Archive | July, 2012

First Ever Asos Dress Purchase

28 Jul

So after hearing  a lot of hype and seeing posts from other beautiful black bloggers like Mia of DiaryOfAFatFashionista and Brittany of PocketsAndBows, I decided to buy the Rocco print dress from Asos. If you’re unfamiliar, Asos is a BOMB online U.K. retailer that offers FREE standard shipping and has great prices. Additionally Asos carries clothes in up to a size 22 in their ‘Curve collection’ and is a favorite of Emily Bustamente, rapper Fabolous’ girlfriend, who posts pictures in their clothes nearly every day.

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The Brown Girl Beauty Collective and RX For Brown Skin

20 Jul

(L to R) Linda Ripoll, Dr. Chyna Steele-Griffin, Kimberly Walker

*After my usual negligence to this dotcom, I’m back to blogging. Bear with me; after typing for 2,345,232 hours a day for other people, sometimes I forget to write for myself. SMH…lol *

Last month I attended an event hosted by homie Kimberly Walker (@KimmyGotSoul) and Linda Ripoll (@BeautyCulture1) for their Brown Girl Beauty Collective.

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Hair Update

20 Jul

Update: THIS HAIR IS FAB!

Added in some extra layers in the front in particular and I’m extremely happy with it. I love the black!

Sam Fine Interview

20 Jul

I recently did an interview with celebrity makeup artist Sam Fine when he was in Atlanta and he was not only FLAWLESS (the man looks like a painting…no lie), he was also very sweet and greeted me with a “Helloooo gorgeous.” Needless to say, I was in love. During our allotted time, we discussed Fashion Fair Cosmetics’ ‘Truly Treasured’ line and the stigma surrounding the black owned brand.

Check out my interview with Mr. Fine on RollingOut here