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It doesn't hurt that I was in need of a travel size bottle of lotion and that one of my favourite scents is vanilla, so already I was a happy camper.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFirst things first, here is a little about Bi-Kai,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBi-Kai  cosmetics is an Antiguan based and owned cosmetics company specializing  in 100% natural cosmetics. Our Research and development into making the  best natural product has taken several years. During this time we have  been formulating products that will not just outperform the competition  but do it naturally. We painstakingly sampled ingredients and  formulations until we found the purest ingredients that synergistically  combined to form a system that greatly enhances the natural beauty of  your skin.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhen it was time to come up with a name we didn't  want to just use any name. We wanted something that had meaning. Our  name (pronounced be-ky.....sounds like sky) is a combination of two  words from the Taino Indians who first live on the island.   Bi meaning  Life and Kai which means Nourishment. Nourishment for Life...\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI liked the consistency in terms that it was creamy as opposed to being runny like some lotions can be. The scent is strong upon first application but it tones down as time passes but it doesn't die away. As this is the case the lotion could act as a scent in the place of perfumes or body splashes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen I applied it on my hands it soaked in well instead of sitting on my skin. My hands were extremely dry and they became normal so I can only imagine how they will be after prolonged use. This leads to an experiment I plan to do.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'll be using the Extrem Moisture Therapy Lotion on my Sahara like body parts (hands and feet) to see if I experience an overall improvement in the softness of my skin. Check back next week to find out the results of my experiment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo far, I like the Extrem Moisture Therapy Lotion from Bi-Kai Cosmetics and I look forward to using more of their products.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EP.S.\u003Cbr \/\u003EComing soon, an interview with the creative and technical mind behind Bi-Kai Cosmetics. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/martapawlik\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eoriginal pic source\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7886708399743050222\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=8580635660349746755\u0026postID=7886708399743050222\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/7886708399743050222"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/7886708399743050222"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/extrem-moisture-therapy-lotion-review.html","title":"Extrem Moisture Therapy Lotion [Review]"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kimolisa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16624029898830661332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8h1whCrd_dI\/VXRV1ExmNYI\/AAAAAAAAByE\/yums0jOFB3k\/s72-c\/bikaiad.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580635660349746755.post-6671088465402235842"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-07T07:00:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-07T07:00:11.554-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Beauty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bloggers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean Bloggers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Caribbean Blogger #5 - House of Style"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseoffstyle.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/1901699_10202157804679822_1704117384_n.jpg?w=640\u0026amp;h=426\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/houseoffstyle.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/1901699_10202157804679822_1704117384_n.jpg?w=640\u0026amp;h=426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseoffstyle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Esource\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EToday Caribbean blog is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseoffstyle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHouse of Style\u003C\/a\u003E out of Curacao. This is a fun beauty blog with a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/berrysfashion101?feature=watch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EYouTube\u003C\/a\u003E channel, cool giveaways and great beauty tips. What I like about this blog is it has beauty tips and reviews that make sense to me. They feature other bloggers and their layout is tight. I know for sure I will be adding them to my blog reader, ahem when I set it up. Here's more about the ladies behind House of Style.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAbout The Blogger\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI  know people think that the title of this blog was based off of the  Stevie Wonder hit \"My Cherie Amour\", but its not. My government name  comes from the word charity, which in essence, means to show love to  someone. I based the name of my blog on the motif of love. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Doulos SIL', Gentum, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', Junicode, 'Aborigonal Serif', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode'; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECherrieAmore\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003EPronounced\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"pron\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 158, 131); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Echer-ē\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #717274;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Eah-mor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Eay\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E.. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAmore is Italian for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\"to love\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EI have this crazy fascination with the Italian language and culture, hence the use of the word \"amore\". T\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eechnically CherrieAmore means \"to love Cherrie\", but you don't have to love me...just love my blog!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOn another note:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMy  name is Cherrie. I'm all about being fashionable on a dime and  #MakingTheInexpensiveLookExpensive! I also am passionate about inspiring  women to be empowered and love themselves. CherrieAmore even has an \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cherrieamore.com\/p\/dark-skinned-girls-rock-series.html\"\u003Eempowerment series\u003C\/a\u003E dedicated to dark skin African-American women who struggle with identity issues because of their skin color.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EEverything  on this blog has been written by me and all of the products  reviewed\/featured on Cherrie Amore has been purchased by myself (unless  mentioned). \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThanks so much for checking out CherrieAmore!! 