Monday Video Fun: TLC's Ain't Too Proud to Beg

All that Cross Colours talk made me nostalgic for vintage TLC. Check out their first 1992 video, Ain't Too Proud to Beg:

Carol's Daughter Giveaway Day!!

Hey Bombshells!
We like to keep things super exciting, so in the spirit of V-Day, fashion, and fun, we're giving away a few indulgent Carol's Daughter products!!
Keep checking in throughout the day for contests and Black History trivia. We have a few cute prizes...yay!

Home Decor: Romance

Fab intern candidate Suzy got us thinking about home decor, and what better time to add some whimsical (and budget-friendly) romantic accents to your abode than Valentine's Day?

1. Sequence Toss Pillow, $18 2. Ivory Pillow with Cream Beads, $18 3. Grey Silk Floral Toss Pillow, $18 4. CB2 Valencia Flute, $4 5. Vintage Chrome Bud Vase, $8 6. Vera Wang Silver Love Knots Candle, $26 7. Kashmere Charcoal Grey Cashmere Throw, $158 8. Vera Wang Plum Leather Bow Box, $35 9. Kenneth Jay Lane Crystal Snake Trinket Tray, $112 10. Glass Cloches and Alabaster Stands, $19
How do you set the mood at home?
~Adriana

Friday Video: Warren G Regulators

That picture of Warren G gave me flashbacks to 1994...

...Regulators was the ish...actually the whole Above the Rim soundtrack is a classic!
Hopefully this video will take you back to the good old days when hip-hop was still fresh, fun, and new...
Enjoy!

Dawn Discusses Danity Kane with MTV

I was at the blog My Mood is Music, and saw they posted the following MTV Video:

I loved Danity Kane, I still work out to "Hold me Down"! Do you guys think the group can patch things up?

Did you know? Chanel Iman TV

Did you guys know that Chanel Iman has her own channel on You Tube? Yup, Chanel Iman TV. She has about five short videos uploaded.
Here are a couple:

Cute, but can she command the camera like Tyra?

Friday Video Tribute: Aaliyah

Today is eternal pop princess Aaliyah's birthday...
...so strange, it seems like only yesterday we were jammin to her hits.
Here's an Aaliyah viddy, still one of my favorite songs to this day:

Enjoy!

Video Fun: Justin Timberlake's My Love

I was obsessed with this song for sooo long!

It's so sweet and the dancing is sick! Also loved JT's live performance of My Love & Sexy Back at the MTV Video Music Awards:

So hot!

Random Video Fun: Sexual Chocolate

Y'all, not having a TV leads me on such random paths on YouTube. The other day I watched an oldie but a goodie, Coming to America, and had to post this for all you 80's babies:

Sexual Chocolate!
What's your favorite scene from the movie?

Throwback Viddy: Mona Lisa's "Can't Be Wasting My Time"

This video is so quintessentially 1996, I can't decide where to start.

What's more '90s?
-Is it Mona's doobie?
-The choreography reminiscent of the school talent shows everyone used to do?
-The Tyrin Turner cameo (the frame at the very end is worthy of a "Me and My Boo" t-shirt at Six Flags)?
-That this was probably the best thing to come out of "Don't Be A Menace While Drinking Your Juice..." (it was on the soundtrack)
What do y'all think? Still the jam, tho!

~Mona Adri (I'm might have to go cop that doobie and some $54.11s now)

Uh, is this Movie about Me?

Just ran across a preview for Confessions of a Shopaholic:

It looks so cute!
It reminds me of life in New York--fighting over items at sample sales, great clothes, working at a magazine...I'm totally seeing this!!

A few Hits: Rihanna & Common

Since they took home the fashion title, I thought I'd post a few hot songs from both artists:

Enjoy!

Viddy: You Betta Walk!

I'm torn between yelling "Baby, slow down! Ya growin' up tooo fast!" and "OMG, can homegirl teach me that?!" Either way, she and her strut are all types of fierce.

Special thanks to fourfour for the discovery!

~Adri

Monday Video: The Dey

Saw this video over at hot blog Stuff Fly People Like:

Homegirl can BLOW! Love it! And she has a cute retro style.
Enjoy!
Pssst, I filmed the guys from Stuff Fly People Like for my first Fashion Bomb TV segment! Reminisce here.

Friday Video Fun

Do y'all have personal anthems? Q-Tip's "Vivrant Thing" has been one of mine for years.

The lyrics and video are hot, but the beat is just bananas. (Confession: I sometimes bump this when I'm trying on clothes at home or getting ready to go out. I think everyone has at least one of those jams!).
FYI: Q-Tip 's new album, The Renaissance, is a banger.
Hope you all had a fabulous, fashionable Thankgiving!
Adri

Random: We love Rihanna's style, but do we love her music?

Last night, as a friend was marveling at the many instances of Rihanna on the Fashion Bomb, I thought to myself: Rih-Rih is a certified fashionista, which merits her frequent glances on TFB:
But style aside, do we love her music?
Umbrella was a hot hit, but do we bump her CD? I can't think of one song of hers I'd need in heavy rotation.
Sasha Fierce on the other hand...
...the hits go back for years:

Friday Video Fun

Wow, I really can't party like I used to! I'm settling in to chill hardcore for the rest of the weekend--which made me think about this throw back viddy:

A few questions/observations:

1. Who knew Tiny was so hood?
2. Why in the world was the whole West Coast gangster look ever fashionable for women?
3. Why in the world did I rock the West Coast gangster look? Yep, I used to sag my jeans and button up the flannel shirt! Lol. Glad that was a passing phase...
Have great weekends!

Video Fun: Santogold

Checking out new blog Beautiful Brown Ones, I stumbled upon this video:

I love its sheer simplicity and Santogold's 80's steeze, but my favorite part might have to be her back up dancers!

Tuesday Video: Real Housewives of Atlanta

Can I go ahead and admit how much I love the Real Housewives of Atlanta?
They're delusional, far from classy, and over the top: in other words great TV. Click below for some drama from their reunion episode:

I so wish Bravo had full episodes I could access online!!! I even looked on Itunes--no love. I'm about to write a letter....
And I'm totally on team Nene!

Random: American Apparel Striped Hoodie

I've heard from several sources in New York and elsewhere that this American Apparel Striped Hoodie:
...is the most copped item in the streets.
Do you know someone who has one?
Just wondering...