My First Racist Experience

I am in beautiful Los Angeles, partly as a graduation trip for moi and partly to bring in the new year in style in one of my favorite cities. Along with me is my mother and two of my best friends, Shay and Ashley.

Anyway, this is my second time in this city, so I assumed that things would be marvelous, how could they not? There’s feisty me, bubbly pr-in-training Shay, and model Ashley (Kennedy Deshawn). Because Shay is so into pr and mingling and just all around good schmoozing, she was in charge of the events, finding out about the hot parties, getting us on lists and chatting up people for invites. About a week before we came, a cute guy on facebook contacted Shay from some party group that she is in and they set it up so that the three of us could be on a list for a hot club in L.A. called Les Deux (the people from the Hills frequent there, so I figured I wanted to be in attendance!). Fine.

We get dolled up (cute leopard print gray and black dress with my ta-tas up to HERE for me, sparkly tank and skinny jeans for Ashley, and leather leggings with a halter for Shay), make it to the club and call the guy who invited us so that he can come outside and escort us in. Check…he comes out, tells the bouncer Jeff to let us in, then he goes back inside. We wait for Jeff to stop talking with the giggly Brazilian chicks next to us (dressed in sneakers and lame clothes, mind you) and let us in…waiting…they get in. He starts chatting up the White girls next to us, even though we said that we had talked to our connect and that he had told Jeff to let us in…brush off….wait….We talk to Jeff again, he says just wait, he’ll get to us (we were there before the other random groups who were walking up)…wait…we watch as a group of white girls with a black friend who had her face powdered 3 shades lighter than her natural hue and beyond recognition were allowed in…another group with a token black girl gets in….no black people by themselves have gotten in….we’re still waiting…call back our connect, waiting on him to come back out….meanwhile, meet 3 white girls from Chicago also, chat with them, decide to all try to get in as a group of 6. Jeff talks to THEM, says the group can come in…we wait by the line over to get in…wait….Shay goes to see what is going on since we were said to all be able to go in (the six of us)…suddenly, the three white girls are allowed in with a shrug to us and we are made to stay outside still.

 From that nite..we looked cute! why the hate?

wait, what? needless to say, we never made it in, and neither did but 3 or 4 other black people who were powdered almost white or hanging with all white groups the whole hour and a half we were out. Mind you, I graduated from a school in the south and have traveled all over the world and it took until going to “diverse” Los Angeles at a club of all places to get my first taste of racism. Asian girls dressed in slumpy sweaters that i wouldn’t wear to the library were gushed over and flirted with as well as were white girls of all looks while we were ignored or spoken to harshly or worst, brushed off.

Thanks Jeff and Les Deux, ya assholes.

New purchases

In my former posts about wigs, I was saying how impressed I’d become with them.  Well, today, I went out and bought 2 more!  Woohoo, gotta love new, instant looks.  One, looks just like Halle Berry’s hair here, color and all.  I’ll take pics in it when I get a chance

The second wig is straight to my shoulders, swoop bangs, drk brown with streaks of a reddish brown.  Pics will be available soon.  It looks SOOO much like my real hair on a great day, I love that one

got some comfy new sweaters from new york and company in purple and pink (buy one, get one free!), a huge, pretty brown handbag, and a small caramel colored handbag.  Still getting new clothes for my new and improved brother, so we got him a cute sweater vest from Old Navy and a lamb’s wool sweater from Express:

 in cream for my bro

Flawlessly Illuminated

I’ve been using my Too-Faced magic wand illuminating foundation and I must say, that stuff is AWESOME!  I have it in carribean cocoa or something like that and it gives me a wonderful glow and doesn’t look like I’m wearing anything.  I love that it has the brush built in.  So far, I definitely would rebuy it!  Go check it out

 buy here

I’m totally in love with the sephora brand blush I bought as well.  Great color depth for my complexion with a light sweep.  Glowing cheeks are totally mine!

buy here

Shopping Extravaganza

Gotta love graduating because I totally racked up the loot!  With it, I went shopping today; haven’t done that in a while….Got such great things, I’m totally cheesing.  You know a girl is at her happiest when she shops….retail therapy ring a bell?  

