I know it’s been a while since I posted but between work, school, and being under the weather the last couple of weeks have been really rough. However, I have something really exciting to share with you and I totally want to get your thoughts on it.

For my Design Concepts course, my classmates and I were tasked with creating a garment out of non-fabric. In addition, we had to create accessories out of non-fabric as well. (If this isn’t some project runway ish I don’t know what is!) We had an extensive amount of options on what to use for our outfits including newspaper, CDs, carpet, car parts, etc. Of course I decided to use hair because I’m obsessed with hair, weave, and hair transformations in generation. BAD IDEA! (If you are a fashion design student seeking inspirations for a project like this one, DO NOT USE HAIR!!)

Not only did this my project take me FOREVER, but I also injured myself to the point of bloodshed throughout the process. Check out my approach, some pics of my classmates’ AMAZING garments, and the superlatives (i.e. Most likely to…) I came up for each look when you read the rest…

If I had to chose an inspiration is for my garment but if I had to choose one I would say it was the classy version of the outfit from Beyonce’s Déjà Vu video. (I Stan for her!) My ultimate goal was to create a garment that I would actually wear. (The dress actually does fit me) I decided to use hair because I thought would have enough scrap pieces from my own hairstress ventures to make a dress. Boy was I wrong!! This project was not only time consuming, but downright expensive! I spent a little over $100 in materials (OUCH!), but honestly there was no way to get the same effect and spend less money.

I’ve included the high level details in my picture below but I’ll quickly break down the details and the causalities associated with my garment execution.

THE ACCESSORIES

Let me start with my accessories since probably easiest to discuss. I bought two different sized flexirods and spray painted them individually. I created a necklace, belt, and bangles (not pictured) from the rods by simply bending and connecting them. I wanted to create an illusion that they were actual chains and that’s why I decided to spray paint them. It took about 4-5 packs of rods to make all of the accessories.

TOP OF DRESS

For the top of my dress, I created braids out of synthetic hair and sewed them to an old bra. It took about 2 -3 packs of synthetic hair and 25 individual braids to make this look. I sewed the braids to an old bra to give it a sweetheart cut corset look. I broke 2 needles on my sewing machine during this process so I had to hand sew quite a bit of this piece. (Annoyed just thinking about it!) I then took spray silver and gold spray paint and alternated squirts to give it a unified effect. I know gold and silver don’t normally go together but since I LOVE both I wanted to find a way to incorporate both. However, the bottom of the dress would have to be my biggest fail and triumph was the bottom portion of the dress.

BOTTOM OF DRESS

The base of the skirt portion of the dress was mesh. I made a pencil skirt out of the mesh before I sewed on the hair. I actually got the pencil skirt idea from a tutorial my favorite DIY blogger, Mimi G, made a while back. When I was sewing the hair tracks onto the mesh skirt I broke 4 needles in the process! I also bleed quite a bit because I am not experienced in sewing and have never even taken a sewing class. EECK! However, I’m a proud student of Youtube University and made it work! In the end I got it together and used elastic to make the skirt fit me It took about 10 packs of 8 inch hair to make this skirt. I used 5 different colors in order to create a gradient look or Ombre piece as my classmate would say.

Overall, I learned A LOT from this project and I’m glad I did it. Even though I cried (LITERALLY) at several points in the process , it was a GREAT experience! But I will end this part of the post to get on to the main event; other pics from my OH SO TALENTED classmates. (Of course if you have any questions and/or comments, PLEASE leave them at the end of this post )

SUPERLATIVES FRENZY!!

What fit is most like to appear in theaters near you?! We gave our outfits names which I thought were super cute so I’m including them below. Can you guess what non-fabric materials were included in each garment? (Click Pics to Enlarge)

MEET Victoria! I know you’ve already met but I wanted to include closeup shot and back of dress…lol (Superlative: Most Likely Go to a Rave Paint Party straight after ditching her high powered lawyer husband formal cocktail dinner. She’s all for schmoozing with society’s elite but is quickly over their bourgeoisie/elitist attitudes. At the end of the day this girl likes to have fun and cut a serious rug on any dance flo!)

