/cosmetic departments. Damn Macy's for having those departments right next or directly across from each other!!!
Oh, yeah, books.
Women, Race, & Class by Angela Davis- I first had to read this book in college for African American Political Thought from 1900. Long title, but great class. I believe its a book that EVERY woman should read to see what our sex had to overcome, especially black women. I read this book and the Bible at least once a year. However, I lost this book and I desperately needed to replace it. Actually, I was shocked to find the book in the store. I thought that I was gonna have to go online! Anyway, I have already started reading it again.
Skinny Bitch by Kim Barnouin- I am definitly not the thinniest/smallest person in the world. I don't mind, because I think curves are FABOLOUS! However, I am not the healthiest eater in the world. That, I don't like. I heard that this is one of those books that is blunt and kind of vulgar, but delivers the info and facts that you need to know to improve your eating habits. The last time that a book did that to me was after I read Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. I lost about 15 pounds in a month from lack of desire to eat meat. You have to read it to know what I mean. Anyway, I have glossed over a few pages of 'Skinny Bitch' and I already feel like I've been slightly abused verbally! Excited!!
The Answer by Randy Pope- I am so sick of hearing about this book and "new" way of thinking and achieving success. However, since our country's queen a.k.a Oprah talked about it on her show, I felt that it was more than worth the buy. Definitely, I'm gonna read this! However, this will probably be the last of the three that I read.
Well, those are the newest additions to my bookshelf, Feel free to increase your brain cells and grab a new book!
Trust me when I say that I tried my hardest to overlook another fashion faux pas that "Gina" strutted down the red carpet this past weekend, because I have about three hour of "Martin" saved on my DVR for rainy days. However, I couldn't bite my lip this time after she decided to stroll down a red carpet serving up a big, steaming pot of hot mess!
She has such a shapeless body, which doesn't help when you have the stomach of a male stripper...what I've heard. Anyway, when you have such a manly stomach and not a womanly curve in sight, wearing super low-rise jeans and a one button cropped jacket as a top is not the way to go. She is just drawing attention to an area of her that needs to be hidden under a waist cinching dress!
Its been a minute since Tisha has looked "presentable" on a red carpet. Keep trying, Gina!
I hope I don't know anyone who would have the audacity and style to wear this, at least around me. Although I am a semi sports enthusiast, I know absolutely nothing about the sport of cricket. However, if this dress coincides with the style of the sport, maybe its a good thing and sure that I never will!
What was McQ thinking?! Actually, I am not thoroughly shocked, since they also brought us this lovely piece. Remember?
Would you rock it or throw rocks at it? I am sure that $525 price tag is not helping you coming up with a yay opposed to a nay!
I had one of the worst days on Saturday!! First my cat got out of the house and I was not able to find her at all! For the rest of the day I just pictured her wandering around in her pink plaid collar, meowing and looking lost. Depressing. Finally, around 11 last night, she found her way back home drenching in dirt and WITHOUT her pink plaid collar. I think she got into a fight or two, but I'm glad she is back! However, I am a little salted about that collar!
Then, on Saturday, my Memphis Tigers finally lost a basketball game after 25 straight wins. At least they lost to a superb team; Ohio State. Now, I need to find another team to root for. More than likely, I will be rooting for Florida to do a repeat! GO GATORS!
After a down out depressing day involving the cats in my life, I had to find a something to attempt to lift my spirits and flatten the puffiness under my eyes. After browsing my basket full of skincare items that I have personally collected or were sent to me, I found one that peeked my interest:
I am not exactly sure how this got in my apartment, but boy am I thrilled!! After the day of shedding a tear here and there, this gel definitely helped in knocking the puffiness off my face. The coolnees factor from the gel was way off the chart. It almost felt like I was rubbing a melting ice cube under my eyes. Although it did depuff, it didn't do it in the amount of time that I thought it should have. It took a few more minutes. In the end, it definitely was a good find in my basket of beauty! I give this 3 out of 5 winks from unpuffy eyes!
OH.MY.GOD!!! My blood pressure is still up from that nail bitter of a game my Tigers had to play last night! It's been a minute since I have been that stressed! Luckily, though, we pulled it out and on our way to meet Ohio State in the Elite Eight. I love this time of year!
Need something to do this weekend? Well, I suggest that you go digging through your closet and evaluate all your clothing and etc. I briefly ventured into the deep corner of my closet and found this moraccan* style shirt that I completely forgot about! Behind that shirt were about three other spring/summer tops that completely slipped my mind. Therfore, I plan on spending some time Sunday afternoon exploring my closet and seeing what else I can re-discover! Have a fantabolus weekend!!
