Fiery Tag

Taken at Shecky's Girls Night Out last Dec.

I was tagged recently for the Blog on Fire! award. Thanks, Kim of Curvy CEO!

Rules:

1. You must post 11 random things about yourself.
2. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post.
3. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.
4. Go to their blog and tell them that you have tagged them.

Let's begin, shall we?

11 Random Things About Me
Probably I'm just being lazy but I can't think of 11 more random facts about myself. I think I've listed them all here and here. So check it out.

Questions to Answer
1. Name a dessert you don't like.  I'm not a fan of any dessert that has fruit in it. I would even go as far to say anything fruit flavored. If I do have to eat it (re: no other options available and/or I want something sweet in my tummy), I'll just pick out the fruit or try to eat the non-fruity sections of the dessert. Yes, it's that real. Stop looking at me like that.
2. How far back can you remember? Age 5? Age 3? The earliest memory I have of myself is when I was 4yrs old. Maybe 5. It was a Saturday morning and I recall playing with my toys in the living room. The sun was beaming through the ceiling to floor windows of the apartment. It just brightened the whole area. The TV was on but I don't remember what was showing. Music was playing. I was just so happy that day. Another early memory I remember was when I was 6yrs old. Thanksgiving Day. We were moving from our apartment to our new home, a rowhouse. I was carrying a box of utensils from the elevator to our car. I was excited.
3. What is your favorite city in the world? I don't think I have a favorite city in the world. I've traveled but I think I need to do a bit more travelling before I can come up with the answer.
4. Do you feel like the best is yet to come? Definitely!
5. Be honest: An 'eye for an eye' or 'turn the other cheek'? A little bit of both. There's nothing wrong with giving someone a taste of their own medicine. Just do not go overboard with it. The only time I reach that point of giving someone their medicine is when I'm done turning the other cheek. I can overlook a lot of things. But once I feel that I have reached that limit, yeah, it's not pretty.
6. How many brothers and/or sisters do you have? One (big) little brother and one (big) little sister. I'm the oldest, shortest and fattest. Yay, me.

7. What is your favorite blog post you've done so far? My favorite post is Gold Rush. It featured items that I bought from Macy's at a ridiculously affordable price. It's actually one of my favorite outfits from last year. I wore it to the Bloggers Night Out DC.

8. What are you most looking forward to in 2012? Lots of things! *chuckles*
9. You have an unexpected hour of free time. What do you do? Hmmm...I'd either catch up on my TV shows or read up on my magazines/books.
10. Where is your favorite place to shop? Thrift/Vintage stores! Old Navy! ASOS!
11. Do you like to cook? I don't care much for cooking. If I have to, I will. If I don't, oh well.

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I am *tagging...

1. Allison of Wardrobe Oxygen
2. Bella of 2 Snaps and a Twirl
3. Bibi of Freshly Fatshionable 
4. Brea of What I Wore: Tip to Toe
5. Chyanne of The Yuppie Lady 
6. Elle of Chell Bellz
7. Genevia & Sade of Vice...As If 
8. Krystin of Be Loud, Be You
9. Lauren of Haute off the Press
10. Lelita of Diva Style
11. Liz of So Much to Smile About
12. Sade of 9 to Fly
13. Stephanie of Thrift and Style
14. Tammy of A Loyal Love
15. Trisha of Fashion Hungry 

*Giving some DC area bloggers a little love.


...to answer these eleven (11) questions:
1) What is your sign? Are the characteristics of that sign pretty accurate description of yourself?
2) What was your style like back in high school? Give a visual example. *evil grin*
3) Do you like to watch sports? If so, which one?
4) Besides DC, which other city/town/state/country have you lived in?
5) If you were given the opportunity, which celebrity would you banish from the limelight?
6) Which fashion faux pas do you secretly like?
7) Sunglasses being worn indoors at a club, lounge, etc. What are your thoughts?
8) Name your favorite TV show guilty pleasure.
9) Where is the location of your ultimate dream vacation?
10) There are a couple types people become when tipsy: flirty, touchy, loud, sleepy (me!), etc. Which type are you?
11) What is your greatest asset?