MEET Destiny! (Superlative: Most Likely to headline a concert OPENED by Lady Gaga. Can we say Mirror Mirror on the wall, who’s the baddest chick of them all?! This girl is definitely not afraid to cut a b!tch! LOL)

MEET Sophia! (Superlative: Most Likely get drunk and pass out at a Christmas Party at the Playboy Mansion. This girl is the classiest drunken hot mess. I know what you’re thinking. How is this even possible? Somehow she makes it work. )

MEET Julia! (Superlative : Most Likely casually pour red wine on a b!tch that has on the same (or remotely similar) dress as her at a Presidential Ball. Can we say ‘Devil wears Couture?!’)

MEET Sasha! (Superlative: Most Likely to bring Mardi Gras festivities to every city in the world regardless of social acceptance! This girl is a rebel without a cause and I love everything about it. Please get into the feather/see through train!)

MEET Nikki (Superlative: Most Likely to get into a fight with herself and communicate with aliens that don’t exist. This futuristic Barbie could care less what you think because she’s just waiting for her starship to arrive! LOL)

Meet Marilyn! (Superlative: Most Likely host the classiest tea party and reveal that she was just gifted a mansion by her married boyfriend. This vintage inspired girl gives off a totally innocent persona but will still your man the second you turn your head! So cunt and I love her! LOL)

Last but certainly not least…

MEET Raven (Superlative: Most Likely to smoke weed with Rihanna. This girl may look like she worships the devil but she DEFINITELY loves Jesus and will have no parts of the Illuminati! She’s an edgy trendsetter warrior princess and will fight for the right for all to be fabulous!

There were a few more outfits that I didn’t include (and they were totally good!), but I decided to pick out the pieces that I felt had the most personality. With that being said what do you think?! Do you have a favorite(s)? Can you guess the materials your fav used?

Leave Comments Below!

For those of you that don’t know MAC Cosmetics has a M·A·C PRO Membership Program that offers extensive benefits to makeup professionals including, but not limited, Makeup Artists, Aestheticians, Cosmetologists, Hairstylists, Fashion Stylists, and several other professions.  Some of the benefits include 40% off makeup products (for MUAs), invitations to exclusive MAC Pro classes and large network of industry professionals.   FYI: No this does not mean I work for MAC (while that is another semi-dream of mine )

While I plan on doing posts on how to get the card in addition to some other questions people have asked me including is there a conflict of interest between using MAC and selling Mary Kay, the focus of THIS post here is to discuss my very first experience of using the pro card down to the look and outfit I decided to wear on my journey as well as what I purchased.

Check out the deets when you read the rest…

First let me say I felt like a kindergartener on the first day of school.  I had my pro card for an entire week before I actually decided to use it.  I was committed to making sure I had on the right outfit and makeup look for my appearance in the MAC store.  It’s as if I wanted to look like I even deserved to even use the pro card.

Transparency Moment: Even though I love M.A.C and their products, I can be the first to admit that the associates working in the store can be a bit pretentious at times.  I find it happens more in the MAC store and not the counters you would find in department stores.  Of course I know a lot of M.A.C artists that are super sweet but there must be something about the black and white monotone décor and all black uniform that bring out the complete cunt in some of the people that work there. Either way I didn’t want any problems. But enough of that…On to the main event!

Here is a breakdown of my makeup, outfit and what I ultimately purchased.

The Makeup Look

I thought it would just be easier to pull out each item that I used for my look. Confession: I did not use all MAC Makeup.  Aforementioned, I prefer Mary Kay skin products and that includes foundation and concealer as well as some other products.  Oops! Forgot to include concealer in my collage! MY BAD!!

1. Code Heat eye shadow (M.A.C.)
2. Pink Opal Pigment (M.A.C.)
3. Cinnabar Eye Shadow (Mary Kay) – Used on eye and brow
4. Expresso Eye Shadow (Mary Kay) – Used on eye and brow
5. Black Liquid Liner (Mary Kay)
6. Ultimate Mascara (Mary Kay)
7. Love Joy Blush (M.A.C.)
8. Timewise Matte-Wear Liquid Foundation (Mary Kay)
9. Beaux Lustreglass (M.A.C)
10. Concealer (Not pictured) (Mary Kay) – Used on eye as highlighter and under eye

The Outfit

You guys know I stan for colorblocking.   I created a look out of blues and greens which happen to be two of my favorite colors. Hmmm..ok maybe that’s a lie.  It was clean and cute so I put and on not to mention I got lots of compliments!  I didn’t want to be a total geek and ask someone to take a picture of me in the M.A.C store because I wanted to come off as a total professional. Therefore, I had to search the internet and luckily I found most of the pieces if you’re interested.