*Thanx to whoever corrected my typo. Sorry, but I deleted your comment by accident.
If there is a dress that you should have this spring, it is definitely a white eyelet dress. White eyelet dresses take me back to my little chica days, Easter in particular! I was usually bad with keeping white dresses clean and prestine, but I could keep a white eyelet dress squeaky clean. I miss those days!
Anyway, I have noticed alot of eyelet dresses around, including a new addition to my closet this weekend. In case you and your closet are interested in adding one, then here a few prime candidates!
Spring is almost officially here and it you haven't started to build your personal spring collection, then what are you waiting for? Maybe you are waiting for this; Sak's official list of trends for this season via video!!
In case the video doesn't show, then view it here! Want an extended version, then no fret my pets, here you go! Want more trends? Me to, so let's go!
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Let's be real, now at some point in our lives we were donned in a jumpsuit via are parental executives. More than likely, in your first half a decade on this planet. The thing I remember most about jumpsuits when I was growing was the diabolical task of having to pull them down while desperately needing to go to the bathroom!The horror, the horror!!
Anyway, I have noticed them slowly creeping back into some of my favorite stores and I am not really sure we are there yet in the style stratosphere to be wearing jumpsuits again! Just in case you are...
My tigers made it to the sweet sixteen for the second year in a row!! I will admit that I was a little worried, because so called analyst were saying that we were going get upset by Nevada. A sista was a little shaken, but they pulled it off. GO, TIGERS!
Since I am in such a good mood, I decided that I need to start posting more during the day. Like most fashion and beauty blogs, I normally just post once a day. I'm not liking that anymore. Therefore, you should start stopping more during the day, because I am gonna start posting whenever I see fit...starting tommorrow! I already have a few posts waiting to hit the streets of the blogosphere! Tell a friend!
March Madness has officially landed and has made my blood pressure frequently increase all day. However, my bracket is still looking faboulous thanks to no MAJOR upsets...yet! Currently, my beloved Tigers are playing their first game against Northern Texas. Last year we made it up to the Elite Eight, but hopefully we can go a little higher up this year!
Enough of the b-ball and on to the weekend. Have a great weekend and if you have chance, keep your hopefully manicured fingers crossed for my Tigers!
If you can't see and/or appreciate the fierce and fabness above, then back away from the computer, find the nearest corner, and stay there until you have come back from drabsville! The possibilities, the possibilities!!
Recently, I have TEMPORARILY taken on handling the start-up PR for a friend of mine's non-profit project. Therefore, I have been taking on a couple of meetings with complete strangers trying to get them to pause for the cause.
However, while I am trying to promote and conduct research, I have to have a laptop bag strapped to my hip at all times for the next couple of months. Since that has to be, I have pulled out my laptop bag from last year to help me feel a little more stylish since my suit of choice is black.
Although I adore that bag, that doesn't mean I can't look for other cute laptop bags.
Just in case you are also in the market for a cute laptop tote, then here are a few that have caught my eye.
When I consider buying clothes and shoes, I try to instantly come up with an idea of a possible look. Unfortunately, I can't come up with many looks for these shoes. The only idea that popped up was maybe pairing them with a simple cream short summer dress. However, not my style. Truthfully, I am torn between my decision! What about you?
This shoe is perfect for this spring, because you can wear it with almost any of the spring trends this season(i.e bright colors, nautical theme, neutral colors. and mod). Platforms are a girls best friend, not to mention the price isn't bad either!
BTW, I went to check it out this weekend and it looks a little whiter in person and the big button is too cute!
I know you all are sick of me and my addiction to the oh so lovely world of basketball. Look at the good news, college basketball has a little over two weeks left and NBA has about two months left. Just hold on to your favorite lip gloss and it will all soon be over!
BTW, you see that lovely little survey to the right? Well, I would greatly appreciate it of you could fill it out for me. Its very quick, simple, and would help me tremendously. Thanks in adavance!!
Anyway, have a fab weekend and check back Monday. I'll be here!
Actually, this is one of my favorites beauty products ever! I have been writing this blog for a little over a year and I can't believe that I have never told about my love for this spot treatment. When I get a pimple, I put this on at night and by morning its all packed up and gone.
I don't have the time right now, but I need to post about some of my favorite beauty products of all time. Believe me, chicas, this will definitely be on the list!
I have been "officially" diagnosed with March Madness! Therefore, my brain is not it's fully fashion infused self. So, here is a little E-Stylist-esque post for you! Sorry. Blame ESPN's continual coverage, not me!
