Twitter=TV?

Last night, while on our way to the Safeway, Chimi and I discussed new blogging topics. One of my ideas was based on a tweet from one of my followers/friends declaring that Twitter was his television. That stuck in my mind, especially after seeing my Twitter Timeline filled with comments related to Real Housewives of Atlanta and Celebration of Gospel. Needless to say, as I scroll my timeline during any time where new/exciting shows/games/events are broadcasted on TV, my followers always can give me a play-by-play.
Hence, I would have to agree that Twitter is my TV. I don't watch TV on a regular basis. However, I am seldom kept out of the loop, thanks to Twitter (and my wonderful followers). I am sure Chimi can agree. With that said, thanks for allowing us to watch TV through your tweets! :)

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Polka-dot troubles

I was so excited about wearing the polka-dot skirt that I have on today but it seems to be giving me grief. It may look all put together in pictures but seriously this skirt has a mind of its own. Since I left my house this morning, I have been tugging at the skirt because it seems to rise and people would be able to see my brown leggings. Not that I care if people see my leggings because it's not like I'm flashing any cooter. So it looked as if I had feminine itch walking down the street tugging and pulling at my clothes. I think the kicker was going to Target. In order to get over the timely death of my spray bottle, I had to go out and find two more loves. As I was walking into the store, an older gentleman caught my attention. I tried to dart through the bathing suits but he had already caught me. "Miss" he yelled, "fix your dress". I looked down and of course my skirt was all discombobulated. I giggled and went on to fixing it. I walked over to the laundry department and was set on buying dryer sheets but a little can of Static Guard caught my attention. So far it's working.

Whitney...trying to make a comeback

Professional Attire- Day 1

Last night after doing Carly's hair, I went into my closet to try to find something to wear for this challenge. It didn't take me anytime to figure out what I wanted to wear because it was something I had planned for so long. I opted for a white button up with 3/4 length sleeves, a taupe skirt with with polka dots, brown skinny belt,  and mustard cardigan to add a little color. I topped the outfit off with what I like to call my "grandma boots" which are knee length and are laced.

The outfit put together

The boot and skirt

When I first arrived to work this morning, I was asked where I was going. Another co-worker of mine stated that I looked like a "real teacher." O_o What exactly was that supposed to mean? My whole idea of dressing professional is to display that I can actually do it. I hope people do not treat me any different according to how I dress but I guess I have 29 more days to figure this out.
Oh, yes I think I have an added challenge. I think I really need to consider learning how to walk in heels. These granny mofos are killing my feet. I did not take an extra pair of shoes because I felt it would be too much to carry. As I am writing this, the granny's are off my feet and my toes are breathing. LOL

Sorry about the picture quality. They will get better.

This goes out to YOU....

Last night after I detangled my hair, I placed my spray bottle on the radiator. In a swift motion I knocked it over and heard it thud on the bathroom floor. I picked it up swiftly just to see if it was still working. I pulled the trigger and nothing came out. I turned the knob for pressure settings and nothing came out. I even opened the bottle switched the straw around, closed it again and tried it. That shit did not work (sigh).

Carly hiding from the camera

I don't think I ever knew how important a spray bottle was to my natural hair arsenal. For instance last night I when I  flexi-rodded Carly's hair. It was so hilarious because since I had no spray bottle I couldn't evenly distribute water through her hair to keep it moist. Instead I had to throw water on her head like how pastors use Holy water. Needless to say she was not impressed and boy did  she complain about being cold. I kept telling her, "I am trying my best with what I have." I think it was an easier way of saying, "Girl, I fucked your hair up. I'm sorry" LOL. Love ya Carly. You are always a trooper.:)

To add to my sadness about my spray bottle, this morning when I tried  to accomplish my hairstyle that I posted about, my hair was dry. I needed a little extra spritz to keep my hair all moisturized and what not. So I'm sad because it was gonna be a "killer-do" today but I digress.

Rest in pieces my spray bottle. I will miss the couple of months we spent together. You knew exactly how to help me style my hair and it is greatly appreciated.

