My Christmas Beauty Finds

Hey Divas,

So many of you comment on my photos of my hair and make-up and since I have yet to start doing video tutorials I decided to share with you some of my beauty finds. So let's go!

I've been meaning to get me a Beauty Blender but then I found this Sonia Kashuk Blending Sponge and I''m in love. It's used to apply and blend your foundation and it gives the same flawless application as I've seen the Beauty Blender do. Sonia Kashuk Blending Sponge is available at Target for only $9.99.

Now unbelievably so I've been working with on about 5 good makeup brushes that I've bought separately just here and there so I decided to get me a nice brush set. I wasn't looking for anything super fancy but while I was in Target picking up my Sonia Kashuk Blending Sponge I saw this FABULOUS Limited Edition Sonia Kashuk Dripping in Diamonds 8-pc Cosmetic Brush Set. It come with a powder brush, a multipurpose blending brush, a foundation brush, a eye shadow brush, a doomed eye shadow brush, a shaped blending brush, a angled eye shadow brush, and the super cute case you see above that I might just double for a clutch on a few nights, lol! It was completely economic friendly priced at $21.99. Hurry and get it cause it's limited edition.

Last but not least I've gotten a few questions on what kind of eye liner I use. Well I used to use the Black Leather liner shadow in my Bare Minerals Tutorial: Rocker Eye kit, but I ran out and didn't have time to head down to the city to Sephora to pick up a new kit. So while on my trip to Target I also got this cool Maybelline New York Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in black. I had never used gel eyeliner before but now I can officially say I've converted.

So Divas I hope you enjoyed this Beauty Find.

Leila Shams Spring 2011 Collection

My mind has totally been on somebodies beach sipping Mai Tai's so when I came across Leila Shams Spring 2011 Collection I just had to post some of my fave looks. I hope you enjoy Divas!

Holiday Nails Hues

Holiday Nails Hues by TopShelfDiva on Polyvore.com

Holidays are coming up and many of my Divas are getting prepared. New hair, new dress and let's not forget new nails. What better than some dope rich colors to set the season off right.

Take a peak at these colors from Chanel, Dior, MAC, and OPI.

Happy Holidays Divas!

#DivaStamp Bruno Mars "Grenade" Official Video

Bruno Mars is not my type but anyman that says he'd jump in front of a train for you, take a bullet to the brain for you, & die for you is definitely a keeper!

Does T.I Deserve Mercy from Fans + Preview No Mercy

In the December 2010 / January 2011 issue of Vibe magazine T.I holds down one of the covers (Keri Hilson holds the other ) in a intimate interview with Erick Parker titled Mercy Me and it got me thinking...Does he deserve mercy from the fans this time around? We've all followed and watched T. I go down this horrible path of destruction, in and out of prison, and now drug abuse. Has the the King lost it?

In the interview T.I opens up to Parker about unfair punishment by the judge, his drug addiction to Oxycontin and Hydrocodone, feeling like dying, and comparisons to Tupac!

Read the exerts below:

On the officer stating the smell of weed is what alluded them to search the vehicle that fateful night he and wife Tiny were pulled over:

"I don't smoke weed. I don't allow anybody to smoke weed in my car. I don't see how he could have. I'm not going to point the finger and call him a liar. It doesn't benefit my situation much to stand on soapbox and say, "He's a liar, he's a liar," But there were no ashes in the ashtray. There is no weed in my system."

On how he got a drug habit:

"I had a lot of work done to my teeth. Oral surgery, extractions, six, seven, eight root canal. Between January and February. Of course for the pain they game me Oxycontin and Hydrocodone. And mind you, October 13Th, 2007, I had cut off everything - weed, alcohol. Then I get these pills and I start taking them for the pain at first. And them I'm like, Wait - this shit makes me feel good. And it's legal. After the pain went away I kept taking it. I had like five, six perscriptions. So I had like 80 pills. Everybody else might drink or smoke a blunt, I took a pain pill. Times when I had 18-20 hour days, I'd take a pain pill. It takes the edge off. You're really not stressed or worried about the problems of the day."

On feeling like dying:

"I felt like dying but I ain't never considered killing myself. I felt like it would be easier to die than to go through whatever it is that I go through. I never considered killing myself. But I've definitely gotten tired."

