Love Locked [1]

I want these on my head!


If I big chopped again I would love this shape!!! So cute.

I the color and texture. Reminds me of my wig...length love.

VOLUME!!!! So full. Sigh, the plight of a fine stranded natural.

I love it, I love it, I love it...

All of them have an orange-y color, totally unintentional. So beautiful!

shop-a-HAUL-ic [4]

Dated Oct 27th, 2011

"JEFFREY CAMPBELL!!! I ordered the Lita's on Monday and I just got them in...I'm in LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE! I'm so excited to add these shoes to my collections find outfits to wear with them.

SOO I've had these shoes for 3 months or so and...

SN: if you remember my post about wedges (here) you know how much I love these(link). Well I ended up buying them AND they were on SALE...I only paid $54 (compared to the original $90) #winning.

I also ordered two palettes from Coastal Scents that arrived recently"

...nearly a year later.

Well there's nothing like an incomplete thought to highlight ones short attention span. SMH.

So I've had my Lita's for almost a year maybe even more because I'm not even sure when I received them. Regardless I love them to this day and have been wanting a 2nd and 3rd pair since! I originally ordered a 6 but had to exchange it for a 7. I bought them from SoleStruck and shipping and all that good stuff was fast and easy. I love(d) them. I'm happy I bought the black distressed leather because they go with everything, or I try to pair them with everything anyway. Seriously THEY ARE THE MOST COMFORTABLE HEELS THAT I OWN. Sorry for the caps lock, but I needed to convey my opinion in the best way possible over the internet. The longer I have them the more distressed they look and the more they become my go to shoes. From casual to dressy more often than not I'm wearing them or tried to wear them.

I ended up buying both pairs of wedges featured in my Top 5 [9] and I love those as well. And you can bet I got both of them on sale. I love Aldo! Anyway, wedges are super easy to walk in compared to heels. And they're great for the summer time. I don't think I have pictures of me in either of them :(. But just know they were super cute on.

I ordered the 88 warm palette and the 10 shade blush palette from Coastal Scents. Both were pretty affordable compared to other palettes of their kind. I REALLY love the blush palate and pretty much exclusively use those colors. The Warm palate has come in handy when doing make up for other people. Yes, I'm unofficially a freelance M.U.A. but are you surprised?

musings...

late nite musings

i miss my fro
i want a 1/2 sleeve or thigh tat
i want to go ham
and some krispy kreme donuts

Summer Favorites

"Fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic." -George Bernard Shaw

This past summer has been filled with many "induced epidemics" but my top 5 have been;

5- color blocking
4- maxi dresses/skirts
3- neon
2- recycled fashion
1-prints

Most of these are repeats from past seasons (and posts) but fashion is also cyclical. But mostly it's whatever you make it, so if you like prints or color blocking (or whatever) then that will ALWAYS be "in" for YOU. And that's all that really matter because YOU are the one that is wearing the clothes and feelings good, sexy, confident and any number of things in them. 

All five of my fav summer trends allow you to stand out and be bold and even better you can do them all at the same time!! Nothing like killing ten birds with one stone you didnt even throw, lol does that even make sense?

Focus! 

Color blocking is a great way to to play with colors and put together things you might not have thought of before. It adds versatility to your wardrobe, getting more wear out of  clothes is definetly a bonus. See ... For more on color blocking.

Despite my meager stature (5' 1.75" ...I'm totally claiming all 3/4ths of an inch) maxis help elongate my frame. This is all dependent on proportions and fit of course. Nothing kills (slaughters, massacres) a look more than ill fitting clothes. But assuming all is well in that department maxis are great, whether loose and billowy, grecian in style or figure hugging, the possibility are endless. You can rock them ultra relaxed in flip flops or sandals or go the extra mile and wear wedges or heels (strappy).

Neon, fun!!! Yes neons, like the highlighter colors not the element (random: The element neon, number 10 on the periodic table is actually rare on earth and ironically under standard conditions is colorLESS.). Think 80s (another thing I love). Neons are hot this summer. From Christian Louboutin's pigalles to nail polish, they were everywhere adding a touch of pizaz. I mentioned earlier that you're able to do more than one of the favs at a time and this can be seen with neons when color blocking.

Check out my previous post on maxis and bright colors.

Reduce, reuse and recycle (I think that's trademarked or copy written. Whatever.) But were gonna apply that to clothing. Lately thrifting has become the hot new thing (see Top 5 [7]). Hollister's reign over the youth of today is slipping and GoodWill and other Secondhand, consignment and thrift stores are on the rise. (NOOOOO correlation to the increasing number of "hipsters" lol) For some nothing can really compete with brand new. But for the brave, frugal and visionary this alternative is life changing really. Seriously, one man's trash is another man's treasure. Though this is a very fine line because some trash should stay in the garbage. 

