Hello

An "about me" is LONG OVERDUE

I'm Iyannah

I'm 18

I'm from Brooklyn, Ny

I'm a Vegan

I'm a July baby (Cancer lol)

Lover of God and all his furry creatures

Singer

Knicks/ Yankees/ Giants FAN

Texter

Baker

Tweeter

Dog Person

I love Bamboo and Infinity symbols....they are BEAUTIFUL to me.

I love nail polish.

Je parle francais juste en peu et j'adore le langue.

Vivid Daydreamer

Baby Sister

I think I covered my whole life lol but seriously ask anything you like..I don't bite on days ending in 'ay' ;-)

E.L.F Summer Ready Collection

Price: 4.99
Available at: Target stores and Eyeslipsface.com

From left to right:
1.Blue Mist
2.Lilac
3.Fuchsia
4.Mango Madness
5.Purple Pleaser

Warmer weather is here so I'm switching up the polish (I'm addicted to taupe and grey polishes). These aren't NEW colors, although I have never heard of Blue Mist, I thought it was their Mint Creme until I opened the package. My favorite are the Lilac (which I had for a while. I gave my mom the one that came with this pack) and the Fuchsia. I like the Blue Mist but it needed THREE coats -___-. The Purple Pleaser is a bit dark for my liking but I'll find a way to maneuver it into my nail polish collection. As for the Mango Madness I wish it were more opaque and creamy but it's a very pretty color. I'll be swatching soon!! :)

Lady 'Yankin'

I have no words for the atrocity that I am about to share with you. Okay, I'm lying. I have A LOT of words for it. I stumbled across it on twitter. I'm sharing this obviously not because I condone it, but because it must be understood that this piece of media is an embarrassment that steps on the progress of women's rights and racial equality ...yes I went THAT far. It's how I feel. I thought for a while about if I would even blog about it much less put the distasteful piece of crap on my blog....but I digress.

Below is a the music video for 'Yankin' by a rapper named Lady.




Where do I begin?
My initial reaction: I sat at my computer and stifled an outrageous, gut wrenching, mind numbing fit of laughter. I couldn't believe it was a legitimate attempt at music.


After I had slept on it, I thought to myself...Why did I laugh?


1. Yankin?.... Where on EARTH did that slang term come from? Granted, she is from Georgia, I am from NYC. I am fully aware of the differences in jargon and vernacular but this was incompetent at best.
2. The lyrical content is that of an illiterate, oversexed, Fifteen year old 3rd grader, from the deepest slums of the earth.
3. The failed attempt at class and wealth.
4. Her name is LADY. I don't know about you, but to me this video doesn't scream 'lady like'
5. She wasn't joking.


What pains me is that she's actually a beautiful black woman and this has reduced her to body parts and illiteracy.
How is it possible that you can expect anyone ..much less a MAN to respect you, if you can't respect/ properly represent yourself or your fellow WOMAN. She has next to naked women dancing around in thongs to a song that is basically about drunken sex, and her vagina.


I feel as if she has taken all that Women and African American people have fought for...and wiped her ass with it.
-Simply Disappointed

I welcome and encourage comments :)

Let's Bake: Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes w/ Chocolate Mocha Buttercream

I didn't mean for two posts in a row to be about baking, but why not. I love the recipe for these cupcakes because it doesn't require any type of plant base milk. I have a friend Leah (mentioned in previous post) that has a soy allergy. She isn't Vegan OR a lover of sweets but she indulges when I bake for her. Half a dozen of these cupcakes went to her and the other half to my neighbors.

This is actually the best buttercream I have ever made. It's a basic buttercream with 3 tablespoons of pure cocoa powder and a vanilla and instant coffee syrup (1/2 Tblspn Vanilla & 1 1/2 Tblspn instant coffee).
I didn't want to to give them away. Leah polished one off and loved it. YAY!!

Let's Bake:Vegan Blueberry Muffins

I LOVE to bake. My best friend likes to call me a barefoot grandma from 1902. I LOVE HER. I love to cook in general but it's baking that relaxes me. My favorite thing to make for friends and family are blueberry muffins. They're quick, easy, and I always have the ingredients in my house. Give me 35 minutes I'll give you blueberry muffins :)
A couple weeks ago I made 4 dozen muffins.
12 went to my aunt's house
12 to my neighbor (A young military couple with an adorable seven yr old son)
24 to my friend Leah's house (she has FIVE roommates)

The Recipe:
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 salt

2/3 cup any plant based milk
1/3 cup oil

My neighbors' son Kaden is soo adorable he made me a thank you card for the muffins.

The card- Front: Thancs Inside: Kaden Thancs for the blue bare mufins. (He drew a muffin)
That was soooooo cuute

He his two favorite foods are blueberries and chocolate, so next time I'll make him chocolate cupcakes.

Sun Drop Soda Commercial [Hilarious]

So I'm watching MTV and this commercial comes on...



Absolute death by laughter! lol I haven't had a soda in approximately 2yrs. Dr.Pepper was my drug of choice, and it turns out Sun Drop is distributed by Dr.Pepper/Snapple. This commercial really makes me want to try this soda...just BECAUSE.

People have even made parody videos...the whole thing is just hilarious!!!

Next Blog >> Heidiluxe :)

I always press the next blog button when I'm bored and this time it led me to
Heidiluxe


I love this blog!! The owner is just tooo adorable(I know I know I'm 18 and she's older than me but still!!).

Heidi is a Mormon Fashion Blogger and a mommy of two beautiful kids!!. I think it's cool how she ALMOST can't "dress down" lol. I love her dress casual approach and the cute stories on her blog. Have a look around Heidi's Blog
...she seems SUPER COOL :)