Long Time, No Hear From.......

Well, everyone it has definitely been awhile. I disappeared but with good reason. I have moved twice, gotten married and had a beautiful baby boy. He is now 5 months old so now that I'm settled, I'm ready to jump back in head first with my reviews, makeup tips and sharing everyday experiences.  I have now decided that I want to PROFESSIONALLY do makeup sooooooooooo I've signed up for esthetician school and a few training classes. Hair is a great hobby but my passion is makeup, so that's my focus. No worries though, I will continue to review everything. That includes hair, hair products, makeup and any other beauty products. I have a few things in the lineup now so there will be quite a few posts over the next few days. Aside from that, I also want to share my journey with you all. I do this with the hope that it will help someone who plans to be a makeup artist someday. So here we go. I've missed you all but we can definitely pick up where we left off.

OOTD- SUNDAY EDITION

TODAY'S OUTFIT OF THE DAY IS ACTUALLY A SUNDAY EDITION. THIS PARTICULAR OUTFIT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WEAR TO CHURCH, COURT, BUSINESS DINNER ETC. THIS PICTURE IS ACTUALLY A FEW YEARS OLD BUT I STILL LOVE THIS OUTFIT. ITS A VERY CLASSIC, SIMPLE LOOK. THE SHIRT IS A WHITE 3/4 SLEEVE FITTED BUTTON UP THAT CAN ACTUALLY BE WORN SEVERAL WAYS BECAUSE IT HAS LONG FLAPS AT THE BOTTOM BUT FOR THE SAKE OF THIS LOOK I TUCKED THEM IN. IT WAS PURCHASED AT RAVE FOR $5 ON A CLEARANCE SALE. THE SKIRT IS A BLACK FITTED PENCIL SKIRT THAT I PURCHASED AT BODY SHOP A FEW YEARS AGO FOR ABOUT $10 (AS YOU CAN TELL IM A BARGAIN SHOPPER LOL) THIS SKIRT CAN BE WORN WITH A WIDE BELT OR A THIN ONE BECAUSE IT HAS TWO SETS OF BELT LOOPS. IN THIS CASE, I HAVE ON A PATENT LEATHER WAIST BELT AND THE MATCHING PEEP-TOE PATENT LEATHER HEELS. I DIDNT REALLY WEAR ACCESSORIES OTHER THAN STUD EARRINGS BECAUSE I DIDNT FEEL THE OUTFIT NEEDED IT. THIS OUTFIT IS MORE IDEAL FOR THE MORE CURVY-FIGURED WOMAN AND DOESNT LOOK AS FLATTERING ON STRAIGHT OR SQUARE SHAPED FIGURES. IF YOU WANT A DETAILED DESCRIPTION ON WHAT SKIRTS LOOK GOOD ON WHAT FIGURES JUST HIT ME UP WITH A MESSAGE AND ILL DO A POST. ALRIGHT LADIES, ENJOY........

Sensual Indian Remi Collection

after its been washed and product added. 14in #1

this is the dry afro look. it is sew in and its an 8in

Today's product review is for the Sensual Indian Remi Collection-jerry curl. I actually love this hair and I recommend it every chance I get. I normally wear this hair as a sew in. It is very easy to shampoo and maintain. When it originally comes in the pack it is straight but if you wet it it curls up. I use several products to maintain this hair depending on the look Im going for. For a wetter looking curl I use jerri curl activator and mousse. For a drier, afro type of curl I use Mixed Chicks. Once you've worn it curly if you want it straight again I suggest shampooing, then blow drying and then flat ironing. I definitely recommend that you also use some sort of heat protectant. This hair is relatively affordable depending on your budget. It runs anywhere from $35-$50 a pack depending on the length. If you live in St Pete this hair can be purchased at Fat Boys Beauty Supply. If you live in Tampa it can be purchased at King's Beauty Supply on Busch blvd. It is also available in a body wave and indian wave but the jerri curl, by far, is my favorite. It is available in the basic colors #1,#1b, #2, #4. Anything lighter than this you would have to color it yourself, which shouldnt be a problem because this hair colors very easily. Alright let me know how you like it, divas. Enjoy.........

the hair in its straight form. i manually curled it at the end with a big barrel curling iron.
this 14&16in in #1b

