Lifestyle. Melanin. Me: Off the Beaten Path.
Hey, y'all. On Monday of this week, I wore a pencil skirt that I snagged from Nordstrom Rack (they built one by my house, so I officially bid all my money goodbye) and a peplum top that I've had for a million years. (Last Monday; therein lies the tbt.) I didn't even think about it. …
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Well, it's not cats vs. dogs, but in my opinion, it's pretty high up there in terms of which you prefer. (Dogs, by the way.) Anyway, I've been a lotion lover since I can remember. Hands down, Suave lotion was my favorite since I was old enough to buy my own beauty products in Rite Aid; …
The naturalista adventures continue. Last week, I decided to try a clay detox mask for my hair, being that I had worn box braids for the past seven weeks and wanted to really cleanse it after taking them down. A bit of back story: I heard about Bentonite Clay a year ago, when my friends and …
Every day I go through the average door. But yesterday was a unique day. So I chose to go through the beautiful one. Therein lies the power of Dove's new inspirational ad campaign. (They've been quietly setting a new precedent when it comes to ads about beauty and women, Dove. I love it and I don't think …
When I was 15 years old, my love of words helped me to decipher an interesting conversation going on around me. Picture it, 1994, a suburban high school: a 15 year-old sophomore is sitting in her Sports and Entertaining Marketing Class. She is sitting quietly, which is how she is able to hear the following, paraphrased conversation: …
"...and it inspired me to buy some and wear it whenever I go out." My sister said these words to me the other evening as we headed out to dinner. Nice, huh? (Incidentally, she was indeed wearing her new burgundy lippy from MAC, and she wore it proudly.) Just reminded me that gone are the days …
You know how much I love my MAC Ruby Woo lipstick. A reminder. It's my go-to when I dress up and it's also my burst of color for any casual outfit. I love it like crazy. But the thing is, I rarely wear my Ruby Woo when I head into the OK Corral, the 9-to-5, …
Last week, I turned on the TV in the morning before beginning my usual routine. This involves bargaining with myself to allow a few more minutes of sleep time, then lecturing myself on the value of actually arriving to work on time, then finally getting up, then turning on the Today show. I watch it every morning. …
Something a bit different this Gratitude Friday. I'll start by telling you that I wasn't the kind of girl that the boys ran after. Those kind of girls were a different set; far removed from my small group of funny, wisecracking nerds who liked to correct your grammar and spout critiques about books and independent films. We were silly, goofy, …
This Square Peg. 