Home decor dreams

Am I the only one who is totally obsessed with Pinterest? All I do is pin pin pin no matter what...got pinning on my mind I can never give it up *T-Pain computerized voice*. Because of Pinterest, all I wanna do is cook, decorate, plan an imaginary wedding and buy overly expensive fashion items *sigh*.

One of the things many of you may not know about me is that I absolutely love art and home decor. I have fun helping my friends decorate their new homes and it's a pleasure for me to visit all of the decor and furniture websites. I just like it! And I have a very particular taste! Some of the things I enjoy are (and not limited to):

-Modern mixed/vintage decor

-Indoor brick walls. 

-Lots of framed images, pictures and art on the walls.

-Flowers and candles everywhere

-Black and white

-Standing baths. Separate glass rain shower. 

-Wooden floors. I am anti carpet.

-Chandeliers & sexy lighting.

-Large windows

Check out some of my favourite items and designs from my Pinterest and Tumblr after the break!

5 minute makeup!

Hello loves!

 

Here's something fun and pretty random! Some of my favorite bloggers did the 5 minute makeup challenge and I wanted to try it! I actually succeeded lol but hey...I usually have less time than that to do my every day makeup and as funny as it sounds, I usually do it on the bus on my way to work. 

P.S. This was done today after work since I did not wear ANY makeup to work #FoReal

Would you ladies be able to put makeup in only 5 minutes?

Let me know!

30 Day Blogging Challenge: Day 16 & 17

Another two-in-one!

Day 16: Something you always think "What if" about

I try my best not to think "What if" and to live in the past. Everything that happened in my life, even the worst things, have made me who I am today. If I start saying "What if", then it would mean that I live in regret and therefore accept to live in misery and nostalgia. In my opinion, living with regrets = being miserable, which I am totally trying to avoid. 

Carpe Diem!

Day 17: Something you are proud of

Although I am proud of many, many things, I am the most proud of two things:

1. My work experience.

I have been working since I was 15 years old and never stopped....even in between good jobs, I would do "crappy" jobs just because I am so used to working. I started off working at KFC (YES! Yes I did!) and worked in many places. I never knew how important having work experience was until I started getting job offers WAY before my graduation from University. When I would ask the recruiters "Oh so is this job for after I graduate?", many of them replied "Usually, yes, but with your experience we could take you now" #POW! 

2. This blog, Versass 

What started as a sporadic hobby has soon become my passion! Remember when Versass was "Sassy on a Budget aka sassyonabudget.blogspot.com" and had a bootleg layout with

Day 14: What you wore today

Regular day at work.

But my glasses and the red pants made all the difference! I told you guys I would try to wear more colors this summer.

Pants: Zara

Shirt: Forever 21 (Forever in my closet too...it's sooooo old smh)

Wedges:

30 Day Blogging Challenge: Day 11 + Day 12, family and hot guys (umm...)

I was super busy and fell behind on the challenge! However, I am determined to FINISH IT DAMNIT!!! So 2 in one for today!

Day 11: Your Family

Okay I love my fam, I talk about them all of the time and I am extremely blessed to have them in my life. However, I will not get into too many details about them (I respect their private life) but I will tell you what I love the most about my immediate fam:

-Patricia aka Patou, my little sister, 4 years younger: I love how mature you are for your age and your sense of humor, you always make me smile on a rainy day. And you do great makeup.

-Dad aka Garry aka Da Don: I love how you always push me to go further in live. Also love how even at your age, you STILL love to party (hummmm wonder who I got that from).

-Mom aka Chantal aka Chantou: I love how ORGANIZED you are I wish I was more like you in that sense. I also love how humble you are and like I've mentioned before, your amazing sense of style.

And that is, among many, many other things. I have A LOT of family except for my immediate fam, here are a few last names that are part of my fam (I KNOW for a fact I am still unaware of certain cousins): Desamours, Lys, Estriplet, Sajous, Pierre-Louis, Theodore, Joseph, Laroche, Alexandre, Desiré and more. I am also exremely blessed to have friends I consider like family :) Esecially Guerla and her fam (you know who you are).

So yeah!!! That's my fam!

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Day 12: Five guys whom you find attractive

Oh, that's easy. Physically, I have a thing for 

-Older, slightly muscular guys with a bit of beard.

-Guys that are just CLEAN...that dress well. 

-Men in suits

NUMBER ONE, the hottest ever 

Bold? Courageous? Yep! I cut my hair

Remember my previous post where I explained why I decided to go natural? Remember when I said that I would do a long-term transition and let my hair grow to a reasonable lenght THEN cut it?

