15. Bikini, tankini, or one piece? Show us your fave bathing suit this year!
I’ve already built up quite a two-piece collection through the years but wouldn’t mind adding a monokini to the mix ~ my fave of the moment: my VS chevron top & ombré bottom (see No. 5 “paleta” link for sippie selfie in said swimsuit)
This Season’s Shoes & MORE Score ~ especially the A+collaboration between ALDO & Target (coming to stores on ☼Sunday, September 6th/countdown in 5 days)
Restore your hair💁🏻 and keep your feet👣 in tip-top shape this season!
Head’s Start: Our Hair💁🏻
Effortless look: Hair up (yet always time to take hair down [more to follow below]) * flawless make-up * statement dress … Impress = Success#DISPObustAFlow
💁🏻Any hair breakage or loss probs? Look no further; Dr. Oz😷 and yours truly to the rescue!
As someone who’s had healthy hair and has attempted to revitalize it after chemically-treating it (color and curl), I swear by coconut oil and now Marvelous Oil to moisturize it!
💁🏻On 📺The Dr. Oz Show, a professional guest who appeared introduced a pre-treatment
*Pre-Poo ~ comb through approximately 20 minutes before shampooing💆🏻
Thin Hair: Coconut
Medium: Ampro
Thick: Castor
👦🏻Now as someone who’s been more self-conscious about receding hairlines, I’m all about this
Thinning Hair Breakthrough
*Color Powder ~ hides bald spots and grays👴🏽
I personally use the dry shampoo from my Birthday Birchbox to cover up
*Change the part to cover the spots👸🏻
➕Plus, I’d like to pony … I mean, point out the obvious (thanks, auto-correct/subliminal message in my subconscious):
🚫DON’T always pull your hair back in tight buns🍘 or ponytails🐴
👧🏻It may be common sense that these up-dos tend to impose damage on hair follicles, as well as loosening from the scalp. However, for some of us who have long 💇🏼hair, we need to wear our hair up for daily activities (i.e., work, workout) to keep it away from our face.
👧🏻Just like our diets, we may wish to consider that our hairstyles🙆🏽 (chemicals, heat, etc.) must be done in moderation to prevent long-term effects, like losing it. #YOLO
Finish with Our Feet👣
Now that we’ve hit more ☼sunshine☼ past our lingering snowy & rainy seasons, I’m storing my boots at the very top tier of my dress/accessory closet, but they’re still easy to access if I occasionally need them!
👣I read this article that addressed how to exercise good foot and shoe hygiene, especially with the sweat that accompanies the summer heat. It reminds me of how I adopted a practice from my AF wife bestie, who’d at the very least wash her feet before bed (especially after a ladies’ night full of dancing at the club) ~ that way, we don’t stink up our bedtime sheets and wake up with the stench in the air!
👣Similarly, our shoes👟 ~ especially those open-toed ones (flats, flip flops, sandals, stilettos) that we don’t wear with socks ~ need loving too! When I’d work at shoe stores during h.s. and college, I’d always stock up on mint balls to freshen up my footwear. Due to some stains on the insides of our shoes actually coming from dead skin, we must clean and spray those off (I typically pre-treat them with water repellent to prevent marks)! Also, upon removing those shoes, I go back to the above guideline: wash my feet!
🌅Since I’m about to teach my ☼summer☼ speech class about **persuasive speaking, I’ve used two types of testimonies to sway you:
This past weekend, I took my latest photo gig to my fam friend’s 50th birthday party ~ ’50s style! Before I strapped on my cam and shot snaps, I strapped on my suspenders and shot a smile!
Since I seldom have time to shop, much less the money to invest on a full-fledged poodle skirt complete with petticoat
Presenting: my micro mini poodle skirt on a budget!
To complete the look: my high school varsity letterman jacket * my grad ring on a chain * my cat bobby socks * my bowling shoes {Stevies by Steve Madden}
My beloved felines seemed to think that I was looking fine!
My big champ cat is the #BOMBdotCom ~ as in the beautiful #photobomb dot com!
Of course, my furr babies also make the purrfect models!
My Ash Wednesday ensemble when I proclaimed the readings at evening Mass: IN San Francisco lavender 3/4-sleeved mini dress with ruffled v-neck & tan trim ivory braided skinny belt {thanks to María’s †CHRISTmas† gift card from Dillard’s} * Corral 2-toned cowboy boots * Nicole by O•P•I Kardashian Kolor in Back to Reality TV (lavender) as main shade & Follow Me on Glitter (black sparkle for ashes) as accent hue
Most recently, I wore this when I proclaimed the readings at Ash Wednesday †Mass†.
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I did a diagonal side braid to float across the crown.
Walking uphill in these platforms is a workout in itself! No pole or 18 hole!
LMFAO‘s ♪Party Rock Anthem♫ & ♫Sexy & I Know It♪ come to my mind!
¿Tienes agua? My campaign for H2O + my attempt for this DISPO @ the Baby Grand Piano to pull a Cassey Ho #DISPObustAFlow
Despite insoles to alleviate the platform pain, I must admit that I suffered through shuffling (i.e., ♫Cupid Shuffle♪) + salsa y bailando en general yet still managed to have a blast!
Taking a break from dancing & photographing … Here’s how I did my hair (when it held up): I kept it braided all day ’til I got ready, then separated into 2 sections ~ teased the top & put into a braid to wrap around the bottom, which I curled.
I had a beautiful hair day on this Sunday fun day ~ well, more like this whole weekend, actually!
First, I started with braiding my hair and pinning it up. Like my new Coach Gabrielle glasses?
[Dress by Peter Pilotto-Target Collaboration]
Then, when I went to church this morning, I took my hair down… & voila!Bouncy curls is where it’s @ (spritz mane w/holding spray or volumizing mousse, if desired).
[Top by Prabal Gurung for Target]
Now I know that this isn’t a brand-spankin’ new hair tip, but I just wanted to share 1 way of how a great hair day can lead into the next bombshell hair day =D
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