Charlotte Russe Dresses are Stepping Up

I hope you all are not sleeping on Charlotte Russe. I will admitted I hated Charlotte Russe for a while due to their over-priced regular attire. Nothing said “I NEEDED THIS” in there before/

But I guess after a year or two of not shopping there, they really pulled their “A” game out. My sister and I went to our local mall to shop around since it’s finally getting hot, THANK GOD, and stopped in Charlotte Russe. I immediately went into the dress section and I was in Heaven, they had so many beautiful spring and summer dresses, I absolutely wanted them all.

Knowing I could not have them all, I opted to only trying on two! The first one was a yellow sleeveless crochet and mesh type dress. I adored this dress because the color was fitting and it was unique! I was also excited that I picked up an extra-large and only needed a large! I remember being weary because I could never fit any dresses from Charlotte Russe, just shirts, so I’m very thankful that my body is transitioning how I want it!

The second dress I picked was a black and pink cut out high-low dress. I was hesitant on trying this dress on because for one, I don’t wear pink a lot, and two, this dresses required no bra and I am really top heavy. I still tried on the dress and was very glad I did, the top part held my girls up and it fit them perfectly, I also liked the pink because it gave a really pretty contrast of the black top.

Last night, I could not decide which one I liked better, so I took it to Instragram to see which one of my followers liked either of the dresses. Majority of them picked the black and pink one, but I honestly do not think I showed the yellow dress any justice in the picture, so I will provide a picture below. I put both dresses on hold so now I would like to see which dresses my blog family prefers! I really like both, so there is no wrong answer!

Thanks ladies, love you!

Yellow - $26.99. Pink and Black $20

Disclaimer: I should buy both, they are both bomb for two different occasions! 

B A H A M A S

Hey ladies, I missed you all so much. I recently just came back from my beautiful vacation to the Bahamas! It was so much fun yet relaxing!

Me and 17 of my friends decided to do it big for our LAST official school spring break! This trip was a first of many things, I had never done in my life.

• Flew on my first plan
• Sailed on my first cruise
• Jet-skied for the first time
• Without instragram for almost a whole week (lol)

I remember while I was packing, my mother kept asking me “why are you packing heels? No one wears heels on a rocking boat!” TU-HUH! Me and my 8 girlfriends proved her wrong, we dressed up each night. We kept saying we reminded each other of “The Housewives of Atlanta” because we truly were fabulous!

I loved every bit of our vacation, from drinking pool side to smoking cigars like bosses! Now I see why this was my best friends 25^th cruise, he really opened my eyes to seeing a whole new world!

Are you guys ready for some pics, alrighty here goes!

INSPIRE TO BE YOU

Ladies,

Where has the time gone? It was just January 1st and now its March! Time has truly flew from me. While I don't want to complain, i do want to let you girls know I've been in a lot of exciting events to help up-start my career in Public Relations.

I'm just so blessed to have picked a major that i genuine enjoy 24/7. I could not have picked a better major! I am so excited yet scared that i will be graduation this December! I plan to have my career set January 1, 2014. I plan to have my own apartment January 1, 2014 and i plan to have paid ALL of my charge cards by January 1, 2014 (MMHMMM.)

The moral of this short post is to just live your dream, do what you inspire to do. Don't let people who cant see your dreams deter you from what you want to do. You can do anything you want if you work hard for it! Show that you have the ambition and drive to succeed and do what your heart is destined to do. Too many times i would change what i wanted to do because someone thought it was "stupid" or "unrealistic". DON'T EVER DO THAT! that only means you are doubting your decision you made based on someone who can't think beyond YOUR GREATNESS!

I'm ranting, but i have so much good energy running through me right now and i wanted to share it with all you beautiful young ladies. Please be eager to excel in everything you do.

To end this, its 3 days until Spring Break and guess where i'm going THE BAHAMAS! I cannot stress enough how excited i am for this long awaited vacation! Me and 20 other people from Hampton University, Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University will be traveling down there. I cannot wait!  I cant wait to post all of the BAD ASS outfits i have in store for this trip!

