Things of Summer

hi guys! being that the weather has decided to smoke crack and be unbearably H-O-T, i figured i'd speak on the things of summer that i like and like not-so-much.

THINGS I LOVE FOR SUMMER

nicole miller dresses

(shirtless) columbus short

evian face mist

my babies..*drool*

THINGS I HAVE ENJOYED THUS FAR OR DO ENJOY DURING SUMMER

cold bottled water

the movie-kung fu panda

fresh mint...anything with fresh mint on/in it

sunblock

cold watermelon

THINGS I DO NOT LIKE (AT ALL) ABOUT SUMMER

heat and sweat

people who dress inappropriately just because it's warm

gas prices...yet still

***WHAT'S YOUR LOVES/LIKES/HATES FOR SUMMER?***

In The Park w/PCD - Fashion Mishaps

hello good peoples! this weekend i went to the park. there were a lot of people there and i like to people watch. but i started to notice a trend...a LOT of bad dressers were in the midst. so many that i said, lets do a fashion piece on things to NEVER do or wear. this is just for comedic purposes, so don't get all abunched (especially if you are known to rock any of these styles-tee hee hee)...no one's identity is involved.


this girl's outfit wasn't bad...but at first glance, i thought she was missing pants. her shorts are almost a dead-on shade of brown matching her skin. just not something i would do


i call this style "old playa." i was 17 skillion degrees out this weekend and this dude had his baby blue pantsuit on WITH thick white socks (not pictured). plus i think shiny white shoes are funny. they make me feel warm and fuzzy...and he had a hat to match!


um, no...just a world of NO!!! it's one thing that this gentleman is in dire need of a tan, but the stretched church socks and sandals almost killed me dead!



miss shiny pants...i see where you were going with this one. your 24 karat pants weren't the worst thing created...but when you decided to get matchy-matchy with a 24 karat purse, then your sandals should not have been the color of aluminum foil.


what you guys can't see is the tips of her hair were white...WHITE!!! someone needs to back away from the dye box...oh, and swing by bali or hanes her way and get a bra STAT!!



this is a trend i don't understand. why bother wearing "shorts" if they are going to be toucing your ankles? are those not pants? perhaps, highwater pants? maybe they should be called ports, a pants/shorts combo, kinda like skorts (remember those?) i still really don't get it tho. i thought the purpose of shorts was to eleviate some of the heat you acquire when wearing pants...maybe i have it twisted...and i don't like them with shoestrings, dangles and tassles hanging from them either.


oh my...this guy must have just come from the gym or something because he was not only rocking the snug shorts up to his lungs, but a white headband (not pictured) AND white wrist bands on both wrists. all that with the tube socks were just too much...maybe he made a wrong turn on his way to jack lalane?


ma'am...you are dead wrong for this. you know your mammaries are to large to go without support. if i were a cop, you would have been in handcuffs for this one....


madame in black...you are someone's grandmother. why are you dressed so scantily? the biking shorts are a world of NO! and the tight belt and haphazardly placed wig just don't work...even with the headband, the wig still looks like its trying to make a run for it


what is this haircut? it is an old guy mohawk? no, its a v-hawk...but clearly, you are doing something really wrong here. i don't know if its your apparent age that's bugging me or just this fugly shape...whatever it is, me no likey


hello mesh shirt. wow! i haven't seen one of these shirts in a while. i have nothing else to say...

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ok guys, this was all in good fun. you know you see some fashion atrocities sometimes and it kills me whne i see them and have no one to nudge & giggle with. so take this as a PCD nudge...and fashion lesson. but i know my circlers would NEVER rock any of these looks....but take this with a chuckle and enjoy your monday.

***IF YOU CAN, RECALL ONE OF THE MOST ODD, FUNNY OR WACKY OUTFITS/LOOKS YOU'VE SEEN IN THE STREETS OF YOUR TOWN...***

Tickling Your Fancy...With Friends

bonjour, mes amis! i hope everyone had a great mother's day/week/weekend!






its the time of year when we peel off the hats, scarves and boots...and slide into some sandals, flirty dresses and linen. and i, personally can't wait to go on my next GNO (girls night out). we typically like to go overboard with the fashion, and fabulosity....meaning we love to enjoy places that have great food, great ambiance and great people posing about. we never do anything casual on a GNO. we always decide to go somewhere flashy where dressing up is required. there's just something about putting on a slinky dress, fab heels with a perfect face and hair. LOVES IT!!!!!!!
















well, in a few days, we'll be venurting off to do our thing...but tell me,





***WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO GO WITH YOUR CIRCLE OF FRIENDS??? IS THERE A SPECIFIC PLACE YOU USUALLY VISIT? IS THERE A TYPE OF PLACE??? DO YOU HAVE A RITUAL OF MEETING AT THE SAME PLACE ON THE SAME DATE??? WHAT TICKLES YOUR FANCY WITH YOUR FRIENDS???***

