Wrapped up

April is tomorrow and the area I live in is still RIDICULOUSLY cold. I am not sure what Miss. Spring is trying to pull but the DMV needs some warmth. I have been wearing beanies most of the week which has helped keep my head warm a little bit but I figured that I may need something a little more snug to keep in more heat. I decided to wrap my hair with an old H&M scarf that I found laying around my room.

After playing with it for a while I created a chic and simple look that can be worn to out in public.

I will be wearing my hair wrapped until it gets warm out. Being cold is NOT my favorite thing.

I will be making a YT video of the wrap style below. I know y'all are going to want to know how I achieved it. :-)

These girls rock! Case #1: Ann is hilarious

I will highlight friends who inspire me and teach me something worth learning, sometimes in unexpected ways but no less meaningful.  I'll start with Ann, age 30-something. (Names will be slightly altered so they won't come up on a Google search.)

 
 Here's a recent post on Facebook from my friend Ann.  Word for word.

I had a major, major "back in high school" anxiety dream last night. The whole bit - can't find my classes, my locker, my friends, etc. It's taken me most of the morning to recover.

I personally think that Lorne Michaels should be tripping over himself to hire Ann as a writer on SNL. She’s too funny. Ann makes an unfortunate lunch incident involving a hungry woman and her spilled Jenny Craig soup bowl absolutely hilarious. She doesn’t know how funny she is, but it’s her way of dealing with life.

Ann is a former neighbor, the mother of two boys, and works part time (if 30+ hours is part time). She works with books, and she LOVES her work. Ann once confided that when she added boy # 2 to the mix, her job was covering day care expenses almost exclusively, but every hour spent at her office was worth it. She was not willing to drop out of the workforce, was not willing to give up what brings her so much joy, and felt she can only be a good mom if she’s engaged in something that makes her happy. 

Ann molding a face mask for a friend on Halloween. A few awesome masks were molded that day.

I met Ann on my way into a daycare I was visiting in Chicago. She encouraged me to give them a try: her boys are alive and well, she said. The older one learns a bunch, the younger one has his nose wiped when needed. All butts are clean when they get home. Excellent. The standards are a bit higher of course, but you get my drift. We became fast friends, and neighbors.  At the playground once, Ann’s younger son (about 19 months) was on the swing set, and I simply could not concentrate I was worried sick he might fall.  He did fall, and I lurched toward him. Ann laughed and told me to hurry up and have a another child so all this jumpiness would calm down. No broken bones?  No blood?  Both eyes intact?  He’s fine. 

You may laugh, but, well, soon enough that was my approach to kids as well.

Ann loves her life, her job, her kids. She manages all of it really well despite the obvious challenges. What challenges you may ask?  Well, it's really hard to find childcare at the drop of a hat. It's hard to come up with suitable summer activities for each child...every single summer.  It's hard to get up and get ready in the morning sometimes without at least one person having a meltdown.  This is the life we--modern parents-- lead I suppose.  Ann, however, manages to decorate cupcakes exquisitely regardless of the occasion even after a particularly bad morning. I can’t even make the cupcake (forget decorating it) if I have to deviate from a boxed mix. 

So, there you go: balancing active boys, work, husband, life, school affairs, daycare, and Jenny Craig, all with a wicked sense of humor: that’s Ann. 

Next friend: Kay.

Guest Blogger: Beauty with Nokomis

Ladies, I am pleased to introduce a new guest blogger to The Good Hair Blog. Her name is Nokomis and she will be sharing makeup tips, tricks and deals with us at least once a month. I am excited to have her and I hope you all love what she has to offer! Read her bio below.

Nokomis is 24 year old self proclaimed military brat from Southern California. A lover of any and all things artistic.She has studied under award winning directors and photographers in her field of photography and honed in on her skills of make up artistry  while mastering her craft of photography. She's freelanced as a make-up artist, been the make up artist on set of many of her own projects and worked in the field as a make up artist over the last year. She is the COO of a production company and will be looking to add to new branches onto the production company within the next year.

Spring Fresh Face

Spring is here! and although it doesn't quite feel like it, its time to pull out the pastels, shimmer and bronzer for that ultimate sun kissed look!

