What Breaks You Out?

Hello All!
  I was just reading this months issue of Glamour Magazine and came across the beauty section which talked about clear skin! Everyone loves clear skin, however, many of us do not know why we can't have it. Skin breakouts are caused by a variety of factors and I am going to list a few for you all riiiiight now!

1)Prescription Drugs: SOMETIME- "Some anti depressants and ADHD medications list acne as potential side effects".

2)Dairy: MAYBE - "Thought to trigger high levels of growth factor called IGF-1)" Try soy milk! Yum!

3)Your Phone: YES - "A phone can be a breeding ground for bacteria. Clean it regularly"

4)Stress: NOT REALLY - " Stress alone probably isn't enough to cause acne, but it can make those who are predisposed to pimples flare up."

5)Your Cranky Stomach: YES- " If you have irritable bowel syndrome or a frequently upset stomach, see a gastroenterologist-your skin could clear up too."

6)Makeup: YES- "Look for the words noncomedogenic or non-acnegenic"

7)Trans Fat: YES- "Known to trigger inflammation, which can cause breakouts."

8) Chocolate: JURY'S OUT-" Resent data suggest the culprit is not cocoa but sugar. Go for dark chocolate; it's less sweetened.

SO IF YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT MAKES YOU BREAK OUT. THERE YOU ARE!

Much Love and God Bless!
~Crystal

Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Eye Make up Remover!

Hello Guys!

  I had a problem a while back. My little niece came into my room and poured out my eye make up remover! I did not know what to do because I do wear waterproof mascara (which is hard to get off!), eyeshadow and eyeliner. I called my friend in a rampage because water and soup just was not getting in off. He recommended Extra Virgin Olive Oil!
  Before I started my nightly face regimen I took a small amount of EVOO, and saturated a cotton ball with it. I proceeded to wipe my eyes of the makeup that had been on my eyes for hours! And guess what????? It came off! Yay!!!!!! This method of make up eye removing worked for me. It was effortless and aided in nice and clean eyes for bed.

MY NEW PROTECTIVE STYLE FOR THE WINTER IS..........

HELLO!
  FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I HAVE HAD SEW IN EXTENSIONS TO PROTECT MY NATURAL HAIR DURING THE WINTER MONTHS!  THIS IS MY FIRST FULL SEW IT, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK??

DO YOU LOVE YOURSELF?

ALL!

 I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A VERY WONDERFUL DAY, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I AM! I WAS SPEAKING WITH A FRIEND NOT TOO LONG AGO AND WE SPOKE ABOUT SELF ESTEEM AND SELF LOVE. SO MANY PEOPLE HATE THEMSELVES AND IT IS SO SAD BECAUSE GOD CREATED US FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY! IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND YOU NEED A FEW TIPS ON HOW TO BOOST YOUR SELF ESTEEM, HERE THEY ARE! 

1) KEEP A JOURNAL OF YOUR PERSONAL GOALS FOR YOUR SELF ESTEEM. WRITE WHAT YOU WOULD WANT TO IMPROVE ABOUT YOURSELF. 

2) REALIZE THAT NO ONE IS PERFECT! 

3) NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN IMPROVEMENT AND A CHANGE! EVERYONE HAS TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE. 

4)DEVELOP A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. THINK ABOUT HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES FOR SNACKS THAT ARE JUST AS DELICIOUS AS THE CALORIE PACKED SNACKS.

5) TREAT YOURSELF EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE( GO TO THE SALON, GET A MANICURE, ETC.)

I AM REALLY MAKING IT MY DUTY THAT THIS YEAR MORE AND MORE YOUNG LADIES WILL BEGIN TO LOVE THEMSELVES MORE THAN THEY EVER DID. I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL! HOW TO U LOVE YOURSELVES?

ONE YEAR BLOGIVERSARY! I'M BACK! I MISSED YOU GUYS!

HELLO!
       I REALLY MISSED YOU ALL! I AM FINALLY BACK! WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS IN LIFE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT EVEN LETTING YOU KNOW FIRST! DOESN'T THAT SUCK! HAHA. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH EVERYONE VIA EMIAL THAT HAS CONTACTED ME. I AM GOING TO GET RIGHT ON IT THIS WEEKEND! I AM REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU ALL LIKED MY LAST POST ABOUT PROTECTIVE HAIR STYLING FOR THE WINTER. I ACTUALLY HAVE A PROTECTIVE STYLE IN MY HAIR NOW, WHCIH ARE EXTENSIONS. MY COWORKER CALLED MY "JENNIFER HUDSON" HAIR..HAHA.
    I JUST THANK EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING CHURCH GIRL CHIC! THIS IS MY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND I THANK GOD THAT HE HAS SEEN ME THROUGH IT ALL! I HAVE MET AWESOME BLOGGERS! I REALLY ENJOY YOU ALL! THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE EPIC! I AM GOING TO HAVE BLOG CONTRIBUTORS HELP ME ABOUT A LITTLE WITH THE BLOG IN DIFFERENT CATAGORIES SUCH AS; FASHION/BEAUTY, DO IT YOURSELF, AND  INSPIRATIONAL AND CHRIRSTIAN TOPICS. I FEEL SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.
*IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO CHURCHGIRLCHIC, SHOOT ME AN EMAIL! I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL!