Dear Jermaine,

regardless to the fact that you are vertically challenged, i highly disagree with your choice to begin shopping in the wee-little-guy section. this outfit looks like you're headed out to play time with your second grade friends. between the loud coloration and the knee-ripped jeans, i find it hard to take you seriously as a man in his late 30's. is it just me or does that color swirl look like a tropical fruit explosion with candy shoes to match? and aren't you head of some new record label? just because you are trying to keep it trendy, you don't have to go to the Nth degree. a simple printed tee and blazer combo or PLAIN hooded sweatshirt would have sufficed. but what i think is bothering me most is the jeans. i never even wore jeans like that, and i'm a female. something about it is just off. don't do it again.

sincerely,

PCD

***WHAT FAMOUS PERSON DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO CHANGE THEIR WAY OF DRESSING? WHO NEEDS A NEW STYLIST...OR A STYLIST PERIOD??***

Image...Schmimage

first let me say that my holiday was grrrrrrrrrreat! i'm not gonna do a play-by-play but i will share a pic of the beautiful clouds from the plane and a pic of le bebe. she is the highlight of my life...and she had a blast, shaping the mind even on vacay.




now, i wanted to pose a question....how important is image? rhetorically speaking, what do you look for/care about within an image? is it the look of youth, a thin physique, a shapely image, light/dark skin? for instance, a celebrity by the name of mariah carey has taken her image waaaaaaaaaay too far, imho.






i understand that she is an artist, therefore she is a product...but at what level does reality shine through? take for instance this recent promo photo of her. her new album has dropped, so the flood of appearances and photos have been jammed into public eye-space. but, what is UP with this pic here? she is so photoshopped that she doesn't look real, let alone look like herself. there's not a line in sight, no sape to her knees or ankles, everything is brushed plastic smooth like a mannequin and her skin seems to be tinted, almost like she's going for a sun-kissed look, but just looks brown. i wonder, what is this about? why is she so obsessed with looking like an ageless perfect thing? then she goes and actually says...


"I'm eternally 12. And that 12-year-old inside me is an eternal optimist. Honestly, I don't even have birthdays."
"I call them anniversaries. It really is about how young you feel. Some people convince themselves they are old, or they think, 'I have to grow up now.' I will still always choose a day at Disney World over a night in Las Vegas. That's who I am."

Mariah Carey doesn't have birthdays. According to the "Shake It Off" singer, she refuses to acknowledge her birthdays because getting old doesn't really sit well with her.
Carey has banned the word "birthday" and refers to them instead as "anniversaries." She says she prefers to think of herself as a child who will never grow up.

(pic from a while ago)

i feel you on having a positive outlook, but the 12-year-old thing has played itself out in other ways besides taking trips to disney world...(and by the way, when have you seen a pic of her at disney world? every time i've seen pap shots of her on holiday, she's frolicking on some exotic beach or yacht-lol) also, i could tell she was stuck in the kiddie phase from all of the butterflies she still clings to. that just irks me.

(an older pic)

what 38 year old woman walks around wearing butterfly rings with wings that actually flutter, all kinds of butterfly paraphernalia and wearing dresses that would fit my baby? be sexy & be daring if you wish...however, i also believe in the art of getting your grown woman/man on...even as an artist or entertainer, you CAN acheive beauty within the barriers of your age bracket. i'm certainly NOT hating because i really enjoy a good number of mariah songs. i even enjoyed the movie "glitter" (stop laughing). and i understand the concept of preserving your sexy...but when is too much truly too much?

(pic from a few days ago)

when you start wearing butterflies and banning the word "birthday", or when you start calling yourself peter pan & build amusement parks in your backyard, or when you implant a plastic booty to appear more voluptuous, or rendering yourself unrecognizable from your former self???? and i won't even get started on the diva image she's projected....having people to hold her fan directly on her, or allegedly hold her straw when she's drinking, a full glam squad that follows her and tweaks her during breaks to a ridiculous level. i don't get that. i know she's a mega-star...but where is the line between fame/fortune/excess? i guess i understand the need/desire to tweak some things about appearance, especially if you are a celeb, but when do you draw the line? my real issue with mariah is all of the excess isn't even necessary...she's in fabulous shape, she's gorgeous and does not appear 38, especially when she's made up but also when she's not...so the over-airbrushing and photoshopping just makes her look...silly, and uncessarily so.

take note from erykah badu about how to be successful in the music industry...she's on point! (language ma be slightly offensive)

genius!-LOL

****WHAT DO YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT REGARDING PHYSICAL IMAGE? WHAT IRKS YOU ABOUT SOMEONE'S PHYSICAL IMAGE? DROP A NAME, A TREND OR WHATEVER THAT BOTHERS YOU ABOUT THE VANITY OF SOCIETY OR CELEBRITIES****

