Buy the Bag

Last Saturday I took off to Queens to share in Housing Works much talked about Buy the Bag event.  After a minor address mix up and an unneeded tour of Queens I finally made it to the warehouse where the buying frenzy was held.  For those of you who are unfamiliar, Buy the Bag is a thrifting event sponsored by Housing Works where attendees can purchase clothing and accessories by the bag,  priced at $25 per bag load.  I was able to walk away with some cool stuff but will say that it was quite the experience. I walked in to the warehouse only to see swarms of people and clothing just about everywhere  but the ceiling.  With only about hour to do my shopping I had no time to take in the crazy scene.  I jumped in  thrifter mode and went sailing for some wardrobe treasures.  Click inside to see what  I picked up .

Get The Look: KJ Rose

 

Last Thursday night I hightailed it on over to the Royalton Hotel to check out the talented KJ Rose's showcase.  If you missed my feature I did on Rose a few posts back you can check out her Spotlight here.  With recent musical mentions from BET Music Matters and Elle Magazine under her  belt the stylish songstress continues to make her mark on the industry.  Last week Rose took to the stage at the Royalton draped in a beautiful Parker dress partnered with edgy accessories.  Her look was captivating and electrifying just as her performance.  She stood strong and confident at the mic belting out songs off her album "All Heart, No Regrets".  Rose even served the crowd a bit of old school as she closed the show with "Young Hearts Run Free".  Go inside to see pics of the show and an outfit I put together inspired by her look of the night.

Zombie Collection

Hot off the beauty presses.  Ricky's NYC and Mattese Elite present their brand spanking new nail polish line, The Zombie Collection.  The collection of six muted colors debuted in  stores this week.  Although I am a vibrant hue kind of girl I was surprised at how these pale tones stood strong on their own.  During a quick visit to Ricky's  I sampled the colors and I have to say Dead Punk Rocker, Decaying Green and Living Dead are my picks for this line.  But if you like you can take a closer look for yourself by visiting the  Ricky's website.

The Mattese Elite Zombie Collection includes:

-UNDEAD PINK, a light pink with a subtle purple iridescence.

-DEAD PUNK ROCKER, a shiny gunmetal packed with shimmer.

-DECAYING GREEN, a slightly decomposed olive green. 

-LIVING DEAD, a perfect ghoulish green.

-ZOMBIE SURVIVAL, a fleshy, sheer pink.

-WALKING DEAD, a shiny, pale pearl.

Left to Right: Decaying Green,  Dead Punk Rocker,  Living Dead

Last Chance at Floral

Hey Beautiful people just a quick post to show you my new thrifted floral skirt I nabbed from the Goodwill.  I got a chance to wear it before the weather turned for the worst this week.  Seriously did it just get cold all of a sudden?  So much for that transitional weather.  Ohh and check me out with my first puff hairdo.  Eeeek I'm loving it.  LOL

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Shirt: H&M Men's Belt & Earrings: Forever 21 Skirt:Goodwill Shoes:Payless Bracelet: Vendor  Bag:Gifted

Solange: New York Fashion Week

With New York Fashion Week still dancing on, its quite the norm to spot the hottest celebrities and socialites stationed front row at runway shows.  This year I've been following Fashion Week coverage much closely and have spotted the lovely songstress Solange Knowles at a few shows.  Knowles's outfit choices have been winning in my book.  Her looks have been bold, electrifying and fresh.  Rocking her fearless fro she is owning every piece of fabric with pizzazz.  Go inside to take a closer look.

WetnWild: Everyday Look

No need to break the bank when creating great makeup looks.  With cost friendly palettes like wet n wild's "vanity", you can tap into your inner makeup artist  and start beating your face away.  To create my soft bronzy every day look I started out with one of my favorite must haves, urban decay primer as a base for my eyes.  After I applied the base from lid to brow (a little goes a long way) I then applied the golds and browns from the palette.  For the finished look I added two coats of Maybelline's Stiletto Lash mascara to my lashes.

1.  Wet n Wild $4.99 

        Drugstore

2. Urban Decay Primer $19.00

      Sephora

  

3. Maybelline Stiletto Lash $7

      Drugstore

Fashion's Night Out

The sidewalks of New York were all a buzz last night with the celebration of Fashion’s Night Out. The Fashion Week kickoff brought swarms of fashion enthusiasts out to play in the loads of festivities. I was one of the many who participated and my first stop was Macy’s Herald Square. I dropped in to see Designer, Rachel Roy and New York Knicks Forward, Amar’e Stoudemire (Yes he‘s fine). If you haven’t heard both Roy and Stoudemire joined forces to create a new collection of women’s casual wear for Rachel Roy‘s line. The collection is described as a "courtside apparel for the fashion-forward female”.





There were trendsetters in every nook and cranny but I only managed to get a quick shot of two very stylish ladies



 Only because my feet were killing me, my next and final stop was Lord & Taylor. As with Macy’s, Lord & Taylor had many celebrity and designer appearances.  Solange Knowles was among that list. Knowles put it down on the ones and twos as she brought the crowd to their knees with a bit of old school Prince and Whitney Houston. It was good times all around.

Where did you guys go for Fahion's Night Out?