Happy Holidays!

What a joyous and festive time for all!

I'm just so so so so HAPPY! Can't you tell?

It's that special time of year when families get together and celebrate the birth of baby Jesus, the festival of lights in Jerusalem, or whatever it is that we Black Americans are supposed to be celebrating for Kwanzaa.

Princess KimmyKin's shows my exact state of emotions during this holiday season. I'm so overwhelmed I could ugly cry.

Take a quick breather from all of your shopping, family time and ugly crying to check out new (free!!!!) music from Lykkie Li, The Weeknd, new videos from Drake, Stalley and Rihanna and a last minute budget friendly shopping guide

DbbLife.com

I'm a Winner BaYBee

I'm no actress, but if they ever remake this movie without casting me as Tracy Chambers... (I don't know, I thought about how to finish that for a few minutes and couldn't come up with anything) *moving on*

I am Mahogany... I'm also Mitch from 'Paid In Full' whenever the spirit moves me, but I digress.

Type F(ail) Hair Care Videos

How to Determine Hair Texture -- powered by typef.com

I was praying that this was a parody series. Done awkwardly and in poor taste, but a joke none the less. I just can't for the life of me figure out how and why this woman was asked to give a demonstration on determining natural hair texture, while wearing a pack and a half of Spanish Wave from her local corner beauty store. Blonde at that!

There are numerous videos like this posed on this Fashion/Beauty site, allegedly founded by Queen Smize herself, Tyra Banks. The most ridiculous of the bunch award definitely goes to Tonya (see above) and Joann, whose videos were so badly attacked and criticized by Youtube viewers the site took them down immediately.

Check out more of these horrendous tutorials (if you can stomach it):

Is this life?...

I went hard on J-Lo on my last post, but this...

My anger won't even allow me to comment.

To be fair, and perfectly honest, I'm biased. I'm prejudice against any and every rap/club dance song. I hate it. (There's always an exception...or 2)

I am a strict and very critical fan of Hip-Hop and Rap music. My musical soul is that of an old hustler on a street corner in Harlem. It doesn't have to all be 'Murda Murda, Gunz, Drugs and Bitches' but please for the love of Ghostface God, have a balance of what is being played on mainstream media.

This is not to attack LMFAO (yeah it is, I used their asses as an example because they make my blood boil the most) but I honestly can't take this anymore.

It's not just the Boogie Nights disco rhymers that get thrown shade, it's the Glue Sniffing MCs that spark my fury. Has anyone else seen this?

 

My instant reaction was...

But who am I? Everyone has the right to like the music they like and choose the artists they support and listen to. I just wish I didn't feel like I was losing braincells listening to it with you.

Mid-Day Dance Break

...because you all know we need one.

Hope everyone reading this is having a great day. Let's all get down with our bad selves just because it's Wednesday! Do we need any other reason to celebrate?...Nope. Don't think so.

Check back for more posts this evening! :)

Smooth Groove

I love older men... especially ones with salt & pepper beards. They are my weakness.

My secret code name for attractive bearded older fellas is 'Smooth Groove.'

Damn Boy!...I mean, Sir

Please understand that not all older men that can grow facial hair are worthy of the Smooth Groove title. No. It takes much more than just being an old man with facial hair.

Being a smooth groove doesn't also mean that you have to have a beard (although, a well groomed beard is an advantage in my book)

It's all about the way one carries himself; like a majestic master of the universe. He's well versed in the art that is life because he's lived it. He's mellow and a good listener. He can suggest the perfect wine for dinner and can wear the hell out of a linen shirt.

His taste is refined and his passport is well stamped.

So I raise this glass of light pinot noir while listening to the enchanting sounds of Phyllis Hyman and I salute you Mr. Smooth Groove.

Faux Minx Fetish

We're all familiar with Minx nails... adorned by everyone from Beyonce to Keri Hilson and Rihanna. Maybe even you if you were on top of your nail trend game a couple of years ago (Pin a rose on your nose *rolls eyes*)

Like any other product loving girly girl (and deranged pop culture groupie) I sashayed down to this exclusive nail salon to get my nails Minx-tafied... because I couldn't live another day until my nails were solid gold! Well when that receptionist told me that it would cost $75 my whole dead broke life flashed before my eyes. 

So with my hopes and dreams of solid gold glory crushed, I went back to old faithful... Sally Hansen. 

It can pretty much be counted on that whenever there is a popular high-end nail trend, Sally Hansen isn't too far behind with a more affordable version.

I adore the Sally Hansen Salon Effects strips. They have a lot of the cool colors and graphics that are offered by Minx at a fraction of the price. 

You have to take your time and make sure you place the adhesives on your nails neatly, but after the first two or three times, you'll become a pro. They also last for about 5-7 without any chipping (10 if you're a mannequin)

My hand with the "Kitty" design

Shop your local Target or Rite-Aid for your Dead Broke Bourgeois fab nail experience.

Or check it out for yourself here... 

We're Back On Twitter!

@DeadBrokeBourge

gon' head and follow us, please...we got you with the follow back :)

REVAMP...

Hey there!

It's been too long... that's unacceptable. (My bad) In fact, I apologize for never consistently keeping this updated. But alas, you're out there and you're reading this (Google Analytics. It don't lie baby)

I owe it to you to keep this janky little blog updated and interesting, ALL of the time not just some. I really owe it to me, but we'll just say it's for you, that's cute right?

So I'm revamping this sucka. My original intent for creating Dead Broke Bourgeoisie was to do what I love (write) and talk about the things that I'm passionate about (music, food, fashion, life.) Some of my posts have accomplished that task, others have fallen to the wayside of boredom highway.

It takes great diligence and discipline to blog about something new everyday but it should be fun, not a chore. I'm ready to let go of my inhibitions, like being fearful of making a fool of my self, and have some fun with this *ish!

Some posts will be deleted, others will stay and the visuals will be overhauled. (Give my little pea-brain some time to figure out how to do that) 

I see you Japan, UK, Australia, Netherlands, Trinidad & Tobago! *waves Hi*

If you've stumbled upon my page by accident, Welcome! If you keep coming back in hopes of any updated posts, Sorry!...I'm here. I'm yours. I will be a slave to blog post writing. Enjoy :)

TrashTastique Love

When I use the word Trash about these two, I mean in the best way possible. Separately, they would make for two of the biggest hot garbage messes in history. But, together... it's like Magic.

read the rest after the break...