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CherrieAmore is also on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CherrieAmoreMTILE\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsCherrieAmore\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/mscherrieamore\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E- See more at: http:\/\/www.cherrieamore.com\/p\/about-me.html#sthash.7N2ojsdj.dpuf\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHouse of style\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;represents; Fashion,beauty,and lifestyle and everything fashion related\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMission\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EWe are Women of Color and its essential for us , that every person  out there (\u0026nbsp;especially\u0026nbsp;women) \u0026nbsp;embraces their ethnicity and their shade ,  whether its brown, yellow, pink,or what ever you want to call it,  because behind all of that we are all the SAME SHADE which is Human. We  want everybody to be able to feel comfortable within their skin and to  be able to show that through their fashion and creativity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E we hope you can learn , grow, express, and create along side us while  we fight endlessly to inspire, motivate but also entertain all of our  blog readers and\u0026nbsp;YouTube\u0026nbsp;watchers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDescription\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EHouse of style \u0026nbsp;is a fashion beauty and lifestyle blog, where you as  aspiring fashion lover beauty freak and lifestyle geek can draw  inspiration from.\u003Cbr \/\u003Eas bloggers, daughters, best friends, and most important of all Human  beings, we as blog owners of House of style want to shed light and  inspire young women and men around the entire world , to express  themselves creatively and artistically.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI  know people think that the title of this blog was based off of the  Stevie Wonder hit \"My Cherie Amour\", but its not. My government name  comes from the word charity, which in essence, means to show love to  someone. I based the name of my blog on the motif of love. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Doulos SIL', Gentum, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', Junicode, 'Aborigonal Serif', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode'; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECherrieAmore\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003EPronounced\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"pron\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 158, 131); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Echer-ē\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #717274;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Eah-mor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Eay\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E.. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAmore is Italian for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\"to love\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EI have this crazy fascination with the Italian language and culture, hence the use of the word \"amore\". T\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eechnically CherrieAmore means \"to love Cherrie\", but you don't have to love me...just love my blog!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E- See more at: http:\/\/www.cherrieamore.com\/p\/about-me.html#sthash.7N2ojsdj.dpuf\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI  know people think that the title of this blog was based off of the  Stevie Wonder hit \"My Cherie Amour\", but its not. My government name  comes from the word charity, which in essence, means to show love to  someone. I based the name of my blog on the motif of love. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Doulos SIL', Gentum, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', Junicode, 'Aborigonal Serif', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode'; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECherrieAmore\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003EPronounced\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"pron\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 158, 131); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Echer-ē\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #717274;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Eah-mor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Eay\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E.. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAmore is Italian for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\"to love\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EI have this crazy fascination with the Italian language and culture, hence the use of the word \"amore\". T\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eechnically CherrieAmore means \"to love Cherrie\", but you don't have to love me...just love my blog!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E- See more at: http:\/\/www.cherrieamore.com\/p\/about-me.html#sthash.7N2ojsdj.dpuf\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI  know people think that the title of this blog was based off of the  Stevie Wonder hit \"My Cherie Amour\", but its not. My government name  comes from the word charity, which in essence, means to show love to  someone. I based the name of my blog on the motif of love. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Doulos SIL', Gentum, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', Junicode, 'Aborigonal Serif', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode'; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECherrieAmore\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003EPronounced\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"pron\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 158, 131); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Echer-ē\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #717274;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Eah-mor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Eay\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E.. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAmore is Italian for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\"to love\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EI have this crazy fascination with the Italian language and culture, hence the use of the word \"amore\". T\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eechnically CherrieAmore means \"to love Cherrie\", but you don't have to love me...just love my blog!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOn another note:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMy  name is Cherrie. I'm all about being fashionable on a dime and  #MakingTheInexpensiveLookExpensive! I also am passionate about inspiring  women to be empowered and love themselves. CherrieAmore even has an \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cherrieamore.com\/p\/dark-skinned-girls-rock-series.html\"\u003Eempowerment series\u003C\/a\u003E dedicated to dark skin African-American women who struggle with identity issues because of their skin color.