On the decision to finally marry the mother of his children, Tiny, after years together:

"I could have had it either way. I was happy as we was, but I understand that as a woman it's a sense of entitlement, security, an accolade women treasure. Knowing how much it meant to her - sure. I don't have any objections. I'm not going nowhere. If that's what I can do for you, let's do it. I'm riding with you, you rode with me. Let's go. If you ask yourself what does a woman have to do to assure you that she is down for you, everything you could possibly answer she has already done."

On his comparisons to Tupac:

"I was out for nine months without trouble... In those nine months, I got [sentenced to] another 11 months. When Pac got out, he was out for nine months, but after those nine months her died. There is some light at the end of that tunnel. I might not feel like living all the time, but I damns sure don't feel like dying. I might want to press pause, fast forward, or rewind. But I damn sure don't want to die."

After reading this interview I got a better understanding of T.I and what he and his family is going through. As a women in a family where all the men travel that same path I just pray that he gets the help he needs because he 's in a better position to help than most. It doesn't matter how many times we mess up, it's what we do to redeem ourselves.

So I ask does the King deserve mercy from fans?

Let me know your comments.

T.I's No Mercy album will be available to purchase December 7th . However it is available to preview on amazon.com right now. Click below the pic to listen.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBM4X2?ie=UTF8&tag=dindada-20

*exerts in this post were from the December 2010 / January 2011 Vibe magazine interview "Mercy Me" by Erick Parker.

Make or Break time for Keri Hilson w/ No Boys Allowed Album

Hey Divas,

So there's been plenty of controversy over Keri Hilson's new video featuring Rick Ross for her new single "The Way You Love Me". I actually like Keri Hilson but I definitely see a change in her since this video has come out. I'm not sure if its a plea for attention in a world where Beyonce is going double platinum in a week, and Lady Gaga sweeping the VMA's...but there's something going on here. In her recent video "The Way You Love Me" she's licking doors, pelvic thrusting w/ tiny panties on legs wide open, singing "fuck me fuck me". That's not the Keri Hilson that so many of her fans fell in love with. She always had that sex appeal within that just exuded in anything that she does (not to mention she's gorgeous). So why now?

I'm thinking maybe it's because she didn't get the response she wanted from the first 2 singles she dropped, "Breaking Point" & "Pretty Girl Rock", from her sophomore album No Boys Allowed. She didn't even give it time to set into people's brain. On top of all that she does a video interview w/ Perez Hilton to defend the explicit video screaming out "sometimes I just wanna be fucked"! WORD KERI????

I previewed her No Boys Allowed album that hit stores December 21st and its not bad. It's pretty good. So was this just an publicity stunt to stir the pot some before the album drops?

Let me know your thoughts?

Amazon.com has snippets from Keri Hilson's No Boys Allowed album. Click the link below to take a listen.

http://www.amazon.com/No-Boys-Allowed-digital-booklet/dp/B004FBHMGA/ref=dm_ap_alb7?ie=UTF8&qid=1291615941&sr=301-1

Gran Prix Racing

Last weekend I went and did something I don't think people would normally assume I would do. I went go kart racing! I know lol! Well it was so much fun. It's so real and the people at Gran Prix were really nice. One thing is for sure it's safety all the way first. When you first get there you have to register because its a membership type place. After that the send you off to his private room to watch a video. It sort of reminded me of the video you watch when you take your 5 Hours Class at a driving school. After the video is done you are instructed to go to the changing room and gear up. Gear Up!!! That sounds so official lol! Anyway, I mean you have to put on a jumpsuit, a head sock, a helmet, and a neck guard. It was so much on me, and you all know I'm so tiny, that I felt weighed down.

Now once you're geared up you go on to the track. Now these go karts go 40mph with 6.5hp around this bendy, curvy track and each race is 9 mins (approx 4 1/2 miles long). When the race first started this was something completely new to me. All I kept saying in my helmet to myself was, "I don't wanna do this anymore, I don't wanna do this anymore". But by that time is was too late, lol. After a few laps around the track and being bumped a few times I go more comfortable. I started pushing up the speed and whipping around those corners. It actually turned out to be alot of fun. I'm definitely going back to feed my need for speed!

Checkin in on me, So I can check in with you!

