so as usual its been a while since I've posted...I have GOT to do better..

I'm at the point where I'm literally getting sick of myself and my bad habits...

spending, speeding, lack of patience, lack of commitment...

I'm ready to GROWWW

so I'm going to REALLY REALLY try to commit myself to blogging AT LEAST once a week...

pics included..

it actually helps me not to go on and on to people who could care less...just because I have things bottled up lol

and its a start to changing

So the pics above are from last Sunday's photoshoot at my house...

shoutout to Gifted to Style U Fashion Mgt (Shannan J.)!!...aspiring stylist..she styled the shoot...pics are going to be used to build her port...pretty sure she has a blog comin out soon as well...will keep u posted...(GREAT FASHION EYE)

and 20/20 VMP who shot and taped the shoot check out their website

consider them family was muchhhh funnn got to use a lot of vintage pieces i hadn't worn yet...(ie metallic gold jacket second pic LOVEEEEEE)

CLICK FOR BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE OF SHOOT AND ME IN ACTION LOL

speaking of vintage I am still very much addicted but I think I have enough things now to last me over the month of NOVEMBER have GOT to start using self control...

in other news i took out my weave the pics above are with it STILL in after 4 mths

I gotta say.. I will NEVER keep a weave in that long again

taking it out hurt worst than getting it braided and sewn in

I have NEVER SEEN my roots so nappy

and the amt of hair that came out of my hair CANT be healthy

my scalp is still paying the price for that comb out....

i believe i'm tenderheaded now

anyway i took myself to the dominicans.. I had been going to the dominicans for 2 years FAITHFULLY before I really started doing my own hair.. and I actually missed it...I do hair..and i get my hair done for free but i just HAD to go there for some reason... I used to go to a shop called Nuevo Estilo in North Philly..and a few of the women from that shop opened up a new shop around the corner from my job in West Philly....(all the way God lol)

anyway I got a wet set and as I sat for 2 hours (ha-lawd!) under the dryer i watched their technique and wrote like 3 pages of notes on my phone for my OWN salon.....I HAVE HUGEEEEE PLANSSS...MADD EPIPHANIES AND STUHH'

anyway the final result of my wetset was tight GRANDMOM hard as rock curls lol

but thats what i prepared myself for...i brushed the sides up into a mohawk (which hurttt) and I'm going to try to rock it out like this for 2 weeks ...or until my scalp heals =(..then its straight city!!! probably some color as well...

attn: IM GOING TO START SELLING ON THIS BLOG SOOO GET UR PAYPAL ACCTS READYYY!!!

I went back to the thrift store today and i can't go shopping again for at least a month!

I have at least 4 bills waiting to be paid (disgusting, I know)

Got the best fur jacket for the fall

a sequin trimmed black blazer...funky metallic trimmed sweatshirt

and not pictured is a long cream tulle skirt and a royal purple dress ...oh and some beat up aqua-green loafers that I'm in love with!

I posted the pics of my suede jacket that I CAN'T TAKE OFF

My dress that you probably can't understand on the hanger but believe me she's SICK

and my oversized Royal purple blazer! I can't wait to put a floral dress and tights under it

okay, that's all for fashion right now...

It's time to focus on hairrrr and getting into school

I have to work up the nerve to ask my dad to cosign on my loan for me ...

He's vowed never to cosign again since I dropped out of college...

IF I can get through to him I still have to get him to dish out 795 dollars for my kit...

of course, I'll pay him back with my refund check and try to put like 300 in maybe idk i need help

I HATE asking my dad for anything

I HATE the fact that I even need my parents to fund MY dream but hayy u gotta do what u gotta do

and I'm not gonna sit here and stress myself out about it...

I HAVE to TRUST God for break throughs

and PRAYYYYYY

NO CHOICE....

love, alicia

ok i kno i always post and lack pictures and details but i'll post them later; promise...

I just had to share a tiny victory story...

ok; maybe bittersweet victory..

well I made a vow to stop shopping "new" for a while now

shopping vintage/thrift/goodwill

is soo much more fun and I find so many one of a kind piecess

so I've been hittin up the goodwill around where I live for a while now....

searching and searching through clothes to find little cute things and I've had luckk

but it took a WHOLE lot of effort...

anyway my friend has been on her vintage shopping for a year or 2 now and she's been telling me about this thrift store like its incomparable..

I got off work super early today and was on my way to the mall (to spend $25) in M.A.C.

and decided I would swing by the store and see what the deal was...

I walked in that store and went absolutely STARK crazy....

When I walk into a place that has an OVERFLOW of cute things...

I get a rush....

When I walk into a place that has an OVERFLOW of cute things FOR CHEAP....

its seriously like chaos in my head

I literally wanted to throw up from how much they had!!!

First of all,

What thrift store do you know that color codes EVERYTHING

I walked in and (the store was like the size of a department store)

and they had 4 or 5 rows of shoes.

ALL color coordinated

coulda went crazy right there...

but I'm not into shoes enough for that

but when i got to the clothes.....i could have bought EVERYTHING IN THAT STORE

I ended up spending 62 dollars (the bitter part )

BUT

I found an AMAZING DRESS from Laurence Kazar

I always look up the designers wen I find good vintage pieces

and I noticed he specialized in EXTRANESS

everything I've seen of his is beaded, sequined, and FLASHY

like something Fran Drescher's grandmom would rock on "The Nanny"

The dress I bought is NO different

hand beaded all on the body sequins and beads GALORRE on the shoulders, and shoulder padss, shoulder padss..peep hole in the back aka THE BOMB...I think you're going to have to wait until december to see her though b/c this is my dress for the Golden Scissors Awards

and I got a black SUEDE, CROPPED, FRINGED jacket for 30 dollars

alll the way suede too!!

perfect accessory!

I think I always go crazy in stores b/c I'm not practical at all

I always picture myself walking down NY streets or out at fancy events

when I picture myself in clothes..

that's why I have dresses and pieces in my closet that i have yet to wear

cz I'm not in nobody's NEWYORK

or nobody's fancy event lol

just workin ...

a girl can dream though

I want to make my blog prettier and more interesting but I just can't find the time to post pics and get into detailed stories ...or even put effort into my clothes enough to take pics

Ever feel like You've spent an unprecedented amount of money

and don't even want to look at your bank statement to see your damage??

I'M THERE.

ALL THE WAY...