As I'm sitting here watching the Grammys...

My son was just jumping up and down to Chris Brown's performance, lol I think he wants to be a performer...actually he tells me he wants to be Sir Topham Hatt when he grows up...if you don't know who that is, its safe to say that you don't have any kids.

I'm so sad about the Whitney news, I feel as though a part of my childhood has left.  As I was growing up Whitney Houston was my grandmother's FAVORITE artist of all time, Whitney could do NO wrong in her eyes and I grew up listening to all of her music because of my grandmother.  Not to mention having my grandmother take me to all of the movies Whitney was in.  My grandmother passed away last year, and that was extremely tough, actually, not WAS...IS extremely tough for me...so this has just resurfaced memories that I didn't want to surface at this point in time. My prayers go out to Bobbi Kristina.


In brighter news, I wanted to share a few things....

I see a lot of bloggers with GREAT nails and designs.  I'm always amazed at the creativity.  I'm not at that point yet because I can't keep my hands still enough to dry properly.  However, my "Work-Spouse" and I stumbled across Sinful Colors Professional Nail Enamel at Rite Aid for $1.99...I took Marketing classes in college so packaging and presentation is very important to me, $1.99 nail polishes aren't that rare but usually the presentation (bottle) is blah. I liked the bottle and the display case that SCP was in  and there is a wide range of colors as well as "nail art" polishes for the same amount.  Me and my "W-S" are now addicted.  I usually paint them and just top it off with a top coat, maybe one of these days when I don't have my son I'll attempt to do a design. 


Also, Coconut Oil and Shea Butter...I used to have natural hair, but I am relaxed now.  During my natural hair days I ONLY used natural products in my hair, now that I am relaxed, the majority of the products I use are still natural.  Coconut Oil and Shea butter have my roller sets looking brand new days later.  They are GREAT moisturizers and AMAZING deep conditioners. 
My family also has a history of bad skin, mainly eczema...the way that I keep it under control for my son and I are through using Shea Butter and Coconut oil, they are excellent for your skin as well.  Also these products are not expensive at all and last a while.  Its also great that they are great for skin and hair care, two birds one stone.

Also one more tip, when picking out skin and hair products, pay attention to the ingredients, if you cant pronounce most of them, re-think the purchase.  As for hair, I would say stay away from products that have mineral oil  (or a high amount of it) because it clogs pores. 

:) Hope you enjoyed....Also the contest is still open, a winner will be announced on the evening of 2/14/12...Good Luck!

Sooo many things have happened...

Today is my LAST day of being 28...and tommorrow will mark the last year of my 20's...I'm not going to lie...I'm a bit sad about it...where did the time go?

Unfortunately, my "ganny" (grandmother) passed away recently and that put a halt on everything.  I was extremely close to her and I just needed some time to get myself together. She was a Vixen in her own right, she didn't care about the cost of a piece of clothing, if it made her look and feel good, she had to have it. She had been a fan of boutiques since I was a little girl, always stating that she preferred shopping at boutiques because the pieces were more exclusive and my Ganny HAD to stand out, she was a stylish snobby Libra :D .  When I told her that I was opening a boutique she took quite an interest in it, she was proud and excited.  When I recieved my first dress, I ran to her house and tried it on, she loved the piece and gave me honest feedback.  To say I miss her, is an understatement.  I'm still mourning and going through the motions of not being able to have her in my life physically, but sometimes feeling her spirit and the words she left with me is comforting enough.

With that being said, I'm back to it, November aka Scorpio Season (if you couldnt tell, I am a proud Scorp) will be an exciting time for IV.  I've ordered my business cards today, and I am extremely excited, they are extra cute.  Hint: Lace will be the reoccuring theme for IV...

Since its been a while, I wanted to show two things with you guys...firstly, My Ganny...Antrynette J. Seymour...

This is my ganny when she was around my age...as you can see, she was extra fly, this was in the 1950's, lol off the shoulder dress and open toe shoes, does it get any flyer than that for that time-frame? Nails done, hair done, everything did, she was fancy huh????

lol And lastly...my natural hair tutorials...I'm actually relaxed now, but I miss my wild hair...it'll be back one day, anyways, I shared the tutorial with one of my facebook friends, figured I would share with you guys too...

www.youtube.com/afrodisiacfatale

I only did two natural hair tutorials, here is one...my munchkin shows up in this one, so its a little more special to me...I'll probaly do a few relaxed tutorials and show case some of my IV pieces as well on here, hope you enjoy...

I look forward to showing some of the IV pieces that will be coming in November, believe me, they are one of a kind, I'm sooooooo excited.