The weather was not to pleasant memorial day weekend unfortunately but I still had a blast with my family either way it went. It is literally never a dull moment with my family love them to pieces. Anyhoo I put my hair in the most simplest style since I did not feel like being bothered with it whatsoever. I had bangs and a bun and was out the door I've had a "I don't care attitude" with my hair lately and need to hide it before I damage it :-/. Pics are below.
Enjoy!!!
Bri
Everyone has them, and makes a conscious effort to cover "it" up. I'm talking about problem area's with your body. My problem area started off with my stomach and now I'm starting to notice my back. To anyone else my back may appear fine but to me it needs work especially my mid to lower back. In my opinion once my back is tighter my abs and torso will also appear fitter. I was doing back exercises but didn't have a regimen so starting today since it is the last day of the month I will be adding a regimen for my back.
Much Love,
Bri
A week ago I had a hair photo shoot with a lovely hair company with I will post pics from that day as well, but I had to get over my fear of getting mt hair trimmed (oh lawd!! *faints*). We all know my past experience with hair salons and the fact that I never planned on stepping foot in another EVER again. However I had to do this shoot and I had to let my china wall down and boy am I glad that I did. I found a lady that is honest upfront and extremely good with my hair and she is conveniently close to my house down the street honestly. I told her my story and she sympathized with my fear and eased me slowly to the scissors. She did a wonderful job her instagram name is @iamstacydanielle follow her like her pics and pay her a visit at her shop!!!
Much Love!!!
Bri
I don't know why we call it a bar crawl, because 9 times out of 10 no one makes it to the second bar lol. But for my friends birthday we attempted a bar crawl and had loads of fun.
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Bri
I had a blast so much so that I fell asleep super early... smh. Hey I'm getting up there in age so what do you expect lol. As soon as I washed my kiddies up while they were sleep I was out literally. But I enjoyed my family so much that its not even funny. Its never a dull moment on both ends of my family and I do mean never. So attached are some pics of my hair of course lol!
Enjoy!!!
Bri
So I know I haven't been persistent with my natural hair updates mainly cause I have been hiding my hair under weave as you all know. Cutting to the chase my hair has visibly grown I haven't measured but I'm assuming its 10 to 11 inches. I also got my hair trimmed to finally and properly and I can't wait to see what it looks like curly.
Here is sime style inspiration for all you mothers who have come to an dead end when it comes to your daughter's hair. If you are in the Chicago area and need someone to braid your daughters hair email me at bebelove26@gmail.com
The heat index is rising in Chicago and I absolutely love it. I hate the effects that it has on my hair though lol. It is possible to be hot and cute at the same time just have to alter what your hair so that your styles will last longer. Yesterday I wore a side french braid with my bangs, I made sure that the braid was fluffed up so that it looked full.
Much Love,
Bri
Like most females I like all day no "cakey" coverage when it comes to makeup in general. Do I wear makeup daily? To me, not really. However I will not leave out the house with my eyebrows in shape. So if I'm in a hurry the everyday three things I put on my face is lipstick, filling in my eyebrows, and mascara.
There are days though when I feel like my skin tone is blotchy (all in my head probably lol) and I'll put on some foundation. The problem for me when it comes to foundation is that my face for some reason get dry through out the day no matter how well I prep my skin. While browsing through YouTube, I saw a video where the individual mixed the moisturizer with the foundation and it gave the individual skin a nice dewy glow. Now you know I had to try it of course and so far this past two week it has been working like a charm.
I use Ambi daily moisturizer and Covergirl Queen Collection foundation in Brulee. One tip I did pick up to minimize pores is swirl the foundation on is circles that way you are covering every area of your face. If you go on YouTube and put in GossMakeupArtist you will see exactly what I am talking about.
Much Love,
Bri
All natural hair divas know that heat is the devil especially when its used excessively. But every now and then I miss my straight hair and would like to rock it with my Beyonce curls in it. In order to do this I still stick to my natural hair regimen only tweaking bits and pieces of it during the drying process. I still wash and condition and add my jojoba oil however I separate my hair into four sections and braid it up and let it air dry in the braid. I still try to refrain fromn using the blow drier unless I'm in a hurry. And if I absolutely have to use a blower drier its on cool setting.
Getting my hair flat is not a problem. Keeping the Kim Kardashian curls however is. I do not like flat hair unless I am aiming for it. So to keep from curling my hair daily I use flexi rods they come in different sizes and colors. The smaller the rod the tighter the curl. The bigger the rod the looser the curl. The catch is you have to have at least an hour for the curls to actually set. I don't use moose, I'm pretty sure it will aide in helping the curls stay as well.
I use the purple and blue rods and I let it sit over night for maximum impact. I also split my hair down the middle and roll my hair backwards so the curls fall away from my face. And no I am not naked in these pics I am wearing a half top and yes my youngest decided to photo bomb my pics ( he's a kid it happens).
Much Love,
Bri
YouTuber Chloe Morello created this smokey eye look which looks super easy to recreate and I will recreate it soon.
Enjoy!!!
Bri
Watch "SEXY & SMOKEY CLUBBING MAKEUP TUTORIAL" on YouTube
Recently bought Maybelline Color Whisper in Berry Ready and I honestly love it! Its an everyday color that I have been searching for that compliments my skin tone. I believe that this color compliments most skins as well. Anyhoo, it is definitely rich in color especially if you apply it mutiple times (buildable color= the more you apply the darker it becomes). Maybelline has a plethora or colors to choose from so if Berry Ready doesnt work another color definitely will. Its inexpensive and can be found in many stores.
Much Love,
Bri
My biggest area of improvement is my obliques. This to me can make or break a womans entire shape. Obliques can differentiate fat from fit literally and in my opinion are also made in the kitchen as well. So when I was flipping through my modeling pics and I noticed a huge diffence in my waist and to see the change from over a year ago is amazing to me.
No I'm not where I want to be but I am getting close. It is definitely possible to be "skinny" and out of shape or not have any definition which was my case, and I am changing that daily. So these pics are progress pics and the difference is there as well. My advice to you is to take pics because you may not see the difference by looking in the mirror daily but when you can compare pics and you can definitely see the progress.
Much Love,
Bri
I found this chart on instagram and thought I should share it with you all. My weight is now at 119 so I just moved it up to 120 which is 48oz a day. I consume way more than that 3 liters to be exact and daily. But for those who are starting this fitness journey this gives you a place to start your daily water intake.
Much Love,
Bri
