a rise...arise...ARISE

WARNING!!! THIS IS A FASHION/ART POST...

doesn't Arise Magazine have thee dopest covers EVER!!!!! (it wasn't really a question).









inside the DOPENESS continues...

The Nicki Minaj Challenge

The Let's Dress Nicki Challenge.

What would u want to see Nicki Minaj in?? (wouldn't this go under playtime w/ celebs...yes, yes it would).

The cool thing about "Playtime w/ Celebs" is all these looks can be purchased online and are affordable...hey hey TAX REFUND TIME!!!!!!

Lets start with a daytime look:


(AMERICAN APPAREL)
(L.A.M.B; heels.com)

(sorry guys, this is a barney's find = may-jah coins)

Simple enough right??

Make Up:

(sorry about how grainy some of the pics are, use your imaginations; cha cha face from mac cosmetics)

Hair:

She has a signature style, which i like.

So the look above would be for pap pics, katsuya lunches, shopping etc. its bright while not overbearing and UBER feminine...i love it!! (i actually want it lol)

Night Time

Ok guys, here's where we can have some fun. Based on this celebs personality, we can get a little crazy here...WOO HOO!!!!

(LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS LOOK, perfect for parties and late-night outings; alexandermcqueen.com)
(now if this aint Nicki, shhhhheeeeeeiiiiiiittttt!!!! this would be perfect for 1 of her "rip the runway" looks)

(a strong personality can pull this look off, for Nicki this look could get her recognized for being fashion forward/trendsetting/daring...YES, its alexander mcqueen, AND??? i told yall i missed him, well i do)

OK EVERYONE, ITS QUITTING TIME @ WORK (not WERK but work) SO WE WILL FINISH w/ Miss Nicki's EVENING LOOKS LATER. STAY TUNED FOR MORE EVENING 'FITS, EVENING HAIR AND EVENING MAKEUP. xoxoxo

The Manual: Getting What u Want

I'm on twitter today and noticed a very serious debate going on.

what caught my attention was a woman saying "all men cheat." this spiraled into a back and forth and what got me to speak up was men were saying that all women "fall in love" after sex, where as men are more apt to casual sex, no attachments. *sigh*

I'm assuming these were cavemen talking. However, i will use this concept as a segway into "The Manual: getting what u want."

its cute that men think that all women need is a little dick in their lives, and i have often said "damn that bitter hoe needs some dick," but the reality of it is: we both need each other.

that is lesson/exercise one: ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND MEN AND WOMEN NEED EACH OTHER. with this knowledge you are able to never have to feel like you need him or her to complete you. just as bad as you want them, they want u.

with this knowledge you can also obtain confidence in knowing that he/she may not want you but someone who is finer, nicer, more educated, etc will want you. make sense, i hope so...we're moving on.

it's so important to know your self-worth in order to obtain not only healthy relationships but to be more successful, well received and just an all around better person.

lets be straight: confidence does not equal cocky.

confidence=i love who i am and am ok if you don't love me because i will always have self-love.
cocky= i love who i am, why don't you love me?? you should, i'm great.

see the difference??

confidence is like a new hairstyle or cut, people take notice. and when u love yourself people can't help but to notice. its unbelievably easy to show self love and it only takes a few seconds and the gestures are sooo simple:

smile

take care of your appearance

laugh

love

thats it!!!

smile- its a scientific fact (not really, shut up) that smiling reads as joy and pleasure to others. you can't bag a mate mean mugging (for those that don't speak slang: you can't find a mate with a mean expression upon thy face)...invite opportunity your way by smiling, SHOW OFF YOUR JOY AND PLEASURE to others.

take care of your appearance- take care of what you got, whether its kmart or cavalli. keep in mind the way you take care of yourself is the type of person your going to attract. so u havent had a line up in two months and u look like wolf-man jack, don't be surprised if u get a broke down raggamuffin...NINJA, U LOOK BROKE DOWN TOO!!!! ladies, youre a size 14 (triple d) and have on a midriff and leggings, don't be surprised if u get a man asking "how much??" YOU LOOK LIKE A HOE!!! i can't stress enough, you don't have to have designer gear or mac make-up. find a look that fits you, rock it with confidence...take care of it with patience.

laugh- i hate to see people try to contain their laughter. if somethings funny, LAUGH...it burns calories. it also invites people to share in your joy. sidenote: i had a friend in middle school whose laughter was contagious. every time she laughed, i couldn't help but laugh and we would sit on the phone for hours laughing at nothing...and it was fun. when is the last you laughed really hard??

love-LADIES LADIES LADIES, this is for you...men don't like hating ass females. stop mugging pretty women, stop dissing a chick cause she got knock off laboutins (even though that is a travesty within itself)...if she's bad, say she's bad. it makes you look better in the long run. the classic scenario is a group of men and women sitting around "discussing" and when a pretty chick is named all the females have something negative to say: "i heard she's a hoe," "you know thats not her real hair," "somebody said she fucked to get that bag." SO WHAT!!!!! be a trendsetter and say something nice. its good karma on you, u stand out from the crowd and a "good" man will see the "good" in you...get it?? a "good" man...cause they're only attracted to "good" women.

fellas, if youre hating on another dude u just look gay to females, thats it...point done. also, stop being so negative. your heart cannot receive love if it doesn't believe in love. stop burdening others with how fucked up you are and focus on how good you are cause "good" people are only attracted to other "good" people.

i can't stress enough how easy it is to get what u want from following such simple guidelines...but what's uber is they work for more than just relationships, it makes for a healthier, happier way of life.

