My Apologies

"A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey, but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong"

...why am I apologizing?  Well, it is not only an apology to you, my readers but also to myself, for the lack of consistency.  I had so many plans for both IG, Youtube and this blog.  Plans to move...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTER

jeans //  tee //  shoes //  purse //  blazer unknown //  shades (glasses)

Hope everyone had a great weekend and I hope today (Sunday) is even greater.  My weekend was good, yesterday we celebrated my sister's birthday - afterwards

AMAZON FASHION

black sandals -target // dress - amazon // jeans - american eagle // red slides - adidas

A cross between comfy and sporty 

Yes momma has some rolls 😂

I never thought I’d be shopping on Amazon for clothes. Last year I bought one of my favorite bathing suits from there and I’ve been hooked ever since. They have so many styles of clothes that are fitting for every one and of every body type and very inexpensive.  I recently purchased this dress and I love it. It’s comfortable and true to size!  I was surprised at how well it fits me! I’m not sure if this dress is meant to be versatile but I’ve worn this it 2 different ways.  First set of pics I wore this dress to a BBQ.  It’s light, comfy, sporty and of course summery.  I would also wear this with some biker shorts underneath and some sneakers for a different look.  2nd set of pics I decided to style the dress differently.  I tied a small knot and wore ripped jeans for a more “stylish” look and off to a brunch date with my friends I went.  Stylish, a lil edgie yet comfortable.  This dress comes in several different colors, I might buy another one, maybe red.  If you haven't shopped for clothes on AMAZON I suggest you give it a try.  

Rainy Day Chic

Trench Coat - Ralph Lauren // Pant - NY&Co // Booties - Blondo Waterproof  // Purse - Longchamp

Looks like this will be my last Fall post, it snowed today here in NYC.  I haven’t been able to fully enjoy Fall and the gorgeous foliage this time of year blesses us with.  Snow, although beautiful can be quite messy and being from NYC the commute can be quite a nightmare.  Normally it takes me 10-15 minutes from work to home but today was horrific!  It took me 2.5 hrs, there was so much traffic and many accidents.  We were not ready as we were not expecting all this snow.  Not one plow truck or salt truck.  I am beyond tired and annoyed YET grateful that I made it home safe.

This was Tuesdays outfit:  I wore this cute trench coat since it was raining and I received many compliments on it.  I bought it at Nordstrom last year, I’m not sure if they still sell it but they have a ton of similar ones.  There’s something about a nice trench coat that makes your outfit very chic.

               

Labor Day 2018

Happy End of Summer!

I hope everyone had a great day.  What did you do?  I originally had no plans today but at the last minute we decided to catch a movie followed by dinner.  It was a good choice because honestly it was way too hot to do anything out doors but it would have been a waste of a day to stay home.  Afterwards we went home, unfortunately I have to work tomorrow so I couldn't hang, I was also a bit tired.

Over all it was a good day!  Now I patiently wait for cooler days - sweater weather.  

Normally I do not wear shorts but being that it was 91 degrees I decided to ditch the long pants.  Now, the thing about this hot weather is that I tend to get swollen.  You can probably tell, my sandals look a little snug.  With that being said I wore them for the first time today.  I though they were going to be much more comfy but swollen feet and new sandals aren't a good mix.  Initially upon trying them on I thought they were very comfortable but then after walking outside with them I noticed they slip off and they irritate my big toe.  I guess I have to break them in but I could of easily gone up a 1/2 size bigger.  I have another pair in Tan but after wearing these white ones today I decided that I'm going to return them.  I've been contemplating on getting the Hermes Oran sandals but after reading the reviews I could not justify paying so much for an uncomfortable sandal so instead I settled for the dupe which were on sale.  I really do like this sandal so I'm hoping they stretch a bit because I really want to take them on my next vacation, coming up very soon so be on the look out for that.  Anywho, it is way after midnight so to bed I go.

t-shirt  //  shorts  //  sandals          

End Of Summer

Happy September!!  Who else is excited about Fall?

Last week was hectic for me, work was a little crazy but I'm happy I survived.  It was one of those weeks where every single morning I contemplated on calling out - I didn't tho.  On top of the craziness I wasn't feeling well both mentally and physically.  I have so much to do and its not getting done.  Ugh!!    

On another note I changed my social medias name to reflect this blog.  I used Sasse142 for so many years, I thought about it long and hard and decided Sasse142 isn't who I am anymore.  I came up with that name while sitting on the toilet ha ha.  I needed an AOL screen name and that's what I came up with, Sass E (e for Erika) 142 (the street I lived on).  I haven't lived on that street in over 22 yrs!  I changed everything to (or tried at least) NYCLifeandGlam.  After doing so it felt right, it was meant to be - I'm happy.

So, if you noticed from my pictures I beautified myself for my sister's birthday dinner. Dinner with a burlesque show and it was fun, I loved it, I mean who doesn't love a good Burlesque show, so classy.  It's been a while since I put on lashes or a full face of makeup for that matter.  The lashes made this simple look a bit more dramatic!  I swear if I had the time to put lashes on every day I would!  I love the way they make my eyes look not to mention I feel sexy.  I took the time to use some new FENTY BEAUTY items I bought a while back.  Huge rave for the Killawatt highlighter tho, I used it on my lids and it gave me the perfect amount of glitter 2 thumbs up for sure.  I'm loving Fenty Beauty products so far!  I will list all products below.

I apologize for the poor quality photos.  They were taken with my {very} old iphone.  I had no intentions whatsoever to have a "photo shoot".  The night was perfect and I just decided to go for it.

#OOTD:  My romper is from New York & Co and is no long sold.    

  

 FACE:  Fenty Beauty foundation shade 280  |  Nars Blush in Goulue  |  The Balm highlighter in Mary-Lou Manizer  |  La Girl pro concealer in natural  

EYES:  Urban Decay primer potion in original  |  Fenty Beauty killawatt highlighter in Trophy Wife on lids  | MAC eyeshadow in Kid on crease and lower lashes  |   MAC extended play gigablack mascara  |  Anastasia duo brow powder in Ebony  |  Fenty Beauty flyliner in Cuz I'm Black  |  Ardell Wispies Lashes    

LIPS:  Maybelline super stay matte ink in Seductress