Well...

See...


Things didn't quite go the way I planned.

 I got fed up of dealing with the two textures and my relaxed hair was starting to break at the demarcation line (the point between your natural hair and natural hair). So after much complaining, deep thoughts, reconsideration and advice from my loved ones including my hairdresser, I decided to just chop it off and start over! I didn't do the chop for the "style", more for the sake of healthy hair and actually ended up liking it! I was scared to lose some of my femininity and had no idea how it would look like on me but at the same time, I was willing to take the risk and didn't give a damn what others would say. So on July 5th, I did it. Check out some more pictures after the break + the video of my transition + big chop :) You can see more pics/posts of this journey  + the progression and growth on my Tumblr page! 

xoxo

Sass

Day 10: Put your ipod player on shuffle and write the first 10 songs that play

Hahaha!

1. Sweet Micky - I Don't Care (YES!!!!!!!!)

Kardinal Offichall - Ol Time Killin'

The Weeknd - High for This

MIA - Bad Girls

Blink 182 - Damnit

Omega - Sin Gorrito

Kanye West ft Jay Z - So Appaled

Trey Songz - Don't Judge (ouhhh sexy music hehe)

N.E.R.D - Maybe

Joe Dassin - À Toi

I have very diverse musical taste. This playlist includes Kompa, reggae, hip hop, rock, sex music and a French Ballad. Lol. 

Day 8: What you ate today

30 Day Blogging Challenge: Day 8


Before I write this post, I want to be clear on something: I am not the healthiest eater and I do not really believe in diets. I love food too much! The only thing is, except for Haitian food, I'm rarely able to eat large quantities at once. So don't be surprised if my list of food consumed includes a bunch of crap. Since I am not trying to write this post at 11:59, I will talk about what I ate yesterday. 


This 30 Day Blogging Challenge asks me to do the most random posts but I love it! Here it goes:

Breakfast

-McDonald's oatmeal. It was my first time tasting it and it was really good! It had fruits (wow, good job McDo #progress) and brow sugar. Not bad, not bad.

-Coffee from McDo. Not bad either.

Lunch + Snacks during the day

-Sushi: Salmon and kamikaze. 

-Melba toast with butter. 

-Strawberries

-Kashi cereal in a ziploc bag

Dinner

Me and my friend Fabiani went to "Usine a Spaghetti", a pasta restaurant in the Old Port. We decided to go there not for its gastronomical aspect , but 1. For the free salad bar and 2. It was very close to Terrasses Bonsecours which is where we had to meet people after dinner. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it, but it did the job! The waitress was very nice, the salad bar was good and I tasted a Quebec wine for the first time! I ate:

-Lots of

30 Day Blogging challenge. Day 7: 5 pet peeves

YAYYYY!!!

1. People snoring

I can't. I can't. I can't. I can't. I can't. I can't. 

2. Hearing people peeing or doing any number after 2

Which is why I hate public bathrooms. It's so bad that sometimes I have to

30 Day Blogging challenge. Day 6: Your view on mainstream music

Mainstream music sucks nowadays. I can't say I hate it, because you've heard me singing that "Friday" song many times.

See, mainstream music has one purpose: To make you addicted to a song with no particular meaning or message, to buy the record and perhaps even go to the show. The whole point of it is entertainment...and perhaps to teach you a few new dance moves (you a jerk! you a jerk!)! You fall for it, then laugh about it years later. I think it's addictive yet irrelevant, and I can't lie and say I haven't fell for it many, many times. It's okay to fall for it sometimes but if as an ADULT that's all you listen to....something's wrong. 

There is nothing new with the fuckery involved with mainstream music! Let me give you

30 Day Blogging challenge. Day 4: Bullet your whole day

Oh Gosh. Since I am posting this today, I will bullet yesterday. Here it goes

4:45 a.m. Woke up from a nightmare. Lil Kim was in in.

5:00 a.m. After having a glass of water and hyperventilating, went back to bed.

9:45 a.m - 11:15 a.m. Laid in bed, played with Lolita & Kisha (my cats), watched them fight, checked emails/Twitter/Facebook & pressed refresh many times (addict), checked Flipboard, laughed.   

Print screen of one of my Flipboard pages

Lola-Lolita

11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m - Struggled to get out of bed. 

11:30 - 12:15- Made breakfast (Leftover potatoes gratin, eggs, waffles), watched "4 Weddings" while eating breakfast (FAWK I love that show), tweeted, read the newspaper...online.