Anywhoo, i love you ladies and i cannot wait to post some new and exciting stuff when i come back!


XOXO,

Ashley

Perfect High-Waist Shorts (DIY)

            Am I the only one that is ready for the summer time? I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love the multi-colored scarves and thigh high boots for winter time, but I’m ready to show some much needed skin! I’ve been so antsy for the warmer seasons that I went out to my local thrift store and picked up three pair of high waist jeans for about 8 bucks!

            With these jeans, I decided to get my creative juices flowing and make some cool cut off shorts. Now like I said prior, I purchased 3 pair of jeans, but I’m only showing you 2 because I TRIED it with the first pair! I would never wear them, their too short and I made too many holes, I would literally be ASSED out!

            Anyhoo, I am going to give you a step on step guide on how to create a GREAT pair of high waist cut off shorts. What I really love about this trend is, anyone can wear these, lean or plus size, you just have to find the correct fit for your body type and just go with the flow.

First Step

Find a pair of jeans that sit up to your waist, the crotch part will be really low, and the pockets will be really high (mom jeans).

Second Step

Next, try on the jeans and with a pen, mark how long or short you want your jeans to be. Also make sure you make a mark in the back by your butt crease, so that you know where to STOP if you get a little scissor happy.

Third Step

 

Get a really sharp pair of scissor and start to cut from the outside in. My opinion, don’t cut straight, cut going upward a little, this will make your shorts look more like shorts you buy at the store, if that makes sense.

Fourth Step

Try them on again, make sure they are to your liking and take them off again. Now you begin making the fringe look on your shorts. I didn’t use a razor, sand paper, knife, or anything like that. I just cut little lines in my jeans, about a half an inch apart. Once you do all of that, wash the shorts and VIOLA you have some cute, high waist shorts!

I hope you guys enjoyed this and try this cute trend when it gets hot enough! See ya later!

 Disclaimer** It was laundry day for me, so the room was a mess! SORRY

1 Month Update on 2013 Hair Journey

Hey ladies, i'm back again for a 1 month hair update on my new HJ2013. While I always tried give my hair enough TLC, I learned that I could be taking more care of it to get maximum results for hair growth. So, here is a mini list of the basis of what I've been doing for the past four weeks. 

1st pic Jan 1st - last pic Jan 30

-          co-washing twice a week.
-          moisturizing with coconut oil twice a week.
-          moisturizing with olive oil once every two weeks.
-          protein treatment with 1 egg once a month
-           Shampooing twice a month.
-          10 minute scalp massages once a week (OO LA LA).

 This new routine has been a COMPLETE handful for me, washing my hair all the time, greasing it with all those oils and watching as my pillows drenched from me keeping the oils on overnight. Overwhelming would definitely be an understatement, However I have been getting extraordinary results. My hair has grown thicker and healthier since I chopped a little on January 1st.The conditioning my hair weekly has gave me an impeccable amount of volume which could also be resulting from the technique on how I dry my hair (1 hour air-dry, 5 minutes drying it in an upward motion) I also began using a new heat-protected spray, Nioxin Bliss Thermal Protector,  I absolutely adore that stuff, it makes your hair super sleek and I feel like its great for girls who are natural but still want really straight hair.

The only bad thing I can say about this month with my hair journey is, I COULD NOT KEEP MY HAIR STYLE UP, I hate bonnets, scarves, caps, any little “contrapment” that limits the movement of my hair, therefore I began to sleep restraint-free, HAIR GONE WITH THE WIND FABULOUS (lol), but its causing me to have to style my hair more often than I want to. So for February I will invest in a new satin pillow so that my hair will last a little longer! 

Well that’s it ladies, I hope you are enjoying this so far.  What have you guys been doing differently to your hair for the New Year? Did anyone finally do their big chop or get their desired length? Let me know! Thanks so much for the love ladies and gents!