Some of you have been to the site many times, but for you first timers welcome! Last night I decided I needed some sort of change in my life, so I said, "hey let me update my blog". Whole I'm at it how about being more active on it too! For the past year and half I can honestly say I haven't given my all to this blog. I could blame it on lack of inspiration, poor time management skills, or just the ups and downs of life. But that's when it all came back to me. For the longest I've always been the girl who had to make lists for everything (my friend Simona will attest to that). So when I stopped writing and journaling and blogging, when life got a little too complicated I let it take over me. But not anymore! Fab Life Of Summer B was initially me opening up a part of me for you all to see, but over time I stopped checking in on me and kind of got lost in the shuffle of life.

After lots of tears and bottles of Bartenura (my fave Moscato) I decided to make some changes. What better time to start than now? Why wait til January 1st to decide to make changes when I'm already doing them today? I hope you will enjoy what's soon to come!




Summer (smooches)

Team Player to Power Couple Material

As a professional sometimes it's hard trying to balance out life and a professional career. What makes it more difficult is if you are involved with someone who doesn't want to be a "Team Player". What I mean when I say "Team Player" is that significant other who is 100% supportive of what you do with no room for insecurities that only cause problems. Where you going? Why you have to go now? Who is that calling you at this time? etc. In this century nobody really just works a 9-5! This generation is full of hustlers who work non-stop toward greatness and then you have those who just can't handle that. They don't see the goal nor can understand the game plan.

When you have a "Team Player" it makes the road to success so much easier. Not having to worry about disappointment when at times work must come first, or when you're glued to your blackberry or iPhone because you have to send out an important email, or when the nature of what you do becomes a judgement call issue. Not everyone is built to be a "GREAT" at something but those who are don't work off emotions. They tend to be more logical. Therefore, the person they need to be with is someone that equally understands that.

That brings us to the "Power Couple". When you have two successful people who understand their role in the relationship and is in control of their emotions then that's when you get to become a "Power Couple". It's like looking at the relationship as a business. And what better person to be in business with than with someone you respect, you support, you admire, and are in love with than your "Team Player".

If you have plans of doing great things and you have someone who is constantly nagging or complaining about what you do. Then they don't accept you, and for that you tell them to KICK ROCKS!

***LEAVE ALL COMMENTS BELOW***

How Do You Get Through Relationship Cycles?

Do all relationships go through cycles? The beginning is the most shallow part of the relationship. Most of the time it's off pure physical attraction. Which leads to you wanting to be around or with that person every second of the day. Then you have what some call the 7 month itch. At this point you two start to get on each others nerves. Some may decide to take a break from the relationship because let's face it, they don't want to break up but they don't have a clue what to do to fix the problem other than put the relationship on a time out.

I believe that relationships flow in cycles. The I Love You Cycle and The I Can't Stand You Right Now Cycle. LOL! This haunts me because many people look at this as maybe this is just not working. He or she just not the one for me. Is that the actual case? When you don't have any other problems or issues in the relationship is it possible that people look for something to bicker about?

What do you do at those times that does not include taking a break?

Talking Beauty with HoneyMag.com

Hey Dolls,

I know its been a while since I've written to you all but I have a good excuse. I recently closed out a situation and began another. I no longer write for Singersroom.com but don't fret. I will continue to talk about matters of the heart right here or on http://www.guysandgirlsonline.com/. Also I recently took on the responsibility as a Beauty News Writer for http://www.honeymag.com/. I will be writing about all things new and fresh in Beauty for all my Dolls. The Beauty News section is located on the left side of the page next to the Facebook tab. Just because I love you guys soo much, every Sunday I will post links of of my Beauty News for the week in case you missed some.

Right now here are the post that I've written for Honey Magazine:

A May Launch for Sephora Summer 2010 Collection

http://www.honeymag.com/2010/uncategorized/a-may-launch-for-sephora-summer-2010-collection/

Anna Sui Launches Rock Me! Summer of Love

http://www.honeymag.com/2010/uncategorized/anna-sui-launches-rock-me-summer-of-love/

Sponge Skincare Creates Miracle Eye Cream

http://www.honeymag.com/2010/uncategorized/sponge-skincare-creates-miracle-eye-cream/

Bond No.9 Debuts Worlds First Railroad Perfume

http://www.honeymag.com/2010/uncategorized/bond-no-9-debuts-worlds-first-railroad-perfume/

Happy 14th Birthday Philosophy!

http://www.honeymag.com/2010/uncategorized/happy-14th-birthday-philosophy/

OPI's New iPhone App

http://www.honeymag.com/2010/uncategorized/opis-new-iphone-app/

Le Metier de Beaute Launch 2010 Spring Palettes

http://www.honeymag.com/2010/uncategorized/le-metier-de-beaute-launch-spring-2010-palettes/

These are just a few of what I've done for the site thus far. For more just google my "Summer Terry and Honey Magazine". All my news will come up.