Next: The Manual: Keeping What You Got

The Manual: Letting Go

so my friend asked me to blog about "the players manual" LOL. not sure what to say however i will discuss a few relationship "challenges," how to confront these challenges, and hopefully how to have a decent relationship.

First, lets discuss letting go...

some of u ninjas and ninjettes swear youre going to make it work/happen with someone when in reality you need to let it go.

exercise: lets all pull out our phones (crackberry in my case) and go through the text messages. do you have three or more messages to the same person, without receiving a response?? LET IT GO!!!

we have ALL been there before...stressing over someone who isn't stressing over us but we have to be aware of when to let go.

exercise 2: you call, get three rings and then goes straight to voicemail...LET IT GO.

there is something deep down telling you, "they don't really fuck with me" quit ignoring that muthafucker and listen...that is called intuition.

exercise 3: your friends tell you to let it go...LET IT GO.

you know who your hating ass friends are and you know who your ride or die friends are...if ride or die is telling you to drop that zero and find yourself a hero, take heed. they are outsiders looking in, and a real friend does not want to see another friend playing themselves.

then there are some of you that got the one you were chasing but something just aint right...

its really hard to identify when to let go when you already "think" you have the one you want.

exercise 1: the last 4 weekends you were home alone and your "other" was out living it up...

exercise 2: you don't know when "other" gets paid but they know when you get paid...

exercise 3: their phone is a forbidden territory to you.

the hard part with letting go in a "relationship" is deciphering whether you need to let it go or try to work on things. all three exercises are grounds to let go only AFTER you have discussed your concerns with "other" and no resolution has been made. YOU CANNOT expect for people to know where youre coming from if they don't know where youre at. communication can make that happen.

PART TWO: getting what you want

the BET awards: WORST

this is the post where i express my disappointment in some of my favorite celebs (estelle) for missing the mark completely...for them, here is my web address (frankiebaby3000@yahoo.com). I can help, and the first event is on the house.

1st, lets discuss Estelle: WHY WHY WHY??? i love her so but who dresses her and in particular who dressed her this evening?? and will someone PLEASE style her hair. she has the shape of a good haircut but its so poorly executed *sigh* and i love her sooo much.

2nd, Ne-ho's fiance: don't know the chick but she looked so hood with neon yellow/green "highlights," then she ever so politely attacked my eyes with a capri onesie delicately covered with a chunky RAVE belt (WTDTA)

3rd, Lil Mama: she rarely hits it on the mark with me but this shit right hurr, THIS SHIT RIGHT HURR...UH UH. she is another chick that needs a stylist STAT. her and ne-ho's fiance both committed the same fashion felony with inappropriate "highlight" pieces and chunky RAVE belts.

i never understood how these artist (or wives of said artists), who have a little bit of cash, can somtimes look so cheap and not put together. there really shouldn't be an excuse when attending events such as award shows.

what is so hilarious about the "fiance" and lil mama is that all the red carpet photos i've seen of them, theyre posing like their 'fits are so ON but IMO theyre quite off, drastically off.

the BET awards: BEST

i'm so anti-coonery but i couldn't help myself and watched the BET awards this sunday. like many bloggers, i remember none of the categories but there were a few moments that stuck out in my head...as pure and utter foolishness but i'll save that for the post after the next.

this post is to highlight those few (very few) ladies that did their thang and made it look so effortless and sans foolishness.

thank you Zoe Saldana (in Calvin Klein)

thank you Adrienne of 3lw (designer unknown, LOOOOVED this look)

thank you Beyonce (in Balmain)

thank you Cassie (designer unknown...some guessed Alexander McQueen, i have my doubts)

Thanks ladies for the well put together 'fits and shying away from foolishness and coonery. "KA-DOOZ!!!!"

How to Upgrade your Jump-Off Status

So for whatever reason, you woke up one morning, rolled over, saw "him" (eyes crusted shut, mouth open, farting, drooled up pillow case) and thought to yourself...I WANT HIM TO BE MINE.

It is my duty here @ BarbieScumManifesto to talk about you but also help your goofy, delusional ass out.

