Sexy Ombre Lip Trend

See, I told y'all I wouldn't leave y'all hanging lol. Yet another trend that I'm TOTALLY in LOVE with. Ombre lip trend. This has been picking up very quickly in magazines, media, runways, and within my circle of friends. This trend is all about adding depth and dimmension. The lip color has a shadowed effect with colors bleeding from dark to light or vice versa. The process is kind of like coloring when you're a little kid; Outlining whatever you were drawing really dark and coloring the inside lightly. Are you asking yourself, how do I get this look? Well there's a couple of ways, but this is how I did it. Here's the steps to do so...

1. Grab your favorite matte color and lip gloss (or concealer). Make sure these two colors will blend well with one another.

2. Define the top lip with the matte color, then press lips firmly together.

3. Blend the color from the top of your lip to the bottom by applying the lip gloss or concealer to the center of your lips using your finger or a thin make up brush (A lot of people use MAC #210).

I've watched many makeup tutorials regarding Ombre lips, and I finally was able to get the look! Take a peek at it below ...



Not the best picture, but hey, not bad for my first try. I definetely will be practicing some more. I used Wet 'N Wild's #528A for the contour and Zoe & Zac Naturals Pink Beach lip shimmer for the inside of my lip.

Get this; Ombre nails and hair are also in trend! I can't wait to try those as well. I'm thinking dark brown to red or purple weave. I'm not sure about the nails though. I'll keep all of you posted!

Stay beautiful!

Look Pretty in Pastels !

Spring Summer 2012 Pastel Trend Board!

Well hello there! I want to take a second to apologize for the horrible, horrible delay in keeping up with this fashion blog.  This school year has been absolutely hectic for me! But since I am back on track, I have been coming up with several new topics to cover for fashion, health, and beauty! 

As you all may know pastel colors are here for Spring Summer 2012! Ah, I am in love with the colors that I keep seeing throughout several stores I shop in.  It is rather refreshing and makes me look forward to the warm weather even more! Pastels are soft, milky-like appearance, lightweight, and scream flirtaceous and girly!  These pieces are often lacey, layered, and may include some type of print.

I will be definitely buying some pastel colored garments myself. They are too cute to pass up!

Stores I recommend for this trend: Forever21, Wet Seal, Rainbow, Marshalls, and Debs.

Embrace that body baby!

Stay beautiful!

PlusSizeBarb's Comeback!

Oh my goodness! It’s been WAY too long since I have written a blog post.  My deepest apologies to you all! I’ve been so busy with school, work, homework, and my family and friends; my blogging life definitely hasn’t received my undivided attention L this will change! Pinky Promise!

Just to get y'all caught up on what's been going on. Since my last post in January, I've been on a quest to try to lose weight. Hey, hey now, before y'all start criticizing ... I am only losing weight for health purposes ONLY. I surely do not wish to lose weight for looks wise to be skinny. Skinny is for punks! Lol, just joking. But in all seriousness I want to live a more healthy lifestyle, still being a plus size woman. My ultimate goal is to lose 60-70 pounds; So far I have lost 20. Yippie!! It's been hard, but I'm doing better now. I recently started Weight Watchers Points Plus Program. I have my handy dandy calculator that helps me stay on track with my eating points per day. Hit the link I have above if any of you are interested in learning more about it.

In Febuary I tried out for my first official Boston, Massachusetts Fashion Show for a plus size agency called C'est Magnifique. It went really well and made the cut during the casting call, however, I did not get to participate in the show because my school fashion show was on the same day as this one! What a coincidence and such a dissappointment! But one of the judges did like me so much that she is going to have me in her fall and winter shows. That is the power of networking people!

In April I had my second fashion show for my school, Baystate College.  My designer Miss Kapree did a fabulous job with the dress that she had me strut my stuff in.  It was made out of muslin and chiffon fabric.  The colors were beautiful and made me stand out when I walked across the runway.  Oh, there she is. There I am strutting my voluptuous self.  Look below! Kapree also made her own jewlery to pair with the dress as well!  What an experience I may say =D

Well stay tuned for another upcoming blog (hopefully this time it won't take me another 6 months to write it) LOL. I have a million ideas and topics I want to talk about.

If you have any questions, comments, or simply just want to talk, feel free to email me crobi09@gmail.com

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Thanks loves! Stay beautiful!