Red Carpet Faves: The Oscars 2014

Well Hello Beautiful!

So, I'm sure many of you are probably watching The Oscars...or maybe the Kardashians...or possibly The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Maybe you're going between all three like me!  Well, I thought I'd drop a line to say Hi and post some of my Red Carpet faves for you to check out.

Lupita Nyong'o looking stunning in Prada

Anne Hathaway in her Gucci gown

Mom-to-be Kerry Washington wearing Jason Wu

Charlize Theron in Christian Dior

Lady GaGa looking lovely in Atelier Versace

Pretty Lady Julia Roberts wearing Givenchy Haute Couture

Lady in Red Jennifer Lawrence wearing Dior

All of these ladies were absolutely fabulous on the red carpet...These are some of my faves, tag @KinkyDuchess on Twitter and Instagram with some of your red carpet favorites. #Oscars #RedCarpet

XoXo Loves

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New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2014: Fashion Palette

I recently had the privilege of attending Fashion Palette's event for NYFW.  Fashion Palette, founded by Sonya Mefaddi,  is a leading platform in the fashion industry for Australia's independent fashion designers to showcase their collections at New York Fashion Week.  This event showcased three outstanding designers whose collections covered a wide spectrum of styles and events in life.

Philipa Galasso's collection was the first to hit the runway with stunning and elegant pieces ranging from the Perfect Night on the Town  to Red Carpet Ready looks.  Philippa Galasso gives us youthful edge while maintaining style and grace...

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Next up was Tightology, a company dedicated to producing contemporary and original legwear.  Their line featured a combination of tights and socks.  I am soooo a tights and socks kind of girl, so I personally LOVED each design.  Tightology chose to drape most of their models in wool coats to draw attention to the legwear.  I wish they would have chosen a different, simple look for the models while still drawing attention to the tights, but their method did make us focus on the tights...and the tights and socks were amazing...

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 Last and by no means least was Steven Khalil.  Steven Khalil brought elegance, romance and sheer beauty to the runway.  It was so easy to get lost in the ambiance created by the perfectly handcrafted gowns...Words cannot express...

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One of the Most Fabulous Finales
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As you can see we have a lot to look forward to for Fall 2014!

Sonya Mefaddi, Founder of Fashion Palette

ABOUT FASHION PALETTE

Founded by Sonya Mefaddi, Fashion Palette has emerged as a leading organization that bridges the gap between Australia and the global fashion community.  A full-service company, Fashion Palette’s mission is to provide a platform to designers who would otherwise not be able to introduce their labels to new markets. Fashion Palette provides designers the resources and opportunity to showcase in new markets by handling production, media relations and showroom sales to launch their brand successfully.

-Fashion Palette

No Lye Pomades!

For those of us who are natural, we have the best of both worlds. We can go from curly to straight in the matter of minutes. It may be a lot of minutes, but you get my point. Whether we decide on wearing our hair curly or straight, many of us still find ways to slick down our edges. Now if you're like me, you may not prefer to put gel on your edges when you have a fresh blow out. It tends to make that part of your hair harder than the rest. I've had my fair share of edge control and many brands have done nothing for my edges. So, instead I use a pomade. The Curls pomade has been my to go to product. It slicks down my edges just how I like them, and has a great smell to it. 

Unlike many edge controls I've used, this pomade will actually last all day. If I know my blow out is getting a little rusty then I'll use my handy dandy Eco Styler gel.

Experimenting with your hair can be a long journey, but when you find what works for you, it becomes all worth it.

Until Next Time…No Lye