A style & beauty aficionado obsessed with fancy shoes, plum lipsticks & and inspirational quotes!
It looks like we can officially bury that old hot pressing comb of ours, and introduce our tresses to the EdgeStick–a safer alternative to the hot comb–thanks to Jason Ray of Suntek Global. He first captured the beauty industry’s attention in 2011 when his ceramic hot comb won an Essence Magazine Beauty Award. I’ve had my eyes...
Mizani’s Spring Trend 2013 event was hosted by the stunning, vivacious, Queen of curls and laughs Kim Coles. A night of spoken word, laughs and natural tressed women from all walks of life graced the beautiful Loreal Academy in Soho on Wednesday night. Kim was a vision in the official pantone color of 2013, emerald green,...
I am having a total swoon moment with Cassie‘s ASOS Magazine spread. She’s part of the reason why I’ve kept my mohawk for so long. Each time I think about chopping the back of my hair she tweets an oh-so-fabulous image and I am sold again. This time she is flaunting all of her cuteness...
Beyonce and these Reeboks x Keith Haring, OOOW! I am not sure if you know it, or if you really care, BUT I love Beyonce… secretly. I’m not even sure why I don’t want to admit it to myself. I mean, I am not ashamed. But I really do find myself chasing her every move....
The Oscars 2013 red carpet allowed the starlets of Hollywood to shine bright for one last time this season. I was totally surprised that I loved nearly every single gown that strutted down the aisle. Of course there were some hiccups, and I give Kerry a pass because… well, she’s Olivia for God’s sake–but most of...
When you think of one of a kind style who do you think of? Anna Wintour‘s signature sharp bob, Prince and his over-the-top purple blazer, or even Andre Leon Talley and his funny looking capes. They all have taken something and made it their own signature style. For me, it’s obvious what my one of a...
Over 600 curly girls stood outside awaiting their first glimpse at the long awaited Dark and Lovely Au Naturale product line. The event was hosted by Marsha Ambrosius and natural hair blogger, Curly Nikki. Instantly guests were greeted by beautiful models with curly coifs with passed hors d’oeuvres. Curl Stations were fully stocked with the complete Au...
The Harlem Shake craze has totally consumed the Google search tab. There are already thousands of videos uploaded to Youtube by major companies, news sites, blogs–it’s everywhere! Supermodels Jourdan Dunn, Rosie Tapner, Cara Delevingne filmed their version of the viral video backstage before the Topshop show at London Fashion Week. It’s clearly a remix since...
Unfortunately life and work happens all the time and sometimes balls are dropped. But my Elle Varner interview (that should have went live 3 weeks ago) is still amazeballs in my head because well… it’s freaking Elle Varner. The Grammy-nominated singer not only gave me 15 minutes of her time, but laughed and giggled with...
Jenny Packham Fall 2013 Collection took us back to 17th century Paris–affectionately entitled “La Salonnière”–were women who were known and respected for there sharp wit and impeccable taste. Using that as inspiration, Packham sent out party and evening wear in shades of midnight blue, scarlet reds, and cinnamon. Hand-beaded and embroidered embellishment were found on a number of the...
Dennis Basso‘s 30th anniversary collection was truly the show to be at under the tents on Tuesday, February 12th. Classic glamour was served for Fall 2013. Using American fashion icons as inspiration, Basso took timeless everyday silhouettes and made them iconic. Alligator outerwear came in slate blue, black, and evergreen. Mink Ponchos and fox shrugs...
Valentine’s Day is like TOMORROW… in real life. And not that I forgot, it’s just that the Mister and I have never really made a huge deal out of holidays. Especially Valentine’s Day. To us, every day is a gift and when we’re out and see something that reminds of us of our relationship–we buy...