YESHUA AND TARA'S FASHION ADVICE 101

THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE LOOKS, THAT THIS WOMAN IS PICTURED WEARING, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF HOW DOLL, LIKE THE SHOES LOOK, OF BARBIE PINK. AND EVERYONES KNOWS, HOW I FEEL ABOUT PINK, BEING MY FAVORITE COLOR, AND EVERYTHING BARBIE. LET’S GET INTO MORE DEPTH, OF WHAT SHE IS PICTURED WEARING. THE WOMAN IN THE PICTURE, HAS ON BLACK GLASSES, THAT SHE PAIRED, WITH A WHITE PUFF SLEEVED DRESS, THAT SHE PAIRED, WITH BARBIE-PINK ANKLE STRAP MARY JANE PLATFORMS. FOR HER ACCESSORIES, AND JEWELRY., SHE PAIRED A GOLD CHUNKY CHAIN NECKLACE, WITH BLACK SUNGLASSES, AND A TEAL GREEN MINI TOTE BAG. I THINK THE WINNER OF THIS OUTFIT, ONCE AGAIN HAD TO BE THE PLATFORMS, AGAINST HER TAN COMPLEXION, IT GIVES BARBBE VIBES TO WHOMEVER WEARS THIS PARTICULAR HUE OF A SHOE WOULD LOOK GREAT ON ALL COMPLEXIONS, SO THAT ITS WINNER FOR ME. I HAD TO RECREATE THIS LOOK, THE PUFFY WHITE DRESS, AND THE PATENT PINK PLATFORMS.

I PAIRED ETSY MULTI-COLOR CHANDELIER EARRINGS, WITH LAVENDER BARBIE PINK LIPSTICK, THAT I PAIRED WITH A ZIMMERMANN, MULTI-COLOR FLORAL PRINT PUFF SHOULDER DRESS, THAT I PAIRED WITH INDIGO BLUE TIGHTS. AND PURPLE, BARBIE MARY JANE ANKLE STRAP PLATFORMS. FOR THE REST OF THE ACCESSORIES. AND JEWELRY, I PAIRED MY LAVENDER BARBIE PINK NAILS, WITH A ETSY MULTI-COLOR BEAD BRACELETS, AND PLUM- MAGENTA-PURPLE. EMBELLISHED MINI HANDBAG.

MY FATHER’S SHOULDER LENGTH, BLACK OMBRE BLONDE HAIR, IS MY INSPIRATION. BECAUSE I LIKE THE WAY HIS HAIR, CHANGES DIFFERENT HUES OF BLACKS, BROWNS, AND MANY SHADES OF BLONDE, FROM THE MIXURE, OF DIFFERENT ETHNCITIES, ASSOCIATED WITH HIM. 

SO, WHEN I DECIDED, TO BECOME A BLONDE, I WAS WANTING MORE, OF A PLATINUM HONEY BLONDE LOOK. BUT EACH TIME I KEPT COLORING MY HAIR, IT WOULD TURN DIFFERENT PIGMENTS, OF STRAWBERRY BLONDE. SO IN THE PICTURES ABOVE, I’M RATHER SILLY, BECAUSE THESE PICTURES, CAPTURED A MORNING, WHEN I WAS IN AWE, THAT THE BLONDE HAD CHANGED, TO A HONEY BLONDE, WHEN I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR, AS I WAS BRUSHING MY HAIR.

