Team Amber Vs. Team Kardashian

  This week a hurricane of shade maneuvered its way to New York City. If you have no idea what I'm talking about please refer to Amber Rose's interview with the Breakfast Club. After listening to her interview and reading the tweets sent back and forth between her and Kloe Kardashian, I am #TeamAmber all the way with this one. First and foremost, Amber did not say anything that was not true. Tyga did in fact leave the mother of his child for someone who is only 15 years older than his child. The reason for why they split up is not mentioned nor is it necessary. The point Amber was making is that he should not be gallivanting around with a teenager. It is illegal and I'm sure it is embarrassing to Blac Chyna (the mother of Tyga's child). Tyga stated him and Kylie are just friends but it is obvious they like each other because I'm sure both of them could find more suitable friends closer to their age.

     I understand Khloe is defending her sisters, however, there are so many comments made about them so I find it hard to understand why she chose to pick this one. She definitely could have spared this one. Amber also mentioned she doesn't respect the Kardashians. Her reasons were those affiliated with their "fakeness." I personally believe anyone associated with reality television is fake at some point because it is solely image driven. No matter how much they say it, there is no way these people are forgeting they are on television. But getting back to the point, I don't feel like Amber disrespected them with the comments she made. They weren't the nicest, but they weren't worth starting a war. Although I did find it hilarious to see the celebrities picking sides. I definitely had fun at this tea party, what about you? Do you think Amber was wrong? Do you think it's ok for Kylie to date Tyga? Let me know below.

What is love?

Featuring The Boys & Girls Club

     I loooovvvee kids! I weekly dedicate my time to The Boys and Girls Club of Gainesville, FL tutoring 3rd-5th graders. I find kids so interesting because of their curiosity, innocence and honesty. With Valentine's Day being this week, I decided to ask the kids a few questions about love on our BGC talk show. Take a look...

 

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The Return of Scandal!!!

Spoiler Alert

      I don't know about you, but I am beyond excited about the return of Scandal. I've been a gladiator since Season 2 and I am so addicted. If you followed my #100happydays challenge on Instagram you know that I can always count on Scandal to make me happy on Thursdays. However, this season I was not too impressed with the first episode. With the setting of the show mostly taking place in either the White House or Olivia's apartment, the change of scenery threw me off a bit. I was very shocked by the plot twist, but I knew she was going to make it beyond the red doors. I'm also intrigued that neither Jake nor the president came to Olivia's rescue. I thought for sure since Jake had a clue that he would be the one to figure everything out, but I guess the bandits are just too far ahead of him. I was confused by the part where Olivia was dreaming, because it was just too much going on. I just don't understand why Olivia and Fitz just won't call it quits. They are never going to make it to Vermont, because there are too many variables keeping them away from each other. But obviously if they let it go, there would be no show. So we'll continue to ride this sloppy love roller coaster and see what's going to happen in the next episode when Fitz sees that she's been kidnapped. I hope this episode is better than the last because I can't handle a full season of this. Maybe Shonda is trying to make How to Get Away With Murder better than Scandal so she can slowly kill the show. Oh no Shonda! You can't do us like that girl. Anyway, what are your thoughts about last week's episode or tonight's episode? Let's discuss.


SN: I would like to add that last month's poll of Who would you like to meet? is now closed and the results show that most people would like to meet Beyoncé. This is not surprising at all, considering that she has been defeating her competition since she stepped foot on her own stage. Be sure to check out this month's poll what is your favorite Valentine's day gift. (At the top on the right hand side.)

Face it!!

Let's talk about facials

Cucumber Facial Peel-Off Mask

      Oh how I love for my face to feel smooth and clean! After a long day of classes, meetings, and socializing I like to partake in a light pampering of my face, nails and feet. I'll create a later post on the steps I take to relax, but for now I'm going to focus on facials. So far, the only facial masks I've used are ones from the Freeman Feeling Beautiful collection. I've tried at least five of them and I must admit all of them are good. My favorite two so far are the Dead Sea Minerals facial anti-stress mask and the Cucumber facial peel off mask. I like the Dead Sea Minerals facial because 1) I love the color blue, and 2) it really opens up my pores and doesn't make my face feel tight. 

