The Khalifa's have had their bundle of joy. Yep "Bash" or Sebastian Taylor Thomaz was born to Wiz and Amber this week. I'm sure she's elated as we can tell from her request for Jack & Coke, a Cheese Steak Sandwich and a cigarette. (Side eye!) I guess the wedding is next...we're waiting to see this creative ratchness.
Reality Recap
Homegrown vs Silicone Owned
Knew this one was going to come to a head. Seems Phaedra is calling out one Kenya Moore for having a "Silicone Booty". Salty over Kenya's DVD or just a cool glass of "hateraid"? The Divas are predicting that the counselor will fully investigate the long heard rumors of Kenya's fake boo-tay. As quoted in US Magazine Phaedra said, "If you're gonna sell a video talking about bottoms, you need to have one that's homegrown!" TeeHeeHee MEOW!
StyleDIVA Adventures
I have been loving catching up on some YouTube this week and I've got a new girl crush. Did you ever catch the Web Series Man and Wife TV with Fat Man Scoop and his wife Shanda? Well I just discovered that Shanda has her own YouTube channel and I've been cracking up and getting some great advice all week. Here's a sampling but I suggest you subscribe to the channel. You'll love it too!
Cocktail Erika's
Cocktail of the Week
Fizzy
Lizzy Ingredients
2 oz premium tequila
1 ½ oz orange cognac
½ oz black raspberry
liqueur
Fresh lime juice
Raspberry sugar
Fresh/frozen raspberries
Champagne
Mixing Instructions
In a cocktail shaker with
ice add the tequila, cognac, black raspberry liqueur and a splash of lime juice. Shake well and strain into a chilled
champagne flute that has been rimmed with raspberry sugar. Top off the remaining of the drink with your
favorite champagne/sparkling wine. Drop
in a few fresh/frozen raspberries to create the “fizz” and serve.
Enjoy!
Did You Catch Our Show????
Today we had a chance to chat with the ladies of the hit Style Network reality TV show Big Rich Atlanta. Joining us in the studio today was Sabrina "Brie" Rowe, Sharlinda Parker and her daughter Kahdijiha Rowe. We talked about how they came to be on this newest reality show, how they deal with all of the negative talk on the blogs and much more! Did you miss the show? If not don't worry because we've got you covered, just hit the play button below.
Follow our hash-tag #CnC2013NewU on Twitter for all our New Year New You show! You can also keep up with our everyday crazy lives by following us on Instagram at @cocktail_erikaand@cncstyledyva.
Since we are all getting ready for swimsuit season ::gasp:: I started doing a little looking around for the perfect suit to flaunt curves on the beach. I really didn't have to look far because I got the MonifC LookBook sent directly to my email box. Check out a few of these looks and let me know which you you think is HAUTE.
We love
us some NeNe Leakes, yes we do and it looks like the rest of the world loves
her just as much as we do because this women has been all over the airwaves
lately. Not only is she on the Bravo hit reality show Real Housewives of
Atlanta, she also plays the fiery Rocky Rhoades in the NBC comedy series
The New Normal and has a recurring role as Coach Roz on Glee. Now
we can add to that TV talk show host. Okay before you get all happy,
she's not about to have her own talk show (although we think that would be
great), she has actually been guest hosting with the ladies on The View.
Talk about great TV! As if that wasn't enough, Ms. Leakes has also
been making her way in the social scene with a recent sighting at famed event
planner and designer extraordinaire Preston Bailey's wedding to his long time fiancé,
Grammy nominated singer Theo Bleckmann.
Work it Ms. NeNe!
Hummm I
wonder if she’ll hire Preston Bailey to design her upcoming wedding to her
ex-husband/fiancé Gregg??? I guess we’ll
just have to wait and see.
*Bloop!*
StyleDIVA Adventures
One of
our goals for 2013 was to step out of our comfort zone and do/try things that we've always wanted to do but just never got around to doing them for whatever
reason. Well this weekend the StyleDIVA
did just that by participating in her very first 5k. Yes, our very own Robin {AKA StyleDIVA} laced
up her running shoes, put her hair in a fabulous pony and joined hundreds of other participants
in the Color Me Rad 5k in Bakersfield, CA.
Here are
a few pics from the race. Way to go
Robin!!!!
For more
information on the run, visit the Color Me
Rad website.
Cocktail Erika’s
Cocktail of the Week
This week I have
been craving something sweet. So when I
came across this yummy cocktail I knew it was what I needed to help me satisfy
this massive sweet tooth. This is the
perfect cocktail to serve at your next birthday bash or at your next girl’s
night in. To take this yummy cocktail to
the next level, rim your martini glass with your favorite sugary sprinkles and Voilà!
Rim your favorite glass (we love a pretty martini
glass) with an orange slice and then dip it in the colored sprinkles. Next fill your shaker with ice and add the
vodka, orange juice and pineapple juice.
Shake well and strain into glass.
Top off with club soda.
Enjoy!
Did You Catch Our
Show????
