If I had an extra milli laying around I would ring up Preston Bailey and he would make all of my wedding dreams come true.
With a client list that includes Oprah, Michael Douglas and Donna Karen, Bailey works with a base budget of no less than $100,000.00…. wowza!
Bailey’s signature is transforming the ordinary into extraordinary
So like I was saying…. If I had a few extra million laying around I would first feed some starving people and then hire Preston Bailey to design me a party! (lol)
Catching up on my PVR’d Oprah shows, I caught an episode on Dream Jobs where Jenna Lyons of JCrew was featured. The only thing about the whole entire episode that I cannot get out of my head is the outfit she put on to go to work in! HA! Forget all the ‘I love my job’ stuff, I LOVED HER OUTFIT! A casual striped shirt with sequined gold harem pants. I’m OBSESSED! The only pic I could get of it was stolen from the video, but if you want to see it in all of it’s splendor check out the video below
This season I’ve purchased two striped pieces
a skirt from A Pleasure Doing Business:
a striped Splendid T
There is something about stripes that make me so happy. They remind me of my favorite artist in High School, Pablo Picasso
The overall moral of the story is don’t be afraid of stripes. They all don’t work on everyone, but find the right stripe for you and you can keep reinventing it every season!
My sis forwarded this video to me and I probably watched it 5 times because its so cool! It never gets old!
Oprah set a flash mob dancing record having over 20,000 participate!! The best part is she didn’t even know they were going to break out in a synchronized dance!
If you go through the site For All Women on oprah.com you will realize how little it takes to change a girls life. You will also realize how lucky we are to have access to things we totally take for granted like Maxi Pads, textbooks and soccer balls. The reason why I am posting this is because I truly believe that once you see this you can’t pretend you didn’t and hopefully you will realize (like I did) how easy it is to make a difference in someone’s life.
Today I sent a girl to school for an entire year for $49.00.
I think tomorrow I will invest in a woman’s future with a micro-loan from Kiva.org I’ve already been on the site, I’m just deciding which woman I will help. Stay tuned for my choice!
If you can’t help financially right now, there are many other ways you can help which are as simple as spreading the word. Add a link on your facebook page or email ‘The Girl Effect‘ video (shown above) to all of your friends.
Spread the word! Help a girl.
Thanks for the heads up Lonie!
Is this something you would do or do you have another way to help give back? Let us know with a comment.
I first blogged about the movie Precious in May when I saw the trailer and bawled my eyes out. It was the only movie I wanted to see in the festival and lucky for me (and Lowe) we were able to see it! We first went to the reception at The R.O.M. where we got up close (but not very personal) with the cast! Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Gabby Sidibe were there but we also got the added bonus of seeing Robert Deniro, Robin Thicke, Mary J Blidge and Roger Epert! We were having so much fun that we forgot that the movie was at Roy Thompson and had to rush down to catch the movie on time! lol
Before the movie started the Director Lee Daniels introduced the cast, the author-Saphire- who wrote the book that the movie was based on and then movies biggest fans and supporters Oprah and Tyler Perry came out!!!! The crowd went CRAZY (and so did I kinda. lol I LOVE Oprah!!!)
Lee Daniels has directed such amazing films as Monsters Ball and The Woodsman. Introducing the film was an emotional moment for him as he had to hold back the tears during his speech. It was amazing to see a dream coming true right in front of our eyes!
Oprah giving a MAJOR co-sign on Precious!
Precious is a devastating account of an overweight and horribly abused teenager from Harlem who has now found herself pregnant with her second child from her father. The fact that her father rapes her makes her mother extremely jealous which results in more abuse (physical and mental). Precious creates a fictitious dream world where she is a celebrity loved by millions for her beauty and talents and she travels there in her mind to help her cope. I found many parts very difficult to watch as the abuse is relentless and so horrifying. Daniels ability to soften the film up with Precious’ magical dream world was genius.
New comer Gabby Sidibe was so convincing it just made me want to weep for her, hug her and try to make it all better. Paula Patton was amazing as Precious’ teacher managing to still be stunningly gorgeous with next to no make up and unflattering clothing. Monique was terribly frightening (but excellent) as the mother, and the most quietly amazing performance and transformation was Mariah Carey. I think this film will be the right formula to finally remove that pesky leftover ‘Glitter’. Precious is a very important film and an absolute MUST SEE! But please don’t forget to pack you tissues!!!
Precious gets 4 bows! obvi! lol
If you missed the preview the first time check it out:
Stay tuned for way better pics that Lowe took. My camera is useless
After being introduced to Carol’s Daughter through a good friend of mine, I was interested in understanding how a young woman from Brooklyn turned an all-natural beauty line brewed in her kitchen, into a million dollar business!
Lisa Price, also known as Carol’s Daughter, started developing products by mixing ingredients in her own kitchen and testing them out. This came natural to her as she witness her Nana make some of the best pomade in town and applied her family history along with her passion for cooking to create what is endorsed today by many celebrities as the best skincare line out there!
Lisa had a developed product line, had been mentioned on The Oprah Show and had a solid local clientele but to take her business international, she called on a few of her celebrity clients and offered them an opportunity to diversify their portfolios. Will and Jada Pinket Smith, Jay-Z and Mary J Blige are just a few of the celebrities that were more than happy to back this product and let’s just say they must be thrilled with their investment. With over 100 products and 7 stores across the United States, it’s only a matter of time before Canada is home to Carol’s Daughter!
Take a look at Lisa Price’s story:
Oh and BTW, they ship to Canada! Check out the website for the entire product line and to order online.
