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Naturalspiration: Solange Knowles

Jun3

If anyone knows me I love a good curl, whether chemical inclined or natural curls are the most beautiful type of hair to Me. There is something about being able to take a curl and transform it into an onslaught of styles and accessorize it and the way that it shapes ones face. For my first naturalspiration I went with a woman who has lived some of her life in the shadow of a mega star, but has able to break out and make her own identity and say I am not her, I am ME.

Solange Knowles

Cover of Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles has always been a hair and stylespiration to me and she is my first naturalspiration spotlight. Check out some of my favorite styles to date along with some of the fiercest makeup to boot. Without further delay Solange Knowles. 

 

 

 

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Solange Knowles attends the Costume Institute Gala for the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City.

Solange Knowles attends the Costume Institute Gala for the “PUNK: Chaos to Couture” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City.

Solange Fro-Tastic!

Solange Fro-Tastic!

Solange Knowles attends the Premiere Of "Girls" Season 2 Hosted By HBO at NYU Skirball Center on January 9, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Solange Knowles attends the Premiere Of “Girls” Season 2 Hosted By HBO at NYU Skirball Center on January 9, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Solange kills naturally

Solange kills naturally

Solange Knowles for Complex 2013

Solange Knowles for Complex 2013

Solange Knowles Complex 2013

Solange Knowles Complex 2013

 

Solange Knowles for Vibe Vixen

Solange Knowles for Vibe Vixen

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Highlights: The Makeup Show NYC 2013

May28

Its the most wonderful time of the year… no its not Christmas for me its the annual Makeup Show held in NYC Metropolitan Pavilion. The weekend of makeup started with the blogger preview headed by the amazing host makeup artist James Vincent who went through a humongous bag of his favorite things (move over Oprah!) Along with the highly anticipated blooger preview was the show which garnered over 7500 makeup artists from all over the world. Here to do what we do best learn, buy, watch and admire makeup. Apart of the sea of makeup artists were over eighty five amazing exhibitors which continue to blow our minds with great discounts and cutting age products to make the act of makeup even more easy and magical. Can you imagine the candy land that makeup artists were in? Nope you just have to see. Here are some photos from the show. I’ll be sharing my haul in another post.

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Me & the fabulous Trini Gal herself Jaleesa Jaikaran

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Mathu Anderson transforming a plain Jane into a Drag Bombshell

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Drag Bombshell!

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The Dynamic Duo of Success Michael Devillis and Crystal Wright

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My New Foundation Palette that I picked up from Ben Nye isn’t it Lovely?IMG_0850

Social Media Panel Moderated by Ty Alexander with Lianne Farbes, Felicia Walker Benson, and Beautylish creator Nils JIMG_8429

Always equipped with a smile and wisdom Sam FineIMG_8427

Another purchase that was a must Bdellium Tools yes in Pink! DSCN1854

The always beautiful and glamourous Queen of transformation of real women Eve Pearl IMG_8421

Beautiful makeup artist LeRinda IMG_8420

Kissable Couture liquid lipstick on a platter just the way I love my makeup for consumption DSCN1830

You better Work!!!  I picked up some grandlash. DSCN1812

AJ Crimson doing what he does best beautiful makeup


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James Vincent makeup artist and inspirational speaker

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Revealing Beauty Francis and myself IMG_8334

Ardency Inn by James Vincent IMG_8331

James Vincent & Danessa Myricks IMG_8332

Magic Touch by Danessa Myricks now available for purchase on ishopmyb.com

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Lashes anyone these are simply fab! IMG_8314

Bloggers at work look at the intensity  in their eyes @DivadoesMakeup  @CreativelyYours R’Chelle @TheGorgeousIngredient Santara

SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MAKEUP SHOW

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*NEW* Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics: Stained Gloss & Sci-Fi Lullabies Collection

May4

Oh baby if just going to the Makeup Show wasn’t enough all of my favorite brands one of them being Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics is coming out with products to make your smile permanent or stained to say the least. The LIP TAR: STAINED GLOSS is an exciting new texture option that combines the pigment power of LIP TAR with a  glossy finish ready to go anywhere and best of all after its long shelf life on your lips you’ll have some color left behind. Fabulous right!?  LIP TAR: STAINED GLOSS can be worn alone or layered over your favorite existing shades for added depth, and dimension that puts other long wear lip glosses to shame. Can’t wait to get my hands on some.

