It's full bloom and I don't have to assume that it's my Father's nature to be on time, it seems like majority of the time I'm forced to stand in line against others.  But it's ok because the humble shall be exalted and my time is coming soon, theres no way it's not with these flowers in full bloom, opportunity is his.  I can't sit around wondering "well, why not", and "what if", I have to just live.  It's the talents that have to make room for themselves I've tried to do it alone and always failed, I've tried to plead with the judge but never made bail, I've tried......and now I think I'm tired of trying, tired of wiping away tears from crying, tired of pretending and denying, I'm tired.  So here is my appeal, Father I need your divine hands to take this wheel called my life, steer me to safety and allow my dreams to catch flight.  You are the potter and I am the clay thanking you for being so careful with me........  The stage has been set and the flowers laid out and this time without a doubt, I'm on my way!!!

Myself and Christian Riley of Chrissyjoystyle.com decided to let our girlie powers activate and collab.  She and I share so many of the same interests, but our strongest thread is Jesus, we attend the same church here in the city, therockchurches.com and we love it.  This shoot was inspired by a ball gown tulle skirt from my couture collection that she adored and paired with her a vintage sequin blouse and leopard pumps (her signature).

My look is similar, I have a blouse that I got at a vintage sale accompanied by a C.Adeola double layered tulle skirt,  paired with my Tory Burch  metallic gold pumps, and topped of with a C.Adeola flower crown (which will also be a DIY coming soon) and my mini Louis Vuitton bowler bag.

Make up:  I also did our faces as well, Christian's face is set with a mixture of Smash Box High Def. Healthy Skin Foundation in "Dark2" mixed with CC Cream by Sephora  I set her foundation with N.Y.C  Smooth Skin Loose Face Powder in "Naturally Beige".  On her eyes I primed them with NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in "Milk" and her shadows are from the Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette, her lips are NYX's lipstick in "Sierra", lastly her blush is from the Blush Combo Palette from Coastal Scents.

My Face: I set my skin with my usual powder foundation from sephora (view older posts) highlighted with Laura Mercier illuminating powder, eyeliner and mascara (view older post) my eyeliner is a shadow from my Sigma Palette called "Allure"  blush (view older post), lastly my lips are MAC, in color magenta mixed with the matching gloss.

Thank you Jordan Elias for your amazing photography-----> ForFashionFreeks.com

We're just two Queens in the City!

Friends, how many of us have them, friends, ones we can depend on? So lets be friends, and hold hands until the sun gives way to the clouds, no matter if it was back then or now,  HIS love can never change.  The only thing constant in this world is change, but it doesn't mean that we have to take life as it comes, no matter the bumps and tree stumps standing in our way, if we stay together our agreement will cause them to fly away, so lets test HIM in it! knowing this alone is enough for me to try.  He's your friend so he won't allow you to die, to anything but your flesh, and I must confess that life is much better on the Kingdom's side, because even on the days of the stormiest weather blesings rain down from the sky!  I don't know about you friend, but my life is not that perfect to not give HIM a try!!!!

Memorial Day with my friends was SOOOOOOOO much fun, myself and Askia Abdull of My life in Fashion and Roberto Johnson of Fashion in Spanglish, (featured) and all of my friends from The Rock Church-Manhattan, gathered together to enjoy a day of BBQ, Games, Music and Fellowship.  I have so many pictures that I could not upload all of them, but as we progress together, you'll see more!! Thanks for hanging in there with me, the amount of love and feedback that I'm getting from the blog is amazing!!! So Stay with me for the journey, there's nothing wrong with a few more friends!!!

Outfit:  (Comfy Casual) Flower Crown : DIY C.Adeola, Tights: Conway, Top: DIY C. Adeola, Bandeau: Forever 21, Sneakers: Payless, Sunnies: Delia's

DIY Cut-up T-Shirt :-)

Meet the Crew (right to left) Askia Abdull (My Life in Fashion) Roberto Johnson (Fashion in Spanglish)

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Lean on ME!!

Sneakers and Sunnies!!

We are to cool for back to school!!!! Photography by Roberto Johnson of Fashion in Spanglish

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