5 LOOKS I LOVED FROM THE MET GALA

YES. I know. I’m a little bit late to the playground with this one, but I just HAD to. And of COURSE you know exactly who I have to start with….

KING BEY (Beyoncé Knowles) 

From the side ponytail, to the bronze effortless glowy sexiness, to the toned curves to the nude heels, to the…I just have to stop. Beyonce is BEAUTIFUL, such a “thatgirlx!

JANELLE MONAE
She might as well change her name to Elegance. Everything this women does is just CLASS, and I love love love this look. The cape and the braided ponytail, YES!

KIM K.
People can chat all they want, but credit needs to be given when it’s due. Kim KILLED it with this. The curves are on fire and I think she looked stunning. The pulled back ponytail was the perfect choice and we don’t even need to discuss how her make-up was FLAW.LESS (as per usual), and that TRAIN!? Stunning.

SOLANGE

And just because I HAD to…SERVE.IT. BEY

Five Fab Outfits to Inspire your Easter Look

The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and all types of fabulous is in the air, yes loviiees, its time for spring and most importantly time for Easterr!

Whether its church, lunch, brunch, whateverr, tis the season to put on your best and outshine the Rest! So here are six looks to inspire yourrr next outfit when your ripping through your closet trying to make that something old into something new, orr just heading to the mall to skip the old and buy the new, ha!

1. PUT A BROOCH ON IT!

It’s like the floral brooch gave her outfit some LIFE! I think just plopping one on your blazer on your next easter dressy outing would be TOO FAB.  SJP’s look is a bit casual, but just roll with me here on the imagination train, think beautiful crisp trouser, lovely simple top, gorg blazer, and BAM, floral brooch.

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2.  The Pantsuit

I absolutely adore pantsuits, just that idea of being all covered up and still oozing HOT! Solange does it well adding some open toe sandals, and a shorter cut on the pant! I think a bold pant suit would be a perfect piece to rock for an Easter gathering, especially with a loud print or an even louuder color!

Lauren London does it beauuutifully, with a red Stella Mccartney smoking suit, the fit is SPOT on, the color is BOLD, the clutch the shoes, we could go on alll day! Obviously to easter it up, I would definitley close up a few buttons on the shirt, lol, fabulous nonetheless!

3. The Maxi Dress

When I think maxi dress, I think SUMMER, breeze, beach, casual.

Buut, then I saw Christina Milian in this French Connection  Sheer Overlay Halter Maxi Dress, and I.FELL. IN.LOVE. I think this would be sooo perfect for a dressy Easter event, especially church! It’s conservative without being stuffy, and that beautiful light fabric, paired with done up hair and make up takes it from casual to a whole other level of fabulous!

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4. Skirt it up, Skirt it up

This look is quintessential Easter in my opinon, I juust LOVE!   A fab skirt with a bit of poof to it, a simple top, a little bit of waist actiooon, and simple pieces of jewelry.

Adrienne Bailon rocked a black leather trim tank, with this beauuuuutiful organza tulle to the “Skirts Only”  fashion show in NYC (hosted by Procter & Gamble’s Orgullosa program — an initiative created to celebrate, empower and fuel Latina accomplishments and dreams) and it is just flawless. Maybe its time to put the pencil skirt down, back away, and take out  a different skirt you have in the closet, pair with a gold cuff and bangles, let your hair down, and skirt it up skirt it uuup.

5. Black & White

Of course Easter just isn’t Easter without some WHITE, it is a day of celebration and joy of course!   I think doing an all black & white look is just FAB, its simple, it’s classic, it’s a fashion trend for spring 2013, I mean need I go on? Tracee Ellis Ross above does it perfeeectly, all you need is a great trouser, and a simple white top.

So with that I close the post, and leave you with some beautiful black & white looks.

-Stay beautiful, stay loving!xo
Thatgirlx

Tika Sumter. I think this look works because even though it is fitted, it goes farr past the knee, conservative poitns!lol. Oh and I was going to try crop romeo from the background and then I thought, WHY the heck not, LOL.

Alicia Keys at the Edun Spring 2013 fashion show. A white blouse, and pants go a long way, love it!