12:15 - 13:15 - Took a shower, got dressed, makeup, unwrapped my hair (Yes, I wrap my hair sometimes), combed hair. Oh and I'm stopping with the relaxer. I'll tell you more about that later aiight? 

13:00 - 13:15 - Looked for

30 Day Blogging Challenge. Day 2

DAY 2: SOMETHING YOU FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT

This is a tough one since I feel strongly about a lot of things. However, there is one thing I have discovered the hard way:

Following your passion is the way to happiness. 

For me, it speaks for itself although I keep realizing it during the most random moments (The numbers of Déjà Vus I have are intense). Lord knows I've done a lot of changes in my life when it comes to school and career. From law to finance to marketing to working in retail then telemarketing and now mortgages, I've seen it all. But at the end of the day, I've looked back in at my life and understood that there are three things I absolutely love and that are always a part of my life, no matter how busy I am. 

1. Writing

You must be thinking "Well obviously!!!", but sometimes something is so natural that you don't even realize it is a passion or a talent. When I was a kid, I learned how to read and write at a very young age and I remember just sitting in my room, writing stories. Unlike other kids, I hated drawing and preferred reading and especially writing. This trend followed me throughout my life... And I am not limited to writing stories, I also love writing poetry but it is very personal to me and I rarely share it....I think I shared poems only 3 times in my life: The first time in school during an oral presentation, the second time I recited a poem I wrote on Haitian women as my talent during the Miss Citronnelle Canada pageant and the last time in 2008 on Facebook, when I was going through very rough times. I don't know...I'm shy. Can't share my poetry..yet. Maybe one day I will! 

Check out my book collection and Barbie notebook (where I used to write my stuff).  With my signature high bun :D

8th grade: Won the first prize in my Reading and Writing class at Jean de la Mennais

When it comes to writing in general, I love it with all of my heart. It is the most healing thing for me, it is also

Sass will be on TV

This week has been a HORRIBLE week in news (I will not get into details. You guys KNOW what happened in Miami, Maryland and...yes...Montreal). However, I have some GOOD NEWS!

I was selected in the top 100 to participate on VTélé's cooking show/competition "Et que ça saute"! It's basically a competition between amateur chefs (yes, I am an amateur and PROUD damnit) with a first prize of 100,000$!!! If the show is like it was last year, I will probably have to prepare ONE EPIC MEAL to be selected in the top 25 and really begin this stressful, fun and interesting competition. 

The show is in French (sorry English loves) and you can see the concept, read about the judges and view last season's episodes here. I'm happy to be in the top 100 and will be working very, very hard to make you guys proud.

YAY!

30 Day Blogging challenge. Day 1: 5 ways to win my heart

You guys. I will be blogging everyday during the month of June :) Not only it will be a new hobby (gosh), but you will also get to know me better! I read a few of these in the past month but it was too late for me to start. I'm on it now and I found this particular one quite interesting. 

So here it goes!

DAY 1: Five ways to win your heart

Okay this is a good one! Since you guys already know my opinions on the single life (and I'm still single), here are 5 ways to win my heart when it comes to "LOVE", among other things.

1. Be my friend before my lover

I'm a goof, a dork and I like to chill and play sports. If what we have is just physical, it

What's up with me + Top 10 on my playlist right now: March 2012 edition

I'm back! Here's what I've been up to and below, my top 10 musical playlist of the moment.

-I think this is the nicest, warmest winter we've ever had in Montreal and I hope that I won't jinx it by saying that. Our winters usually have this apocalyptic and traumatizing feel to them, so it's nice to be able to wear suede boots. 

-I don't wear my clip-in hair extensions anymore! Giving my hair a break and leaving it natural, in my signature high bun 90% of the time. Meh. 

#HairInnaDiBun

-I can't wait to go to Washington D.C. next week. Should be fun! Can't wait to try the seafood.


-Actions speak MUCH louder than words. Talk is cheaper than a bad lace front wig. 

-Didn't blog for over a month, but this doesn't mean I stopped cooking okay??

Making some vols-au-vent at the chalet

-Being 25 years old is not much different than when I was 24. Surprisingly.

-Since I've been using AVON products for the longest time (mostly because my mom is like, their biggest customer), I thought to myself: Why not sell it??? The products are very good and not expensive! So as of next week, you can contact me for orders! I will have my own page and will share the link here once I have it. In the meanwhile, check out their makeup/beauty products HERE.

-Wasn't in the best mood recently, but I'm feeling much better now and remaining positive. I have a feeling this year will be very good in terms of career and positive changes. My fortune said so too! HA!

