Who Wore The $2,600 Dress Best-- Brandy or Kellie Pickler?

These two women wore the same Herve Leger dress (retails for $2,600) within weeks of each other. Check out singers Brandy and Kellie Pickler. Both of them were very well-suited with this perfectly cut, sexy yet sophisicated dress, but there can only be one winner, and that winner is...

BRANDY!

The hair accentuates the dress really well by keeping it light, airy, fun. Her golden Louboutins also bolstered her winnings... you just can't lose with RED BOTTOMS. The clutch is a nice touch, too.

Kellie Pickler was cool, but the look was just a little on the plain side.

Pic: Yahoo!



Trey Songz's New Haircut-- Close-Cropped (Like Mine)

Trey Songz has a new look, kinda like mine. I keep my hair close-cropped (see my profile pic on the top-right corner). I like the CLOSE CROP, the T-shirt, jewelry,red jacket with epaulets. I would definitely rock that look out...

Pic: MTO

Rihanna At TIME 100 GALA For 100 Most Influential; Homegirl is STUNNIN'!!!!

Check out Rihanna as she attended the Time 100 Gala. She has been dressing a little rock-ish, grungy, and '80s for a while, but when it's time to glam up, she does it exceedingly well.

The pink gown, the black, sexy, and glossy hair, the perfect makeup... *PLEASANTLY OVERWHELMED*

Pic: MTO

Solange Knowles At Splendid Store Grand Opening; Channels Tracee Ellis Ross In Her Look-- HOTT!

Check out Solange Knowles stepping away from her usual cultural look to attend Splendid Soho grand opening. She wore the store's own blouse, a Maki Oh high split skirt, a Lie Sang Bong turquoise clutch, and clear/black captoe Louboutin 'Illusion' for $795.

I thought this was a hott look; she was especially, and I'm sure not intentionally, channeling Tracee Ellis Ross, known for this type of sophisicated style and HAIR.

Pic: Fashion Bomb Daily

Rihanna In All-Black, Promoting 'Battleship' Movie In Australia

Rihanna definitely looks great in that ALL-BLACK look. She was in Sydney, Australia promoting her movie 'Battleship.' Seriously people, you cannot go wrong with wearing all black. Just make sure your all-black attire is fun-looking, fitted, or flowy. You definitely don't want to dress like you just got out of a funeral.

Also positive notes on Rihanna's side-swept black hair, bold red lipstick, and just-right makeup. Simple yet sophisicated and sexy.



Pic: Rihanna Daily

Alicia Keys Is HAIR HIGH, All-Black, and Suited and Booted For VIBE Magazine

Alicia Keys just makes ALL-BLACK look stunning.

Check out her VIBE Magazine cover, sporting that slick high updo, high-collar black moto jacket, black lipstick. DOGGONE IT... black really ain't looked THAT good in a minute.

Pic: VIBE; Necole B***hie

LookBack: Jaden and Willow Smith Garner ROCKSTAR Attention At Kids' Choice Awards!!

Jaden and Willow Smith haven't been in the photo ops together in a while, and a lot has changed since then. Jaden still has his swagger with his custom MCM jacket, matching sneakers, but with new hair!

Willow continues to kill that game (no child comes NEAR her, actually, not even the OMG Girlz) with now PINK hair with a top hat, rocker jacket, quilted and puffed shorts, and rocker/military boots. She also wore popular wood bracelets and a Yin-Yang purse. Maaan, she WILD but kiddy cute, too...

Pic: Necole B***hie

RIHANNA's New Look (Black Hair); She Rocks The Side-Shaved Hair Again!

Always the epitome of FUN in FASHION!

Check out Rihanna as she takes Instagram pics of her new black hair... and she's also rocking the SIDE-SHAVEN look again! The last time I've seen that was in 2009 after that... incident. I think it's pretty cool, not over-rated, considering that Rihanna changes her hair options a lot.

Still on COOL-GIRL mode...

Pic: MTO

Rihanna Back To Black For 'Princess In China' Video

Yup, Rihanna...

She's in black and Asian-inspired for 'Princess In China'...

Gotta love this girl's versatility:

Pic: MTO

BRANDY Spotted Out In Strange-Looking Fur Coat (Maybe It Looks Better In Person)

Media Takeout called BRANDY's jacket a DOG FUR jacket... but I don't think it's THAT terrible. Sure, it's not a GREAT fur coat but at least she matched her colors.

