Author: Rena

Say Yes to McQueen: Alexander McQueen

McYES to McQueen!!

Chances are, if you know me, you know how much I love Alexander McQueen!  I adore how Sarah Burton has taken the line and made it more than my dreams can handle!  Today my dreams were even more blasted by a tweet sent out earlier…

 OH MY GAH!

alexander mcqueen chain

Like, for reals y’all! There’s like a crystal & emerald skull hanging from like a chain!!

I need THIS in my life!

Seriously, I’ve been talking about using my monies for my beloved Balenciaga bag buuuuut this might be more doable!

Or…..maybe you can get it for me? 😉

Me, Myself, and the Ikea Catalog

Guess what came in the mail last week……

No, seriously….guess!

Don’t give up!

You can do it!

Ok, here’s a hint…it starts with “IKEA” and ends in “Catalog”!

Hmm….that was maybe more than a hint lol!

Anywho…

I’m happy because I need more stuff in my apartment. Well, not really but I DO need more things to keep the stuff I already have organized.

Hypothetically speaking, if you were out of closet space, drawer space and underneath stuff space because you shopped too much….what could you buy to remedy this situation?! Uh, I mean, hypothetical situation.

I’m gonna look at every page in this book thingy til I find a solution to

said hypothetical situation.  Think I’ll have some luck in the “closet organization” section.

The New Face of CoverGirl: Janelle Monae

Stop the pretty girl press!!!

Guess who’s the new face of Cover Girl.……

 

 

Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris – © WireImage.com – Image courtesyWireImage.com

None other than the beautiful Janelle Monae!!  Can it get any better?!  I don’t think so!  I love that Cover Girl chose someone who steps outside of the fashion box to represent their company!

Check out more of Janelle Monae via the Cover Girl Pinterest account.

Loves it!

 






Leap of Faith

Just want to start off by saying….. THANK YOU!

I never really thought I’d be back blogging again especially having a fashion blog with a dot com address!!  Friends and family were all pushing for me to do it and after many nights of contemplation I took the leap of faith and just did it.  So happy that I did!

It’s only been 14 days since the site has been live but it feels like a lifetime with all the support you guys have given me.  I’m sure there’ll be extraordinary days of bliss, a couple plateaus and maybe even some down days (hopefully not lol) but that’s all a part of starting something new.  Just gotta keep pushing and stay positive.

So, to continue on this positive path, I decided to take another leap of faith and make a Twitter account for Curves and Coffee!!!!  Amazing, right?!  Mostly out of respect for my friends on my personal account, I don’t want to fill timelines ALL DAY with links to my blog posts….maybe just once a day for you guys!

To all my friends, family and the wonderful strangers that make me smile behind this keyboard everyday…. THANK YOU!

Now go to Twitter and follow Curves and Coffee.…enough of the mushy stuff you little sap trees!!!

 

Kisses & Love

~Rena

Going For Gold Accessories

The Olympics are over and all that’s left is the medal count!  USA won a total of 104 medals which hurled them to the top!  Winning an astonishing 46 GOLD, 29 SILVER and 29 BRONZE medals over the worlds’ competition!

Wouldn’t it be nice to be golden?  OF COURSE! I figured out a way to take the easy way out (which doesn’t involve sweating or having your make up melt away.)  Well, it isn’t exactly rocket science…just wear something GOLD!

Accessorize It

Wrap Bracelets by Tory Burch $95 Nordstrom

 

 

 

Gold Watch by Anne Klein $65 Nordstrom

 

 

Nail It

 

 

Nicole Gold Texture $7 Target.com

 

 

 

Deborah Lippman Swagga Like Us $18

 

 



 

 

Essie Good as Gold $7.99

 

 

Sonia Kashuk $4

Both at Target.com

 

 

 

Wear It

 

Peplum Sequined Top $59

 



 

Dolce Vita Sandals $69 Zappos

 

 

 

Gold Belt $34 ASOS Curve

Good luck in going for wearing the gold ladies!!



Bag To School

It’s that time again!

That dreaded time for students and that blissful time for their parents.  Time to buy book bags to fill with supplies and lunch bags to fill with umm… lunch! For students OVER the age of grade school it’s time for you to look stylish with your backpack …here’s a few that I think you’ll LOVE!

From least expensive bags to those that will bust your wallet.  All stylish mess schleppers nonetheless!

 

 



 

 

Attention Women’s Linked Bag

$14.99

Kmart.com

 

 

Nicole Lee

Scalloped Satchel

$69.99

Target.com

 

 

 

 

Ikat Backpack

$258

Coach

 

 

 

 

Madison Patent Tote

$328

Coach

 

 



 

PS1 Large

$1,995

 ProenzaSchouler

 

 

 

Luggage Phantom Suede

$2,000+

Celine

Hope you enjoyed these picks!

 

Nailed It: Salon Effects by Sally Hansen

Marble nails have been BIG all summer.  I’ve found tons of different techniques to try and I’ve been through them all….trial and error of course.  I’ll be sure to post more marble nail designs soon!
If you’re intimidated by doing marble yourself, don’t fret! There’s plenty of easy to-do at home products…like nail stickers.
Here’s an older marbled manicure from March (my birthday month) I know this simply by the Glamour issue lol!
I used Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips.
This particular design is Collide-O-Scope
Seriously easy…..peel, stick, buff and GO!
Downside for me….removal (with polish remover) took FOREVER!