-It is undeniable that I need to improve my baking skills. I need to get all the necessary tools to make the perfect cupcakes A.S.A.P! Putting the icing in a ziploc bag and attempting decorating cupcakes was a definite fail. Hey! At least

Keepin it real with Sass: Basic techniques/recipes

Hey guys!

So you know I have only started cooking about 5-6 years ago, so really, I had to start off SOMEWHERE! I find that sometimes people are shy to ask for recipes or techniques for the meals that are considered "easy". Let me tell you, I did NOT know how to poach an egg back in 2006, and definitely always over cooked my pasta back then. I had no idea how to make pesto or even how to cut an onion the right way! Although it was often humiliating, I had to ask, google it or spend entire days watching the Food Network (especially Rachael Ray's 30 minute meals, which is a very useful show). Can you imagine that I recently had to google "How to boil an egg" because I could never get it right?  We're human, we mess up, and we're not perfect. However, practice makes perfect: We can always get better by asking questions and helping each other :)

SO! I want you guys to let me know the basic things you want to learn in the kitchen. A couple of ideas I had in mind:

-How to know if your chicken is ready
-How to slice an onion
-Different meanings in the kitchen (for exemple: Julienne, chop v.s. slice, roast, bake etc.)
-How to make your own bread crumbs (when you run out)
-How to make eggs perfectly (scrambled, over easy, mirror, poached, omelet)
-How to make french toast and homemade pancakes when you have no more Aunt Jemimah mix.
-How to make sure your gravy, creamy sauce or bechamel has no clumps in it (ughhh I hate clumps)
-How to not overcook fish
-AND MORE!!!

Guys don't be shy! Please send me your recipe/technique requests at info@versass.com or if you want, ask me on Twitter! Don't forget to follow me @iLoveSassou! Also, if you have any requests of ANY KIND, I will be really happy to make an article about it!

I love food. I hope you do too :)

xoxo

Sassou

Look of the day: Natalia Kills in her video "Kill my boyfriend"

This out-of-the-ordinary 25 year old British singer/fashionista is not only a talented but she is extremely STYLISH...especially in her new video "Kill my Boyfriend".

The outfits, the makeup, the food, the setting, the poses, the hair (especially the bun)... I LLOVE LOVE LOVE all of the outfits in this video. It's all fashion! **Hands out multiple imaginary "outfit of the day" awards to the styling team of this video.** I barely listened to the lyrics (which are a little morbid, if you ask me. I wouldn't really wanna kill my boyfriend #imjustsayin), I simply STARED at each fashionable detail of the video...did you guys notice the turquoise nails? And the wallpaper? And the vintage-like black and white blazer? And....Okay. I'll stop. 

Semi-creepy awesomemess. Check out the video below:

Top 10 on my playlist right now: November edition

I can't live without music, these songs are on repeat!

I've been pretty "r'n'b" lately. Hey, things happen.

Remember my last top 10? When I didn't have an MP3 player and was playing music on my Blackberry? Oh how things have changed....

Enjoy!

1. Drake ft Lil Wayne "The Motto"

2. Sak Noel "Loca People" (What the f*ck)... yeah I know this song makes no sense but it's SO CATCHY

3. Red Cafe ft Ryan Leslie and Rick Ross "Fly Together"

4. The Weeknd ft Drake "The Zone"

5. Adele "Someone Like You"....super depressing but I still like it

6. Harmonik "I Heart You" #kompa #haiti

7. Jill Scott ft Paul Wall "So Gone...What my mind says"....Originally called "Dickmotized"! She's so real

8. Mary J Blige ft Drake "Mr Wrong" (Resembles a recent situation...)

9. Beyonce "Best thing I never had"

10. Marc Anthony "Valio la pena" (Salsa version)....Okay I know this song is old but I didn't know the name lol I've been looking for it for years! Now that my sister's found it, it's on repeat...thanks Patou!!!

P.S. Did you notice my love for Drake? I've been a fan from the start and I can't wait for his new CD to come out on November 15th. Booyah!

What I've been up to: Transitions

Hello lovers!

Good things come to those who wait right? I know I haven't been here in a little while for personal reasons and honestly, I think it was a good thing to take a little break. I had to figure out what exactly I wanted to do in the next couple of months.... 