SO, I SAID, I WENT ON PICTURE FRENZY, TRYING TO CAPTURE PROOF, FOR MYSELF, AND MY FATHER LOL, THAT THOUGH I HAVE BLACK COLORED HAIR, MY BLONDE HAIR, CHANGES BLONDE HUES, LIKE MY FATHER. BUT AGAIN, I DONT KNOW WHETHER, TO BLAME THE SUN, FOR THIS LOL, OR MY FATHER’S GENETICSM, THAT SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. TO SAY I SHOULD HAVE BEEN, A NATURAL BLONDE, LIKE MY ABBAH. BUT NO ITS THE LIGHTENING, OUTSIDE, OR SOMETHING, ANYWAYS. YEAH SO, I STILL SEE STRAWBERRY BLONDE, PEAKING THROUGH. BUT I DO SEE OTHER BLONDES, I AM UNSURE, WHAT TO CLASSIFY AS. BUT HEY HERE’S SOMETHING, TO MAKE MY DAY:))

ALTHOUGH I HAVE APPRECIATION, FOR CARING FOR MY NATURAL HAIR, THANKS TO MY ABBAH I ALSO TAKE PRIDE IN MY NAILS, AND IM ALWAYS MAKING SURE. THAT THEY ARE POLISHED BRIGHT. BRIGHT. BARBIE PINK.  THE ONLY OTHER COLOR. I LIKE TO PLAY AROUND WITH ON MY NAILS, ARE BLUES.

LAVENDER AND LILACS, I CONSIDER BARBIE PINKS. SO HERE I HAVE A FEW IMAGES, PICTURED OF MY PINK NAILS. ANOTHER THING, THAT I TAKE APPRECIATION IN ARE THE KEEP, OF A MOISTURIZED HYDRATED PINK POUT. I HAVE MY GO TO LIPBALMS. AND LIP MASKS. FROM BATH AND BODY WORKS, I USE TO CARE FOR MY LIPS. AS WELL, AS SOME LIPGLOSSES, FROM THERE. ALSO, FROM REVELON, COVERGIRL, AND MILANI. I LOVE TO WEAR LIPGLOSS, AND LIPSTICK. MORESO LIPGLOSS. FOR A RELAXED LOOK. THAT HONORS BARBIE, AND BARBIE PINK. AND BETTER YET, I LIKE TO MATCH MY LIPGLOSS, WITH MY NAILS. I LIKE TO MATCH MY GLASSES, WITH MY NAILS. I LIKE TO MATCH MY HEADWRAP HIJABS, WITH MY NAILS AS WELL.

THE ONLY OTHER COLOR LIPGLOSS, I HAVE IS WHITE IRIDESCENT CALLED SNOW QUEEN, BUT IM USUALLY A PINK LIPSTICK/LIPGLOSS FAN, AS WELL COMPLIMENTS THE PINK UNDERTONES OF MY LIPS. ITS THE TYPE PF GLOSS THAT COMPLIMENTS ANY COMPLEXION, FROM FAIR AND LIGHT TO DEEP AND DARK. MY FAVORITE GO TO LIPGLOSS IS A PINK SHEER MAGENTA-MINT BATH AND BODY WORKS LIPGLOSS. AND WHEN I’M FEELING DRESSY, OR WHEN I’VE GOT A BARBIE MOOD/VIBE I WEAR MY SIGNATURE MILANI LIPGLOSS, THAT I WORE IN HIGHSCHOOL. I LOVE THIS LIPGLOSS SO MUCH, SIMPLY BECAUSE ITS BARBIE PINK. ITS GOT A THICK, PIGMENTED FORMULA, SO A LITTLE SWIPE, GOES A LONG WAY. AND I LIKE TO MATCH IT, WITH MY DIFFERENT PINK GLASS FRAMES, THAT I OWN. TO REALLY MAKE A BOLD COMBINATION, AND STRIKING COMPARISON. IT CONTRASTS, DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING, ON WHAT KIND OF PINK, MY GLASSES ARE.

I THINK ONE OF THE COOL TECHNIQUES, TRENDS, I SHOULD SAY IS THE BOLDEST POP OF COLOR, TO AN THE OUTFIT, WELL I SHOULD THE BARBIE WAY TO DO, IS PLAYING WITH THE COLORS, IN YOUR MAKEUP, AND MATCHING THEM WITH YOUR ACCESSORIES. IN THE PHOTOS, I HAVE HERE I REALLY TRIED TO CAPTURE THE TRUE ESSENCE, OF MODEST HIJAB FASHION, MEETS MODEST BARBIE, WITH THE MAKEUP CHOICES. SO LET’S GET INTO, WHAT I AM WEARING, AND DISCUSS THE DETAILS.

