Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
NYE Fashions!
HAPPY NEW YEAR BLOGGIES!
I am so excited to usher 2012 in. I spent the night with my roomie, gusband, and his man, cooking dinner, mixing drinks, belting show tunes, and watching the ball drop! I chose to wear my mom's old 80s sparkle top that she was planning on giving away, my black feather hat and some long dangle silver earrings. Enjoy!
I am so excited to usher 2012 in. I spent the night with my roomie, gusband, and his man, cooking dinner, mixing drinks, belting show tunes, and watching the ball drop! I chose to wear my mom's old 80s sparkle top that she was planning on giving away, my black feather hat and some long dangle silver earrings. Enjoy!
Minnie decided to join the fun!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Christmas Fashion
Merry Christmas!
Tis the season and here is what I was rocking!
Dress - Forever21. Necklace - Anthropologie. Ring - Yet another $1 Joey purchase.
Tis the season and here is what I was rocking!
Dress - Forever21. Necklace - Anthropologie. Ring - Yet another $1 Joey purchase.
Holiday Cheer!
w/my roomie!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
I put a ring on it!
Got this ring yeterday at Joey NYC on 8th ave for $1! Steal right!? They have about 10,000 to choose from. I'll be back!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Opening Night!
Hey loves!
How are ya'll!? I haven't posted in a few days. Things have been oh so incredibly busy a of late with my show and some additional performances that I've been doing here in the city. I'm super excited about this post because it's going to be picture heavy. Last week, my show celebrated its opening night with a grand party, open bar, a DJ, dancing, and a lot of fun. Getting dolled up and being girly is always fun. I hope you enjoy!
HAIR. Now, while I am not an advocate of heat, I did decide to use it for this occasion because of time. This is a style that I'd love to try with curl formers, but alas. So I did a co-wash (conditioner-only wash) by applying an olive oil-based conditioner on my dry hair and leaving it under a cap for a few hours while I did the dishes, shaved my legs, blah, blah, blah. I put a heat protectant on my head and blew it dry with a comb (I know, I know, natural-hair divas. Don't judge lol). Next, I used a curling iron to make small shirley temple curls all over my head. I never put the heat to the root of my hair and made sure to apply heat only for a few seconds. My goal wasn't to have bone-straight curls, but to have my natural texture intact with a little curly bump from the middle of the strand to the tip. This also keeps the volume to it's fullest. I don't like how stick-straight hair looks when it lays flat because of the volume loss. To finish it up, I sprayed a hair polisher on for shine and a shea-butter based light hold spritz to keep all that hard work in place.
DESS AND ACCESSORIES. My theme was gold. Holiday, festive gold. I got my dress from Lord & Taylor. It is by Xscape for $179, but I was able to save about $45 by shopping with coupons and on a sale day. I unfortunately never got a full body pic of the entire ensemble, but here are a couple different views of the dress. Next, is a picture of my ring. I bought it for $3 at a little bodega in my hood last minute. I also got some big gold earrings which you'll see in the pictures below, but I think I ended up hating them by the end of the night. They just didn't look right. Whateves! They'll wirk with something else. In addition, I painted my nails bright diva-licious red and borrowed some gold bangles from my mother's closet which you can see faintly in the picture below. My shoes weren't supposed to happen, but one day I had a three hour break between shows and I found myself on 5th ave swiping my card. lol. They were also purchased at Bakers on the same day that I made my ignorant purchase feather headband post. The shoes were on sale for $85. I thought they were going to be $42.50 because they were on a 50% off table, but apparently, I was mislead. I almost didn't get them, but I am SO HAPPY that I did. The heel is platform and about 5-ish inches. Check them out!
How are ya'll!? I haven't posted in a few days. Things have been oh so incredibly busy a of late with my show and some additional performances that I've been doing here in the city. I'm super excited about this post because it's going to be picture heavy. Last week, my show celebrated its opening night with a grand party, open bar, a DJ, dancing, and a lot of fun. Getting dolled up and being girly is always fun. I hope you enjoy!
HAIR. Now, while I am not an advocate of heat, I did decide to use it for this occasion because of time. This is a style that I'd love to try with curl formers, but alas. So I did a co-wash (conditioner-only wash) by applying an olive oil-based conditioner on my dry hair and leaving it under a cap for a few hours while I did the dishes, shaved my legs, blah, blah, blah. I put a heat protectant on my head and blew it dry with a comb (I know, I know, natural-hair divas. Don't judge lol). Next, I used a curling iron to make small shirley temple curls all over my head. I never put the heat to the root of my hair and made sure to apply heat only for a few seconds. My goal wasn't to have bone-straight curls, but to have my natural texture intact with a little curly bump from the middle of the strand to the tip. This also keeps the volume to it's fullest. I don't like how stick-straight hair looks when it lays flat because of the volume loss. To finish it up, I sprayed a hair polisher on for shine and a shea-butter based light hold spritz to keep all that hard work in place.Check the back.
