Target Tag

This post is sponsored by Target.  Like most little girls, my very first idea of self-care came from my mother, specifically her relationship with her hair. She was a stay-at-home mom when my brother and I were really young. I remember her telling me that she told...

I love this city, I hate it sometimes, too. In an effort to keep track of my feelings about the Big Apple during my time here I try my best to chronicle them in a letter to this crazy place. Welcome to Dear New York–a series posted...

The other day I got to thinking—oh, hai Carrie Bradshaw, is that you? I always say that our appearances give off little clues to our inner workings, but do they really? I’ll use myself for an example. I’m in a transformative state. I can see that now....

I am really trying to take advantage of all the fun, cool experiences that New York has to offer. So when one of my friends asked me if I was down to go on a Grouper--a social club that sets up drinks between 2 groups...

Y'all. Nothing annoys me more than rainy New York. Especially after a fresh blowout. To be honest, I swear this only happens when my air is clean. No one cares when I have that filthy top knot, but the minute I start feelin' myself with clean...

You guise. I think I may have officially earned one of my first New York stripes. I can apply lipstick in a moving cab (that I flagged myself, like a BOSS). And now that I no longer have to hold on for dear life when riding...

I didn't think that I had a distinctive style,well that's a lie, but it's becoming more obvious that I have a favored aesthetic. I believe Target refers to this as embellished. #TargetGoesGlam When I was backstage before the runway show, when I wasn't trying to figure out...

You guise. Can I tell you a secret? When Target shot the commercial for the Fall 2013 collection that they showed three weeks ago on the runway, I was there. I finally got to see the final product last night during the Emmys--Kerry Washington was robbed!--when...

This is my 1000th post. Clap for a writer with her blogging *ss. I have written 1000 things on this site. Literally. Actually, 1002 but I had two delete two post in the move to Wordpress. I've always thought of this site as just something I did in...