#FashionFriday: Off Shoulder Spring Dress

Today I am rocking a off the shoulder dress with sleeves by Sage! I truly love the mint color, design and pattern of this dress. It’s totally Spring! I’ll be wearing this a few times during this Spring & Summer. It has a vintage feel to it with this beautiful floral pattern and, it’s definitely in style and trendy for this Spring season. I like that the sleeves are off the shoulder giving the dress a strapless look with sleeves. All I did to compliment the dress was grab my Aldo open toed pumps out my closet that matched perfectly, my Michael Kors wallet and a necklace and I’m ready to hit the town and be the true fashionable socialite that I am! Who’s ready for cocktails and conversation?

My Makeup is done by none other than Tiwa Lawrence owner of Pink Diamonds. I LOVE my Cherry Blossom lashes! So to achieve this look my face was prepped with complete comfort cream and applied prep primer vibrancy eye cream under the eye. Then she applied the following: Studio Fix Fluid Foundation in NC45, Studio Finish Concealer in NC42, Mineralize Skin Finish in Medium Dark, Mineralize Skin Finish in Deep Dark to contour my face, style blush and prep + prime transparent finishing powder. For my eyes: Urban Decay e/s half-baked on my eyelids. creep and blackout in the crease and cherry blossom lashes. For my lips: MAC Beet Lipliner, MAC Embrace Me Lipstick, and Money Honey Dazzle Glass.

I had so much fun doing this photo shoot as always with Johnny J. Jones, Tiwa Lawrence and Dionne Liles. They are truly great friends and a team that is doing whatever it takes to help one another excel and pursue our individual dreams. Johnny is a great events photographer and you can see his wonderful work and portfolio(s) over on his website Johnny J. Jones Photography. Tiwa Lawrence specializes in wedding makeup and can is an overall great MUA, she’s been featured in Essence Magazine.You can learn more about Tiwa Lawrence and Pink Diamonds over on her website. Until Next Time… Ciao!

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#FashionFriday: Sequin Top, Skinny Jeans & Taupe Snake Skin Pump

I think I have a thing for snake skin design! Last week for #FashionFriday I modeled a Red Snakeskin Corset Dress and today I’m rocking a Rose Gold Sequin top by Cecio, Gap Skinny Jeans and Taupe Snake Skin Pumps by Qupid. I scored my top from Flaunt Boutique, Jeans from The Gap and the pumps from Perfect Pair. I saw the rose gold top and had to have it in my closet! I think a pair of skinny jeans with the perfect top and pumps is the perfect outfit for almost any occasion. You can dress it up or tone it down!

I love this look because it can be versatile. I sometimes find myself in situations where I need to be either really dressed up or in a casual outfit for a more relaxed atmosphere. I love outfits that allow me to achieve the look I am going for by just adding, changing or taking away a portion of the garment. I can put a blazer on over this top and it would serve as a more business casual look. I can take the blazer off and attend an after work mix and mingle and take it on into the evening by changing the jeans, putting on a skirt and hitting the nightlife scene.

One thing that is super important to me is being able to change gears on the fly! I am in an office most of the day in business casual attire but, in the evenings I attend networking events and business socials. If it’s a Friday  or the weekend I may start the day attending a business seminar and as the day goes on attend a concert, have a girls night out, or go on a date with the Mr. I am always on the go and sometimes the events I attend are back to back and I have to be able to make a quick switch that suits the event dress code.

Now Let’s Talk Makeup with Tiwa Lawrence. For my face Tiwa prepped my face with complete comfort cream and applied prep primer Vibrancy eye cream under the eye. The she applied the following: Studio Fix Fluid Foundation in NC45, Studio Finish Concealer in NC 42, Mineralize skin finish in medium dark, Mineralize skin finish in dark deep to contour my face, style blush and prep + prime transparent finishing powder.

For my eyebrows: Urban Decay Primer Potion- Eden, Urban Decay Blackout Eyeshadow (to darken the crease), Jest eyeshadow (middle of lids), saddle and fig 1 (Outer lids and Crease and lower lids) and added embark to darken Crease, Milani liquify black pencil (in waterline) and Maybelline Ultra Liner in black (upper lashline).

For My Lashes: Tiwa curled my lashes and applied Studio fix lash Mascara and topped with I.Envy by Kiss Lashes in KPEM08

For My Lips: Lip conditioner, Morning Coffee Pro long wear lip pencil and Infinitely Likable Pro long wear lip glass.

I love being able to work with these amazing people to bring you Fashion Fridays! Tiwa specializes in wedding makeup and has been featured in Essence Magazine, you can learn more about her at Tiwa Lawrence. Johnny J. Jones has an amazing portfolio and is a great event photographer exploring fashion photography, you can learn more about him at Johnny J. Jones. Stay tuned and I’ll always keep you in the loop! Take a look at the pics and let me know your thoughts, what you think about my makeup and this weeks outfit. Ciao, until next Friday!

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#FashionFriday: Red Snake Skin Corset Dress

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It was almost love at first sight… I attended a Red Carpet Grammy Fashion Party at Flaunt Boutique in February and went window shopping, or so I thought! I started looking for a cute dress that I could wear on my Valentine’s Day date with my husband. I saw the red strapless snake skin corset dress and thought it was cute but, couldn’t see myself wearing it. I was petitioned to go to the dressing room by the store owner, my sister and other event attendees. I made my way to the dressing room and tried it on, everyone loved it and said I looked great in it but, I still wasn’t sold! However, I am notorious for taking risks and thinking outside the box so I decided to buy the dress. Flaunt is one of my favorite boutiques to shop at so I rarely walk out empty handed.

