Small Plates

The absolute cutest thing ever!

Sometimes a girl just wants Mac & Cheese ya know?!?

Bellami Clip In's

I get asked about my hair more than anything so I decided to let you guys in on a little trick I've been doing for a while when I want to extend or change the look of my Sew in's.

Chanel & MAC

What a wonderful day! I finally decided to buy Chanel Foundation, Powder and Blush. As many of you know I love makeup. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to look into my makeup drawer, see all the neatly stacked contents and add a new friend to the collection. Yumm! I can just gag thinking about it.

Nubian Skin

Have you guys seen the new ad for Nubian Skin? Isn't it lovely, stunning, gorgeous & just everything?!? As a woman of color “nude” shades are rarely ever a true nude for me. From lipstick, shoes to undergarments it can become a task just simply finding the proper hue to match my skin tone. I am so excited to see companies design products with women of color in mind.

5 things I noticed about Hairfinty.

 1. My scalp itches like crazy almost immediately. So much so, I sometimes skip on taking the pills twice a day.

Guess who’s biiiiiiizzzzzzaaack?!

Peach-stock, Subculture & Gloss Volutlé 19 on lips

Just in time for fall with a few updates on fall makeup looks and tips. It's been a while since I’ve blogged… life happens and moves have been made. As you all may know this blog is a hobby for me so when it comes to my long list of priorities “my baby” gets pushed to the bottom of the list at times. Sorry for the wait!

Las Vegas Wrap Up

With only a few short months left in my Las Vegas stay I decided to share a few of my favorite lunch, dinner and happy hour spots that may be a bit off the beaten path. My lust for life tends to take me out of the heavily frequented spots along the Las Vegas strip to the places the locals tend to hang. I must say I was very impressed with wide selection Las Vegas had to offer practically hidden in plain sight.

Style File: Kendra's Fashion Challenge Vacation to Epcot

When I received the email from Kendra Thorton this week I was shocked and over whelmed to say the least. For those that do not know who Kendra is let me briefly fill you in. Kendra has been featured as a travel expert on TV shows across the country. This amazing momma of 3  has made regular appearances on ABC, NBC and CW networks in major cities such as Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. Kendra’s Fashion Challenge is centered on her upcoming family vacation to Disney’s Epcot Center in Orlando Florida this spring. In planning her upcoming getaway, Kendra found many helpful Orlando reviews on Gogobot. Gogobot is a new travel site that provides helpful information on various travel destination throughout the world. I will be using this site in the near future for my families upcoming trips. In this challenge, I am to create a daytime look appropriate for Kendra to roam the famously family friendly grounds of Epcot with her hubby and 3 children.

Copy & Paste Friends

While I was doing a little Sunday cleaning M.A. stumbled on an article about friends who copy and decided to share it with me. As I know he could care less about the drama that can consume us ladies and our friendships I thought it very kind that he had me in mind so I immediately stopped to read. I have had issues with this in the past and no matter how I tried to explain myself or how much I prayed about it, I just could not seem to shake the irritation…  

Las Vegas Fashion Week

Las Vegas Fashion week has come to a close and I had the most amazing time connecting with wonderfully talented people. I hope you enjoy looking at a few of my favorite moments from this weeks past shows and events!

5 Steps To the Next Level!

We all know that a vital part of adulthood is staying on top of our game and handling business. I’m not talking about paying bills and going to work… I believe that is the minimal living requirement. What I am speaking about requires going over and beyond… I’m talking about the work that isn’t required but it gets you that much closer to where you’re trying to go. I decided to help out by giving you guy's my 5 steps to get to the next level in whatever area of life you want to improve.

Las Vegas Fashion Week

Every winter the world’s top designers allow us to get our lives with their Fall/Winter collections. This year I will be attending Las Vegas Fashion week and I am super excited to see all of the shows.

Personal Problem

Today I woke up mad… No particular reason…. I had a wonderful evening but somewhere between watching a movie on Netflix and waking up this morning I some how wound up on the wrong side of the bed. Has anyone else ever had this happen to them as well?  Have you ever been having a good day and suddenly think of something someone said or did and that thought takes you right back to that moment? That argument where you should have said more, or that shade someone was throwing and you let it slide… Yes, this too has happened to me. In times like this I have to work extra hard on myself.