1. Jessica Simpson Color Block Peeptoe shoes
2. Royal Blue Boxy Pleat Neck Top from Express
3. Turquoise Skinny Jeans from New York and Company

What I bought

After all that hoopla I didn’t buy much.  It seems like everything I wanted they didn’t even have! Therefore I used this trip to replenish some inventory as well as purchase a few of their limited edition items.  I was also entered into a raffle to win $2000 worth of makeup!  (I guess all my efforts weren’t done in vain…lol)

Check out details of my purchase below:

1. Spite Lip Glass
2. Viva La Glam Lady Gaga Lip Glass
3. Pink Oyster Lip Glass
4. Star Quality Cremesheen Lipglass (Limited Edition)
5. Superb Extra Diminish Skin Finish
6. Pink Cult Powder Blush

Overall my debut experience was great.  The sales associate was extra sweet and I used my card without a hitch!  Ultimately I only spent about $30 ($33.43 to be exact), but before your eyes get too wide I did have a $25 gift card and I took advantage of the BACK to MAC benefit. BACK to Mac is basically for every 6 empty containers of MAC product you return, you can get a gloss, lipstick and I think shadow for free.  I brought back 12 items and opted for two free lip glosses.

Ok folks I feel like this post is getting WAY Too long so I’m going to wrap it up here.  If you have any questions about my look or overall experience, please feel free to leave a comment below.   Again, I PROMISE to do a post on how to get a card for all you aspiring artist but as you can see doing it in this post would’ve made it a novel. 

I look forward to all your comments and questions.  Until Next time…STAY FAB!!

Find out how I reacted to his ‘reemergence’ and let me know how you think I should handle it when you read the rest…

I actually felt compelled to write this post after reading a tweet from my good friend/fellow Sagittarius, Sheena.  It read “After being hurt so many times. #Sagittarius [women] will become heartless.”  Now while I don’t think I will ever get to a place where I’m COMPLETELY heartless, I will get to a point where I adopt “you don’t exist to me” mentality.  However, before heading down the road of explaining why I tend not give two flying franks let me give you a VERY quick background on what happened to me and this friend.

End of last year, I start liking this guy.  He “acts” like he likes me.  We talk every day for a good month and a half straight.  Then he starts “going through some things”. I still reach out to him trying to keep his spirits up yet give him his space. Then he leaves a status on FB (which may or may not be towards me) that states something like “If I don’t talk to you it’s partially because of me and partially because of you”. I know I’m messing up what he said but either way it was enough for me to remove him from facebook and erase him from my phonebook.  In addition, even if the status wasn’t addressed to me I of course don’t hear from him after that until the other day. ::sideeye:: No we did not have sex (because I know that’s in the back of your mind).

Fast forward a 2 – 3 months. I get a text from him asking me how I’m doing and apologizing for ‘disappearing’ out of nowhere.  I respond and tell him I’m good and I’ll keep him in my prayers. Then he responds saying he’ll call me and fill me in on what’s been going on with him if I don’t hate him OR I can call him if I want. Then he says something to let me know he still reads my blog on occasion which probably makes this post a bit passive aggressive since I know he’ll probably read it. LOL.  First let me say, I’m not passive aggressive in general.  I’m really direct for the most part.  And if he reads this post I don’t care because it’s nothing I wouldn’t say to him directly. Moving on…

When I told one of my guy friends about the situation he told me I dismissed him and he probably won’t call me. (Not giving a sh!t face)  Initially I thought my response was very empathetic and genuine and to a certain extent I still feel that way.  I do hope that he’ll be okay and I did pray for him.  However, I’m not going to call him.  I’m not her.  I’m not that type of girl that will be into you, show you I’m into you and when you semi-diss me for whatever reason and decide to reach out to me again be the same way towards you. I’m just not built that way.

