Everything other than music
Last weekend, I gushed about my adventures at the 2011 Circle of Sisters Expo (read about it here). This week, I’d like to spotlight another amazing young woman I met at COS, Ms. Candice Cox, Owner/Designer of CanDid Art (www.candidart.bigcartel.com). She was wearing this gorgeous Warrior Chain body art, seen below. My friend and I were…
Until recently I had been a pretty active person. When I was a kid I played soccer. In high school I ran track. When I was in college, though I gained the “freshman fifteen” (darn those midnight mozzerella sticks!) I regularly went to the fitness center and hardly took the campus bus to class. In…
Fall is here! My favorite time of year. I love the cool crisp days, and the sound of leaves crunching under foot. What I am really loving this fall are the strong brows and jewel-toned makeup looks that are in season this year. Today I wore one of what will be my two favorite fall…
I’m pretty sure today is the most motivated I have ever been to write a post so quickly…EVER! This weekend is the Annual Circle of Sisters Expo at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. My best friend Stephanie invited me to go and I am SO glad I was able to make it.…
Those of you who follow this blog, or subscribe to my YouTube channel, know that one of my favorite beauty bloggers/vloggers and makeup gurus is Erin Bailey, of Scandalous Beauty (www.scandalousbeautyonline.com). Back in July, I joined her 30 Day YouTube Video Challenge– which challenged us to step up our YouTube game and have a little fun…
Mastering the Poker Face for Career Success – Black Enterprise. This article from Black Enterprise speaks about how women, namely African American women, can “put their best face forward,” so to speak, in the workplace. It reminded me of my mother and I – who ALWAYS wear our emotions. In African American culture, that’s not…
I very rarely post a FOTD (Face of the Day), but I felt inspired. I recently posted my video showing off my amazing makeup prizes from the BeautyThesis contest I won a few weeks ago. In that package was a beautiful Stila “Precious Pearl” palette. Here are the products I used: FACE: Sephora Primer CoverGirl Natureluxe…
Is sitting on the couch with your husband. On difficult days all I want to do is sit on the couch after work and zone out in front of the TV. Sometimes we find a good movie or funny TV show and end up laughing hysterically at the movie, the show, the commercials or even…
I won my first contest, Tamara’s birthday contest on BeautyThesis.net. Check out all my goodies!! Thanks again for the amazing contest!
We have finally gotten some chilly weather in NY and I’m so excited – because that means my favorite season is here. It’s Fall y’all!! But the changes in the weather also mean changes in skincare, makeup and haircare routines. I tend to use a little more moisturizer on my face to prevent dry skin,…
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