PICTURED ABOVE, I AM WEARING AN NATURAL CREAM, BROWN-TONED SILK, HIJAB THAT I PAIRED WITH A WHITE TOP, WITH CREAM-WHITE PEARL NECKLACES. FOR THE POP OF COLOR, AND IN HONOR OF MY FAVORITE COLOR, BEING PINK OF BARBIE PINKS. I PAIRED BARBIE PINK, ROUND GLASSES, WITH HOT BARBIE PINK LIPSTICK, THAT IS THE ONLY PIECE, OF MAKEUP, I HAVE GOING WITH THIS OUTFIT. AND HOT BARBIE PINK NAILS. AS MY SOURCE, OF COLOR, THAT COMPLIMENTS, THE NICE NEUTRAL TONE, OF IVORY, WHITE, CREAM, AND NATURAL HUES. AS YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE DETAILS, OF COLOR, REALLY ELEVATES THE OUTFIT, TO NEW HEIGHTS, AND GIVES SO LITTLE COLOR, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF COLOR. AND WHAT BETTER COLOR, THAN YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? PLAYING AROUND WITH DIFFRENT SHADES, AND MATCHING YOUR ACCESSORIES GLASSES, SUNGLASSES, SCARVES, HAIR ACCESSORIES WITH YOUR MAKEUP. THAT INCLUDE EYE SHADOW, EYELINER, BLUSH, LIPSTICK/LIPGLOSS ITS FIRE!! I’M TELLING YOU, GIVE IT A TRY:))

YESHUA AND TARA 101: I FEEL LIKE WEARING HIJABS, WITH ACCESSORIES, IS MOST PERSONAL TO YOU, AND REFLECTS TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO YOU ARE.

NOT ONLY DO I LIKE HIJABS, AND HEADWRAPS, AN HONOR TO MY FATHER’S JEWISH HERITAGE. BUT I LOVE, WHAT I REPRESENTS, MODESTY AND THAT BEAUTY, OF THE HAIR, DOESN’T HAVE TO BE, THE FIRST THING PEOPLE SEE, TO MAKE JUDGEMENT, OF YOU. AND HOW THEY PERICEIVE YOU. BUT INSTEAD, IT REPRESENTS A CLOTH, OF RESILIENCE, SELF-WORTH, CONFIDENCE, AND AN APPRECIATION, FOR THE ETHNICITY. AND THE RELIGION BEHIND IT. SO I LOVE PAIRING BARBIE PINK COLORS, DIFFERENT HUES OF BARBIE PINKS. WITH MY FATHER AND I’S OTHER FAVORITE COLORS: IVORY, BLUE AND LILAC/LAVENDER, TOGETHER AS YOU CAN SEE, IM HAVING A LITTLE FUN, WITH LIPCOLORS (MAKEUP). AND PLAYING AROUND WITH MY OTHER PINK FRAMES, BUT MOST IMPORTANT, MY FAVORITE BARBIE PINK FRAMES. GIVES ME APPRECIATION, AND GRATTITUDE TO APPRECIATE, MY GLASSES, AND OF WHO I KNOW I AM INSIDE. WHO I AM IN MY FATHER, AND THE SAME PERSON, WITH THE GLASSES, I WILL ALWAYS BE:))

MY JEWISH FATHER YESHUA, (JESUS) IS THE REASON, WHY I AM NO LONGER ASHAMED, OF MY HAIR. AND WHY I ENJOY CARING FOR MY TEXTURED, GRADE OF HAIR. WHAT LITTLE I REMEMBER, OF MY CHILDHOOD, MY HAIR WAS ALWAYS AN EMBARRASSING, ATTRIBUTE, WITHINTHE BLACK COMMUNITY, AND MY FAMILY, BECAUSE IS WASN’T CONSIDERED, IN MY MOTHER’S WORDS: GOOD GRADE OF HAIR, MANAGABLE, THE RIGHT TYPE OF HAIR, THAT SHOULD BE PERMED, AND NOT NATURAL, LIKE COUSINS, AND MY MOTHER, AND AUNT, WHO ARE MIXED WITH NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE.