      If you like knowing exactly when to take your mask off, you may prefer to do the peel off mask. I like the Cucumber peel off mask, because it smells good and I think it's fun to peel the mask off when it dries. Be cautious not to apply the mask too close to close to your eyebrows because you could run the risk of plucking a few hairs (also try to avoid lips and eyelids). If you peel the mask off and look at it, you will probably be able to see the dirt on your face in the mask. Sounds cool, right? It also gives my face a fresh feel. Now if you like more of a homemade feel to your mask you might like the charcoal and black sugar polishing mask a little better. The texture of this mask is much different from the wash and peel off mask in that it feels more like an exfoliating mask scrub. It actually didn't feel like a mask, more like facial wash. Because of it's impressive qualities, this mask was voted Best of Beauty by allure in 2013. 

Dead Sea Minerals Facial Anti-Stress Mask

      These mask come in small pouches  which are considered travel size (pictured below) or they come in 6 oz tubes. I bought the trevel size mask for about $0.97 at Walmart, but I think I caught them on a rollback sale, so they may be somewhere around $1.99 now. However, the tube prices differ from store to store, but should still be no more than $5. If you're wondering about the size, one travel size facial is more than enough for one face.  Eventually I will invest in a tube, but for now I typically get the smaller pouches because I like having a variety to choose from. I've also tried the Avocado & Oatmeal and Mint & Lemon clay mask. They were also really good. I try to give myself a facial at least once a week, but how often you give yourself a facial should depend on your skin type. For instance, I wouldn't use the Charcoal and Black Sugar mask every week because my skin doesn't respond well to too much exfoliation. 

    I haven't completely finished Freeman's entire line of facials, but I do plan on doing so. I have other Freeman products that I like and will mention them in a later post. Well that's all I have. If you recommend any other facials or you've tried these let me know what you think. 

The Prep

Start with a clean face
Apply mask and let is sit for about 5-10 minutes
Peel or wash the mask off
Easy as 1-2-3!

Enjoy your new face!

My B I G 'ol booty

      Whelp, I said I wanted this blog to be interesting right? lol For those whom I've never met a day in my life-- Hello, my name is Gabby and I have a big butt. I don't gloat about it, I just can't deny it. It's there! Well, I'm about to dish out the goods. I'm telling all the girls and boys -- what it's really like to have a butt like mine. This post is going to be funny, weird, sad, and a little uncomfortable for me, but I'll just get right into it. 

       First, my butt is ALL ME! No surgeries, shots, pads, or squats. It just naturally grew this way. I get so many compliments on my butt from people of all kind.  I won't lie, it's a big confidence booster. I find it very easy to  feel and be sexy. However, it has not always been this way. See I didn't find out my butt was abnormally admirable until I was in the sixth grade. Boys were interested in me and girls grew jealous of me. I didn't know the reason for either until one day I was talking to this girl I THOUGHT was my friend about a boy I had a really big crush on. She boldly said to my face "you know he only likes you because of your butt, right?" That changed everything for me. I didn't know if that was true or not. I didn't know what his intentions were. I didn't know why she would even think that. All I did know was that I didn't like what she said and it made me feel slightly insecure about myself. From that point on I looked at myself alot differently.

      Girls always say, "Gabby, if I had a butt like yours..." and I find it amusing--now. But as I stated earlier, having a big butt wasn't always the most comfortable feeling. My body has always looked more mature than my face. When I was younger I would get approached by older men more frequently than a child should. I never liked walking home from the bus stop, because I was always scared some guy would try to talk to me (it happened) so I found myself being pretty involved in extracurricular activities. I guess you could say that turned out positively. Here, I'll tell you a funny story. One day my mother and I went out to eat for breakfast and this guy saw me and her walk-in and take our seats. As the waiter walks off, me and my mom bow our heads to pray and in the middle of our prayer this man walks up and hands me a piece of paper with his phone number written on it. He says "sorry to interrupt, but I think you should use this" and walks away. IN THE MIDDLE OF PRAYER PEOPLE! My mom and I just looked at each other in shock. So the next time my mom caught him snooping around our area she called him over and asked "how old are you?" "I'm 21" he responded." She says "you do know that is my daughter right? She is only 15 years old." (Yes, I was only 15). He proceeds to explain how sorry and embarrassed he was in a way similar to a guy losing a bet on a football game. It was hilarious, but not unusual for me. 

So take it off like ya' home alone 

You know dance in front ya' mirror while you're on the phone

Checkin' your reflection and tellin' your best friend

Like, "Girl I think my butt gettin' big" -Nelly

      That was just a mini breakdown to keep you up. That was always my favorite part. Okay, moving along. There were other things that came along with my butt including hips and thighs. This is probably the biggest con of having a big butt. It is almost impossible to find bottoms that fit properly and appropriately. I always hated wearing skirts when I was in school. The pencil skirts were always too tight and the pleated skirts looked too big on me. So I mostly preferred to wear pants, but even that was a struggle. My waist is smaller than my hips so it was hard to find jeans that didn't look too loose around my waist or cut off the blood circulation in my thighs. I was so happy when leggings were back in style. 

