Here's some of my fashion wish items for the week.I must stay off girlshop.com and anthropologie.com!
Discover( and not the card that pays you back)!
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Over the last couple of days,I've discovered so many new things that have quickly become obssessions.It's been a rough week and a half but it nothing like some new to brightening your spirits:
Giantstep.net- My beautiful blogging buddy Miss Kim introduced me to this awesome website that has a jukebox full of great music by Esthero,Adriana Evans, Incognito,Ledisi and my new girl crush Alice Smith.I can not wait to her album comes out!!!
Vanity Fair- We get this mag at the library and because I can be very visually persuaded I normally don't read it. But I saw the June issue with Anderson Cooper and an article abt Nicole Richie and I bought it on a whim.It was some of the best reading I have done in a long time.There is article about Dubai that is so intriguing i read it twice.
Wet N Wild Mega Plump in 587- a great sheer fuschia lip gloss that goes on really pretty and is not sticky at all.
brokeback mountain by Annie Proulx- didn't know it was a book til it arrived at the library and its only 54 pages long.
Grilled Chili Lime Corn on the Cob- My mom grilled on Monday and I decided to do some grilled corn with some flaved butter. I got the recipe out of Fitness Mag June 2006 but here's the same recipe from the Whole Foods website.
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/sidedish/corn_grilledchililimebutter.html
Young Black and Fabulous- I'm already obssessed with celebrity gossip but black folks celebrity gossip is even better and my girl Natasha puts it down! It's crazy addictive!
Love ya!
J
Giantstep.net- My beautiful blogging buddy Miss Kim introduced me to this awesome website that has a jukebox full of great music by Esthero,Adriana Evans, Incognito,Ledisi and my new girl crush Alice Smith.I can not wait to her album comes out!!!
Vanity Fair- We get this mag at the library and because I can be very visually persuaded I normally don't read it. But I saw the June issue with Anderson Cooper and an article abt Nicole Richie and I bought it on a whim.It was some of the best reading I have done in a long time.There is article about Dubai that is so intriguing i read it twice.
Wet N Wild Mega Plump in 587- a great sheer fuschia lip gloss that goes on really pretty and is not sticky at all.
brokeback mountain by Annie Proulx- didn't know it was a book til it arrived at the library and its only 54 pages long.
Grilled Chili Lime Corn on the Cob- My mom grilled on Monday and I decided to do some grilled corn with some flaved butter. I got the recipe out of Fitness Mag June 2006 but here's the same recipe from the Whole Foods website.
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/sidedish/corn_grilledchililimebutter.html
Young Black and Fabulous- I'm already obssessed with celebrity gossip but black folks celebrity gossip is even better and my girl Natasha puts it down! It's crazy addictive!
Love ya!
J
Rant/prayer of the day!( very non-beauty related)
Friday, May 26, 2006
I wish I could go on an amazing vacay right now. This has been ANOTHER week from hell as usual. I just don't know what I got to prove to God that I'm worthy of a good life. I don't drink,smoke, I go to church, I praise and thank him all the time. I believe he is the only thing I need in my life. But I have so mess always happening it's crazy. God's test you say. Well,I'm always in class taking the exam.:)
Please God, just tell the world to give me a break. Tell them the she is wonderful mother,daughter,sister,niece,and friend. Let me just have a period in my life when drama is not number one. I love you Lord more than life itself. You gave me the greatest gift of two babies, of health, roof over my head, a car that runs, family, both my parents. I need you take care of me because I can not do this alone. Amen!
love,
J
Please God, just tell the world to give me a break. Tell them the she is wonderful mother,daughter,sister,niece,and friend. Let me just have a period in my life when drama is not number one. I love you Lord more than life itself. You gave me the greatest gift of two babies, of health, roof over my head, a car that runs, family, both my parents. I need you take care of me because I can not do this alone. Amen!
love,
J
Let work on that....
Thursday, May 25, 2006
I'll admit I have some very quirky ways. In fashion,I will intentionally mess an outfit up so that I won't be to matchy. Today I wore Rimmel Soft Kohl Eyeliner in Jungle Green because I needed it with a nude gloss and plenty of CG Lash Exact. I think being a little off track gives me individuality. I love it. Here are some of my quicky ways:
Ridiculous TV-I can not miss Dog the Bounty Hunter and King of Cars on A&E. They are so crazy.Who knew the paradise of Hawaii had so much crime or a 34 year old man owns the largest volume dealership in Nevada? Plus I like(I hate to admit it) College Hill and Season of the Tiger on BET. I think its because I didn't go to a HBCU and they seem so much different than my liberal arts college. Not that I didn't have fun in college!
