Loving the skin you’re in!

By Cairo Love
The first thing someone notices about you is your outer exterior otherwise known as your appearance. Your skin is the canvas of your body and who wants a messy canvas? Not you i hope. Cairo love has three simple steps of skin care routine to ensure you always shine through and through.

Step one: cleanse
Makeup and dirt clings to the surface of your face so it is important to wash away these impurities. Always use lukewarm water and work up a rich lather and use circular motions to cleanse your face. Don’t forget to do the same thing to your neck, .a lot of dirt from your face resurfaces on your neck as well!! Rinse with lukewarm water and follow up with cool water.

Step 2: tone
You can use rosewater (combination skin), azulene (for dry skin) or lactic acid toner (for oily skin) to tone your face. Toner’s restore the ph balance to your skin and close up the pores in your face. Witch Hazel is another natural toner that works wonders! Essentially it perks up your skin. A happy face is a happy you!

Step 3: moisturize
This step is essential to maintain a youthful skin appearance. Moisturize face and neck. If you apply moisture immediately after you have taken a bath or shower, the steam from the hot water will help in absorbing the moisture and softening of your skin.

An important aspect for overall skin care is to exercise! Without a healthy blood supply that is provided when you are active, your skin cannot be healthy (texture and quality).

Cairo Love moment: give your face a steam procedure! Run hot water in the sink or heat water in a pot on your stove, when the steam is at a comfortable level, place a towel over your head as u lean in the sink or over the pot to allow steam to enter your pores. You will begin to perspire, which will release impurities from your skin. After you are done steaming, splash cool water on your face to close your pores. Do this once a week. Leave your comments!

Upcoming topics: special products for problem and acne skin, importance of wearing best colors to compliment your skin tone, grooming checklist, living a model life, and much more!

SERGIO ROSSI PUMA

SERGIO ROSSI IS A WELL KNOWN SHOE DESIGNER BEST KNOWN FOR HIS PUMPS & EVENING SANDALS.


I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS HIS PUMA COLLECTION. I REALLY LIKE IT. PATENT LEATHER. WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED?!


BUT I ABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PUMA PUMP AND HIGH HEELS!!!!

Hot or Not: AKOO (TI's clothing line)

With more rappers becoming better businessmen, it's only natural that they use their star-power to branch out into different businesses. Even though he's behind bars, TI is flexing his entrepreneurial muscle, launching his own clothing line, AKOO.

AKOO-Prey Woven

AKOO-Manny Jacket

AKOO-Swagger Jean

AKOO-Cold Steel shorts

Click here for the official AKOO website

BOBBI BROWN COSMETICS

BOBBI BROWN COSMETICS HAS A NEW ADDITION TO THEIR LONG-WEAR EYE COLLECTION. I LOVE BOBBI BROWN ALMOST AS MUCH AS I LOVE MAC. SO I'M ALWAYS ECSTATIC WHEN THEY COME OUT WITH THEIR NEW COLLECTIONS.
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SO THE NEW ADDITION IS THE

METALLIC LONG-WEAR CREAM SHADOW

. IT COMES IN 8 NEW SHADES! WONDERFUL!

NEW SNEAKERS FROM DERÉON

KABAZON PLAID

CAMARILLA HI LE

SABA HIGH SNAKE

MONIF C. ~ PLUS SIZE DESIGNER

IF YOU ARE IN THE PLUS SIZE CATEGORY, SIZES 14W - 24W, YOU MAY FEEL THAT FASHION & RETAIL TOTALLY OVERLOOKS YOUR DESIRE TO BE FASHIONABLE AND IN STYLE. THERE ARE DESIGNERS OUT THEIR THAT UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION. ONE SUCH DESIGNER IS MONIF C.


Today as a plus size woman, Monif understands the need for a new perspective in the plus size market. "It took me many years to appreciate my curves and recognize them as a plus and NOT a minus. I know that there are women like me who recognize that we get dressed everyday in the hopes of reflecting creatively what we bring to the world. I was tired of buying the standard uniform that every woman has, I needed luxurious feminine clothes that make a statement...Who says plus size can't be sexy, luxurious, and feminine??" ~WWW.MONIFC.COM

CHANEL N˚5

CHANEL PREMIERES A NEW 2.5 OZ SIZE FOR

N˚5 EAU PREMIÈRE

Fashion Passion: Christian Louboutin

I did some research on Christian Louboutin, the man behind the Louboutin shoes that you hear Jay-Z, Kanye, and other hip hop & R&B artists talking about. Me personally, I don't really pay that much attention to the designer as much as the product, but Lady E sparked my interest when she mentioned that he was a Black designer. In high fashion, there aren't many minorities that have reached the level that he has, so i figured I would do a post about him.

I'm still not convinced that the French designer is full Black, but he's obviously some kind of minority.



Christian Louboutin (born 1964) is a footwear designer who launched his line of high-end women's shoes in France in 1991. Since 1992, his designs have incorporated the shiny, red-lacquered soles that have become his signature. On March 27, 2007, Christian Louboutin filed an application for U.S. trademark protection of this red sole design.

Rihanna rockin some baaaaaddd assssss Louboutin booties!

Christian Louboutin helped bring stilettos back into fashion in the 1990s and 2000s, designing dozens of styles with heel heights of 120mm (4.72 inches) and higher. The designer's professed goal is to “make a woman look sexy, beautiful, to make her legs look as long as [he] can.”

Chanel Iman in fringe Louboutin boots (I'm taking donations so I can get my pair! LOL)

In his U.S. trademark application, Louboutin explains the inception of the signature red soles:

"In 1992 I incorporated the red sole into the design of my shoes. This happened by accident as I felt that the shoes lacked energy so I applied red nail polish to the sole of a shoe. This was such a success that it became a permanent fixture."

Ciara stunts on em in leopard Louboutins!

Louboutin also received inspiration for his infamous, lethal-looking stilettos from an incident that occurred in his early twenties. He had visited a museum and noticed that there was a sign that forbade women to enter while wearing sharp stilettos, for fear of damage to the extensive wood flooring. This image stayed in his mind, and he later used this idea in his designs. "I wanted to defy that," Louboutin has said. "I wanted to create something that broke rules and made women feel confident and empowered."

(Louboutin bio taken from Wikipedia)

Beyonce rockin' her Louboutins!

While I (and probably you too, lol) can't afford Louboutins, a girl can dream...can't she...
DJ Storm

NEW ERA: TRADITION COLLECTION

I LOVE THAT NEW ERA CAME OUT WITH QUALITY MEMORABILIA FOR HBCU'S. THE "OTHER" COLLEGES HAVE LONG HAD TSHIRTS, JACKETS, ETC. THAT COULD BE WASHED MORE THAN TWICE AND STILL LOOK GOOD. KUDOS TO NEW ERA!! THE TRADITION COLLECTION IS GREAT.

NEW ERA TRADITION COLLECTION

DAT GOOD LOOK OF THE WEEK

THE GOOD LOOK THIS WEEK COMES FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S BON VOYAGE @ BAJA'S. LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, SIMPLE & SEXY WORKS EVERY TIME!

PASTRY TURNOVERS

Vanessa & Angela's New Release: Bubble Gum & Berry Blue Pastry Turnovers!

DAT GOOD LOOK OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK THE GOOD LOOK COMES FROM COLLEGE HILL THURSDAYS @ BAJA'S. THESE TWO LADIES DID THEIR THING!!! THEY WERE SEXY IN ALL BLACK & WERE ROCKIN THEIR FEDORAS! TWO THUMBS UP!