The snake skin corset dress is also available in tan however I went with red because I am always playing it safe with black, white, and tans. This was my chance to step away from my staple colors and find that fashion diva that I always keep so hidden. I wore my strapless red snake skin corset dress by Gracia with black Nine West crocodile pumps. I thought I had enough going on with the snake print so I decided not to wear any accessories with this ensemble. I absolutely loved the way it fit my body and looked on me. I really like that it’s strapless, and a corset, the print is beautiful and the peplum was a perfect bonus. You can’t see my child bearing hips or little bit of baby phat on my stomach that won’t go away no matter how many crunches I do. The dress is sexy and I felt amazing in it! In one of my photos I look bootylicious, or so I’ve been told! Ha!

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I had an amazing opportunity to work with Tiwa Lawrence MUA and she did a beautiful job on my brows, eyes and overall makeup. This is what Tiwa did to achieve my look… For my face Tiwa prepped my face with complete comfort cream and applied prep primer Vibrancy eye cream under the eye. The she applied the following: Studio Fix Fluid Foundation in NC45, Studio Finish Concealer in NC 42, Mineralize skin finish in medium dark, Mineralize skin finish in dark deep to contour my face, style blush and prep + prime transparent finishing powder.

For my eyebrows: Urban Decay Primer Potion- Eden, Urban Decay Blunt Eyeshadow (to highlight the brow bone and inner lids), Jest eyeshadow (middle of lids), saddle and fig 1 (Outer lids and Crease and lower lids) and added embark to darken Crease, Milani liquify black pencil (in waterline) and Maybelline Ultra Liner in black (upper lashline).

For My Lashes: Tiwa curled my lashes and applied Studio fix lash Mascara and topped with I.Envy by Kiss Lashes in KPEM08

For My Lips: Lip conditioner, Brick Lip liner, Ruby woo Lipstick and Love Alert dazzleglass.

After Tiwa completed my look it was time to get out of mommy mode and be the true fashion diva that I am! I was able to escape being mom for one millisecond to my “Fabulous Four” and model for these photographs for #FashionFriday. I was able to work with my good friend Johnny J. Jones again, he’s the gentleman that shot my Sponsor video. If you haven’t seen it, it’s on my “About” page. Johnny is an amazing photographer and videographer! I can talk to him and tell him my ideas and vision and we always bring it to life! Together Myself, Tiwa and Johnny will bring you Fashion Friday! The Life of a Mom In Fashion (#MIF)!

Tiwa specializes in wedding makeup and has been featured in Essence Magazine, you can learn more about her at Tiwa Lawrence. Johnny J. Jones has an amazing portfolio and is a great event photographer exploring fashion photography, you can learn more about him at Johnny J. Jones. Stay tuned and I’ll always keep you in the loop! Take a look at the pics and let me know your thoughts, what you think about my makeup and if I pulled off wearing that dress. Ciao, until next Friday!

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HOT!!! Desigual Designs at Flaunt Boutique

I recently worked with Jessica Lamarre, owner of Flaunt Boutique on my music video shoot. As the time gets closer to video viewing launch everyone will get more details. I love Jessica’s approach to marketing her boutique. You come in and play dress up and model while she and other shoppers critique your look and offer up ideas, other garment and accessory suggestions. It’s like your typical catwalk event, because you’re modeling and changing clothes throughout your visit at Flaunt. That’s pretty much how a portion of my music video shoot went. Jessica pulled some outfits that she thought would compliment my figure and look good on me, she also paired the outfits with shoes and accessories to achieve the complete look and I looked HOT!!! I fell in love with the ALL the outfits and designers with each look she had given me, which brings me to Desigual.

Desigual was born in Spain, and has grown to have flagship stores in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Dubai, Lisboa, London, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, New York, Paris, Rome, Singapore, San Francisco, Tokyo and many more with their designs in countless boutiques across the world. Desigual has a great atypical marketing strategy and sales campaigns from “The Desigual Kiss Tour” to “Come in half-naked, leave fully dressed”. It’s no wonder their tag line is “It’s not the same” because they are really standing out effortlessly and continually growing. They also offer a children’s collection that was established in 2004 and just recently launched a footwear line which I absolutely love. You’ll see why shortly, you know I have pictures to share. I had the opportunity to wear a couple of Desigual pieces during my video shoot and the colors popped and designs look great! My sister also fell in love with some pieces and bought some Desigual to add to her clothing collection.

Every other month Jessica hosts a “Real Housewives of The Triangle” event at her boutique Flaunt and it’s a BIG hit! The events are themed each time and you play dress up, there are hair & makeup pampering sessions, HUGE discounts on selected items, exclusive giveaways, accompanied with food and wine. It makes a great girls night out! This last event in March was awesome because she had a special guest from Desigual attend the event and there was special pricing on all Deasigual items in store. I had the chance to meet the Southeast Sales Manager for Desigual and learned about the company. I also shared that I was a blogger, social media butterfly and had just finished shooting a video and wore a couple of Desigual designs. The Desigual Rep thought it was great and we exchanged information. I’ll keep her updated once the video is finished and ready for viewing, and she’ll get to see it. I thought it was amazing that just by chance I was able to connect with a Desigual Rep after Jessica put me in some of Desiguals designs that I really enjoyed .

If you are in the North Carolina Triangle Area, stop by Flaunt Boutique located at 120 N. Salem St. Apex, NC 27502. For more information you can also visit the Flaunt Boutique website. Check out the Desigual website to view the collections, purchase designs and get store locations. Enjoy the pictures of O. Laing and I wearing Desigual.

Desigual Automobile at Flaunt Boutique
Geranio Shoes By Desigual
O. Laing in Shayla & Geranio By Desigual
Cirque de Soleil Collection - Brillo Nocturno By Desigual
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