So.....

I get off work drive a few blocks and see my brake light come on, so I pull over and pop the hood to throw some brake fluid in as a quick fix. I see this chick litterally fallin down drunk with a itty bitty skirt, torn stocking and whatnot. She keeps stumbling then boom, she falls, I rush over to help her and then 5 dudes pop up outta nowhere. I'm helpin the girl up and one of the dudes is like "don't worry we got this". Something inside me wanted to say and do more but I'm like 5 dudes, a drunk chick and myself..not a good scenario. So she gets up sayin she's fine and walks away and the dudes followed her around the corner. All I could do was pray there was someone around the corner to help her cuz if somethin happened I woulda had that woulda been heavy on my conscience. So I put the fluid in and start my car and hit the corner qnd there's the girl and a older lady standing with her as she using her cellphone and the dudes were no where to be found. I felt relieved yet numb at the same time cuz I'm like damn... Either A) I coulda helped this chick to safety or B) got my. behind raped right along with her. Sigh..just felt like sharing that with yall

Retail Therapy

Sigh, I must be going thru something, because I've really been doing some retail therapy heres my recently accumulated goodies

Super soft plushy robe from Bath & Body works Retail was $80 and marked down to $20











Miscellaneous bath n body works items, Pink grapefruit body wash, CO Bigelow Oil Free Face Gel Shine-Control Formula, 2 Lip renewal remedy

Metal X Shadows in Pink Inglot, Metalblu, Fusion Gold, otherworldly paint pot, Haunting Shadow, A Mei lipglass in Love Rules and 242 brush

Rite Aid Wet n Wild 99 Cent haul, i really love these waterproof liquid liners, they really have some staying power! Black-brown, espresso and smoky, concealor that is most likely not my shade, but for 99 cents eh wth lol. cream shadow palette and a white eyeliner pencil. Damn Tyra and her suggestions lol.

and lastly RCA Small wonder, cute little video camera. It takes sd cards and has a flip out window to do self video recording. So far i really like it :)

NO MORE TIL FAFI!!!! ( i must repeat this mantra to myself, but im really feening for the purple metal x shadow lol)

Sooooo.....whats in my bag?

Theres no way in h-e double hockey sticks that i should have this much crapola in my bag with me..on a daily basis lol, but the Girl Scout in me (motto was Be Prepared) has forced me to become this way. So this is my bag, you guys probably recognize this bag from MAC, there were 3 of them that came out with the Blue Storm collection, (someone correct me if im wrong) this is the middle sized one pictured here

Now heres a pic of whats inside....



AHHHHH PORTABLE PACK RAT!! lol

lets try and sort this out now lol
Hello Kitty mirror (somehow I've developed a strange attraction to this lil kitty lol)
Blot Powder in Dark
Select Sheer Pressed Powder in NC55
Hair ties to hold the locs back when I'm gettin my grub on lol
my baby buki, 181se from the Novel Twist Collection
4 different lipglosses, the first is Loreal shine struck lipcolor in Splendid
then Contessa lipglass from the plum lips bag from Antiquitease? Curiositease? one of them "tease" collections lol, Instant Gold lipglass and Sinnamon lustreglass.

I also have Beige-ing Shadestick, clear brow finisher, spiked brow pencil, tweezers, brow lash comb, Cover Girl lash exact mascara (I lovvvve this stuff, new holy grail)
and the rest of the stuff is Halls, Phazyme and my random headache/pain medicine). All the makeup is actually in the small MAC mini bag inside the blue one,



It just makes it easier when im changing purses. I should have arms of steel from just carrying this alone lol but i swear that i NEED this stuff daily lol.

My Hair..

Figured I'd talk a little bit about my hair. I have been natural for almost 9 years now and these are my second set of locs. How I came to locs is on one fateful day, I allowed someone other than myself touch my hair. I was one who colored, relaxed, weaved, braided and everything else to my hair, so I figured I needed a break and would let someone else do my hair. Well, I had a couple of little signs that this particular day would NOT be a good one. First off, the lady is applying my relaxer, after its been in for awhile, I tell her its starting to burn. She tells me oh just a lil longer, it will be fine...WTF?!?! Im like no, take it out its burning. So she finally obliges. She washed my hair, conditioned, roller set my hair then put me under the dryer. I come out the dryer and she proceeds to take out my rollers and flat iron my hair. Heres were things take a terrible turn..she takes the flat iron out the stove..doesn't even get the chance to fan it to try and cool it off....AND
DROPS IT DEAD ON MY NECK!!! The pain was so excruciating that when I yelled no sound came out. Little kids ran next door to the bodega buying icee's to put on my neck and all you could hear were gasps throughout the salon. As I stood up, with a big 50 cent icee strapped to my neck, I calmly snatched the cape off, grabbed my purse and left..(you didnt think she was getting paid did ya? lol) That slow walk home put so many thoughts in my head like, "dammit Tasha, look what being lazy got you" and "you should really go back and beat that trick down" but I digress lol. I went home and a few days later, i had severe breakage around my hairline which forced me to rock my hair parted in the middle to cover it, as well as walk around reeking of Sulfur 8 grease trying to grow my hair back. That was the last straw for me, so for months I kept going uptown to Harlem to get my hair braided every 6 weeks. Every time I went, i would cut some of the relaxed hair off. I did this for approximately 10 months before I went and did the big chop. I went to NuTribe salon in my native Queens and started my journey of natural hair. As I sat in the chair watching the hairdresser coil up my hair i went through so many emotions, what am I doing? i'ma look a hot ass mess things of that nature. I was so embarrassed that i held the towel up in front of my face to hide. When the hairdresser asked me what I doing, I replied "I'm ugly, I look horrible" He replied that I didnt look ugly and that I looked even more beautiful than when i came in. He told me that I've been conditioned so long that my nice relaxed hair equated to beauty that I didnt realize what true beauty in its natural form was. Over time, I got used to my hair, not gonna front but the first year was hell lol. My lil buds had minds of their own and i used to wake up with them going every which way. Now here I am, 4 years later, loving my hair, loving its versatility and loving to see more and more ladies with their hair in its natural form. To me, its like a special society, if u see someone with natural hair whether its locs, twist out or a 'fro, u can strike up a convo just like that. What I don't like are the stupid questions, "can you take those out?", "do you wash your hair?" (WTF @ that one) and my number one pet peeve are those who walk up to me and try to touch my hair UGHHHHHH!!! i had to tone down my reflexes from damn near smackin folks for doing that lol. Anyway, i'm not knocking those who are still rockin' their relaxed hair, these are just personal opinions and insights. I'll post up the products that I use soon.