My favorite spring time look is great for every day, its lights no over done eyes or heavy lip colors and blushes here but its easy to go from day to night if you want to add 

a little more drama! Heres what you need!

• tinted moisturizer (or a light-medium coverage foundation)
• concealer (preferebly one shade lighter than your complexion)
• translucent setting powder
• brown or black eye liner
• favorite mascara
• eye brow pencil or brow shader
•  light pink or peach colored blush
• highlighter (this is optional)
• your favorite nude/pink lipstick or gloss

***please note its optional if you want to use brushes for your application, but clean hands are just as good!

Simple step by step instructions

1. wash/dry face and hands
2. apply concealer to any dark/red spots
3. apply tinted moisturizer (apply moisturizer if using foundation then apply your foundation)
4. apply lighter shade concealer under eyes, on the bridge of your nose, under your bottom lip and around your eyebrows and on your eye lid (blend blend blend!) 
5. set your concealer so that it does not crease or crack with setting power with powder puff or kabuki brush
6. line your TOP lash line only
7. apply mascara
8. apply highlighter of choice under eye and on bridge of your nose
9. apply blush on the apple of your cheeks
10. last but not least apply your lipstick/gloss

*last minute tip! another trick thats great for spring makeup looks is to apply white eye liner on your lower lash line, it will make your eyes look awake and for those with small eyes make your eyes appear to be larger!

Below is a list of the products I used for this look, you can substitute your favorites!

1. NARS Cadiz foundation
2. MAC studio fix concealer in NC42
3. Make Up forever HD setting powder
4. NAR blush in Albatross
5. NARS blush in ORGASM
6. Make Up Forever Smoky lash Mascara
7. Urban Decay 24/7 pencil eyeliner
8. Mac Eye Kohl in fascinating
9. MAC Lipgloss in Boybait

Like this post? Leave comments below! 

Wonderful sources of inspiration

I find that I draw strength and encouragement from my circle of friends. A world ago, this would have been limited to a close-knit circle who either live within the city/county limits, or if they move, are connected through ever dwindling letter writing and phone calls.  Now, we have Facebook. I haven’t always been a fan.  It may seem hard to believe but I have been wrong about many things. When Facebook came out, I was not impressed, and considered it a kid-fad. I am not even that much older than the college generation that propelled Facebook but I felt “much older.” Now I’m a full participant and stay connected with friends with its aid. 

Then a few years ago, Twitter came out, and I was mystified that anyone would want to announce anything to anyone real time (where you are, what you’re eating, who you’re with), and that anyone on earth would care. And then Ashton Kutcher instantly had a million followers. So I’ve been known to be wrong.  

I will write a few pieces to acknowledge an often neglected topic among friends: how much we inspire and encourage each other, sometimes without even knowing it. Stay tuned.

Celebrities Fashion Line

Tak hanya si kembar Mary-Kate dan Ashley Olsen saja yang merajai dunia fashion dengan clothing line pribadi mereka (Olsenboye, Free Spirit, The Row dan Elizabeth and James). Sejumlah selebriti ini pun nggak mau ketinggalan meramaikan industri fashion dunia.

Mereka ada yang membuka lini fashion dengan nama sendiri, atau berkolaborasi dengan brand-brand yang telah lebih dulu dikenal banyak orang. Proyek mereka selalu laku dan spesialisasinyapun beragam. Ada yang khusus menciptakan beauty product, aksesori, legging sampai koleksi sepatu.

Inilah sebagian list seleb yang berkibar dengan fashion line-nya:

Bella Veritas by Michelle Trachtenberg











Evans by Beth Ditto











Bitten by Sarah Jessica Parker











House of Harlow 1960 by Nicole Richie











Elizabeth and James by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen











Miley Cyrus and Max Azria for Wal-Mart
















Proyek Cantik Katy Perry

Sudah pernah lihat print ad produk kecantikannya Katy Perry? Cool banget, kan! Parfum dan kuteks yang soo her, siap melengkapi isi meja riasmu.