Fashion (Non)Sense?

so last night, i was on the computer and i was trying to stay awake. so i flipped thru the channels and came across flavor of love 3. i can't even begin to describe the monstrocity that was going on in that show. needless to say, i was flabbergasted when i saw flavor flav sporting a high top out of straightened hair that was somehow miraculously freeze-dried up into an actual high top, probably with hair spray.

so the wheels in my head began to turn and i wondered, have i ever looked so silly for fashion (or individuality) before? everyone is different and has their own sense of identity when it comes to how they look. and looking back, some of the trends that i fell victim to make me gag, lol! but have you ever done something fashion wise that was so different or down with a current trend, that the end result was silly?

i know i have. looking back, i'd have to say that i did two odd things that made me look a mess....of course i thought it was cute then. as a freshman in college, i wanted to stand out. i didn't want to look like every other girl. so i decided to bleach the front of my hair. just two little tendrils that hung in the front. what made this so odd looking was the rest of my hair is dark brown, so the stark contrast really made your eyes go *boing!* when you looked at it. and if i put my hair in a ponytail, it looked weird slicked back amongst all of that dark hair. needless to say, all of that bleaching made those chunks of hair break off terribly and i was walking around with blond straggles in the front. also, at one point in high school, i decided to dress like a boy. i wore nothing but jerseys and big pants. truthfully, i was trying to hide my (no) figure. i was a "slow" developer (cough) so i was as straight as a board for the longest-lol! so if it was big or baggy, i had it on. big plaid shirts, pants so big, they were falling off. and i chopped my hair into the bluntest bob known to man. it looked HORRID.

so, share! ****WHAT WAS YOUR WORST TIME WITH FASHION? WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR HAIR OR WARDROBE THAT LOOKED LIKE YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR IT? lol

Cops & Robbers

****UPDATE****


so remember the fugly young lady that i butt heads with this past weekend? the one who thought i was so over-the-top because of my style preference? the one who asked to use my makeup? WELL, you would be shocked to know that she STOLE my MAC eyeshadow!!! yes, people, especially the ladies, you know how much of an offense this is!!! and to top it all off, it was a limited shade, never to be sold again!!! i was so livid when i found this out...i mean, this is a double edged sword. one, because that was literally my favorite shadow. i've been very sick for the past 3 days so i haven't worn make-up. but i use this shade just about every time i apply make-up. (it's a nice color to layer with). and secondly, ew! who knows what she's done with it...and i can't even go purchase a new one! so of course i don't want it back, but i sooooo do because i loved it and it was mine. i am so livid because this wilderbeast was not an acquaintance of mine. she was a friend of a friend. and i called myself being hospitable by even being around her and trying to show her a good time while hanging out with my girl....here's how the convo went (and obviously was when the theft occurred)



wilderbeast: you're wearing makeup?





pcd: um, yes





wilderbeast: i don't really wear makeup...but if you two are, maybe i should

pcd: (shrugs shoulders)

wb: well, since i'm wearing black and white, i guess i should use silver eye stuff. do you have any silver

pcd: no

wb: oh, well, you have a lot of stuff. can i use some?

pcd: well, i don't really do that...besides, i don't think i have what you would need. we have two totally different looks.

wb: i just want to look at some of it, ok?

pcd: whatev

wb: (poking thru my stuff) yeah, i couldn't wear this. i'm so dark it prolly wouldn't even show up on me. (picking up the mac shadow) this is pretty but i think i'm too dark for it

pcd: yeah, that wouldn't work

wb: (picks up a cheap gold glitter stick) what about this?

pcd: i don't care (i never use this thing, plus it's like 3 years old)

END OF CONVO


so i'm talking to my girl yesterday and she alerted me that wilderbeast has indeed lifted my eyeshadow and was going to just send me some money for it. I WAS LIVID!!!! beside the fact that she'd look a hot, crispy mess in it, i had told her not to even think about using it, so she STEALS IT!?!?! i swear, i'm done being nice to FOFs. she was a drag to be around, she judged me mercilessly and questioned almost everything about me and ends up being a thief to boot!!! nothing like being robbed by wilderbeasts...it sure puts you in a crappy mood

*DEAD*


THE PRETTY SPOTLIGHT: NY UNDERCOVER


and speaking of robbers, who remembers the show NY UNDERCOVER??? so TV-One is running the repeats again and i'm in heaven!!! and it's the good episodes from the beginning, before moreno or that irish dude was on it. that show was the BEST EVER!! it had the hip-hop beginning (lawd help you if you missed those first 3 musical minutes cuz that was the whole plot), the banging drama and of course, natalie's...the smooth club where the hottest acts performed. and what was so great about these performances was that most of the time, the acts covered someone else's song....



like 112 sang earth, wind & fire,

















xscape sang debarge













k-ci & jojo sang jeffrey osbourne




















brownstone sang "don't ask my neighbor"


















and OLD SCHOOL MARY (my personal fave) sang lots of stuff. she was a repeat performer-(ah, the memories)



















and remember zhane? OMG!!!












on a personal note, i was in love with michael delorenzo. looking back, i don't know what i was thinking....you can't tell me he didn't wear black eyeliner. but i loved him just the same. and for those who wear wondering, michael is now peddling an album....yes, i'm serious.