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Which color will you be picking up at The Makeup Show? Get you some because after Monday the 6th you’ll have to wait till May 23rd for the official launch.

jealous Androgyne Voyeur Rythm Box new wave METAHas your fancy been tickled? I know it has but there is more from your favorite colorful and cruelty-free brand OCC is also adding to the Sci-Fi Lullabies collection and officially launching them at The Makeup Show in NYC as well. These amazingly futuristic, metallic, and opalescent Lip Tars and concentrates are beautiful on their own or paired with your favorite products.

The Sci-Fi Satellite Collection infuses the Crème Colour category with a diversity of vibrant shades and two new textures – metallic and opalescent. The universe of colour created by Sci-Fi Lullabies continues to expand with the Sci-Fi Satellite Collection. –Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics 

Sci Fi Satellite Creme Colour Concentrates

 

 

 

 

 

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Will You Be At The Makeup Show?

Apr17

It’s that time of year again NYC, over six thousand makeup pros will be descending on Metropolitan Pavilion on May 5th & 6th. So much to look forward to but here is a list of people to see and workshops to attend.

Meet them at the Makeup Show NYC

Meet them at the Makeup Show NYC

Behind the Scenes – Dick Page Monday, 2:00-3:30
The Next Big Thing – Crystal Wright/Michael DeVellis Monday, 1:00-2:0 
An Artist’s Perspective – Brigitte Reiss-Andersen Sunday, 3:30-5:00
Iconic Artistry – Gina Brooke for Make Up For Ever Sunday, 1:00-2:30
The Agent-Artist Relationship – Pati Dubroff/Brooke Wall Sunday, 10:30-12:00
Building a Brand – Eve Pearl Sunday, 2013 – 2:00-3:00
Humanizing Glamour – Mathu Andersen for Make Up For Ever Monday, 10:00
Red Carpet Revolution – Beau Nelson Sunday, 12:00-1:30
Oh interested on whose going to be selling their wonderful makeup products…. Only the best of the best here is the extensive list

Diamond Sponsor: Make Up For Ever.
Platinum Sponsors: Temptu Pro. Crown Brush.
Silver Sponsor: Nars. Stila. Obsessisive Compulsive Cosmetics.
Supporting Sponsors: The Powder Group. On Makeup Magazine. Inglot. Smashbox. Alcone. World Bodypainting Festival.

PLUS CHECK OUT THE EXHIBITORS!AJ Crimson Cosmetics. Alcone Co. American Laser Skincare. Armour Beauty Auraline. Bad Ass Stencils. Bdellium Tools. Bite Beauty. Blinc Inc. Cailyn Cosmetics. Cattiva. Chic Studios. Cinema Secrets. Cosmix School of Makeup Artistry. Crown Brush. Crystal Wright Live. Dante Disposable Products. Dermalogica. Dinair. Elementwo. Elessa Jade. Ellis Faas. Embryolisse USA. Eve Pearl Beauty. Eye Kandy Cosmetics. Face Atelier. Frends Beauty Supply. G Body Art Pro. Glamcor. Graftobian Make-up Company. Grande Lash/Grande Hair. Hakuhodo USA. I Make You Beautiful. Inglot. Jaime Lashes. Kett Cosmetics. Kevyn Aucoin. Khuraira Cosmetics. Lady Moss. Lashes in a Box. Layla Cosmetics. LIT Cosmetics. London Brush Company.MAC Cosmetics. Magnolia Makeup. Make Color. Make Up For Ever. Make Up For Ever Academy. Mario Badescu Skincare. Mahron Inc. Michael Marcus Cosmetics. Model in a Bottle. Naked Cosmetics. Nars. Nigels Beauty Emporium. Nurturing Force. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. Ofra Cosmetics. On Makeup Magazine. Pari Beauty. Parian Spirit. Pinnacle Cosmetics. RCMA. Roxanne Rizzo. Senna Cosmetics. Smashbox. Stila. T3 Micro. Temptu Pro. The Powder Group. The Knot. Tizo by Fallene. Tweezerman. Veil Cosmetics. Velour Lashes. Yaby Cosmetics. Younblood Mineral Cosmetics. Z Palette. Zuca.

 

Advance Ticket Prices:
One Day $ 55
Two Days $ 75

Advance tickets available through May 2, 6:00pm EST.

Get your Tickets! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS!