I digress, shopping at thrift stores is a great way to save money and expand your creativity! Not all clothing found are from the 80s and beyond there are some new pieces that may be found in stores currently you just have to take the time to look. Aside from thrifting you can use items in your own closet and re-purpose them. I've cut up many jeans and made them into shorts this summer and shredded a couple shirts and made into crop tops and muscle tees. YouTube has a plethora of D.I.Y. videos (links below).  

Prints are hot and can be more fun than solid colors (neon or otherwise). I've gone into details on prints in Top 5 [10] and Flower Power. Guess what's in this fall and was all the rage this past summer. Tribal prints, African prints and animal prints. 

DIY shorts and top

-DIY Rainbow Cut-Off Shorts

-How to: Fringe your top

Check these out too

-D.I.Y Custom Doc Martens

-DIY NETTED BIKINI COVER-UP!

-DIY: Dip-Dye ACCESSORIES!

catch you later...Law and Order SVU is on!

The Future...

There are a lot of changes I want to/plan on making to this blog so hold on folks...

But in the mean time I will TRY and post regularly. I have some old entries I started this year and last but never published so look forward to those...

as always stay addicted
~Fembot

Top 5 AHOLICS [10]

~This entry was started the 17th of May~

1. iPads [1st and 2nd Gen]
2. business casual
-button down shirts
-chinos
-blazers
3. prints
4. sewing/designing
5. cake

I'm not much of a techie, but I do love shopping and having new things! I had the first generation iPad and really liked it, but in true Apple fashion the 2nd generation came out not too long after I bought mine. UGH! Which commandment was it to not covet thy neighbor's wife. Well lets just say I was more than a little envious of all the new features. As a PC girl I didn't initially see the point in yet another Apple product littering the technological market.

This hot little number was, in my opinion a large iPod at first. So what was all the buzz? Boy was I wrong. I Can 't speak for everyone but I love mine for the convenience that it brings. I used to have to lug my heavy laptop everywhere, now I can whip out my iPad if I need to check my emails or anything else. To be honest though the one downside, in terms of academic use was the lack of word processing software. [Yes there's an app for that but...eh]. Despite this my "whole life" is on there, my calendar with all my activities, easy Facebook and Twitter access, emails, everything.

If I was to rate it it would get a solid 4 out of 5 [because of price :/ ].

*****RIP S.J.*****

As a recent grad going on interviews and entering the "real world" will become common place. Along with my foray into the professional world my wardrobe must follow too. I've started buying more work appropriate attire from slacks to blazers to button down shirts. To keep with the color blocking trend I bought bright colored items (had to keep things fabulous) from chinos to different colored blazers.

I love PRINTS. They can function as the accessory to any look. Breaking up the boring solids with a print is always a great way to spice up an outfit. I'm not picky when it comes to print, be it animal (can you say CHEETAH) or floral they all are fun and fabulous. In previous posts I spoke about prints matching you stature and that definitely still holds true, especially for all over prints like in a dress. The 70's vibe from earlier in the year is holding strong this fall (but more boho: flared pants, fringe and what not). This trend utilizes print in great ways that will work for many shapes and tastes (blouses, skirts, maxi dresses and skirts, flow-y dresses...) Be sure to choose colors that are more in the jewel tones (the seasons IN colors).

These outfits from Fall 11 have that 70's vibe with some prints in jewel tones.

I'll try not bore you with this one, but I've really taken a liking to sewing and making things for myself (and now others...BABY STEPS). I especially like designing clothes, now that I have more free time I can do more and be more creative. All I need now is a dress form...SO if anyone has an extra one that they're not using I'd be happy to take it off your hands :).

Myself and a model in a swimsuit I made.

The picture above shows you print with that 70's vibe. The pants (customized) and bandeaux top are from F21 . 

I love cake! What more is there to say? I wish it was my birthday everyday just so I could have cake, not that I REALLY need a reason to have cake. But it's nice when someone else buys it lol.

Not a fan of frosting.

Suprises

Traditional weddings

Summer fun

Bliss

       Oh how I love Saturdays. So yesterday was my friends graduation party and you already know how I feel about grad parties J. I had already made plans to go there at around midday but my mom wanted me to accompany her to a traditional wedding. See back home I had been to prolly one traditional wedding called the Cha-Wi (done by an older couple that already has kids: kind of renewing your vows in a traditional way). This one I attended on Saturday was for a newly wedded couple and it was quite interesting. I would take the time to explain to you guys but the detail is so much that I could write a book out of it so I’ll just give a brief explanation. Basically the bride’s family starts a “quarrel” with the groom’s family. They go back n forth with the groom’s family trying to console the bride’s family with gifts which range from money to expensive wine to palm wine and a whole bunch of nice words, appreciating the effort it took to raise the bride (this whole scene goes on for like 2hours, it’s quite fun to watch, like a live movie with unrehearsed lines). Then at the end the “problem/quarrel” is resolved between both families and the bride’s dad gives the newly wedded couple advice and blesses their marriage life. I did not get to my grad party till like 1am, but you know what it is, I still had fun for the remaining 3hours.lol

         After partying till 4am and going to bed at 5am, waking up for church at 9am was super hard but I eventually woke up and got ready for church. Church was pretty awesome as we had a visiting pastor in my church. He encouraged us to be ready for Christ anytime and not to be fooled by the many people that have predicted dates that the rapture would occur (Harold Campign-diff story for diff day). But after church I went to two grad parties with a couple of friends. I had a lot of fun eating and doing a little bit of dancing as usual. I am totally sorry that I did not take pictures of my outfits on both days but the dress I wore to the grad parties on Sunday featured in my “FOR MY LOVE OF FASHION” entry. I’ll post an entry to show you how it looked like.