I’m not going to lie and say my feelings weren’t a little hurt by the situation.  But do I hate him? Absolutely not! Do I care if he ever calls me or reaches out to me again?  Not really.. Does that makes me cold and heartless biatch?  I don’t think so.  If he was really concerned about reconnecting he would’ve called. Texting is an aversion method people use when trying to avoid their wrong doings.  Either way, I just have so many more catfish to fry to be concerned about it.

I do wish him the best and hope that he’s okay, but it probably wouldn’t have worked anyway.  He doesn’t like it when girls wear makeup.  GASPS!

But what do you think?  Am I being a jerk about the situation? SOUND OFF CAGGERS!

"Get your life cuz I ain't her!!" LOL

I hope everyone had a great weekend!  I had a marvelous few days off from the daily hustle and bustle.  I decided to go shopping for some spring/summer essentials because the weather was so beautiful this weekend.  Somehow I decided to go H.A.M online and bought ::cough:: 7 pairs of shoes ::cough:: and I really don’t know how that happened.  OH! I know…MACY’S hands out these cocaine addiction deals and gave 30% off if you purchased 3 or more pair of shoes.  Needless to say my pockets received a serious bruising and are in recovering mode at the moment.

Check out the 6 pairs of shoes I purchased from Macy’s and help me decide which ones I should keep when you read the rest…

First let me say that I RARELY purchase shoes for full price. Therefore when I have an opportunity to load up on some fabulous footwear for less I’m on it!  However, I recognize that buying 6+ pair of shoes in one sitting is probably not okay.  As a result, I’ve decided to only keep 3 out of the 6 pairs of shoes I purchased (from Macy’s) this weekend because I need to stop playing games and take a rest from buying shoes all the time.  (The 7th pair I bought actually came from Ross and I’ll share them later)

At this point I have no where to put any of these shoes, but I continue to bring them into my one bedroom apartment as if they are orphans.  Either way, I need some serious help in deciding which ones I should keep and/or take back. Therefore I’m including a picture of the shoe, the original and sale price and link to  where they can be purchased just in case you need more information on each shoe. I would include  a little love message  to explain why each pair gives me multiple shoegasms but I don’t want to influence you on which ones I’m leaning more towards.

For some reason I bought all platforms this time around all which add an additional 5” to my height. (I’m only 5’3″)  I feel like if my heel isn’t over 4.5 inches I might as well have on flats.  Just saying.   Let me know what you think and HELP!! Let me know know which ones I need to get rid of IMMEDIATELY!! (And feel free to add any of them to your collection…Not that I’m encouraging my habit by any means. )

ENJOY!!

1. Jessica Simpson: HALIE Heel

Note: Nordstrom actually has this shoe for a little cheaper ($59) if you’re interested in purchasing it. http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/jessica-simpson-halie-pump/3279922

Jessica Simpson: HALIE Heel Original Price: $89 My Price: $62.30

2. Steve Madden:Dejavu Platform Pump

Link to MACY*S site for price

Steve Madden:Dejavu Platform Pump Original Price: $129 My Price: 90.30

3. Jessica Simpson: Papaya Platform Heel

Link to MACY*S site for shoe

Jessica Simpson: Papaya Platform Heel Original Price: $89 My Price: $62.30

 4. Kelsie Dagger:Gracie Pump (I got it in Red)

Link to MACY*S site for shoe

Kelsie Dagger:Gracie Pump Original Price: $119 My Price: 58.31

 5. Jessica Simpson: FAWNNA Platform

Link toMACY*S Site for Shoe

Jessica Simpson: FAWNNA Platform Original Price: $98 My Price: $68.60

 6. Steve Madden: BEAUTEY Platform Pump (I got them in grey)

Link to MACY*S Site for Shoe

Steve Madden: BEAUTEY Platform Pump Original Price: $109 My Price: 76.30

I can’t believe the week is already over!!!  I’m normally excited about getting a few days of relief, but unfortunately I’m entering the weekend with a terrible cold and Eve’s Curse. However, the point of this post is not to complain.   I wanted to share something I’m really proud of; my very first design portfolio!!

