Bases are loaded and I'm on deck not needing the approval of the world or its respect, all I need is your word with my hands painted in the sky, I'm synonymous with success, VICTORY is the label BURNED on my chest, because this world won't define me, being unable to confine me, words can NEVER HURT ME because HE was bruised and battered for my inequities chained and whipped for my infirmities rising AGAIN so that I can see....... that I AM FREE.

The Look: Top: H&M (black and white) Jeans: Seven, Boots: Merona

Makeup: Same as "Pink Skies and Butterflies"

So for all that don't know this is the month of Harvest Time, when the rain meets the sky and flowers are re-born...... down south that is! But for the rest of the world we're stuck hoping that by the end of May it would warm up so we can put away our jackets and embrace the sun.  I'm ready for that ultimate plunge into SPRINGGGGG, but it seems like it's not ready for me.  It feels like the days that I decide to put on a jacket without sleeves or a dress that's above my knees it wants to rain, or even better drop to the "high 60's".  I'm truly just done, I'm done pretending that cold weather is fun I want to shed some layers, I want the SUNNNNNN, I want to do less laundry for the next few months, I want to have a proper use of my sunglasses, besides being cool!  I want unfiltered vitamin D from the sky to just fall on me like the melodies from heaven........Listen! if you happen to be in Houston, Texas and bump into the sun, please let him know I'm LOOKIN FOR HIM!! #wantedsummerinNYC.

Look: My dress is from Macy's, my spring coat is made by me CAdeola, shoes are Tory Burch, and clutch is Steve Madden.
Makeup: My face powder is Sephora Mattifying Powder Foundation D65, Eyeliner: NYC liquid liner in Black, Blush: NYX rouge cream blush, Lips: MAC lady danger, Illuminating powder to highlight: Laura Mercier in Candlelight, Mascara: Makeup-for-ever in color black.













photgraphy by Roberto Johnson fashioninspanglish.com

No Worries I have Tips for You!!!

Planning a wedding can be very stressful, I've been working with brides for a while now and they all seem to express the same concern, "I want to be fabulous, but I don't want to spend a lot of money".  I feel the most important thing to keep in mind as a bride is your physical appearance, because after the cake is gone, the food is finished, and the celebratory hugs and high-fives have come to an end, all you have left from that day are your memories, some in your head and majority in the form of photographs, so it's important that you look your best.  Below are some KEY items that I feel every bride should invest in.

1. Hair Stylist
2. Make-up Artist  (MUA)
3. Hair piece or Veil

1.  Hair Stylist- I feel this is extremely important because hair is to a wedding like icing is to a cake, because without it, it just feels like something is missing.  Finding one that suits your needs will not be hard, its finding the right style for that day that seems to be the trying part, so it's important that you do consultations a few weeks before the wedding day so it gives you time to choose what's best for you.  This does not have to be extremely expensive either, you can save a few dollars by washing and conditioning your hair yourself at home (sans product) so all the stylist has to do is style it the day of.

2. MUA-  Without one of these, majority of brides in the world would have protested their own weddings...lol.  Your face is the first thing people see when they see you.  So do not deceive yourself thinking that either you can do it yourself (unless you are a professional) or you can get one of your girlfriends from childhood to hook you up!  Do your research and find out what looks good on your face, make a vision board, (which is super simple with Pintrest) of visual ideas of how you want to look.  The perfect hair and make-up can take any wedding look from normal to extraordinary!

3. Hair Piece or Veil-  Hair ornaments are a well known thing dating back to the Victorian age, and I am ALL about them!  I love the femininity that they exude, thankfully today, the "acceptable" wedding hair ornament has changed tremendously, they went from cathedral length veils, to cute birdcage minis.  I feel some type of hair ornament is essential for any woman's wedding day whether it's covering your face or not.

Below I've added photos courtesy of a few of my past weddings and special occasions that I've done.  I'll be posting a tutorial on how to make the rose veil hair piece and flower hair pins in my next post in the DIY section...stay tuned :-)





DIY Flower Hair Pins

Found this amazing article from NY Fashion week street style, published in the Huffington Post! It's a funny story how it all happened. Myself and my friend were in transition to our next show of the afternoon and a photgrapher asked to take our photos, we agreed and thought, "cool we get to find our photo's somewhere in the pool of fashion week photos on the web in a couple of days" (lol). Little did I know that my love for backing soda facials would land me a photo worthy spot along with an article in the huffington post. God is so Good!

Click to read the entire article here!!!