Pic: Media Takeout

Fash, Crash, and Burn: Precious' (Gabourey Sidibe) Hair Was Lookin' Like A... A... What Da Heck Is It?!

OHHH... OHHH.... OHHHHHHHH!

This is so wrong on so many levels. Who allowed Gabourey Sidibe aka 'PRECIOUS' get on the air of the 2012 Oscars like that??

It's already enough that she's overweight and not in her best shape, ON TOP OF THAT, her hair is THROUGH and BUSTED in so many ways!

Why?? What a disgrace to black women's hair!

Pic: MTO

WILLOW SMITH Now Has Hair On Her Head; Looks 20 TIMES BETTER!!!

HOORAY! HOO-RAH!!! Willow Smith decided to come to her senses and put HAIR back on her head after a brief period where she cut ALL HER HAIR OFF! She looks great in these recent photos...

Pic: MTO

BRUNO MARS' Outstanding Gold Blazer and Background Dancers On 2012 Grammys

Who can be the modern-day Elvis and bring down the house? None other than Bruno Mars, who performed a spectacular performance for the 2012 Grammys. The crowd was wowed, and I TOO was wowed by Bruno's bold performance and brilliantly hued clothing. The satin gold blazer and bowtie combo immediately got my attention.

This combo is the kind of ensemble that can definitely enhance a performance or entrance and appearance into a room full of 'dulls' (no pun intended).

Check out more pics of Bruno Mars, his background dancers, and his SELF-SUFFICIENT and FAMOUS hair:

Pic: Google / Just Jared

KIM KARDASHIAN Flaunts Her Hips In Business Outfit; Element of SURPRISE In Her 'Hidden' Louboutins

Check out KIM KARDASHIAN strolling out of an office wearing what I think is a business outfit OUT OF THIS WORLD. If Kim was in a meeting in a room full of men, I don't even think that they would pay attention to everything she was saying. I'm not being sexist; I'm just saying.

Check the pleated, wide-legged pants that snugly hugs Kim's waist. The color of the pants with brass buttons is a very good contrast from her blouse with her gold bangle. It's a just-right balance--not too little, not too much-- and a PLUS of hiding STUNNER Christian Louboutin 'Daffodil' stilettos under those pants like it's nothing.

Ladies, to a guy, there's nothing like a little element of surprise in your article of clothing or hair, whether it's showing a little thigh, a little highlight, nail polish, or a certain scent that drives him crazy. For me, it's a hint of cleavage unassumingly peeping through a woman's blouse, her eye makeup and her heels that 'pounce' with every step she takes. GRRR....

And that's not all... check the Hermes bag.

Kim K may not have done her marriage right, but she's sure doing THIS right.

Pic: Upscale Hype



Fash, Crash, and Burn: LIL MAMA's Ill-Fitting Yellow Mini-Dress

It never fails to amaze me how people with RATCHED OUTFITS think that their outfit it perfectly fine when it's... PERFECTLY NOT.

Check out rapper LIL MAMA at an event with this ill-fitting yellow dress. The straps are barely holding up Lil Mama's boobs, and the side boob is very unflattering on her end. The only thing that's nice on her is her purse and boots.

Even the hair's a MESS.com ! And that's why Lil Mama is in my FASH, CRASH, and BURN category...

(Oh, and check out dude behind Lil Mama with the conehead hair. Wow, didn't know it could go THAT high.)

Pic: MTO

Pic Excerpt from Upscale Hype: Nicki Minaj's Looks of 2011!

This has been a very outlandishly-styled year for NICKI MINAJ turned Roman In Moscow. So I checked out fashion website Upscale Hype, which provided plenty of 2011 pics of Nicki, and several of those pics have definitely jogged my memory. Here's a few pics to help jog yours as well.

Don't forget to check my blog for previous fashion posts under 'Nicki Minaj':

'Beautiful gown' - In Rock Republic studded heels

'Leopard Overload' - 2011 Grammys

'Cotton Candy and Sequins' - by Mark Fast

'MY BEST LOOK OF NICKI' - In Opening Ceremony Margot Wedges

Pic: Upscale Hype

Blogger of THE ONLY JAIDEN Spotted At WWE Smackdown In Detroit

Hey, check out this candid picture of me at WWE's Smackdown Event in Detroit (Dec. 28)! I had such a great time and the atmosphere was ROCKIN' that night!

