VMA F*ckery and My Back To School Outfits Video

Helllllllo Ladies! Just swinging by to say a quick hello.....(off topic) HOW SCANDALOUS WAS  MILEY CYRUS ON THE VMA'S?!? I know she is trying to distance herself from that Disney image but honey....I rebuke thee Satan inside of Miley! Miley was a wild child last night and she might be the first white person I call ratchet. *Confused Face*

OMG......Who else squealed like a little girl when NSYNC came out?!? Am I blind or is Lance now the most handsome guy out of  Nsync? Too bad he's gay. What else? Um Taylor swift received an award and threw shade at her ex boyfriend (Harry Styles?) who was present in the audience. Nowwwww if I hadn't been through a heartache/breakup I would call Miss Taylor childish, but sh*tttttttttt if I had a platform to throw shade at my ex  I would do it too.

 I think Robin Thicke was cheated out of his award for "best summer song". I mean you can't go anywhere without hearing that damn "blurred lines" song, but instead one direction got the award for "dance all night". Imma need MTV to do better with choosing winners next time. Last but not least LADY GAGA, her body is sick! Lady Gaga put on some pounds and I LOVE IT ON HER. Not too skinny and not too fat. Gaga got the YAMS/CAKE...lol.

Tee Hee...but yeah I wanted to check in and tell you guys to check out my newest video. I did a back to school look book and I would love it if my blog family checked it out. This is one of the first videos I worked my magic with movie maker and let me know how you think i did!

Me Day And R&B Divas LA

So today was one of those self pampering days for me You know how that is right ladies? One of those days where you stay home all day and catch up on your favorite tv shows, blog, tweet, etc. One of the many things I accomplished today was painting my nails. I was def inspired by one of my fellow bloggers (thanks girlie!). I used Sally Hansen's Breezy Blue and Sinful Color's Snow Me White. I put the polka dots on with a Qtip. I wanted to decorate two fingers on each hand, but I have no patience. I guess I'm getting old.

Any who do any of you guys watch R&B Divas LA? I came across this show because Kelly Price was trending on Twitter so out of curiosity I tuned in. OMG this show is hilarious...please tell me this show is scripted because Kelly Price's Azz is cray cray! Its funny but ironically with the creation of reality TV we get to see the REAL personality of these super stars, sometimes its ugly. I knew nothing about Kelly Price prior to this show, I only knew she had a powerful voice. This heifer is a DIVA tho, she puts Maria Carey and Pdiddy to shame.
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Others on the show are Lil Mo (who I love) she cracks me up. You have Dawn from en vogue, Chante Moore, Michel le (who looks like La Toya Jackson or someone in the Jackson family post nose job), and Claudette Ortiz (who is stunningly gorgeous). I'm mad I didn't know about this show before but I have a new addiction. If any of you watch this do you think Kelly had reason to flip out when Fred was appointed as the director? Man twitter was having a field day with Kelly....smh. Welp cutting the post here, talk to you again soon ladies.

Is shoulder length long? What is long hair to you?

So I was browsing the hairlista forum and I found an interesting discussion going on. There was a question posed asking ladies what hair length they considered to be "long". They were also asked what hair length was considered "too long\undesirable". I don't know, I feel like the perception of "long" in the black hair community is all out of whack.

Let me back track a little bit for those of you who do not know what this hair lingo is. Alright so during my hair journey and frequenting blogs/youtube I learned that there was secret world online. Like a little cult (that's how I tried to explain it to my boyfriend lol). This hair community has its own lingo, location, and hair journey veterans (those who've mastered growing hair).

So what are the hair length names and what do they mean? Well here it goes:

EL- Ear length
SL- Shoulder length
APL- Arm pit length
BSL-  Bra Strap length
MBL- Mid back length
WL- Waist length
Tailbone length
HL- Hip length

Now a majority of the woman shunned shoulder length hair...maybe one person said shoulder length hair was long. Mostly all the women believed that APL-BSL hair was where you joined the long hair club. Then you had the handful of women who thought BSL was where long hair could be claimed. On the subject of "too long" most agreed that anything past hips or the butt was too long.
As for myself I think APL hair is long, anything past HL is scissors time lol. I think the perception of long hair is out of whack especially in the online hair community because we know that black hair has potential to grow past certain lengths. We know and have witnessed hair possibilities. How can I explain that better?

Before I learned about the online hair community the longest hair that I'd seen on a person (African American) in real life was MBL. I grew up in a predominantly minority neighborhood and I'd seen long natural hair with my younger classmates, but as we all grew and applied chemicals to our tresses our length went bye bye. Now that I'm older to be honest with you I probably know 3  people in my neighborhood/job/highschool with REAL BSL hair or longer. I believe that standards are higher if you know what hair journeys are about, but If you asked me what the beginning point of long hair is "pre hair community" it'd be APL because in my area that length is not common.
What do you guys think? What length marks long hair for you? What hair length is too damn long? I'm curious to hear your opinions, drop a comment down below. Ohhh in this last picture down below I was APL, in the one above I'd consider myself shoulder length just so you guys could have an idea.