For those that don’t know, I’m back in school (I know…AGAIN!) but this time it’s for fashion design. Fashion is a huge passion of mine and I’m looking to make a career change at some point in my life into the fashion industry.  However before making such a huge leap, I wanted to learn more about it because I’m a female and we tend to make calculated decisions.  (No huge risk taking on this end…lol) I’m only in my my second semester of the program and going part time.  Therefore, I haven’t got into the exciting stuff yet like learning how to sketch designs and constructing (sewing) them.  However, I’m taking a beginners design concepts course where I had the opportunity to create a portfolio highlighting my creative yet non-existent design skills.

Check out the pics from my portfolio and some advice I need from you when you read the rest….

Now keep in mind that I’m an artist and I’m sensitive about me sh!…lol

I was reluctant to share these sketches with you guys because hello! I have no clue what I’m doing.  Don’t get me wrong. I’m proud of what I did considering, but I’m still very worried about how my ‘art’ will be received.  I recognize that if I ever want to get into the business of fashion and make an appearance on Project Runway I’m going to have to prepare myself for some serious criticism. (Heidi don’t come for me!)  However, I’d rather get feedback from friends and supporters first before I release my work to the wolves.  In addition, there’s one more thing I need some advice on.

Aforementioned , I created these sketches for a school project.  Let me preface the rest of my statements with the ONLY requirements for this project was to provide 10 color swatches (notice I have 24), create names for the colors, and cut out a magazine picture of a person wearing the color.  Now I may have went overboard with the project, but I really wanted to practice creating a portfolio because most reputable fashion programs require one PRIOR to students being admitted.  Either way, I didn’t expect extra brownie points…Okay perhaps I did.  :-) I got a 98 on the project and I want to ask my teacher why.  LOL   Don’t get me wrong, I think a 98 is great!!!  And I absolutely adore my teacher.  However, I just wonder how she come up with that number.  It’s so arbitrary to me.  Why not  100?  A 92 I would understand, but a 98 is like right there tongue kissing 100.  What gives??!!  LOL  Perhaps I’m being overly analytical, but I still want to know  how I can make my designs better other than “Don’t worry you’ll learn more later.” (Not saying my teacher would give me that type of advice)

Anyway, let me know what you think about the sketches.  Hopefully at some point I’ll create an actual garment before Forever 21 finds this post and rips off every item.    Also, if you could give me some advice on asking for feedback without sounding like an ungrateful prick I would appreciate that as well.    Or you could tell me to sit down and be happy with my 98!  Either form of feedback is fine with me.  I just want to get better.

Well I’m off to work i.e. the job that actually pays the bills.  I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend.  MUAH!! xoxo

Hope everyone has had a great week so far!  My week has been going well for the most part other than being under the weather a bit.  However, I did have a few sad moments yesterday and today when I saw all my friends posting pics of themselves and siblings on Facebook and Twitter. 

Find out why when you read the rest…

A lot of people are surprised to find out I have biological siblings; one older sister and a younger sister I’ve never met before.   It makes me sort of sad that I no longer have a relationship with my older sister (and she will probably use this post as more ammunition of why she shouldn’t talk to me).   Short Story Version: Last year I found out that I have a sister that I never knew about before.  In the midst of me calling my older sister to tell her “Papa was a Rolling Stone” I found out she knew and didn’t tell me. 

I was pissed and said some really horrible things because I was extremely hurt.  While that is no excuse and I apologized as well as attempted to call, e-mail and text her, she’s hasn’t forgiven me for whatever reason.  In addition she avoids me like a plague and hasn’t shown up to any family functions in the last year including Thanksgiving OR Christmas and it bothers me because it makes my mom really sad.  I think it’s really crazy that we haven’t spoken in almost a year and on days like National Sibling Day it affects me more than I would like it to impact me.  However, I am blessed and thankful for all my non-biological sisters and brothers.  YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME AND TOTALLY ROCK!

Even though I have done all I can to this point, short of physically kissing my sister’s a$$, I do hope we can be at least cordial to one another at some point in life for my mother’s sake.  In addition, I REALLY hope to meet my little sister one day because it pains me to think of all the fabulous fashion advice and beauty tips she’s NOT getting by not having me in her life!  She’s a teenager now and this is a very pivotal time in a girl’s life!  Hopefully by next year’s National Sibling Day I will have a much different story to tell.