Pretty Esteem: Don't Hate ME Cuz My Cup Runneth Over

i am so bothered right now...as of late, i've encountered a number of new and shall we say, diverse people. most of them were extremely different than i...especially on the exterior. now i must say, i am not one to toot my own horn...but BEEP BEEP!!! PCD is fabulous from head to toe. but i will also admit that it was a long, hard road to fabulousness. nonetheless, i am bothered by the lack of esteem in other women, and their projection of said emotions onto me and my fabulosity.

when around new people or acquaintances, i would never say hurtful things about one's appearance (even if i'm thinking it) and i don't feel the need to comment on details about others' personal style choices. case in point, a young lady who i had just met was accompanying me and my friend out on the town. we were all getting dressed and everything i did quickly came under fire. "look at your dress!" "i never dress up like that." "oooh, you're putting on make-up?" "you're so fabulous" "you're wearing heels? can you wear flats around us cuz we're short?" "you're so diva" "i can't take pictures like that" "oh my gosh! even your lipstick is fabulous" "are you always like this?" "you should be on the Real Housewives of Orange County for whatever county you live in." "if people saw you on that show, i'd say 'yes, she really is like that."

and the more she commented, the more disdain she had in her tone. her constant acknowledgments of my fabulosity became more and more of an insult than a compliment. and after about 2.5 hours of her diarrhea mouth, i quietly sat back and assessed her situation. now, as i said, i am fabulous from head to toe...but anyone can be fabulous if they put forth the effort. there is no one recipe, no one look, no definition...you just need to work it! but if you are already lagging behind and you don't know how to work it, then sometimes you target those who are. this young lady was 7 inches shorter than i and weighed probably 50-65 pounds more than me. she is older and was shall we say, financially embarrassed at the present time-ESPECIALLY given where we were hanging out. her look was tired (she asked to use my makeup)...her clothes were ill-fitted, and all i could assume was that her hair had been assaulted by a gang of anti-stylists. so to even acknowledge our situations in the same sentence was like comparing apples to oranges.....STARK OPPOSITES and no comparison.

i never responded negatively to her comments, but all the while i was confused by her relentless questioning of my choices and the lack of hers. i guess i could understand since she looked more like....

ok, i kid, i kid....she wasn't as gray-haired....ok, let me STOP! *sniggle* (but she made me mad, ya'll). but lately, the commenting and comparisons have been happening a lot. my cousin has a daughter who was almost born on the same day as mine. needless to say, she compares and comments about everything. she even told me she was competing to see who could do what first. once my daughter started to excel past hers, she became bitter and started picking fights with me about anything. we barely speak now. i am not sharing this story to boast about myself because i am no celebrity, not uber-riche, nothing more than myself. but i do invest time and effort into my appearance. i feel your appearance represents you-period. if you are polished, well put together and clean...then that may speak volumes about you. if you are sloppy, slovenly and dirty, well..... i value education and culture and believe that i should take advantage of every opportunity at my disposal. i don't believe in laziness or wastefulness. if for some reason, someone else may not uphold these values, that is their freedom of choice and i do not feel i should have to become the target for others insecurities. to me, esteem is as simple as a choice. i was not always "fabulous." in fact, i used to be down-right fugly! but i channeled some of my efforts into my appearance and changed it to something i was more comfortable with.

if you are comfortable in your skin and are loving what you are blessed with...then ROCK ON!!! keep doing your thing and try not to let others bring you down. but if you or someone you know does not like something about their appearance....I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!! DO IT FOR YOURSELF....SO THAT WHEN YOU GO OUT, YOU CAN FEEL LIKE A ONE PERSON PARADE...OR WHEN YOU STAY IN, YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR OWN COMPANY. do whatever you need to do to elevate your esteem because it is unattractive to harp on others because of what you lack. it is also a turnoff because...who wants to hang around a party pooper that always complains? and if all else fails...don't hate me because i'm beautiful & fabulous! *wink*

***QUESTION*** HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE THE TARGET OF SOMEONE'S INSECURITIES ON A PERSONAL LEVEL? I DON'T MEAN SOME STRANGER IN THE STORE ROLLING THEIR EYES...I MEAN SOMEONE IN YOUR PERSONAL SPACE THAT YOU ACTUALLY KNOW? HOW DID YOU HANDLE IT?