In Loving Memory of Spray Bottle

Sunrise: Summer 2010                                   Sunset: January 30,2011

Janelle Monae-esque Styling (Take 1)

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So far this has to be my favorite picture of how I am able to wear my hair naturally. I used to be ashamed of my texture of hair and always wear it in a ponytail and not take risks as far as styling. I had put this picture up as my facebook profile picture and one of my friends wanted to know how I accomplished the look. Its pretty simple as long as your hair cooperates.


The first thing I did was detangle my hair in the fashion that Mop Top Maven ( Detangling Tutorial) does it. I split my hair into four and locked the hair with large two-strand twists. I then spritz it with a conditioner/water mix and worked that in. After working each section, I  made sure to twist them again. Next, work shampoo into each section, massaging scalp. Twist hair once again and wash out. After,  use some styling products that can enhance your curl. I used Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine which was used to limit the frizz of my hair, Shea Moisture's Curl Enhancing Smoothie which is heavenly, and lastly Vakita Coconut Oil to lock in the moisture.

And Voila!!! You are ready to be styled...

 

Just let your Soul Glooooo....LOL

It is a lot easier to do your hair when it is damp opposed to when its completely dry (at least for me it is). The first step is to gather hair on the back of the neck and start twisting it. In a wringing a towel out motion, twist hair and tack down with a pin. Continue to use pins as you twist so that your roll can stay in place.

Continue this motion until you have majority of your hair at the top of your head.When you have the hair at the crown of the head, decide which side you want to have a "puff bang" on. I opted for a side sweep going to the left.

Working hair to top of crown

Left Side View

Right Side View

Back

I definitely have to try this look out again. The first try came out so well and I guess the way it looked that night cannot be identically duplicated. I will try at it again and back it up with pictures. I hope you guys will take a risk with your natural hair as well.

Nicki Minaj on SNL

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Katy Perry: The Cat's Meow

As I am waiting for Carly to get off of work, I am looking through magazines at Borders. This is something I do often but coming across this picture of Katy Perry for her fragrance Purr, had me thinking. She looks extremely gorgeous in her picture as a multicolored feline but how can I take her seriously if I seen her look like this...



I remember first seeing this and had an outburst of emotions. I think I laughed at first and then shook my head when I compared it to the image she portrays in Hollywood. It's more of a DAMN!! picture. Something so unexpected. LOL

The Madness of the Day

Waking up early after having a couple of drinks is not exactly what I wanted to do this morning but I had my mind set on a necklace I saw at the Thrift Store a couple weeks back. Carly just like any other Sunday was ready to leave the house for work when I asked her to wait for me. About twenty minutes later I was dressed and we were off to the train station. Needless to say our walking was very slow because Carly had on her "Walking on the Moon" boots aka her "Chuckie" snow boots that weighed down on her feet. As we were trying to cross a very tricky intersection we witnessed a guy get HIT by a car and jump on a bus he was about to miss. While I was holding my face and screaming profanities, Carly made a joke about what if the police had asked up what we witnessed?

It's only funny because last night we were stuck watching a marathon of The First 48. This show is a little too much for me but it reminds me of the college dorm when we first got cable (mind you it was 2009) and would sit there watching this show. We watched as people were being interrogated and try to be hard asses with the police but would eventually break down. So we pondered....

Police: "Do you know why you are here?"
Chimi and Carly: (in unison) "No, we do not"

Police: "Your names were mentioned as witnesses for a man getting hit by a car today"

Chimi:"We weren't even out today"

Carly: "We were at home"
Police: "It seems to me that you  are not telling the truth. If you are not cooperative with me then I cannot cooperate with you"
(Chimi starts to cry uncontrollably. Snot rushes from her nose. Carly shakes her head and sighs)
Carly: "OK, yes we witnessed a man getting hit by a car"
(Chimi is still crying)
Police: "Can you tell me what happened?"

Carly: "We were crossing the street and a man was getting off the bus. He looked across the street and saw the X2 coming. He ran behind the bus he got off and was hit in the legs by a white Cadillac. The car stopped but the man ran to catch the bus."

Police: "Is that all you know?"

