20

Aug

SCDD Public Service Announcement

If you have naturally curly strands that tangle or snarl when wet, then RUN (don’t walk!) to get a bottle of Kinky Curly Knot Today leave-in conditioner and detangler.

Available for $11.99 at select Target locations, the product detangles with ease and leaves my curls silky smooth. I apply two to three half-dollar sized amounts to my hair while wet, saturate from the roots to the ends, and comb through my strands with a large tooth comb or a Denman brush. As someone who has been tremendously tender-headed since birth but has a head full of hair, I can say Knot Today works like a charm, allowing me to comb out my hair with virtually no stress to my scalp and minimal hair loss as a result.

I’ve found that the 8 ounce bottle lasts for at least 8-10 shampoos or conditioner washes, and it is alcohol and paraben-free.  And as the website notes, “[it] can be used as a regular rinse out conditioner for wavy hair or as a leave-in for thicker curlier hair types. [Knot Today is] an excellent product to use after removing braids and extensions.”

Buy it, try it and thank me later!

Image via Kinky Curly

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C'est Si Bon/Learn From My Mistakes!/The Look

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17

Aug

Meow! How to create the perfect cat-eye

Since I’ve been on a fierce kitty fashion statement kick this week, why not keep the party going?  And since the Jordin Sparks/Whitney Houston remake of Sparkle launches tonight (featuring the haute coiffures and couture of the 1960s), I thought I’d share my favorite way to create a smoking hot CAT EYE!  MAC’s Fluidline in “Blacktrack”  ($15) is perfect for adding a touch of mystery and glamour to your makeup routine.  The product’s long-wearing gel formula has a smooth finish and is difficult to mess up.   I recommend using an angled brush for precise application.  MAC’s Small Angle Brush #266  ($20) has super-soft bristles and works perfectly!

Lightly dab the brush into the pot to deposit color and apply slowly along the lower edge of  your upper eyelids.  If your hand is steady, you can apply in one continuous motion, following the curve of each eyelid. If you’re a novice, leaning toward the mirror and tilting your head back may help.  Make the line as thick as you prefer; the eyeliner is easy to remove.  For extra flair I angle the brush when I reach the far edge of my outer eyelid to create a slightly upturned swoop, but the end shouldn’t extend past the outer point of your eyebrow  Allow the liner to dry; remove any smudges and stray flecks of product with a moistened Q-tip.

Fashion flashback: check out this clip of the original Sparkle, featuring Lonette McKee and Irene Cara!

PLUS the song and film’s concept remade by En Vogue:

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C'est Si Bon/The Look

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15

Aug

Janelle Monae is the newest Covergirl!

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Gorge! Be sure to check out the ad in the September Vogue.  Monae had this to say about her latest gig:

“I believe it’s time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them.  One of my core values is to help redefine what it means to be a strong and beautiful woman in the music and fashion worlds and to empower the wonderful things that make us unique. Becoming a COVERGIRL is truly an honor and a gift: it opens up a new platform for me to inspire women to feel stronger, braver and more beautiful inside and out.”

Sidenote: I pretty much have no comment about Cam Newton covering GQ with uncombed hair. Wait…see what I did there?

Images via Vogue

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14

Aug

QOTD: Karl Lagerfeld on Design

“Design has no meaning unless people wear the clothes and enjoy them.  The purpose of design is to make people feel good, not to express the pain and suffering of the world in taffeta.”

– Karl Lagerfeld, head designer and creative director of Chanel (InStyle, July 2012

Image via BornRich.com

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C'est Si Bon/Haute off the Press/He Said She Said

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13

Aug

I spot a trend….

Wearing animal print accessories can be a great way to take a neutral outfit up a notch or ten.  These patent leopard pumps with black trim and red heels are my guilty pleasure.

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Don’t you just hear Eartha Kitt meowing?

No best-dressed wardrobe is complete without a touch of leopard or cheetah!

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C'est Si Bon/The Look

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03

Aug

Have a fabulous weekend! XOXO Alexis

Inspirational print via Etsy, $15

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01

Aug

QOTD

“Your dresses should be tight enough to show you’re a woman and loose enough to prove you’re a lady.”
-Edith Head, Academy Award-winning costume designer

Image via Life

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C'est Si Bon/He Said She Said

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27

Jul

On repeat

“But, besides all these things, [clothe yourselves with] love, for it is a perfect bond of union.”-Colossians 3:14

How lovely the world would be if we all put on LOVE every day…have a fabulous weekend! XOXO Alexis

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C'est Si Bon/Love That!

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26

Jul

‘Advanced Style’ subjects grace Lanvin’s Fall 2012 campaign

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Who says beauty has an age limit?  The glamorous, effortlessly chic grande dames featured in Ari Seth Cohen’s Advanced Style blog prove beauty knows no decade.   Two of Cohen’s jazzy subjects, Tziporah Salamon (age 62) and Jacquie Tajah Murdock (age 82), are featured in Lanvin’s Fall 2012 fashion spread.

Here’s what the ladies had to say about posing:

“This campaign is a dream come true. I grew up in Harlem always wanting to be a model, but in my day there were very little opportunities for women of color to work in fashion. At 18 I went from agent to agent looking for jobs, even as a hand model. I have finally made it and I will never give up. Hopefully some day I will get to Paris!” – Ms. Murdock

“I am totally honored, jazzed, and thrilled. I am so grateful for this opportunity. In my early 20s I would have never realized that I could do something like this. It wasn’t until I was in my 40s that I began to see my beauty. By then I felt that there weren’t many opportunities for older models.  How ironic is it that i am having my big break as a model in my 60s? This is a great day!” – Ms. Salamon

Be sure to check out Cohen’s blog and his book, Advanced Style.  The photos are arresting and devastatingly CHIC.  As for me, I’m running out to get some sunscreen and eye cream; I want to age as fabulously as these women have!  I think this book adds to changing the idea that beauty and glamour are the domain of the young, and that we all need to hold on to our youth.  These women show that we don’t have to lose our vibrancy, attractiveness or relevance as we get older; in fact, we get better.  I just want to know how my grandmothers missed this casting call!

Don’t miss the upcoming Advanced Style documentary, or this  trailer with commentary from some of the jazzy models:

Are you dressing for the theater of your life?

Images via Advanced Style

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C'est Si Bon/Reading is FUNdamental (and sexy!)

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25

Jul

These.

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Kate Spade’s lipstick pink, patent leather and felt polka dot pumps are like candy for the feet, no?  Light, sweet and so fun! LOVE the pointy toe, the ladylike bow and the single sole (refreshing after seasons of seeing of the platform on everyone and their mother). Even better, these are constructed out of mesh, which means they are breathable! 

The “Lisa” pump is available at Zappo’s Couture for $328 (plus free shipping!).  I also spotted them at Belk at the Summit.  If the pink to is too “Barbie-ish” for you, these lovelies also come in a neutral black or ink blue.

Images via Zappo’s Couture

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