Today we had an opportunity to
chat with the visionary behind the popular TV show Every Way Woman, Yolando Mitchell Brown. She talked about how she came up with the
concept of the show (which we think is amazing), how she went about casting for
the perfect hosts and she also shared with us some BIG NEWS about the future of
the show. {Hello World!} This woman is focused, motivated and
inspiring and we know after you listen you are going to LOVE her just as much as we
do. This is good programming yall! If you didn't get a chance to listen to
the LIVE broadcast don't worry, you know we've got you covered. Just
click on the play button below and enjoy!
Follow our hash-tag #CnC2013NewU on Twitter for all
our New Year New You show! You can also keep up with
our everyday crazy lives by following us on Instagram at @cocktail_erika
and @cncstyledyva.
I must really be in the mood for love this Valentine's Day. Try this tasty treat with me that I found in The Food Network Magazine's Name this Contest. What name would you give it? My recommendation was Secret Hearts on Fire. Give it a go in the comment section!
Adding a pair of falsies and DIOR lipstick to my look - SNIGGLE
Hey Curvy Girls....looking to pull a sexy power move on VDay? Well head on over to the Look Book for Hips and Curves, wait maybe you'd better just grab your credit card and click this link. Ohhing and ahhing are allowed! Can't you see your sweetie oggaling your curves in that GORG pink and orange babydoll? Fabric so soft and see through just enough to cause a disturbance. Wait until he catches the view from the back....the just "right there" hem line is guaranteed to get you the title of "Damn Sexy". Warn him girl, CURVES are dangerous and with this nightie it's going to be Hips and Curves for the WIN! He doesn't have a chance.
Sinfully Sweet Georgette Babydoll - $39.95
*Product provided by Hips and Curves for review. Thoughts and recommendations for CTOTW are The StyleDIVA's own and she couldn't feel any happier and curvier!
This pic was captured after Tiny, TI and Toccara had sinner opps we mean dinner at Madeo in Cali. As The YBF suggests we've all heard those "rumors" about the titillating things that goes on with the female friends Mr. & Mrs. TIP like to keep. What do you think?
Reality Recap
My new guilty pleasure as far as reality TV goes is the Style Network's newest show, Big
Rich Atlanta. And in true reality TV fashion, this new show isn't skimping in the drama department. On this week's show we see that the drama continues between Ashlee Wilson-Hawn (former
Miss Teen Georgia) and Kahdijiha Rowe (daughter of Q Parker from the R&B group 112) and all I can say is that Ashlee is one
to watch because she is a little shit starter. Not only is she causing friction between sisters Harvin and Meyer (Meyer is also not a fan of Ashlee's) on this episode we see
that she has clearly crossed the line and declared all-out war on Kahdijiha. This past Wednesday it was clear to me that Ashlee clearly bit off more than she could chew and crossed the line when she referred to Kahdijiha as a "fat black girl". Which couldn't be farther from the truth. I have see her in person and she is a tiny little thing . The altercation all happened during Ashlee's 28th birthday party where we
see all of the ladies there, drinking, laughing and having what appears to be a
good time. However as soon as Ashlee arrives and
the mood changes. The ladies
get a little bored at the event and make their way over to a cupcake display
and start taking some of the table décor and placing it on the cupcakes. Ashlee seeing this walks over and makes a
rude comment to Kahdijiha and starts poking her while referring to her as fat. That is when all
hell broke loose and we see drinks flying, weave snatching and lots and lots of
commotion. At the end of the episode we
see Ashlee on the phone calling 911 for an ambulance and stating that she is
going to call the police because she has been assaulted. Ummmm no Ashlee boo-boo that is what I call a good
old fashion but whoopin. Next week's teaser shows the ambulance at the party and Ashlee being asked if she wants to
press charges. So we’ll just have to
wait to see what happens
StyleDIVA Adventures
Well the StyleDIVA didn't have many adventures this week but I've been checking out the haps at NYFW (New York Fashion Week). Looky looky what I found out about one of our FAB fashion guru's new shoe line. June Ambrose is in the shoe game with her own line priced from $59 - $120. Oh my I'm loving her even more for that. I can't wait to slide these size 10s in that black heel on the top row! The line is going to be featured on HSN and is a mix of textures and prints.
1 teaspoon sorbet (try
raspberry or passion fruit)
Chilled Champagne or
Prosecco
Mixing Instructions
Scoop the sorbet into your
champagne flute and then fill with your favorite Champagne or Prosecco and
stir. Garnish your cocktail with a fresh
raspberry.
Enjoy!
Did You Catch Our
Show????
Today we had a great conversation with Jodie Patterson, the visionary behind the popular YouTube video GIRL CRUSH and owner of Georgia by Jodie Patterson. We chatted about beauty, business, motherhood and stepping outside of your comfort zone. This is definitely one woman who inspires us to be better and challenges us to be brave and step out of our comfort zone. If you missed the show, don't worry because you know we've got you covered. To listen to today's show, click the play button below.
