MOTHER’S DAY

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This was by far the best darn Mother’s Day EVER! Me and mom were long overdue for some photos together so I figured Mother’s Day was a great opportunity to steal her away from her busy life and do an impromptu photoshoot in Downtown Raleigh. If there is one thing you should know about me, it’s that I love my momma to death. She is my world! She is goofy, loving, charming, warmhearted and the best thing since shoe strings! She is also a jack of all trades (teacher, professional dog walker, tutor, babysitter, counselor and full-time mom). Yep, I said it, she’s a full-time mom. How is that possible when all of her kids are grown and out the house? Well, because she’s never stopped momming. LOL, forgive me, I make up words on the fly but yup, she moms 24/7-making her weekly calls to me, my brother and sister, counseling us during rough patches and she cooks! I’m telling you guys, I got a winner and can’t imagine life without her! The time together was much needed and I thoroughly enojoyed myself

I hope everyone had an awesome Mother’s Day!

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

Mom’s sleeveless white dress-Gap, Mom’s brown sunglasses-TJ Maxx, Off the shoulder white lace dress-New York and Company, Circular diamond earrings-Kay’s Jewelers, White Sunglasses-Charlotte Russe

FRIDAY BREW: DIY DEVA CUT

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BEFORE
AFTER
CURLY HAIR BE GONE
Today I’m enjoying a tall iced black hazelnut coffee, and talking about my DIY Deva Cut. If your not familiar with the infamous Deva Cut, allow me to briefly explain. It is a special type of haircut specifically for wavy, curly, coily hair types. The technique is unique in that the cut is done on dry curls with each curl being cut individually one by one. It was designed to help create shape and balance to the hair and is recommended to those who wear their hair in curly hairstyles often.

I’ve been doing my research for awhile and have been trying to find the perfect stylist to whip my curls into shape. Raleigh has lots of hair salons, but my research was very intense as I wanted to make sure I found a stylist that could take on my multiple textures. I finally settled on a stylist in the downtown Raleigh area a few weeks ago and to my disappointment the shop is not accepting new clients. I just couldn’t wait and I was feeling a bit scissor happy so I went to YouTube and found DIY Deva Cuts. Apparently, a lot of naturals have used this technique on themselves and have experienced great results! After watching a few videos, I just went to cutting. My main issue was a lack of shape and balance in the way my hair grows out, so I wanted to focus on balancing things out for a cut with more dimension yet still clean and presentable. That being said, I decided to take off more in the back, keeping my crown long and cutting a long bang. I started on freshly washed, conditioned and detangled hair. I styled my hair in twist, unraveled the twist once they were dry and separated the curls and then proceeded to cut curl by curl. I was very careful about not cutting to much but what a difference in the shape of my hair! My hair didn’t need to much of a cut because I had a pretty defined cut back in December when I straightened my hair, but a shape up was needed and I saved a whole lot of money just doing it myself.

If your thinking about doing your own Deva Cut, I suggest watching a few videos before you begin. Watching others do it really helped me decide what kind of shape I wanted to go for and helped me point out the problem areas on my head so I could tackle them in detail. While I didn’t cut off much, I still see a significant difference in the way my hair lays when styled. It’s also easier to maintain and detangle. Do your research, assess the problem areas of your hair and then you can cut. Start off by cutting a little because once you cut it off, it’s GONE!

Happy cutting!

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

FORMATION CONCERT: LEMONADE ANYONE?

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Car selfies
Get in formation ladies
Boho vibes
The view from down under
Concert outfit
Crazy faces
Duck face
DJ Khaled came out
But where is Bey?
Still no Bey
DJ Khaled was hype though 
Le Squad
Put your hands up
The girls

Starbucks gave me a free lemonade the next day. They were still turnt from last night.
It was my very first concert so I had no choice but to get in formation. Spent the night with one of my besties, Hannah and her girl Irene. Talk about high energy! I’m so glad I decided to make Beyonce my first choice concert. That woman can really put on a show. The anticipation was killing me, but when she finally came out I was taken aback. She is such an amazing performer that’s its unreal. 

I have heard absolutely none of her Lemonade songs so to hear them for the first time LIVE was a treat! No rain or thunder could stop this girl. She could careless about getting drenched in water. Her and her squad danced, waited for the thunder and lightening to stop and came back out and finished the show like it was nothing. And that ladies and gentlemen, is how you get in FORMATION! She stopped in the middle of the song and said “Guys this is quite beautiful” and proceeded to throw her hands out and stick her head up to catch a couple of the rain drops in her mouth. By far the best moment in the show!

We were drenched in rain water and I was freezing cold, sat in the parking lot trying to get out the stadium for about an hour but IT WAS WORTH IT! Hannah is still hype this morning. I’m running off of a few hours of sleep so after work I’m hitting the sack. Unfortunately, I was in formation but people gotta work today. I’m just saying though. 

I will definitely be going to more concerts in the future. Didn’t realize what I was missing this whole time. I’ll be off to the gym to burn off the funnel cake (powdered sugar and cinnamon topping) I scarfed down before Bey came on to perform. 

Sipping on this lemonade and praying my strength in the Lord. Gotta make it through this day!
Sincerely,


Deidra Marie


Off the shoulder denim dress-Love Culture, Boho Dream Catcher Earrings-Charlotte Russe-Cognac peep toe platforms-Lucky Brand