So what I wore looked like the pink dress, but it was deep blue. I matched it with a white cardigan and some orange sandals (tell me watchu know about color blocking, lol) but the combo was pretty good. Plain long dresses are def a trend this summer. Make it your own by adding a belt, over the shoulder purse and some huge hoops and u’re ready for a BLISSFUL day.

~Pretty P

Circles

So as an African woman, one of the things required of you from birth is that you know how to cook [maybe exaggerated], but cooking is like a life time skill you need to have. It’s like having a four year degree from college, just that this one is a continues process. So of recent my dad has really enjoyed eating pepper soup (some African Dish made with white pepper) and I never knew how to cook it. So every time my dad said he wanted to eat pepper soup I would escape the work by saying I don’t know how to cook it. So yesterday was the D-day. My dad asked to eat pepper soup as usual and my usual response was that I don’t know how to cook it. Well guess what, my mama made me watch while she cooked it, so now I’m a certified pepper soup cooker [sadly]. I don’t get to run away again when next my dad ask to eat pepper soup :(

So I have been having the same phone for two years. I was due for an upgrade in March but I really did like my old phone. It was small and PURPLE. So yesterday I had to let go [twas kinda hard to do] and I got a new phone. I really wanted the LG Optimus S, but I had to settle for the LG Rumor Touch. I guess it’s an upgrade from a keypad to a touch. Still getting used to it though and guess what??????IT’S PURPLE TOO :)

I get annoyed at times when people talk about how bipolar Minnesota weather is, but today I just had to confirm all their thoughts on the bipolarity of Minnesota’s weather. A couple of friends and I had plans to go to lake Calhoun today. Just two days ago it was blazing hot to the extent that the highway got melted, but today when we decide to go to the beach it rains…HOW TIMELY MINNESOTA. Thanks for running my day and letting me hide that non-bikini body for prolly another week. GISSS!!

I feel like I’m talking too much, but just so much happens within the span of two days, which got me thinking…NOT. Well I turned on the TV today and guess what was on?????SMALLVILLE. Last time I saw a complete episode of that show was prolly in high school, which just reminded me of how time passes by really fast. Clark Kent is pretty grown though. He and his cousin Kera were prolly the only two people I could recognize right off the bet…yeah I’m that bad in memory. Well just thought I should say that. Oh and I also watched CSI: NY [Christmas setting] which reminded me of Christmas…I WANT IT TO BE CHRISTMAS ALREADY, real talk. I don’t care about the SNOW, but not so much for the cold though. Well you never know with this MinnesNoWta-Bipolar Weather. DEUCES guys.

~Pretty P

Blog 101

-who the hecks am I???????????????

-graduation parties

-love for fashion

          

Call me Patience B. I’m 20 and belong to a family of 5 girls. I’m Cameroonian J and my favorite color is purple [just had to throw that in there]. I’m a junior at the University of Minnesota and majoring in Civil Engineering. fembot and I go way back, as far as ASA [African Student Association] lol. But it’s a privilege to be a guest blogger for fembot. I’m new to the blogging World so please pardon my first few posts. I’ll get used to it. I’ll try to blog every other day.

It’s been almost a month since the semester ended and I was looking forward to all the grad parties I could attend. Like half of the ASA board and my best friend were graduating and I definitely had their grad parties marked on my calendar. There are so many reasons why I love going to grad parties. During the school year I’m used to being around the same set of people at almost every setting, so I get excited when it’s getting towards the end of the semester coz I get to party with different people and dance to some African music and eat some good ole African food. Grad parties also remind me that it’s summer already, where I just get to chill and enjoy the hot weather.

As of now I’m unemployed, so that summer boredom is kicking in real bad. So I decided to start a lil something about fashion called “FOR MY LOVE FOR FASHION”. I basically research, observe and create what I think are rising trends for the summer (ladies only) and I try to drop one item daily. I’m on day ten of my journey (it’s going to last till I start work). I’ll try to post a few of the items on the blog for my non-facebook friends. I try to put together an outfit based on the trends every once in a while, just to let people know what it looks like when everything is combined.

-Pretty Patience

...bye bye birdie

Hey ya'll. I've been super busy and it will only get worse. I have a couple Top 5 Aholics coming but till then to keep you engaged I've added a feature blogger. I'll let her introduce herself in this next post.

-fembot