OOTD- YELLOW SUN DRESS

TODAY'S OUTFIT OF THE DAY IS A YELLOW SUN DRESS THAT WAS PURCHASED FROM PAPAYA LAST YEAR FOR ABOUT $20. THE TOP PART OF THE DRESS IS A MUSTARD YELLOW AND IS MORE OF A STRETCHY POLYESTER/COTTON BLEND. THE BOTTOM OF THE DRESS IS DUCK YELLOW AND IT IS LINEN MATERIAL. IF YOU ARE TALL THIS IS THE PERFECT DRESS BECAUSE IT IS LONG AND I KNOW MOST TALLER WOMEN HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING LONG SUN DRESSES. I ADDED A BLACK ELASTIC WAIST BELT TO BREAK UP THE DEMENSION OF THE DRESS SO IT DOES NOT LOOK SO LONG. I AM WEARING BLACK SANDALS WITH A BIG RHIMESTONE ON THE TOP. AS FAR AS ACCESSORIES IM WEARING A MULTI-CHAIN NECKLACE THAT WAS $10 AT WET SEAL, PEARL EARRINGS AND A SILVER FITTED BANGLE. PERFECT OUTFIT FOR A SUMMER DAY. ENJOY LADIES.......

SHORT HAIR STYLING OPTIONS

I HAVE FOUND THAT WITH THE TYPE OF HAIR CUT I HAVE IT IS EASY TO DO DIFFERENT STYLES. WHICH IS CRAZY BECAUSE WHEN MY HAIR WAS LONG I FELT LIKE WITH SHORT HAIR I WOULDNT HAVE MUCH VERSATILITY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE OPPOSITE. WITH MY SCHEDULE AS OF LATE, I HAVE BEEN PRETTY MUCH ROCKING THE SAME STYLE. JUST BECAUSE IT MADE LIFE SIMPLE. THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT I DECIDED TO SWITCH THINGS UP WITH A GOOD OLD FASHIONED ROLLER SET. ROLLER SETS ARE MY FAVORITE THING TO DO NO MATTER WHAT THE LENGTH OF MY HAIR IS. IT JUST SEEMS TO MAKE THINGS SIMPLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING A SHORT CUT WAY TO DO ROLLER SETS,GO TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL KINGDOM BEAUTY(SIMPLY PUT) AND I HAVE SEVERAL TUTORIALS ON ROLLER SETS. WELL, FOR THIS ONE IT WAS THE SAME CONCEPT JUST SHORTER HAIR AND SMALLER ROLLERS. IM POSTING PICS BELOW SO YOU CAN SEE THE FINISHED PRODUCT. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS JUST HIT ME UP. BY THE WAY, THIS STYLE WILL LAST ME FOR ABOUT A WEEK. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT MIGHT LAST LONGER BUT I HAVE NEVER WORN IT FOR LONGER THAN THAT SO ALL I CAN SPEAK FOR IS A WEEK LOL. ALRIGHT LADIES ENJOY.......

COPY CAT LOL.....

JUST SOME PICS OF MY SISTER'S MAKEUP. WE WERE BORED AND FOOLING AROUND AND THIS WAS THE END RESULT. I BASICALLY JUST COPIED THE DESIGN ON HER NAILS WHICH WAS DONE AT LEANN'S ON 9TH ST IN ST PETE. ENJOY............................................................
 

PRODUCT REVIEW......ORGANIC NATURAL (ON NATURAL HAIR)

     Now that I'm natural, anybody that really knows me, knows that I will probably be collecting more products than I should. I'm just curious when it comes to this kind of stuff so I'm sure Ill have my fair share of reviews to do. Today's review is for the product ON- Organic Natural. I have a sample size of the bottle and from what the girl at the store tells me that's all the company sells for this product. Anyway its to create curls or waves for natural and synthetic weaves but I wanted to try it for my natural hair and it worked great. I used it yesterday when I first purchased it but I already had product on my hair so I couldn't tell how well it worked. So this morning I shampooed and deep conditioned my hair and I applied it to my wet hair and it worked great. My hair looks wet but it is completely dry. The curls lasted all day and it doesn't feel like a lot of product in my hair. Which is good because Mixed Chicks leaves it a little crispy. It smells really fresh and clean also. Not greasy at all. This product comes in three different formulas but the formula I used was avocado. It also contains shea butter, aloe vera, olive, jojoba and vitamin e.  I purchased this at King's Beauty Supply in Tampa for two dollars which is an excellent price but the down side to that is after a few uses(literally three) the bottle is almost gone. That is absolutely my only complaint with this product. If anyone knows where to purchase a regular size bottle please let me know. So basically, I give this product 5 stars! If you have kinky-curly coarse hair like mine your hair will love this product. Enjoy.........................