Anyhow, I created this post just to let everyone know, having a nice butt comes with more than you think. Be proud of the assets God has blessed you with because every women has that special feature and a special story that came along with it. As a matter of fact, ladies let me know your favorite feature on yourselves and fellas let me know your favorite feature on a woman. Comment below!

XXl

So, today makes an entire month of me being 21. I can't lie, being 21 feels great. No "x" marks on my hand in the club, I'm able to rent a car on my own, and just feeling like a real adult. To the left is a picture of the first person who asked me for my ID to order a drink (Berry Mango Daiquiri) and to the right is the first 

Barefoot Red Mascato

bottle of wine I ever bought for myself. (I take pictures of everything these days). I'm not much of a drinker, but I do like

Red Lobster

wine. Oh and I also had a drink from the Sugar Factory on South Beach which was really good. The drink was like $40, but I'd say it was worth it. Anyway, I just want to reiterate that 21 feels great. When I was 16 I thought turning 18 was going to feel like this but it's not even close. Honestly, nothing in my life has changed. It's just a feeling I have. I don't know if it's only me, but I wake up with a tingling feeling inside. It might be all in my head, but I feel like this is my year to accomplish so much. I finally feel like I have the freedom to do eveything I've always wanted to do. The most reassuring feeling is knowing you've made the right decisions towards bettering yourself. Finally, college is starting to make sense. lol I don't exactly know what is in store for me, but I'm taking advantage of all the opportunities sent my way.  Excitingly enough I created a list of things I want to do while in my 21st year.

1. Travel to four different places I've never been 

   

   Sugar Factory on South Beach. Pictured is the Lollipop Passion drink

2. Launch my YouTube channel
3. Meet Beyonce, Drake or J.Cole
4. Go to a Miami club
5. Water-ski
6. Intern at a radio station
7. Celebrate my 21st 1/2 birthday
8. Get fit (mind, body, and soul)
9. Take a yoga class
10. Ride in an airplane
11. Paint a canvas
12. Take a cruise to Jamaica
13. Learn more about photography
14. Go horseback riding
15. Get my first tattoo (BIG maybe)
16. Wine tasting
17. Skydiving (indoor)
18. Host a showcase
19. See snow
20. Road-trip with my girlfriends
21. Inspire someone through my blog

I know I probably won't get to do everything on the list, but I at least want to do 10 of them. If you know of any more exciting things I could try or anything you plan on doing/did for your 21st, let me know. Also, if you know any good deals on anything I listed, don't be stingy. Let a sista know lol

Who's Your Top 5?

So I'm sure you've seen the trailers of Chris Rock's movie Top Five. If you haven't, you can check it out here.  Before I even think about going to the movies I have to look it up on my Flixster app just to see if the movie is actually worth seeing. According to my app, this movie had high ratings so I had to see what all the critics were raving about. Rock wrote and directed the movie and after watching it I would have to say he didn't do a bad job. Even though there were some wildly inappropriate scenes, I do think the story line and plot were thoroughly established. I will say that I believe Chris Rock channels most of his jokes towards the middle-aged and elderly. He honestly isn't that funny to me unless he's cursing which falls very short of a compliment for a comedian. I also don't understand why the movie was titled Top Five. If I remember correctly, there were only two scenes in the entire movie that discussed a selection of likely artist. But since Rock started the conversation, it's only right for me to jump in. So here's my top 5. As for rap, my top five artist would have to be Drake, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Tupac, and J. Cole in that order! As for a sixth, it would probably be somewhere between Andre 3000, Eminem, Meek Mill and Big Sean. But let's be clear.  My overall top five would have to be Drake, Beyoncé, Usher, Jhené Aiko, and Nicki Minaj (SN: I learned all of the lyrics to Drake's Headline 45 minutes after it was leaked). This means that I would still buy their album even if I could get it for free somewhere or no matter which one of their songs you play for me I'm going to either like it instantly or eventually. Either way I'm going to love it.  Now I'm asking you! COMMENT BELOW and tell me who your top 5 artist are and if you haven't already, go check out Chris Rock's new movie Top Five in theaters now and tell me what you think about it.