HOW TO ROCK A TURBAN

When your outfit is blah or your hair is just not working for you, accessorizing your head can be the perfect way to take your look from FAB to DRAB. This season I’m trying to test out things I’ve never done before and just push my fashion boundaries a biit so of course the first thing that came to mind was a TURBAN.

Turbans have been rocked for ages and are definitley not a new trend, if you have an African mom you have most definitely seen them rock similiar looks with their headscarves.

Check out June Ambrose’s Turban Collection below, launched in 2011. As you can see in the first pic above, Iman is rocking one of the blue ones.

But how does  an everyday chick rock this?

Well lucky for us June has a tutorial  in a past issue of Essence magazine.

I scoured YOUTUBE for a video tutorial and the one below from naturalbelle1 was great for achieving the “Regal” style featured in June’s tutorial. Her trick was to wrap her head to add some height and then get her scarf/fabric of choice and place over to achieve the turban style.

For a look similiar to the “avant-garde” one in the tutorial check out this video from Fashion Elites. SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL, IT IS FAB!

The Bottom line is that there a soooo many ways to rock a turban and it’s all about personalizing the look for you. Take this post as inspiration to get started and go out and create something fabulous!

For my natural divas use the turban to play up your fabulous texture and volume

Amber Rose looking fierce in her Turban

Chrisette michelle and June ambrose! Image from Fashion Bomb.

BRIGHT PANTS- WHAT I WANT NOW!

June Ambrose a true thatgirlx inspiration rocking some fierce pants for NY FASHION WEEK-SPRING 2012

So the weather has been strangely warm for early march, and i am LOVIN it! With the sun shining and the mild temperatures I can’t help thinking about  all types of fabulousness that a new season brings. Spring 2012 is going to be all about color, bold, bright and beautiful!

What I want now!? BOLD, BRIGHT PANTS!

When I saw the picture above, and below, of June Ambrose my ultimate thatgirlx DIVA I knew  I just haaad to get those pants so I am officially on the hunt. I want pants in crazy bright colors and all type of fits, trouser, straight, bell bottom, all of it baby!

Umm can we please take a moment to appreciate this BLUE trouser?! I need this in my life!

Can we say from work to drinks!? F-A-B

Love the pants! Post coming later this week on rocking turbans in 2012!

New Years Eve Glam- How to Apply Fake Lashes

A long and full lash is the perfect way to top an extra glamorous make-up look, but application and choosing which one to go with can be pretty tricky.

For the best tips, we went to the eyelash gurus at  www.lashglue.com for some how-to lash info.

What to buy: A great glamorous but natural looking, and budget-friendly lash that is perfectt for NYE  is the ARDELL #117 lash.

They are usually sold at most drugstores, walmart, and shoppers and go from 4-6 bucks.  Pick-up some duo lash glue for application, its a great adhesive that will last a long time.

Tips & Tricks:

1. Practice makes perfect:

Remember the first time you tried to put on eyeliner and it was crooked,and all overrr your lid? Well after many raccoon eye mishaps its safe to say your now a pro at winging them thangs. The same goes for lashes, the first few times some of the ladies here at the thatgirlx team tried lashes they fell into the sink or they fell off 3 minutes later, but after a week or two of tries we are all false lash application machines.

2. Tweezers : Those eyelash strips are tiny and almost impossible to hold onto with your fingers so to make sure you have a strong hold on ’em, grab a pair of tweezers. Its a great help when trying to place your lashes above your natural ones.

3. Glue:When applying glue, less is more, you dont want to put too much, just a thin line. Once you have applied your glue/lash adhesive you also need to WAIT! With your tweezers gently wave your lashes back and forth so that your glue can harden slightly, or get “tacky”. This will make your glue stick better and allow your lashes to stay on longer.

4. Mascara: After your eyelashes have been applied, and given time to dry, use some mascara to really make them pop and also to ensure that the falsies are perfectly blended with your real ones.

5. Shadow first, lashes last:  For easier shadow application, do your eye makeup first, apply your lashes, and thenn mascara and eyeliner. Eyeliner will cover up any glue excess and give the illusion of a seamless line, even if your falsies may have been applied too far away from your natural lashes.