Comment on HoneyMag.com under the story to let me know what you think.

xoxo

Summer

House Party!

I'm alive! Last night was my friend Nicole celebrated her with an awesome House Party (took back to Kid-N-Play style) and our friend Chez house. Nicole has said she just wanted champagne and pizza but little did she know how this night was going to end. It started out kind of slow because the parental units were there for the cutting of the cake, but once they left....u can only imagine what was about to go down

All I have to say is Blame It On The Alcohol!

Check out the pics from the night.

FYI...some pictures I couldn't post for obvious reasons, lol!

Love Changes The Plan

Some women can't wait for the day to get married and pass on the tradition of having a family. Notice how I wrote "some". In this century alot more women are career oriented thus putting family goals on the back burner. They are deciding to put forth more energy pursuing educational and professional goals rather than taking someone's last name.

You can make the blueprint to your life but life is unexpected and there will be unexpected changes. When you feel you have everything in place and someone comes in and changes that plan it can be a scary thing. Just because it's something unfamiliar do you not explore it? Or do you let go and let love in and explore a new desire? This in no way means throwing away everything you've worked for but curiosity get's the best of us. You start to shift your focus to love and the things you never thought you wanted. Those who never thought about marriage and kids start to think about those things. Before you know you're taking steps into that direction.

Although you may have your idea of what life will be like, you never really know. It's always subject to change especially when love comes into the picture. I am not the one to say pass by on love. It can be a terrible thing or it can be the best thing in the world. You don't want to have worked your entire life and not know what real unconditional love feels like. We are in a new year. If you feel this piece is talking to you do me a favor in 2010 and let love in for a change and allow yourself to experience everything love has to offer.

O-Town to NYC Dinner with DJ Lady T

Dinner with the girls is so much fun. Especially when you haven't seen some friends as often as others. I went to dinner with Anne and, some of my girlfriends that I used to work with over at HOT 97, Andrea and Tiffany. Tiffany moved to Orlando 3 years ago to take an On Air position at Power 95.3FM and she was only in town for a few days so I just could not let her leave without me seeing her.

We had so much fun catching up and doing what girls do best...gossip! I just can't get over Tiffany singing the wrong lyrics to Rihanna's "Hard" song. "where them blockas at where them blockas" lol. It's we had to really google to the lyrics to see that she was really singing, "where them bloggers at where them bloggers at". LOL

Check out some of the pictures from our night.

HELP OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN HAITI

When I first found out about the earthquake in Haiti I was in pure shock. This is a country that is very poor by all means. People usually don't take action unless it affects them directly. But guess what this is our people and it does affect us DIRECTLY!!! I am extremely proud of the 16-32 age group for all the efforts made to lend a helping hand from quickly setting up events where donations can be made and urging others of what foundations they can support and donate to. Haitian artist Wyclef Jean has been an advocate for Haiti forever and if you are not aware he has a foundation called "Yele Haiti". You can help out right from your phone and it only takes 2 seconds. All you have to do is text "Yele" to 501501 and a $5 donation will be charged to your phone bill. Some of us spend more than that on breakfast or lunch alone. Also The American Red Cross is accepting donations. They have already pledged an initial $200,000 toward relief efforts.

I'm also very proud of President Obama for acting so quickly and being the first to offer Haiti any kind of help. Gotta love that man! . According to CNN, as of 3pm today The US Coast Guard has mobilized ships and air crafts to positions where they can be quickly sent to Haiti if needed. I know there are many Haitians that live in the U.S. that are sick with worry and anticipation for loved ones in Haiti. You can call the State Department line to check on loved ones at 1-888-407-4747.

The more information I get about relief efforts and events to give donations I will be placing it on the blog, so check back periodically.

PLEASE DO YOUR PART TO HELP!!!

UPDATE:

There will be a Prayer Vigil tonight at 6pm at Haitian Consulate located at 271 Madison Avenue, NY, NY, between E39th & E40th Streets.

