Mani Sundays with Kiss Nails!
So y’all know I love doing my nails. I also like doing my friends’ nails too, although it can be a bit more challenging since it’s a different angle. Sometimes I think about how, if all else fails, I’ll go…
Eat A Lot and Stay Healthy this Thanksgiving!
This is the season of Pumpkin spice lattes, pies, and big Thanksgiving feats!! Which means my dress size is in danger of moving up a size. To preemptively combat this hanus crime against my closet, I’ve decided to challenge myself. You…
How to Look Your Best This Season: Make-Up Tips for the Holidays
The holidays are finally among us. Where are you going? Heading to a holiday party? A dinner with the in-laws? The first time meeting boyfriends’ family? Make-Up Tip: Give yourself extra time, no one needs stress wrinkles 😉 Winter is a great time…
Quotes Every Human Can Learn From: Dolly Parton, the Human Rainbow
Dolly Parton is a glittering beacon of positivity. A funk-tastic example of how far a lady can go with self-awareness, determination, and the business sense to garner success from her talent. I look like a woman but I think like a…
Spa-Freaking-Det
I’ve been having a crazy crazy month. My saving grace has been rest and proper skin care routines! I love all things natural, the less toxins the better, and SpaDet provides that. It’s been such a pleasure trying out their…
Remembering Mike Nichols
There’s nothing better than discovering, to your own astonishment, what you’re meant to do. It’s like falling in love. Mike Nichols was an extraordinary man with great vision. His talents made him one of the most celebrated directors in both Broadway…
Forgiveness: The Daily Doost
The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. And the first to forget is the happiest. Now how true is that? Life is one heavenly hell of a ride, experiences make us stronger and if you don’t…
Bella on Demand App Brings High-End Beauty Team To You
On Wednesday night, Bella on Demand launched their new app. The app brings high-end hair stylists and makeup artists to your home or office. If you are in a time crunch, don’t know where to find a makeup, hair, or nail person…
Holiday Health and Beauty: Tips and Tricks
It’s that wondrous time of year where families gather and people bundle inside to hide from the oncoming cold. The Starks got one thing right, winter is coming. Our winters may not bring white walkers (ok enough GOT references) but they…
Suubi Means Hope || A short on my month-long trip to Uganda
It’s been almost exactly a year since I returned from my month-long trip to Uganda. I’ve been going through the photos I took — you can expect to see many of them soon. My trip to Uganda was such an…
Quotes Every Human Can Learn From: Remembering Maya Angelou
Earlier this year, a diva from the highest of divadry orders passed from this Earthly realm. By “diva” I mean a highly accomplished woman worthy of praise and reverence. Words cannot do justice to the magnitude of Maya Angelou’s life….
Save A Puppy With Your Selfie #lastday
Update: As of Sunday Nov. 9th, 2014 the sweet dog has been ADOPTED by a loving family with kids and a big back yard!!!!! Gender-bending supermodel Rain Dove is organizing a group of youth to take one dog from death…
The Only Products I Trust to Grace My Face!
Hello, my lovelies! Let’s talk a little bit about the biggest organ you’re toting around with you every day. It’s your skin! It can be hard to take care of, especially on the sensitive region of your face. As people…
Tips and Tricks: Surviving Traffic Hell
From the beginning of time, no I’m kidding, from the beginning of transportation use traffic has always existed. And until we get the hover cars, here are a few of my favorite ways to get through the congestion. #winning! Favorite…
Quotes Every Human Can Learn From: Week 1 with Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker quotes are perfect for those days when nothing seems genuine and your mouth hurts from fake-smiling, because Dottie didn’t have time for that noise. A celebrated poet, critic, satirist, short-story writer and screenwriter, she was fired from Vanity…
Make Your Early Mornings AWESOME!
Hey Doosters! We all have to do it sometimes, wake up at the crack of dawn or even before then! I have of late, been waking up between 3:30 and 6am. This means I’ve had to figure out how to…
A Dozen Tips to Find Your Lost Dog
It can be overwhelming and seemingly a hopeless mission to find your pet in a big city when you lose them. Millions of people, cars, places to go… Where do you start? What do you prioritize? Where do you go?…
A Solution for Dark Circles from Restless Nights by Expert Jessica Marti
Beauty is in a woman who has an inner soul that resonates through her pores. Her beauty is that of which demands to be seen, loved and appreciated just by her aura, her essence. She Glows. A woman isn’t and should…
Exfoliate Your Stress Away with Spadet!
These last two weeks I have been crazy busy. I got a new job, got sick, and booked three acting gigs. Needless to say I have been up to my neck in business. That’s why I’m really happy…
DIY Halloween Costume Idea || Zombie Wound Tutorial
To all my my procrastinators, budget-friendly recessionistas and/or Pinterest-savvy DIYers that still need to get a costume for Halloween, I’ve got you covered with this zombie make-up tutorial. Fake wounds are easy to create and customize, and the best part…