Toia B.closeAuthor: Toia B.Name: Toia Barry Email: tobnatural@gmail.com Site: About:
Toia B. is a wife, mom and natural hair enthusiast. This online platform has become a resource for positive images of women with textured hair and useful hair care advice. Since going back to natural in the Fall of 2009, Toia’s aim has been to inspire and share what she has learned to help others embrace their natural beauty.
While I didn’t catch E! News’ Golden Globes red carpet coverage from its start, I was confident by its end that I had seen enough to establish my top looks of the night. To be fair, I scanned Twitter, Instagram and all that good stuff for possible toppers but alas, my top three remained. Here they are… 12 Years a Slave actress Lupita Nyong’o hit the red carpet with a gorgeous, floor-length Ralph Lauren number featuring an off-the-shoulder cape. Amazingly classy. She paired the gown with red Paul Andrew shoes to complete the monochromatic look and subtle Fred Leighton jewelry. Oh, and that side-parted blown out TWA is cute too! 😉 What a beauty. Coming in at a verrrryyy close second is Sofia Vergara in a black Zac Posen gown accented by a beautiful turquoise floral statement necklace by Lorraine Schwartz- perfect touch. I absolutely adore the classic silhouette of this dress. Vergara was too cute as…
Toia B.closeAuthor: Toia B.Name: Toia Barry Email: tobnatural@gmail.com Site: About:
Toia B. is a wife, mom and natural hair enthusiast. This online platform has become a resource for positive images of women with textured hair and useful hair care advice. Since going back to natural in the Fall of 2009, Toia’s aim has been to inspire and share what she has learned to help others embrace their natural beauty.
Soooo… remember how I bought that dress for my cousin’s wedding last month and how it was a fail? Well, I found something else just in time! Here’s what I ended up with. Ya liiiike? 😉 With limited time AND funds, my sister and I made a thrift shop run to find ‘fits for this wedding. I decided to finally hit up a spot in Brooklyn that style & natural hair vlogger Keisha G. aka Ahsiek1118 raves about. With many of her thrifted finds going for under $10 per item, I was confident I’d find something nice for dirt cheap. I’ll do a separate post on all of the ridiculous deals I found but for now, let’s concentrate on this skirt. I got this beautiful bubble skirt for the low, low price of $4!! That’s no typo, you read right… F-O-U-R DOLLARS! It was slightly roomy in the waist so ma dukes…
Happy Friday y’all. *le sigh* The dress that I ordered for my cousin’s wedding arrived on Tuesday. Welp, I tried it on… I was hopeful but as I kinda expected, it just didn’t work. My body is… special. While I have a very small top area, the bottom half is a completely different story. That being the case, I need to buy a size big enough to compensate for the thighs and “junk in the trunk”. (LOL!) Well, you may not be able to tell much from my pic (it was the best I could do at the time) but it was too tight, a lot shorter than I expected and honestly, the overall cut of the dress was just all wrong for me! Even if I exchanged it for a size up, I’d have a large chunk to take in at the top (nothing my mom couldn’t handle) and…
Two weeks from tomorrow… my cousin is getting MARRIED! Weeeeee! ^_^ I am beyond excited for him and cannot wait to watch as he exchanges vows with his beautiful bride. Now, I was all set to just start working out so I could wear something I already have to save some money, thinking I’d have to spend upwards of $50 for a decent dress. Welp, enter H&M.com’s 50% off sale. *rubs hands together in a sinister fashion* From the comfort of my desk… um, dining room table, I was able to snag this plum number, originally priced at $40, for the low, low price of $20! H&M sleeveless wrap dress / Steve Madden patent pumps / ALDO purse / Banana Republic ring / ASOS watch / FOSSIL earrings This was the only dress I deemed wedding-appropriate among all the clearance dresses. At first I thought, “am I just settling? Is it really…
Your mission: put together a weather-appropriate, colorful and seemingly effortless ensemble suitable for a Saturday night stroll with the girls or a Sunday afternoon promenade with the fella. Challenge accepted. H&M red cardigan, $16 / Uniqlo tapered jeans / Zara suede shoes / Old Navy zip top cross body bag / Forever 21 watch / ALDO yellow gold earrings / Forever 21 knit shawl scarf Lookit! A cute scarf can do wonders to spice up the most basic of outfits. This striped loveliness from Forever 21 certainly brings that subtle bit of flavor to the everyday jeans and cardigan ensemble. The faux leather purses at Old Navy this season have my heart… how pretty is this soft mustard cross body bag?! Zara stays on their boot game. Every. Single. Year. This pair has a surprise faux leather panel in the back-LOVE! And I just had to throw in a fun watch for…