Everytime the weather starts to motivate my skin to moisturize itself via sweat, I find myself sitting indian style in front my closet taking a visual inventory of all things warm weather associated. One item, or maybe I should say section, that I do a visual beeline to is to my white bottoms (i.e skirts, jeans, etc).
Every year, I always feel that my white jeans from the year before are no longer the blinding white jeans that I spotted in the corner of a Macy's shivering in hopes that someone buys them. Now they seem like a beige pair of aging jeans that should be cut up and sprayed with imitation Windex to clean my TV and computer screens!
I am more than positive that it's my imagination coming up with an instant excuse to buy a new pair to stay in my personl "in" crowd. In case I give a pop quiz, I am the only one in this self imposed "in" crowd that I type of!
Despite the brief rambling I just did, it still didn't defer me of buying a new pair of white jeans this season; better luck next year... I hope! Anyway, this season, I am all about the the straight leg jeans and pants. I have already spotted a pair of jeans and cropped pants that would probably fit in anyone's wardbrobe!
These jeans are perfect for almost everyone, because they go all the way up to a size 25. Straight leg equals very slimming! Loving it!! That is the major reason I have been eyeing them like crazy for the past couple of months.
Everyone needs a pair of white pants and jeans, because they are the perfect pairing to all these bright colors we should be filling up our closets with!
If you come to this blog frequently, then more than likely you are probably aware of the bold, bright color clothes that are neccesary this spring.
I need to make something clear, when I say bright colors I don't mean you should break out all those neon colors from the early 90s. Its kind of sucks because, I was hoping to start sporting my old "Can't Touch This!" t-shirt with neon pink and green hand prints all over it. Yes, I was one of the flyest fourth graders in the world! WORD!
Back to fashion reality!!
Personally, I feel more than prepared, because of all the fabric findings I have gathered over the years to give my outfits that "splash of color" that I love! However, I feel that I am lacking in this trend's area of bottoms. I have a few red pants and solid color skirts, but nothing major.
I guess I will have to start looking into expanding that area of my closet. Just in case you don't know where to start, might I suggest a few things to get you in the "spring" of things. I have been fashionably feening for most of these items for a while, myself!
You all should already know by now about my love of big bags, totes in particular. However, this past winter I got really addicted to clutches! I purchased about 5 different clutches, which was very weird considering I usually hiss at bags smaller than a high school English book filled with thousands of stories!
Since the weather is warming up, today I plan spending my time going to through my personal bag boutique and pull all the bags that scream "warm weather" to me! Mostly, I associate bright and/or printed totes with the warmer seasons. I think its because I tote(no pun intended) more, like tissues to dap the sweat and all the make-up I need for touch ups instead of the usually winter purse make-up neccesities of lip gloss and a mirror. Don't get me started on the "tools" I need to fight those diabolical sun rays!
Anyway, I have decided to buy this tote to add to my spring/summer bag collection.
It has color, detail galore, and it's different, which I love! I hear that they are going to introduce a black version of this tote in May, but I am loving this brown one. The hearts are in tweed and the skull is satin with a pretty, cutsey print! Lovely!! There is also a matching wallet, but current wallet says "No, for now!"
Better posts coming up next week, because this week I was trying to have a new look up by the first so that took most if my time after a last minute decision to change the look.
I am spending the weekend in Nashville at a wedding of a good friend of mine from college. So, since I still have a little packing to do and a gift to wrap, this is gonna be a brief post! However, enjoy!!!
I need a pair of yellow polka dot shoes! They are everywhere and here are a couple of pair that are more than affordable and oh so lovely! Kind of like walking around with a sunny, spring day on your feet! You know, not to bright, but not too dark!
I have recently discovered for myself the magnificent musical 
For the past few days, I have been wandering about which shades of polishes I should start sporting this spring/summer. Currently, as I type, I am wearing a soft pink polish by Nubar called 
. Anyway, when you have such a manly stomach and not a womanly curve in sight, wearing super low-rise jeans and a one button cropped jacket as a top is not the way to go. She is just drawing attention to an area of her that needs to be hidden under a waist cinching dress!
. Depressing. Finally, around 11 last night, she found her way back home drenching in dirt and WITHOUT her pink plaid collar. I think she got into a fight or two, but I'm glad she is back! However, I am a little salted about that collar!
!! I will admit that I was a little worried, because so called analyst were saying that we were going get upset by Nevada. A sista was a little shaken, but they pulled it off. GO, TIGERS!
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