In the meantime, enjoy my fancy picture collage of my other hot sissies and bros that are near and dear to my heart! (If you are not pictured here, it doesn’t mean you don’t fall into that category! I just may not have a picture of you and me or a pic that I actually like! )

I hope everyone had  a wonderful long weekend.  I know I did!  I caught up on some much needed rest, but at the same time I have so much to share!!  Because I don’t overwhelm you with everything, I’m going to split my ‘news’ over the course of the week.  (It also prevents these posts from getting ridiculously long) My first set of tea involves a promotional video/photo shoot I participated in for my friend Derek’s photography business. (Like his fan page on Facebook!)  He is an AMAZING and creative artist (a lot like myself…lol) and we have great chemistry when working on projects together. (No it’s not like that before you try to take it there!!)  I manage the styling concepts and glam (makeup, hair, etc) portion of the process and he ensures the looks are captured in photos.

Last year he decided he wanted to put together a promotional video showing the process of really bringing a photoshoot together from beginning to end.  I’ve included the video at the end of this post and it came out amazing! (Shot out to  John Ledbetter for his great work on the video) However, the story it doesn’t tell is the time consuming process associated with coming up with the looks and on a serious budget!!  Let me take that back…NO BUDGET! :-)  The other challenge is the model, the lovely Ny, wears between a 0 and 2 and hello!  I’m neither!! Fortunately, we managed to keep costs under $100 by shopping in my closet, thrift stores, and borrowing from friends. (Thank you guys for supporting!!)

Check out the pics from the photo shoot, breakdowns of each look and the video when you read the rest…

Look #1 Bridal Bliss (Cost: Free)

My friend, Laina, got married almost 10 years ago.  In fact, I was the maid of honor in her wedding.   She’s the only size 0 I know on the planet! Perhaps that’s an exaggeration but she’s one of the few that would actually lend me her wedding dress which has been in the bag for the last 10 years!

Look #2 Flowy Bling (Cost: Free)

Laina also let me borrow her prom dress.  I swear she’s a gem!! Luckily Ny DOES wear my shoe size so we didn’t have any issues in that arena. I’ve had these shoes for almost 8 years.  I haven’t wore them in a while but I think the bling in the shoe brings out the bling in the top of the dress do you think?

Look #3 Miss Dominates (Cost: $6)

I got this sequins decadence from the thrift store by mistake.  I was headed out of the store from being frustrated because I had no luck the whole time I was in there!  However I grabbed this shirt on the way out of the store.  I hope no one was looking for it because it was in a totally random place as if someone was trying to stash it. (SHADE!) She totally dominated this scene! (And the eye candy definitely doesn’t hurt )

Look #4 Rock Out! (Cost: about $20)

I don’t really know how to price this outfit because the tights were provided by another stylist the photographer knows.  The gloves were between $5 – $10 from Claire’s and the sequins shoes are mine and I love them so!  This is the rockstar look.

Look #5 Vintage Fab (Cost: Free)

Can you say vintage couture?! LOL Ok perhaps couture is a bit of a stretch but I love this jacket.  I actually purchased it from a huge vintage sale last year and wore it for my birthday last year. Ny is 50 times smaller than me, but we made it work.

Look #6 Hey Roger, Meet the New Jessica (Cost: $15)

YES JESSICA RABBIT!!  This is probably my favorite look out of all the looks.  I got this dress from a local thrift store for $10. I of course took the liberty to take the split up a few notches.    The gloves came from Claire’s and the shoes are from my personal collection well.  I think she looks great!

There it is! My high fashion photo shoot on a dime!! Of course there were other costs associated with coming up with these looks.  The largest expenses were associated with the cost of the wigs and hair pieces. There were 2 wigs, one drawstring ponytail, and a braid that I created with synthetic hair (vintage look).  I could go on and on about the planning process, but honestly I’m tired of talking about it. LOL  ENJOY THE VIDEO!! I’m the one with the thigh high boots chomping down on the gum like I didn’t have a meal for days.  Derek doesn’t feed the help. LOL  Also have to highlight my girls Angie (@AngelaLolita on twitter) and Erica for helping me.  Angie did alot of the makeup and Erica helped with styling and kept things on schedule.  Did I mention we only had 2 1/2 hours to do everything?!