Carly: "Yes"

Police: "You are free to go"

I Want it.... (Bangs on Floor, Kicking and Screaming)

Ok, just as I stated in earlier posts, I am a compulsive shopper. I shop strickly on impulse and do not look back. The ultimate challenge for me has been not buying any clothes. I used to buy clothes EVERYDAY. The funny thing is people that are like me go into debt with credit card bills and would sell their kidneys to shop. I guess I'm not that extreme but Carly can definitely vouch that I shop a lot. There is always a bag of things to give away in our house by the door. I am thinking of having a hood sale because we don't have a large yard or maybe a sidewalk sale since we got a lot of that. With that said, I do however need a carrying case for my Nikon D3000. The cases that have been presented in Best Buy, Target and any other electronic stores have displayed nothing but gawdy ass camera cases. I am not impressed say the least. My eyes have caught the attention of a beaut though. One day walking the streets of Soho, in New York I saw an Asian lady with a leather SLR camera bag. It was gorgeous. Brown leather and looked like a regular pocketbook (old school term?) until she pulled her camera out. I have been on my new favorite site Amazon and looked them up. This is what I came across:

CaseCrown Vintage Parsian Style $53.21

Someone should just buy this for me. My birthday coming soon... I'm good for it I promise. Hell by the time someone buys me this I'll have it already. Mission to buy this bag in effect this week. 

Phill Wade....Funny Shit of the Day

I used to watch the hell outta this video. Carly and I would watch this and die laughing. I watched it so much that "Flex on the devil" became part of my vocabulary. I had to follow him on twitter, get his mixtape and look through his website. Call me what you will but Phill Wade has got that funny I need.

Woman of the Week: Taraji P. Henson, Bared for the Bears (LLS)

Actress Taraji P. Henson is our woman of the week because of her ability to love the skin she is in. She recently bared all for a great cause (PETA). She educated herself on the cruelty of animals and has made a statement by refusing to wear fur.
Words of reflection: "What if someone said, black skin is the new fur?"

To read more about Taraji P. Henson for PETA, visit https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3543

Challenges of 2011

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Hey y'all....I'm not sure how your new year has been going but so far mine has been going up shit's creek. Things are not aligned as they once were and I'm questioning the people in my life and their motives. In a recent conversation with a friend we discussed how it seems that people are falling out of my life and the year just began. In his wise words he told me (in my interpretation) that I was "starting anew, starting fresh with people that want to be an active part of my life. People have a way of eliminating themselves and though you may want to have a new beginning with someone, you are getting it with them not being there. It's fresh." Words to live by I guess. Though his words were very recent, I see that for 2011, I wanted to do things fresh and from scratch. These are some of the challenges that are upcoming for 2011:

1. My hair- " I am not my hair" so blatantly stated by India Aire, that she could not be judged by her character just by looking at what she had on her head. My hair is not exactly a problem of mine or at least I thought it wasn't. There are plenty of times that I dress according to how my hair looks. If my hair is done then my outfit is put together. If my hair looks like shit... well you know the rest. For 2011 I have embraced the Mop Top Maven's (http://www.themoptopmaven.com/) Hair Challenge. Essentially what I am doing is growing out my hair. I am using ancient Indian secrets to add strength, limit dandruff, and add color without chemicals. Needless to say everything is natural including the dye that I will add in one of my Henna treatments in February. Within this challenge is not applying direct heat (flat irons, hot combs, etc.) to my hair for six months. I am already on month one and this challenge is not as hard as it seems. Styling however is where the problem lies. I am on a mission to try new styling methods with my curly hair.

2. My clothes- I told myself that 2011, would be the time where I would focus more on what I wore to work and in the streets. I think it's pretty sad when people sum up your fashion as " Oh, Chimi , yea she don't give a fuck. She'll come outside in sweatpants." That to me wasn't that bad until I had somone at work say something similar. "This will be an opportunity for you to wear your professional clothes." It's really funny to me how dressing with less effort can be characterized as not being professional. I am a professional and maybe I should dress the part. People's comments are not taken as ill-willed or ill-mannered I just see them as a CHALLENGE. So I am posing to have a 30-day challenge of wearing more professional clothing to work and thinking more strategically about what I wear when going out.

