Randoms

More beach lovin' today. Just had to. The weather here is beyond ridiculously nice for this time of year. Hit Venice beach today with a friend....


FUN TIMES!

Yes..I am a true goofball...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

This year I turned 26..and I must say..it has been one heck of an experience for me realizing how quickly my life has passed me by. I came out to Los Angeles alone when I was 20 years old, graduated from College, and never would have imagined I'd be where I am. Even though I have such a high standard for myself and figured I would be a tad bit further in my career by now..I still thank God for ALL he has done for me thus far!


I received SO MUCH love this year! (It seems like when you expect less..more comes to you.)

(HORRIBLE QUALITY PHOTO..but I had to put this pic up of the adorable ballons my little god-sister brought me! She's so sweet! LOVE YOU TAY!)

Gifts..gifts..and more gifts! WE LOVE GIFTS!!

That night I went out to Hollywood to celebrate my b-day in style. I didn't do much..just hung out with a few close friends. Then went to dinner with a few more friends.

As soon as I tried this dress on my eyes INSTANTLY began to water (hehe) and I KNEW this was the one! I paired it with a pair of black heels of mine, stringed some fabric through & around the shoe to the point everyone thought it was apart of the shoe. I didn''t have the color shoe I wanted so I created it...creative or what? Can you tell I love bright colors??

Taquita and I!
Dress: Random Store in Fox Hills Mall

Me and one of my bff's Kashmeir out to dinner! LOVES her!

Scarf: Thrifted, Shirt: Forever 21, Headband: Forever 21

Happy Birthday to me! FUN TIMES!

Random Makeup...enjoy the skin YOU'RE in!

I get told (ALOT) how beautiful people think my skin is..especially from other makeup artists. It's funny when I walk into a MAC store the things they say to me..."WOW you have such beautiful skin!"...Could be that I'm so obsessed with skin..or the fact that I take gratitude into taking care of my skin. I use a skin regimen every single day. I've been using it now faithfully for about 4 years and I must say it has changed my life...What is my skin regimen you ask....you ready...???




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PROACTIV!

Yes you guessed it right...I use Proactiv and YES it really works...EVEN ON BLACK GIRLS! lol! People are so shocked when I tell them I use Proactiv...and I can tell them I haven't had a bump on my face in YEARS. Some people says it dries their skin out because the product is so strong. But if you see yourself experiencing that problem..just minimize the use. For instance if you used it twice a day..try using it only once a day. It never hurts to just TRY IT. Although, everyone's skin type is different..I'm pretty sure you would probably love the results.



I LOVE taking care of my skin! And I know it may seem weird but I actually look forward to washing my face everyday. It soothes me...yes..I know..I am weird.

Here's some of my work I've done on my own face...ENJOY!

Randoms

Working hard from home today.......how's everyone else's day going?

T-shirt: Random Boutique, Jeans: Random Boutique

Hope all is SWELL!

ARTWALK!

I attended Artwalk in downtown L.A. for the first time ever...and you guessed it..I am now ADDICTED! I had such an awesome time! Artwalk is an event that is held in downtown L.A. every second Thursday of the month from about 6pm-2am. All of the art galleries are open for display downtown, vendors come to sell, and people like me come to enjoy the BEAUTIFUL art and things surrounded by it! They also sell vintage clothes and jewelry. I had a ball! GREAT place to come hang out with your friends and enjoy a nice night out on the town surrounded by BEAUTIFUL people! I must say I LOVE being around attractive people..especially women. (no homo). I don't know what it is with women that get so intimidated by another beautiful woman. I love it. It makes me feel more beautiful to be surrounded by those like me....#imjustsayin. Who wants to hang out with unattractive, low self-esteem people?? I will never really understand that.

Yes I know this an absolute HORRIBLE quality of a photo but I had to show a pic of me and my girl Khadia (yes the one whose makeup I did in my previous post and said we became friends that day....well here's proof..we really DID become good friends...lol) and my digital camera broke a few months ago so I'm stuck with horrible photos for now.. Here we are at Artwalk. I'm rocking a pair of my favorite Stone Wash Jeans rockin' J'Approved's V-Neck JIMB Tee. We had an absolute GREAT TIME! FUN TIMES!