One of our absolute faavirote youtube make-up guru’s, lilpumpkinpie05 has the perrfect tutorial for you to follow step-by-step when applying your lashes tonight! Have a fantasic time tonight! xoxo

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Steps:

1. Peel of old adhesive that may make lashes “gunky”
2. Measure the lash strip to make sure the length fits your natural lash length. (You may have to cut them).
3. Lightly line the top of your lash line with your lash adhesive. The glue shouldn’t be on the lashes but just the strip. Make sure that you put a little extra glue on the ends. If their is too much use your finger to get some off.
4. Don’t immediately apply the lashes after gluing. Wait 20-30 seconds for the glue to become a bit tacky.
5. While drying, bend the lashes or curve them a bit so they can fit your natural length shape more naturally.
6. To apply the lashes, first pull your natural lashes down so they do not get in the way.
7. Using your finger or tweezers, bring your false lashes as close to your lash line as possible and begin bonding in the middle first. Work your way from the outer corner and bond it, and then work your way to the inner corner.
8. Use your tweezers to get the lashes as close as possible to the lash line. You may have to slightly pull down on your false lashes to get them close.
9. Use your finger to press down on the lashes.
10. Messed up? Reapply some glue on the section which is not fitting or staying properly. Give some time for the glue to dry a bit before pressing down with your fingers of tweezers to bond again.
11. Comb out your natural and false lashes so that they blend together and look more natural.
12. Re-curl your lashes with a lash curler.
13. Remember practice makes perfect!

New Years Eve 2011 Looks- Glitter smokey eye, grecian plaits, Kim K waves and more

A great dress and fab shoes are the basics for a fabulous New Years Eve outfit, but the element that really takes someone from regular chick to THATGIRLX status is makeup, hairr, and did I mention  makeup!!

NYE Eye Looks

In my opinion staple NYE make-up looks are a dark smokey eye if the outfit is loud, such as a sequin dress, OR if your relying on your make-up for the wow factor I think a fun look is a glitterry shadow or liner. An entirely seperate post will be coming later today with details on LASHES LASHES and more lashes. This is a staple for any glamorous look and thatgirlx will be bringing you our favorite cheap lash picks and youtube tutorials and how to finally put those things on without cursing out the world and dropping them in the sink;)

Looking through the absolutely fabulous  make-up blog by the amazing Miss Chriss : glamscamartists.wordpress.com  below are some of our favirote make-up looks from her website that we think would be great for NYE.

1. Glitter shadow

Make up by Miss Chriss at glamscamartists.wordpress.com

How stunning is this black glittery smokey eye!? Check out Miss Chriss’  website for details on the make-up used for this look:

We also scoured youtube for some great tutorials on applying your glitter shadow and below are two of my absolute favs. If you have not subscribed to these ladies you need to do it right now. Like RIGHT NOW, like stop scrolling down the page and go.and.subscribe. If your a chocolate or darker skinned girl it these ladies are great because they are working with colors that will WORK FOR YOU!

Glitter eyes with lilpumpkinpie05

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Another glitter eye tutorial with a plum/cranberry crease with beautybyjj

Miss Chriss ‘Retro Pin-Up Look”

Miss Chriss "Retro pin-up look" on glamscamartists.wordpress.com

Another alternative to a full lid of gitter is glitter liner on the lower lash line with a smokey eye.

For all you make-up beginners this would be an easy look to pull off for new years. Glitter shadow on the lid and glitter liner on the bottom of the eyes, or glitter shadow carefully applied with one of your smaller shadow brush. Finish off the look with some liquid liner and you are good to gooo!

Red lips are also a great look.

The Smokey Eye

We searched youtube farr and wide for a great and easy make-up tutorial and while hunting we stumbled on the page of makeupbyeman for this great tutorial below. She uses some black, and brown shadows to create a fantastic look for new years. Pair with a nude or light pink lip. This also looks like something that will work great for all skin tones, and she has a great technique!

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Silver Make-up Looks

If you don’t have some glitter shadow on hand, try silver shadow on your lid with a dark grey and black shadow in your crease area instead.

2. Fabulous Hair Inspiration

A regal updo,  straight & sleek, swide-swept hair or romantic curls/waves are perfect looks for NYE. Check out the ideas below. xoxo

The Grecian Plait.

