Part 1 x Jordan Year

Last Thursday on February 25th,  I brought in my 23rd birthday (shoutout to my fellow Pisceseans)! I started constructing a birthday blog post for you guys so you could celebrate with me, but there was just so much going on in the days that followed, time got away from me. So this week I've got a couple of posts planned debuting my ensembles from the weekend that I'm pretty stoked to share with you guys. So it all began with this emerald, velvet dress...

My two favorite features on this dress are the length and the color. The deep tint of emerald green is just so regal and sophisticated to me, and that in itself complements the length of the dress quite uniformly. The velvet made the night feel as festive as the dress!

I also really love bodycon dresses with long sleeves for some reason. Not just because it's functionally useful when it's 10 degrees outside, but something about the way they look with a form fitting garment it just so very pretty to me. And I think the center cutout detail on this particular dress really stood out to me because it was just such an unexpected hint of sex appeal on something that could've otherwise stood as fairly conservative.

Stay tuned this week for the rest of the past weekends' birthday festivities in Atlanta, Stares goers. I'm just getting started.

Dress - by Boohoo

Photography by Joy Etuk

The Playlist - Vol. 2

IN CASE YOU'RE JUST TUNING IN:

The Playlist is a series where I'll present you guys with a playlist of 10 - 25 songs that I've been listening to throughout the week. The playlist will consist of a variety of genres since I am a lover of all music (although, you will probably never see a country song on a playlist). They won't always be new songs, and they won't all be from signed artists. I'll pull music from both my iTunes library and my Soundcloud page, so it'll be a solid mix of old and new songs. If I've got an entire album or  LP/EP on my mind, I'll share that at the end of the post. I'll make sure to add links in the song names so you can listen to it immediately!


1.) Skipping Stones ft. Jhene Aiko x Gallant  < (CLICK HERE TO LISTEN)

• Contemporary R&B
• slow, happy
• relaxing

2.) Song Cry x Jay-Z

• Hip-hop/Rap
• lyrical
• sad
• chill

3.) This Feeling x Alabama Shakes

• Blues Rock
• soulful
• inspirastional
• slow

4.) Hyyerr ft. Chip Tha Ripper x Kid Cudi

• Rap
• upbeat, realxing
• happy

5.) Somewhere Over the Rainbow x Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole

• Pop (ukelele acoustic)
• happy, upbeat
• inspirational
• dreamy

6.) Girls Just Want to Have Fun x Greg Laswell (Cyndi Lauper cover)

• Pop (piano acoustic)
• melancholy
• sad

7.) Crazy x Daniela Andrade (Gnarls Barkely cover)

AND

Crazy x Ray Lamontagne (Gnarls Barkley cover)

• Acoustic 
• slowed down from orginal
• relaxing

7.) Blow My High (Members Only) x Kendrick Lamar

• Hip-Hop/Rap
• 4 Page Letter x Aaliyah 
• upbeat, chill

8.) Teeneagers x My Chemical Romance

• Alternative rock
• Fast, upbeat
• Fun
• Wild

9.) American Wedding x Frank Ocean

• Contemporary R&B
• Hotel California x Eagles sample
• mid-paced
• meloncholy

10) When I See It x Kanye West

• Hip-Hop
• Tell Your Friends x Weekend sample
• minimal lyrics, auto tuned
• chill
• cruising music

11.) Lottery x Kali Uchis

• Pop
• happy, upbeat
• psychedelic

12.)Slow Jamz ft. Twista & Jamie Foxx x Kanye

• R&B/Rap
• fun
• upbeat
• fast

13.) GBIT90's x The Weeknd

• PBR&B/Pop
• beat of "Acquainted" (Beauty Behind the Madness)
• riveting, upbeat

14.) She ft. Frank Ocean x Tyler the Creator

• Hip-hop
• upbeat, chill

15.) Cartoons & Cereal ft. Gunplay x Kendrick Lamar

• Hip-hop/Rap
• upbeat, fast
• angry

16.) Eternal Sunshine x Jhene Aiko

AND

17.) Eternal Sunshine x Kim Vallido (Jhene Aiko cover)

• PBR&B/Neo-soul
• happy
• slow
• inspirational

18.) Strawberry Vapors x Luke James

• PBR&B
• relaxing
• happy, romantic
• slow

19.) Extacy Pill ft. Young Thug x Gucci Mane

• Trap
• upbeat
• tough

20.) Rock n' Roll Queen x The Subways

• Rock
• upbeat
• fun, fast

21.) All of You x Roy Woods

AND

All of You x Roy Woods (OZZIE Remix)

• PBR&B
• original: slow, cruising music, intense 
• remix: upbeat, fast, intense

22.) Vibe With x Eli Sostre

• PBR&B
• slow, upbeat

23.) Drops of Jupiter x Train

• Pop Rock
• upbeat, fast
• fun

24.) Elmer Fudd x Jimi Tents

• Rap
• upbeat, slow
• melancholy

25.) I Wanna Be Where You Are x Jackson 5

• Old school R&B
• Fun
• Fast, upbeat
• Romantic

Cheetah Print

Here's another one of my ensembles from the weekend if you're looking for some inspiration for a night out on the town! I've really been digging the T-shirt dress/over the knee boots look. It's sassy and fun without showing too much. I paired mine with shorts since the shirt I'm wearing is more of just a long T-shirt vs. a T-shirt dress. I could definitely use a few more of these in my closet.

This shirt style is not exactly what I'm usually drawn to when I'm out shopping. But for some reason I was really intrigued by this particular one, so I thought I'd take it for a spin. I learned from my mother that sometimes things look different on you than from how they look on the hanger, so it's always best to try it on. And you know what? I really ended up liking it! Challenge your doubts every now and again.

I seem to be having a lot more guest appearances lately, ha!

Challenge your doubts.

Shirt by (no name)
Boots by - Unisa

Photography by Joy Etuk