Saturday, April 30, 2011

IT'S GUCCI!

JUST A FEW OF MY TOP PICKS FROM GUCCI'S READY TO WEAR COLLECTION:














Friday, April 29, 2011

faSHUN inspiraSHUN: AmBER roSe

DAY:













NIGHT:







LOOK OUT FOR MORE faSHUN inspiraSHUN BLOGS FEATURING MY OTHER FAV CELEB STYLES BY Rhianna, Nicki Minaj, Keisha Cole, Lala

until next time....



DEUCES!

GYM GEAR: WORK OFF THAT BABY PHAT

SO I HAVE 4 WEEKS LEFT BEFORE MY LITTLE ONE GETS HERE AND I CANNOT WAIT TO GET IN THE GYM AND BRING SEXY BACK! I'M NOT TYPICALLY THE GYM TYPE (OPPOSITE OF MY HUBBY), BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING A SERIOUS ITCH TO GET IN THERE AND WORK SOMETHING OUT. SO YESTERDAY I WENT TO RACK ROOM TO GET MY SON A PAIR OF SNEAKERS THAT HE CAN WEAR TO SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP BC HIS J'S AND SPERRY'S ARE NOT FOR EVERYDAY WEAR....THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE BOGO SALE AND I NARROWED MY CHOICES DOWN TO THESE TWO SNEAKS FOR MYSELF:

ALTHOUGH I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED ONE OF THESE, I WOULD LIKE YOUR OPINION ON WHICH ONE YOU WOULD ROCK??

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

ME and MARIAH, GO BACK LIKE BABIES AND PACIFIERS (not really, lol)...



...BUT WE ARE SHARING IN THE BABY AND PACIFIER MOMENTS OF OUR LIFE AT THE SAME TIME, ALTHOUGH WE ARE ABOUT 20 YEARS APART IN AGE. I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE EXPECTING MOTHER. I FEEL LIKE OVER THE YEARS SHE HAS GONE THROUGH SO MUCH AND HAS FINALLY FOUND THE HAPPINESS THAT EVERY GOODWILLED PERSON DESERVES. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT SHE IS SOMEONE I CAN RELATE TO, BEING BIRACIAL AND GROWING UP FEELING "DIFFERENT" FROM EVERYONE AROUND, OVERCOMING DISAPPOINTMENTS THROUGH OUT LIFE'S JOURNEYS AND FINALLY REACH A PEACEFUL PLACE OF BLISS! EVERYTHING HAS COME FULL CIRCLE! ANYHOW, HERE ARE SOME OF THE PICS FROM RECENT ARTICLES ON THE EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF HER LITTLE ONE...











HOW PRECIOUS IS THAT!?!?!? I MUST GET MATERNITY PICS TAKEN BEFORE MY LITTLE ONE ARRIVES!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Longing for length...



So I decided, I am not cutting my hair anymore! Not even a trim! My hair used to flow down my back and grace my waist. After years of various chemical treatments and scissor happy beauticians, I have decided that I will NOT cut my hair! I am going to invest my time and money in conditioning and repair treatments to keep my hair healthy and see if I am able to get the desired lenth. I love this models length and color, I'm going all in ; ) Who's with me ???

I LOVE HIM MORE EVERYDAY...



OBVIOUSLY THIS POST HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MAKEUP OR FASHION, INSTEAD IT FOCUSES ON PASSIONS OF THE HEART, AND THE BEAUTY OF LOVE. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND AND I WED LAST SEPTEMBER, AND IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST CHOICES THAT I HAVE MADE IN MY LIFE! I NEVER KNEW THAT I COULD LOVE A MAN THE WAY THAT I LOVE HIM! AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A MAN LOVE ME THAT WAY THAT HE DOES! EVERYDAY MY RESPECT, LOVE AND DESIRE FOR MY HUSBAND GROWS STONGER! HE HAS SUCH A BIG HEART AND IS SUCH AN INTELLEGENT INDIVIDUAL! WE HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED, AND I HAVE KNOWN FROM THE DAY I MET HIM THAT THIS IS WHO GOD HAS MADE FOR ME! THROUGH OUR UPS AND DOWNS, MY HUSBAND HAS STOOD STRONG BY MY SIDE AND OTHER THAN MY MOTHER AND SON I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A STRONG BOND! I SMOTHER HIM WITH AFFECTION EVERY CHANCE I GET BECAUSE I WANT HIM TO FEEL THE LOVE FROM ME THAT I FEEL FROM HIM, BY HIM DOING NOTHING OTHER THAN BEING HIMSELF! WE HAVE ONLY 5 WEEKS AND 5 DAYS UNTIL WE MEET OUR LITTLE BUNDLE OF JOY! A BLESSING THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US THAT IS A REFLECTION OF HE AND I AND OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER! THANK YOU GOD FOR MY MANY BLESSINGS AND THE MANY MORE TO COME!

