I went to dinner last night with a friend, it was delicious, and decided to do a neutral cut crease. I've been loving the look of cut creases on other eye shapes and have started to play around with different placements for my own eyes. Let me know what you think, should I film a tutorial?
The lipstick is Siren by Revlon. I love orange lipstick, it's a great alternative to red, especially during the day and in the summer.
As for my outfit, its a simple black maxi I purchased from Forever21. No matter how old I get I'll always love that store.
The jacket is thrifted and the splotched were a DIY (with bleach).
My hair is Havana twists I did using long Marley hair... so like a Havana Marley Twists. Super easy to do and a great protective style, even though it can be hot and heavy at times.
Thanks for stopping and commenting, let me know what else you want to see from me.
So I decided to share one of my DC mixes with you guys. It's super easy and really moisturizing.
I've been using this for about as long as I've been natural.
I started using "Curly Girl" friendly products early on, not realizing that that was what I was doing. I steered clear of harsh chemicals and things that I couldn't pronounce in my hair products. I began using food and natural oils and what not instead. This deep conditioner is no different. Aside from the Sauve conditioner the other ingredients are natural.
Recipe
1 ripe avocado
coconut oil (melted)
cheap conditioner (for the base)
Shea Moisture Deep Treatment Masque (Raw Shea Butter)
other
any other oils or thicker conditioners that you want to add
You DO NOT have to use the same ingredients that I did. If you prefer olive oil or castor oil, you can add those or both etc. And if you don't have those conditioners just add whatever cheap conditioner you have around or a go to moisturizing one (like Tresemme Naturals).
Another thing is measurements are at your own discretion. I wanted the benefits of the avocado to outweigh the other ingredients so I added them accordingly.You do not need to do the same if that is not your intention.
Here is my tutorial. Enjoy.
Hope this helps.
Let me know if you try it out.
Found this video after I had issues saving mine. Very informative!
Deep Conditioning ~ What is it (What you need to know)
So I've been raving about this lipstick for the past forever it feels like, so I decided to do a tutorial with it.
This is another really easy look I created with only 3 eyeshadow colors. Yes, THREE! So believe me when I say easy. I paired the looked with the infamous Black Cherry lipstick by Revlon, but you don't have to. You can play it down by wearing a nude lip or even a pink one. The eyes are simple and can work with any number of lip colors.
Hope you like it.
Why so serious?
Loving this lipstick!
Thanks for stopping by, be sure to share and comment if you like it.
Hey ya'll crop tops are so in right now (despite the weather) here is a really easy and cheap tutorial on a sheer crop top. You can pair it with high waisted jeans, skirts etc
Let me know if you try it out. This would look really cute with some patterned tights as well.
Well turns out the Mayans were wrong, a solid effort on their part though. On a brighter note Christmas is almost here and I'm sure some of you were banking on the end of the world and didn't bother buying gift, WHOOPS. Lol, well since that plan didn't work out too well here are some easy DIY gifts.
Until the next near apocalypse.
Some of my own DIY gift are a painting, hand knit scarves, hats and a blanket (I'll post pictures soon).
Cheap Gift Ideas for Your Boyfriend! DIY and BUY!
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE FOR GIRLS
DIY Natural Body & Facial Scrubs (DIY Gift)
Last Minute Christmas DIY Gifts :)
DIY Phone Case (Gift Ideas)
This link includes things like Homemade hot sauce, bath bombs, and a bracelet.
Pinterest is another great place to find DIY ideas, otherwise a simple Google search will bring up a plethora of options.
Instagram
Jeffrey Campbell shoes
American Apparel disco pants
Curly fros
Manicured/Sculpted eyebrows
It's been a while since I posted a top 5 aholics. But there's my list. I had to do some very strategic downsizing ("eeney meeney miney mo") to settle on just 5.
In no particular order the aforementioned items have been things that I've been addicted to. I'd be hard pressed to say that I've gone a day without thinking about/using one of them at least once.
Instagram: I joined many moons ago but never really used it. But early this school year I started posting semi-daily outfit of the day pictures. I've since stopped in favor of posting it to my blog. But I do still use the app as a way to see other peoples fashion, food and randomness. LOVE it. If you have an Instagram account leave ur user name below and I'll follow you. Mine is @f3mb0t. (Same on Twitter) We're social creatures and Instagram is just another medium for us to stay connected.
Jeffrey Campbell shoes: If you don't know this designer you may just live under a rock, and I mean that in the nicest way possible. I love his shoes. LOVE LOVE! As in I'd be willing to give up cupcakes for one TWO months for another pair and I LOVE cupcakes!His shoes are ultra comfortable and absolutely fabulous. They can really spice up an outfit. Check here for my recent haul.
American Apparel disco pants: I bought my first pair last year around the same time I bought my first pair of Litas (Campbells). It was love at first sight. I put them on and basically never took them off. Like my Lita's I took any and every opportunity to wear them out. they are AMAZING and a great investment piece. Heavier than leggings and way more fashionable they were a great addition to my collection of bottom. I've since bought a red pair and will be getting navy soon. Here are some outfits I styled with them here, here and here.
Curly Fros: Since ending my 4 month Hide Your Hair Challenge I've been loving wearing my hair curly. Obviously being natural myself I'm biased towards this look because it's so easily achieved, but aside from that it's really cute and chic look. My favorite method is a flat twist out with the ends bantu knoted. Here's a tutorial on how to achieve the look. I recently did this to my hair as well, here.
Last year
Twist and Curl
TWA
Manicured eyebrows: I don't wax my eyebrows anymore and rarely pluck them so this method helps keep them looking crisp. I don't wear (eye) makeup on a daily basis because I'm in school and just don't have that kind of time. But I've found that just by having nice looking eyebrows my whole face looks put together. It really makes a difference. If you don't do anything do your eyebrows, and it doesn't mean you have to fill them in or line them with concealer. Just brushing them or gelling them down is enough effort.
Simple brows
Perfect Eyebrow Tutorial
Honorable Mentions and Repeat Offender
Law and Order SVU
YouTube
Mint (Financial site/app)
What are some of your latest addictions? How do you feel about mine? I definitely recommend them.
Yesterday instead of studying for my test, and while watching Law and Order SVU I felt inspired to do my hair. Nothing too complicated just a simple flat twist out.
My hair had been in a low bun for a day after co-washing it so it was dry and stretched (using the bun method, tutorial here). I sprayed my hair lightly with water, then used some of Shea Moisture's Curl Enhancing Smoothing and finally coconut oil to seal in the moisture.
I parted my hair randomly with my fingers and flat twisted the sections. There was no real method or special techniques used, as you can see from the before pictures my sections are kinda horrible lol. I detangled my ends with a modified Denman brush and wrapped them up with flexi rods.
The next day I just unraveled the twists, doing minimal separation and picked my roots out with an afro pick.
Before
After
My ends got kind of frizzy because I didn't properly detangle the ends and I was also in a rush that morning to get to my exam. Priorities.
I love the over all look though.
To preserve the style for day two I retwisted my hair in a couple of chunky twist.
