Tuesday 27 September 2011

Blakkah!


 With Ms. Dowery last weekend.


Cornbread

Made cornbread for the first time tonight... and learnt that the difference between cornmeal and corn flour is considerably vast.
With that said, it still came out soft and moist, but not as textured as I remembered it tasting in the South. [Recipe]

Friday 16 September 2011

Sweat

The weather's slightly bi-polar this week and I'm loving it. Stockings/shorts/leathers/sheer/sandals/socks...

It's a welcomed confusion.


Tuesday 13 September 2011

The love theory

Picture from urbanbushbabes

The thecapitalofcool's Rha Rha taken by Jordan Nembhard
Love Ms Boogy's compact, parted 'fro
Picture from Fashionbombdaily

Thursday 8 September 2011

The Mane Source





So while on my three day hiatus from work, I thought I'd explore my other side and share with my partner how I'd love to practice one of my life-long dream careers: hair styling. With no ellipses nor pause, he snapped back: "I think you're a lot smarter than that."

Ha! Is doing hair not a form of art? Is the dome not a canvas to be worked on? Does vision and colour not get put into hairdos? I think it does. [Remember Edward Scissor Hands?]

So with that said, I'm buying a razor and a pair scissors, and inviting all the coiled and kinky members over for a cut or a braid, a trim and a splash of colour!
 gf..
 Pics Afro Punk and K Is For Kinky

Wednesday 7 September 2011

The Depth of Superficiality

 

The depth of superficiality is vast. From purchasing those peach loafers you really can’t afford (only because the LV monogram is perfectly placed for all see) to whipping out your Blackberry Playbook in a circle of businessmen (who you thought thought you were just a young man trying to get a deal), superficiality is real. And it’s all around.

Excessive bragging is in our faces. Bam! Rappers rap about, singers sing about it, social media is based on it and the media is its biggest fan. I mean, can you blame them, advertising space is not cheap – it pays the bills.

And no, I’m not innocent. I suffer from a mean case of the Look At Me syndrome. This fashionsista is not shy to Tweet about my Jeffery Campbell obsession or drop a designer name, whether vintage or new, to someone who shows the slightest interest in the Pierre Cardin moonbag or Diesel cut-off shorts I’m rocking. 


In fact, I’m not the only open braggadocio in town...

Things




 My length last year

Daylight

"If you put crabs in a barrel to insure your survival... you're gonna end up pulling down niggas that look just like you."

Monday 5 September 2011

Jazzing

Went to the Jazz at the Lake yesterday. 28'C, thighs everywhere and plenty of cool people and music. Had a blast!

I'm so in love with her top-knot. 


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