Monday at Club Gravity from 4pm-12am donations will be given to http://www.savethechildren.org/, http://www.directrelief.org/, and The Red Cross.

I AM Haiti Fundraiser this Friday 1/22 at the Cribbean Cultural Center. For more information contact @PattyDukesNYC on twitter.

I Remember Doing A Good Deed

It was on a hot summer afternoon back in 2001. I was coming home from work and I was tired. I just wanted to get home as soon as possible. This was when I was working in White Plains so I usually took the Metro North home from work and where I get off there's this huge hill I have to walk up. So when I got to the top of this hill I went inside this cab base that's on the corner. I told the dispatcher where I was going and he told me it would be a 20 minute wait. I was tired so I told him to forget it and I left. I walked around the corner in front of the supermarket where there are usually a couple of cabs there. I was right! There was only one cab and I was quick to get it.

As I was about to get in I noticed an old woman that lived on my block with a lot of groceries in her cart. I knew she wouldn't be able to push that cart all the way home with all those groceries in the blazing heat. At the moment I just wanted to jump in and tell him my destination. But then I thought, "If it were my grandma I would want someone to look out for her". So, I insisted that she take the cab instead. I helped her with her groceries and put them in the trunk with her shopping cart. I wasn't sure if she has cab fare so I gave the cabbie the fare and I told her to take care and have a nice day. What I was really thinking was "enjoy my ride".

Even though I was tired I'd rather walk those three blocks than hearing about an old woman who passed out on her way home from the supermarket. I wouldn't want that on my conscience, knowing I could have done something to prevent it. So I did! I just seemed like the humane thing to do.


What good deed have you done?

Enough Is Enough!

Breakups can be hard especially when you think it's with someone you feel you could be with for the rest of your life. Now add 10 years of friendship to that. It's like your dating your best friend and that could be the best feeling in the world. But this is reality and it has to poke its head in when things seem to good to be true sometimes. I believe it's God's way of showing you peoples true colors.

As you all know I get pretty personal on this here blog and tonight I've got something on my chest that I really need to release. I can't for the sake of me understand why some dudes never know when enough is enough! As I've moved on and I'm happy I'm still reminded of a recent douche lord that I wasted energy on for too long. I'm sick of hearing that he's asking how I'm doing, I'm sick of hearing that you were talking about me, and I am sick of hearing that my name is even still coming out of your mouth like diarrhea! It's bad enough you've gone and worked your way into my network of friends online. I feel like you're everywhere with out being there. GO AWAY ALREADY!

If anyone knows me they know that I am the nicest, most sincere and sweet person. It takes a lot to push me to the dark side of my zodiac sign, the crab! What I would really love is if this guy would do me the kind favor of forgetting me, erasing our relationship from his past, and deleting any great memories from our friendship out of his brain. Enough is enough already! Just move on because I have and I would appreciate it if you did the same.

Happy New Years!

First I want to say Happy New Years to everyone!

This year I've had a lot of ups and downs professionally and personally. I started 2009 newly separated from my boyfriend of a year and I was miserable at my job. I was working a job that I literally hated but it paid the bills. So I sucked it up and stayed. But I am a firm believer in God and he knew how I felt about my situation and what I really wanted to do with my life so he took me out of that situation and cleared a path for me. I was laid off in May and since then I have put forth more effort into my radio show and I began to focus more of my time on writing. I've always been the type of girl known to write in her diary every night. I'm not ashamed to say that I did that up until just 3 years ago and I must say I missed it. This time I decided to do a digital diary and leave my life as an open book to you all.

If you've read some of my other posts you'll notice that I wrote about heartbreak and that's because a douche lord from my past came back into my life and I gave him another chance. Sometime I think I'm too nice! Well anyway it was a blessing because had it not been for those nights where I was pouring my heart out on this laptop I would not have gotten the job of writing about love, sex, and relationships for Singersroom.com. Which I was super excited about because it's my first paid writing gig (pats on my shoulder)! Now I can call myself an official freelance writer, lol.

God puts people in your life for a reason. Even though at the time I didn't know why douche lord was back, now I know why. I'm thankful for what I have now and I know I deserve what I have now.

So thanks douche lord!!! I'm a success and I continue to be a bigger success story in 2010.