If you have ANY questions I would love to answer them!  Ask away!! Or leave comments in general. All feedback is appreciated.

Apparently Miss Maam Karl Lagerfeld aka The Original Maam in Black aka head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel, is handing out free Chanel bags!! GASP!!! Find out to who, what, where and why when you read the rest…

According to The Cut Adele, 6 time Grammy Award winner and general ball of loveliness and plumpness, may be the new proud owner of a few NEW Chanel bags!! (WHUUUUH?!)  Some of you may remember that right before she sweeped the Grammys in her long black dress, Miss Maam Lagerfeld called her a ‘little too fat’ in Metro World News. Well everyone was in a uproar, while Adele was sitting back sipping tea, eating cake and collecting Grammys probably not giving a crap.  Either way, The Cut is reporting that,

Chanel won’t deny or confirm that Karl Lagerfeld sent “a collection” of the label’s handbags to Adele as an apology for calling her fat in an interview with Metro World News back in February….A spokesperson for the house told British Vogue that they had “no comment” to make on the reports.

Listen…Mr. Sir Madam Maam Lagerfeld can call me all types of fats, hams, sacks of lards, WHATEVER.  I don’t care.  In fact I will go on an ‘all ham diet’ and gain 100 lbs just to secure my fully plump status. If that man supplies me with a whole collection Chanel as an apology ALL IS FREAKIN FORGIVVEN!! HA!! However, I also love Adele and wouldn’t be mad if she flipped him the middle finger.  She may not give a heck about designer wears and may even tell Lagerfeld to shove up his… You know the Brits don’t care.  LOL

What do you think about Karl’s apology?  Is it bs?  Would you accept a collection of Chanel bags as an apology for someone calling you fat?

However, while we’re on the subject of Chanel I think this is a perfect seguey into some uber juicy news I have for you guys.

Shhh…Below is a low key announcement that I probably should be keeping secret but ur um…

I probably shouldn’t be sharing this, but I feel like…Well I just want to tell you damnit!!   I have a meeting with the director of a local boutique today about this fabulous Chanel Bag below!! And guess what?  IT COULD BE YOURS!! This fabulous Chanel bag will be raffled off and all the proceeds from the raffle will go to a domestic violence center that helps battered women and children get out of abusive situations.  I promise to share more details when I get them, but I just wanted to give you guys the heads up.  In the meantime Don’t forget to sign up for my Primere Giveaway for charity HERE!!!

I feel so awesome right now because I have a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT to make!  For those that know me you know I’m a huge fan of giving back to the community and charity in general.  For the last year, I’ve been raising money off and on the Believe in Tomorrow’s Children Foundation(BIT).  They provide exceptional hospital and respite housing services to critically ill children and their families.  My friend Gerard’s daughter Payton was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010 and BIT has been tremendous in providing him and his family with much needed assistance.  I’m not sure if you know how much medical care costs, but it is RIDICULOUS!! I wish I had money to help them (that megamillions last week would’ve helped!! HMPH!), but I show much support for him and his family by raising money for his charity of choice which is BIT.  Any friend of Gerard is a friend of mine! 

I’ve been trying to find creative ways to raise money to top what I did last year. (Not sure anything can beat my wearing the same dress for 100 days to raise money).  However, I came up with a plan!  One of my fellow blogger friends, Walt J, and I decided to have a friendly competition where the winner would have to donate $100 to the other’s charity of choice, mine of course being BIT!! Check out the details of the competition when you read the rest…

Walt J is one of my dearest friends and he’s been trying to get his blog off the ground for quite some time.  He writes about sports and things I don’t care about, but I still like his blog because of his writing style.  Plus the info on his blog helps me with I try to have intellectual sports convos with cute boys. Lol I like sounding like I actually know what I’m talking about when I speak….hehehe…I kid (…well sort of)  On the other hand, he is like the president of #TeamCAG (well he might be vice prez after my bff) and has been busting my chops about not blogging enough.  Therefore, we thought this competition would be an awesome way to 1. Do something for charity, 2. Promote/Support each other’s Cause/Message/Blog and 3. Force ME to write more and him to promote his blog.

