Mellow Yellow Bey

This Spring is calling for yellow accents! Yellow isn’t my go-to color but I am inspired by new mom Beyonce’s style report and MAC Al Fredo Nail Lacquer!

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7 Thoughts on Style & Taste

About a month ago I read a New York Times article- Straight Talk: A New Breed of Fashion Bloggers and I discovered Marcus Troy- a Black Canadian journalist and style blogger. I was immediately intrigued. As I was browsing through his archives I came across an interview where he discussed how to distinguish the difference between confidence and arrogance. I liked his response so I started following his site. A few days ago he posted his thoughts on style and taste based on his random Twitter rant. I missed his tweets but I read his thoughts and found 7 universal style and taste tips worth sharing.

  1. Style is not about the name brands you wear. Style is about how you put things together.
  2. Style is also about vision and a unique point of view in my opinion. Taking risk, being bold and confident in what you wear.
  3. The importance of style blogs are for style queues, ideas & reference points. But true style comes from within. No blog can give you that.
  4. I’ve encountered so many ladies who have the biggest misconception about style. It’s not only about the purse & the shoes in my opinion.
  5. Style is also about knowing Time & Place and knowing your age in style. Just my opinion.
  6. As you age, your clothes will change but your sense of having style should stay the same.
  7.  Taste is also universal but so deep. You have to have a vast understanding & knowledge about things to have taste. You get what I am saying?

Read more of his thoughts on Taste & Style

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District Beauty: Inspired by Zoe

Inspired by Zoe Saldana, these 4 hair & makeup looks will be in my beauty rotation this Spring and Summer!

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7 DC Blogs You Should Read Part II

The Seventh District started last year as a personal project and open photo diary of my life in the District. As this blog continues to grow it is becoming a go-to source for insight on DC fashion, art, photography, food, and events. To keep myself up-to-date on the latest in DC here are 7 more DC blogs I’ve been reading lately (in no particular order):

1. GoKate Shoot

2. Spicy Candy DC

3. The Fab Empire (DC Fab) 

4. Brightest Young Things

5. The Ravenous Creator

6. Fashionisto Diaries

7. Rosa Loves DC

Just in case you missed my last list check out Part I 

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Qream for a Queen

Happy Valentine’s Day Lovers! I hope all of you are surrounded by love today! Last night I attended Qream’s private pre-Valentine’s Day pampering suite at Blu Nail Salon hosted by Yodit of Talk of DC.

Sponsored by Qream Liqueur, myself along with invited guests enjoyed complimentary manicures, pedicures, and Qream Cocktails!

Event host Yodit showing off her fresh manicure!

This was the first time I tasted Qream (pronounced Cream) created by the uber talented Pharrell Williams. Available in two flavors- Strawberry and Peach, this is the first of its kind of liqueur. It can be served on the rocks, mixed for cocktails or baked into cupcakes! I liked the Strawberry flavor which reminded me of spiked Strawberry ice cream. (yum) I was impressed to discover that Qream was created and crafted to celebrate women!

loved that ring!

For my mani and pedi combo I went with the same polish color from last week-Paradise Pink. The ladies in the salon with me loved it! Everyone kept asking what color was it including the staff.

Speaking of which, the staff at Blu Salon were incredibly nice. The salon is a complete hideaway! I drive down 14th Street almost everyday and I’ve never noticed it until today. The services provided were quick and professional. The staff was kind enough to offer guests a discount for our next visit so I will definitely be going back soon!

Jenn from Comme Coco

Special Thank You to Yodit- the new Qream Liqueur Social Brand Ambassador for inviting me!!! I had a great Valentine’s Day Eve and pretty girl boost for the work week!

Enjoy your Valentine’s Day with the people you love!

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District Dapper: Andre 3000 Talks Personal Style

I am a fan of unique personal style. I’m always interested in how the most stylish people define fashion & style. Check out this video with Andre 3000 and hear what he says about style.

What is Personal Style:

“Finding what’s in you that nobody else has. Love your style and nurture it. This is me and blast it to the world!” Andre 3000

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The Diva BlaqOut

Last night I stopped by Bar 7 for The BlaqOut Show’s live broadcast sponsored by one of my blogger boo’s Keri of A Diva State of Mind. The BlaqOut Show is one of the most popular shows on the online radio station, Elite DC Radio.

Keri supporting #ImREDy (BTW the #ImREDy shirts are coming soon! If you would like to pre-order please contact me)
Keri and Morgan from Day of Major
I had to get a shot of Morgan’s Jean-Michel Cazabat “Isola” pumps.  Snatch yours here
Radio host BenyBlaq
Radio hosts Yvonne and Miranda of MyLifeStyleMude.com
Keri tweeting away! Follow her on Twitter @DivaStateMind

Bar 7 always has a laid back vibe with good food, drinks, and music. This was my first time attending TheBlaqOut show’s live broadcast. The most memorable moment of the evening was the intoxicated commenter from Detroit! I guess he took advantage of the drink specials! LOL!!! Definitely a good mid-week outing!

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30 For 30: Day 30

Day 30 of 30 For 30 – A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days 

1. I was featured on All Things Fashion DC!

2. Giuseppe Zanotti shared my post on their Facebook Fan Page.

3. Refinery 29 DC gave me another shout out!

Special Thank you to those that participated in 30For 30 with me!

Editors Note: Pictured with Keri from ADivaStateofMind at her happy hour. I’ll probably never do another challenge like this again! It proved to be a challenge indeed because it was hard to keep up with each day’s instructions and it was so restricting! 
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30 For 30: Day 29

Day 29 of 30 For 30– Something you could never get tired of doing.

This evening I was invited to attend the media preview of Crystal Couture – A fashion show & sale brings 40 of DC’s most stylish boutiques and designers all under one roof. I don’t think I would ever get tired of going to fashion events and taking pictures! I absolutely love it!!! I’ll post the rest of the pictures from the event this week.

Only 1 more day left of the challenge!

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The Nail Files: Perfectly Pink & Neon

On Friday I could not stop admiring my own nails!!! I caught myself just staring at them throughout the day. Later that night I tweeted a picture saying:

A few people wanted to know the color so I figured I’d share a nail post with everyone.

Milani Nail Lacquer in Paradise Pink and Totally 80s

This was my first time trying Milani polishes and I am very impressed! The application was slightly streaky but for $4 Paradise Pink may be my new favorite! I also picked up two Spring colors from Revlon that were also buy one, get one 50% off at CVS.

Sunshine Sparkle is a faint yellow with iridescent little sparkles. It used about 3 coats and  finished it off with Seche Vite dry fast top coat! I love Seche Vite! It is a definite beauty must have if you do your nails yourself

People have been buzzing about Sally Hansen Salon Effects nail polish strips so when I saw them for 75% off I didn’t hesitate to get them. Since neon is making a comeback for the Spring I got picked two neon brights: Squeezed and Groove. I can’t wait to try them!

What’s on your nails? Any new polishes I need to try?

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