SAG

Just finished watching the Screen Actor's Guild Awards. Supposedly, Golden Globes is tagged as the "hipper, cooler" show but I think that title belongs to SAG. I always enjoy watching their show. For one, there is no host! Anywho, I'm happy for the following wins: Octavia Spencer, "Modern Family", and Viola Davis.

But let's get to why we are here: the fashion!

Best Dressed:

Rose Bryne in Ellie Saab

Viola Davis in Marchesa

Tilda Swinton in Lanvin

Julie Bowen in Temperley London

Octavia Spencer in Tadashi Shoji
This is definitely a "love it or hate it" dress.

Worst Dressed:

Shailene Woodley in L'Wren Scott
No words.

Kristen Wiig in Balenciaga
The dress was already a meh and then she threw on that godforsaken black choker.
Why?

Kaley Cucco in Romona Keveza
Wrong venue.

*Pictures c/o Getty Images, InStyle

Spring-Like

The weather around here has been straight up bi-polar. One day it's sunny and pleasant. Next day, it's windy with freezing rain. The day of the meetup, Mother Nature treated us to a pleasant day. It honestly felt like it was springtime...in the middle of January. I sort of took advantage of that with this outfit. Flowers + denim. Wearing black opaque tights would've 'wintersized' (yes, I made up that word) the outfit so I opted for sheer black tights. I am in love with the slightly oversized denim vest I got from a thrift store. This item will definitely make another appearance (or two...or three...) on this blog. Of course, it'll be styled differently. Beause that's how I roll.

Necklace: boutique in Nigeria

Bag: market in Nigeria, Shoes: Avenue, Sheer Tights: CVS, Bracelet: Lane Bryant

Denim Vest: thrifted, Skirt: Old Navy, Top: Faith 21

CapFABB Meetup: Madewell

Event: CapFABB Meetup

Where: Madewell

Summary: Last night, I attended the 1st CapFABB meetup of 2012. It was held at the trendy retail store, Madewell. We were treated to champagne and tasty cupcakes (I gotta find out where the cupcakes are from. Once I do, I'll update). Per usual, the reason for going to such an event is to not only catch up with my blogger pals but also to meet some new fashion, beauty and lifestyle bloggers. And that leads to more blogs to stalk read. Score.

Enjoy the pictures!

Next month will be CapFABB's one year anniversary! Amazing. 

Curvy Clothing Swap

                                                                                               

Kim of Curvy CEO is hosting a clothing swap for DC area plus size women, size 14 and up! I've been waiting for something like this to spring up, so I am all for attending. It will be held on Saturday, February 18th at Sisarina in Bethesda, MD. You must bring at least five (5) items to swap. There will be a raffle drawing for prizes to win. Finally, all left over items will be donated to DC Goodwill.

To register, please click here.

Save the date and don't miss out!

*Don't forget to check out my eBay page here.

W Magazine: Best Performances

I first heard/read about this W Magazine's fantastic editorial last year on one of my favorite fashion and entertainment site, Tom + Lorenzo. The concept is taking the best performers of the year and switching up their style/persona in something we, the audience, haven't seen yet. I enjoyed last year's crop. Especially, this lil' number:

Mark Ruffalo

Poor Mark. lolol. I mean, why? Why did they...they didn't have to do this to him. No.

I can't stop laughing.

After seeing that, I was like, shit, I can't wait for the '12 editorial! Even though there wasn't a photo that comes close to the above photo's insanity, it was still pretty cool to look at. You can view the whole editorial here. Here are my favorites from the bunch:

Viola Davis

Octavia Spencer
My #1 favorite look of the bunch.
She looks amazing.

Tilda Swinton

* All photos c/o W Magazine

Golden Globes

Taking a bit from my first inspiration post, another thing I would like to do and continue to do on this here HPandS is to post the dresses/outfits that caught my attention after a televised awards show. First up, Golden Globes.