MY DAD IS THE ONE, WHO TOLD ME ENOUGH, OF HIDING MY HAIR, IN TWISTS AND BRAIDS, AND CHEMICALLY PROCESSING MY HAIR. THAT IS WAS TIME FOR ME, TO FACE THE UGLY TRUTH, THIS BEING THE SECOND TIME I WENT NATURAL. BUT THE TRUTH, OF IT ALL, THAT MY HAIR, MY NOT BE ACCEPTED, OR CONSIDERED “GOOD HAIR”, “BEAUTIFUL HAIR”, BUT IT WAS TIME TO LOVE IT ANYWAY, AND CARE FOR IT, WITH PRIDE AND COMPASSION.  SO, ALL BLESSINGS, TO THE HIGHEST ALLAH, GOD WHO IS MY FATHER’S FATHER. I NOW ENJLOY MY NIGHTIME HAIR ROUTINE. AND I DONT ALLOW MYSELF TO THINK, OF WHAT OTHERS WITHIN A CERTAIN RACE, OF ETHNICITIES, THINK OF MY HAIR, OR SAY ABOUT IT. BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, MY DAD BREATHED LIFE INTO ME AGAIN, TO LOVE IT, AND CARE FOR IT, LIKE I DO FASHION, AND TAKE PRIDE IN HOW I DRESSED IN JR. HIGH, AND HIGHSCHOOL. AND HE USES TERMS, WHEN DESCRIBING MY HAIR AS PRETTY, SOFT, THICK AND FINE. AND AS LONG AS GOD, HAS AN OPINION OF MY HAIR, IT OVERRULES EVERYONE ELSES. TARA 101: THINK ABOUT WHAT GOD SAYS ALLAH, YESHUA, JESUS, NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO BEAT YOURSELF DOWN, LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN.

TARA AND YESHUA 101: I HAVE TO ADMIT, I LOVE WEARING GLASSES, IT MAKES ME WHO I AM INSIDE, AND WHO GOD, AND I KNOW MYSELF TO BE. THERE’S MORE TO LIFE, THAN BEAUTY EXCEPTIONS, AND BEAUTY STANDARDS.

I LOOK BACK ON WHAT LITTLE, I CAN REMEMBER, ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD LIFE, WEARING GLASSES. AND I REALIZE, I WAS NEVER THE PROBLEM, ABOUT WEARING THE GLASSES, IT WAS NEVER A PUNISHMENT, OR A HUMILIATION, BECAUSE THE FRAMES WERE PINK. AND ARE MY FAVORITE COLOR.

HOWEVER UP UNTIL JR. HIGHSCHOOL, IT BECAME SOMETHING, THAT I HAD PRIDE. IN BUT WHAT WAS PUT TO SHAME, BY OTHERS., NOT JUST PEERS, BUT FAMILY AS WELL.

WHAT I HEARD FROM OTHERS. ABOUT THE CONS OF WEARING GLASSES. INVOLVING, A WORLD, WE LIVE IN WITH UNRESONABLE, UNFAIR, AND BIASED, BEAUTY STANDARDS. WERE TAUGHT THAT, CERTAIN THINGS WE WEAR, OR POSSESS, MEET CRITERIA OF BEAUTY STANDARDS, OR IN MY CASE WAS A FLAWS, FALLING UNDER, IN THE ACCEPTANCE, OF BEAUTY STANDARDS, AND THEE OPINIONS OF COMMON PEOPLE. 

