Black Out

This past weekend was pretty awesome, I attended BeautyConNYC for the first time and let me just tell you it was a makeup lovers dream. If you’ve never been you have to go! So many of my favorite makeup companies were there Milani, Lime Crime, NYX, Luxie, Laura Geller, and so many more. Not to mention the swag bags were amazing as well as the freebies and discounted prices. I will definitely be going next year. The following day I got up with my favorite girlie for drinks at a cool little spot in Brooklyn. Across the street I spotted this red wall and just knew we had to snap pictures. So we did, and then enjoyed dinner and girl talk!

Fall is Here

Its officially Fall, the temperatures here in New York have starting getting cooler and it’s the perfect timing to swap out the short shorts and usher in your leather pieces. I went for sleek with this look; you can never go wrong in all black.

Twenties

Your 20’s…. my my my the best years and sometimes feels like the worst years of your life. It’s like you’re not a kid anymore but inside you still feel like you are and aren’t… weird concept but you get my drift. I mean just think about it, in a span of 10 years you probably will have experienced every emotion imaginable or at least it feels that way, you move into your first apartment, you fall in love, get your heart broken and vow never to love that hard again. YEA RIGHT lol…. You move to foreign places, you land your first entry level job at the company you’ve always dreamed about, you grind...party and grind some more, you take risks you never even thought about, and do things that are so random you have to stop and question yourself. Your 20’s…. you start to create your own businesses, you start looking at the future in a way you never really thought you would because that was for the old people right??? You go crazy with your friends, tell secrets you vowed to take to the grave and you laugh boyyyyyyy do you laugh a lot.

I say all this to say, you find out who you are in your 20’s. It’s like you go on this personal journey with yourself to find out who and what makes you…. YOU. While I don’t turn 30 for another 3 years sometimes I find myself sitting back and looking at how much I have grown from 20 to now 27. I say to all you who are rushing… STOP. Enjoy the madness that makes you who you are in your 20’s. Allow yourself to feel every emotion you want to feel because your feelings are justified. Allow yourself to get hurt and learn from the hurt… trust me it always makes a better you in the end. Allow yourself to go on your own personal journey everything else is just background noise don’t listen to it. Get to know you and be happy with you. Allow your 20’s to teach, mold, and inspire.

 

Xoxo - Star

Growth

I know it’s been a few days since my last post but I have been trying to get things settled since I made my big move…. What move you might ask?... Well,  remember I told you guys I had something super exciting to share in my last post here it is….. I moved to New York City. Since arriving here, I really haven’t had much time to sit down and blog. I’ve been ripping and running around trying to get everything settled and squared away. Although my things are still kind of stored away in my luggage, and I have shoes piled in a corner that need a place to call home, I am truly loving everything this city has to offer and I’m excited to hit the ground running. I won’t lie, as many times I have visited this city it’s definitely a different feel when you call it home. I always knew I wanted to return, after working for CBS a few years ago. This place just captivates you and forces you to be about your business because no one else really will. I say all this to say… go out there and make things happen for yourself. If you’re not satisfied where you are in life, CHANGE IT! People never grow in comfort zones. It’s when we take a leap of faith, risk it all, that our dreams start to come true and we start to see the potential we have within ourselves to conquer our fears.  Just do it! Stop evaluating the shoulda, coulda, woulda’s and just do it because life is short, very short and we all only have an allotted amount of time on our clocks to make all our dreams come true. Now, don’t get me wrong you will have some ups and some downs but it’s all a part of the journey.

-Star

B-Boy Stance

As I began posting these photos today Cassidy’s old song ‘B-Boy Stance’ immediately came to mind. “Chillan in the club in my b-boy stance…. lol lol “ Isn’t this throwback Jordan jersey everything? I wanted to switch the vibe up a little so I threw on some J’s and a snapback and called it a day. Seriously this is probably the most comfortable outfit I have ever blogged in. Shoootttt…. I could get used to this. Maybe not… but for now it’s a nice little twist.

-Star

Alley Ways

Just never lose yourself in the midst of it all, it never gets that foggy.

The Perfect Combination

The older you get,

the more you realize that

it isn’t about the material things,

or pride,

or ego.

it’s about our hearts and who they

beat for.

 

-R.A.

An Animals Prints

Keep your relationship private without keeping your partner a secret. There’s a difference between privacy and being a secret.

-Drake

Falling for Florals

Never confuse a lesson for a

Soulmate…

Life's Lessons

If there is one thing I know to be true in life is, you will get hurt. Friends will walk away, lovers will crush your heart and take your soul with them, and you won’t always get what you want or even what you feel you deserve. BUT each day it’s your duty to remind yourself that life does go on. The people who left you, left for a reason. They were only placed in your life for a season. The love that was tarnished, that you thought was so pure, true and real was there to show you what you don’t deserve, there to teach you that you deserve so much better. Ladies and gents that visit my blog I can definitely say I have been through my fair share of life’s ups and downs. I have cried, tossed and turned and felt like my world was over. However, I was always given another day to smile, another day to learn and another day to hope. You see you can’t get better if you don’t hurt; it’s a fundamental truth about life. In your hurt you gain strength, you become invincible. So don’t fret over other people’s wrong doings to you. It’s ok to cry, it’s ok to dislike them but never hate, and it’s perfectly fine not to speak. But don’t think for one second you won’t have another day to smile, another day to learn, and another day to find true love. You’re Beautiful!!!!

-Star