You're tired of the late night phone calls, you wanna meet his momma, you wanna go to PF Changs (btw, this is not the holy grail of fine dining, but i'll save that for another post), you wanna be called someone's boo rather than "______, oh her."

What I am about to propose to you will be hard. There might be a lot of dickless nights, a lot of no phone call/text days...he might even find another j/o, but anything worth having takes sacrifice (yatta yatta yatta).

You werent invited to go the club but were invited to his house after the club.

>>> When this happens, say no...it's that simple. If you're fake Miss Go-Hard (which I doubt) then say you already have company, or you're about to step out. Whatever you do just make it seem like you have something better to do than come over and fuck his sweaty club dick.

You don't have to get dressed to go out cause you don't go anywhere but to his house.

>>>Next time he calls you up (and its before 12am), get dressed and when he see's you ask to go to dinner or to a movie (something slight, baby steps...pf changs will come). If he says no, tell him you're going home, you don't feel like sitting in the house. If your horny, fuck and immediately after get dressed to leave. If he asks whats the rush, you can say "I'm not trying to sit in the house, i'm going to head out" (something to that effect). You don't technically have to go anywhere when you leave his house (you better leave if he says no) but elude to the fact that your tired of sitting in his house.

He doesn't call before 12 am.

>>>LOL, look ladies its 2009. If you want to talk to him, call him. The chase is fun but you're a Jump-Off, the chase is over for you. He got what he was chasing a month ago, you're old news. In this situation, you gotta go hard or go home. The worst that can happen is he won't pick up and/or call back...so what, its to be expected. Don't freak out, remember he's not your boyfriend. Also don't go from j/o to stalker, limit the calls to a few (2 is pretty good but every case is diff).

McDonalds/Wendys/7-11 is yall spot.

>>>LOL, i'm sorry but this classifies as another "look ladies its 2009." You wanna eat something other than taquitos and big bites, take your ass to dinner and invite him if you feel like treating him...otherwise eat before you get fucked. Next time you get your tax refund or NaNa gives you some doe for her sew-in take you and "whatever he is" to somewhere decent, dont break the pockets, somewhere decent. Show him what it would be like to go on a date with you and wear something that will make other men take notice. Plus, any man will tell you, its nice to be spoiled occassionally.

You've never seen him in anything other than a beater and sweats.

>>>1st, he's a bamma (for those that arent from the DMV: clown, lame, koon, etc)...hopefully when u practice the step above you'll get to see him in something other than fuck/madden/nba live gear...moving along.

You've heard the line "right after this game." (I think every woman has heard this LOL)

>>>Yeah, if you've ever been with a man you will hear this phrase at least once in your life...if not he might be gay, i'm just saying.

He tried to hook you up with his brother/room-mate/cousin/any friend.

>>>This is tough...if he's trying to hook you up with someone other than himself, I would give up but some of yall are persistent. In cases like this let him know you don't need help, you found his bootleg ass, you can find someone else if need be. Nah, scratch that. If he trys this move I say cut all ties, there's no respect there and you're going to be working a long time trying to hife (wife this hoe). Shouldn't have given his dumb ass the "godiva" in the first place...I digress. Just leave it alone.

Valentines Day and Christmas are just another day for yall.

>>>This is fun...so many routes we can take with this. Don't want to spend $$, tell him you got something special for him on vday and dress up for him (i.e. lingerie, sexy panties, fluffer suit, whatever yall are into) and you should know what to do after that. Cook him a special dinner...show him you got wifey skills. If your ass can't cook (*sigh*) revert back to "taking his ass out to eat." Got some extra bread (extra bread-he's not your man yet, can't spend hard earned dough) buy him a gagg gift (queens, shut up)...cheesy silk boxers, boobie mints (please don't make me explain this), edible undies, etc. Point is you want to let him know, that you know, he is the fucker and you the fuckee but you're diggin on him and arent afraid to show it...hell the point of doing any of this is you know your role but you want him to know you want an upgrade, you're trying to move up.

He gives you a speech about how you're NOT the jump off.

>>>Yeah this goes in with the homie hook-up category. He's running game and i'm assuming he doesn't think you're smart enough to know that he's running game. If someone has to tell you your role in a relationship, well lets just say you're not doing something right.

Now before you write me saying my shit didn't work and I don't know what I'm talking about, let me say this...CONSISTENCY. I didn't say this would be easy or quick. I suggest getting a stand-in for those hard times but with patience and committment, I promise he'll take more notice, give more respect, may even take that ass to PF Changs.

I'm not about turning a hoe into a husband but some of yall really like these fools and wanna be with them so tough it out. I refuse to believe females don't know when they are being disrespected, so if he's kinda sweet to you, shows you a lil attention...what the hell, go for it.

Disclaimer: this WILL NOT work if he has a wife and/or girlfriend that he doesn't plan on leaving for ur goofy ass...he might say he's leaving, HE'S NOT!!!! once again: I refuse to believe females don't know when they are being disrespected.