Graduation Fro Life

When you graduated from high school/college/grad school, how did you wear your hair? For me, high school was back in the relaxed days so I went the weave route (recycled from proms, oh how I miss prom season):


For undergrad graduation, I wore my hair straight (ish, sort of poofy from graduation parties the night before):


And most recently, my master's graduation was a curlformers day:


I'm thinking for the PhD, I'll do full fro. But I have a few more years to plan my style for that :)

Ciara Love!

btw, I love Ciara's new hair. I'm going to need AlumniRow collaborator, Whitney, to hook me up this summer! Color + cut = everything....but I'm feeling the longer look instead of the short. What do you think?



  

PhD Hair Phenomenon

To date, 8 of 10 science and engineering African American PhD-holders I know have natural hair. Is this a coincidence, or does this have some higher meaning? Perhaps they got tired of caring for their hair in graduate school? Perhaps they realized the versatility of natural hair during undergrad or grad school? Or maybe it's something else altogether. Any other natural PhDs out there? I want to know the answer (if there is one)!

#Target, Do It Right!

Just announced: designer, Phillip Lim will be collaborating with Target for a Fall collection. My only problem is that items rang from $20-$300. Every time Target tries these guest designer collaborations, I walk into the store and am flabbergasted. Target is supposed to be an affordable option. $300 is not affordable. If you are reading this Mr. Lim, can you please lower that price range to $20-$100? Please and thank you. And Target, wake up and realize that people don't come to Target for expensive high fashion, but for expensive-looking affordable fashion.

[all taken from Lim]

   

7-Minute Exercise

We've only got 6 7 minutes to save the world exercise. Scientists say these 7 minutes will be "unpleasant" but super effective. I tried it about 7 minutes ago and results? I feel fine. Between each set, I took a 10 second break as instructed, but I feel like I could do this 3 more times. I do want to build my endurance, so maybe this will help.

the BEST twistouts

Okay world. I'm about to divulge my secret for creating the best twistout. It involves relatively zero work, no drying, and takes about 10 minutes to do. All you need are scissors and a head full of marley twists. Simply cut the twists to the desired length of the twistout and unravel until reaching the root without taking out the twist.

Started from:

 

Now I'm here!

branches of LOVE!

I just wanted to say how much I love the branding of justfab.com and how much I love this necklace I just bought from them for less than $15! Not only is my favorite color, but can go with just about anything I own.  I'm not sure about their shoes though. I won a pair from an online giveaway and they are quite uncomfortable. Perhaps the wedges or flats are more comfortable. Maybe I'll give a pair a try next month.

Anyone else with JustFab success?

Earth Day Finds

Have I ever mentioned I LOVE studs and pearls?

In honor of Earth Day, I've pulled a few of her DIY posts for your enjoyment so...enjoy!

s&p diy: Gift Wrap Clutch [love]

martha stewart crafts diy: Floating Gift Tags [love]

diy: Beauty Product Collage [love]

diy: Floral Jeans [love]

ASOS student discount

Are you hip?

Bottle Diaries

Welcome to my new series called Bottle Diaries where you get to find out what's in my homemade spritz bottle. For the last few week's I've been using this bottle on my ends and my roots. Love it!  

What's your favorite spritz mix?