SPRING THINGS

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Oh March, you come in like a mighty rushing wind, steal my heart and leave me on cloud nine. I love March so much, not because it’s my birthday month but because everything seems so fresh and new. Blossoms and green start to appear and the colors start to make appear in places that were once brown and not appealing. It’s also finally the month you can grab a lightweight coat and just go. Speaking of lightweight,  I’m drooling over this green floral kimono I found at the Ann Taylor Loft a few weeks back. I’m a sucker for a kimono because they are a bit of a blouse and a bit of a blazer all in one. When you put a kimono on you instantly dress up a drab top. Who else is ready for spring things?

In other news, Charlie and I have a crazy March ahead of us. My birthday shenanigans, a beach trip and we are shooting a wedding in Atlanta as well. Let’s get crazy.  We are still in the process of booking our next international trip. Things aren’t looking good, flights are stupid expensive right now so we are just waiting it out till we find cheap deals, LOL. Anyone booking any international travels this year? Where are you headed?

Oh, by the way, I almost forgot. I nailed my pageant interview and am now officially a 2018 Miss Full Figured NC delegate. Woo Hoo! Yay! So excited to get this party started. Looking forward to connecting with some amazing women, doing community service and strutting my stuff in a bikini and pageant gown. Stay tuned, this will all be documented on the CCC blog baby. Don’t you worry, I’ll get all the shenanigans, I promise.

Happy first week of March!

Links to my kimono, boots and similar loft denim are at the top for ya. XOXO
Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

BLACK N WHITE AND 2018 HAIR ROUTINE

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2018 has been all about the wash n go. I don’t think I’ve mastered this style but I can do a decent wash n go in under 2 hours. Lately, I’ve been wearing this hair style because I just simply don’t have the time to do much else with my hair. With the right products, I’ve been out the door in less than 2 hours, which in my case, is amazing! Hair routine deets are all listed below.

1. Wash with a mild shampoo, lately I’ve been using Mane Choice’s Easy on the Curls Shampoo

2. Detangle in 4 sections under running water in the shower after shampoo rinse out

3. Add deep conditioner, I use Mielle Organics Babassu Oil and Mint Deep Conditioner. It has great slip. I usually deep condition every other week. On my off weeks I just co-wash, wash n go.

4. If it’s deep condition week I usually sit under a hooded dryer for 20-30 minutes with a plastic cap.

5. Rinse deep condition out.

6. Apply leave in conditioner (Raw Shea Butter Leave-in by Shea Moisture) apply Aloe Vera Juice, then apply oil, lately, I’ve been using avocado oil or almond oil.

7. Split hair is 6 sections and apply styling gel to each section. I’ve been using the Mielle Organics Pomegranate and Honey Curling Custard, but now that it is more humid, my hair requires a bit more hold so I’m switching back to Kinky Curly Curling Custard again until next winter. As for my application method, I do a mixture of shingling, praying hands method and raking method. The front of my hair is very tempermental so shingling works best. In the back I can usually get away with applying the gel and raking.

8. I’ve been using the hair diffuser lately, I love it but my hair in the front does not, so I now only diffuse the back and let the front air dry. If I have all the time in the world (which I never do) I let all my hair air dry. Sometimes I get it like 60% dry by sitting under the hooded dryer then let the rest air dry, just depends on my mood that day.

And that’s really all folks.

Because I get so annoyed with my hair in the summer, I’ll either cut it short or keep it in twist. Life’s to short to be dealing with hair on your neck in the hot sticky summer.

By the way, I saw you scoping out my black and white blazer. This is one of my most loved finds from @feliciafaye_vintage. I’m truly in love with this one, like for real. One of the things I love most about vintage finds is that size is never really an issue because back in the day everyone wore everything oversized.  I highly recommend checking out her stash on Instagram though. She has some pretty nice goodies in stock.

Photo Credit: Vida, Intern for CraigsPick Photography

Hope you have a good week!

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

NC ART ADVENTURES

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One of my fav people to hangout with on the weekend is my big bro. We’ve been tight since 1987, then my sister came along and well…..things got more fun, LOL. We are a family that’s all about the free stuff. Thankfully, we live in a city where free stuff is happening all the time. One of my fav activities to do is walk around the NC Art museum. They had some new exhibits a few weeks back so  my brother, Charlie and I had to check it out. And of course, we couldn’t possibly go anywhere and leave our camera behind, so we snapped some shots of all the shenanigans too. We ran into a fellow NC styleblogger/vlogger from South Africa, doing the most amazing photoshoot EVER with the most amazing NC photographer EVER, Kathleen Nolis. Aren’t they beauts!? We exchanged insta info and I’ve been following both their pages ever since. I love meeting fellow bloggers and supporting other peoples content. It’s nice to get another perspective on things and link up with like-minded people doing dope stuff in my city.

Well, I have a boat load of homework to do before the day is done and I’m also prepping for my pageant interviews so it may or may not be awhile before I can post another fashion look but we’ll see. It’s always nice to stop by and provide content when I can #lifeofapartimeblogger. I’ll keep you posted on all the pageant deets though.

Till next time friends.

Sincerely,

Deidra Craig