These challenges,  BOTH of them I will try to document with pictures. The good, the bad, and the ugly will all be put on here so you guys can see my progress.

Crack-a-lack-in

First Attempt of Crackle Nails



I am so excited about the turn-out of the crackle nail polish so I had to make a post. My crackle nail polish came in the mail yesterday and I couldn't wait to get home to try it out. Needless to say that it is not the OPI Black Shatter that I obsessed over but it works all the same. The name of company that makes this polish is Mia Secret.  It is a cosmetics company located in California. I found Mia on Amazon for under $6.



Mia Secret Crackle Nail Polish

The first thing to do before adding the crackle to your nails is to pick colors that you want to be your base. For my left hand, I chose Brucci's Joi's Lullaby and for my right, I used an assortment of bright colors from L.A. Flare.





Paint the nails with at least two coats so that the color can be bright. Once that is dry, use one coat of the crackle nail polish. The nail polish dry fast and you will quickly see the cracks form and the color coming through.

Crackle on Joi's Lullaby

As a finished product, use a top coat so that the crackle can stay. I did not do this and today the crackle I did is coming off my fingers.

Crackle on an assortment of colors and one bare nail

Carly had a question and wanted to know what the crackle did on a bare nail. I tried it out on my pinky above and you can clearly see what happened. Shit!! I just had an ashy pinky nail.  I hope you guys go out and get crackle crazy. I think I will be doing this for parties and what not just so I could show others out in the nail department.





Moment 4 Life

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Nail Fever

Ok,  I guess the more you read this blog you will find that I, Chimire contributor of Chimi and Carly, am a compulsive shopper. If I read in the magazines or in blogs that something is the new "IT" and must have of the season, it is more than likely that I will go out and not just get one of the "it" thing but maybe have an abundance of "it". It's a crying shame and every time I look in my closet there are things that I need to throw away, give away or just swap out. My newest obsession has been crackled nails. However, I have been all over DC, to all of the nail supply stores in my hood, went to upscale Georgetown and to no avail was I able to find the DAMN OPI Shatter that was made popular due to the likes of Katy Perry and Serena Williams. I was hooked and everyday I had a different search until I found crackle nail polish on Amazon. So needless to say I have found the nail polish, ordered it,  and what makes it so exciting is that it was sitting in my mailbox at work today. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! Oh the simple luxury of finding what I want and test it out for the likes of other nail heads like myself. My task for tonight is to try it out and have the pictures to back up my findings.

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Chocolate Drop.... Funny Shit

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While doing the regular of blog hopping I saw this video over at concreteloop.com. Kevin Hart aka Chocolate drop is funny as hell in this interview. Enjoy!!

Who are we?

(Carly and Chimi )

So many of you may be wondering who the hell we are? Why are our voices significant? Why should you even visit this blog? Besides the fact that we are just interesting people, I guess introducing ourselves to the blogsphere is important. So as an idea we thought it would be interesting to introduce one another that way we would have a lot more to say. So as it goes it went a little something like this:

"Chimire also known as Chimi is a young woman full of spunk, ambition, not to mention FIRE! She is a contributor to this blog, thereby teaching you about the latest and greatest, the good, the bad and the ugly!!
Hailing from NYC, Chimi now resides in DC. She brings and outsider's prospective of the city in more ways than one. You can follow her on twitter: @naturalellechim"

Carlesha aka Carly for the sake of the blog is my ace boon, right hand (wo)man, roommate and native Washingtonian. She is the ying to my yang. Sounds gay right? But in actuality we spend a lot of time together. Stay tuned for her thoughts and ideas. She's truly brilliant.You can follow her on twitter: @bugs2020

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No Introduction

Hello fellow bloggers, onlookers, spectators or what have you... Welcome to Chimi and Carly a blog that focuses on the sights and comments of its contributors, Chimire and Carlesha. This whole writing a blog thing is something we have been aching to do for a while and time never was on our side. Due to the snow/sleet/rain shit that occurred in DC this past week we were able to sit down and brainstorm ideas of what we wanted to present. So on this blog will be the random, extra funny shit from the week, superlatives, thoughts, adventures and may I add loads of pictures.So welcome to the blog and enjoy the ride.