Katy Perry Purr Fragrance








Tak hanya mencantumkan namanya saja di botol parfum barunya, pelantun Teenage Dream ini pun punya andil besar dalam menciptakan Purr, minyak wangi berbentuk kucing bermata fake diamond. Mulai dari idenya ingin membuat parfum yang wanginya pas untuk pagi hingga malam hari, sampai mendesain sendiri bentuk botol Purr yang dilakukannya di atas kertas di hotel tempat dulu Katy menginap di New York. Dengan wangi buah segar seperti peach, apel, green bamboo dan campuran wangi bunga melati, pink freesia, Bulgarian rose, vanilla orchid, white amber dan creamy sandalwood, Purr kaya akan “rasa”. Selain parfum, rencananya Purr juga akan hadir dalam bentuk body lotion dan bath gel.

Katy Perry OPI Nail Polish
 










Untuk koleksi Spring 2011-nya tahun ini, OPI, sebuah brand kuteks terkenal, menggandeng Katy Perry untuk menciptakan Katy Perry OPI Nail Polish. Rangkaian koleksi kuteks yang terdiri dari 5 warna pilihan. Siapa lagi kalau bukan Katy Perry kalau nggak memberikan nama yang unik juga untuk tiap kuteksnya! Ada Teenage Dream dengan warna plummy pink sparkle, Not Like the Movies warna silver metalik, Last Friday Night berwarna crayola blue glitter, The One That Got Away atau warna dark berry purple dan Black Splatter yang cukup fenomenal dengan efek tekstur retak bila ditimpa di atas kuteks.
 

You Tubetorial:Twisted Updo

Today's You Tubetorial is a beautiful updo design by BeautifulBrwnBabyDol. Love her! Just goes to show the amazing styles that can be created with natural hair. I can see this with a sparkly comb or a pretty flower to dress it up for an even more formal look. Or, rock it as is for work or as an effortlessly cool weekend look. Either way, it's a great protective style that looks awesome. I would love to give this a try but so far I've only done flat twists in the front so we'll have to see. If I get up the guts to attempt this style I will post pics :-) If anybody else tries it, I would love to see your results.

Check it out!

Captured Curls: Jerica

Everyone, meet Jerica! One of my dear friends who is a newly natural. Her curls are amazing and she rocks her TWA fiercely! Check out her natural hair journey, thus far, below...

1.Tell me about YOU

My name is Jerica Price. I'm a mother, daughter and sister. My daughter is literally my EVERYTHING. I'm a full time student and part time employee. I love shopping, laughing and having a good time. My goal in life is to achieve happiness and success.

 

2. Tell me your hair care regimen (do you use heat, natural products, ect...)

My haircare regimen is still really simple because I have a TWA (wash-and-go's are my best friend lol). I usually co-wash every other morning and moisturize with water on the days I don't co-wash. I use Elasta QP Feels Like Silk Leave-in H20, followed by Shea Moisture Curl & Style Milk and sometimes I also use Eco Styler Gel. I apply theses products while wet and let my hair air dry. I usually deep condition once a month and I wash once a week, usually on Sundays.

3. Tell me your texture and what works best on your hair type

My hair type is 3B/3C. mostly curls and coils. However, I have a couple of patches in my hair that are 3A as well. The products that work best on my hair type are, Elasta QP Leave-in H20, All Shea Moisture products and Eco Styler Gel.

4. Tell me the reaction you got when first going natural

When I first went natural, everyone was shocked. Although my hair was already short, no one believed that I would go natural. I had some people try to talk me out of it, so when I finally did it the reaction wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. I guess you could say it was neutral.

5. Did you BC or transition, if so when or for how long?

I BC'd. Although my hair was already cut into a pixie cut, I transitioned for about 2 months and just went for it! I was so excited.

6. What makes you love your kinks, curls and coils?

I love my kinks, curls and coils, because the define who I a woman of color. They make me unique and different from everyone. I stand out. Everywhere I go I get compliments on my natural hair from ALL races. When people ask "how'd you get your hair like that?" it makes me feel good to say "its my natural hair".

