This past Saturday I had scheduled to have a makeup lesson from non other than the sought after Makeup Artist named Alandria aka LaBella Noir. Her work is phenomenal. She had done my makeup for my 40th Birthday party and I loved it. She made sure my makeup stayed on point for pictures that were being taken that evening as well. She knows what I like and understands when I tell her what I'm interested in and what I'm not interested in so who else would I have to give me a lesson in Makeup.
None other than Alandria of LaBella Noir.
BELOW: Pics of me & her at my 40th Birthday Party:
She explained to me so many different things about makeup and in a way that I could understand cause I'm not novice when it comes to this. Hell, I have makeup I have never even used since the date of purchase. LOL She helped me to understand how to use it, what not to use. What brands were good and what makeup I had that was no good and needed to be thrown away.
I followed her directions very carefully and I actually managed to learn how to do the famous smokey eye.
That is my favorite look in makeup. The smokey eye is one sexy piece of artistry on a woman's face. She did one eye for me explaining to me along the way how it was done and I did the other eye myself.
Can you tell which one she did and which one I did? I can. LMAO. Her's is better but for my 1st time, I think I did great.
She's a good coach/teacher and I highly recommend her if anyone else is out there looking to learn how to apply makeup and correctly. I cannot tell you the amount of makeup I see on the daily that is applied in a horrible way. Ugh! People really think they are cute with all the eyeshadow sitting on the top of their eyelid. Really? Not!
My makeup turned out beautifully. See....................
I felt beautiful. I received compliments all day long. And yes my makeup lasted ALL DAY LONG.
Well anyway, if you want to contact her, you can find her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/beautifuldae and on Twitter at: @alandriamua. Please tell her Raybozz referred you. Her website is: http://www.beautifuldaybridalmakeup.com
There you can see a portfolio of "some" of her work.
They sang this on the Celebration of Gospel which aired last night on BET. They gave me fever, chills and some more. I absolutely adore this song. Donny Hathaway and Lalah Hathaway are the only two people I have ever seen do this song justice until now. Tyrese and Le'Andria killed it and made it holy.
Enjoy!!
If you didn't catch feelings behind this....you must be *DEAD*
I love me some Tyrese. He is one of my favorite male singers and Le'Andria is one of my favorite gospel singers. She won Sunday Best and I am so glad she is a part of my world. She blesses me with her voice every single time she sings.
I entered the "Happy Hour Photo Contest" done by Centric TV and I won. There were 49 people who entered and I won. I am so happy about it. LOL I won with a total of 218 votes. The pic I entered was from the night I went to their Happy Hour Tour Concert at The Fillmore with Fantasia Barrino. It was of me and her together. The pic of me is god awful but I was so happy to meet one of my favorite singers...I DID NOT CARE!!!!!
I posted that pic with pride and asked my FB friends to vote for me and they did. I got so much support from my family and my friends on Facebook. They voted and voted and voted again.
Several times I asked for people to vote and they did, over and over again. I am so appreciative.
The runner up had a total of 98 votes so I had 100+ more votes than she. How cool is that?
I have the best Facebook friends ever!
I wanna do some shoutouts for those that I know voted for me several times....
Rinaldo, Angela, Barbara, Taya, LOBO, Lisa, Michelle, Brandy, Carrie &Atisa.
I also want to thank all the Ladies of DCSG, MDSG, NCSG,Girl Talk&The Wives for supporting me as well. I couldn't have done it alone. Thanks to each and everyone of you.
My High School Classmates, Barbara, Atisa & Carrie showed their support by sharing it on their personal Facebook pages as well.
I won tickets to the 2013 Soul Train Music Awards.
Last night, 3/5/2013 I met Fantasia up close and personal and almost lost my mind. My friend and coworker who I affectionally call Lonnieboo. We have been friends since she came to work there and yesterday morning she came to work and said "what are you doing tonight?" I said "nothing". She said "do you wanna go see Fantasia in concert tonight?" I almost lost my damn mind.
Anybody who knows me knows how much I love two female singers most of all: Brandy & Fantasia.
I fell in love with Fantasia Barrino every since I saw her audition on American Idol. From the moment she opened her mouth I was in love. When she sings I get goosebumps. I knew she was gonna win from that very moment and won she did. She has a voice straight from Heaven.
Centric TV sponsored a concert last night at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD and it featured Fantasia in concert. She had a meet and greet BEFORE the concert with her fans. I won by Instagram. There was a post asking two questions and if you answered correctly, you would have the chance to win. My best friend BAM told me about the post on Instagram so I went there and answered the questions.
