MUA NOTES: AVOIDING OILY SKIN

July 22, 2011 Fashion No Comments

Avoiding oily skin:

If you’re going to wear foundation make sure it’s oil free, use oil free moisturizer w/ sun protection (Sephora has some great ones, or you can go to your local pharmacy if you’re on a budget) and remember to always use a primer. If you’re not a fan of foundation and prefer something a bit more lightweight — I use HourGlass’s tinted moisturizer (my personal favorite and the coverage is amazing) using a fan brush I apply MAC’s translucent powder on top and I’m ready to go.

Every once in a while pat your face with oil absorbing sheets/blotting paper, to remove oil without ruining your makeup.

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Do You Ever Play Foreplay Games? (Truth or Dare)

July 21, 2011 Lifestyle 1 Comment

WORDS BY DAVE JACKSON

“Truth or dare,” she asked.

“Truth,” I smiled.

“Why did you invite me over here tonight?”

I had to admit to myself that somewhere along the line, between all of the phone calls, emails and chats we’d had, I’d simply caught feelings for her. Instead, I opened my mouth and responded, “I wanted to see you.”

“Really?”

To avoid having to explain my plight any further, I continued the game: “Truth or dare?”

She looks at me, licking her lips, and whispers, “Dare.”

I dared her to kiss me.

I figured since she’d already read me that I should let this go where I wanted it to go in the first place. Her face came inches from mine. Her lips pursed for a kiss. Then, she stopped: “I’ve been thinking about those lips of yours since I walked in here.”

Moments later our lips locked. This seemingly endless kiss only lasted a few seconds but I soaked up every passionate moment. Her lips were soft and moist, just as I had imagined all this time.

Once our embrace was over, she returned to her original position and resumed the game: “Truth or dare, Mr.?”

“Dare”, I smirked.

“I dare you to play the rest of this game naked,” she laughed, with a combination of lust and humor in her eyes.

I pondered the rest for a moment before complying to the rules of the game. As I slipped off my clothes, piece by piece, I chuckled, “I just asked for a kiss.”

“And I asked to see you naked, so hurry up.”

As I slipped off my boxers and stood completely naked, I turned 360 degrees so she could get a complete view of her request.

“Hmmm,” she smiled. “I like, I like.”

I turned towards her with my manly glory directly in her line of sight. “So, truth… or dare?”

I can see in her eyes that she loves this game. She loves the level of control.

Finally, she replies, “Truth.”

“Why did you want to see me naked?”

She looks up at me before her eyes dart back down, “I was curious.”

I have a tendency to push for answers but I didn’t this time. I let it go.

As I sit back down, she asks, “Truth or dare?”

“Dare.”

“I dare you to make love to me tonight.”

I pause for a second and then ask, “Could you repeat that?”

“You heard me,” she says, coyly.

“Tonight, I want to be your friend and your lover, no more truth or dare.”

She stood up. Taking two steps towards me, her eyes ask me to undress her. I oblige; rising to my feet and meeting her face-to-face.

Our eyes lock.

I grab her by her waist and pull her as close as I can before pulling up her sweater over her head. Before I can continue, she reaches back and unsnaps her bra. Both items fall to the floor with wanton disregard.

She wraps her arms around my neck and I bend down to accommodate her height.

We kiss again.

Gentle.

Tender.

Sweet.

My lips move from hers to her neck, while my hands loosen up her belt and unbutton her jeans. Her moans are stress related; so much time spent not feeling the way she wants to.

I want to make her feel good.

She moans her desperation as my tongue covers her neck and collarbone, our bodies radiating heat.

I slide her jeans down to her ankles. She frees herself from her pants legs, all the while showering my neck and chest with kisses.

My hands travel down her waist, arriving at her panties, which were still snugly in place, encasing her curves. I gripped her ass firmly, groping and massaging her tender skin.

I raise my hands higher and place them inside her panties, feeling on her cuff, her cheeks and back to her waist.

“I dare you to touch it,” she whispers.

I knew exactly what she meant.