Shirt: J'Approved (http:www.JAPPROVED.com),  Jeans: Urban Outfitters 

Makeup Gig'n

 Got called at the last minute to do a makeup gig today. I got to beat the face of an up and coming artist with a BEAUTIFUL voice who has had the opportunity to backround sing and tour with r&b singer Mya. She's now doing her own thing. Her name is Khadia Handon..she's sooo cool! You would have thought me and this chick have been girls for years! We instantly hit it off and became great friends! Check out a few pics from the shoot.

Taking a little break while they go shoot. We shot in downtown L.A. I put this lip color together with gloss and white eyeshadow at the last minute. Her manager (my good friend) requested she wear a silver/metallic like color on the lips that I didn't have. But my mind went to work and I created this great color with eyeshadow! Yes..eyeshadow on the lips! You should try it! What do you think of the color? Ladies...anything is possible. You have to do what you have to do.

Here's some shots from the shoot..

Model: Singer Khadia Handon
Makeup by: ME
Photographer: Jose Lovos

Model: Singer Khadia Handon
Makeup by: ME
Photographer: Jose Lovos

Model: Singer Khadia Handon
Makeup by: ME
Photographer: Jose Lovos

Model: Singer Khadia Handon
Makeup by: ME
Photographer: Jose Lovos

Model: Singer Khadia Handon
Makeup by: ME
Photographer: Jose Lovos

Isn't she GORG?! And pics turned out to be awesome. Special thanks to photographer Jose Lovos!

Randoms

ME NO LIKE TRAFFIC....

Headed to the store to get a few things for mom. (Yes mommy's in town!)  She always makes things so much better for me..she's like a sigh of relief...

Beach Bum

A family member came into town to visit for a few weeks on work. Figured since she was in town I'd hit the beach since I NEVER go even though people back in St. Louis where I'm from would die to be able to go to the beach EVERYDAY!

I've had this bathing suit for years..paired it with bright neon yellow fingernail polish with my  Louis Bag.

I match from head to toe when I go to the beach..especially if I know I'm not getting in the water. I don't know why it's like a habit of mine to ALWAYS be "fashionable" wherever I go. To me it's like a must to be especially cute at the beach. *shrugs*..maybe I've been in Cali too long. Hey...you never know who you may meet or run into on a bad day.

REMEMBER...don't let your bad days LOOK like your bad days!

What are YOU GUYS rockin' to the beach this summer?!

"All The Glory Belongs To You.." -Mali Music

I got to attend the concert of my newly favorite artist Mali Music! I absolutely LOVE his music and his style. He's such a positive young force for our generation. I met a few great people there while rockin' J'Approved!

I bumped into Derrick Luke and his wife. He's SOOOO SUPER nice...and VERY Godly! It's not many people in the Hollywood Industry that you find openly saved with enthusiasm! There was NO SHAME in his game. I respect this man so much. him and his wife LOVED my shirt by the way...he personally told me he WANTS to rock J'Approved's new men's line coming soon!

Shirt: J'Approved (http://www.JAPPROVED.com) 

Also bumped into the very hilarious Kel Mitchell from Nickolodeon's "Keenon & Kel"...he's SAVED too!! LOVE IT!


Shirt: J'Approved (http://www.JAPPROVED.com) 

FUN TIMES!

2010 Spirit of Business Award!

I received my very first award for J'Approved! Yaay! I was presented a True Spirit of Business award at the 2010 Patron Gala Business Award Ceremony and Fundraiser. Special thanks to Jesse and Erica Harris for presenting me with my very first business award!

Dress: Senior Prom Dress, Clutch Bag: Random Boutique

Silent Auction Table

My Award!

I actually wore my senior prom dress...size 4...can you believe it? Has a good stretch doesn't it? Lol..couldn't believe it still fit me like a glove.