Got myself a new Camera!

Just got myself a new camera. It's a Canon Rebel eos T3 camera. I'm really liking it so far even though I still need to learn to use it better. I really love the quality of the pictures ( it's 12.2 megapixels) they look very sharp and clear which I love. I can't wait to take it do do photoshoots. I really love photography and hopefully this camera will help me to take amazing photos.

Don't call it a come back

Hey those that read this blog. I know I havn't made a post in a very long time. The reason for that is because I've been very busy working so I havn't had the time to really sit down and type out a blog entry. This is the earliest I have ever gotten home from work, so I decided to catch up on a couple things and write a blog entry. So here it goes. I finally made it down to honey fig 2 weeks ago for the first time. I picked up only 3 products cause the things there are kinda pricey. I picked up the Dr. Bronners Peppermint soap bar, Darcy's Botanicals Transitioning creme and the Shea Moisture Raw shea butter deep treatment masque. I finally took out my braids and washed my hair last week. It was really filthy but my hair seems not to be in as bad shape as I had originally thought. I am almost 6 months post relaxer and my hair has definitely grown a lot which I am happy about. I really like the Dr. Bronners Peppermint Castile soap bar. It is certified organic and has a lot of good stuff like coconut oil and jojoba oil in it. It didn't strip my hair at all and my hair didn't get all matted up and messy. It really cleaned my hair and left it feeling soft and not stripped which I really like. I also like the peppermint tingling that I got from using it which is good because I heard peppermint oil is good for stimulating the scalp. I would definitely use this again. I also used the Darcy Botanicals transitioning creme which I really like because it made my hair so soft, especially at the roots. I really like it as a moisturizer and will contiue to use it. As for the Shea Moisture organic raw shea butter deep treatment masque, this product was kind of a disappointment. It didn't penetrate my hair. Instead it just sat on top of it and it didn't make any much of  difference when i rinsed it out. I'll try it again to see if it'll work for me the second time around but otherwise from that I'll try using it as a moisturizer. I still need to get my hands on a tangle teezer, the curls coconut sublime conditioner and the Giovonni's smooth as silk conditioner. So that's enough hair talk for now. I'll be sure to post the photos of what my hair looked like when I took it out and washed it later when I get the chance.

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides

Hey guys. I saw Pirates of the Caribbean 4 yesterday with my friends at Yorkdale. I am a huge fan of these Movies, so I was actually dissapointed in this movie. When I watch a movie I try to look at it from all angles. Screenplay, graphics, actings etc. The graphics were pretty much the same as it's predecessors. Amazing and mind blowing so the movie did not fall flat in that area. However it fell extremely flat in other areas. First of all the plot and the screenplay! It wasn't good. The plot felt a bit half assed and all over the place, leaving me confused at times. The screenplay was also half assed. There were many jokes that felt random and didn't flow with the mood of the movies too well. There were some scenes that seemed pointless and looked like there were added to waste time and not help to advance the plot. In terms of characters I had no problem with how Johnny Depp reprised his role as lethargic, witty pirate Captain Jack Sparrow. He seemed the same, but it's a shame that there were times when he had very weak lines to work with. Penelope Cruz' role as Angelica, Sparrow's long lost love whom he abandoned, was potrayed exceptionally as well though there were times when I felt when she was merely exploited to only add sex appeal to the movie. The best part of the movie in my personal opinion were the killer mermaids. There were the only thing that was reminiscent to the other movies and what made Pirates of the Caribbean a success in the first place, the magic, adventure and fantasy. Otherwise from that I don't see anything that made it all that interested. I like to get lost in a movie and that didn't happen with me when I saw this one. I was constanly looking at the time, hoping that it would end soon. I give it a 3/5 because I still love Jack Sparrow and the mermaids was a good addition to the movie franchise. The ending leaves room for a sequel. Hopefully the next one will be better and restore my faith in these movies. I hope they bring back orlando bloom though. I kinda miss him LOL.