This was approximately a lil past the 1st year




Rockin a Bun


lil over 3 yrs

and some of my FOTD's i posted u can see the length

Testing out Loreal HiP Duo "Playful"

NYC Browzers (Brunette)
Tan Ray paint
Shell CCB
Loreal HIP Duo "Playful"
blacktrack
maybelline lash exact and volume exact
milani select cover concealer
MSF dark
Glissade ( never shows in pics tho )
Fix+
Milani Serendipity on the lips.

More Randomness

Brow Shader- Walnut/Ivoire
Brow Set- Show Off
Paint- Tan Ray
Big T e/s
Romping e/s
Rose Blanc e/s
Dollymix Blush.. its light cuz i saw was scared
milani minerals loose mineral powder (tan)
hush, hush tendertone gloss
fix+

i swear Fix+ just makes me seem to glow lol

Love me some Old Gold

bare canvas paint
old gold pigment
loreal saucy duo (dark brown side)
blacktrack fluidline
brow shader (walnut/ivoire)
brow set (show off)
NC45 concealer under brows
milani minerals loose powder (tan)
wee bit of glissade (cant tell on the pic tho :( )
cresent l/g

Fashion is Not a Luxury

Thats what Sarah Jessica Parker says for her Bitten line...(which i love) so heres me rockin her shirt..

Had to throw the deuce of their for all those who chuck the deuces lol



loreal HIP eyeshadow extender
Firespot e/s
cranberry e/s
NC45 concealer on browbone
Blacktrack fluidline
loudlash black
espresso in brows
Ardell clear brow gel
selectmoisture cover NC50
afterdusk blush
milani minerals loose powder Tan
fix+

Lips
Hush, Hush

My version of the C-Shock Lil Sizzler look

Loreal HIP eyeshadow extender
brow shader walnut/ivoire
NC45 concealer on browbone
Milani Sun Goddess (dupe for Amber Lights)
Fab n Flashy
blacktrack fluidline
loudlash black
milani minerals loose powder Tan
fix+
dollymix blush
mega lipgelee
she-boom lipgelee

Playin with Delft PaintPot

Delft-lid
Milani Storm-crease
Shroom-highlight
Blacktrack Fluidline
Espresso- Brows
Too Faced Lash Injection
MSF Dark
Global Glow MSF
Chestnut Lipliner
Florabundance lipglass

2 for 1 :)

Beige-ing Shadestick
Vanilla pigment
Steamy e/s
BlackTied e/s
Blacktrack fluidline
Benefit Badgal lash

MSF Dark
Springbean lipglass







Beige-ing shadestick
revved-up pigment
sketch
blacktrack fluidline
diorshow mascara
dark msf
springbean lipglass

FOTD 9-5-07

Brows-Espresso
Highlight- Vanilla Pigment (my sample is running low, may just have to get a fullsized jar lol)
Rushmetal
Milani Storm
Diorshow
Blacktrack fluidline
MSF Dark
Quiver Pearlizer
Chestnut lipliner
Florabundance lipglass

A Lovestoned Artifact

Artifact paint pot
Lovestone e/s
Brow shader in Walnut/Ivoire
NC45 Concealer on browbone (Ugh to that Benefit High Brow, glad i took it back lol)
Engraved Powerpoint e/l
MSF Dark
Lovestone on my cheeks :)
Bendel Girl lipglass
#7 lashes

My Barbie "Eye"

Lucky Jade Shadestick
Beigeing Shadestick
Springtime skipper e/s
Beautyburst e/s
Magic Dust e/s
BadGal Lash
Blacktrack Fluidline

yeah its only one eye..what a waste of makeup lol

FOTD 1-13-08

Loreal HIP cream shadow paint in Witty
Royal Assets Cool Palette Trophy pink on lid
shadowy lady in crease
silverwear on browbone
Engraved powerpoint
MSF Natural Dark
Covergirl Lash Exact Blackest Black
Sinnamon Lusterglass

My Face of the Day 1-18-08

yep, Im bored 3:00am and I'm playing in my makeup lol

Face
Maybelline Mineral Power liquid foundation in Caramel
MSF Natural in Dark
Light Flush

Eyes
Sharkskin Shadestick as a base
Loreal HiP Duo in Showy (brighter blue)
Carbon in crease
Retrospeck on brow bone
MAC prep + prime lash
MAC PlushLash
Blacktrack Fluidline

Lips
Florabundance lipglass
Instant gold lustreglass

i wish i had better lighting in here cuz i feel it looked better in person

sigh, and im not even sleepy smh...






obligatory sexy shot lol