Levi's Introduces Curve ID!!!!!
They say...It's About Shape, Not Size...
I say...ok I'll bite...
They say
1. Find Your Curve
2. Choose Your Style
3. Choose Your Rise
I say...where's my credit card!!
(no sound as I quickly type in all answers to identify my 'curve id')
Voila...I am a Supreme Curve!
Waiting for my order to arrive, I will post my review and let you know if Levi's Curve ID is Curvealicious or all hype!
For info go to http://www.levi.com/
Until Next Time,
Etoile
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Giveaway! Enter to Win A Free Copy of "Put Your Dreams First" By Thembisa S. Mshaka
Thembisa S. Mshaka the author ofPut Your Dreams First
Handle Your [Entertainment] Business
Industry Secrets For Your Success
Has given The Curvealicious Chronicles a Free Giveaway!!
Grand Prize: (1) One Autographed copy of Thembisa's book!
Second Prize: A digital download of Thembisa's book!
To enter: Leave a comment with hash tag #iamputtingmydreamsfirst!
Good Luck!
The winner will be selected in a random drawing on Monday, October 3, 2011!
Note: This book is a fantastic read for ANYONE in pursuit of their dream!
Find Thembisa On-Line at: http://www.thembisamshaka.com/
Photo Credit:Nancy Jimenez
Until Next Time,
Etoile
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care: CurlyNikki Does NYC!
Curly Nikki Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care: CurlyNikki Does NYC!: *singing* concrete jungles where dreams are made of, there's nothing you can't do ... I'm so friggin' excited. Hope to see you there! RS...
Complexion...Really? It's 2011...
Will the conversation ever end??? I read a post the other day entitled A Letter to Ya'll... Can I Be Really Honest? on one of my favorites blogs 'A Curls BF' www.acurlsbf.com and it struck a cord.Recently I was told by a woman of color 'well you're not really black' ...WOW!! Yep she said that.
I have a fair complexion. I have been called 'light skin, red bone, yellow, high yellow, light skinded' (not even a word) you name it. I have been told that I have 'good hair' and 'you must have Indian in you.'
In this day and age I do not know why we are still on skin tone and hair texture...and what is with the bias?!
What I AM is a beautiful bella. I have a head full of coils, kinks and curls, voluptuous hips, a wide nose and thin lips. I celebrate who I am and from where I have come...but most importantly I celebrate me.
My black is beautiful and whatever you are YOU are beautiful too.
My black is beautiful and whatever you are YOU are beautiful too.
OK Friday rant over! Have a great weekend!
Until Next Time,
Etoile
Just A Curvy Girl Living in Her Self Professed Curvy World
Photo:
Photo:
Etoile (left), Aunt Pat (right)
Monday, September 19, 2011
On the Couch with Thembisa S. Mshaka!
Thembisa S. MshakaAuthor of: Put Your Dreams First
Handle Your [Entertainment] Business
Industry Secrets For Your Success
When did you 'love affair' with writing begin?
As a child. I kept a diary, the kind with that cheap lock on it, then graduated to journaling my experiences. I also loved wordplay. Partly because my mother and I played lots of Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit, partly because I loved slang and making up words. Back then I had no idea I was becoming a creative, or that it would be my calling. It was just fun.
What was your aha moment when u decided that you wanted to write professionally?
The confirmation that someone wanted to read my point of view--with my freelance pieces that I wrote for free in the Bay Area for two indie magazines: Grits 'n' Gravy and Klub, who gave me my first cover story on KRS-1. When I realized I could get paid for it? Oh it was ON!
How did you get your first job working in the entertainment industry?
I found the internship at DeLeon Artists, a boutique talent and tour booking agency at my alma mater's (Mills College) career center. At 18 years old, I had no idea what a treasure chest of knowledge I would open by working for legends like Willie Colon, the late great Gil Scott-Heron, Etta James, and many others.
Tell us about your first big break?
Well phrased question, because I've had several. The first one was that internship. I was entrusted with the careers of iconic musicians at a very young age, truly baptism by fire. Collecting Gil Scott Heron's publishing checks. Making sure Shirley Horn's ride requirements were met by venues. Fielding calls from Junior Walker as he repaired his tour bus with his own hands. Bruce Solar and Lupe DeLeon believed in me and gave me power that I didn't realize I had at first. I was just happy to be there. I carry those lessons daily in my work, which now spans advertising, voiceover, TV production, and marketing communications.
What has been one of your biggest accomplishments to date?
I have two that still blow me away: writing the advertising campaign for a seminal musical work that has now influenced two generations of hip-hop listeners, particularly empowering young women: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Also a great privilege to write the Promax Award winning campaign for the BET Awards 2009, and getting to compose a song for that campaign with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx on the set.
Tell us about your book?
