Walk on the Wild Side

Today I decided to spice up my usual boring work attire and play with a funky animal print cardigan.  I usually wear the cardigan with brown, khaki, or denim...boring, but I decided to team it up with a color combo I normally wouldn't - navy blue & grey.  I think it worked! Because the colors -brown, tan, navy, and grey- are all neutrals, they paired will together without clashing.  I'm trying to step out of the box more when pairing items together, and I think this is a pretty good start. Do we like?

Cardigan - Old Navy

Cami - Thrifted

Skirt - Ashley Stewart

Tights - George (Walmart)

Shoes - Avenue

Necklaces - Avenue and Forever 21

Watch - Avenue

Earrings - Beauty Supply Store

Sorry for the bathroom pics, but it was the only mirror handy! And I know my hair looks crazy...gotta do something with it ASAP!!!

**Muah**

Frohawk??? Don't mind if I do...

Hey Dolls!

So as I may have already told you all, I have started to rock my natural hair on the weekends so that I can learn it in preparation for wearing it full time once the weather warms up.  This past weekend, I wore it in a flat two-strand twistout frohawk.  I thought I was too cute! Lol.  Let me know what you think!

XOXO

Preencess

103 years strong...

This past Saturday, January 15, 2011, my sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. celebrated its 103rd Founders' Day!!! The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908 at Howard University. Our colors are salmon pink and apple green. In honor of my beloved sorority, I did a pink and green shadow look:

To achieve this look, I applied pink eyeshadow to the innner portion of my lid, green to the middle and outer portion.  I used black to cut the crease and lightly highligted with a matte white. I used a white shimmer in the inner corner of my eye and contoured the outer corner with a dark green. 


On founders' day, I had to rock pink and green obviously! I also decided to rock my natural hair.  I have been fully natural since June, but I have kind of slacked on taking care of my hair because it's usually covered in a wig. I am tweaking a new regimine, which I will share once it's done. For now, every week on Sunday I alternate between shampooing and co-washing. I deep condition every week. After washing, deep conditioning and detangling, I apply my leave-in, moisturizer, and seal with coconut or tea trea oil.  I then use aloe vera gel to twist my hair in either individual or flat two trand twists.  I usually only do wash n' gos with my natural hair, but because it's winter, it's not feasible.  I decided that washing and twisting on Sundays was a good idea because I keep my hair under my wig in twists all week and I rock a twistout Saturday through wash time on Sunday.  I'm enjoying getting to know my natural hair and I plan to rock it full time in the Spring.  Here's some pics of my founders' day puff:

Hope you enjoyed!

Preencess

I nailed it!!!!

Hey Dolls!!!

So we all know I'm obsessed with makeup. I also have a slight obsession with nail polish. I have over 60 bottles! (Don't judge me!) I've been a kitchen beautician for quite some time, but now I've also become a kitchen nail tech. My latest obsession is nail art, and I think that I have mastered hand painting leopard animal print on my nails. (Weeeelllll...maybe not so much mastered, but I'm getting good!)  

My first attempt was over some red nail polish that I happened to be wearing.  I decided to do a red, silver, and black animal print:

I painted my nails red, added silver spots with nail art lacquer, and outlined the silver spots with black nail art lacquer.

Don't ask what animal is red, black, and silver...just let me be great. ;-)

For my second attempt, I tried a more demure look with tan, white, and black:

I used the same technique for this look.

Finally, I went full-on glam with gold, bronzey brown, and black:

The light bulb went off (finally), and I took a picture of the colors used:

The gold color is Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Gilty Pleasure ( not really sure why they left out the "u" ...*shrug*)
The "bronzey brown" color is Sally Hansen Lacquer Shine Nail Color in Lotus



I like the last look the best, then the second. Truthfully, I didn't really feel the red, black and silver. Oh and please forgive my raggedy cuticles.

So, what do ya'll think? Next time I do it, I'll take pics step-by-step so you can see how I do it.

Love ya...mean it!

Preencess
I used the L.A. Color Art Deco Nail Art Lacquer in Black to outline