Anyway, here are the wonderful things I got, I’m stoked to get to use/wear it all!  And hope my boys like their gifts:

Michael’s gift (my brother, who I’m making over)

(in red)  Shop Express here

Now on to MY gifts for myself!  muhahaha

stopped in sephora so you KNOW I had to get myself a lil sumthin sumthin…what type of girl would I be otherwise?

I love that this has a brush already, nice and easy!  lovely stuff, really

needed some new shoes to fit my shrinking feet (went down a shoe size, size and a half out of nowhere…should I get that checked out? lol)

 and some awesome leopard print flats that I can’t find the picture of…..which blows, since they are so de jour.

From H&M, I bought a pink and navy shirt with a denim pencil skirt.  no pics

AMAZING sale at New York and Company!!  50% off of EVERYTHING…check it out here and I’ll show you the things I bought so far going back for more:

 coat for $50 and a silver handbag

Talk about giddy, I’m ecstatic with my bargains! lol…..happy shopping, girls!  until next time

Graduation; from thug to prep makeover; Too-faced Review

Bonjour good people   So yeah, can’t believe i GRADUATED….granted, it was last thursday so I should have posted then, lol, but it’s so wild to me….cool beans….still looking for a job in the magazine world in Chicago or online, so if you know of anything, let me know por favor!

 Went shopping with the family while we were in Miami and I am getting the immense pleasure of helping my brother in his makeover!  We’re taking him from average to stylish…no more sloppy baggy clothes, big tee shirts, lame gear   he has a great figure, I’m glad he’s not hiding it anymore under horrid clothes.  Here’s some of the things we bought:

 Logo shirt from A/X (http://www.armaniexchange.com)

Jeans and tee from express (http://www.expressfashion.com) .  I’ll probably be getting him some more tees at least for xmas   Glad that he’s maturing!  Nice new start for college.

Also while shopping, I stopped at MAC to check out getting some new blush.  I tested out “breath of plum” by MAC, since I’m always trying weird colors.  It’s a rather lovely purple, I’m considering getting it.  (http://www.maccosmetics.com)  Then I made my way over to Sephora and of course you guys know i was in heaven!!!  Had to get some things, here’s my goods (http://www.sephora.com):

Murad skin supplements to help clear out my complexion…I think it’s working!

VERY good mascara…plumps them up, great volume, dark, lovely lovely lashes…Kind of a pain to get off though….oh well, at least they are worth the effort! 

pretty good makeup remover with the texture of vaseline.  cheap too, only like $2 (maybe $4)

 after testing out the mac blush, i bought a rose blush to appease myself, but I still want to go back and get the purple, it’s more unique.

well that was my foray into shopping   I’ll have more things coming my way soooooooon

Random Awesomeness

I was like, WHOA…..pretty blown away….check Nick Pitera out:    and this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9-CS2v8wcc&feature=user

what a cool talent….and he’s cute!

Amazing Shoe Deals

Totally had a shoegasm this weekend!  I love a good deal as much as the next girl, so I had to gush about my new purchases!

Found my mama a superb christmas present when my friend Nelly and I happened to wander over this boutique called “Mia Boutique” in Miami.  If any South Floridians happen to be reading this, head there for 15% off of everything in the store and the shoe store connected to it is having a great deal too (5786 S.W. 40th Street).  I bought a cute green dress that was origingally $50 and on clearance for $10 AND still got 15% off.

Then we meandered next door to the connected shoe store and they were having a deal with shoes buy one for $15 or two for $20.  Voila! found my mom a great xmas gift: a pair of shoes that were orignally $150.  Party on one side, conservative on the other!  woohoo

Had to get myself a little something something to, might as well if I was getting 2 pairs for $20!