LOVE YOU GUYS!

~CRYSTAL

HELLO MY LOVELY FOLLOWERS!

HEY GUYS!
 HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING TODAY! I AM SO SORRY ABOUT THE LACK OF POST! FIRST OFF HAPPY NEW YEAR! I HAVE HAD SO MUCH GOING ON IT IS NOTHING BUT GOD THAT I AM STILL FUNCTIONING! I WILL BE BACK POSTING IN A FEW WEEKS WHEN THINGS HAVE SLOWED DOWN! THANKS TO YOU ALL THAT CHECKED ON ME!
MUCH LOVE AND GOD BLESS!
~CRYSTAL

JOIN IN PROTECTIVE STYLING FOR THE WINTER!

HELLO!
   WINTER IS HERE! NOT THAT I AM THAT EXCITED HOWEVER, THIS TIME OF YEAR IS AWESOME! CHRISTMAS, MY BIRTHDAY, SO MANY LOVED ONES BIRTHDAYS AND PROTECTIVE STYLING! I MUST ADMIT, I LOVE FIGURING OUT HOW I AM GOING TO WEAR MY HAIR IN THE WINTER MONTHS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME TO BE CREATIVE! AND WE ALL KNOW THAT IN THE WINTER MONTHS WE  ALL HAVE TO GIVE OUR HAIR A LITTLE TLC! I WANTED TO EXTEND THE INVITE TO ALL OF MY READERS AND GIVE YOU ALL SOME GREAT IDEAS!
1) BUNS!
 I LOVE BUNNING MY HAIR! PUTTING YOUR HAIR IN A BUN ALLOWS YOUR ENDS TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE HARSH WINDS OF THE WINTER MONTHS. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO BUN YOUR HAIR!

LATELY I HAVE BEEN WEARING THE MESSY BUN AND A NEW BUN TECHNIQUE THAT I LOVE WHICH IS THE PIN CURL BUN. I GOT THE IDEA FROM YOUTUBER MY PURE BEAUTY! 

2) BRAIDS OR TWIST
ALLOWING YOUR HAIR TO STAND IN BRAIDS OR TWIST ALLOWS YOUR HAIR TO REST FOR A WHILE. BECAUSE WINTER IS SO COLD, IT DRIES OUT ANYONE'S HAIR REALLY FAST. THIS STYLE WILL LOWER THE MANIPULATION OF THE HAIR BECAUSE IT IS SET! YOU CAN APPLY MINI BRAIDS OR TWIST, FRENCH BRAIDS, CORN ROWS, WHATEVER YOU DESIRE!

3)WIGS, EXTENSIONS, AND SATIN LINING! 
  I MYSELF AM NOT A VERY BIG WIG WEARER, HOWEVER, I HAVE STARTED WEARING EXTENSIONS THIS YEAR, AND I MUST SAY, IT HAS HELPED MY HAIR OUT A LOT! THIS ALLOWED MY HAIR TO REST AND RETAIN LENGTH AT THE SAME TIME! BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT APPLYING CHEMICALS TO YOUR HAIR, HEAT, OR MANIPULATING. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE!

DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL DEEP CONDITION ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND USE SATIN OR SILK WHILE YOU SLEEP AND INSIDE OF YOUR HATS AND HOODS!

I REALLY HOPE YOU ALL LEARNED SOME NEW THINGS! HAVE FUN PROTECTING YOUR HAIR! 

~CRYSTAL

DO YOU WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO CHURCH GIRL CHIC?

HELLO ALL!

  TODAY IS SUCH A GREAT DAY AND ALMOST THE ENDING OF THE YEAR! I CAN SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN AN AWESOME YEAR! WITH THIS NEW YEAR I WANT TO START IT OFF WITH NEW CONTENT, AND I AM LOOKING FOR GUEST BLOGGERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE BLOG. I WOULD LOVE TO SHOWCASE THE WORK OF OTHERS, WHILE ALSO BRINGING IN NEW AND EXCITING THINGS! 