I watched the show with a little help from Twitter. Seriously, how in the world were we existing before Facebook/Twitter sorta kinda took over our lives? It was a good show. Ricky Gervais was okay. A few of his jokes made me laugh. I was very much happy to see Kelsey Grammer, "Homeland", Claire Danes, Peter Dinklage, Octavia Spencer and "Modern Family" win in their respective categories.

As for the fashion? Here are my selections for best dressed:

Viola Davis in Emilio Pucci
My pick for best of the night.

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture

Evan Rachel Wood in Gucci Premiere 

Dianna Argon in Giles
This is definitely a "love-hate" dress. You either love it or hate it.

Josh Brolin in Dolce & Gabbana and Diane Lane in  Reem Acra
My pick for gorgeous couple of the night

Can't have a 'best of...' without dishing out the 'worst of...'. It goes hand in hand. The following looks made my eyes cross:

Sarah Michelle Gellar in Monique Lhuillier
She said that her 2yr old daughter picked out this dress.
I say that her 2yr old daughter set her up.

Lea Michele in Marchesa 

Freida Pinto in Prada

*all photos c/o Style.Com

Did you watch the Golden Globes? How did you like it? What are your thoughts about Ricky Gervais as a host? And finally, what are your picks for best and worst dressed of the night? The great thing about Disqus is that you are able to add an image to your comment!

Remember to check out my eBay page here.

On Hiatus

Happy New Year, folks! 

It's that early time of the year when people begin to put their money where their mouth is and actually go through with their numerous resolutions. I'm not into all of that...that resolution stuff. Not really my style. I just always hope to do better and be better than what I was the previous year. That's about it. Anywho, I hope everyone had a fun and safe New Year's weekend. To ring in the New Year, I was under the covers battling a horrible headache and body pain. Yep. How fun.

I do have a bit of some exciting news. I am on a shopping ban! woop, woop! (._.) A couple months ago, Uche and I agreed to go on a shopping ban immediately after we complete our Christmas shopping. We made our pact over our Twitter timeline. There was a slight hiccup, though. I've been searching high and low for the perfect faux fur vest and I told myself I want to get it before I start this ban. Finally, I found one the last week of Dec. I mean, it's not THE perfect faux fur vest I've been harping about on Twitter. But it's something. 

Since I won't be shopping for a while, this post will be on my most recent purchases from the past two months, Nov & Dec. 

ASOS and ASOS

Two-in-one. For the longest, I've been looking for a black top or bodysuit with a mesh bodice. Not only does this item has that but it also has a sweetheart neckline. Awesome. I just think this midi skirt is really, really nice. It's a great transitional piece.

ASOS

Of late, I've been sorta kinda obsessed with geek glasses. A few years too late on this trend, no? Ha. But I may also make this my regular prescription glasses. We shall see. I went for the leopard design.

ASOS

Sweetheart necklace + faux wrap + wide straps + on sale = gots to get it.

Love, Cortnie

I've been telling Cortnie for the longest that one of these days I will purchase one of her coveted clutches. And...here we are. I chose this velvet clutch because, well, it's velvet. But also, I love the whole splattered black/gold print going on. 

Simply Be

How could I possibly pass up on an orange tunic dress with beaded cuffs that was on sale? I will say, though, that when I opened the package up, the dress wasn't as bright as I would have liked it to be. Besides that, it's still nice.

Simply Be

Still trying to make my shoe game a bit more relevant. Slowly but surely.

Old Navy

I purchased this skirt from Michelle because it was too big on her. Win for me!

Old Navy

Polka dots + sheer. A versatile blouse.

One Stop Plus

Like I said, not THE perfect faux fur vest but I'll take it. I like the color. I like how it stops right on the hips. Probably once this ban is lifted, I'll start searching for a black one.

Before I close out, check out my eBay page here. I'm already selling some great items from both me and my sister. I will be adding loads more this morning before I head off to church. Just selling gently used items. Some are trendy, some are thrifted/vintage. Measurements are provided in the info section. Free shipping for the US of A residents! For international shipping, it depends on which country you reside in. Don't miss out and spread the word! 

Wishing everyone a superb 2012!