Last week I hit my 6 month mark of my content creator journey. I was going through photos to do some purging and came across my first post that I did when I decided to take myself seriously as an aspiring influencer. It has not been easy, as I often say “content creation ain’t no …
Move Around- Moving Successfully During a Pandemic
I think we can all agree that whether you are moving up the street or across the country, moving sucks. The sorting, packing, hiring movers or, god forbid, moving yourself, the unpacking…it’s all so much. I’ve been in this place for two years now and I’m moving to new, bigger space on a new side …
Style Me Up
I always joke that when I finally become wealthy, one of the first people that I’m hiring is a stylist. I don’t think that I have a personal style. That’s not to say that I can’t pull together a look that’s cute and flattering, but the art of style is lost on me. I’m a …
In The Nude: My Favorite Neutral Eyeshadow Palettes
For most beginners to makeup, eyeshadow can be a bit intimidating. It is a needed accessory in a great makeup look and can be used in bold and subtle ways. When I started practicing with makeup, I went for the big and bold colors first. My thought was, colorful eyeshadow meant I had skills. I …
A Little Grace
Here is my confession: I am very, very hard on myself. No one has to tell me when my slip is showing, trust me, I’m fully aware of my mishaps. Life is what it is and sometimes, things don’t get done when and how I want them to. This week, for instance, I had a …
How Many Makeup Mistakes Have I Made? Let Me Count the Ways.
I’ve been doing my own makeup for many years now. Like the old slogan goes “I’ve come a long way, baby.” When I first started out, I tried to keep up and do every single trend that I saw on YouTube, it was terrible in many ways. The harsh contour, the block/unibrow, a terrible version …
Present
I remember the day I took this photo very clearly. That day I decided to venture out to a new part of town and take some photos for my Instagram. I don’t know why but for some reason I was super anxious that day. The whole time I’m shooting, instead of taking in my surroundings …
You Are The Special Occasion
“Every day you’re alive is a special occasion”- Unknown Yesterday started as just another mundane Wednesday. Nothing particularly awesome or terrible about the day, just the middle of the week sameness. This week working from home, I found myself looking a mess around the house. Yes, I’m just around the house and I’m here alone …
Tips for Taking Great Self Portraits
Picture it, Dallas Texas 2016 a woman all dressed up for her birthday dinner. She looked amazing, her hair and makeup were perfect and her brand new dress fit like a glove. All she wanted that night was to have amazing photos taken of her in her beautiful birthday ensemble. What she got instead was …
The Spirit of Competition
“Remind yourself, nobody built like you, you designed yourself”- Shawn Corey Carter Today marks day 5 of the #mjconsistency challenge for July. To say it was easy would be a definite lie. Yes, I had planned content (up until today) and some of that content didn’t make it as scheduled because I got caught up …