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Shingai Shoniwa of the Noisettes, Photo via Essence.com
I love this woman! Not only is she a badaasssss rocker chick, but her sense of style is killer too! I love that Essence magazine gave her props as opposed to the usual suspects that they always go for! Read the rest of this entry »
We all know that Beyonce and A. Keys are shooting a video in Brazil but what caught my eye was Bee’s outfits. I LOVE African print, especially when it’s worn in unconventional edgy styles like the jacket Beyonce is wearing. That, my friends, is by a brand called Boxing Kitten. Their clothes ain’t cheap but they’re definitely cute.
Style tip: If you like want the look for less, buy your favorite tribal print fabric and get a seamstress, preferably an African one (there’s tons of them in big cities) and have them make your outfit of choice. You’ll pay less.
Getting calgel is neither cheap nor practical if you don’t really go anywhere but the perfect opportunities presented themselves for me to indulge–Christmas and my trip to Mexico. Calgel is is a Japanese technique where your nails are polished with layers if gel (made of rubber) that is hardened using a UV lamp. They call it a nail strengthening system but I wouldn’t go that far. The great thing about calgel is that there is no filing or extreme buffing of your natural nails. They simply polish on top (in coats), let it dry, and you keep it moving. Once you take it off, your natural nails are perfectly in tact–unlike with acrylic–and a lot longer. I’m assuming that’s where they get the strengthening part from but the calgel is more like a temporary shell. There is no added nourishment.
I just found out that Grace Jones will be performing at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, and am bummed because my unemployed-self can’t afford to buy tickets willy-nilly. (Anyone wanna donate to a struggling journalist?) However,the least I can do is honor her legacy because she doesn’t get the props she deserves when it comes to her immense influence on pop-culture, especially hip-hop and soul music.
Her first name might be Grace, but she personifies fierce! Grace Jones has influenced hip-hop and many-a-diva from Rihanna to Patra to Lil’ Kim to Lady Ga Ga–from their senses of fashion to their attitudes.
