Gabby Douglas' Hair: Is it THAT serious?

Photo courtesy of mydochub.com

As if winning a GOLD medal at the Olympics wasn't a big enough achievement, the "Black Crab Syndrome" has kicked in and persons are chastising a young athlete for her hairstyle. It all started on Twitter where spectators were giving her a hard time saying her hair was rather "unkept."

What ever happened to watching the competitor, and not watching her hairline? What happened to hoping she "sticks" her landing and not what type of gel she needs to slick her hair down?

Gabby Douglas is a beautiful girl and her abilities should over shadow everything else. There are girls out there walking around with $300 weaves, but cant spell the word "Olympic." But hey, we live in a very vain society. What we do will never really matter to how we look or what/who we are wearing. I wish Gabby Douglas the best in her professional career and that she blossoms into a beautiful, successful young lady.

-And that's all I have to say about that.

Shoe Love: Just Fab "Sarada" Wedge

I need to some wedges to satisfy my shoe fix last month and decided to purchase from JustFab. Sign up here for Just Fab.

JustFab is a monthly fashion subscription site where you take a personality quiz, they pick shoes based on your answers, and every month a stylists pics shoes, accessories and handbags based on your style answers. All shoes are roughly $39.95 and you can skip a month if you don't like what was picked or browse the whole site. There is no annual fee. However, if you forget to skip the month, no worries! Just Fab will just place the $39.95 as a credit to your account to purchase anything you like :)

These are the Sarada wedge. These are very high (just how I like it) and are easy to walk in. However, they do need to be broken in as the toe area is kind of small. I will be stretching these babies out shortly.

Shoe Specs:

Heel Height: 6"

Runs True To Size (toe area needs to be stretch)

Synthetic Upper

Man Made Sole

Platform Height: 2"

I thought this was an interesting to note: the ankle strap section where the buckle needs is not suede like the rest of the shoe but a faux leather. This is great as with all the friction from the buckle, the suede wouldn't hold up at all.

SO. What do you think of Sarada?

Love & Hip Hop: Karlie Redd Inspired Makeup Tutorial

I'll be the first to admit that I enjoy the "Love & Hip Hop" reality show on VH1. I do have my favs and others that just urk me to death (Stevie!). However, Karlie Redd has intrigued me during the show and I have been loving her makeup. I was inspired to do a makeup look that I think she consistently is rocking during most of the episodes.

She keeps it neutral with just a touch of a smokey eye. She also has a very contoured nose and jaw line. Her hair is also for the most part always long and bone straight.

Watch the Tutorial

Products used:

Sedona Lace 28 neutral palette

MAC "Carbon" eyeshadow 

MAC " radiant rose" prep + prime highlighter 

MAC "Ring of Saturn" mineralized blush

Lime Crime "Top Hattie" 

Faux "Gaga" lashes

Wet n Wild "902" lipstick

NYX lip pencil in "Expresso"

Jordana Black eye liner 

Maybelline eye studio gel eye liner in "Blackest black"

Sigma E25 blending brush

Sigma F80 Flat top Kabuki

Misswigs.com Lace Front Wig "Miss A" 

Misso 303 by MissWigs.com

I have a number of wigs from MissWigs.com but this is my first purchase from the Misso Collection.
The Misso Collection has a number of special features different from the other Miss Wigs synthetic lace front wigs. The Misso Collection wigs offer:

• 3" to 3.5" of parting space
• Heat resistant up to 400 degrees F
• W-shaped natural hairline (widow's peak) 

I purchased Misso 303 in the color 1b for $46.99. The curls are very nice and the hair is soft. This is the perfect summer look and a great look for the office.

Specs:

• Hair Texture: 100% Premium Fiber.( Heat resistant)
• Hair Line: W shape ( see the  cap construction)
• Parting : Lace 3”- 3.5" in the front and 1.5" - 2”on the side.
• Lace Type: Soft Swiss Lace
• Lace Color: Transparent, Medium brown.
• Cap Size: Medium.

Check out Misso collection's #303 here Misswigs misso 303