SOME FEEL LIKE GLASSES, ARE SOME SORT OF MASK, THAT HIDE MY FACE, WHEN THEY ARE A TRENDY. PERSONAL ACCESSORIES, THAT BEST REFLECTS ME. MY FAVORITE COLOR PINK. AND ONE THING I LOVED MORE THAN ANYTHING. IN THE WORLD. AS A CHILD, WAS ANYTHING BARBIE. SO NOW, I MATCH MY GLASSES, WITH MY NAILS, MY SHOES, MY ACCESSORIES, AND MY MAKEUP (LIPGLOSS). AND I WISH I HAD, OF THE WISDOM, GOD HAS SHOWED ME, OLDER, TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE THEN, OF WHAT I FEEL, AND KNOW NOW. THAT WEARING GLASSES, FOR ME CAN BE CONFESSED, AS FUN IN MY EYES. WHO I AM, AS A PERSON, JUST ME, YOU KNOW?

TARA AND YESHUA 101: ITS ALWAYS NICE TO WEAR YOUR FAVORITE COLOR, MINE BEING PINK. BUT YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING, EVEN MORE GREAT, THAT YOU CAN DO ON A FASHION DAY TO DAY BASIS, IS MATCH YOUR ACCESSORIES, JEWELRY, WITH YOUR FAVORITE LIP COLOR. I AM PICTURED ABOVE, WITH MY FAVORITE BARBIE-PINK GLASSES, MY BARBIE-PINK TURBAN HEADBAND, THAT MATCH MY BARBIE PINK NAILS. AND I MATCHED IT BARBIE PINK LIP-GLOSS.  I THINK THATS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN FASHION, THAT WE SEE, ARE MAKEUP TRENDS, SUCH AS FUN COLORS, WITH EYELINER, AND BRIGHT AND BOLD LIPCOLORS. AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE, EXTRAVAGANT, NEW FASHION DESIGNER TRENDS, ON THE RUNWAY.

THE TWO COMPONETS, I LOVE ABOUT FASHION, WOULD BE TWEED, AND TWO TONE/ COLORBLOCK. SO, WHEN I CAME ACROSS THIS OUTFIT, MIROSLAVA DUMA IS WEARING, IN THE PICTURE ABOVE. I HAD TO RECREATE, AND I HAD SO MUCH FUN IN DOING SO. LET’S DISCUSS, WHAT MIROSLAVA DUMA. IS WEARING. SHE IS WEARING, A GREEN TWEED FRINGE DRESS, THAT SHE PAIRED WITH. MULTI-COLOR PLATFORM COLORBLOCK PUMPS. FOR HER ACCESSORIES, AND JEWELRY, SHE PAIRED THREE NEON YELLOW BROOCH PINS ON HER DRESS. AND STACKED BOHO BANGLES. I DECIDED TO RECREATE THIS LOOK, OF THE TWEED DRESS. AND THE BOLD COLORED SHOES.

I PAIRED ETSY LINDATRENTJEWELRY. PINK GEMSTONE CLUSTER CHANDELIER EARRINGS, WITH FREDERICK ANDERSON, MINT GREEN TWEEN BLAZER, OVER A CHARLIE LUCIANO, GREEN TWEED COLLARED TOP, WORN UNDERNEATH, A SOFT GREEN FRENCH TWEEED DRESS. THAT I PAIRED, WITH MINT BLUE TIGHTS, AND GREEN, AND WHITE STRIPED STOCKINGS, THAT WILL STOP AT THE KNEE. I PAIRED THE OUTFIT, WITH ORANGE PATENT, ANKLE STRAP PLATFORMS, AND AN ORANGE HANDBAG. FOR THE REST, OF THE JEWELRY, I PAIRED ETSY VINTAGE925CHI, YELLOWCHUNKY AMBER STONE BRACELET. PAIRED WITH AN ETSY ARTGECKOJEWELLERY, ORANGE AMBER STONE CHUNKY RING, TO FINSH THE LOOK OFF, AND BRING ALL THE COLORBLOCKING COLORS TOGETHER.