afrofoto: what's more belated than belated?

afrofoto *day 15:

 I really had a lot going on in this here outfit! I guess you/I can focus on the necklace - a gold necklace from Egypt a veeeeery loooong time ago that one of my mom's friends gave to be on my 15th or 16th birthday. It's got the head of Nefertiti as the pendant :)

I mentioned in the previous post that I went to Jazz in the Garden with a group of my good friends and this is then on the patchc of ground we managed to get situated on - the garden was packed. Hardly a patch of grass was free. It was a great time though, as is always the case in good company. Nigerians, Eritreans and Cameroonians in the picture and I know some of them from Abidjan where we grew up together.

afrofoto *day 16:

The main feature of this outfit was the purse I was carrying. You'll see it later in the day.....check the beaded bracelet I wore. I took this picture cuz i was ecstatic about the new matte red nail polish I got from Sephora :)))) (Nails Inc Matte - Gatwick) Loooove it and it looks great with matte red lipstick. 

Anywhooo....back to the bracelet - honestly there isn't anything too special about it because these bracelets are the trademark/easy-to-come-by/ African jewelry at least in my experience here in the US or even in market in different African countries. They come in aaaaallll kinds of patterns and colors and combinations. They've made a successful transference from traditional jewelry to contemporary appeal and use. From the hipster to the soul-sister, for yourself or as a gift - it's hard to go wrong with them.

Wifey had tickets to Beauty and the Beast and the bag I carried I got from the bottom of my aunt's closet a couple of years ago. It's made of leather died into 3 different shades. It doesn't fit much and as i didn't need much that night - it was my pick :) We all went home afterwards, the next day waaaas.....

afrofoto *day 17:

Nothing much to see here - for some reasons I didn't take a lot of pictures on this day. Went to a Zimbabwean cookout with my roommate - it was a lot of fun. My barely visible cuff I  got in Ivory Coast from a Mauritanian vendor at  Cocody Marche. There is a very large and merchant based Mauritanian community throughout Ivory Coast. A lot of their jewelry tends to be made of silver or bronze and has designs and patters etched into it. I love the finishing because a lot of it is intentionally made to look rustic of antique-ish. I've had that one for almost 10 years now.

That's all for now...for this post :)