So one of my friends took this picture of me in my laid-back but still ON-POINT looking clothes. I had my black cap, simple black T, Levi's jeans, Kenneth Cole watch, and custom 'marble' Ray-Bans.

AND my skin was positively glowing... that SHEA BUTTER lotion works wonders.

BOSS!

Pic: Google/ The Only Jaiden

THE ONLY JAIDEN Officially Lists The Seven Of The BADDEST and BEAUTIFUL Women Of 2011!

RIHANNA

It's almost YEAR-END, and I cannot let my blog go into 2012 without listing seven of the BADDEST and BEAUTIFUL women in the game. Here are the following seven women to have graced my list due to their independency, hard-working careers, natural beauty, FASHION, media pull, and natural SWAG.

These women come in no particular rank.

Rihanna. Barbadian Beauty. Multiple #1 Billboard songs. Dominating fashion sense. To the fans, she's addictive. To the haters, she's...addictive, too.

Vanessa and Angela Simmons (counts as one). Beautiful sisters hard-in-paint for PASTRY business. Models-in-making. Both balance each other out; Vanessa is the mundane and 'mysteriously' sexy type while Angela is the no-barred, flashy type.

Jennifer Lopez. Hot mama of TWINS. Sparklin' Emilio Pucci dress and Louboutins (above). Center of attention in American Idol. Hotter in her 40s than most women in their 20s. 'Nuf said.

Beyonce. If you think I should EXPOUND more, *scoff* you must not know 'bout BEY, you must not know 'bout BEY.

Amber Rose. Bounced from A-Lister to A-Lister hopelessly. Landed on her feet with endorsement deals and gaining respectable momentum (contrary to what some may think). Iconic short blonde hair.

Kardashian Sisters (counts as one). 'Kim Kardashian' garners most media attention. Though hated, Kim remains widely relevant. Younger sisters are models-in-making. Khloe is most straight-arrowed. Kourtney is prettiest. ONE BIG BALL of Kardashian Kash, somewhere in $60 MILLION worth range.

...And last but not least... (an unlikely but WELL choice ending up in TWO-WAY tie!)

(TIE)

MADONNA and SADE. This has nothing to do with my piqued interest in older women (well... a little bit) but these two women are still going strong in BUSINESS, BODY, AND BOLDNESS in a music pool of a younger and rapidly-changing generation. Madonna is on a widespread, international 'LIKE' scale; Sade is on a much smaller and concentrated scale and one of those 'mysteriously sexy' women who leave a lot to the imagination.

Pic: Google and Google UK images (various sources)

KELIS Brings Back Her Edginess and 'Creative' Relevance Through Latest 'BOSS' Photo Shoot

R&B singer KELIS really owned up to her hiatus of producing an album by doing a photo shoot (for Hunger Magazine) in which her entire demeanor speaks BOLDNESS and CONFIDENCE, at the same time, sensuality. It's the kind of shoot that shows she means BUSINESS, as she's releasing an LP for 2012.

Kelis has long been an eccentric and unique dresser with outlandish shoes, dresses, and especially HAIR! See more of Kelis' photo shoot and her past pics below:

PAST PICS:

As you can see, a lot of ARTISTIC EXPRESSION is in Kelis' hair styles and her attire, too.

I'm also feeling Kelis' Tom Ford tortoise sunglasses in the above pic.

Pic: Google/ MTO/ That Grape Juice

Who Had the Best Photo Shoot: 'Basketball Wives' or 'Braxton Sisters'? Spot The Original!

Here's a double-take on PHOTO SHOOTS:

'BASKETBALL WIVES', a popular cable show featuring Royce, Kenya, Jen, Tami, Shaunie, Evelyn, Suzy, and Kesha had done the above photo shoot wearing black tank tops, fitted denim jeans, and an assortment of HOTT and sexy heels.

And then... there's the 'BRAXTON SISTERS', who had the same exact layout for their photo shoot, except the tank tops are BLACK LACE. Who did theirs FIRST???

'BRAXTON SISTERS' did theirs LOOOONG before. So I'm just wondering if the idea was JACKED by 'BASKETBALL WIVES'. If it is, you know better, Shaunie O'Neal!! :-)



I say BASKETBALL WIVES did the best photo shoot with the assortment of HEELS.

But there's always something about the ORIGINAL... it remains CLASSIC, and the BRAXTON SISTERS definitely have down their classic poses!