Hey Years...Where Are You Going?!?

Time flies.....I keep many pictures in my phone because I like that sentimental crap *smile*
I thought it'd be neat to post my pictures from September and August of last year. I would also like to write a few words to the me of last year....
Hey you.....lil girl lost, you eventually found your way. Last year you saw no signs of hope and pain was all you seemed to know. Hey you, faking those smiles while worried all the while aren't you glad you found him? Loving your best friend, you didn't understand it back then but your heartbreak did end cuz of him. Hey you, starting out your last semester of college glad you pulled through and gained some knowledge.
We are ok now thanks to you. We're not a hundred percent good, but things should be changing soon.

Don't Squeeze My Bun

I'm a big ol' sucka for a bun. Bunning is a great way to protective style your hair, and I must say that I' am quite obsessed. Buns are a sure fire way to keep ends protected especially now since people will be breaking out the wool sweaters and itchy scarves for fall.

In all honesty my go to styles are buns (especially when I'm low on cash lol). I do, however, try to switch up the position and appearance of the buns as much as possible. I'm constantly reinventing my take on buns because I get bored easily. I also do different buns to avoid putting constant stress on one main area of my hair. If you're bunning to help retain length the last thing you want to do is aggravate your hair, so switch up when you can.

Things to remember when bunning:

• Don't use scrunchies with metal parts, they can break your hair.
• Do moisturize and seal before bunning. Since your hair is up might as well give it some good TLC.
• Do try to be creative and switch your buns appearance.
• To get a nice smooth bun--} use gel, brush your edges down, and apply a head tie for 15 minutes to set your style!
• Want to add some kick to your do? Add a cute head band or some sassy big earrings. 

Enjoy bunning ladies and don't forget to follow my youtube page because I will be creating a bun series. I will showcase all of my different buns and how to do them.

Blog Lovin?

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You Are Stupid Being You

As of lately I've been feeling like the world is out to get me. Here's the thing....ever since I could remember I took on the role of "the shy kid/the quiet kid". You know the type, I was the student who was a pleasure to have in class because I was invisible and smart. I hated that shy label but it's had a hold on me for my entire life. Even into adulthood you'd think I'd grow some vertebra back there, but nope. Negative.
As an adult i don't think this being shy thing is cute anymore because I KNOW it is putting me at a disadvantage now that I'm being thrown into the real adult world. A part of me knows that I need to join some sort of club or organization that would help me to come out of my shell a lil bit. I've taken speech in college, I've done group work, and I've even worked retail! What gives? I feel like i need a course in socialization 101. Why am i like this?
I dunno i feel like deep down inside I hold back from new people because i fear what they might think of me if i were unfiltered. I just don't want people to judge me by what i do or say...which is ironic because that's inevitable. We are humans and I've come to realize we are judgmental as all f*ck. The only way people wouldn't judge you is if you were dead and even then while you lay in the coffin I'm sure some smug mutherfudger would have something to say about something. Moral of the story is I have to learn to loosen up. I should say what I want, and do what I want with no regrets because I might very well die tomorrow. I realized that I won't be everyones idea of "normal"but its important that I gain respect...and the only way I can do that is by opening up.

Hi Ya!!!!! YOUTUBER ALERT!

Hey blogger family! Sjones here, and as usual I'm back from some sort of hiatus. Honestly I'm going to get into the habit of blogging at least once a week. A blog is a great way to express yourself and I think I've taken this forum of self expression for granted. Last time I checked in I was on a hair kick, and I've pretty much stuck with it (but not on here) *ashamed face*

BUT *happy face* I'm here to put all of you guys on and let you know about my youtube channel. I honestly did dread the idea of interconnecting my social networks for fear of people that I know in real life finding me....but what the heck! Livin La Vida Loca Right? So If you folks are into hair videos, fashion videos, and vlogs then come on over and subscribe to my youtube channel. I promise my content will only get  better with time......lol. I will definitely insert my most popular video in this post and maybe my channel may hold something worthwhile for someone in my  blogger family.

On another note, I missed talking to you guys so much. Dang it's been a while since I updated you all with anything, and that's only because the blogger app I was using had technical difficulties. I usually blogged on the go so once my app bugged out I got lazy. Alright as promised.....more hair posts very soon. I'll be catching you up with my life, sharing stories, and reading up on some of your blogs. Stay Tuned, MUAH!