For those that don’t know me I’m VERY competitive and have every intention on winning.  I asked him if anything was OFF the table in terms of things we couldn’t do during this competition and he said no. (He must not know I’m from the hood and fight dirty )  Well since that’s the case I would like to ANNOUNCE MY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!! (I actually got this idea for my girl Sammy D of Sammy Davis Vintage!! Shot out to her and her awesome blog!!)   Here are the details of the Giveaway!!

THE GIVEAWAY!

I will be giving away a free makeover/photoshoot (BY ME!!)  OR a $50 worth of Mary Kay Products (of his/her choice) to the lucky winner!!

Even if you’re a guy you should still enter.  I mean Mother’s Day is coming up and even if you don’t have children getting your significant other something nice will definitely get you cool points!

(Note: Winner that decides to choose the makeover/photoshoot must be willing to travel to the Baltimore area. You can only enter once, and all winners will be drawn at random using the site random.org. Winners will be announced by Sunday, April 29, 2012.)

THE RULES

Enter this giveaway contest by doing the following:

1. Leave a comment below about how you’ve helped someone in need.  You can leave the comment in either comment section below.
2. Donate at least $5 to Believe in Tomorrow using the following link. (It’s for charity AND it’s tax deductible…come on!! )
3. Like my facebook page and say ‘HEY CAG!!’ ..(If you’ve already liked my page just say hey and let me know you’re there!!)

THAT’S IT!!!

OTHER IMPORTANT RULES

**Entrants/Winners must be legal U.S. residents of the lower 48 states (not including Alaska and Hawaii) and at least 18 years old as of April 3, 2012.

And just a reminder you can ONLY ENTER ONCE!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

Xoxoxoxo

P.S. For those that aren’t familiar with my work, check out some pics below!!! I do make artistry on the side and have done a lot of photoshoots in the past.

Here is my attempt to post every few days. (Aren’t you excited? )  Today I wanted to do a quick shoe review before I take these puppies back to the store! This is a sad day for me because I rarely take shoes back to the store after purchasing them; hence the acquisition of over 300 pairs of shoes in my collection.  However, I have to make a stand against my recent ONLINE purchase of these L.A.M.B shoes that may look great in pictures but in person tell a very different story.

Check out my thoughts on these shoes when you read the rest of the post…

First let me say I normally don’t pay a lot for shoes so the fact that I dropped $200 (regularly $250) for these shoes is a stretch for me!  The average price of my shoes on sale/with coupon is between $75 and $150.  Though I lust after all the Louboutins, Manolos, and Giuseppes in the world, I just can’t bring myself to pay more than my rent check in shoes.  However, I decided to treat myself to some shoes I really wanted for I change. (Even though I know $200 is not a HUGE splurge)  Moreover, I’ve wanted to support my girl Gwen Stephani and her L.A.M.B shoeline for quite some time.  I’ve been a fan of hers since she was in the group No Doubt and was so excited when she decided to break out into Fashion. When I saw these lustful pair of shoes online I felt like I was making a hot acquisition in addition to supporting her.  That’s a WIN WIN in my book!  Boy was I wrong!

I admit that I don’t have perfect feet.  They are flat and I have a slight bunion situation. (It’s a bone not a growth!..lol)  However, these shoes are like wolves and sheep’s clothing! (I know that makes no sense whatsoever but I’m a cliché type of girl…lol) Please see Exhibit A-WTF below! (Click Picture to Enlarge)

1. They are uncomfortable as heck!
2. I felt like I was going to fall inward with every step I took
3. There is very little support
4. Yes I know I have a bunion but I don’t need to be reminded of it every time I look down at my feet!

These shoes are not the business and I advise you don’t let the pretty color fool you. (They also come in an awesome royal blue too!…Probably not helping my case am I? lol)  If you do decide to go for the purchase and think this is just MY issue (and maybe it is), I STRONGLY advise you to do an in store purchase and walk around for at least 10 minutes to see how they truly feel.  I think these shoes will work best on bunionless thin feet with high arches.  In the meantime, I will be high-tailing it back to the mall to return these death traps! (I still love you Gwen!!! )

::Sigh:: Maybe next time.  I would love to hear about some of your recent purchases.  At least one of us would be winning.  PLEASE SHARE STORIES!!

Have a Great Weekend Guys!!