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22.4.09

Chili of TLC...by Derek Blanks

Seriously...does Chili age or what? Homegirl looks good...Ok! Besides being one third of, TLC, the Best Selling Girl Group of All Time (And no Destiny's Child is NOT #1) she is currently the spokeperson for Dasani's Mother's Day program.

Peep game:

Dasani is bringing feel-good refreshment to African American women through a Mother’s Day program that celebrates good work in the community and refreshes women with style and beauty experiences. Chilli from the Grammy award-winning R&B group TLC is spokesperson for the campaign.

On April 24, Dasani will be giving hundreds of women complementary spa services at the fabulous Townhouse Spa in New York City. Hosted by Chilli, the Dasani “Ultimate Style and Beauty Lounge” will offer these women the opportunity to recharge in a relaxing atmosphere designed to provide a quick escape from the daily challenges of life. To round out the spa experience, L’Or�al Paris will provide beauty makeovers and SoftSheen-Carson will provide hairstyles and trims for the women.

Visit www.dasanistyle.com to enter to win a spa experience with Miss Chili!

8.4.09

W.W.M.D: Diary of a Mad Brown Girl ( Par Une)

Dear Diary,

I have dedicated a large part of my time this year to discover the person I am and to understand the woman that stares back at me in the mirror. It so far has been a journey and at times painful. To truly want to explore your inner self can be very emotional , as you often will find traits about yourself that are not pleasant and habits and patterns that seem to not want to be broken. No one ever told me that life was at times so wonderful and at others so unfair and arduous. I feel like just when I've gotten to a point where i can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel; something comes along and obstructs my view and breaks my spirit a little. In a city like as New York there are days when I feel I could explode full of frustration and hopelessness and other days like I could fly if given a pair of wings upon which to glide. I never thought I would live in NYC and never dreamed of living in the center of it all in Manhattan.

I've made alot of mistakes , but feel I am here for a reason, the only frustrating part is I haven't yet found that reason or purpose. The search for one's identity is life long with no guarantee of an answer to justify the quest.

Which leads me to the topic of love. I am independent, strong, and hard headed. I make my own money, pay my own bills, and do what I want, when I want , and with whomever I choose. With that being said it's hard for myself and many women like me to find a mate who accepts us for those traits. I want to love and be loved for who I am and be understood for my faults and shortcomings. I want to respect my man, but to be respected as his equal. I want to fall in love with someone who understands that underneath all this glamour, attitude, and divaesque persona I am still a woman who feels and wants to be felt. That I am vulnerable and scared. And he is needed and wanted in my life.

I am approaching a time in my life that I question" is this it?", am I going to be the cautionary tale of the single girl who never quite lives up to her potential.

People say there's so much time, but in reality time isn't guaranteed to anyone nor is the happily ever, half an hour sitcom ending. Sometimes in life we never get over our insecurities or that failed relationship. Everyday is a struggle to understand life and love , because without those things you are not human and without the search you are not living.

16.2.09

New York, New York...

We had an absolute blast in NYC for Miss Tiffaney's birthday! It was like a mini hurricane blew through that biatch because the winds were anywhere up to 40 mph but hey... One monkey don't stop no show! Okkk!! On to the festivities...

We started out , of course, going to get our hair done because we had to be fly. :) Shout out to Winsome of Salon Leahing (718.230.4100/718.230.4118) who fried, dyed, and layed my hair to the side!

Speaking of FRIED...

Later on that night we hit the streets. We ended up @ Mansion where DJ AM was spinning and it was too fab... Tiffanie had the VIP access so we headed right in and made a bee line for the bar. There were candles lined up all along the bar and low and behold my brand new weave caught on fire! Sweet Bejesus... Sheema was spatting me down like a damn volunteer fire fighter!! I had the whole bottom floor smelling like roasted weave....Geeze. After my mini meltdown, I proceeded to order a drink, hit the bathroom, sprayed some body spray on that shit and kept it moving like real G's do. Okkk. (Thank GOD it only burned a small section of the tip of my hair... hehehehe)

Anywoo, Tiffaney had a great time and everyone showed us sooo much love. :) I love every trip to NYC and they keep getting better and better....

Shout out to my girl Maria LaBrutto who was holding it down w/ us @ Mansion. :) check out her website www.sexyecostyle.blogspot.com

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