  BECOMING A BLOG CONTRIBUTOR BRINGS IN A NEW AUDIENCE TO YOUR BLOG WHILE ALSO ALLOWING YOU TO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF WRITING FOR SOMEONE ELSE. 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A GUEST BLOGGER ON CHURCH GIRL CHIC, SEND YOUR REQUEST TO 

churchgirl8819@hotmail.com.

1)TITLE THE E-MAIL GUEST BLOGGER

2)TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BLOG( IF YOU HAVE A BLOG)

3)WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO WRITE ABOUT (FASHION, BEAUTY, DIY, OR A CHRISTIAN POST. 

MUCH LOVE AND GOD BLESS!

~CRYSTAL

CGC at Strike A Pose Fashion Show For Beaute Marc Clothing!

Hello All!

 Last night I had the pleasure of covering my first Fashion Show ever here on Church Girl Chic! I had an awesome time sitting front row of the fashion show of a very driven designer! BreAna Allen the young designer who I featured in a post  HERE in October featured her first collection. The Show consisted of two scenes, Glitz & Glamour which showcased designs with a lot of sequin, studs, and details! My favorite of the entire collection was her leggings that she designed herself! The next scene Classy & Fabulous consisted of  lots of Jeggins, dresses, ruching, and color blocking. I got a a urban feel from here designs with a twist of glam! I loved her line, and I know that you all will as well! DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE BEST THING ABOUT IT?? SHE DESIGNED IT ALL HERSELF! GREAT JOB BREANA!

Keep checking out the Beaute Marc site at customers will be able to shop very soon! You can check it out HERE

Beaute Marc Banner entering the Fashion Show

The Runway

A Bandage type Bodycon Dress

Color Block Dress

The best picture I could get of her leggings with a studded denim jacket! 

Beaute Marc Ushers! 

Fashion Show Spectators 

DON'T THEY ALL LOOK NICE??
And what did I wear??
Floral in the Winter

Floral Top: Walmart
Bracelets: Variety of Stores
Skirt: Thrifted and Hemmed

Clutch: JC Penny
Hair: Flex Rod Set (Used 40 Flexi Rods)

MUCH LOVE AND GOD BLESS!

~CRYSTAL

Holiday gift Guide from Church Girl Chic! CHIC FINDS FOR UNDER $20 DOLLARS!

  The snow has fallen, and the leaves are gone. NOW I am aware that is it Christmas time! I love the Christmas season! Decorations adorn the houses and the streets with its beauty! Scrouges are smiling, and families join together to create their annual bond. What else do I love about Christmas??? The gifts! That is what I love about Christmas! I am not the type of person that likes to always receive gifts, however, I am the one who always likes to give the gifts! I have given gifts when I didn't have the most money and when I had a lot. Therefore, I decided to develop a gift guide for my readers, that I know you all would enjoy!

FOR YOUR BFF!

1) Elf Cosmetics 144 pieces eye shadow palette -$15.00

BUY HERE!

2) Anastasia Beverly Hills Mini Berry Tweezers $13.00
I have the precision tweezers! And they get all of the unwanted hairs from my brows! The best Tweezers ever!

BUY HERE


3) Mossimo Sequin Beret from Target Online- $14.99

BUY HERE

FOR HIM 

1) So, you have a dream...Now What? (Paperback) From Amazon- $10.99

This is a book that recently launched and it will be awesome for any man (or woman) to read!

BUY HERE

2) Isotoner Slippers ( From Macy's Online)- On Sale Now $19.99

BUY HERE



3) Geoffrey Beene Wallet (From Macy's Online)- On Sale Now $19.99

Hope you guys have fun shopping! Come back next week for more finds!

Much Love and God Bless!
~Crystal

AND THE WINNER IS..........

HELLO ALL! I HAVE CAREFULLY READ ALL OF THE ENTRANCE POSTS FOR MY FIRST GIVE AWAY! I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE GIVE AWAY! I THINK ALL OF YOUR PERCEPTIONS OF INNER BEAUTY ARE SO TOUCHING! I WISH I COULD GIVE EVERYONE A WIN, HOWEVER, I CAN NOT! (UNLESS I SPLIT THE AWARD UP THREE WAYS..LOL) I AM JUST KIDDING, HOWEVER, THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER, AND THE WINNER THAT WON MY FIRST GIVE AWAY IS............

EFIE from LA LYNN!!!!!

GO AND CHECK OUT HER BLOG

HERE

THIS WAS HER COMMENT ABOUT INNER BEAUTY!