Stunning and simple the grecian plait is a perfect hairstyle to top-up your NYE look and below is a fantastic youtube tutorial on how to fake this look, by parting your hair in the center with a low ponytail and adding a using braided extension hair to place on top.

Another great classic is Straight & Sleek, if you have the length blow dry and flat iron away or head to your local beauty supply for one or two packs of yaki relaxed. If the look is only for one night, purchase a bag of their sew-in clips and using a thread and needle sew some clips into the track.

For something extra glamorous, try an off the center part with hair swept to the side. Straighten top portions of hair and only use a curling iron on the a few of the bottom strands to creat this look.

Below is a hair tutorial by the wonderful beautybyjj on how to achieve this look

New Years Eve 2011 Look- Glitter, Glitz, and Sequins

Ciara working a Bailman Paillette sequin mini-dress( $13,395- YIKES!?)

Soooo just like that 2011 has flown by, and after stuffing our faces with holiday treats and engaging in some boxing day foolery, the time has come to take on New Years Eve. With just a few days to go, thatgirlx is here with some ideas on what to do with your new years look.

NYE 2011 should be about glitz and glamor. Bring out the lashes, bring out the glitter, bring out the shine, because if you can’t do it on NYE when else hunny!? Below are some outfit ideas, and another post will be coming with looks on make-up and hair  to glam you up to the fulllest.

Sequin & Glitter

One of my favorite looks for 2011 was sequins, glitter and any type of shine, especially whenn its short and longsleeved.  So here is NYE vision number one. Long sleeved sequin dress, platform pump, loose waves and some fab accessories, who gon check me boo!?

Kim K works it ouut. Check out a budget friendly version beloww with pieces from Aldo, and Forever XXI.

Open toe pumps: Monville- Aldo on sale online for $31.49

Long sleeved sequin mini-dress OR one shoulder sequined mini dress: Forever XXI

Midnight Black Mariacher fur clutch: Aldo, on sale online for 24.98

Not feeling a full sequin dress?

Another way to incorporate some glitter into your look are these fab glitter open toe or round toe  pumps . I copped a pair on boxing day at Forever XXI for 19.99 and with that type of pricing you cannot go wrong!?

Sequin dresses come in all shapes, colors and sizes so check out some more looks below for inspiration. Posting soon on glitter shadow NYE make-up, and fab hair looks so stay tuuneed my puuuudd.

Sequins, Spice & Everything Nice

OMG. Hot hot hot, Mashonda rocking a custom L’impasse sequin dress. The side-swept hair, the smokey eye, the cut-out sides, yes girl!!

Gold sequins are another fantastic look for NYE. I love love this whole look on Lala Vaquez. The hair the make-up fab fab.

Keri Hilson in silver sequins, another cute look.

Jennifer Williams from basketball wives also worked out the sequin look perrfectly below, in a long-sleeved sequin mini from french connection. Try some peep-toe booties instead of platform pumps to spice things up!

Super cute multi colored sequinn dress, paired with open-toe pumps.

TASTE OF DANFORTH #GET YO GYRO ONN!

Messini's Gyro's! SO GOOD! Image/ foodjunkiechronicle.com

How you doiin beautiful people!! It is the first weekend of August and we are right in the deep of summah summah summah timee (cue the will smith!).Food, friends, family are the perfect way to end any summer and one of my fav things to do is hit up Taste of Danforth.

Taste of Danforth started Friday, August 5th and runs until Sunday August 7th!

Friday: Started at 6pm
Saturday: Starts at 11am
Sunday: Starts at 11am

“The festival goes on until restaurants close or everybody goes home!”

With the hype & energy from Caribana last weekend  I love the chill vibe of  Taste of Danforth.  If your in the city you NEED to hit it up, great thing to do with your boo, your girls, your kids, your SELF, haha.

Where is it?

Literally on the street, right on Danforth avenue. It is so easy to access via TTC.  Get in the subway and go on the bloor line (green line) and get off at pape station. Or Broadview, Chester and Donlands station. If you get in the subway just follow the crowds! lol.

Photo by Bruce K on flickr

What is it?