 

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5 Reasons to Buy the Samsung Galaxy 4

Mar15

In theatrical fashion, the good people at Samsung unpacked “The Next Galaxy” to a packed out crowd of over 1500+ Bloggers, Geeks, Tech savvy New Yorkers, and Samsung enthusiasts. For this type of show certainly they’d have to be something amazing to unveil or else a lot of unhappy techies would show no mercy via social media.

Samsung Unpacked the Crowd of NYC

Samsung Unpacked the Crowd of NYC

At first glance you think to yourself ok, well it looks the same but then your eyes are opened immediately  when Samsung discusses the very specs that from an iPhone user will make me leave in ten seconds flat.  Here are the ten reasons that more than likely I’ll be jumping on the Samsung Galaxy train sometime in April 2013.

13 Megapixels and Dual Camera

13 Megapixels and Dual Camera

 

1. Picture, Picture, Picture! The Galaxy S4 will be packaged with 13 Megapixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag on the back and 2 megapixel in the front facing camera. Hello! It’s every bloggers sidekick and parents dream to have great camera specs on a phone. With Dual Camera feature you’ll never be left out of the picture.

2. How many of you have had cracked screens? Not me but I’ve seen hundreds of them with this screen you won’t have to worry about that. The Galaxy S4 will debut with the much rumored OLED Screen with a amazing 441ppi and a Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 display.

Super OLED 441ppi display is virtually unbreakable

Super OLED 441ppi display is virtually unbreakable

 

3. Battery Life My life as a blogger and makeup artist is ruled by my phone’s battery life or lack there of. Between Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, handling other social media responsiblities and oh yeah phone calls my battery is usually on twenty by 3 pm. With the S4′s 2,600MAH pack, up from the 2,100 on the s3, I’m doing back flips and give me the option to have another battery; you’ve got a winner here.

 4.Work and Play can now all co-exist on one device. No need for the blackberry and your smartphone cluttering up your purse anymore. With Samsung’s Knox files, emails, photos, Knox keeps all of your business things separate and safe. The ability, which Samsung says is like having two phones in one, is built on top of a security-enhanced Android developed by the U.S. government.
Health, Games, and Music Samsung plans to wow us in the accessory arena

Health, Games, and Music Samsung plans to wow us in the accessory arena

Cases that let you see whose calling without opening the cover.

Cases that let you see whose calling without opening the cover.


5. Slimmer, lighter, and I’m loving the accessories that will be available with launch of the S4. I need to know that my gadgets will live synergistically together and make life easier. Samsung has done a good job of making sure that will be the case this time around. (A complete fail with Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1)

 

Alright there is more and I’ll include that below but here is my question for you, Will you be picking up the new Samsung Galaxy S4? 

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Here are the Specs:


  • Network     2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz, 3G (HSPA+ 42Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz, 4G (LTE Cat 3 100/50Mbps): up to six different band sets (Dependent on market)
  • Display 5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080) display, 441 ppi
  • Processor 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Processor
  • OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Camera Main (Rear): 13 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BIS, Sub (Front): 2 Mega pixel camera, Full HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BIS
  • Video Codec MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark, HEVC
  • Recording & Playback Full HD (1080p)
  • Audio Codec MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X
  • Dual Camera Dual Shot / Dual Recording/ Dual Video Call, Drama Shot, Sound & Shot, 360 Photo, Cinema Photo, Eraser, Night, Best Photo, Best Face, Beauty Face, HDR (High Dynamic Range), Panorama, Sports
  • Additional Features Group Play: Share Music, Share Picture, Share Document, Play Games, Story Album, S Translator, Optical Reader, Samsung Smart Scroll, Samsung Smart Pause, Air Gesture, Air View, Samsung Hub, ChatON (Voice/Video Call, Share screen, 3-way calling), Samsung WatchON, S Travel (Trip Advisor), S Voice™ Drive, S Health, Samsung Adapt Display, Samsung Adapt Sound, Auto adjust touch sensitivity (Glove friendly), Safety Assistance, Samsung Link, Screen Mirroring, Samsung KNOX (B2B only), Google Mobile Services Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude, Google Play Store, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads, Voice Search
  • Connectivity WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (HT80), GPS / GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth® 4.0 (LE), IR LED (Remote Control), MHL 2.0, Sensor Accelerometer, RGB light, Geomagnetic, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer, Temperature & Humidity, Gesture
  • Memory 16/ 32/ 64 GB User memory + microSD slot (up to 64GB)
  • RAM 2GB
  • Dimensions 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm, 130g
  • Battery 2,600 mAh

 

 

 

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Craves: Prabal Gurung for Target

Feb8

Welp..with storm Nemo coming full force hitting NYC this weekend, what is a girl to do? What about planning your Sunday morning on line and online, for the new Prabal Gurung and Target collaboration. Great idea says everyone!  I’m always up for high end designers who bring their style to those of us that either refuse to spend their hard earned cash on clothes or can’t afford their celebrity price tags.