"My definition of Inner beauty is being able to LOVE yourself enough to look past all your mistakes and embracing your flaws because you were crafted and made from his (GOD) image & no one can duplicate the original U! Knowing & Trusting that GOD lives within you and that you are a daughter or (son) of the The MOST High God and there's NOTHING or no one that can stop you from loving you! When you have inner beauty it will show on the outside no matter what you are wearing... Kingdom Kids shines for the KING & it comes from the inside out! NO MAKE-UP required!"

KEEP CHECKING OUT CHURCH GIRL CHIC FOR MORE IN FASHION, BEAUTY, AND CHRISTIANITY!

THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE!
~CRYSTAL

HAPPY TURKEY DAY! AND LAST WEEK FOR THE SEPHORA/ MAC GIVEAWAY!

HELLO ALL!
  I PRAY THAT YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING! HOPE YOU ALL DID NOT GET TOO TURKEY WASTED! LOL. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR GREAT FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND AN AWESOME LIFE!

  A WEEK FROM YESTERDAY MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST WEEK TO ENTER INTO MY FIRST BLOG GIVEAWAY! YAY!

 IF ANYONE WOULD STILL LIKE TO ENTER,YOU MAY ENTER

 HERE

 ~CRYSTAL

OOTD-MY DAY IN BLACK SEQUIN

HELLO ALL!
 TODAY WAS AN INTERESTING DAY! I WAS TRYING TO RECOVER FROM A BAD WEEKEND WITH BROKEN TIRES, RIDING IN A TOW TRUCK, AND GETTING HORRIBLE PICTURES AT MY FRIENDS BIRTHDAY! GRRR. I GOT UP LATE THIS MORNING FOR WORK AND GOOD THING I PICKED OUT THIS GREAT SEQUIN SHIRT MY MOM GOT ME TO BRIGHTEN UP MY DAY! I DECIDED TO PAIR IT WITH A RED LIP TO MAKE IT POP! I RECRUITED MY LITTLE BROTHER MICAH TO TAKE THE PICS SINCE HE OBVIOUSLY HAD NOTHING ELSE TO DO..(I NEED TO FIND A PHOTOGRAPHER!) OTHER THAN THAT MOUTH FULL! LIFE IS GREAT! I PRAY YOU ALL ARE HAVING A GOOD ONE AS WELL!

BLAZER: THRIFTED

SEQUIN TOP: GIFT FROM MOM LAST CHRISTMAS

LEGGINGS AND BOOTS: JC PENNYS

EARRINGS: CLAIRES

I AM SO HAPPY THE PICTURES CAME OUT GREAT THIS TIME! I MUST SAY THE SEQUIN DID BRING MY SPIRITS UP!

THANKS MICAH!

AND DON NOT FORGET TO ENTER INTO CHURCH GIRL CHIC'S FIRST GIVEAWAY TO WIN A $50.00 GIFT CARD TO YOUR CHOICE BETWEEN SEPHORA OR MACY'S! 

HERE!

~CRYSTAL

BE FREE!

HELLO ALL!
 TODAY I LISTENED TO KIERRA "KIKI" SHEARD'S ALBUM FREE. AND I HAD TO SHARE HER SONG "FREE". IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SONG! AND A BEAUTIFUL CD. I HAVE TOLD YOU ALL MY TESTIMONY AND I CAN RELATED TO THIS SONG. GOD HAS FREED ME MENTALLY! IN MY MIND, IN MY HEART! I PRAY THAT YOU ALL CHRISTIAN OR NOT WILL BE BLESSED BY THIS SONG!

BE FREE!
~CRYSTAL

Happy Birthday To My Bestie! And a new necklace!

Hello All!

  First and foremost I would like to say thanks again to all of my followers! Hope everyone is trying to get into this new giveway! Yah!
  Anyway! One of my best friends, Nashondra had a birthday dinner for her 23rd B-day. We had so much fun at Fridays! I had to show you all a new necklace I just purchased for 3 bucks at Dots! I would have done a OOTN, however, my photographer was too cold and took bad pictures (its Michigan you'll). So I just decided to broadcast my necklace in stead!

Much Love and God Bless!

~Crystal 

Revlon Photo Ready Foundation Review!

Hello All!
 For the past couple of weeks I have been trying out the Revlon Photo Ready Foundation, and I must say, it works like a dream! I bought it for $13.99 at my local Pharmacy and ever since my skin has been looking flawless! I really do not have what you would call "bad skin," however, this makeup allows my skin to pop, especially in photos. People have to ask if I have on makeup because it looks so natural. Almost as if it is airbrushed!  It lasts me about 10- 12 hours. I guess you can say that I am satisfied! Would recommend this to anyone!

Much Love and God Bless!

~Crystal