It’s a festival celebrating Greek food & culture right on the STREET. Typical summer festival vibe. They usually have some bands playing in the background, the street is closed down and lots of the greek restaurants have vendors out on the street selling gyros and all types of deliciousness..I dont know if that is a word, lol.   They always have companies giving away free products and its just a good time, to EAT EAT EAT! If you have never really tried greek food before, be prepared to taste a little bit of heaven and a good 5 pounds, HA!

I will catch you out there on the street, getting my GYRO onnn!

P.S. My absolute favirote place to hit up is Messini’s, find them & try their Gyros! I prooomise, you will not be dissapointed!

Taste of Danforth Entertainment

Check out the URL &  Full directions below

tasteofthedanforth.com/tasteofthedanforth.php

By Car

Greektown on Danforth is a few minutes east of the Don Valley Parkway, also called the DVP, which connects with the QEW Gardiner Expressway to the south and the 401 highway to the north. Once on the Don Valley Parkway, take the Bayview/Bloor exit, follow the signs for Bloor Street/Danforth Avenue and then travel eastbound.

By Public Transit – TTC

The Taste of the Danforth takes place along Danforth Avenue which is conveniently located on the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC’s) Bloor-Danforth Subway line. The event can be accessed through any of our four subway stations, Broadview, Chester, Pape and Donlands.

Please call (416)393-INFO(4636) for Schedule and fare information.

By Go Transit or Train

Union Station is the central hub of the GO system as well as VIA Rail Train System and from here you can hop on the TTC to get to the Taste of the Danforth easily by subway.

Parking

During the frestival Danforth Avenue (from Broadview to Jones Avenues) is closed to all vehicular traffic making parking more of a challenge.

There are a number of municipal public parking lots (all with Handicapped parking spaces) located within one block north and south of Danforth Avenue (Specific parking lot locations are shown on the area map.)

Parking on residential side streets during the Taste of the Danforth is extremely limited and illegally parked vehicles are vigilantly tagged and towed away.

Taking public transit is the easiest and stress free way to the festival.

xoxo

Hot in Toronto!? Free Gourmet Gelato!

So today it is supposed to hit 40 degrees celsius, and in case you are not temperature savvy, that means it is going to be HOT.AS.HELLLLLL. Tomorrow and basically the next few days will be the same, sooo I had to share this sick deal.

toronto.fabfind.com

Fabfind is by far one of my fav online deal websites, why? Because they really give you want you need, and they actuaally have FREEE ish sometimes. Today’s deal is the best one everrr, FREEE GOURMET GELATO from the downtown tdot davisville or Cumberaland locations of Gelato Simply Italian !!

“Gelato Simply Italian”- Toronto, ON

So beautiful people of Toronto, go out and print your coupon and get COOL this week! It is oh so necessarry!!

P.S. We have a truckload of caribana oriented posts coming your away, last-minute parade make-up tips, outfit tips, party tips, jewelerry & hotel tips. We have been overwhelmed with promo requests, and are narrowing down our final contenders, if you think you have the hottest bana tip hit us up, we might slip you in the cut, if your thaaat good!  lovethatgirlx@gmail.com

P.P.S  I have been on a little hiatus in development on the thatgirlx brand and expansion. The site has been so much more successful than I ever imagined, it has taken a moment to adjust, thank you to all the people who hit us up and support, we appreciate it and we will be coming at youu with  some hot ish soon!

xoxo

2011 BET AWARDS FASHIONN FAB!

BET Awards 2011. Miss Keri Washington schooled everyone on what Red Carpet looks like! Love this citrus Micheal Kors dress..

Soo the 2011 BET awards were last night, and of course I had to come out of hiatus and post on some of the looks of the red carpet and the show. Now first, I have to say, the red carpet looks were such a yawn yawn situation for me, def a bit of dissapointment!

Lala Vasquez looking fierce.Love the high bun. Simple look, club look # 3..

When I think award show I think fabulousness, glamourr, larrge and in charge…what did I get?! Great club or night on the town looks, and a couple of gowns thrown in the mix.  I knoww it’s not supposed to be a super dressy event, but walk down peter and richmond on a club night or yonge street on a fashionable day and it seems like all the same ish..