                            

OPI oh My oh My!

                                  

                                                        Mod About You

                                                        

                                            A good Mandarin Is Hard to Find

                                              

                                                     I'm Not Really A waitress

                                                   

                                                            Party in My Cabana

New Make-up Loves

My friend recently stopped by the house and showed me her new make up purchases from Revlon. I tried on 2 of the colours Fire and Ice and Kiss Me Coral. I can't wait to run to walmart and try to get my hand on at least one of these colours. I think they are awesome, and I am truly a sucker for colour.


720 -  Fire and Ice



                                  
750 - Kiss Me Coral

Spike Lee vs. Tyler Perry

      

Hey guys. It has recently come to my attention that black film directors and Spike Lee and Tyler Perry apparently have "beef" with each other. Why do you ask? why is it that the very few black film directors that both produce good work just can' t get along? Well the way that I see Spike Lee dosn't think that Tyler Perry is putting out good work and calls it "coonery buffonery" ( I think that is hilarious, I don't know if it's because it rhymes but I just found that phrase funny. Tyler Perry obviously isn't happy about the hate being thrown his way by Lee telling him to "Go to hell". Here is  my opinion on this. First of all, it's sad that these two are fighting, but I will say that I can to a certain extent see Spike Lee's point. I don't agree with the coonery buffornery statement though I do find it funny. I do agree that even though Tyler Perry has made millions from his films they arn't the most thought provoking films. They are very formulaic with the same concepts, story lines and characters being repeated in each film. Before you go and see it you already know how it will start and finish. I would be a hyprocrite if I said that his movies didn't give me a couple of laughs, because they have. There is nothing wrong with producing films that you know are going to uplift people and make them laugh. The thing is, I do wish that as a director Tyler Perry would aim for having more variety in his films. Spike Lees films have always been known to be thought provoking and to push the bounderies. His movies have become iconic in black film even contributing to pop culuture ( LOL everytime you see a person of another race with a black man you say they have Jungle Fever). Movies such as School Daze and Do the Right thing have always worked to bring to light a lot of issues within the black community. On the other hand he hasn't come out with any movies lately, the last known movie being Miracle at St.Anna I believe, a movie that barely made waves at the box office. I definitely don't knock Spike Lee. There is more worth to a director than the amount of money they pull in at the box office. It's about the art. It's about expressing your views and sometimes your views arn't going to be as appealing as the kick ass special effects of Transformers, the buffonery of Zack Galifinakis of The Hangover or even the gun wielding psychotic mess that is Madea. There are plenty of great directors out there that focus more on the art and don't necessarily care about pulling in big box office dough like the works of Michael Bay or Stephen Speilberg. No matter what you say about Tyler Perry at least he is continuously with every film providing jobs to many black actors especially Black Women who constantly struggle to find acting jobs, that don't have them playing the same part over and over again. I'm sure that many of these actors would love to participate in other movies but he's the only one hiring and they still have rent to pay and for some of them children to feed and take care of. With all of that being said after thinking of things from both perspectives, I think that they should settle their differences and even try to work together on a project. There is no use in using all of this time disputing when it can be use to make some good black cinema.

MMVA'S ARE COMING UP!! And MY BOYFRIEND IS GONNA BE THERE!

Forgive my over excitement, but the MuchMusic Video awards are coming up June 19th and I can't wait. Especially since it has been brought to my attention that my boyfriend  Bruno Mars is going to be there. Not only is he nominated for one (fave international artist) but he is also going to perform :D! I have never been to the mmva's ever. There was one time back in 11th grade when me and my friends wanted to go but a whole bunch of things interfered and our plans were foiled. This year however is going to be different.  I don't care how but i WILL be getting a wristband, even if it means being like a crazy woman and camping out, I will be gettin me a wristband so that I can see my boyfriend perform live!!!!!!!!


          


          

                                       I wonder if he'll bring the monkeys with him......