She leans back and looks down, focusing on what she’s waiting for. “I wanna watch.”

I massage her erect clit with moistened fingers. She moans once more.

Eyes closed, she rests her head on my shoulder as my fingers make circles around her spot. Helping her to her feet, I sit her on my bar stool, stand in front of her and spread her legs.

I lean in to kiss her.

Bumping our tools of pleasure together—my right hand on her neck, my left on her breast—her fingernails stab my arms as I kiss her.

Lick her.

Rub her.

Her pleasure is written all over her face.

“I dare you to taste it,” she whispers.

I’m fully erect as I pull back and crouch down, her eyes following my every move.

“I wanna watch you.”

Slowly, I slide her panties away from her waist, revealing her gorgeous pussy. I plant my face between her legs and take the longest most luscious lick of her entrance. As I reach her clit, I stop and look up at her.

My eyes and my tongue are the only visual reference points she has.

As promised, she watches intently.

My tongue moves rapidly, focusing only on her erect center of pleasure. I tell her to grab my head and hold it where she wants it. “This is your tongue…what do you want it to do?”

She pulls my face in tighter, forcing me down her entrance. “Drink, baby”, she whispers, her excitement in overdrive.

I sip from her fountain until it erupts.

Gripping the back of my neck tighter as she cums, she moans, “Yes!”

I rise to my feet. We’re both naked and hot, breathing heavy and wanting more.

“I dare you to feel it,” she whispers, sensually.

After placing on a condom, I rest my hands on her thighs and enter.

She is so wet. The deeper I push into her the better it feels. Our eyes lock. Every emotion and thought we experience is expressed without words.

Her head rises and falls with every push and pull. Her nails settle once again into my skin. My left hand rubs her nipple, while my right wraps her hair around it, pulling it to me.

She bellows as she cums on me—her body shaking uncontrollably. Her grip on my arms loosen and fall to her sides.

Her brow is moist. A bead of sweat drips down to her chest…onto her breast…and down her stomach, before diving into her navel.

My desires still not satiated, I pull out and speak, “I want you in my lap.”

I wrap my arms around her, pulling her off the stool and into me. We kiss and for a quiet moment, we are one.

It’s my turn on the stool, so she sits me down and leans into me. I scoop her petite but solid frame onto me. She eases on to my manhood, letting out a subtle moan as she sheathes me.

I push her up and pull her back down with ease and tenderness. Still stimulated, her orgasm comes quickly and she screams out as the wave of pleasure consumes her.

Mine is close behind.

I can feel it surging beneath the surface.

I am so close, I want to go faster.

I need to go faster.

She understands. Looking down at me, she simply says, “Go.”

I rock her into submission, her moans become cries that transform into physical tears. Her body isn’t hers anymore. It is mine until I am done.

Her hands are in her hair, holding her sanity together.

She says, “I dare you to take it.”

Say no more.

Wrapping her pony tail around my hand, I pull her down. With the other arm, I bring her into me.

She has nowhere to go.

So hard…

So fast…

In these moments, it seems like we both are in another place. In that moment of bliss, flesh and need we cum…

Together.

Have you ever played Truth or Dare in the bedroom before? How much of a turn on was it for you? Is playing games a great way to spice up your lovemaking? What’s the best icebreaker for sexual tension? What types of games would you be willing to play with a lover? Have you ever used a stool/chair as part of your lovemaking? Are you excited about the return of Wet Wednesdays?

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Penthouse Fashion Show

This past Saturday, July 16th, I attended Kiante “The Sneaker Mann” Young’s Penthouse Fashion Show sponsored by American Apparel at The Ohm in NYC.

Besides the breathtaking view of the Big Apple, attendees were treated to a beautiful lineup of models styled in American Apparel’s Fall line by fashion aficionado OJ Williams. Hair and make-up were done by celebrity stylist Gerard Dure, of the Braxton Family Values.


Check out some of the photos and video provided by Ricardo Muniz and True Legacy Media.
Kiante “The Sneaker Mann” Penthouse Fashion Show Presented by American Apparel (Video)
Pictures by Ricardo Muniz

RELAX!