With so much color and lovely prints Prabal Gurung is giving fashionistas everywhere heart palpitations, not to mention prices that are budgetnista friendly. So lets talk about my favorites and items that I think will sell out rather quickly.

The Shoes

I love all the shoes while I can’t wear them all (wedges, flats and platforms preferred) they are all reasonable priced with amazing colors to boot here they are.

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Ankle-strap pumps in Blazing yellow and Dresden blue, $39.99 each

Ankle-strap pumps in Blazing yellow and Dresden blue, $39.99 each

Lace-up pumps in Meet The Parents print, $39.99

Lace-up pumps in Meet The Parents print, $39.99

Flat sandals in black and blazing yellow, $29.99 each

Flat sandals in black and blazing yellow, $29.99 each

Lace-up pumps in black, Nolita print, and Apple red, $39.99 each

Lace-up pumps in black (not shown), Nolita print, and Apple red, $39.99 each

Pumps in Sulfur Spring, Nolita print, and black, $39.99 each

Pumps in Sulfur Spring (not shown) , Nolita print, and black, $39.99 each

Wedge sandals in Apple red and (not shown) black/gray/white, $29.99 each

Wedge sandals in Apple red and (not shown) black/gray/white, $29.99 each

The Dresses

Off the back of the last designer collaboration one the biggest complaints were that the dresses weren’t curvy girl friendly this time around all of the dresses are A-line, a flattering type for all woman.

Dress in First Date print, $34.99

Dress in First Date print, $34.99

Short-sleeve dress in First Date print and black, $39.99

Short-sleeve dress in First Date print and black, $39.99

Ruffle dress in Sulfur Spring, $39.99

Ruffle dress in Sulfur Spring, $39.99

Dress with full skirt in Floral Crush print, $49.99

Dress with full skirt in Floral Crush print, $49.99

Short-sleeve dress in Calypso coral/Atlantis, $39.99

Short-sleeve dress in Calypso coral/Atlantis, $39.99

Sleeveless dress in Dresden blue, $44.99

Sleeveless dress in Dresden blue, $44.99

Ruffle dress in Apple red, $39.99

Ruffle dress in Apple red, $39.99

Dress with full skirt in Apple red and black, $49.99;

Dress with full skirt in Apple red and black, $49.99;

Sleeveless dress in Meet The Parents print, $44.99

Sleeveless dress in Meet The Parents print, $44.99

Pintuck dress, $49.99

Pintuck dress, $49.99

That Jacket

There is only one in the collection and it’s leather. With the highest price point in the collection, it’s a worthy buy with a color that most don’t carry in their closet for outerwear.

Leather jacket in Dresden blue, $199.99; sleeveless tee in First Date print, $26.99; pleated skirt in Nolita print, $29.99

Leather jacket in Dresden blue, $199.99; sleeveless tee in First Date print, $26.99; pleated skirt in Nolita print, $29.99

The Shirtdress

I’m in love with it and oh the many outfit options you can create with this beauty for sure this will probably be the first item to sell out.

Shirtdress in Nolita print, $39.99

Shirtdress in Nolita print, $39.99

      What will you be adding to your clothing collection? Let me know.

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NYFW: Fashion Muse Of The Day

Sep7

One day down and many more countless long days to go, but Miss Merli In NYC wouldn’t change it for the world. Imagine a fashionista, or beauty lover in the midst of NYFW its like Christmas & a birthday all wrapped into one with a huge hot pink bow. If you’re not busy or have time on your lunch break just walking outside of Lincoln Center camera in hand you’re liable to bumb into some risk takers, fashionista beasts and of course celebs all taking fashion to another level.  Today’s fashion muse of the day is someone I know personally, Sharontina Brightman of The Runway Times check her out serving to them in dish best served HAUTE.

 

 

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