HAIR UPDATE...I'M NATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So a few days ago I randomly did the big chop. No specific reason. I had more than one reason for wanting to do it but not one in particular that made me come to this conclusion. I was just sick of the hair routine of trying to figure out what I was going to do every week. I was tired of doing my hair. I was bored with my hair and being natural was the one thing I haven't experienced yet so..............I cut it all off. I must say unless you are extremely confident, this is not the thing to do. It definitely shook me for a few days but by day 4, I was extremely in love with it. And I still am. I will say that I think I know my hair on a more personal level now. I have always done my own hair since I was twelve years old but I never knew that my hair was this texture under all those relaxers and weaves. I had no clue what I was in for. My hair does have a nice curl pattern but it is equally as nappy. I put a softener on it originally but my natural hair is very coarse and stubborn so that did me no good. I had to come up with a regimen which I will explain in another blog but that's the only way my hair looks decent. I have to manipulate it while its wet. Meaning, I wet it, comb it all the way through and then I add product that I know will hold it in place. That product is a mixture of things I created myself. Its really working for me. So anyway its been exactly a week today since I did it but I will keep you posted on color, products and whatever other weird experiments and finds that I come up with. Enjoy......................

   

MLK DAY MAKEUP!!!

I used so many colors for this look that there is no way I could post the process and I didnt do a tutorial this time. I just thought it would be nice to post the pics. This is a duplicate, sort of remix look that I got from LaCinda on Youtube. It was her Valentine's Day look. So if you want sort of an idea of how to do it you can look there. Its not exactly the same because I put my own spin on it but you will get the point. I hope you enjoy........

       

MOHAWK SHAWTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Hey everyone I'm back with another styling option for short hair, the mohawk. As long as your hair is reasonably short, this hairstyle is very easy to do and takes very little effort. Honestly, this is my "go to" hair style when I'm too lazy to do my hair or I'm short on time. Once Ive shampooed my hair, I make sure I follow up with a conditioner because with all the coloring and relaxing I do, my hair is starting to dry out a little.<<<< But that's another blog entry lol.  Anyway, once Ive finished conditioning my hair I blow dry it about halfway dry. I then take a little foaming lotion or wrap lotion and smooth all my sides up. I hate sitting under the dryer so after I smooth up the side I add a little oil or grease and tie it down for about an hour(usually while I'm getting dressed). Once I think that it has set I untie it and take my small flat iron or curling iron and begin to bump all of the hair in the middle going inward so that the curls are all facing the middle of my head. I do that all the way to the top of my head and once I'm finished, I run my fingers through the curls to finger comb them so they don't look so "set". This particular style will last me anywhere from a week to two weeks and I only have to bump it about every three or four days. I love this style and its super easy. I find that I can dressed it up or punk it out. It is very versatile. So if you want to change up your cut for a while this might be the style for you. Alright ladies enjoy..........

THIS IS AN OLD PIC OF A SIMILIAR MOHAWK I HAD FROM THE BACK SO YOU CAN SEE HOW IT LOOKS BECAUSE I DIDNT HAVE ANY RECENT ONES FROM THE BACK.

FALL HAIR COLOR CHANGE....BLAZING BURGUNDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SO I HAVE COMPLETELY CHANGED MY HAIR COLOR. IN ABOUT A MONTH, MAYBE MONTH AND A HALF I WENT FROM JET BLACK HAIR TO BURGUNDY. I CAN SAY THAT THIS WAS A CRAZY PROCESS BUT I ACTUALLY LOVE IT. THE FIRST THING I DID WAS I COLORED MY HAIR PLUM. THE BOXED COLOR I USED WAS FROM TEXTURES AND TONES. FROM THERE ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER I DID A RINSE IN THE COLOR INTENSIVE RED BY ADORE. I DIDNT LIKE THAT COLOR SO MUCH BUT IT GAVE SOME LIFE TO THE PLUM I HAD GOING ON. THEN THIS PAST WEEKEND I CAME UP WITH THE BRIGHT IDEA TO DO BLAZING BURGUNDY. I HAVE NO CLUE WHERE THE IDEA CAME FROM BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A HIT. ITS STILL GROWING ON ME BUT EVERYWHERE I GO I HAVE RECEIVED COMPLIMENTS FROM MEN AND WOMEN. I JUST WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT BECAUSE JET BLACK IS BORING AND EVERYONE IS WEARING THAT. IT SEEMS TO BE WITH MY SKIN COMPLEXION THE BURGUNDY STANDS OUT AND MAKES MY FACE LOOK BRIGHTER. SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CHANGE IN APPEARANCE, START WITH HAIR COLOR. I WILL SAY THOUGH, IF YOU ARE USE TO DARK HAIR START SIMPLE AND THEN WORK YOUR WAY UP. YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO WEAR THE COLOR WITH CONFIDENCE. AND IF I HAVE TO RECOMMEND A BRAND I WOULD DEFINITELY SUGGEST CLAIROL'S TEXTURES AND TONES. ALL OF THEIR COLORS ARE VERY VIBRANT AND ADD RICHNESS TO YOUR HAIR. OKAY LADIES PICS POSTED BELOW. ENJOY.......................