Peep the side.
And the front (pre-face beat).
DESS AND ACCESSORIES. My theme was gold. Holiday, festive gold. I got my dress from Lord & Taylor. It is by Xscape for $179, but I was able to save about $45 by shopping with coupons and on a sale day. I unfortunately never got a full body pic of the entire ensemble, but here are a couple different views of the dress. Next, is a picture of my ring. I bought it for $3 at a little bodega in my hood last minute. I also got some big gold earrings which you'll see in the pictures below, but I think I ended up hating them by the end of the night. They just didn't look right. Whateves! They'll wirk with something else. In addition, I painted my nails bright diva-licious red and borrowed some gold bangles from my mother's closet which you can see faintly in the picture below. My shoes weren't supposed to happen, but one day I had a three hour break between shows and I found myself on 5th ave swiping my card. lol. They were also purchased at Bakers on the same day that I made my ignorant purchase feather headband post. The shoes were on sale for $85. I thought they were going to be $42.50 because they were on a 50% off table, but apparently, I was mislead. I almost didn't get them, but I am SO HAPPY that I did. The heel is platform and about 5-ish inches. Check them out! 
FINAL PRODUCT. So on the way out, I had to wrap my head in a silk scarf because it started to rain and my natural hair was not having that. Here's the scarf and my full on face beat (I'll do a future post on my makeup process).
Here I am with some of my castmates. Below is Adrienne on the far left, another natural hair actress. Enjoy the party pics!
This girl didn't know what a twist-out was or that she had done one. Can you believe that!?! Craziness.
Such pretty decor!
Our dates! Mine is on the right, Adrienne's is on the left. No romantic connection between either pair. We both went with big/little brother types. I think my date even got someone else's number! I wasn't mad. I told him work it out! lol. Best dates ever!
SUCH A FUN NIGHT! Hope you liked the pics!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
A steal or stolen?
I LOVE THESE SHOES!!!
I bought them at a booth during a jewelry fair in Chantilly, VA about 4 years ago for $35. I thought they were so flyy and totally unique. Imagine my surprise when I saw them at some random shop in Harlem on W 125th on sale for only $2.99!!! I didn't know whether to be mad or to laugh! Scandalous!
ps. It should be noted that I wear a size 10 shoe. I'm only 5'2 so it's kind of a hott mess, but regardless, when I find a cute shoe, I have to act fast or else those other big-feet women will snatch it up with the quickness. Just sayin'.
I bought them at a booth during a jewelry fair in Chantilly, VA about 4 years ago for $35. I thought they were so flyy and totally unique. Imagine my surprise when I saw them at some random shop in Harlem on W 125th on sale for only $2.99!!! I didn't know whether to be mad or to laugh! Scandalous!
ps. It should be noted that I wear a size 10 shoe. I'm only 5'2 so it's kind of a hott mess, but regardless, when I find a cute shoe, I have to act fast or else those other big-feet women will snatch it up with the quickness. Just sayin'.
Rent the Runway! "Love. Wear. Return."
Hey Guys and Gals!
I wanted to introduce you to this website that I just found out called Rent the Runway! Essentially, through this site you can rent expensive, couture, designer gowns for just $50-$150. It's perfect for those occasions where you need a knock-out gown that you know you'll only wear one time. A couple of my castmates had them on at our opening night party last night and they were just raving. The company will even send you two sizes for free so that you can check the fit. In addition, they also rent matching jewelry and handbags to complete your look!
I will ABSOLUTELY be using this site in the future and will certainly give a full user review then. Check them out!
I wanted to introduce you to this website that I just found out called Rent the Runway! Essentially, through this site you can rent expensive, couture, designer gowns for just $50-$150. It's perfect for those occasions where you need a knock-out gown that you know you'll only wear one time. A couple of my castmates had them on at our opening night party last night and they were just raving. The company will even send you two sizes for free so that you can check the fit. In addition, they also rent matching jewelry and handbags to complete your look!
I will ABSOLUTELY be using this site in the future and will certainly give a full user review then. Check them out!
One of my castmates wore this gown last night!
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