When we got to the venue, we stood in the back of the line until a guy came and asked if we had VIP tickets, which we did so he told us to come to the front of the line. While standing in the VIP line, @neek1064 who was running the contest came and asked if anybody in line had answered the questions on Instagram and I said yes. She asked me my name and looked for it in the comments and told me to come with her and that I was going to get to meet Fantasia in person and take a picture with her. I was ecstatic. Never did I think when I woke up on Tuesday morning that I would be meeting Fantasia Barrino on Tuesday night. What a awesome day this was in my life. We were told to sit down on the couches and that she would be down shortly to meet us and take pictures. Well, Fantasia never came. We waited and waited and waited and waited some more but No Fantasia. :-( I was heartbroken.
We went and reserved ourselves a table in the VIP section so that we would be ready for when she came out to perform. Shortly after the DJ came over the speakers and said Meet & Greet for Fantasia in the Lobby. Go now before you miss it. So we hauled ass to find out where to go. We got there and they stated that they could not let us in because we didn't have a white wristband. I'm like are you freaking kidding me. We won the Instagram contest. They were like we can't let you in without a white wristband. Sorry. The lady said go back upstairs and ask them to give you a white wristband and we can let you in. We went back upstairs and told the girl who had let us in prior that she didn't give us the proper wristband to meet Fantasia. She said I'm sorry but I don't have authority to give you that wristband, you're gonna have to convince one of her people to tell me to give you one. It was me and two other Ladies begging and pleading for our white wristband to get our chance to meet Fantasia. We told her the whole story how we won, waited in VIP for Fantasia and she never came. We were finally able to persuade her and she gave us the white wristbands. We hurried back downstairs to the Lobby to get into the Meet & Greet and this time we were let in with no problem.
We sat down on the couch and awaited Fantasia's arrival. And arrive she did, beautiful and sweet as ever. I was right next to one of my Idols. Fantasia Barrino. She began to talk to us about her new album. She looked amazing. Pounds Lighter and Looking happier than ever before.
We were each given the opportunity to take a picture with her which were taken by a professional photographer. While taking my picture, I asked her if I could take a pic with my cell phone and said "sure baby" and threw up the peace sign. LOL I was so nervous I couldn't even form a decent smile.
Her people said cell phone pics weren't allowed but she let me do it anyway. I LOVE ME SOME TASIA!!
They gave me a autographed poster of her as well on my way out the door. Everyone who was at the Meet & Greet got a copy of the poster already signed by Fantasia. Time was of the essence so they didn't want everyone asking her to sign things so they had these already waiting and signed for us.
When Fantasia came out to perform, she gave us every bit of her and then some. She sang about 10 songs which included about 3 cuts from her new CD and several from her 1st CD and her last CD as well. She sang Angels, Lose to Win and a new cut called Get it Right that will be on her new CD. There were several other songs she sang as well that I didn't get to record and/or didn't post on YouTube because I was too busy trying to enjoy the concert myself. And enjoy it I did.
Here are a couple videos of her performing including one where she repped the DC Area by performing Go-Go for us as well. I love me some Fantasia. Even more now than I ever did before.
Fantasia performing new song called "Get it Right"
Fantasia performing "Angels"
Fantasia repping DC performing a GoGo song.
Fantasia performing the last song of the night "Lose to Win"
Last Night I met my American Idol....Fantasia Barrino!!! Changed my Very Life!
Sorry I'm a date late posting this but yesterday was of course Valentine's Day and Scandal Thursday so I didn't stand a chance in hell at posting this yesterday. Too much going on.
Anyway, I selected a winner randomly the old fashioned way by putting names in a cup mixing it up and picking one out. I videotaped it so everyone would know i didn't just pick a friend of mine. Someone told me about some software or app to use to choose winners in the future and I'll definitely be looking into that for future contests.
Well Drum Roll please........................................
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Products were of good quality as well. If you are looking for a personalized gift, this is the place to get it from. I ordered something for a friend of mine that is a teacher. She works hard everyday with her students and I know sometimes she feels unappreciated. I know she drinks a lot of water everyday and has to purchase cups to drink her water in and the cups are fairly small so she has to make frequent visits to the fountain to get more.
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They have a variety of personalized items to choose from.
For my fellow Plus Sized Sistas out there, IGIGI is one of the Hottest Websites out there for Plus Size Dresses. I love, love, love their dresses. I own about 5 of em now and they don't come cheap. I try to catch a tid bit of a sale but most times my size is gone and all that's left are the smaller sizes. I love each and every dress I have purchased from them. I recently purchase a pair of leggings from them as well and they are also nice but my faves are the Dresses. They have so many different designs to choose from and always fit me like a glove. I know my size and I can always tell when a "Plus-Size" company isn't true to size once I try their clothes on. IGIGI was also Voted Best Plus Designer for 2011.
I hate companies who say they are Plus Sized but really aren't. (Forever 21) I can't fit my nostril into anything they sell. All I buy from Forever 21 are accessories, accessories, accessories.
