Happy 2013 everyone! I hope you all survived the holidays. I had a wonderful holiday this year and I have so many things to be grateful for in this coming year.
The one that tops my list is that my hangover has finally gone! WOW, that was one hell of a party those Golden Chicks of club 1202 threw! Those girls know how to knock ‘em back; they drink Tequila like I go through hairspray! I could not remember what year it was never mind the day. I finally came to somewhere around Jan. 2!
Like my mamma always said, “It ain’t a party till your underwear is wadded in your purse and the lights go out.” Oh my cher, believe me when I say how happy I was that I had blackout curtains and soft lighting; gurl all I wanted to do was “turn back time!”
There are a couple of things my mamma instilled in me; always carry an extra pair of undies; never run out of hairspray and never have bright lights in the bedroom. No amount of makeup can hide the “morning after.”
Girls, we all know how important perfect lighting is! With a simple flick of a switch we can drop 10 pounds, fade away the years or set the perfect mood for some passionate kitty petting. Lighting is every girls BFF or worst nightmare.
Since it is so important to us why shouldn’t it look fabulous as well? This is not my grandmother’s chandelier anymore. Today we are seeing a trend in using cut crystal in many different shapes, sizes and colors.
Here is a little something I like to call “Trendyology” – look inside your closet and see what items bring out your best assets and transform those into your surroundings. Personally, I look gorgeous in diamonds so I like to bring a little bling out in my surroundings in ways that make me sparkle!
So you could imagine how excited I was when I was shopping in my favorite design store, At Hom in Little Italy, and came across these exquisite pieces of lighted jewels! They were like, diamonds in the sky.
So as I was trying to grab a couple I was caught off guard, like Rihanna with a right hook. Needless to say I sweet-talked my way out of that predicament and walked out of there with several new fixtures to adorn my boudoir.
I love nothing more than being flat on my back and looking up at something that sparkles back at me, besides the rhinestones on my pedicure.
There are many different types of lighting and countless ways to create moods to best suit your needs. Here are a couple of simple tips to making lighting your friend. If it’s too bright no guy will stay the night. If the light is shining down you will always have a frown and, finally, the bigger the flaws, the dimmer the light.
When I was growing up my mamma always had the softest light in the bedroom; the windows were always slightly covered with a sheer drape; the overhead lighting never worked and all the lamps in the bedroom were draped with chiffon scarves.
It wasn’t till I was old enough to tease my own hair did my mamma explain to me her boudoir tricks and she would say to me, “Child, to catch a man you have to set a trap, but to keep a man you have to keep them in the dark!” Now I know why my papa never left and why I also have eight brothers and four sisters! I sometimes wish she would have turned on the overhead light, and then I might have had my own bedroom.
I would like to thank all my Trendies out there that have been following me and if you have a design idea or would like some of my flawless design advice, don’t be shy, contact me at facebook.com/trenwen.
I would love to hear from you and do a little designing with my Trendies.
If you are in need of a little excitement then come and see me perform at club 1202 Thursday Jan. 17 and Jan. 31. Till then keep your hair up high and the lights down low.