7. Where can we find you on the web?

You can find me on Twitter @Hi_ImJERI

8. Anything EXTRA you want us to know?

Going natural was one of THEE best things I've done in my young life. I don't regret it. I did it mostly for my daughter. I want her to love her beautiful Chocolate skin and curly, kinky hair. I want to be her inspiration in EVERY way.



Next Tutorial Coming up

Here are two pictures of the next tutorial I'll be posting.

Shadows used are : Creep, Toasted, Smog, and Darkhorse from the Naked Palette,  Loreal Hip Duo 836 (Dark brown color), and MACs Embark E/S

Lips: Mac's Cremesheen Lipglass in "Over Indulgence" and on the inner/center of my lips a bit of Viva Glam Gaga / No liner used.

Alex's Thoughts: 2

Click HERE to watch the video.

Bebe Haul - Clothing WOC

This post is to share with you some darling tops I've recently acquired from Bebe.

Last Friday, I was pleasantly surprised with this Luxe Leopard Dolman Top my boyfriend had waiting at the house for me.  

Love it! I'm wearing a size small here ///5'5 3/4 inch and 135 lbs.

The dollman deal is that the sleeves are "bat winged". This shirt is very thin and most appropriate for warmer weather. I'm wearing a brown bandeau underneath.

I want to quickly mention that I love the fact that this shirt isn't "jockin" my armpits. I sweat VERY easily. I have a feeling that this will be a staple summer shirt for me. 

Don't worry about my feet. However, the shoes I'm wearing are suede Steve Madden Pumps  from Macy's (4 inches/ Size 10)

I ordered the Striped Colorblock Tunic I from Bebe.com

Size Small

What I love about this top is that I, personally, have never seen anything like it before. 

The tackyness of it all is something so amazing! Again, the sleeve area doesn't touch my armpits which is a perk for me.

Being goofy =p

The last top is a Foil Print Sweater also acquired from Bebe.com. This sweater comes in two colors, silver and gold. It's a very metallic looking print and again..borderline tacky. Love it! I'm not digging the pictures I took in this particular sweater so check back in a few days to see more updated pictures in this post.

Though this is a silver metallic sweater, you can still see the brown underneath . So I like to wear brown and silver E/S with this sweater. Tutorial to come soon.

I already told ya'll. Don't worry about my feet. Shoes are blowfish pumps from DSW. These are about 3 yrs old now.

Hope you guys enjoyed this post! Happy shopping and till next time see you LATER!

Nike and Liberty of London Collaboration

Ini memang bokan kolaborasi pertama mereka. Di tahun 2008 Nike dan Liberty of London  sukses menghabiskan Capsule limited edition sneakers-nya dalam waktu satu bulan. Dan sekarang mereka kembali dengan koleksi yang lebih colorful dan girly.

Spring collection 2011 ini Nike dan Liberty of London menghadirkan motif yang lebih beragam. Mulai dari motif pastel floral, black and white graphic dan dizzing dots. Dan terdapat 3 jenis sneakers yang bisa kamu pilih: Classic Blazer Mid and Low, Dunk Hi Skinny dan Air Force 1 Low Shoes. Bagi yang sudah nggak sabaran, kamu bisa pesen melalui online di awal April ini dan tanggal 1 Mei 2011 nanti, sudah hadir di Nike store seluruh dunia.

Hair Accessories 2011

Berdampingan dengan tren fashion dan tren rambut 2011, aksesori rambut pun nggak mau kalah eksis.

Mulai dari barettes alias jepit rambut, bandana model terbaru sampai headband yang fierce, aksesori rambut siap mempercantik gaya berdandanmu.

Jangan cuma disematkan di rambut saja, tata dulu rambutmu, baru pakai aksesori ini sebagai final touch.   

Bandana

Barettes

Headband

Style Inspiration-Chrisette's Natural Weave

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I will be honest and share that I have never seen a natural weave like this in person. At least I wasn't aware of it if I did! So when I saw this pic of Chrisette Michelle at an Essence event over the weekend, while I am not a fan of the color at all, I decided I really like the shape and look. It reminds me of a few day old twist out or something. What do you all think? Would you get a "natural" weave?

Off to SFO

Flying off at 9am tomorrow to San Francisco for another press junket!! And since I have a free day on the 31st I'm gonna take another flight to LA to meet Michelle (Phan) and jet back!! So exciting! Flight within a flight - INCEPTION!!

