Summer’s a time for maxi dresses and flowy tops, sandals and flip flops, bold, bright colors and big, bangin’ jewelry. In my opinion there’s nothing more summertime sexy than short natural hair, sizzling eye makeup and huge earrings. You know I love my jewelry, and I love my up and coming designers. I have been…
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Finding My Swimsuit Confidence
My troublesome relationship with swimsuits goes back as far as I can remember. One of my earliest swimsuit memories came on a class trip to Tobago. I wanted to get the hottest style of swimsuit out…but I was already a big girl at age 11. It was hard to find the kind of swimsuit I…
My Lancome House of Color Video
Part of the motivation for starting my blog was the fact that I wasn’t seeing a reflection of myself in the media. Five years ago, there was nobody looking like me in magazines or in advertisements. If you had told me five years ago — in the not-too-distant future, there’ll be natural haired women in…
Look of the Month – Orange for Oprah
Recently I was asked by my friend and fellow expat Trini blogger Karen of Chookooloonks, why I don’t do Outfit Of The Day type posts. There are a few reasons but the main one comes down to…I wear the same thing pretty often. Especially from fall through early spring, my wardrobe is pretty much all…
My Mom’s Mother’s Day Present
Over the years we’ve bought my mom just about every kind of Mother’s Day present you can think of. Together with my sister and brothers, we’ve gotten her spa visits and fancy lunches, clothes and cosmetics, jewelry and perfume and one misguided year I believe my brother bought her a fancy iron. From my recollection,…
All Royal Wedding’d Out
I can’t wait till Saturday. Here’s why. By Saturday, there’ll be no need for the relentless hype over the Royal Wedding. It’ll be over, we’ll have the photos answering all of our questions, we can ooh and aah over the dress and all the resplendent details, and collectively move on. Because right now, Patrice has…
Vintage Shopping Tips from the Creators of Modern Vintage Chicago
This weekend you can find Chicago’s antiques dealers, collectors, funky fashionistas and crafty chicas all in one location. The always highly anticipated Modern Vintage Chicago will be taking over Plumbers Hall this Saturday and Sunday for their Spring Fashion and Jewels event, and I’m excited to dive headfirst into the experience! And an experience it…
Prom Dress Picks by Afrobella’s Fashion Expert, Aramide Esubi!
So far you’ve met the new Afrobella makeup expert, the new Afrobella fitness expert – and now please allow me to introduce you to the new Afrobella fashion expert, Aramide “Deedee” Esubi – AKA The Sassy Peach. While I focus on plus size fashion, Dee Dee will be here to offer tips and trends for…
Spring Makeup Trends For All Shades of Beautiful
The snow has all melted and everywhere you look there are signs of life re-emerging. Shoots springing from the ground, flocks of birds in the air. Spring is here, and with it comes fresh fashion and new inspiration in makeup and beauty. I recently attended the Spring Trends show at Nordstrom here in downtown Chicago,…
Chicago! Come To the Rock The Red Fashion Show!
Last year it was spectacular and this year promises to be just as fabulous! The Red Pump Project‘s Rock The Red Fashion show takes place Thursday, March 24, 2011 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM – that’s next week! OMG where did this month go? Some of your favorite Chicago bloggers will be there to…