7th Annual Toronto Natural Hair Show

Last year was my first experience at the Toronto Natural Hair show and I had a blast.  It was such a great experience to be in a room full of beautiful naturals with such a great vibe among everyone. This year I decided I wanted to experience the entire thing from start to finish and be a vendor. 

My booth was brightly coloured and filled with art, earrings and crocheted goods from my sister LovnLocks who also attended the event.  My niece was my designated customer service rep and did a great job keeping things organized while I mixed and mingled with subscribers!

It was an all day event so I wanted to be comfortable but cute!  I went with skinny jeans and layered tanks with a blazer that I was able to slip in and out of if I got too hot.  I wore black wedges and my signature afro pick earrings to complete the look.

The highlight of the day was meeting the fabulous Kim Coles! 

                                           AND SHE BOUGHT MY EARRINGS!!! :)

My new favourite Top Coat

Ok, so maybe i'm late on this because it's nothing new but I wanted to share it anyways.  I became addicted to bright nail polish because of youtube...actually because of one youtuber in particular; Tanialoving hair; who posted an amazing haul last year of nail polish that she purchased from a local Canadian drug store at an amazing deal.  I immediately made my way to the drug store after watching that video and have been hooked ever since.

I've also become very frustrated at painting my nails a beautiful colour only to have it chip the next day.  Over the past year I have tried a lot of top coats but none as good as this.

I decided to put it to the test after hearing about it from other vloggers.  I painted one hand with it and one hand without...the difference in wear after 1 week was apparent.  I'll let you guess which hand had the top coat.....

                                                Sally Hansen Xtreme wear - Blue Me Away


This stuff goes for about 11.99 at Sally's.  I was able to snag mine on Ebay for about $6.  It was worth it....shop around for it if you can.

If you'd like to see the full review see the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3HtQCfhfpY

DIY ZIPPER EARRINGS

Ok, these earrings are super cute and super easy....you will get a lot of compliments on them and anyone can make a pair!  All you need are two zipper pulls.

You can get these zipper pulls from Wal-Mart or your local fabric store for about $1.50 each.  Just attach a jump ring and an earring hook which you can also get from Wal-Mart.  You can also deconstruct a pair of earrings that have broken or you may not wear anymore.

There are so many different styles! You can pick up an assorted pack of 10 for about $6 on Ebay if you'd like to make some extras for friends, family, or me ;)   

Good luck!

WINNER! One of a kind neck piece

I had 18 entries for my afro girl medallion necklace...one entry was anonymous so i could not confirm that you were a follower of my blog.  Out of the 17 valid entries Random.org selected the lucky winner...


KOTNKANDY1!!!!

Congratulations!  Please send me a message here on blogspot or email me at tonidaley@live.ca with your name and mailing address and I will have your prize sent out to you!!

Stay tuned for the next post :)