I know the Peter Coffin topic is getting stale and blah blah lay off him in case he commits suicide but I'm still gonna blog a final conclusion post! And I'm not gonna try to hate on him more, but instead trying to, erm, clear his name.

Afterall, people who are following the saga would have known that since his name got villified everywhere, Peter has not being hiding. No sire! He took to twitter and reddit to change public opinion and even gave a phone interview!

His official stance (I think) is that Kimi is not created by him and somehow duped him into the saddest internet love story ever seen. But he seems to... waver a little in his statements so for those of you interested, here they are, chronologically:

First things first. Let's establish that Kimi Koyabashi, whether "she" was created by Peter Coffin or not, is NOT a female. I can say with almost 100% certainty that even the least feminine of females will not talk about how her vagina looks like a pug, or worse, bother to answer all these dumb sexual questions. (Scroll down more to read the ridiculous questions answered)

Right, girls write tweets like that.

Now we go back to about 15 months ago (my bad, not 8 months, which is when he admitted on twitter that they were a power couple), in December 2010 when Peter got to know Kimi.

Is Peter really allowing some random dude watch him sleep over webcam? CREEPY.

Fast forward 1 year 3 months, on March 16th something happened:

Someone found out Kimi is fake and notified Peter not only via a private email, but also posted it on his blog.

And the below is Peter's comment.

• Kimi is definitely a woman
• Kimi looks like Lee Na Young
• Kimi left the internet coz she was exposed

March 17th:

Kimi deleted her twitter and tumblr.

Now Peter claims:

•  He is actually still in a relationship with Kimi, despite finding out Kimi is using a Korean Ulzzang's photos.

March 24th, after the expose on my blog:

Now Peter claims:

• The girl who was in a relationship with him for over a year, and is STILL in a relationship with him, who looks like Lee Na Young... He is suddenly not sure who she is.

And he wants her to be real... Why is he heartbroken when she IS real, totally gorgeous to boot?? Didn't she just chat with him on the phone etc? Aren't they still together, braving through this?



March 25th, Posted on Reddit:

• Peter now has "literally" no idea who made Kimi up.

Wait... I'm really confused now. So he found out this girl (as improbable as that is) was using someone's fake photos. Then he was sad for like a day while Kimi deleted evidence, but was since he saw how she looks like and she is pretty like Lee Na Young, he forgave her and declared they are still an item.

Logical question 1: When you find out your girlfriend has been impersonating someone online, you are ok with that? You won't find out who she really is before deciding to forgive her? So how can he have no idea who made Kimi up?

Logical question 2: Presumably, since Kimi has been with Peter for over a year now, she must have developed feelings for him since no one can play a prank for so long. Where is she when he so needs her clarifications now? Why isn't she admitting that she created these fake profiles to save her boyfriend from so much embarrassment?

 

Peter on Village Voice

Wait, no... WHAT? Now he is fearing he has been speaking to a man?? Kimi is a tranny???


And then this, my favourite:

From a redditor who fb messaged Peter.

WOAH!! Scottish Asian! Super exotic!

Here's Peter answering why he didn't fly to New York to meet Kimi

So now we know... Kimi is from Scotland, is of an ambiguous gender and is totally mystical when she comes to whether or not she EXISTS!!!

Some people argue she does, some people argue she doesn't. Other claim video and photographic footage of her existence.



OH MY GOD GUYS I SOLVED IT.

I FOUND OUT WHO KIMI IS!!

Peter was dating........

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THE LOCH NESS MONSTER!!

LOL... Seriously, here's a printscreen of their conversation:

Ok I made that up.

By now you should have realised I am not exactly clearing Peter's name. Seriously, after he started emo-tweeting I felt really guilty and decided not to bother him anymore. He sounded genuinely sad.

Then he went to Reddit and tried to smear my name in order to get the attention away from him. So fuck him.

Alright I know blah blah this is too much. Last post on Coffin I swear!


p/s: His "legal team" letter plagiarized from HERE.

Hey look! Out of nowhere a photo of me!

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