The red carpet was def sexy, however I feel like the whole dress code was a tad confused. We have people rocking floor-length gowns, and others in skin tight body-suits? BET let’s start issuing and ENFORCING a strict dress code please..

Maybe it was just me, but I would easily rock alot of these looks to the club, some people were not screaming red carpet, but they did look fab nonetheless.

Check out the pics beloww..also watch out for a post on the MEN’s looks tomorroww..

Miss E.V.E..fierce.

This doesn’t say award show to me, but it’s a great outfit anyway. Def going on my club outfit list, preferably for the fall, that literally looks like ur body would be a hoot mess.  Love the boots, love the vest, adorre the make-up, especially the lashes. The side braid is turning into thee hot look for the summer, get on it ladiess.

Toccara Jones in a teal sparkling dress..bling blow indeed

Platform peep-toe pumps are the truuuth, an okayy look for tocarra, not a huge fan of the bottom of the dress, something seems a bit off, but love love the shoes. Another look for the club, I want a sparkling dress..

Alicia Keys in a white blazer and black & white pumps..club look #14....

Love the Christian Louboutin Daffodil zebra print platform pumps!  Again not really red carpet, def more clubbing or lounge, enjoying the white blazer..the side braid also makes a reappearance.

Traci Ellis Ross in a sexy long sleeved mini dress

Sexy look from Miss. Ross. I feel like alot of the looks of the night were just very safe, this is def another look I will be rocking for club night #28.. I love the red louboutin’s, the long sleeved mesh dress is hot, love the curly pony!

Black evening Gown, w/ a great red lip. Pretty

Soo..this is why dress codes should be enforced. Tracee was coming with me to some club on peter and richmond and Meagan was going to the Oscars.. The dress is nice, but could have been accessorized better, something is missing..

Ashanti in satin turquoise evening gown

Many people are not aware, but I am the biiiggest Ashanti fan. I will break into a Rain on Me hand on the head pose anytime of the dayyy! Def looks amazing in this satin evening gown. Not feeling that topsy turvy hair situation..

The sexiest family of the show. Love the gold sequin tank on jada pinkett smith.

Keri Hilson going on the way to the mall...

Love the purple and the necklace, the harem pants are cute too. But my local H & M sales associates comes harder than this..come on Keri!

Tiffany Greene

Who really is Tiffany Greene? Cute look, club look too, but side eye to the barbie necklace..

Miss Teen USA Kamie Crawford kept the sequins alivee

One of my fav looks of the night comes from Miss Teen USA! She’s a pageant queen so of course she had to bring the sparkle! One of my fav looks of the night, and with legit celebs all around that is a sad sad thing..

Kelly Rowland in a cute floral dress.

This women has the sexiest skin and the sickest legs! Love her cute open toe cut-out pumps.The cocktail dress with the floral cascading down was cute too.  Why is her wig 20 bucks tho!?

Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose...WTF..I'm guessing they stopped to make an appearance before heading to battle..Amber, body suit?! Amberrr

Mary J. Blige...

The queen of R & B, such a wonderful person. This outfit..no comment. The white shoes with the beige dress, with the neck brace built in..but you know what, Mary J. can do whateverr she wants, diva pass.

Miss Minaj..I feel like she ran into forever 21 and was told to put on as many pieces as she could and leave for BET asap..cute bob.

This look would have been sooo fab if she had removed the leggings and the boots and switched it for some nude louboutin’s, buut that would also be a bit yawn yawn..

Letoya Luckett in a fab mini dress w/ louboutin's, hot hot! One of my faav looks. Love her!

Teairra Mari looking H.A.M. I'm sorry I will call her out..this looks like something from victoria secret catalog p.10..DO BETTER!

Rocsi stopping at the show before heading to the Skating With the Stars..cute shoes tho!

Andd I left the best for last! I would have never ever even checked for Diamond or Angel Lola Luv, but tell me how they came and delivered with what I think are the two hotest looks of the night!

Diamond with what I have to say is my absolute favirote look of the night! Adore the white, love the hair, and will be posting on the shoes!

Angel Lola in a beautiful abstract mini dress. I'm so glad she put the video ho look aside, covered up and looking sexier than ever!