Glowing Nails Under Street Level

I needed a manicure BAD! There was a salon close to the studio, but I saw a brief up and down look, detected a bit of an attitude, and was told there was a 20 minute wait. No thanks! I then remembered passing a new salon around the corner below street level. You could almost miss it. Glow Nails is located on 328 West 44th Street and when I walked in I was greeted with a lovely welcome. They offered me some herbal tea or water with my simple manicure.
Although they had many color choices I used my own, by nubar.


nubar uses no Formaldehyde, Phthalate, or Toluene. Plus the color was
great, Pink Cami (FM 119). It's a sheer iridescent pink and is part of their Support The Cure 4 Pack. The colors are perfect for any wedding.

Thank God Glow Nails, did not have someone looking like they are performing surgery on nails. You have seen this in other salons. They are wearing masks while performing some service. I keep wondering, shouldn't we all have masks on? If it's bad for you, it's bad for me. Glow Nails didn't have any of that. They also have a number of other services, but the reason to go now is that for the month of August there is a sale on services.
Go down under the street level and enjoy.

Glow Nails
328 W. 44th Street
(between 8th and 9th Ave)
New York 10019
212 245 2163

Mon to Fri 9am - 8pm
Sat & Sun 9:30am - 6pm

Colures Magazine

I happened to walk into a magazine store in Brooklyn, to show a friend an article in magazine. Then I saw a dusty pink tinted cover with a perfectly made up face. At first, I thought it was W, but the logo was different.

The subtitle:
"Style & Culture For The Modern Women Of Colour" BEYOND BLACK

The pages that were filled with extraordinary images and articles.
Loved reading about Philadelphia's born Charita Jones, lovingly known as Momma Cherri. Her Soul Food Restaurant located in Brighton, less than an hour from London, is a top tourist attraction. Colures even included some of her recipes.

This issue has a wonderful wedding section that includes getting married abroad. Of course the images are delectable (even if they don't have any of my dresses).

I was completely blown away, it's all so delicious, so fabulous, so black.

Colures Magazine

Takin' It To The Streets

When I met Salaam and Trevor, I knew this was no ordinary couple and their wedding was going to be an explosion of creativity. With each description of the event they were secure in their ideas and didn't care about traditions or expectations. The love they share was their only motivation.

7:00am on July 1, all the guest met at Salaams apartment lobby. They then took to the streets of Harlem. Led by Latin Musicians singing and dancing up St. Nicholas to Harlem School of the Arts.




The couple followed filled with the spirit. Their garments were in perfect harmony. Trevor's suit designed by Ron and Ron. The fabric came from Italy, it blended perfectly with Salaam's explosion of color. Salaam came to me with two elements that was very important to her. She wanted patchwork and her top had to be crocheted lace. Her skirt was fitted and flared patched in silk charmuese. The colors were royal blue, red, soft golden yellow, and a yellow copper. The top was the challenge, finding the right vintage lace pieces was not that easy, but Salaam was patient and at the 11th hour the right combination was found. Her top was made from a large vintage lace doilies with smaller ones completing the shape. The back was secured with silk ties. Her skin was flawless, which made this look even more exciting.



Entering Harlem School of the Arts, there was a path that was dusted with rose petals. salaam and Trevor greeted guest as the band played. The seats were filled up facing a beautiful waterfall.
A Saxophone solo walked in accompanied by the thunderous sounds of water hitting rock. The coupled followed on a white cloth showered with rose petals. They took center stage. The mothers opened the ceremony with loving thoughts, advice, and prayer. Then one by one family and friends spoke on subjects like trust, faith, balance, friendship, and love.



With each piece of advice, couples in the audience snuggled a little closer.




As a young man sang, Salaam got teary. Then they made their promises to each other. This included support, trust, and of course love. With that, the fathers closed the ceremony with their blessings and the rings were exchanged. With a kiss they were married by friends, family, and God.







Salaam and Trevor honeymooned in Southeast Asia. Their first splendid week was spent at the Tao Gardens.