Are you searching for VIRGIN INDIAN REMY HAIR at a affordable price?!.....

Well, I got you! lol. I know virgin indian remy hair can be very expensive these days. And sometimes even hard to find but I have an excellent source if you are interested. No need to keep wasting $100-$200 a month on beauty supply hair when you can have the real thing. Illusion's Hair Boutique is a new store open here in the St Pete area that offers a wide variety of virgin indian hair at an affordable price. Come check us out at 3951 34th street s St Pete, Fl 33711 to find the hair for you. For questions or if you are interested in a hair party please call 727- 565- 8303 or 727-342-3093. We also offer clip in hair, hand tied hair, keratin pre-tipped hair, custom celebrity lace fronts, hair products and MAC cosmetics. Hours of operation are Wednesday- Saturday 10 am- 7 pm/ Sunday 11 am- 5 pm. Alright ladies, enjoy................

MADE MISSES BOUTIQUE

I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT THIS NEW BOUTIQUE THAT JUST OPENED IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA. MADE MISSES BOUTIQUE IS LOCATED ON 9712 NORTH 56TH STREET. ITS INSIDE OF THE TERRACE PIAZZA. THE WATCH ABOVE IS SOMETHING FROM THE BOUTIQUE AND IN THE NEXT UPCOMING WEEKS ILL FEATURE MORE ITEMS. SHE HAS SHOES, CLOTHING, WATCHES, BANGLES, NECKLACES, EARRINGS, ALL KINDS OF STUFF. SO WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE CHECK HER OUT. LET HER KNOW THAT FANCY SENT YOU. ENJOY....................

http://www.mademissesboutique.com/

MAKEOVER BEAUTY OF THE WEEK.....

I DID THIS LOOK FOR THIS YOUNG LADY, LAMEKA, SOME TIME AGO BUT I FIGURED THE BEST WAY TO GET BACK INTO MY GROOVE WAY TO POST A MAKEOVER. WE STARTED WITH A COMPLETELY BARE FACE. THE PRODUCTS I USED FOR HER FOUNDATION WAS MAC STUDIO FIX LIQUID FOUNDATION. FOR HER EYES, I USED THE BH COSMETICS NEUTRAL AND MATTE PALETTE. TO SHAPE HER EYESBROWS I USED A WET N WILD BROWN EYLINER AND MAYBELLINE CONCEALER IN THE SHADE CAFE. FOR LASHES WE USED EXTENSIONS USING ARDEL FLARE SHORT BLACK. I WILL ADD THAT THE EXACT SAME LOOK CAN BE ACHEIVED WITH DRUGSTORE BRANDS SO FEEL FREE TO SUBSTITUTE. ALRIGHT LADIES, ENJOY....................

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IM BACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCK!

I AM FINALLY BACK WITH A MILLION AND ONE THINGS TO TELL YOU GUYS. IT IS WAY TOO MUCH TO DO IN ONE VISIT BUT I WILL DEFINITELY GET EVERYONE CAUGHT UP. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTINUED TO FOLLOW ME. I WAS SO EXCITED TO LOOK AT MY STATS AND SEE THAT MY VIEWS TRIPLED THIS MONTH WITH ABSOLUTELY NO POSTS. I LOVE YOU GUYS:) YOU ROCK! ANYWAY NOW THAT MY LIFE IS IN ORDER I WILL BE BACK TO MY NORMAL ROUTINE. IF THERE IS ANY THING THAT YOU WANT TO SEE JUST HIT ME UP AND LET ME KNOW. YOU KNOW, I GOT YOU LOL. ALRIGHT EVERYONE UNTIL NEXT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zury's Ultra Star review...................CHECK THIS OUT..........................

I know I've been away for awhile but I'm finally back. I missed you guys:) So anyway, this review is for Zury's Ultra Star hair. I love this hair. I have worn it so many times that I'm almost bored with it but I must say it has a way of getting you hooked. This hair is soft and very manageable. Most hair, if not all hair, by Zury usually is. I wear mine long enough to wash it. I'm not into gluing hair in or invisible parts(they seem a little ghetto to me, just my opinion) so when I wear a weave it is almost always going to be a sew in. I don't get sew ins to wear for a week. I have them anywhere from a month to two months with weekly shampoos. So I know for a fact that this is the perfect hair for that. Its hot right now so I'm wearing it short. This time I actually put color in the back. I love it. The top is 1b and the back is black wine #77. Ill post pics and keep you all posted when I do shampoos. Enjoy...........................................