Suede Blazer and Denim

These pictures have been saved in my archives for weeks  and there are many others from last summer that are saved in my archives too. I figure I'll be doing some house keeping on the blog and doing some marathon posting from now on. It was starting to warm up a little on the day I took these pictures and it felt quite good to give my feet a break from the stockings and boots I wore all winter. It was also the first time I wore these BCBG d'orsay pumps I ordered from DSW last fall. The "prints" is very beautiful and different from my other pairs of leopard print pumps. I definitely would wear this pair out this summer.
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Suede Jacket: Nordstrom /Sweater: JCrew /Jeans: Victoriassecret /Pumps: BCBG D'orsay pumps via DSW

Do you like leopard print pumps? I know leopard prints accessories are not trending right now but they are definitely good  neutrals to have in the closet.



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Blue Plaid Coat

I had the opportunity to wear this blue plaid coat; one of my favorite coats at the beginning of fall. I got it last Spring at the end of season sales and it was quite a good discount although I do not remember the exact amount I paid for it. I love the great blue color and the bold collar. These pictures do not show its real beauty and I look forward to taking pictures of it again with a better camera. I paired it with one of my favorite jeans too that I blogged about here. The great thing I like about this coat is that; it can be worn over formal and casual outfits with ease and I like the tie belt in front.

Tee and Pumps: Victorias secret (old)
Coat: Macys
Bag: Aldo
Jeans: Loft

 

 

If you are looking to winter buy coats; the end of season is the right time to shop. The only downside about waiting at the end of the season to snag a sale is that; there are always limited sizes and colors available at that time. Just a couple of days to Christmas; I'm so excited. My baby turns 2 also on Christmas day. God has been good to me.




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Red Pant Suit and Sequins and Time waits for no One..

Hi Friends, yeah, it's March 1st and time absolutely waits for no one! It sounds cliche whenever this quote is made but then...So that first picture above of me running (and pulling my wide leg pants up) was added to this blog post on purpose though I was not aware of the time it was snapped. Whenever my hubby takes my blog pictures, it's snap! snap!! snap!!! No wasting of time because he got to hurry to go to church but when my son takes my pictures, I become a film/photography director, teacher and editor all at once...:-). And thinking about both situations make me smile. Whether it's a fast photography shoot or an extremely slow one, I have to love both of them and there is no choice about that.

This sort of reflects life in general, sometimes things are slow and sometimes things are fast. Sometimes things are great and sometimes they are not but life continues to move on around us. That is why I hold unto the only thing that remains constant; my faith. It's what keeps me strong when I am weak and gives me joy when I am sad. In life, it is our love for God that matters more than anything else because everything else is just vanity.

So, flared pants are trending and I decided to wear my flared/wide leg pants today and this outfit is actually "separates." The blazer is from Loft and the Body by Victoria wide leg pants is an old purchase from Victoriassecret. I actually enjoy creating my pant suits this way and you have to look really close to notice that the shades of red are slightly different. Check out how I styled a similar pantsuit here.

I decided to tone down my accessories by using dark brown or neutral colors. This sequin bag was thrifted a couple of months ago and I blogged about it here. My brown pointed toe Isaac Mizrahi pumps completed the look.

Blazer: Loft
Pants: Victorias Secret
Shoes: Isaac Mizrahi
Purse: thrifted blogged about here.

Well, I got to go now and I will chat more in my next blog post. I was supposed to post a sports look on the blog and I would talk more about what happened with that look on my next blog post. For now, I got to go; "time waits for no one."




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John 3:16New International Version (NIV)

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

12th day of Christmas - Fragrance Tray Giveaway

Hi Friends, this is the season of giving and giving thanks and I am giving away a Victoriassecret fragrance tray and a little bottle of Victoriassecret fragrance mist to one reader/visitor to the blog. You can check out more details about the tray in this blog post here.
In addition to the fragrance tray/mist giveaway, there is also going to be a surprise gift to one additional reader and the rules for the giveaway are below;

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• Join the blog via GFC (at the lower right) side at the bottom of the blog titled BEAUTY'S FRIENDS
• If you already are a friend/follower of the blog, just go ahead and leave your comment.
• Leave a comment below on what you like best about Christmas/Christmas Season. (You have to be specific about what you like.)
• Giveaway will close at midnight on Friday December 19th and the winner/winners will be posted by December 21st.
• Winners will be contacted on their blogs and their names will also be posted here.
• The first winner/commentator would get the fragrance tray/mist while an additional winner/commentator would get a surprise gift to be revealed later when the results are published.
• If you are not a blogger, leave an e-mail address along with your comment for contact purpose if you win.
• Giveaway is open to international readers too and it would be shipped three to five days after publication of results.

   *** The winning comments would be the 12th comment and 25th comment. ***

• If we do not get up to 25 comments, the last comment at the close of the giveaway would get the surprise gift. 

                                                          Giveaway Closed.

So, the chances of winning a gift is high based on the traffic to this site. If you leave the 12th comment or 25th comment after results are published at the end of the giveaway, then you are a sure winner! Go ahead and leave your comments on what you love most about Christmas. I'll be revealing mine on the  results blog posts. I love Christmas and it's my favorite holiday.

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My Christmas Gift, Goodbye to 2013 and Happy New Year!!

 Yeah, this is my final thoughts for the blog for the year 2013. I had my little angel; baby boy ZION at 8:04 am Christmas morning. He came just three days shy of his due date but what perfect timing. The joy and happiness of having a baby on a special holiday as Christmas quickly replaced all the discomfort that was experienced during the process. I am so grateful and thankful to God for such a wonderful gift. Now, with two lovely sons and two lovely daughters, I feel like I am the most blessed and happiest mum in the world.
 


  So, my family and I spent our Christmas at the hospital; my hubby and the other kids brought all the gifts from under the Christmas tree to my hospital room and we opened our gifts and had our Christmas dinner. It was the best Christmas ever and the beginning of many more to come. So, Good-bye 2013. It's been so much fun documenting this journey on the blog and sharing this experience. It's been a wonderful year and I thank everyone who stopped by to say hi and left comments, questions and good wishes. I thank you all for your concern, support and love. I do not know if I would have the time to continue blogging but hope I'll be able to drop in once in a while.

 

 

In conclusion, since this is a fashion blog; I'll say a little bit about fashion...:) I had the intention of doing a blog post titled "Unveiling" which was going to feature a make-up free face and a head without the wigs. So, I guess this is the post. I here reveal my make-up free face and my natural hair (dreads) that I have been grooming for months. With this look, I am signing off along with these special words;

Happy New Year!!!

Wishing you all the best for 2014!

Beauty Ojo