During New York Fashion Week, I made it to one actual fashion show…but I time for many meet and greets, dinners, breakfasts and fun with fellow bloggers and the brands I L-O-V-E love. One of the absolute highlights of this year’s New York Fashion Week was my trip to the Carol’s Daughter flagship store on…
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Event Recap: My NYFW Natural Hair Blogger Meetup in NYC!
It all started on Twitter, when I mentioned I’d be in town for New York Fashion Week. First one natural hair blogger mentioned they wanted to meet me. Then another. Then I said – what if I had some kind of natural hair blogger meetup during Fashion Week? After that, the concept snowballed into something…
Event Recap: Cocktails and Couture
I missed the first hour of Cocktails and Couture because I was my typically slow self and catching a cab in NYC is a hellish experience for me. But I wasted no time in hugging, meeting, greeting, and celebrating my beauty and fashion blogger besties as soon as I got there! Here I am with…
NYFW Outfit Of The Day – Cocktails and Couture!
When my friends Lianne Farbes and Kristin Booker announced they’d be cohosting a party called Cocktails and Couture, I knew that I had to be there to support my amigas, and that I wanted to look special. You can’t show up to a beauty and fashion blogger soiree without turning it OUT! This was my…
Backstage, Fashion Week: Kim Ovitz by MAC
Quietly buzzing, impeccably efficient- and all the while beautiful and elegant. Being backstage at the Milk Studio, watching lead artist Luc Bouchard bring his creative vision to life, it hit me. This is what Fashion Week is meant to be. Fashion Week doesn’t have to be about big egos, anger, pushing and shoving and manic…
NYFW Outfit Of The Day – Fashion’s Night Out!
Fashion’s Night Out started out absolutely awesome. I began the evening at Macy’s Herald Square location, interviewing the incredible Rachel Roy! (I promise to share, but the video I took can probably best be described as extreme close up. Like imagine just a shot of Rachel’s lips moving, LOL). There were moments of extreme awesomeness,…
My Aveda NYFW Hair Transformation
I got to New York City yesterday afternoon and already got swept up into fashion week fabulousness! Last night’s first stop – a hair, makeup and pampering session at the Aveda Advanced Academy. First – the BEFORE picture. So many of my favorite beauty bloggers were in the house – it was like a fabulous…
Oyin Supports Responsible Reform for Safer Cosmetics!
Bellas – in my time here as a blogger, I haven’t featured many guest blogger posts. I blame that on my inner control freak. But every now and then we have to admit that we don’t know everything about everything – and the issues surrounding the new proposed bill called the “Safe Cosmetics Act of…
Gorgeous Naturals, Howard University, and the Ford Fiesta
Back in February, I had the opportunity to be part of something really special. I went to Howard University to cover a unique casting call for Ford Focus – their Inspired By Color event was SO Afrobella-tastic. I was absolutely astounded by the beauty of the aspiring models – all students at Howard with SO….
You’re Reading The Best Fashion or Beauty Blog!
According to YOU and the folks at the Black Weblog Awards, anyway! I won both the popular and the judges vote for the first ever Best Fashion or Beauty Blog category. And I was up against some strong competition! I really want to express my heartfelt thanks to you for reading and supporting and loving…