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Mixing a Suit Separate

February 18, 2021

I'm styling a suit separate today, my cognac blazer from a few weeks ago.

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Black Women YouTubers to Follow Now

February 15, 2021

Here are a few Black women YouTubers that I follow. What I enjoy about these women is that they all have 9-5 jobs along with YouTube.

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What to Wear: Colorful Professional Dress

February 10, 2021

Winter's still here but you can wear this colorful professional dress to break up the type of blues.

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Why All Coworkers Are Not Your Friends

February 8, 2021

Say it with me: "coworkers not friends." This post is for you if you're wondering why I think you should have this mindset.

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What to Wear: Cognac Suit

January 27, 2021
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I found a great cognac suit! It beautifully compliments brown skin. Check out this post to see how I styled it. Would you wear this?

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Protect Your Peace as a Black Employee

January 25, 2021

These are some ways you can proactively protect your peace as a Black employee based on how I protect mine.

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No New Post This Week

January 20, 2021
Pouting - No New Post

Sadly, there's no new post this week. Gladly, I'll be back with bigger and better content next week! I've had a lot of things going on...

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What to Wear Wednesday: Beige Pinstripes

January 13, 2021

So I found these black pants with beige pinstripes and thought I hit the jackpot. Not quite! Check out this post to see why not.

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Get Your 2021 Goals Down: Use a Theme

January 12, 2021
Theme for the year for setting goals

Are you tired of setting a ton of goals as new year resolutions that you may or may not follow? Try having a theme for the year!

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Black on Black Outfit of the Week

January 6, 2021
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Happy new year! I'm back again this week with another "What to Wear Wednesday." New year, same skirt. I'm giving you capsule wardrobe vibes here with an all-black outfit using the skirt from the last workwear post. This week I've paired the same Abercrombie black knit skirt with a DKNY black bodysuit. Unfortunately, I can't find this[...]

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Welcome to my little corner of the Internet! My name is Olivia, but you can call me Liv. I'm a Finance Director, content creator, mixed martial artist, avid reader, and happy homebody. Let's have some fun with splashes of professionalism.

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