Black Nail polish-I bought some because Nicole Richie wears it all time and didn't seem to look very goth on her. So I purchased Rimmel Nail Enamel in Black Satin. Cute name! And looks so good with my knockoff David Yurman rings, I feel like a socialite!
Wearing Men's Cologne- Unforgettable by Sean Combs has a dry down that smells just like Chanel 5. And Molton Brown Black Pepper Wash is one of favorite morning shower pick me ups.
Messy Bed Head- Currently I'm rocking the Beyonce-AustinPowers movie big curl head courtesy of the Asian hair weave spot in town. I love that I get up in the morning take off my silk cap shake my head and I have a messy,sexy,bed head that a pair of hoops or big ethnic earrings look so divine with.I just wish i can grow it naturally.:)
peace!!
J
Ridiculous TV-I can not miss Dog the Bounty Hunter and King of Cars on A&E. They are so crazy.Who knew the paradise of Hawaii had so much crime or a 34 year old man owns the largest volume dealership in Nevada? Plus I like(I hate to admit it) College Hill and Season of the Tiger on BET. I think its because I didn't go to a HBCU and they seem so much different than my liberal arts college. Not that I didn't have fun in college!
Black Nail polish-I bought some because Nicole Richie wears it all time and didn't seem to look very goth on her. So I purchased Rimmel Nail Enamel in Black Satin. Cute name! And looks so good with my knockoff David Yurman rings, I feel like a socialite!
Wearing Men's Cologne- Unforgettable by Sean Combs has a dry down that smells just like Chanel 5. And Molton Brown Black Pepper Wash is one of favorite morning shower pick me ups.
Messy Bed Head- Currently I'm rocking the Beyonce-AustinPowers movie big curl head courtesy of the Asian hair weave spot in town. I love that I get up in the morning take off my silk cap shake my head and I have a messy,sexy,bed head that a pair of hoops or big ethnic earrings look so divine with.I just wish i can grow it naturally.:)
peace!!
J
My closet case!
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Besides being product crazy,I'm a full throttle fashion fanatic. Now some people think that because you love to shop means that you love fashion.My cousin likes to shop for furniture so much she buys a new living room set each year. That's doesn't necessarily make her fashion obssessed.I'm all about the magazines,fashion TV shows, NY fashion week,trunk shows,the history of designers' fashion houses,biographies of designers(my fave:Coco Chanel),fabric,detail and design, retail and merchandising(I love window displays!)and yes,shopping. I'm constantly building my wardrobe into the ultimate comfort zone.Somewhere I can go knowing I have "something" to wear. My style is not easily summed up into one word.However I'm not a chameleon.I would try to decibe my style NOW as casual-sexy-luxe-natural-bohemian glam!!! Whew!I love the basic palette of browns,tans,grey.black,and white teames with splashes of color or sparkle in accessorizing.I'm a big handbag girl who layers tanks and loves a long skirt.I've had jobs in the past that I had to get "Corporate" but they never work out for other reasons but my reason is always I can't get "dressed up". Now, I got some friends and sorors who can wear a suit and pumps like a million bucks. But I always look like a clown because I'm that casual. My typical go to outfit would be a white Old Navy tank with a black James Perse tank,long tan peasant skirt(yes,I'm still hooked on this trend!) ,long beaded necklaces layered,flip flops or ballet flats, curly floppy hair pulled in messy bun,huge bag. One girlfriend of mine once told me I look like one of celebrity pictures in Us Weekly of the Hollywood girls lunching!
My fav must have pieces now are above:
The acacia sandals from my favorite store Anthropologie.I have very similiar pair for a lot less that I wear with my long skirts in a muted bronze.
This eggplant strapless dress from C&C California. It draps around the midsection so that helps camouflage my mommy belly that's now going on two years old:) plus C&C's cotton is so comfy and cool I would put on some beads around my neck my thin silver hoops and be done!
Speaking of Anthropologie,I found the most amazing large brown suede hobo with eggplant tassles by Anthropologie at Marshall's yesteday for $40!!! Tags attached and everything.The retail price on it was $228.00.
Well off to eat my spicy tuna sushi I picked up at Fresh Market!
XOXO!
J
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