Put Your Dreams First is dedicated to my late mother, who I lost to melanoma (skin cancer) in 2007. She was my biggest cheerleader and quite an advocate for women throughout her life. My book is a business mentorship guide written from the points of view of over 90 different women in all fields of entertainment, from celebrities like Oscar winner Mo'Nique to women behind the scenes, like master recording and mix engineer Marcella 'Ms. Lago' Araica. I wanted to amplify the voices of women, who drive and persevere in an industry that is often unfair and unkind to them. Thankfully, this is changing--and my book is part of that paradigm shift.
What are your goals and dreams?
To produce game-changing, award-winning films. To bring untold stories to the screen in ways that honor the story and those who own or live the content. I start film school at 39 years old and feel giddy like a teenager, after 19 years in this business. That's how I know I'm making the right move.
What things can we look for in the future from you?
I am writing my first screenplay, which I also plan to adapt as a novel. I continue to blog at www.thembisamshaka.com about the intersection of women, business, popular culture, politics, and entertainment. As an advertising executive, I'm fascinated by when and how ads win and fail, so much so that I started identifying them with the #AdWIN and #AdFAIL hashtags on Twitter. It caught on with my followers, so I am also working on a platform to explore and analyze advertising imagery and its impact on consumers, especially youth of color.
What advice do you have for Curvy Bellas in pursuit of their dreams?
Exactly what my book title says: Put Your Dreams First. After whoever you pray to, of course...but so often we build empires for others! Practice building a legacy that springs from your passion.
As a child. I kept a diary, the kind with that cheap lock on it, then graduated to journaling my experiences. I also loved wordplay. Partly because my mother and I played lots of Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit, partly because I loved slang and making up words. Back then I had no idea I was becoming a creative, or that it would be my calling. It was just fun.
What was your aha moment when u decided that you wanted to write professionally?
The confirmation that someone wanted to read my point of view--with my freelance pieces that I wrote for free in the Bay Area for two indie magazines: Grits 'n' Gravy and Klub, who gave me my first cover story on KRS-1. When I realized I could get paid for it? Oh it was ON!
How did you get your first job working in the entertainment industry?
I found the internship at DeLeon Artists, a boutique talent and tour booking agency at my alma mater's (Mills College) career center. At 18 years old, I had no idea what a treasure chest of knowledge I would open by working for legends like Willie Colon, the late great Gil Scott-Heron, Etta James, and many others.
Tell us about your first big break?
Well phrased question, because I've had several. The first one was that internship. I was entrusted with the careers of iconic musicians at a very young age, truly baptism by fire. Collecting Gil Scott Heron's publishing checks. Making sure Shirley Horn's ride requirements were met by venues. Fielding calls from Junior Walker as he repaired his tour bus with his own hands. Bruce Solar and Lupe DeLeon believed in me and gave me power that I didn't realize I had at first. I was just happy to be there. I carry those lessons daily in my work, which now spans advertising, voiceover, TV production, and marketing communications.
What has been one of your biggest accomplishments to date?
I have two that still blow me away: writing the advertising campaign for a seminal musical work that has now influenced two generations of hip-hop listeners, particularly empowering young women: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Also a great privilege to write the Promax Award winning campaign for the BET Awards 2009, and getting to compose a song for that campaign with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx on the set.
Tell us about your book?
Put Your Dreams First is dedicated to my late mother, who I lost to melanoma (skin cancer) in 2007. She was my biggest cheerleader and quite an advocate for women throughout her life. My book is a business mentorship guide written from the points of view of over 90 different women in all fields of entertainment, from celebrities like Oscar winner Mo'Nique to women behind the scenes, like master recording and mix engineer Marcella 'Ms. Lago' Araica. I wanted to amplify the voices of women, who drive and persevere in an industry that is often unfair and unkind to them. Thankfully, this is changing--and my book is part of that paradigm shift.
What are your goals and dreams?
To produce game-changing, award-winning films. To bring untold stories to the screen in ways that honor the story and those who own or live the content. I start film school at 39 years old and feel giddy like a teenager, after 19 years in this business. That's how I know I'm making the right move.
What things can we look for in the future from you?
I am writing my first screenplay, which I also plan to adapt as a novel. I continue to blog at www.thembisamshaka.com about the intersection of women, business, popular culture, politics, and entertainment. As an advertising executive, I'm fascinated by when and how ads win and fail, so much so that I started identifying them with the #AdWIN and #AdFAIL hashtags on Twitter. It caught on with my followers, so I am also working on a platform to explore and analyze advertising imagery and its impact on consumers, especially youth of color.
What advice do you have for Curvy Bellas in pursuit of their dreams?
Exactly what my book title says: Put Your Dreams First. After whoever you pray to, of course...but so often we build empires for others! Practice building a legacy that springs from your passion.
Find Thembisa On-Line at: http://www.thembisamshaka.com/
Photo: Thembisa Mshaka with Jamie Foxx
Photo Credit: Ola Kudu for Kokujin Design
Until Next Time,
Etoile
Thursday, September 15, 2011
I AM...
Yep...this about sums me up! The Good Hair Blog: FOR YOU!: I made this for y'all! Feel free to save it and use it. Just make sure to give me photo credit if you post on another site! My tumblr's ...
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