Did you ever meet someone that didn't know you but had the ability to give you a lot of true details about your character based on their impression of you? This happened to me this past weekend and I can't even describe the feeling... It was extremely interesting but overwhelming at the same time. That person was able to tell me what I was going through without even knowing me: The person also told me that I was in the most innovative period of my and this period would last for another approximate 4 years. I don't know if that is true, but I do feel like I am going through a personal transitional phase in my life. Maybe it's because I'm going to be 25 soon and I keep rethinking about where I thought I'd be.... I remember that as I little girl, I saw myself sooooo much further in life at 25 (in terms of career, lifestyle etc.) and the funny thing is, instead of being dissapointed about not quite being where I imagined I'd be, I find myself being thankful and cherishing the supposedly "exaggerated" amount of fun times I had and keep on having... You know why? Because life is short. Some might think these "fun crazy moments" might have slowed down a lot of things in my life, but I believe they were crucial and helped build my character: Everything happens for a reason! The moment my life will stop being ruled by Jupiter and I will be more influenced by Saturn, sit my ass down and settle down more, I know I will have amazing memories and I KNOW I will have lived my youth. However, I have to admit I am somehow terrified of monotony...you know, the whole waking up everyday and doing the same thing over and over again.Yes, there is some sort of stability in all of that but I need fire and excitement in that stability....which is why you'll often find me randomly traveling, or randomly accepting last minute invitations. This is me, this is who I am and my spontaneity is my strength... and my weakness. À suivre!

What have I been up to? Here are a couple of transitions I've been going through lately:

Went from Blackberry to iPhone

I can't even describe how this has changed my life! My contract with Rogers was coming to an end and pouf!!! My Blackberry curve 3G started acting up! I mean, okay, I know RIM was having a problem and for a couple of days I had no internet access or BBM (which almost killed me lol), but my phone also started freezing all the time! I almost lost my mind, but it was also a sign: I had been considering the new iPhone 4S for awhile and this just showed me I needed to get it ASAP. I got it and let me tell you: "Blackberry can kiss my two butt cheeks!!!" The I-Phone is on another level! The camera is amazing, Siri is amazing, the video quality is out of this world, the apps are breath taking, the games are addictive (I can't stop with Angry Birds and Temple Run) and everthing about the iPhone is WOW!!!!! Do I miss BBM? HELL NO! Because not only does this phone have iMessage which is sort of like bbm minus the statuses I don't give half a damn about, but I find that since I've been off BBM ppl tend to actually call me more! Nice! I love it!

Went from straight hair to curly hair

I've always wanted big hair, kind of like

Quote of the Day

Respect for ourself guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.

-Laurence Stern

I love Mafalda. I still read these comics hehe

I have no idea who Laurence Stern is, but I really like this quote. This is literally how I feel this week. It's crazy how recently, I saw how people who have no self-respect of self-control mess up things and people around them... In a way, it saddens me, but in another way, you can't help someone unless they want to help themselves. These people with no tact or self-control also exude this destructive vibe and the negativity they release is often hard to handle...well for me anyways: I'm no damn psychologist or psychiatrist, I don't always know how to deal with them! As the eternally optimist Sagittarius that I am, I have decided to just NOT deal with them and to get away from anything negative...I just want to be surrounded by happy, positive and determined people. The moment I made this decision, I believe that my life changed for the better....you should think about doing it, too. Look at your entourage and ask yourself "What positive did _____ bring in my life? How does __________ make me happy?" If you find yourself hesitating.....you know what to do. Life is too short to worry and suffer because of other people's personal issues. 

This post is super weird, I know, but that is that. The past weeks have been rough and I'm finally putting everything into place...I know, I know, I'm growing up!!! All of this is hitting me like a brick on the head. Some of the things I used to accept from people are now things I completely despise....and I show it. Well I've always despised or didn't like these "things", but I was just patient, understanding, etc etc as I would figure to myself "Okay I see the good in this person, and I see their potential and I know they're just going through a phase and I should be there as a friend and endure their crap because it's eventually gonna end". This doesn't work, by the way, because you end up enduring so much b/s that you become EXHAUSTED. You can want the best of someone, but if they keep putting you through some s*it (sorry for the swearing, i'm trying to stop) and drama, maybe they're just meant to be OUT OF YOUR LIFE. There! I said it.

Because everyone deserves a drama free, regular and fun life. Everyone deserves to be happy.

I'll post a recipe soon, made a lot of yummy stuff lately. Don't think that because of this post, i haven't been cooking. Au contraire, the more I take time for myself to figure stuff out, the more I do things that I love doing alone like trying new recipes. I also went to the Jean Paul Gaulthier exhibit recently and it was incredible, will share some pictures soon: I was ASTONISHED! He's a freakin genius yo. And I'm going to Paris in a few weeks, you guys have no idea how happy I am about that.... :) 

Have a good week everyone xoxo

Sassou