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A "10" Jealous....NEVER THAT! from Sugar N Spice by Spice

In the last year I've worked in 10 states so needless to say I I've met people of all financial, spiritual, mental backgrounds. However last night I think the icing was smeared on top of the cake....Did you know the state of Mississippi is known for:

1. The creation of the Teddy Bear

2. The creation of Blues

3. It's the Sweet Potato Capital of the world.

4. In 2007, BALDY-locks, a fake Mississippi diva, tried to challenge a true "10"!

Last night my clingy co-worker from Mississippi asked me to come over to her hotel room to meet one of her best friends from her hometown. Yall it was late and I needed to get some sleep but the constant phone calls was enough to drive anyone insane so eventually I agreed. From the moment my co-worker opened the door I knew I had made the wrong decision but shit...I'm a trooper so I decided to stay the course. Her friend...who I will call "Baldy-locks" eyed me up and down and gave me a look like I had just passed wind in her presence. Dammit, I felt like I was in the final round of Jeopardy with all the questions this fool was asking me. I tried to keep my cool because a true diva never looses her patience no matter what the situation. However...four big NOSY eyes were all on me and the more questions these chicas asked the more I was beginning to realize I had been set up for the kill. Why in the hell was she so pressed to get my black ass up to her room at 10pm at night? Finally Baldy-locks says, "I heard you have some good hair products!" I said, "What?" She continues, "Yeah my friend was telling me you have a lot of great hair products and I really need to get my hair healthy again." Of course she was sitting on the opposite side of the room so I couldn't really see the true texture of her hair but from where I was sitting it didn't look that bad...at least not to me. So I said, "Hey your hair looks pretty healthy to me!" Yall within seconds this average Mississippi 7 dropped to a 2 as she whipped off her $39.99 Asian wig and tossed it on the floor. I swear time stood still! Lord knows I gasped for air as this "thing" appeared before my eyes.....AHHHHHHH! Trust me, she had no hairline NONE...and her sides were so "eat up" (Ebonics) that I couldn't help but blink...but the worst was yet to come...when she turned completely around and I saw her wannabe Halley Berry 90's cut gone Florida Evans afro I was speechless. Of course I provided her with some much needed hair consultation but this girl should have known Suave products don't work on African-American hair. But this story is not over yet......

I'm not sure if "Baldy-locks" was mad at me for having hair knowledge, looking like a 10 at 10pm, or just being a confident "TRUE SOUTHERN" diva ....but she had something prepared for my ass. With a deep southern drawl she spoke again, "So Spice, you don't have a man...or a boyfriend." What... I knew this greasy ass heifer was not going to go down that treacherous road. I smiled politely and said, "No, I'm just traveling and taking care of me. " Rubbing her short little fingers through her damaged scalp she says, " I used to be a traveling nurse but when I met my man I gave that simple life up." I breathed deeply knowing what this little witch was up to. "Yeah, my man treats me like a queen. He tells me all the time how much he loves and cares about me." I could tell around this time my co-worker was getting uncomfortable with the sound of this conversation because she shifted back and forth in her chair. Yall I was shitting...but I knew I could handle this situation because she was just hating on me for no apparent reason! And to think... I had just given her some sound hair advice, the best advice she probably ever had, and now here she was lashing out on ME. Finally this dandruff prone fool pulled out the straw that broke the camels back..."Spice, my man used to sing to me all the time he would sing... (she started singing A LOT)." I paused...I breathed...and finally I spoke, " Look, I am happy you have a good man. I wish more women had the opportunity to experience what you have and I pray that your marriage continues to grow." My words were short but not calloused! However this Platinum Suave carrying card member had one more slap to administer.... I couldn't even finish my thoughts because she cut me off AGAIN by saying, "Maybe you are looking for the wrong type of man." Now this heifer didn't know me if Adam's house cat but she was assuming that I dated only pretentious, career hungry, attractive men..... I could tell from the tone of her voice. So I did what any true diva would do...I said, "Girl, I can't help it that all men find me attractive...its hard out here but someone has to do it." (I know I was a bitch) With a smirk on my face I stood and waved goodbye and made my Oscar winning exit.

Why do married women try to toss their marriage in single women faces?

~~SPICE~~

..and all the fashion glitteratti--from editors, to retailers, to designers--will descend upon Bryant Park to see the Spring 2008 collections of designers like Nicole Miller, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Tracy Reese. It's a very exciting time!
I've gotten invites to a few hot shows...but the issue is: What to Wear?
In a room full of fabulous people, it's hard to figure out what to rock so that you look like you fit in, yet have a bit of style. Who better to look to than celebs for a 'Fashion Week' look? Check it:
Tracee Ellis Ross...

...looks like a consummate magazine editor in a high waisted skirt, printed silk blouse, sky high yet somewhat conservative peep toes, and bangles. An editor would probably wear a large tote to carry a notebook, pens, etc, instead of a clutch, but the look is there.
If you're more of a designer type, you can keep it super casual like Eva in a t and jeans....

...but don't forget cute bold accessories and ....

...a dress in black or a dark color will help you fit in seamessly.
Oh, almost forgot! If you're sitting front row...

