I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours

Here's a sign I really need to get out more. I spent a weekend organizing my drawers but it did make me happy.

I'm not much of an outside girl so I'm running out of indoor projects. I wonder how many times I can reorganize my closet. It's organized by color, type and season.

Okay, I've shown you my drawers, now show me yours.

Two Lips in Need of Color

I went on my annual spring pilgrimage to find a new lipstick. Picking out new makeup is not my favorite thing to do because 1) it takes time to find the right shade and B) it's expensive.

So I went into Ulta and to my surprise, the first thing I tried on was perfect. A great coral/orange that the sales woman convinced me looked great with my skin tone. I agreed and could have stopped there but nope, I was greedy and also wanted a pink gloss. The sales woman last year convinced me pink makes you look younger. I must be a sales person's dream.

When did lip gloss start costing $18 and more? Maybe I should just go with ChapStick. After all, the boy in the classic ChapStick, commercial seemed pretty damn happy when Dr. J., aka Dr. ChapStick, tossed him a tube. However, I'm not a kid from the 70s and I need a little color therapy.

I'm happy now. I can't wait to pucker up and show off my lips.

Beauty, Brains, Talent and Style

Photo Credit: LOGAN ALEXANDER PHOTOGRAPHY

I used to think it was impossible, and maybe not fair, for a person to be beautiful, smart, talented and stylish but Nailah Porter is all that and more. Her album, ConnJazzNess, will soon be released. Read about this much buzzed about artist and my friend in this London Times article. Then listen for yourself.

Black and White and Read All Over

So I took a hiatus from my blog. I lost a job, found a new one, and needed time to regroup. I felt I lost my style mojo but now I've settled into my new job, with new people and a new perspective.

So today, I did one of my favorite things that helps me to relax. I looked in stores for something interesting to add to my style closet. However, I picked up a white blouse and a black skirt and then I realized, I was buying the very thing I was wearing.

I tend to gravitate to the same things. I have 10 or 12 black skirts, 10 or 12 black dresses for various occasions and I can never have enough white shirts. Then I thought how easy my life would be if I wore black and white as my self-imposed uniform for work. I like the idea a simplistic wardrobe but I also need color and variety in my life.

I like creating new outfits with various colors and configurations. It's the artist in me to create something interesting, different and unique. But then there's something to be said for a classic. I think a trip to White House Black Market is in order this weekend.