Summer Nights in RVA

This past week, one of my BFFs and I decided to go out every night. Here is a quick review:

Monday 
 Buddy's karaoke night: Super fun, mixed age and race crowd, you could tell that most of the patrons were "regulars"
Tuesday 
 Sullivan's and Baja Bean: Very chill at Sully's, most of the people there were from the SCOR teams; The porch at Baja was pretty full, mostly younger crowd
Wednesday 
 Capital Ale Downtown, Tobacco Company: A bit slow at Cap Ale; Tobacco was fun though it was an older (Like 40+) crowd, the bartender was hilarious!
Thursday
Sullivan's: Sully's is pretty much always packed on Thursdays, the music was good, crowd was great and the bartenders were awesome
Friday 
 VMFA Happy Hour, Bar Louie,Toast, Metro, Buddy's: This was my first time at the VMFA Happy Hour and Holy Cheap Stella! I loved it! Bar Louie is so big that the crowd looked sparse. We only stayed at Bar Louie for about 30 minutes. We walked in and out of Toast because it was pretty dead at 11pm. Metro, on the other hand, was TOO packed and we felt old. We headed to Buddy's and chilled there for the rest of the night. I love how random the crowd at Buddy's can be.
Saturday 
 Balliceax: It was Body Talk night and the DJ's were bumpin' old school R&B and funk. I had a great time dancing!

The Girl in the Yellow Dress

For about two weeks now I have been rockin' my God given kinks and coils out of curiosity and frugality. I started out with a flat twist out that turned into a semi-cute puff ball. When planning my look for my friend's wedding, I had to decide if I was going to blow it out or keep it kinky. I saw a bunch of cute natural styles on Pinterest, so I decided to try one out. It wasn't a total epic fail.

Here are the deets for the total look: Hair clips - Forever 21, Earrings - Francesca's, Dress - Ivy and Blu, Shoes - J Crew (old), Clutch- TJ Maxx (old)

Up close pic of the 'do

And here's what I used on my face - Make up Forever HD foundation N177, Bare Minerals translucent powder, MAC Light-light powder Golden Nectar, MAC blush Format, MAC Lipstick Morange, MAC lipliner Redd, MAC eyebrow crayon Spiked, Wet n Wild Mega Liner liquid liner Black, L'oreal Telescopic mascara Blackest Black

Jammin' at the reception! Photo by Ashley of http://www.v-a-photography.com/