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EEverything  on this blog has been written by me and all of the products  reviewed\/featured on Cherrie Amore has been purchased by myself (unless  mentioned). \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThanks so much for checking out CherrieAmore!! And don't be shy, please become a follower through \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/follow-blog.g?blogID=4580094628219693331\"\u003EGoogle Friend Connect,\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=CherrieAmore\u0026amp;loc=en_US\"\u003EEmail\u003C\/a\u003E, and\/or \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/2870195\/cherrie-amore-making-the-inexpensive?claim=bbtwbsfhpyv\"\u003EBloglovin\u003C\/a\u003E. 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At the time I was slightly aware of it's importance, I knew how to apply it, but I didn't know what a great shift in thinking it was.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was my first year at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.fitnyc.edu\/\"\u003EFIT\u003C\/a\u003E and as I was going back to my dorm, two ladies stopped me and said they wanted to use me in a profile for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/\"\u003ENew York magazine\u003C\/a\u003E. The profile was to show students from different colleges in NYC and would be featured in the September issue of the magazine. Cool, right!?! Truly a NYC experience! So they gave me the directions to the studio and the date and time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the day, I made my way downtown on the west side and trust me this was authentic. The studio had this artsy NYC feel and here were all these beautiful people. Talk about intimidating. Just a note to those interested in modeling, keep in mind that there is a lot of down time, especially if there are a lot of people being photographed. Basically, bring a book, bring music, anything to keep the nervousness at bay.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEventually, it was my turn and I can't even remember all the details, but I do remember that I was nervous as hell and the photographer kept telling me to relax. A couple pictures were taken, I was told the same thing from before and I left as they focused on the next person to be photographed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETime flew, summer came and went, and I was on my way back to college. As soon as I was on American soil, I went on the look out for New York magazine. I found one at a newstand and I flipped to the feature and............ I wasn't in it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI won't lie, I was bummed, but I took it in stride and remembered what I did wrong. If you wrong would be the correct term, seeing what I did was not correct. Basically, I let my fears and nerves get the best of me, paralyzing me and that is one thing the camera does it picks up your emotion. Plus it doesn't help that my face is an open book when it comes to my emotions. I think at that point I decided to just have fun when it comes to taking my photograph, not make such a big deal about it. Little did I know that an opportunity to try my new way of thinking would arise a little under two years later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wallpaperweb.org\/wallpaper\/known_places\/1600x1200\/Ponte_Vecchio_Florence_Italy.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" j8=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wallpaperweb.org\/wallpaper\/known_places\/1600x1200\/Ponte_Vecchio_Florence_Italy.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wallpaperweb.org\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Esource\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EIn my third year at FIT, I did a study abroad in Florence Italy at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.polimoda.com\/en\/home.html\"\u003EPolimoda\u003C\/a\u003E. One day, after climbing the killer hill and then the killer steps, I was approached by a faculty member of Polimoda. A friend of mine and I were chosen to be photographed for a magazine story and they wanted to know if we would be up to it. I was not to mention it, before they approached our professor. In our first class of the day, the faculty member came to the class and spoke to about the photo shoot and blah, blah, it was a done deal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe day of the shoot was a brisk and cool day, so I threw on my favorite orange cardigan and went to classes and the photo shoot. As usual, a lot of waiting around, at one point the photographer was taking pictures of this gay, Arab guy who was such a doll, that you either loved him to death or hated him because you were jealous of him. When it was my turn, I had fun, I smiled like crazy, I think I even jumped around, I had crazy fun and I photographed well. After me, my friend was photographed and that went well as well. Because I was so at ease, I was able to have a conversation with the photographer. I guess once again my face showed my emotion because he told me to hold still and took my picture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELike all things, the experience came to an end and it was back to school, classes, projects, etc. Eventually, the experience was just a pleasant memory, until one day I was in the building that housed the Library and the Administrative offices and I saw the photographer in the company of the faculty member. They were very happy with the pictures and there was talk of Polimoda using the photographer to take pictures for promotional material for the college. I was told that they would let me know when they would be doing it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA few weeks later, I was in the park to the back of Polimoda with a lot of Italian students. A lot of who I had categorized as the beautiful people. In the beginning the photographer was setting up his camera to take pictures of the students on a bench. When he was finished he had us sit on the bench, positioning us where he wanted us. Now, here was I thinking I would be in some corner or to the back, but where did he put me? Right smack in the middle, they gave me a book to pretend to be reading and the Italian students would be pretending to be looking in the book.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo once again, I decided to have fun. I threw on a Valley girl accent and started to make jokes and cracking up everyone and just having fun. I guess it worked because the photographer got his pictures, and moved on to the next scene to be photographed. What really made my day was not the whole \"look at me, I'm in the middle of this\" thing, it was after wards and one of the beautiful people, this absolutely glam Italian student came up to me in the cafeteria and thanked me for making the experience fun. That made my day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA couple months later, some friends told me that they saw the photos at one of the tradeshows that Florence hosts. I never went down to look, I just appreciated the experience. Heck, I got a good lesson from it and the Italian students regarded me in a positive light.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom that point on, I realized that you can be gorgeous, incredibly beautiful, but your attitude can make you look ordinary, boring or ugly. People may notice that people who are not that attractive gets all the attention, but it's their attitude that is pulling people to them. Life is too short to be going around with a constant frown and the funny thing is when you are having fun, you forget about what makes you insecure. You become closer to the cool person you think you are and people see you as that cool person, they see you. And if you did not know it, you are beautiful."