Sunday, April 10, 2011

FALSE LASH APPLICATION FOR DUMMIES

OKAY, SO YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE TO BE A DUMMY TO NOT KNOW HOW TO APPLY FALSE LASHES. BUT I SAW THIS CUTE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR APPLYING LASHES AND THOUGHT I WOULD POST IT IN CASE ANY OF YOU LADIES HAVE NOT YET MASTERED THE ART OF APPLYING FALSIES.

THE BIGGEST STEP TO LEARNING TO APPLY THESE BAD BOYS IS PRACTICE! ONCE I FINALLY TOOK TIME TO PLAY WITH THEM A LITTLE I REALIZED IT WAS NOT NEARLY AS DIFFICULT AS I HAD IMAGINED IT WOULD BE AND NOW I CAN APPLY THEM IN A FLASH! HOPE THIS HELPS LADIES ; )

Saturday, April 9, 2011

MIXED CHICKS REVIEW

SO I FINALLY TRIED THE MIXED CHICKS no frizz TRIO THAT I ORDERED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT FROM A PREVIOUS BLOG. IF NOT, HERE ARE THE PRODUCTS I AM REFERRING TO:

AND HERE IS HOW MY HAIR CAME OUT:


PROS:

THE SHAMPOO: GENTLY CLEANSED MY HAIR WITHOUT GIVING IT THE FEELING OF STRIPPING ITS NATURAL OILS

THE CONDITIONER: MADE MY HAIR FEEL REALLLYYYY SOFT, I APPLIED IT IN 3 SECTIONS AND COMBED THROUGH EACH SECTION WHILE IN THE SHOWER, THEN COVERED WITH SHOWER CAP WHILE I FINISHED SHOWERING AND RINSED RIGHT BEFORE GETTING OUT

THE LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER:
HELPED TO DEFINE MY CURLS WITHOUT GIVING IT A HARD OR CRUNCHY FEELING, MY HAIR ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN IT AT ALL AND I REALLY LIKE THAT

CONS:
MY HAIR SOMEWHAT LACKS SHINE, HOWEVER I DID NOT USE A SERUM OR SHINE SPRAY WHICH I AM SURE WOULD HELP ME ACHEIVE A GLOSSIER FINISH. THE COMPANY ACTUALLY OFFERS THIS gloss and shining HAIR SILK THAT I COULD HAVE ORDERED.


OVERALL: I DO LIKE THE PRODUCTS FOR MY HAIR TYPE WHEN I WANT TO WEAR IT NATURAL, THE PHOTO I POSTED ACTUALLY DOES NOT DO JUSTICE FOR THE RESULTS. ALSO,I KEPT MY HAIR WRAPPED IN A TOWEL FOR A WHILE BEFORE APPLYING THE PRODUCTED SO MY HAIR WAS NOT SATURATED WITH WATER LIKE THEY RECOMMEND, NEXT TIME I WILL BE SURE TO APPLY BEFORE ALLOWING MY HAIR TO DRY AS MUCH AS I DID THIS TIME. ALSO, I WILL MIST MY HAIR WITH MY ALL-TIME FAV, INFUSIUM 23 LEAVE-IN AND COAT WITH A SHINE SERUM. FOR THE FIRST TIME I WANTED TO TRY JUST THE BASIC PRODUCTS THAT THE SET COMES WITH AND KNEW THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO ADJUST MY ROUTINE AFTER SEEING THE RESULTS.

I HOPE THIS REVIEW WAS HELPFUL!!

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

BLONDE AMBITION



So I just got my hair colored and I'm already thinking about how I want my color when it is time for a redo. Here are a few pics of what I like.

















I think I want to go with something a little darker for the fall. What do you ladies think? I would love your opinions!!!