Big City life, Truths and Myth

When I was planning my move to Los Angeles I had a laundry list of ideas on how “Big City” life would be. For some odd reason I imagined that I would be robbed or car jacked within the first year and all haters would be left in the small city that I was leaving. Moving to a big city for me was one of the most challenging and rewarding times of my life but not for the reasons I thought. I get a lot of questions from people wanting to move to a big city so I decided to give you guys a list of things I found to be true and false. I hope that some of my Truths and Myths help you guys finalize the purchase of that one-way ticket!

Black Girl In A Blow Bar World

As many of you guys know, I am team natural (no Chemicals, Relaxers or bleach in my hair) and have been so for over the last two years. While the benefits of being au natural are too many to list, I often cringe at the thought of wearing my hair in its natural state. Many of my naturals love the idea of wearing their hair in the kinky coils and curls God gave them and at times I feel bad for not wanting to go all mother “wash ‘n go” with the rest of the team.

Because I do love a good blowout and press, I know all that heat on your hair can lead to heat damage and even worse breakage. In my search for healthy alternatives to the normal process of blow-drying your hair then following the blowout with a flat iron, I stumbled upon blow bars. Now I know what many black women are thinking… “Aren’t Blow Bars for white women”?  To answer that question… Absolutely not! Blow bars are for ALL women, In fact, I was so impressed with the care and treatment of my hair that I decided to share my experience with all of you lovely ladies.

Drunk in the Kitchen? On the Balcony? In The Studio?

 I don't know exactly what room Vin Diesel was in when he "Got his life" but it is clear and evident that he found it. I don't know if it was the black and white or the Camouflage of the shorts but I was with it.

In The Business of Everybody Else's Business

It’s been almost a year since I read any gossip sites or tabloid magazines. For some that may not be a big deal, but for me that is HUGE! I was addicted! Everyday some celebrities business was on display for the world to see and I was all up in it hunni. 

About Last Night

Last week I had the pleasure of checking out the new date night movie “About Last night”. I'm usually not a movies kinda chick. I very rarely get excited to go to a movie these days unless it’s something I really want to see. After seeing the previews on TV I really wasn’t sure what to expect but I will say I was pleasantly surprised! This movie was hilarious. The story line was very cute and relatable. I recommend you guys make this your next date or ladies night venture.

In theaters Valentines day 2014.

All The Time In The World

Last week one of my neighbors went on a date, and after the date he came to the local watering hole we call our club lounge to re-cap the evening. While I thought it was lovely that my 70 something neighbor was still actively pursuing love, his responses to my questions were a bit startling. I asked him if he could see himself really with the lady and he replied, "she’s taking too long." I asked “taking too long for what?” He said "she was taking too long to sleep with me." I was taken aback… Not only was he very clear about his intentions, he backed his claim by stating that he only has about 12 years left of life so that means he needed to get in and out. He was dead set on having as much fun as he could in the limited amount of time he had left on earth. There was so much running through my mind after this conversation… I seriously was talking to a 70-year-old bachelor. This man clearly had no intentions on settling down and making anyone a wife. He decided to spend his last days having fun with the ladies of his choice.

Text'n

The look on M.A's face when I'm on Facebook or Instagram.

OBSESSED: 'Yonce

There are people walking this earth that still do not believe that Tupac is dead, but yet and still someone has an issue with Beyoncé being a force…There are people that have never met Aaliyah a day in their lives, get tattoos of her face on their bodies and still take issue with Beyoncé stans.

Closed MINDS Don’t Get Fed!

It baffles me the amount of people that do not eat sushi. I am completely stunned. In all the advancements of modern medicine, people would rather eat five-day-old pizza than to eat a piece of raw fresh fish. And please do not get me started on a steak well done. I cringe every time I see a perfectly fine Filet almost burned to a crisp because someone is afraid of getting mad cow disease. 

Online Verified… Who Are You?

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Vine, Tumbler and so many more. With so many different Social Media platforms we now have 24 hour access to our favorite people on the planet... With all that access to others lives, how many people really know who they are once they log off? I'm not speaking of basic name and location. I mean do you really know what you like or does the number of likes and followers let you know you're on the right track? Are we feeding our egos or are we connecting with like minds?