So yes, it’s been quite a while since I last blogged about music. But I HAD to come back with this!! When I was a kid, I heard a song that my sister’s then-boyfriend Bobby played for me. I heard it and I was in love with it. That song was “Cool” by a funk…
Doris New York is an amazing hair care company I mentioned after my visit to the Circle of Sisters Expo in New York. Check out my video review of their Leave In Conditioner ($15) and Olive Oil Hair Cream ($17). These are two great products from a beautiful and professional hair care company. The care…
Here’s a video tutorial of my MAC Smoked Ruby look for Fall! This is similar to the FOTD I posted a few days back using Gilt by Association (click here for the product list and photos) Scroll down for product list and photos from the video. Enjoy! FACE: IMAN Creme Foundation – Earth 3 IMAN…
Have you noticed anything different about This and That? Yes, we’ve redesigned our blog! We said goodbye to the dark background and HELLO to a bright, fresh page, complete with a banner and new slogan – “Be Beautiful…Be Healthy…Be You!” Feel free to let us know how you like the new look! NEW FEATURES! –…
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.…
Please welcome my first guest-blogger, my Cousin Jasmine…Give her some love! Very early in Calandra’s video blogging, she based an entry on a question her new-mom cousin asked about going on intuition vs. advice. That new-mom cousin was me, Jasmine Ratliff. Recently I asked Calandra if I could occasionally contribute to This and That as…
One of my favorite YouTubers, Brian (ThesPNation) is returning to YouTube with his own personal 31-day commitment to posting videos during the month of August. His first video is a tag of 13 Personal Questions. I decided to answer the tag myself. Feel free to answer them yourself. Here are the tag questions: 13 Personal…
I’m coming off the heels of my 30-Day Video Challenge. I ended the month having posted 23 new videos to my YouTube channel, 7 videos short of the 30 suggested, but 3 ahead of my personal goal of 20. I’m pleased not just because of the 23 videos, but because I’ve been inspired to expand…
I’ve completed (sort of) Scandalous Beauty’s 30 video/30 day challenge. Today is the last day of July and when I started at the beginning of the month, I vowed to TRY and get in 30 videos, but I promised myself I would make at least 20. I ended up at 23 videos, so I’m satisfied.…
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