July 20, 2011 Mind & Soul No Comments

Take a moment to breathe. Close your eyes and just relax.

THIS IS NOT THE END ALL BE ALL.

The frustration you feel is temporary. Work it out!

Nothing, I mean NOTHING in life is easy, but your spirit is a protector in the midst of chaos. PRAY a little harder; not just when bad happen, but also for the great things as well. LEARN TO STAY HUMBLE without losing confidence. Anticipate seasonal change; sometimes, it’s just not YOUR time. Open your eyes a little wider and see, this isn’t so bad after all. It’s a learning curve that every single one of us goes through from time to time. If want to break down that’s OK! Sometimes, you need a good cry, a good rant and a good shout to let all out. Who cares if you’re crazy? Be good to yourself, live wiser and make important decisions carefully, while effectively put them into action. Ahhhhhhh…doesn’t that feel much better ;)

Smile—remember, this too shall pass!

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Feeling (Part 1): Tasty Tuesday

July 19, 2011 Love, Tasty Tuesdays 1 Comment

She woke up angry.

Incensed.

Body shuddering in 85 degree weather from the chill of pure, unadulterated anger.

She couldn’t believe it all ended like this.

Three months ago, she was being kissed in unimaginable places. The whispered “let go” in her ear causing her to release long moans of satisfaction and unimaginable orgasms galore, had her clinging to his white shirt, his earthy sweet smell, combination smoke, combination sexy, all surrounding her, his kisses echoing on her bottom lip like the tannens on a good pinot noir, his noir skin against her mahogany, all the memories of his wood on her mind even still as she contemplated all of the ways that she could make his emotions pay for just…leaving her.

You don’t leave your soul mate…

Right?

She was angry.

She still hadn’t quite figured out what exactly happened…how the passion became distaste, how the love became hate…it literally happened overnight. An innocent question, not meant to be anything innocuous or malicious…and suddenly, it was all over.

She hadn’t had any desires since.

She moved from day to day, night to night, event to event, meeting to meeting without any feeling. Ate food without any true flavor. She got a paper cut …watched the trickle from the accidental nick pool in a tiny, pin sized bubble…and yet didn’t feel a thing. She was numb to just about everything.

***

He recognized numbness when he saw it.

He saw her jogging in the mornings, her stride strong and true, her face an empty focus. It was an unusual combination of pride in what she did…and yet emotional despair. He watched her push herself to unimaginable limits – run nearly double the normal miles she would do every other day, her legs clearly feeling the burn – her face belied nothing. No emotion. No feeling.

Nothing.

He fantasized about making her feel again. Conjured up images of her body pressed against the brick wall of the neighboring house, his sweat mingling with hers, their breaths in sync and yet staccato from the movements their bodies were making, his thrusts matching hers, her feelings all over her face. Finally. He envisioned his lips to her milky chocolate neck…leaving his mark there…dragging his tongue to taste her where her natural salt trailed…he wanted to make her FEEL again.

If only he actually knew her.

He had to fix that.

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Sweat the Vote Meal Challenge – Week 3

October 17, 2012

Chef Kim Parris aka the CaribDiva is back with this week’s Sweat the Vote Meal Challenge

Sweat the Vote – Meal challenge: Week 1

October 1, 2012

The Sweat the Vote challenge is underway. To make sure you stay on the track, Chef Kim Parris has joined the team to provide weekly meals that are low fat, low cost and low on prep time!

How to pave the road “down south” with sugar – Wellness Wednesday

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Today’s Wellness Wednesday post offers advice to increase those “Tasty Tuesday” moments…

Thirsty Thursday – Calm Chamomile Banana smoothie

August 23, 2012

So far I’ve included a few “adult” beverages, but in honor of this Saturday’s SWEAT Party, I wanted to feature a more…healthy drink :)

GLOW – SWEAT Sweet 16 in the dark

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The SWEAT Party is back with its 16th SWEAT Event – GLOW

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