UPDATE (April 30, 2021): Last year, Teyana Taylor announced her retirement from music due to feeling "underappreciated" by her record label Def Jam/G.O.O.D Music. Now, Taylor has revealed more information about why she decided to step away from her music career via an interview with Cam Newton on his BET series Sip ‘N Smoke."At the end of the day, I’m a mom first. A mom, a wife, a woman. And I think for me, I put in a lot of work. I work very, very hard. So, if you feel unheard and unseen â...

While we may still be in spring, my mind can’t stop thinking about a hopeful and exciting summer ahead. Not only will I be taking my first vacation (in what seems like a lifetime), but I’m also really looking forward to dressing up in some fun, lightweight, and trendy warm-weather pieces to boost my mood as the world slowly begins to reopen.This past week, I scoured our favorite trusty retailer, Nordstrom, to see what affordable gems I could scoop up to get me in the summertime spirit. Bel...

Summer is one of my all-time favorite seasons. The warm weather, beachy activities, and overall joyous attitude that the season brings makes me a sucker for all things summer-related, including the correlating clothing. On a recent Nordstrom shopping rampage, I came across tons of new summertime arrivals that I couldn't not share with you. The retailer's assortment of go-to basics, breezy dresses, and footwear to match was quite noteworthy which is why I shopped out all of the finds I am curren...

Am I the only one who imagines I'm frolicking through a field of flowers (in Europe, of course) when I put on a loose and flowy dress? No, just me? Anyways, when the cottagecore trend took over last summer, as a modest dresser, I was relieved. While I think second-skin dresses look fantastic on fashion girls everywhere, there's something about a roomy dress that just gives a very ethereal feeling. The trend, filled with flowy frocks, has since become a fashion staple, especially in the spring a...