I want this dress from IGIGI so bad but NOT in purple. It's $175.00 and worth every penny.
Either Red or Black would be awesome but I just can't afford it right now. :-(
I'm even contemplating getting my Wedding Dress from IGIGI for my Vow Renewal in October.
If you're looking for a Evening Gown, they have beautiful options.
Answer these four Scandal questions correctly and get entered into our contest for a I Love Scandal T-Shirt.
1. Olivia realizes that Amanda Tanner may have been involved with the president after she learns Fitz called her: a. Sweet Baby b. Sugar Plum c. Honey Bunny
2. In order to secure the female vote for Fitz during his election run, Mellie lies about a: a. miscarriage b. sexual assault c. first marriage
3. Huck discovers that Amanda Tanner was killed by a person from his past who is now going by what name? a. Casey b. Christian c. Charlie
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I rarely listen to the radio but this morning on my way to work I decide to turn on WPGC 95.5 and lo and behold comes a song called Who Booty is it? Now while I was listening to it and bopping to it. LOL I wasn't even paying one bit of attention to the words. It wasn't until the DJ (Pablo) came on and said that was "Who Booty Is It" did I even realize what dude (John Hart) was apparently saying. Why is this on a 7 am in the morning? Radio has gone to hell in a handbasket. I mean I don't mind a good booty twerking song every now and then but at 7 am on the radio??? Even the strippers are sleep. Give it a rest til at least the evening. UGH!!! Okay, I'm done with my Friday morning complaint. READ THE LYRICS:
[Intro] Hmm yeah (RawSmoov wit' a banga')
[Hook] Slide in that thang, real deep game Bust it so good, girl what's my name? Hit it from the back, headboard swag When I talk shit shorty answer right back I be on her like Who booty is it? Who booty is it? Who booty? Who booty? Who booty is it? Who booty is it? Who booty is it? Who booty? Who booty? Who booty is it?
[Verse 1] Lil' mama I know what you want Begging me to beat it like the bass in my trunk I'm a lil' nasty, I ain't even gotta front Lick you from your head down, down to your butt I Mike Tyson that booty, I knock that ass out Got that crack in them pookie, it'll make me spaz out Let me get in that, baby throw it back Let me get a round of applause make, make it clap D-Boy that booty girl gimme that, gimme that If I hit it once you know that shorty's coming back
[Hook]
[Verse 2: IamSu] It's all mine, connected online Respected at all times, pushing a hard line This heart breakers the gang and We all are never off. I go hard ho, never soft I call shots cause I'm a boss uhh You ain't gotta ask who it belong to Back, back it up and put it on Su Uhh going hard, that's my strong Su Have you screaming out, Su what you gonna do? Name check, have you butt naked waiting when I came back Thank Suzie, heart breakers brought the bay back Niggas thought I was playing every time I used to say that, oh
[Hook]
[Outro] I'm gonna smack it, I'm gonna smack it (That's my shit) I'm gonna smack it Girl, now let me smack it (smack it) Now let me smack it (smack it) Now let me smack it (smack it) Ay yeah
It's been about 3 months since I've posted anything at all on my Blog. Talk about being a slacker!
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram has had my attention and I was just too lazy to post stuff here but I hope to do better now. HOPE is the key word. Can't make any promises but I'll try to do better.
2013 has started off quite lovely. I've started to take control of my life and eat better, move more and stop stressing out about things I can't control. A lot is going on in my life right now, good and bad but I will prevail never the less. Hope all is well with all of you.
Just wanted to stop by and say Hi.Didn't really have a lot to talk about. Let's see....
Scandal is one of my all time favorite dramas on TV since like forever. This show gets me all excited and giddy and happy and everything. I was screaming at the TV last night watching Fitz wake up after being shot in the head. Him and Olivia Pope's love affair just makes my heart flutter. I know it's wrong but it feels so right.
Since I've started to eat better I can feel a change in my body. I know I've lost inches and I feel smaller and cuter. LOL I'm drinking nothing but water. #WATERWASTED And I'm trying to do this Fitness Challenge with some Ladies that I'm in a group with. #BLMGETFIT We'll see how this goes. I'm #winning this time. No Doubt! Cause I'm not giving up. I will keep going and going and going until I get this excess weight off of me.
Oh!!
2 Favorite R&B Songs right now: Lose to Win by Fantasia and Love & War by Tamar Braxton.
2 Favorite Pop Songs.....Beauty & a Beat by Justin Beiber featuring Nicki Minaj. This song cranks!!!
and
Locked out of Heaven by Bruno Mars. When these songs come on the radio, I blast them and dance (as much as you can in the seat of car) to my hearts content. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!
That's it for now. TTYL!
*****Oh if you play Ruzzle or Song Pop send me a game. RAYBOZZ is always my name on E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G