It was a blessing when Melissa from @ChicandCurvy told me about a private group on Facebook called FatToo. You see when a girl has a Red Carpet look it really is hard to wear it again. It sounds vain but really it's not. Just think of all the times you've seen one of your FAVs on the Red Carpet and then she busts out on the cover of Us Magazine with the same outfit on. Exactly! Don't play.
So what is Fattoo you ask? It's one of the greatest things going as far as Facebook private groups go. The creator Cat Oake started the site so that plus size gals can resell items from their closet to each other at discounted prices. Example, that shirt you got from Old Navy that fits snug but you lost the receipt and can't take it back....sell it on FatToo and make a little of that cash back. Sound amazing? Yes it really is. The one caveat I would warn anyone about is the shipping cost. Make sure to get the exact location of someone before committing to the price of shipping. I got caught having to send to Canada and had no idea how much that (excuse me) ish was gonna cost. None the less I've made the money back in some other deals I've done. Also this is a PLUS size sight, no selling under 18 on here although I've heard that site exist I just haven't been able to find it....YET! Also no accessories, but there is a FatToo Accessora page as well. Lastly you have to be invited to this group in order to get in. If you're interested drop me a comment below and I'll see about getting you an invite cuz I got it like that. Tee Hee Hee.
Oh, you might want to check out Poshmark too. I sold a divalicious pair of shoes the other day on there as well as a dress. So yes ladies these sites really do work. Poshmark is an app you can download onto your phone or iPad.
I said Good Bye to this dress and hello to $35 big ones!
Do you know of any good sites we can share with each other? Sharing is caring so drop us a comment below so we can get it to our community!
On and poppin like popcorn this Sunday for the Super Bowl Half-Time show! That's right our girl Baddie Bey is not lip syncing this weekend. This ahem, concert, is gonna blow your socks off. Take a look at some of the pics she's been sharing with us in prep for the Big Show. #FOCUSED!!!! More pics can be found on her Tumblr account.
Reality Recap
It's official Angie Stone has been named to the new cast of TV Ones' R & B Divas. Taping has already begun and will premier in April. Wonder if we'll get some behind the scenes on her and her baby daddy D'Angelo - this will be one to watch! Former Xscape member LaToucha Scott is also on board for appearances. Ut-oh Tiny and Kandi hope there's no dirty laundry you don't want to get out there.
StyleDIVA Adventures
I did it! Ever since Full Figured Fashion Week was introduced to the world I was intrigued. I stood in the shadows lurking perhaps even stalking what was going on with one of the biggest plus sized fashion extravaganzas ever...Curvy Revolution being another (have to give props to Keke). So yeah, back to what I did. FFF Week has a competition for The Face of FFF. Is that cool or what? I might be a lil short to rock a runway but talking to folk on camera --- that I got! Here is my submission video, there are lots of FAB women that I'm competing against but win or lose the point is I conquered my fear and did something I've wanted to do for over 4 years! #Driven remember!
PS. If you LIKE the video click on that THUMBS Up Button for me!
Cocktail Erika’s
Cocktail of The Week
Tomorrow is Super Bowl 47 so celebrate this
testosterone filled “guy day” this drink is for the fellas out there.
Boilermaker
Ingredients
1 ounce Bourbon or rye whiskey
Beer (your favorite)
Mixing Instructions
Pour the whiskey into a shot
glass, Fill another glass halfway with
the beer. Drop the shot glass into the
beer and enjoy!
Did You Catch Our
Show????
This month is all about getting organized (I mean how can we run our empire if we've got stuff everywhere right?). Knowing that we can't do it alone, we reached out to organizing guru Mikita Burton to provide us with some tips on how to get started (can you say overwhelmed?) and find out some of her "go to" products so we can finally take control of all this clutter. She provided us with some great tips and ways to get your New Year New You self together. Also on this Super Bowl eve our Twitter friend Russ the Pro Football Guru stopped by the studio to share his thoughts and picks on Super Bowl 47. And it just wouldn't be the first Saturday of the month if our Hollywood BFF Kristyn Burtt didn't come by and fill us in on all the latest happenings in the wonderful world of entertainment. It was a GREAT show - what a way to kick off the month right? If you didn't get a chance to listen to the LIVE broadcast don't worry, you know we've got you covered. Just click on the play button below and enjoy!
Follow our hash-tag #CnC2013NewU on Twitter for all our New Year New You show! You can also keep up with our everyday crazy lives by following us on Instagram at @cocktail_erika and @cncstyledyva.
Many of you are loving my Thickness Tee and you are so right to love it too. I remember once at Carabana walking into a restaurant and getting ALL the attention for flaunting my thickness....and not just for my hips! GIGGLE
For this weeks CTOTW I put together a little Thickness Tees Virtual Fashion Show. Take a click and enjoy all the many tees you can get to rock. I just love these personal pics of Ingrid's clients wearing their tees. Order information is at the end of the video. If you purchase one tweet us at @cocktailsnconvo with a picture of you in your shirt and use the hash-tag #CnC2013NewU.
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