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3870932311591565332\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=8580635660349746755\u0026postID=3870932311591565332\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/3870932311591565332"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/3870932311591565332"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/beauty-part-2.html","title":"Beauty Part 2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kimolisa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16624029898830661332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580635660349746755.post-5813454241584346488"},"published":{"$t":"2011-05-07T07:22:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-05-07T08:41:06.294-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Beauty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Random Thoughts"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Beauty Part 1"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"There are few topics I've been meaning to write about and Beauty is one that keeps popping into my head lately. Let me begin by saying these are my thoughts on Beauty and they are based on my experiences and what I've derived from what I've read, seen and listened to. Basically, it's my oppinion and if you think differently you can always voice your oppinion. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow as you can tell by the title of this post, I'm breaking down Beauty into more than one part. Those parts are\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPerception\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAttitude\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECurse\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EI'm Done\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EAlright, I'm Done not really an aspect of Beauty but it is pretty much my concluding post and I would have pretty much had my say on the matter. So let's get into it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'm sure we all have heard the old adage,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBeauty is in the eye of the beholder.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003Ebut do we really understand. I think it's one of those phrases people say just to say instead of to convey a universal truth. One man's beauty is another man's \"she's alright looking\". For instance, some people might find this person beautiful\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cdn.1920x1200.net\/posts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/kate_moss_1280_800_apr042009.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" j8=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.1920x1200.net\/posts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/kate_moss_1280_800_apr042009.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.1920x1200.net\/2009\/04\/04\/kate-moss\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Esource\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESome may find Pam Grier the personification of beauty,\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/images\/pam-grier.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" j8=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/images\/pam-grier.jpg\" width=\"221\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Esource\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnd still some may find the two above skinny ninnies and say Gabourey Sidibe is an ultimate beauty.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www2.pictures.zimbio.com\/pc\/Gabourey+Sidibe+Screening+Love+Phillip+Morris+JzyBIWtzpZAl.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" j8=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.pictures.zimbio.com\/pc\/Gabourey+Sidibe+Screening+Love+Phillip+Morris+JzyBIWtzpZAl.jpg\" width=\"277\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.zimbio.com\/\"\u003Esource\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWe as human beings are so diverse that to say one type of individual could represent everyone's ideal of beauty is impossible. Some people love people with white porcelain skin and others like the deep, blue black shade. While some people like a woman than is uber skinny, some like a lot of curves and still some like slender but a little something to grab onto. We are all different coming from different backgrounds and having different experiences, so it is also safe to say that we would have different taste.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENow the media would like to have things nicely organised and dictate to us what is beautiful. By doing so it would be easier for their advertisers to market to our \"beliefs\" of what is beautiful. Like everything else, we are told what and how to think, be it what is the best phone to buy to make us look cool or what us as a society should think is beautiful. The reality is the media is like politics and although there are the few who appear to be in charge it is the majority that have the power.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESo here is a new concept for some people, but plainly speaking,\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThink For Yourself!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAlways take the time to figure out what \u003Cstrong\u003EYOU\u003C\/strong\u003E think on the matter and what resonates with you. What sense is it to think someone is beautiful when they don't fit into the parameters of what you think is beautiful? Also, why waste your time on someone who doesn't think you are beautiful, especially when you are loving yourself just as you are. There is always someone who thinks you are the bees knees.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EOne of my favourite movies on the matter of loving who you are and being loved as you are is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0490196\/\"\u003EPhat Girlz\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with the divine \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0594898\/\"\u003EMo'nique\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdcorral.com\/dvd\/images\/max\/024543254928.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" j8=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dvdcorral.com\/dvd\/images\/max\/024543254928.jpg\" width=\"229\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdcorral.com\/\"\u003Esource\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EMo'nique actually brings me to the next part Attitude. Check back next week for the next part.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EP.S. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESorry about the rambling nature of this post, but it's the beauty of my style, LOL!!\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5813454241584346488\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=8580635660349746755\u0026postID=5813454241584346488\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/5813454241584346488"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/5813454241584346488"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/beauty-part-1.html","title":"Beauty Part 1"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kimolisa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16624029898830661332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});