...don't forget your shades!
Get your Fashion Week wardrobe rolling with the following basics:

Top Row: Lace Belted Shift Dress, $149, http://www.lizclaiborne.com/; Satin Polka Dot Blouse, $19.80, http://www.forever21.com/.
Bottom Row: Large Square Sunglasses, $58, http://www.armaniexchange.com/; Classiques Entier® High Waist Skirt, $128, http://www.nordstrom.com/.
I'll be in the tents this time around, reporting on the best of the best for ya, and snapping lots of Real Style. Stay tuned!
Smootches!
PS I know you're coming to my Anniversary party this Saturday!

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Ethnic Models? + Real Style

from The Fashion Bomb by Claire

"There was a turning point where you had many girls working at once, and it looked like things were going to change; we all had high hopes. But then things regressed. Now it seems like all that hard work we did has not changed anything. It's really hard to wake up in 2007 and accept that we shouldn't push the door open again. We can't shut our mouths any longer."--Naomi Campbell

Hey readers,
So Kenya Hunt, an editor for New York Metro, wrote a huge article yesterday on the dearth of ethnic models on the catwalk. She says, "While browsing through the women's boards of the top New York agencies listed on Models.com, few represented more than two black, Latina or Asian models. South Asian women were represented by exactly one model, Ujjwala at IMG, while some agencies such as Supreme management had rosters that were entirely white."
Inspired, I decided that this time around, I'd pay attention to exactly how many ethnic models I saw strutting down the runway. Is there truth to the rumor?
Last night my homie Shameek and I hit up the Nicole Miller and LAMB shows.
I love Nicole Miller's clothes; it seemed that drab beige is her pick for spring...

...though she jazzed it up with splashes of celery/citron and paisley.

While her clothes were elegant, she only had one black model...

And Shameek noted that she was skinnier than the rest. Are stakes so high that ethnic models have to be twice as skinny to walk the runway???
Next up was LAMB, which was a ZOO. Diddy was sitting front row. I tried to get a picture, but .......

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Sweet Tater

from Fly by apipp52942

Pretty pieces at Sweet Tater. This NoLita, NY boutique is getting a lot of press on their signature line of tunics and dresses, which are also available at Intermix.....

Zulu Rose

A beautiful way to describe this magnificent African e-store:

"It is our vision to fuse the strength and intensity of a Zulu warrior with the buttery smoothness and vibrancy of an African rose. Zulu Rose is fire and water, earth and air, dark and .....

Black Pearl Style Profile
When I made a post a month ago about style icons, I committed a big, big sin. I completely forgot to include one of my fav singers, role model and all-around homegirl, Mary J. Blige. She has really brokethrough the shackles that were holding her back from pure happiness, you can tell in her eyes and her style. She goes for more elegant, classy pieces and she of-course adds the MJB flair to everything she wears.

My 2 favorite pics of MJB really show her style and swagger

Everything is about this outfit is PERFECT....

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Don't Tell Your Man Where All of Your Money Is!

from Sugar N Spice by SUGAR

I know some of youse are already sighing and shit after reading the title and I don't really care. I'm hoping to enlighten some of the more "downtrodden" amongst our ranks about the necessity to keep a "get out of hell" stash of scrilla. I've never been married and I hope and pray I don't end up with a fool...certainly I will do an adequate amount of screening and prodding, but sometimes even the most seemingly sane men will flip on a bitch. And, even in my never been married state, I know enough to know that putting all of your nest eggs in one pot, letting some man know where each and every penny of your cash is, is not a good idea.

I know some of you are saying, "Oh, you should want to be honest and offer full disclosure. You shouldn't hide anything from one another." Bullshit! It has been shown that financial problems are one of the biggest factors of marital problems. Hell, relationships in general. Add to that the fact that some marriages just don't work out for a myriad of reasons and you've got a fool-proof reason for each and every woman to keep a stash of cash on the side. It doesn't have to be tens of thousands of dollars, but enough to keep her ass comfortable for several months should the magic die in that marriage or at least enough for a bitch to fill up her gas tank and by some damn crackers and water for the road trip out of Hades! Don't be caught out there looking like Miss Celie from the Color Purple, riding off on the back of somebody's damn wagon 'cause you haven't used due diligence to protect yourself!!

I know I'd feel badly about stashing cash from my husband if I were married, but look, it's a dog eat dog world out there and it's always better to be safe than sorry. Hell, I'll even do one better. When I get married, I might stash some cash for the first 5-10 years and if it looks like things are going okay, I'll confess. Tell my boo that I was doing it and then we can start planning some great [additional] vacations with that dough and put the rest aside for our children's college education. I'm sure he'll be upset for a little while, but he'll get over it. IF, in that 5-10 year period of stashing cash things are looking rocky, I'll be better off. Now, don't be stupid. There are lots of ways this stashing needs to be done so that this pot doesn't become "community property" should a divorce ensue. Maybe put it in your mother or sister's name or something of that nature, hell a damn shoe box, but don't be saving all of that money only to have to give that busta some should he give you his ass to kiss because it was acquired after the union!

Any lawyers out there (c2a maybe?) who want to give readers some insight into how a woman can safely stash cash from her husband and be able to get away with all of it should the marriage crumble? I don't want to hear any of that "don't do it" stuff. Look, if the marriage is going to end, don't you think it will be a good idea that cash has been stashed? -- SUGAR

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Pre VMA Fabness Part 2 and Part 1

from Young, Black, and Fabulous by Natasha

Celebs are all over the swag villas in Vegas. Nelly and Ashanti hit up the Style Villa at The Venus Pool at Caesar's Palace:

He was lookin' real scary when that ring popped up.